Vendor: Xilinx, Inc. Category: Debug Trace

Xilinx Virtual Cable

Remote Debug using Vivado Design Suite Xilinx Virtual Cable (XVC) is a TCP/IP-based protocol that acts like a JTAG cable and prov…

Overview

Remote Debug using Vivado Design Suite

Xilinx Virtual Cable (XVC) is a TCP/IP-based protocol that acts like a JTAG cable and provides a means to access and debug your FPGA or SoC design without using a physical cable. 

This capability helps facilitate hardware debug for designs that:

* Have the FPGA in a hard-to-access location, where a "lab-PC" is not close by
* Do not have direct access to the FPGA pins – e.g. the JTAG pins are only accessible via a local processor interface
* Need to efficiently debug Xilinx FPGA or SoC systems deployed in the field to save on costly or impractical travel and and reduce the time it takes to debug a remotely located system

Key features

  • Have the FPGA in a hard-to-access location, where a "lab-PC" is not close by
  • Do not have direct access to the FPGA pins – e.g. the JTAG pins are only accessible via a local processor interface
  • Need to efficiently debug Xilinx FPGA or SoC systems deployed in the field to save on costly or impractical travel and and reduce the time it takes to debug a remotely located system

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Xilinx Virtual Cable
Vendor
Xilinx, Inc.
Type
Silicon IP

Files

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Provider

Xilinx, Inc.
HQ: USA

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