Quick Instructions for VKP120

These instructions assumed that you are on the epldt114 (SiPh PB8) computer.

Programming Firmware

Example firmware (based on IBERT example) is available under /disk/moose/bilpa/SiPh/IBERT.

1. Connect USB cable from PC to the "USB UART" microUSB port on the VPK120. It is close to the SD card holder.
2. Power up the VPK120 using the "POWER" switch (close to the power input connector). Only do this if not already powered.
3. Setup Vivado Lab tools: source /scratch/Xilinx/Vivado_Lab/2023.2/settings64.sh
4. Start vivado_lab.
5. Click "Open Hardware Manager".
6. Click "Open target" -> "Autoconnect" in the green bar on top.
7. Click "Program device" in the green bar on top.
8. Specify the firmware that you want to load under the "PDI file" entry. For example, /disk/moose/bilpa/SiPh/IBERT/vpk120_ibert_28nzr.pdi.
9. Click "Program".