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VersaClock
®
6E - 5P49V60, 5P49V6965 and 5P49V6975 Evaluation Board User Guide
– Switch 8: Pulls on the OUT0_SELB_I2C pin on the device to select the operation mode at power-up. The state of the
OUT0_SELB_I2C pin is latched at power-up. The operation mode effectively sets the function of the SEL0/SCL and SEL1/SDA
pins. The OUT0_SELB_I2C pin has an on-chip pull-down so switch 8 in the center or “-” position has the same effect and results
in startup with the I
2
C mode. In I
2
C mode, the two pins have the SDA and SCL function for I
2
C operation. With the switch in the
“+” position, the device will start in Hardware Select mode. In Hardware Select mode, the two pins have the SEL0 and SEL1
function for selecting a preprogrammed configuration.
Operating Modes
As explained above at switch 8, the VersaClock 6E device can start up in two different operating modes: I
2
C mode or Hardware Select
mode. The evaluation board is shipped with a “blank” VersaClock 6E device, without configurations pre-programmed into OTP. Without
configurations pre-programmed, the Hardware Select mode cannot be used. The “blank” device will start with a default or “test”
configuration where output 0 and output 1 are enabled. Output 0 will be 25MHz and output 1 will be 100MHz with LVCMOSD logic. You
can then program a configuration into the device into volatile registers with Timing Commander to test a configuration. This works without
“burning” the permanent OTP memory and most users of this evaluation board will never burn OTP. This way the board can be used
again and again to test configurations. Burning configurations into OTP is only useful when studying the Hardware Select mode and the
transition from one configuration to another.
Note: Burning configurations into OTP is permanent and cannot be undone.