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Register Read/Write Window


The Register Read/Write window allows you to read and write bytes of data from and to a DSP IC, for some DSPs it also performs program file loading and data capture.
To access the Register Control window:

  1. Click the Hardware Configuration tab at the top of the workspace.
  2. Right-click on the DSP processor block, (click outside of the part number field, e.g. AD1701) to display the context menu.
  3. Select Read/Write Window from the menu.

Register Read/Write Window

Register Read/Write

This window allows you to read and write bytes of data directly to Parameter RAM, Program RAM, Target/Slew RAM, and available registers, which is useful for sending specific parameters directly to the DSP and also checking parameter values that have been sent.

  • For writing, set the address, number of bytes, the data to be written, and click Write.
  • For reading, set the address and number of bytes, and click Read. These values will be displayed.
Note: Only 28 bits of the 32 available are used, so the 4 MSBs of the first hex value are zero-padded from the 4th bit. (This is different from the Capture Output Data window and params file, which are sign-extended from the fourth bit.) It also is important to keep in mind that Register Read is actually reading parameters back from the DSP, whereas Capture Output Data and params file are reading the parameters being sent.
Watch this video tutorial about the Register Read/Write Window.

Data Capture

These functions allow any node in the signal-processing flow to be sent to control-port-readable registers or to a digital output pin, provided it's supported by your particular hardware settings. This can be used to monitor and display information about internal signal levels or compressor / limiter activity. The digital output registers are output on SDATA_OUT7 when the data-capture serial-out enable bit (bit 14) is set in serial output control register 2. (This is AD1940-specific). Clicking Enable DCS Out sets this bit for you.

  • Read the generated trap.dat file by clicking Read Trap File, which will populate the lists with the available TRAP addresses.
  • Select one of the 6 independent control-port-readable data-capture registers (SPI 0-5) or one of two digital output capture registers (DCS 0/1).
  • Select the Net Name and its count that you wish to capture. The count corresponds to the program step number where the capture will occur.
  • Select the register for output. This register will be transferred to the data-capture register when the program counter equals the capture count. Options are:
    • Mult_X_input - multiplier X input
    • Mult_Y_input - multiplier Y input
    • MAC_out - multiplier-accumulator output
    • Accum_fback - accumulator feedback
  • Click Read to see the data. The captured data are in 5.19 twos-complement data format, the 4 LSBs truncated from the internal 5.23 dataword.

Load Files

These functions allow loading a previously compiled program or parameter file to the hardware, provided this feature is support by your particular DSP part. This can be used to quickly compare project settings.

To load a file:

  • Click the “Click here to browse for program/parameter file” control.
  • Locate the *.dat file you wish to load (e.g. hex_program_data.dat) and click open, he numerical control will display the size of the program bytes.
  • Press Load to send data to the hardware.

Load Files

File load functionality for the AD1940/AD1940 is available through the Imploader.

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