13.31.5.1 SVF Serialization Support in IHP

In addition to FPGA Array, FlashROM, and security setting, FlashPoint supports generating SVF files with serialization support in IHP.

To generate SVF with serialization support:

  1. Select the Silicon feature(s) you want to program.

    Security settings

    FPGA Array

    FlashROM

    Programming Embedded Flash Memory Block

  2. Import the UFC file which contains serialization data to FlashROM. Click Next.
  3. Type in the number of devices to program (as shown in the figure below).
    Figure 13-117. Type Number of Devices
    ???
  4. Click Target Programmer and select Actel IHP.
    Figure 13-118. Select Actel IHP
  5. Click OK. The Generate Programming Files window appears (as shown in the figure below). Select Serial Vector Files (*.svf).
    Figure 13-119. Select Serial Vector Files
  6. Click Generate. An Microchip-specific SVF file will be generated with a corresponding serialization data file.
    Note: Generated SVF files will only work with IHP.