Arria® V Device Handbook: Volume 1: Device Interfaces and Integration

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9.5.5. Testing the Error Detection Block

You can inject errors into the configuration data to test the error detection block. This error injection methodology provides design verification and system fault tolerance characterization.

Testing via the JTAG Interface

You can intentionally inject single or double-adjacent errors into the configuration data using the EDERROR_INJECT JTAG instruction.

Table 114.  EDERROR_INJECT instruction
JTAG Instruction Instruction Code Description
EDERROR_INJECT 00 0001 0101 Use this instruction to inject errors into the configuration data. This instruction controls the JTAG fault injection register, which contains the error you want to inject into the bitstream.

You can only inject errors into the first frame of the configuration data. However, you can monitor the error information at any time. Altera recommends that you reconfigure the FPGA after the test completes.

Automating the Testing Process

You can automate the testing process by creating a Jam™ file (.jam). Using this file, you can verify the CRC functionality in-system and on-the-fly without reconfiguring the device. You can then switch to the CRC circuitry to check for real errors caused by an SEU.