Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Scripting

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Date 9/26/2022
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4.1.17.3. read_probe_data (::quartus::insystem_source_probe)

The following table displays information for the read_probe_data Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::insystem_source_probe

Syntax read_probe_data [-h | -help] [-long_help] -instance_index <instance_index> [-value_in_hex]
Arguments -h | -help Short help
-long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
-instance_index <instance_index> Index of the In-System Sources and Probes instance to communicate with
-value_in_hex Specifies that the value string is represented in hexadecimal format
Description
Retrieves the current value of the probes.

A string is returned specifying the status of each
probe, with the MSB on the left and LSB on the
right. By default, the value is represented as a
binary string. Optionally, the option -value_in_hex
makes the value a hex string.
Example Usage
#List probe data of instance 0
start_insystem_sourc_probe -hardware_name "USB-Blaster \[USB-0\]" -device_name "@1: EP1S25/_HARDCOPY_FPGA_PROTOTYPE (0x020030DD)"
puts "probe data of instance 0"
puts [read_probe_data -instance_index 0]
end_insystem_source_probe
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: The specified device is not found.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: The specified hardware is not found.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: An internal Tcl interpreter error occurred.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: The specified In-System Sources and Probes instance index is invalid.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: No In-System Sources and Probes instance was found.