
XTAG-2 Quick Start Guide
Version 1.1
Publication Date: 2010/05/10
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XS1-L1
LQ64
USB Transceiver
20-way
IDC XSYS
Connector
Standard A-Type
USB 2.0
Connector
1 Introduction
The XTAG-2 debug adapter is a simple adapter card based on an XS1-L1 64TQFP
event-driven processor device. It can be used to connect XMOS development boards
with an XSYS2 connector to PCs, providing a JTAG interface to the board and a 5V
power supply from a USB 2.0 port.
XTAG-2 Connector
Further information on XTAG-2 is available from http://www.xmos.com/xtag2
1.1 System Requirements
• XMOS Design Tools (version 9.9 or later)
• Development board with XMOS XSYS2 Connector
2 XMOS Tools Support
The XTAG-2 can also be used as a development board. To program the device
you need to use the XMOS tools, which are provide in a single platform-specific
downloadable file from:
http://www.xmos.com/tools
Instructions on installing and using the XMOS Tools can be found in the XMOS
Tools User Guide http://www.xmos.com/published/xtools_en. The following table
provides a summary tools support for the XTAG-2 Debug Adapter.
Minimum tools version required 9.9
Board support file XTAG-2.xn
Hardware Guide http://www.xmos.com/published/xtag2hw
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3 Document History
Date Release Comment
2009-11-03 1.0 First release
2010-05-10 1.1 Added tools support section
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