ila-hw-debug - Debug FPGA behavior with ILA on real hardware
Insert or connect an ILA, rebuild and program an FPGA, configure triggers, capture fresh waveforms, and read them back through JTAG.
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Updated: 2026-10-03Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Verify Vivado and hardware connections
- Mark signals for debug
- Create and connect ILA cores
- Rebuild debug-enabled bitstreams
- Program FPGA devices
- Configure ILA trigger conditions
- Arm and capture waveforms
- Read captured waveform data
- Verify DRC and timing
Inputs
- Vivado project
- Target signals
- Trigger conditions
- FPGA board
- JTAG connection
- Debug bitstream
- Matching LTX probes file
Outputs
- Connection status
- Debug-enabled bitstream
- LTX probes file
- Programmed FPGA device
- Captured waveform data
- Hardware debug status
Requirements
- SynthPilot MCP server
- Vivado with open project
- Running Tcl server
- Physical JTAG-connected board
- Running hw_server
- Vivado hardware-manager access