Datasheet
ADSP-21060/ADSP-21060L/ADSP-21062/ADSP-21062L/ADSP-21060C/ADSP-21060LC
Rev. F | Page 13 of 64 | March 2008
TARGET BOARD CONNECTOR FOR EZ-ICE PROBE
The ADSP-2106x EZ-ICE
®
 Emulator uses the IEEE 
1149.1JTAG test access port of the ADSP-2106x to monitor and 
control the target board processor during emulation. The 
EZ-ICE probe requires the ADSP-2106x’s CLKIN, TMS, TCK, 
TRST
, TDI, TDO, EMU, and GND signals be made accessible 
on the target system via a 14-pin connector (a 2-row 7-pin strip 
header) such as that shown in Figure 5. The EZ-ICE probe plugs 
directly onto this connector for chip-on-board emulation. You 
must add this connector to your target board design if you 
intend to use the ADSP-2106x EZ-ICE. The total trace length 
between the EZ-ICE connector and the furthest device sharing 
the EZ-ICE JTAG pin should be limited to 15 inches maximum 
for guaranteed operation. This length restriction must include 
EZ-ICE JTAG signals that are routed to one or more 
ADSP-2106x devices, or a combination of ADSP-2106x devices 
and other JTAG devices on the chain.
The 14-pin, 2-row pin strip header is keyed at the Pin 3 loca-
tion—Pin 3 must be removed from the header. The pins must be 
0.025 inch square and at least 0.20 inch in length. Pin spacing 
should be 0.1 u 0.1 inches. Pin strip headers are available from 
vendors such as 3M, McKenzie, and Samtec. The BTMS, BTCK, 
BTRST
, and BTDI signals are provided so that the test access 
port can also be used for board-level testing. 
When the connector is not being used for emulation, place 
jumpers between the Bxxx pins and the xxx pins as shown in 
Figure 5. If you are not going to use the test access port for 
board testing, tie BTRST
 to GND and tie or pull up BTCK to 
V
DD
. The TRST pin must be asserted (pulsed low) after power-
up (through BTRST
 on the connector) or held low for proper 
operation of the ADSP-2106x. None of the Bxxx pins (Pins 5, 7, 
9, and 11) are connected on the EZ-ICE probe.
The JTAG signals are terminated on the EZ-ICE probe as shown 
in Table 4.
Figure 6 shows JTAG scan path connections for systems that 
contain multiple ADSP-2106x processors.
Connecting CLKIN to Pin 4 of the EZ-ICE header is optional. 
The emulator only uses CLKIN when directed to perform oper-
ations such as starting, stopping, and single-stepping multiple 
ADSP-2106xs in a synchronous manner. If you do not need 
these operations to occur synchronously on the multiple proces-
sors, simply tie Pin 4 of the EZ-ICE header to ground.
If synchronous multiprocessor operations are needed and 
CLKIN is connected, clock skew between the multiple 
ADSP-2106x processors and the CLKIN pin on the EZ-ICE 
header must be minimal. If the skew is too large, synchronous 
operations may be off by one or more cycles between proces-
sors. For synchronous multiprocessor operation TCK, TMS, 
CLKIN, and EMU
 should be treated as critical signals in terms 
of skew, and should be laid out as short as possible on your 
board. If TCK, TMS, and CLKIN are driving a large number of 
ADSP-2106xs (more than eight) in your system, then treat them 
as a “clock tree” using multiple drivers to minimize skew. (See 
Figure 7 and “JTAG Clock Tree” and “Clock Distribution” in 
the “High Frequency Design Considerations” section of the 
ADSP-2106x User’s Manual, Revision 2.1.) 
If synchronous multiprocessor operations are not needed (i.e., 
CLKIN is not connected), just use appropriate parallel termina-
tion on TCK and TMS. TDI, TDO, EMU
 and TRST are not 
critical signals in terms of skew.
For complete information on the SHARC EZ-ICE, see the 
ADSP-21000 Family JTAG EZ-ICE User's Guide and Reference.
Figure 5. Target Board Connector for ADSP-2106x EZ-ICE Emulator 
(Jumpers in Place)
TOP VIEW
13 14
11 12
910
9
78
56
34
12
EMU
GND
TMS
TCK
TRST
TDI
TDO
GND
KEY (NO PIN)
BTMS
BTCK
BTRST
BTDI
GND
Table 4. Core Instruction Rate/CLKIN Ratio Selection
Signal Termination
TMS Driven Through 22 : Resistor (16 mA Driver)
TCK Driven at 10 MHz Through 22 : Resistor (16 mA 
Driver)
TRST
1
1
TRST is driven low until the EZ-ICE probe is turned on by the emulator at software 
start-up. After software start-up, is driven high.
Active Low Driven Through 22 : Resistor (16 mA 
Driver) (Pulled-Up by On-Chip 20 k: Resistor)
TDI Driven by 22 : Resistor (16 mA Driver)
TDO One TTL Load, Split Termination (160/220)
CLKIN One TTL Load, Split Termination (160/220)
EMU
Active Low 4.7 k: Pull-Up Resistor, One TTL Load 
(Open-Drain Output from the DSP)










