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| GÖPEL electronic
introduces SCANFLEX Boundary Scan controller for PXI Express |
GÖPEL electronic, GÖPEL electronic, world-class vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with IEEE Std. 1149.x, introduces SFX/PCIe1149-(x) as the newest member of the revolutionary new JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware platform SCANFLEX. This new family of SCANFLEX. Boundary Scan controllers (SFX controller) provides a high speed interface for PCI Express and consists of three modules in three performance classes.  “Because of its scalable architecture and extremely high performance we view PCI Express as the standard PC bus system of the future”, explains Thomas Wenzel, managing director of GÖPEL electronic’s product division Boundary Scan. “This new controller family is a solution that combines the latest PC technology with the advantages of our market leading hardware architecture SCANFLEX. Our customers are now able to significantly increase productivity for board and system test as well as in-system programming of CPLD, FPGA and Flash. At the same time, PCI Express has the performance potential for new multifunction features we are going to implement very soon in terms of our philosophy of Extended Boundary Scan.” After SFX controllers for PCI, PXI, USB/LAN, FireWire and PXI Express, the new series SFX/PCIe1149-(x) is the sixth family of SCANFLEX® controllers – available in three performance classes A, B and C. The models differ in the maximum TCK frequency (20, 50, and 80 MHz, respectively) and in the degree of implementation of the enhanced SPACE™ chip set for high performance scan operations. In contrast to conventional solutions, the integrated FASTSCALE™ technology allows an upgrade of the controller’s performance class “on the fly”, without intricate mounting of additional hardware. Standard features on all SCANFLEX controllers include ADYCS™ II for signal path delay compensation, and HYSCAN™ for dynamic splitting of serial TAP vectors and parallel I/O vectors. The new controller family’s x1 configuration achieves transfer rates up to 264 MB/s in „zero wait state burst mode“ and is based upon the PXI Express hardware specification 1.0a. Thus, in combination with additional modular SCANFLEX components, such as SCANFLEX TAP transceivers (SFX Transceiver) and SCANFLEX I/O modules (SFX Modules) PCI Express controlled Boundary Scan systems with up to eight Test Access Ports (TAPs) and 31 additional functional modules can be configured. All TAPs provide programmable input and output voltage and impedance, stepwise (250Hz to 1 MHz) programmable TCK frequency, programmable delay compensation, read-back of the output signals and a relay controlled power signal. Furthermore, resources such as 32 dynamic I/O, two analog I/O channels, three static I/O, and trigger lines are standard features. All SFX Controllers, SFX Modules, and SFX TAP Transceivers can be combined with each other, with cable lengths of five meters and more. This allows an optimal adaptation from basic to highly complex UUTs and nearly any integration environment. The new controller SFX/PCIe1149-(x) is fully supported in the industry leading Boundary Scan Software SYSTEM CASCON™ from version 4.2.1 on, and may be configured via plug and Play mechanisms. The JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware platform SCANFLEX was honoured with the Best-in-Test Award in early 2006. GÖPEL electronic, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Jena/Germany, is a worldwide leading vendor of innovative JTAG/Boundary Scan / IEEE 1149.x components and systems, providing mature software tools, high-performance controllers and accessories, as well as comprehensive product support and value added services. The company with an annual turnover of more than 13 million Euro in 2005 employs 110 people and maintains offices in Germany, the United States, UK and France. An extended distribution and service network ensures excellent onsite and local customer support throughout the world. Additional information can be found at www.goepel.com |
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