GÖPEL electronic, world-class
vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan systems compliant to IEEE Standard family
1149.x, has opened the arena
of Embedded Mixed Signal Test for Boundary
Scan applications, in particular by introducing application support for
National Semiconductor’s SCANSTA476.
The
new solution is based on an extension of the standard software CASCON
GALAXY,
enabling the combination of digital tests according to IEEE Std. 1149.1
with multi-point analog voltage measurements and succeeding value
processing within one test program.
“National
Semiconductors' innovative device for analog voltage monitoring enables
the implementation of Embedded Mixed Signal Tests based on a
standardized IEEE 1149.1 infrastructure“, says
Heiko Ehrenberg,
Managing Director of the GÖPEL electronic's US branch GOEPEL
Electronics LLC. “Now
– with native support for the SCANSTA476
implemented in our Integrated Development Environment CASCON GALAXY® – users can benefit
from a multitude of new test applications utilizing a consistent and
high-performance platform”.
“By
incorporating support of the SCANSTA476 into the CASCON environment,
GÖPEL electronic has greatly simplified the task of collecting
Analog
test data using IEEE1149.1 tools”, said Ken
Filliter, marketing manager
in National Semiconductor’s Interface division.
SCANSTA476
provides eight
measurement channels, multiplexed onto a 12bit ADC, and can be fully
controlled via an IEEE 1149.1 interface. Thus, analog measurement
values can be transported by means of the same medium as digital test
vectors or programming vectors for FLASH and PLD. In terms of software
support for the SCANSTA476, the Boundary Scan programming language
CASLAN, which is an integral part of every CASCON GALAXY edition, has
been extended with Mixed Signal instructions. The user benefits by
being able to implement unrestricted interactions between all available
resources, and to directly process and analyse measured values.
Furthermore, preconfigured CASLAN scripts allow an interactive channel
selection per menu. Existing system installations can utilize these new
features without additional tools. The implemented CASCON Application
Programming Interface (CAPI) functions also enable external control and
processing of analog or mixed-signal data per standard programming
languages such as C++, Visual Basic etc. or program packages such as NI
LabVIEW, NI TestStand, Agilent VEE etc.
This
flexible solution
enables numerous interesting applications, such as the recording and
on-board storage of analog parameters for calibration, online
monitoring of vital voltages, or remote system diagnostics. Such test
procedures utilizing the SCANSTA476 can be freely combined in CASCON
GALAXY with other operations based on IEEE Standards 1149.1, 1149.4,
1149.6, or 1532 within the frame of a batch sequence.
GÖPEL
electronic,
headquartered in Jena/Germany has been a world-class vendor of Boundary
Scan/IEEE 1149.x solutions for nearly 15 years. The company employs
about 110 people and maintains support and sales offices in Germany,
the United States and France. For the continuous support of some
thousand system installations, more than 250 additional specialists
ensure local and on-site support through a worldwide service and
distribution network. Additional information can be found at www.goepel.com
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