Boundary-scan development system
By Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 12/1/2006
The XJTAG Professional development system combines its vendor’s hardware and software tools to support board developers’ efforts to get their circuits up and running in hours, as opposed to days or weeks. Components of the system include the XJAnalyser graphical analysis and debugging tool, the XJEase C-like test description language for non-JTAG devices, the XJRunner run-only version of XJEase, the XJLink USB 2.0 hardware module, the XJDemo demonstration board, and the new XJIO board, which verifies unit-under-test signals through external connections.
Algorithm improvements in the software used in the development system enable it to exercise 5000 nets in less than a second. The system not only identifies faults but also accurately reports their locations.
XJTAG has enhanced the XJEase tool by adding language features to make the test-script writing process more intuitive. In addition, XJEase test code is separated from configuration files, so engineers can more easily make wholesale changes to test routines.
XJTAG has also added a COM interface to allow XJTAG Professional to integrate with test programs such as LabView and Visual Basic. Other new features include enhancements to XJAnalyser (to speed up debugging) and a new XJDemo board (which shows how, using XJEase, engineers can test the analog elements of their circuits).
Price: from €5075 to €14,355 (approximately $6740 to $18,882). XJTAG, www.xjtag.com.
