SystemBIST evaluation module
By Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 12/1/2006
Intellitech’s SystemBIST evaluation thumb module contains Intellitech’s SystemBIST FPGA configuration device. The module enables engineers to see how SystemBIST can be used as an FPGA programming device for single and multi-PCB systems.
SystemBIST enables multiple-design, multiple-FPGA configurations and can be used as a substitute for multiple-platform flash or PROMs for configuration of a single design. While lowering the FPGA configuration cost, SystemBIST adds the ability to update CPLDs when needed and execute boundary-scan tests at PCB power up, without a personal computer or ATE. The device does not require any JTAG software to execute or to integrate with the system mission mode software.
The thumb module contains a 512-Mbit Spansion flash device, pass and fail LED indicators, a 40-MHz oscillator, and a JTAG interface. Software enables users to create configuration and test scenarios and generate reports that indicate the amount of flash memory needed for a design. The SystemBIST IC measures 13x13 mm, and the PCB measures 4.8x3 cm.
Price: $295, including cables, schematics, and software. Intellitech, www.intellitech.com.
