Boundary Scan Platform Extends Analogue/Mixed-Signal Test Capabilities
Jena, Germany - GOEPEL electronic introduces the SFX-6308 module, a new addition to the JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware platform SCANFLEX. This new SCANFLEX I/O Module (SFX-Module) features eight independent analogue I/O channels with additional digital resources and supports application specific in-system reconfiguration by means of the integrated VarioCORE technology.
"Boundary Scan users expect modern test systems to offer flexible support of analogue functions allowing them to extend structural test coverage to as many Unit Under Test (UUT) interfaces as possible" says Thomas Wenzel, Managing Director of GOEPEL electronic's Boundary Scan Division. "With this new I/O module we are offering not only a scalable solution for this particular requirement but also users are now able to implement even tighter interactions between analogue tests and Boundary Scan operations in an integrated system platform."
SFX-6308 provides four output channels with extended current yield of up to 200mA at ± 10V and four bipolar input channels with a range of ± 10V. All channels have a 12 Bit resolution and can be disconnected from the UUT via relays. The module can be combined with any SCANFLEX controller (available for PCI, PCI Express, PXI, PXI Express, FireWire, USB, and LAN). Standard features such as programmable range selection, external triggering, and VarioCORE technology make the SFX-6308 a versatile tool to test a variety of circuit functions, such as analogue/digital converters, DC/DC transformers, digital/analogue converters, digital potentiometers, and extremely low-resistance input stages in interaction with Boundary Scan operations. The reconfiguration of the integrated module resources additionally allows the programming of complex dynamic I/O functions that can be run autonomously, further extending the achievable fault coverage.
SFX-6308 is fully supported in the industry leading Boundary Scan Software SYSTEM CASCON from version 4.x on. Module configuration and handling of analogue/digital test data are based on user-friendly CASLAN instructions. CASLAN is an extremely powerful Boundary Scan programming language with several hundred commands supporting IEEE1149.1, IEEE1149.4, IEEE1149.6, IEEE1532, and JESD71 as well as mixed signal operations.
By simultaneously using multiple SFX-6308 modules, the channel count can be extended as needed. The modules are automatically identified in SYSTEM CASCON by the AutoDetect feature. Furthermore, SYSTEM CASCON executes application specific VarioCORE module configurations based on user input.
SOURCE: GOEPEL electronic GmbH