JTAG Technologies Announces Boundary Scan Integration with Agilent's ICT Systems
3 July 2008
JTAG Technologies, a provider of IEEE Std 1149.x solutions for testing and in-system programming of PCBs, has announced an improvement in integrating boundary scan within the 3070 in-circuit test (ICT) systems of Agilent Corporation. According to JTAG, the new JT 37x7/APC controller combines in a single plug-in unit all of the hardware elements required for a high-performance boundary scan solution for PCB testing and in-system programming. Because the APCTM is fully compatible with a single-density 3070 pin-card slot, the new unit provides convenient installation with minimum cabling, the company said.
Other methods of combining boundary scan with the 3070 rely on inserting a controller in a spare PCI or ISA slot within the ICT and then adding a TAP front-end somewhere between the controller and the test fixture. According to JTAG, this kind of installation is often difficult and the resulting cabling is cumbersome and prone to signal degradation. Some solutions are even more cumbersome, requiring installation of a separate PC, so-called “external” integration. All of these difficulties and compromises are, according to JTAG, overcome by the JT 37x7/APC.
