JTAG Technologies to Present New Approaches to Boundary Scan at APEX 2010

JTAG Technologies is introducing at Apex 2010 in Las Vegas a new approach to supplying tools for debugging boards with a mix of free and paid for products targeted at different aspects of the debugging process.

JTAG Live is for electronics engineers and technicians to use in checking PCBs for basic continuity and correct operation. The family consists of three products, Buzz, Clip, and Script.

And to keep start-up costs down, to connect to the board, JTAG Live is compatible with JTAG programming cables from Altera and Xilinx, as well as with the two-port USB Explorer from the company.

According to JTAG, Buzz provides the ability to check quickly (direct and indirect) connections between devices supporting boundary-scan while Clip offers ways to verify cluster logic using vector-based cluster tests; and Script enables users to adopt a functional, device-oriented test approach to take control of a design through on-board JTAG/boundary-scan compliant devices.

Buzz is available free of charge from the JTAG Live website. Clip and Script are also available for download, but for a nominal charge.

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