More on scan path verify in the last blog, i explored the jtag scan path of the scanlite demonstration board. Boundary scan testing is a valuable trick in every engineers toolbox. Boundary scan provides a highly effective means of testing circuits where access is not possible or convenient using other test technologies. The length of the boundaryscan chain 339 bits long. The tap controller the jtag tap controller is a 16state finite state machine figure 3, which controls the scanning of data into the various registers of the jtag architecture. This capability enables incircuit testing without the need of bedofnail incircuit test equipment. Some io pads use one, two or three bits from the chain depending if the pin is input only, output with tristate, or both. Throughout this document, tms320f2810, tms320f2811, and tms320f2812 are abbreviated as f2810, f2811, and f2812, respectively. Scanmapper imports the net list of target modules, and through a series of point and click steps allows user to map physical nets of the dut to boundary scan cells of the parallelriter.
Eclipse scanexecutive is a production pcb test platform that enables production personnel to execute pcb test programs in a manufacturing environment using a variety of cost. Tms test mode select this signal is sampled at the rising edge of tck to. Jtag is used for insystem programming isp incircuit test ict and is a common requirement for automated test systems, validation stations, and even design studios. Scanexecutive tm is a flexible and easytouse production test environment for complex pcbs with boundary scan. Embedded jtag for boundaryscan test asset intertech. Boundaryscan technology is also used for emulation. Thats when an ad hoc working group, the joint test action group hence the jtag name for the methodology, began working on concepts for a circuit board test technology that would not require physical contact between a probe and a circuit board. Jtag boundary scanner jtag boundary scan board debuggingtest software. Boundary scan is an integrated method for testing interconnects on printed circuit boards pcbs that are implemented at the integrated circuit ic level. The timing for these tap signals is shown in figure 8, page 12.
Jtag, boundary scan is a test technique that enables information about the state of a board to be gained when it is not possible to gain access to all the nodes that would be required if other means of test. Of course, when a host controls the jtag scan information, it needs to know if other devices are connected in the scan chain. Scanmapper a powerful, automated net mapping software for use with parallelriter. The software also allows you to control the tap controller of a boundary scan device directly by visualising its state machine. The boundary scan software should offer means to execute test programs in a step mode. Querying the boundary scan chain is straightforward. Normally, bst is used in benchtop environments, either as a standalone tester or integrated within a bedofnails or functional tester. Tms320vc5510aggwa2 fixedpoint digital signal processors. See the links at the bottom of this page for more details. With tms active, tck clocks data serially into tdi, from which scancell latches acquire their data. In the quartus ii software, there is an auto usercode feature where you can. The boundary scan register and other test features of the device are accessed through a standard interface the jtag test access port tap. Non scan identifies power and ground nets as well as non boundary scan logic that may be selected to create memoryflashcluster test models.
The dsp imagevideo processing library imglib contains over 20 software kernels highly optimized for c55x dsps and is compiled with the latest revision of the c55x dsp code generation tools. You can generate boundary scan description language file. These imaging functions support a wide range of applications that include compression, video processing, machine vision, and medical imaging. The integration of a standalone boundary scan controller with the teradyne 8800series can enhance the systems capability and provide access to additional tools.
Tms input for the signal that manages the tap controller state machine. If you simply want to test a jtag boundry scan, our free application jtagload from the jlink software package can be used. I am testing a new design which has 4 devices in the boundary scan bs chain, one of which is a ti am5728. The software includes a simulation component that fully illustrates the underlaying concept of jtag boundary scan. Boundary scan, or as it is also termed jtag is a powerful test technology that can be used to test todays highly complex and compact printed circuit assemblies. Boundary scan tutorial 6 figure 3 shows a board containing four boundary scan devices. Rick takes you stepbystep through boundary scan test with a clear narration style that anticipates your questions and provides indepth insights into. Boundaryscan, formally known as ieee standard 1149. Jtag boudary scan instruction opcode and length of the device in binary to perform boundary scan. Jtag digital waveform reference library national instruments. Xilinx cplds, fpgas, and configuration proms accept programming and jtag boundary scan test instructions in svf format, via the jtag test access port tap.
Tck clock signal, separate from other clocks to the ic. Bscan multiple port linker bscan2 lattice semiconductor. Embedded jtag for boundaryscan test jtag is the underlying technology used in boundaryscan test bst, that is used for manufacturing defect detection and diagnosis. Boundary scan is a methodology allowing complete controllability and observability of the boundary pins of a jtag compatible device via software control. Boundary scan test software boundary scan for production. This description provide the information about the structure of boundary scan cell of the device. In this article, i do a deeper dive into what options are available within scanworks to verify the scan path, and explore some of the underlying technology of ieee 1149. Even though the systems can deliver boundary scan serial patterns to the dut, performance and throughput is not desirable for complex operations such as onboard device programming. Figure 1 proasic jtag boundary scan test logic circuit. Boundary scan board level design for testability dft. What inexpensive or free tools could you recommend to view and control pin states via jtag boundary scan. Select windowtap state diagram menu or press the tap state diagram button at the toolbar to display the tap state diagram. We can provide support of the file if there are bugs found. Jumpers connects up jtag chains as required and makes devices between boundary scan pins transparent.
If each of these scan ports are linked together, then the chances of enhancing the scan capability would definitely increase. A technical overview of jtag boundary scan test technology. So is it possible to set the tms tcktdotrst lines like i want. Generating boundary scan description language output files with the quartus prime software this feature only supports the quartus prime standard edition. These videos are expertly narrated by rick folea, creator of the universal scan software, who has trained hundreds of field application engineers faes and boundary scan users around the world. To conform to the boundary scan standard ieee 1149. You can click tdi and tms buttons to change input signals. The joint test action group jtag devised a method of controlling boundary scan devices and standardized it in ieee 1149. A good fundamental check of your boundary scan chain is to execute a simple integrity test. The emulator frontend acts as the scan manager by controlling the delivery of scan information to and from the target and the debugger window. The bypass register is a way to shortcircuit the boundary scan register, as scan chains can be large and shifting through all the scan registers in a system can slow things down. If you have cd22 or an earlier version and you want to upgrade to cd23, please contact.
The user can directly stepwise control the test features of ieee 1149. System cascon is the software concept of embedded jtag solutions. Teradyne spectrum boundary scan integration system. This clock is used to clock data in and out of the tap controller. Tdi, tdo, tms, tck, and trst pins are restricted for jtag. In its minimal configuration, it provides four external pins, a clock tck, data in tdi, data out tdo and a management signal tms. Test access port tap, scannable instruction register, scannable data registers, tap controller. In our case, the data register is 339 bits long, read the contents of the shiftdr over tdo by sending 339 clock pulses with tms low. To perform boundary scan testing on a chip you need boundary scan software, the chip bsdl file, debug hardware xds100v2, xds200, xds560 and your board netlist.
New software update includes improved features, enhancements, and device support. If i write it to a script and call it on startup of jlink. Tdo, tms plus an optional trst reset pin, provide boundary scan test access. Max v devices do not have bscs for dedicated jtag pins tdi, tdo, tms. Guards helps set static values that protect boundary scan pins from contention with. The jtag boundary scanner is a jtag software tool to debug or test any electronic boards with a jtag interface. Jtag boundary scan technology provides access to many logic signals of a complex integrated circuit, including the device pins. The boundary scan integrity check sequences the tap through a trst sequence tms set to 1, tck pulsed 5 times and then transitions all devices to the runtestidle state tms set to 0.
The signals are represented in the boundary scan register bsr accessible via the tap. If tms on this device is not shared with additional boundaryscan devices, the solution is to. The tms320f2810, tms320f2811, and tms320f2812 devices, members of the tms320c28x dsp generation, are highly integrated, highperformance solutions for demanding control applications. System cascon is a software platform with comprehensive tools for automated test program generation. Im aware of fullfeatured boundary scan products that cost tens of thousands of dollars and used in manufacturing houses mainly. Ti provides the chip bsdl file on the product page under simulation models. Boundary scan is also widely used as a debugging method to watch integrated circuit pin states, measure voltage, or analyze subblocks inside an integrated circuit. Using corelis scan express runner, if i isolate the three other devices and run a bs infrastructure test, everything is fine.
This permits testing as well as controlling the states of the signals for testing and debugging. Bypass the bypass instruction causes the tdi and tdo lines to be connected via a singlebit passthrough register the bypass register. Bypassing boundaryscan devices corelis boundaryscan blog. The jtag accessible logic serves a number of functions that can include any or all of the following.