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News Release from: Domain Technologies | Subject: ZSP-USB-JTAG
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 May 2004
Emulator gets to grips with LSI DSP
designs
The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator supports LSI Logic ZSP digital signal processor (DSP) cores and standard products.
The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator supports LSI Logic ZSP digital signal processor (DSP) cores and standard products Measuring only 40 x 60 x 10mm, the ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator is designed to support software development on the LSI Logic ZSP400 and ZSP500 DSP cores and LSI402ZX and LSI403LP standard products via a host PC USB port
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator supports multicore and multi-user debugging on a network over a TCP/IP connection, as well as JTAG boundary scan operations such as testing and Flash memory programming, with available software.
The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator is powered from the USB connection, which eliminates the need for a separate power supply and also making it ideal for use with notebook computers.
The target hardware only requires a standard 10-pin header that is connected to the JTAG pins of the ZSP chip.
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"The ZSP-USB-JTAG offers our customers what may be the smallest, portable JTAG emulator on the market, with excellent performance and software support, at a very low cost", states Brian Carlson, ZSP Marketing Manager for the LSI Logic DSP Products Division.
"Domain Technologies' new products and capabilities are an important addition to the ZSP development infrastructure which is already the most comprehensive in the licensable DSP core business".
The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator is compatible with Microsoft Windows and supports the ZSP console Gnu debugger (GDB), ZSP integrated debugging environment (IDE) debugger and Domain Technologies' BoxView high-level-language debugger.
When used with Domain Technologies' BoxServer application, the ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator can be used for multicore and/or multidevice development if all the ZSP cores (and any other JTAG devices) are properly connected within the same JTAG scan chain.
This multicore/device development capability allows the user to start/stop/single-step selected devices simultaneously.
BoxServer provides access to multiple devices from single or multiple workstations via TCP/IP connection from the LSI Logic IDE and/or command line interface, or from the BoxView debugger.
Domain Technologies' BoxView high-level language debugger, combined with BoxServer enables employment of concurrent debugging operations for multi-core/device applications including parallel start/stop/step operations.
This capability is only supported when BoxServer is used with BoxView.
When used with BoxView high-level language debugger, the ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator provides access to the ZSP device's boundary scan functionality provided that the appropriate BSDL (IEEE Boundary Scan Description Language) file is available.
The boundary scan operations enable non-intrusive monitoring of the target device pins, even while the target device is executing its own application code.
Moreover, the ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator can be used to program external Flash memory devices in the lab or on the production/test floor using simple command files created with a text editor.
During programming of an external Flash memory, BoxView uses the ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator to place the target ZSP device in the EXTEST mode and then performs a series of JTAG boundary scans as implemented in the specified command file.
The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator can also be used to perform simple tests of the interconnections between all JTAG devices on the target board.
The ZSP-USB-JTAG emulator, when ordered separately, sells for $800.00 and includes USB cable, user's manual and necessary MDI drivers for use with the LSI Logic IDE and/or command line interface.
ZSP-USB-JTAG combined with a BoxView debugger costs $1200.00 and includes also a copy of the BoxServer as well as the necessary MDI drivers for use with the LSI Logic tools.
BoxView high-level language debugger can be purchased separately for $500.00.
The products, which are available from stock, come with a 1-year warranty and 30-day, money-back guarantee.
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