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News Release from: Goepel Electronic | Subject: SFX/USL1149-(x)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 August 2005
Boundary scan controller runs via USB
and Ethernet
The SFX/USL1149-(x) is the latest addition to the Scanflex boundary scan hardware platform from Goepel Electronic.
The SFX/USL1149-(x) is the latest addition to the Scanflex boundary scan hardware platform from Goepel Electronic The new Scanflex boundary scan controller (SFX controller) supports high speed USB2.0 and 10/100Mbit Ethernet interfaces and is offered in three performance classes
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The development of this new controller family is another in the rapid growth of the innovative controller architecture Scanflex into all modern bus standards".
"Thereby, the concentration on USB and Ethernet reflects the particular significance of those interfaces for boundary scan benchtop systems", says Thomas Wenzel, Goepel Electronic's Managing Partner for Boundary Scan.
"The integration of both interfaces in one device enables our customers to cover changing demands due to portability or network based multi-user operations with just one solution".
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Just like the previously introduced SFX/PCI 1149-(x) PCIbus based controller family, the SFX/USL1149-(x) controllers are available in three different performance classes A, B and C.
The models differ in the upper TCK frequency limit (maximum of 20, 50 or 80MHz, respectively) as well as the implementation level of the enhanced Space II chipset for high performance scan operations.
In contrast to conventional solutions, the integrated Fastscale technology allows an upgrade of the controller's performance class "on the fly", without intricate mounting of additional hardware.
Furthermore, as standard all Scanflex controllers include Adycs II to compensate run time delays and Hyscan for dynamic splitting of serial TAP vectors and parallel I/O vectors.
In combination with the wide range of the other modular Scanflex components such as TAP transceiver (SFX transceiver) and I/O modules (SFX modules), USB2.0 and LAN controlled boundary scan systems with up to eight concurrent TAP and 31 additional functional modules can be configured.
All TAPs provide programmable input and output voltage, programmable input and output impedance, programmable TCK frequency, programmable delay compensation, readback of the output signals and a relay controlled power signal.
Additionally, resources such as 32 dynamic I/Os, two analogue I/O channels, three static I/Os and trigger lines are standard features.
All SFX controllers, SFX modules and SFX transceivers can be combined with each other, with cable lengths of 5m and more.
This allows an optimal adaptation even to highly complex UUTs and nearly any integration environment.
The new controller SFX/USL1149-(x) is fully supported by the industry leading boundary scan software System Cascon from version 4.2.1 on, and provides features like hot insertion, DHCP and USB OTG. Request a free brochure from Goepel Electronic ...
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