ScanWorks^® JTAG Interconnect Development Station Bundle

Product Overview

With the ScanWorks Interconnect Development Station you’ll be able to quickly and easily create JTAG or boundary-scan–based tests that verify your board has been assembled correctly. As with all ScanWorks products, the Interconnect Development Station is an easy-to-use, affordable tool that quickly solves your test problems now, but has the power to solve the most difficult test problems later when they arise. The Interconnect Development Station has the tools you’ll need to create tests that verify your printed circuit board (PCB) is free of assembly defects such as shorts and opens. It includes all of the hardware that’s needed to apply the tests to a PCB, as well as several methods for controlling the way a test is applied. And when defects are detected, the Interconnect Development Station diagnoses them, often identifying defects on a specific device pin.

Generally speaking, boundary scan or JTAG verifies the assembly of a PCB by testing the connections between devices (interconnects) to determine whether interconnects work as they were designed. Effective and safe interconnect testing requires several steps. First, ScanWorks Interconnect Development Station must be installed and set up. Second, ScanWorks will help you gather and organize information that describes your PCB design. Next, you’ll use ScanWorks tools to create and verify an accurate design description. Then ScanWorks automatically generates tests or you can develop custom tests that accomplish your test goals. Once the tests are complete, ScanWorks organizes them into test sequences for application during design verification or manufacturing. ScanWorks’ boundary-scan tests are easily moved from stations in development for re-use in manufacturing or for PCB repair. A ScanWorks Interconnect Development Station ensures you accomplish your test goals quickly and easily.

Getting Started

Getting started with an Interconnect Development Station is straightforward and easy. The software comes on a CD. Hardware is also bundles with the Interconnect Development Station. The entire installation process is described in a video on the ScanWorks installation CD.

When you start ScanWorks for the first time, ScanWorks Assistant appears to lead you through the system’s set-up process, as well as the entire test development process to the point where the test is deployed in manufacturing. ScanWorks Assistant provides quick descriptions of each step so that you know why the step is necessary and how to accomplish it. If you need them, on-line videos will show you how each step in the process works.

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