ScanWorks^® JTAG Solutions

ScanWorks: A JTAG test and programming environment for a product's entire life cycle

Much more than a collection of tools, ASSET's JTAG ScanWorks is a cohesive environment that delivers powerful test and on-board programming and configuration capabilities based on boundary-scan (IEEE 1149.1 JTAG) technology. Tests and programming algorithms developed with ScanWorks are exceedingly portable and can be migrated through every phase of a product's life cycle, beginning with design and development, continuing into manufacturing and culminating in field support and repair. As a result, the cost and time savings that OEMs and contract manufacturers derive from re-using JTAG tests and programming operations are considerable.

What are the top 10 things that set ASSET and ScanWorks apart?

• Test Development Time
  Some customers have reported a five- to ten-fold reduction in time to develop boundary scan tests. This is accomplished using our TopCAT™ technology, which automates the test generation process by scanning PCB data, versus the manual text editing process used by other tools. With ScanWorks® there is virtually no text editing required; the user interface is accessed via its GUI and/or programmatically.
• Test Automation
  In addition to standard C/C++ and National Instruments support, our ScanWorks APIs support a comprehensive set of compiled and interpreted languages such as Tcl/Tk, Perl, Visual Basic, J#, and others.
• Web-Based Models
  ASSET customers have web access to a comprehensive library of BSDL files, memory and flash models, and cluster (non-boundary scan device) models which substantially reduces the manual effort associated with tracking these down from manufacturers and/or creating them yourselves.
• Network Licensing
  Using our flexible licensing capability, you only purchase the quantity of licenses you need, and then share them across your enterprise worldwide. This also avoids the cumbersome dongles which are the hallmark of other, less flexible solutions.
• Emergency License Tokens
  A web-based, cost-effective way to “rent” a license for a short period of time for emergency or peak-usage situations.
• Easy Integration with 3rd-party Platforms
  ScanWorks is easily integrated with ICT (In-Circuit Test), MDA (Manufacturing Defect Analysis), FPT (Flying Probe Tester) and other test platforms. In fact, ASSET has a strategic partnership with Agilent for full integration onto their i5000 and 3070 platforms.
• Single Application
  Released in two major releases per year with a rigorous Quality Assurance process, ScanWorks ensures consistency across individual projects and with your contract manufacturers. You also don’t have to keep track of different applications for test development, flash programming, diagnostics, test execution, and other capabilities.
• ScanWorks Assistant™
  Makes test development and execution easy for the novice or occasional user. Alternatively, sophisticated diagnostic and debugging facilities are available for the power user.
• Roadmap
  A clear vision and product delivery schedule based on our participation in industry standards bodies and work with leading customers.
• Industry Leadership
  We are the largest pure-play boundary scan test supplier in the industry, with a global sales, service, support and training organization.