FPGA Chips facilitate test and debug.
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Available for Altera® System-on-Chips, VarioTAP® and ChipVORX® Chips combine FPGA logic with Hard Processor System in single package, serving as embedded instruments for test and programming of solutions they are fitted to. VarioTAP® uses native debug port to control test operations and programming functions via processor elements. ChipVORX® technology exploits capability of using FPGA embedded instruments in form of softcore IP in FPGA elements.
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Combined Test Technologies for Altera® SoC Solutions
GOEPEL electronics announces the availability of VarioTAP® and ChipVORX® models for Altera® System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions at Electronica in Munich. Chips of this type combine the FPGA logic with a so-called Hard Processor System (HPS) in a single package. Using the Goepel VarioTAP® and ChipVORX® models, allows the integrated processors as well as the FPGA logic to become embedded instruments for test and programming of the solutions they are fitted to. VarioTAP® uses the native debug port to control test operations and programming functions via the processor elements. The ChipVORX® technology exploits the capability of using FPGA embedded instruments in form of softcore IP (Intellectual Property) in the FPGA elements. Together they enable the SoC and associated circuitry to be tested using a variety of advanced options such as full speed RAM Access Test, Clock Frequency Measurement, serial and parallel Flash programming and Bit Error Rate Test (BERT).
The Altera® SoCs are available in selected FPGA models of the series Arria V® and Cyclone V®
The models are integrated in Flip Chip FBGAs with up to 1932 Pins. Packages of this type complicate the access via external instruments. ChipVORX® has been developed to provide effective tools with minimal access requirements for test, hardware debugging, Flash programming and design validation after chip mounting. Both IP technologies are fully integrated in the Goepel software platform SYSTEM CASCON™ and highly automated, taking the test capabilities far above the basic Boundary Scan testing usually associated with accessing a device by the JTAG port. Altera® SoCs find their application mainly in the fields of automotive, medical, industrial electronics and smart grid.
About ChipVORX®
ChipVORX is an IP-based technology for implementation, access and control of Chip embedded Instruments via IEEE Std. 1149.x/JTAG. It also supports FPGA embedded instruments in the form of softcores. The ChipVORX library currently contains more than 500 different test and measurement instruments for all leading FPGA platforms. The usage of Press Release No.: 1,442 Date: 11 November 2014ChipVORX® requires neither expert background knowledge nor specific FPGA tools or continuous IP adjustments.
About VarioTAP®
VarioTAP® is a technology for processor emulation developed by GOEPEL electronic. Thereby, a processor is reconfigured to provide design-integrated test and programming instruments via the native debug port. A respective VarioTAP® model, as part of an extensive IP library, contains all relevant access information for the respective target processor. On this basis users can select a processor corresponding to their design and be able to test and validate the connected hardware unit as well as program Flash memories.
About GOEPEL electronics:
GOEPEL electronics is a worldwide leading vendor of innovative electronic and optical test and inspection systems, being the market leader for professional JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions for Embedded System Access (ESA). A network of branch offices, distributors and service partners ensures the global availability of the products as well as the support of the more than 8,000 system installations. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Jena/Germany, GOEPEL electronics employs currently more than 200 employees and generated a revenue of 25 Million Euro in 2013 (ca. $34 Mio). GOEPEL electronics has continuously been ISO9001 certified since 1996 and has been honoured with TOP-JOB and TOP-100 awards for being one of the best medium-sized companies in Germany. GOEPEL electronic’s products won several awards in recent years and are used by the leading companies in telecommunication, automotive, space and avionics, industrial controls, medical technology, and other industries. Further information about the company and its products can be found on the internet at www.goepel.com.
