JTAG/Boundry Scan Controllers meet cabled PCIe standard.
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Compliant with PCI Express (PCIe) External Cabling specification, SFX/PEC1149 SCANFLEX® Boundary Scan controllers combine PCIe bus performance with application flexibility of mobile peripheral devices. A/B/C performance classes differ in max TCK frequency - 20/50/80 MHz, respectively - and degree of implementation of SPACE(TM) chip set for scan operations. All controllers integrate signal path delay compensation as well as dynamic splitting of serial TAP vectors and parallel I/O vectors.
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JTAG/Boundary Scan Platform SCANFLEX® with World's First Controllers for Cabled PCI Express Standard
Munich, Jena/Germany - at the electronica trade show, GOEPEL electronic introduces a new controller series compliant with PCI Express External Cabling specification, a new addition to the revolutionary JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware platform SCANFLEX®.
The new family of SCANFLEX® Boundary Scan controllers (SFX Controllers) is named SFX/PEC1149 and includes three models in different performance classes.
"For the first time, our new JTAG/Boundary Scan controllers combine the excellent PCI Express bus performance with the application flexibility of mobile peripheral devices. Demonstrating our commitment to implementing new industry standards", says Thomas Wenzel, Managing Director of GOEPEL electronic's Boundary Scan Division. "Users will not only benefit from higher test and programming throughput but the attractive price-performance-ratio of the newly developed controller series."
After SFX controllers for PCI, PCIe, PXI, PXIe, USB/LAN, FireWire and LXI, SFX/PEC1149-(x) is the eighth in the family of SCANFLEX® controllers - available in three performance classes A, B and C. The models differ in the maximum TCK frequency (20, 50, and 80 MHz, respectively) and in the degree of implementation of the enhanced SPACE(TM) chip set for high performance scan operations. In contrast to conventional solutions, the integrated FASTSCALE(TM) technology allows an upgrade of the controller's performance class "on the fly", without intricate fitting of additional hardware. Standard features on all SCANFLEX® controllers include ADYCS(TM) II for signal path delay compensation, and HYSCAN(TM) for dynamic splitting of serial TAP vectors and parallel I/O vectors.
The new controller family's x1 configuration achieves transfer rates up to 264 MB/s in "zero wait state burst mode" and is based upon the PCI Express external cabling hardware specification 1.0. The distance between PC and controller can be up to five metres without performance loss.
In combination with additional modular SCANFLEX® components, such as SCANFLEX® TAP transceivers (SFX Transceiver) and SCANFLEX® I/O modules (SFX Modules) PCI Express controlled Boundary Scan systems with up to eight Test Access Ports (TAP) and 31 additional functional modules can be configured. All TAP are programmable in up to eight interface parameters. Furthermore, resources such as 32 dynamic I/O, two analog I/O channels, three static I/O, and trigger lines are standard features.
The new controller SFX/PEC1149-(x) is fully supported in the industry leading Boundary Scan Software SYSTEM CASCON(TM) from version 4.4.2 on.
About GOEPEL electronic:
GOEPEL electronic, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Jena/Germany, is a worldwide leading vendor of innovative JTAG / Boundary Scan / IEEE 1149.x solutions, offering mature software tools in an integrated development environment, high-performance Boundary Scan controllers and accessories, as well as comprehensive product support and value added services. The company of 150 employees generated a revenue of more 18 million EURO (about 25 million US Dollars) in 2007, maintaining support and sales offices in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An extended distribution and service network of more than 300 specialists ensures excellent local and on-site customer support for more than 6,000 worldwide system installations. GOEPEL electronic 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 2004, 2006 and 2007 "Best-in-Test Award" winner can be found on the Internet at www.goepel.com.
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