ScanWorks® JTAG Test Development Station Bundle

Getting Started

Getting started with a Test Development Station is straightforward and easy. The software can be downloaded from the ASSET support web site or from a CD. The PCI-100 controller card, which is bundled with the Test Development Station, is simply plugged into a PCI slot in your PC and connected to the PCB to be tested. Depending on the JTAG connector pin on the PCB being tested, an adapter cable may be needed. 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. ScanWorks Assistant also helps you through entire test development process up to the point where tests are 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. If you are already familiar with ScanWorks and JTAG (boundary scan), ScanWorks Assistant can be turned off.

Organizing Your Data

Before ScanWorks can generate boundary-scan tests, it needs a description of the boundary-scan features on the circuit board being tested. During test generation and application, design-specific information is created. ScanWorks organizes and manages this information for you by creating data structures called projects, designs and actions. A project contains designs, including all of the information about each version of a particular design. An action includes all the information about each test you’ve created for a certain design. All of this information is compiled in a single compressed file so it can be moved easily among ScanWorks stations for further development, to repair boards, or to test manufactured boards. This compressed file also provides a convenient method for archiving and protecting your data.

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