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FPGA-Controlled Test (FCT)

ScanWorks® FPGA-Controlled Test (FCT)

ScanWorks Platform for Embedded Instruments

Board-tester-in-a-chip

Key Benefits

– Board-tester-in-a-chip for validation, test and debug
– Drag-and-drop operational interface to access, manage and coordinate multiple embedded instruments
– Automatically configures and constructs infrastructure on the FPGA for a board tester
– Can be deployed temporarily for hardware board bring-up before firmware development has been completed or the OS loaded
– Can be deployed permanently throughout the life cycle, beginning with design, then manufacturing test and eventually in the field for remote diagnostics and troubleshooting

Embedding a board tester into an FPGA lets you see inside your circuit board better than you’ve ever been able to before. ScanWorks FPGA-controlled test (FCT) quickly gathers together the instruments you want in your ideal board tester for the particular board you’re working on. Then, it automatically connects the instruments so you can coordinate their functionality. And once inserted, ScanWorks FCT lets you operate the tester from a drag-and-drop interface.

FCT is another non-intrusive board test (NBT) technology for the ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments. ScanWorks FCT and the platform’s other NBT technologies give you the kind of visibility into your circuit board that legacy external probe-based testers simply cannot provide anymore.

With the skyrocketing gate densities in today’s FPGAs, they can serve as the perfect launching pad for a non-intrusive software-driven board tester. And ScanWorks FCT can help you validate, test or debug your circuit boards during any phase in their lifecycle. Designers can do early stage validation and testing of prototype hardware long before the firmware or operating system software is ready.

ScanWorks FCT supports a wide range of instrument types. Here are just a few:

– Digital pattern generator
– Digital capture buffer
– SerDes BERT (bit error rate test)
– SPI/I2C master interfaces
– Flash memory programmer

Once you’re done, the ScanWorks FCT embedded board tester can be removed or all or part of it can remain in the FPGA so that it can be applied later in the lifecycle, like during high-volume manufacturing for structural or functional testing. Or later still, when the system is in the field and a ScanWorks FCT tester would be helpful for troubleshooting or to perform remote diagnostics over the Internet. Look into ScanWorks FCT. You’ll be pleased with what you can see.

Resources

Fact Sheet

White paper: “FPGA-Controlled Test (FCT): What is it and why is it needed?”

Connect newsletter with several articles on ScanWorks FCT

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