Archive for August, 2009
Highlights of the 2.3 Release
31 August, 2009
This post outlines what is new in the 2.3 release. Some aspects will be explored in more detail in future entries.
By John Barton on 31 August, 2009 |
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Debugging Connection Test – part 3
24 August, 2009
Solving common Connection Test problems
There are several types of error found by Connection Test which
regularly (and unsurprisingly) confuse users. This article tries to help out…
By Bob Storey on 24 August, 2009 |
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Netlist Formats
17 August, 2009
In versions of XJTAG prior to 2.0, the system supported just four netlist formats: RINF, EDIF 2, PADS PCB and Protel. The parsers for these netlists were written carefully against specifications for the formats where possible, and so should reliably parse all valid netlists in those formats.
By John Hall on 17 August, 2009 |
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Debugging Connection Test – part 2
10 August, 2009
Understanding the connection test output
When Connection Test finds an error on a board it tries to ascertain what the problem is. This may involve carrying out additional checks, to try to eliminate noise on a floating net or cross-talk as a cause of the behaviour. If the fault appears to be genuine then the Connection Test reports the error.
By Bob Storey on 10 August, 2009 |
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Pack Files
3 August, 2009
This post covers XJPack files – the XJTAG mechanism for deploying your tests to production.
XJDeveloper is used to write your tests and can run your tests whilst you are creating them. In a future version it will also integrate the debugging functionality of the command line tool XJDebug to allow you to debug your tests from within XJDeveloper.
By John Barton on 3 August, 2009 |
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