Welcome to the XJTAG support blog
This is your go-to space for tips, insights, and updates straight from the XJTAG development and support team. We’re here to help you get the most out of your XJTAG system by sharing our knowledge, experience, and best practices. You’ll find posts highlighting particular features of the different software packages that make up the XJTAG development system or aspects of the XJEase language.
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JTAG Pin Restrictions
One of the new features in XJDeveloper 4.2 allows you to limit the capabilities of individual JTAG-capable pins by applying Do Not Read, Do Not Drive and Do Not Read or Drive restrictions. Previously this kind of change would require you to edit the BSDL file, now such restrictions can be included as part of your project setup. […]
XJDeveloper support for XJLink-PF20
XJTAG 4.2 adds support for the XJLink-PF20, a new 4-TAP JTAG controller. The XJLink-PF20 has two 20-way connectors, each with its own voltage domain. […]
Constant Pin and Disable Values in XJTAG 4.2
XJTAG 4.2 introduces three new values that can be set for either Constant Pins or XJEase device file Disable Values. It also renames the long-standing value “Input” to now be called “Excluded”. […]
XJTAG version 4.2
A new version of XJTAG – version 4.2 – has been released, containing updates and new features. It is now available from our website for users who are in maintenance. […]
FOREACH loops added to XJEase
XJTAG 4.1.3 introduces FOREACH loops to iterate over all elements of an array in XJEase. […]
Windows 10 support
Microsoft is ending mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025. This means that after this date updates to fix security issues will not generally be available and so machines running Windows 10 will be more vulnerable to security risks and viruses. […]