XJTAG version 3.8
A new major version of XJTAG – version 3.8 – is now available from our website for users who are in maintenance. […]
Test Summary Report
In XJTAG 3.7, XJDeveloper can now generate a new style of DFT report. The Test Summary Report can be found via the DFT Reports menu item within the Tools menu, or in the Reports menu on the DFT Analysis screen (as are the other DFT reports) and contains up to four sections: [...]
Fix for crashes with Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803)
It has come to our attention that the April 2018 feature update to Windows 10 causes XJTAG software to crash. This entry details the problem and what to do about it. […]
XJTAG version 3.7
A new major version of XJTAG – version 3.7 – is now available from our website for users who are in maintenance. […]
An easier way to run SVF or STAPL files in XJTAG projects
There are new global functions in XJTAG 3.6 which are always available to use (like the built-in Connection Test). The functions RUNSTAPL and RUNSVF allow users to run programming files without having to write any further XJEase to enable this. […]
XJTAG version 3.6
A new major version of XJTAG – version 3.6 – is now available from our website for users who are in maintenance. […]
Custom cells in BSDL files
The JTAG standard contains definitions for various different types boundary scan cells, each of which have different capabilities, and these allow an IC vendor to accurately describe how the pins on their chips behave. But because not every eventuality can be foreseen the JTAG specification also allows IC vendors to create their own types of [...]
Categorising devices: Ignore, Unfitted, or Uncategorised?
(This article has now been replaced by an updated version, here.) […]
FIXED – Issues when generating ODB++ netlists using Altium Designer 17.0
The original post referred to an issue with Altium Designer 17.0. This issue was fixed in Altium Designer 17.1.5. Using the current version of Altium Designer to update ODB++ netlists created in Altium Designer 16 or earlier will no longer cause problems with your XJTAG project. However, if you have created an XJTAG project using [...]
Testing XJLink hardware
We understand that sometimes (for your own sanity if nothing else) you need to test that your test equipment is working. For this reason, it is possible to run a health-check on XJLink2 hardware (and XJLink2-based hardware) using the self-test feature available in the XJLink Manager. The self test can be run with or without [...]