Triggering code when tests complete
In Version 3.0.2 and later an additional Settings tab has been added to the XJRunner Setup screen in XJDeveloper. This tab, labelled “Functions”, […]
Minimum processor requirements for XJTAG
We recently had to support a customer who was unable to run XJTAG 3.1 on an older PC. It turned out that the processor in the PC in question did not support SSE2 instructions. During the development of v3.1 we upgraded the compiler we use to build XJTAG and it now uses these instructions to speed up execution. SSE2 instructions were introduced with the Pentium 4 in 2001 and were supported in AMD processors with their Opteron and Athlon 64 processors from 2003 onwards.
“LabVIEW can’t find XJRunnerIntegration.dll” – Integration Examples
A new XJRunner Integration .NET API was released in XJTAG 2.6. This came with a new set of LabVIEW examples detailing how the API could be used within the LabVIEW environment. These examples have been added to since that release. […]
Using XJTAG 3.1 with LabVIEW
The latest version of XJTAG, version 3.1, is built using the .NET 4.0 framework. To use the latest version of the XJRunner Integration assembly within LabVIEW, LabVIEW must first be configured to accept .NET 4.0 assemblies. […]
Exporting ODB++ from the Mentor Graphics tool PADS
We have had several customers having problems exporting ODB++ jobs from PADS, where all the net information is lost. In the ODB++ Export dialog, ensure that “Neutralize nets” is unchecked. […]
Don’t use EDIF netlists
One of the many netlist formats that XJTAG supports is EDIF 2, an open data exchange format that is widely supported. EDIF stores both netlist and schematic data, but XJTAG only uses the netlist data. It often seems like the obvious choice of format to export from your CAD tool to use in XJTAG. However, [...]
Programming the TI MSP430 Microcontroller
Although it has a JTAG port, the TI MSP430 microcontroller is not a boundary scan capable device. Instead of the standard boundary scan registers there is a set of registers that allow the various functions of the device to be accessed and configured. […]
Categorising devices in XJDeveloper – 10 rules of thumb
We asked one of the guys in-house who works with XJDeveloper most of the time to give some tips from his experience of setting up projects, and here is what he came up with: […]
XJTAG Boundary Scan Testing with OMAP 35xx devices
Texas Instruments’ OMAP processors are becoming more and more popular. We have seen quite a few come through the office recently. The good news is that the OMAP processors do support boundary scan testing. […]
New XJTAG contact details
XJTAG has moved office. Our office move is complete and all our details are now updated on the XJTAG website, but just to make sure everyone has picked up our new contact details, here they are. […]