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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Octal SPI NOR Flash Support Now Available in XJTAG
With the release of XJEase Library build 192 we included a notable update to the SPI NOR Flash test files: support for Octal SPI NOR Flash devices[1], also known as OSPI or OPI. Octal SPI NOR Flash is a variant of SPI NOR Flash that supports the use of an 8-bit bidirectional I/O bus for data transfer to and from [...]
Errors in Intel Agilex BSDL files
We have recently seen Agilex BSDL files that cause XJDeveloper to emit errors looking like the image below. The cause of this is a mismatch of information. […]
Revisions, Variants or Multi-Sourcing, which should I use?
Our revisions, variants and multi-sourcing features all allow you to use different variations on your root XJDeveloper project, but when is it best to use each one? […]
XJEase SWD Enhancements
XJTAG 4.1 introduces enhancements to the ARM Serial Wire Debug (SWD) protocol to return protocol operation acknowledgement responses in XJEase. […]
Tips for setting up an XJLink-PF40 pin mapping
With the release of the XJLink-PF40 and XJTAG 4.1, setting up your pin mapping might have just got a bit more complicated. The XJLink-PF40 supports twice as many TAPs (8) and has twice as many I/O pins (40) as the XJLink2 so there can be more work involved in setup. Luckily, XJDeveloper 4.1 contains some new time-saving features to make [...]
Built-in Test Reset Sequences for devices with nTRST pins
XJTAG 4.1 can automatically generate test reset sequences for many more hardware designs than previous versions. Previously, if a JTAG device had an nTRST pin that needed resetting between tests, you had to manually create a sequence with a waveform like the following: […]