Finding PCBA Shorts & Other Faults: A Better Method

Two engineers discuss JTAG boundary scan:

What types of devices have boundary scan?
What is JTAG boundary scan and how does it work?
How to test a PCBA using boundary scan
How boundary scan can extend test coverage to include memories, clocks, ADCs, other serial peripherals, and more
How to create a boundary scan test
Why should I use boundary scan for testing?

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Tubitak Uzay case study

XJTAG boundary scan helps us easily localise any problems, which saves time and simplifies PCBA rework.” Ufuk Onder Senior, Hardware Design Engineer – TUBITAK UZAY Read case study

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XJTAG is very competitively priced and easy to use, and provides convenient features like the Advanced Connection Test. XJTAG’s reliability and repeatability is also a strong point on the production line. We can trust XJTAG to make consistent judgements every time. Gorka Landaburu, R&D Manager – Osatu / Bexen Read case study

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XJTAG has features that are vastly superior to other systems I know. The learning curve for new users is dramatically shorter. James Diem, Test Engineering Manager – Eaton Read case study

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XJTAG is an absolute necessity for any company designing complex circuits that feature high pin count BGA or chip scale devices. XJTAG is easy to use and incredibly fast, which has enabled us to shave weeks off the development schedule for our RFeye module thereby freeing our development team from time-consuming debugging tasks. Alistair Massarella, CEO – CRFS Read case study

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The XJTAG boundary scan system is an extremely powerful, versatile and cost effective product which has enabled ARM to improve and speed up the process of debugging and testing its RealView development tools. Spencer Saunders, Engineering Manager, Platforms, Development Systems – ARM Read case study

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The service from XJTAG is competitively priced and offers outstanding flexibility and competencies. The support provided to facilitate integration with LabVIEW makes XJTAG really stand out against other systems. Leone Alfano, Industrialization Test Specialist – Worldline Read case study

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