Friday, November 24, 2006
Boundary scan interface links design to production
Goepel Electronic has introduced a new graphical user interface (GUI) for its System Cascon boundary scan software platform.
Goepel Electronic has introduced a new graphical user interface (GUI) for its System Cascon boundary scan software platform. The new user interface features an innovative Multi-Phase-Inspector, supporting all product life cycle stages, from the comprehensive management of design data and boundary scan applications in the lab, to new product introduction (NPI) in the manufacturing environment, manufacturing process test (MPT), fault analysis at repair stations, and field service applications, all within a completely integrated software environment. 'With the introduction of the Multi-Phase-Inspector, our worldwide established boundary scan software System Cascon is arguably the best product among the advanced boundary scan tools available today, providing superior ease of use and offering the highest level of automation', says Heiko Ehrenberg, Manager of US Operations at Goepel Electronics in Austin, Texas.
'New or occasional users will appreciate the user-friendliness, while frequent and expert users are benefiting especially from the significantly increased productivity in System Cascon'.
'At the same time, this strategically important innovation is the basis for the consequent implementation of our philosophy of extended boundary scan'.
At the Multi-Phase-Inspector's core, three work spaces - Design Inspector, Application Inspector and Production Inspector - guide the user through the various project phases.
Within a selected work space, various tasks and actions are logically arranged as individual branches in a tree structure.
Selecting a particular branch provides access to the tools, files, options, and reports linked to the task at hand.
Currently, System Cascon includes 30 integrated tools, linked intelligently to each other.
Such an integrated development environment results in a very high transparency of underlying processes, allowing the user to quickly solve problems with the help of interactive analysis tools.
Auto-scripting and auto-generation features can be used to automatically generate the intelligent unit under test (UUT) database and any test and in-system programming (ISP) applications in automated process batches, further enhancing the test system's productivity.
Design changes or bill of material variations, for example, can easily be accommodated with user controlled auto-scripting by automatically processing all project data and re-generating all test and ISP applications.
Development times for ISP of Flash and PLD as well as all kinds of boundary scan test procedures are significantly shortened compared with conventional, nonintegrated solutions.
With the myCascon feature, System Cascon manages various users' individual projects, automatically initialising project files and settings from the previous session when the user is logging in again.
Such operating system functions are beneficial not only for the individual user, but support the management of concurrent engineering throughout a company.
System Cascon is the only boundary scan software on the market that is completely scalable through an integrated licence manager.
Desired software configurations for development stations, programming stations, test stations, debug and repair stations, or service stations can be customised with enable codes, supporting both node-locked licence and floating licence arrangements.
This approach also allows temporary reconfigurations and supports third party integrations, implemented through the Cascon application programming interface (CAPI).
Goepel Electronic has introduced a new graphical user interface (GUI) for its System Cascon boundary scan software platform. The new user interface features an innovative Multi-Phase-Inspector, supporting all product life cycle stages, from the comprehensive management of design data and boundary scan applications in the lab, to new product introduction (NPI) in the manufacturing environment, manufacturing process test (MPT), fault analysis at repair stations, and field service applications, all within a completely integrated software environment. 'With the introduction of the Multi-Phase-Inspector, our worldwide established boundary scan software System Cascon is arguably the best product among the advanced boundary scan tools available today, providing superior ease of use and offering the highest level of automation', says Heiko Ehrenberg, Manager of US Operations at Goepel Electronics in Austin, Texas.
'New or occasional users will appreciate the user-friendliness, while frequent and expert users are benefiting especially from the significantly increased productivity in System Cascon'.
'At the same time, this strategically important innovation is the basis for the consequent implementation of our philosophy of extended boundary scan'.
At the Multi-Phase-Inspector's core, three work spaces - Design Inspector, Application Inspector and Production Inspector - guide the user through the various project phases.
Within a selected work space, various tasks and actions are logically arranged as individual branches in a tree structure.
Selecting a particular branch provides access to the tools, files, options, and reports linked to the task at hand.
Currently, System Cascon includes 30 integrated tools, linked intelligently to each other.
Such an integrated development environment results in a very high transparency of underlying processes, allowing the user to quickly solve problems with the help of interactive analysis tools.
Auto-scripting and auto-generation features can be used to automatically generate the intelligent unit under test (UUT) database and any test and in-system programming (ISP) applications in automated process batches, further enhancing the test system's productivity.
Design changes or bill of material variations, for example, can easily be accommodated with user controlled auto-scripting by automatically processing all project data and re-generating all test and ISP applications.
Development times for ISP of Flash and PLD as well as all kinds of boundary scan test procedures are significantly shortened compared with conventional, nonintegrated solutions.
With the myCascon feature, System Cascon manages various users' individual projects, automatically initialising project files and settings from the previous session when the user is logging in again.
Such operating system functions are beneficial not only for the individual user, but support the management of concurrent engineering throughout a company.
System Cascon is the only boundary scan software on the market that is completely scalable through an integrated licence manager.
Desired software configurations for development stations, programming stations, test stations, debug and repair stations, or service stations can be customised with enable codes, supporting both node-locked licence and floating licence arrangements.
This approach also allows temporary reconfigurations and supports third party integrations, implemented through the Cascon application programming interface (CAPI).
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