November 7th, 2007
JTAG Technologies renowned JT 3705 Explorer goes USB
Eindhoven, November 7, 2007 - JTAG Technologies, a leading provider of IEEE Std. 1149.x based solutions for testing and in-system programming of PCBs, announces a USB version of its renowned, low-cost JT 3705 Explorer. The original parallel port Explorer was one of the industry's first commercially-available boundary-scan controllers. Over the years, its reputation has been firmly established as an inexpensive and extremely dependable tool for basic scan applications. The new USB-powered controller continues to deliver low cost and high reliability, meeting the requirements of design engineers, small-to-medium size enterprises, and low-volume contract electronic manufacturers.
The JT 3705 / USB Explorer provides two fully-compliant boundary-scan Test Access Ports (TAPs). The TAPs can be synchronized for test purposes and are suitable for running a complete battery of board tests including IEEE 1149.1, 1149.4, and 1149.6 as well as PLD programming and low-volume flash programming. Test clock frequency is programmable up to 6 MHz allowing very rapid test execution while TAP voltages can be set for a wide range of input and output characteristics.
The JT 3705 / USB is powered from the USB interface for portability and use with the burgeoning laptop population. Furthermore, the JT 3705 / USB is compatible with all JTAG Technologies' development tools such as JTAG ProVisionTM and production packages such as the Stand-alone package (PSA) and Production Integration Packages for LabVIEW, LabWindows, TestStand as well as C/C++ and Visual Basic.
About JTAG Technologies
JTAG Technologies is a market leader and technology innovator of boundary-scan software and hardware products and services. The company was the first to bring to the market such important advances as automated test generation, automated flash and PLD programming via boundary-scan, and visualized boundary-scan analysis. Its customers include world leaders in electronics design and manufacturing such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Flextronics, Honeywell, Medtronic, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Raytheon, Rockwell-Collins, Samsung, and Sony. Its innovative boundary-scan products provide test preparation, test execution, test result analysis and in-system programming applications. With an installed base of over 4,500 systems worldwide, JTAG Technologies serves the communications, medical electronics, avionics, defense, automotive, and consumer industries with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. JTAG Technologies headquarters are located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
