Fastest Flash Programming with IP plus

In the highest expert level, IP Plus, the maximum speeds can be achieved. We are now talking about the nominal or stress level test. At nominal speed, the test is performed at the speed of the pin function. At even higher speeds and/or extended parameters, we speak of the stress-level test. In this case, the specification is even exceeded. The tests in this level show whether your assembly is already working in the limit range or is close to the failure limit.

A typical test application is a Bit Error Rate Test at highspeed interfaces. IP Plus level programming is performed at highest speeds (> MBytes/s), because the programming data are transferred via the communication interface (e.g. Ethernet) as well.

ZYNQ Eval Baord - a typical "IP plus" PCB in the Expert level

Here in the Expert level, tests and programming are controlled via the JTAG interface or a debug interface, e.g. via SWD (ARM), DAP (Infineon) and others. The programming data can thereby be transferred past the control interface and via a communication interface

Common and widely used communication interfaces today are e.g. USB, Ethernet, CAN and others.

Applications:

FPGA based BERT (Bit Error Rate Test)
- display of eye diagrams
- suitable for production through multi point measurement

Applications:

dynamic access to Non-Boundary-Scan elements
functional RAM test, RAM cell test, RAM stress test
DDR RAM calibration
functional interface tests
Ethernet stress test FERT (Frame Error Rate Test)

Applications:

programming in the Gigabyte range
FPGA (Boot-)EEPROM / Flash programming
µProcessor OnChip-Flash programming
µProcessor Flash rrogramming
I²C, SPI, Microwire, NOR, NAND, PCM, eMMC ...
use of communication interfaces

The test speed is always related to a pin or a pin group and depends on the intended use in the future application.

Nominal-Speed

Signal changes are similar to the functional speed of the controlling pin(s), e.g. in boot flash programming with an embedded FPGA instrument.

Stress

Signal changes are at exact or higher than function speed and/or deviating parameters of the controlling pin(s).

The programming speed depends on the amount of data to be transmitted and is dependent on several factors. Without knowledge of the application, precise statements are therefore usually not possible. Information on speed is always subjective and depends on the application.

High to very high programming speed

In the Expert level with IP plus, the highest programming speeds in the range of MBytes/s up to GBytes/s can be realized. Here, the user data can be transmitted via fast communication interfaces, such as Ethernet.

JTAG-based Test
The standardised Boundary Scan method according to IEEE 1149.1 can simply control complex components such as FPGAs, processors, controller and CPLDs. Detailed hardware knowledge is not required.
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FPGA-based Test
The ChipVORX technology uses the FPGA logic for the test. With the help of universal FPGA models, you can access standardised functionalities without further adjustments. This allows classic boundary scan tests and programming to be significantly accelerated. Untypical tests such as frequency measurement can also berealised.
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µProcessor-based Test
A processor-specific model brings the IC into debug mode. After that, internal functionalities (registers, memory areas, complex controllers) are addressed to perform analogue measurements, at-speed Flash programming or even at-speed RAM tests. Both the JTAG port and other debug interfaces can be used for this purpose.
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Processor-based test with universal firmware
JEDOS performs complex functional tests with a graphic interface. Memory cell tests, ultra-fast flash programming or interface tests (Ethernet, USB, ...) can be created in a very short time without any special hardware knowledge.
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