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The VarioTAP technology for universal processor emulation to the R-Car V3M SoCs (System-on-Chip) from Renesas has been extended by GÖPEL electronic. This transforms the processor into a design-integrated test and programming instrument via the control of the debug port.

The inline X-ray system X Line · 3D Series 400 from Goepel has a new detector option for high-resolution 3D X-ray inspection of electronic assemblies. The MultiAngle Detector 3 combines the high image quality of the StingRay Detector introduced last year with the rapid inspection speed of a scanning image.

Test and inspection solutions for electronics development and production will be showcased by Goepel at electronica 2018 in Munich (November 13-16). Centre stage is ChipVORX-SI, a future-oriented platform using powerful FPGA-IP for test & in-system programming.

There will be a changing of the guard at GOEPEL lectronic on August 15, when Alice Göpel will take over the Managing Director position of GOEPEL electronic. She replaces her father Holger Göpel, who has been managing the company since 1991. He is retiring but will still be available to the company as a consultant.

The JTAG/Boundary Scan controller SCANFLEX II Cube from Goepel electronic now has an optional Wireless LAN interface. Previously, the controller had USB 3.0 or LAN interfaces as standard. With the new option, another control interface is now available. SCANFLEX II Cube is a modular JTAG/Boundary Scan controller.

The SFX/VPC-AMC128 (Analog Measurement Card) is a new test extension module. It can be used to measure and test analogue voltages on 128 channels. The module can be easily integrated into the in-line test system RAPIDO from GOEPEL electronic, as well as into customer-specific test systems.

A new generation of multibus communication controllers under the name “Series 62” has been announced by Goepel electronic. The architecture offers users up to 18 independent bus interfaces for CAN, CAN-FD, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet and LIN. This results in numerous configurations and thus application options for optimum adaptation to the UUT (unit under test) or the test task.

The Series 61 communication controller portfolio for CAN/CAN-FD, FlexRay, K-Line and LIN has been extended to be compatible with Linux by GOEPEL electronic. The interface has been ported; function names and parameters remain unchanged, so users can easily develop platform-independent software. The G-API (GOEPEL electronic Application Programming Interface) previously only supported Windows-based systems.

A special software option for the use of the VarioTAP emulation technology on Cypress USB 3.0 controllers has been developed by Goepel electronic. The EZ-USB FX3 can now be tested and programmed much more efficiently due to special model libraries. Users also benefit from cost savings for additional test and programming equipment.

SCANFLEX II CUBE is the latest generation of modular JTAG/Boundary Scan controllers developed by GOEPEL electronic.. Based on the latest multi-core processors and FPGAs, SCANFLEX II CUBE opens new ways for the Embedded JTAG Solutions. This test and validation method uses embedded instruments to test and program complex boards.

State-of-the-art test technologies, powerful test bus simulation for vehicle networks and a broad array of test technologies will all be paraded at Embedded World 2017 (March 14-16) by GOEPEL electronic.

With basicCAN6153.STM GOEPEL electronic has introduced a stress and trigger module for CAN FD. It is specifically capable of manipulating CAN / CAN FD communication enabling accurate protocol tests. The functionality is available as an extended option for the Series 61 communication controllers.

GOEPEL electronic has extended its strategic partnership program GATE (GOEPEL Associated Technical Experts) by adding Enics Group, one of the largest electronics manufacturing services provider within the Industrial Electronics market, as a new member. Focus of the cooperation is on the development and practical implementation of new solutions, products and modules based on JTAG/Boundary Scan instrumentation as well as enhancements in the local support.

Continental Automotive USA has opted for two X-ray inspection systems from GOEPEL electronic. At the production site in Seguin (Texas), highly complex assemblies for the automotive industry are manufactured. The inline inspection system “X Line•3D” performs automatic quality inspection of solder joints and components using 3D X-ray technology. These Automotive assemblies are subjected to particularly stringent quality requirements, which are fulfilled by the GOEPEL electronic X-ray system.

The VarioTAP emulation technology from GOEPEL electronic is now available for the RH850/F1L group of microcontrollers (MCU’s) from Renesas Electronics. Thus, it is possible to operate the processor via the native JTAG debug port as a design-integrated test and programming tool.

The availability of ChipVORX model libraries for Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) using SoC FPGAs of the Altera Arria V series to support embedded test and embedded programming has been extended by Goepel electronic. ChipVORX is a technology for universal control of Chip Embedded Instruments via JTAG port.

The range of processor emulation tools from Goepel for the “Jacinto” DRA74x series of Texas Instruments has been extended. These libraries, known as VarioTAP models, are structured modularly as intelligent IP and allow a complete fusion of boundary scan test and JTAG based emulation.

Special model libraries for the TLE987x family of Infineon modules are now available for testing, validation and programming. GÖPEL electronic has made it possible to flexibly test and program those libraries identified as VarioTAP models using the SWD debug interface. This means that these Infineon modules can be used as instruments for prototype hardware design validation and production tests.

Functional circuit tests in real-time, high-performance bus simulation in vehicle networks and unrivaled test coverage from a single source are the highlights of GOEPEL electronic’s display at embedded world 2016 in Nuremberg (Feb 23-25). JEDOS, a recently introduced test platform is an embedded test & diagnostics operating system.  

The Spartan-6 FPGAs by Xilinx are protected against potential attackers and theft of IP (Intellectual Property) through the so called AES Programmer (Advanced Encryption Standard) from Goepel electronic. The Xilinx Spartan-6 AES Programmer by GOEPEL electronic is a tool integrated into the JTAG/Boundary Scan software platform SYSTEM CASCON. It allows programming of the so-called eFUSE register, including a 256bit AES key, via secure JTAG access.