Debug and test of microcontroller-based applications using the boundary scan test infrastructure

Microcontroller based applications are usually debugged with the assistance of In-circuit emulators and logic analysers. However, these traditional debug tools represent a huge investment for use in classes with several groups of students working at the same time. The development of a new low-cost d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gustavo R. Alves (author)
Other Authors: José M. M. Ferreira (author), Daniel Aga (author), Ovidiu Mosuc (author)
Format: book
Language:eng
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/84455
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/84455
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Summary:Microcontroller based applications are usually debugged with the assistance of In-circuit emulators and logic analysers. However, these traditional debug tools represent a huge investment for use in classes with several groups of students working at the same time. The development of a new low-cost debug tool that uses the Boundary Scan Test infrastructure to implement the basic functionality provided by an In-circuit emulator and a logic analyser is a possible solution to overcome this economical problem. To reduce costs the Boundary Scan Test infrastructure is controlled through the parallel port of a normal Personal Computer, now widely available in classrooms.