Release 4.2 of the graphical Boundary Scan operating system SYSTEM CASCON features more than 20 new technologies and tools. Besides the Navigator, Component Explorer and an improved programmer, the HYSCAN (Hybrid Scan Technology) addition aids the execution and diagnosis of hybrid formatted test patterns.
 
HYSCAN is  based on a new hardware-independent emulation method and relieves the user from the entire handling of serial-to-parallel vectors. Test program generation and fault diagnosis can be done without  knowing the type of test access. The parallel test vectors are connected with the individually configured pin electronic by means of Wrapper Modules. By exchanging these modules, the parallel vectors can be linked to the required pin electronic without re-compilating the test program. The first supported pin electronic are the parallel I/O modules PXI 5296 and PXI 52192 with 96 and 192 test channels, respectively.
 
The Component Explorer is a graphical tool for the interactive generation and manipulation of intelligent design data. Unknown components and complete component cluster can be defined and implemented into the database. Is directly linked with Scan Vision tools for the visualization of schematic and layout as well as the graphical library.    
 
The Navigator tool for the interactive user guidance gives support in terms of hyperlinks, videos or topic related documents.
 
The new version is downwards compatible to all previous versions and supports all Boundary Scan controllers on basis of VXI, PXI, PCI, USB, GPIB, Parallel Port, RS232 and Fast Ethernet.

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