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April 14, 2016
New SourcePoint debugger controller simplifies Intel connectivity to USB3 Most portable systems do not have the board space to accommodate the much larger 60-pin XDP or MIPI connectors A new system controller for ASSET® InterTech's SourcePoint™ hardware-assisted software debug platform allows engineers to begin software debug immediately by offering a fast and easy way to connect SourcePoint to Intel°-based target platforms that support Direct Connect Interface (DCI). The new system controller, called the Closed Chassis Controller (CCC), features USB3 connectivity rather than Intel's legacy 60-pin XDP connector or a MIPI60 connector. Many portable systems like laptops or tablets do not have the board space available for the much larger XDP or MIPI connectors and yet they still require connectivity to a debugger. All three of the Intel connectivity options for hardware-assisted software debuggers rely on the IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard. The XDP and MIPI60 connectors implement the JTAG interface in hardware while the USB3 interface will make use of DCI and incorporate the JTAG protocols as a sideband. "The software engineer can only start debugging the system's software and firmware after SourcePoint is connected to the target platform and more and more systems today just don't have the space for a 60-pin XDP or MIPI connector," said Larry Osborn, ASSET's product manager for SourcePoint. "This is a particular problem for many embedded applications, such as nodes in an Internet of Things (IoT), because these nodes are often very small devices. With the CCC and because of the popularity of USB connectivity, there should be no delay as long as the Intel platform supports DCI. Just hook up the SourcePoint and start debugging." As a system controller, the CCC also provides connectivity to Ethernet networks and the Internet cloud. As a result, developers can remotely access a target platform connected to a CCC. This would allow a geographically dispersed development team to collaborate while debugging a target platform's firmware or software. ASSET's SourcePoint is a platform of debug and trace tools for C/C++ embedded software and firmware. The CCC system controller and SourcePoint platform have been optimized for Intel Core™, Atom™ and Xeon° processors. The CCC supports a number of common use cases, including initial cold boot, suspend state-operations and survival, and reset sequences. Availability The CCC controller for SourcePoint is available now from ASSET InterTech and its distributors. The SourcePoint debugger is sold separately. For product information, call 888-694-6250, fax 972-437-2826, e-mail ai-info@asset-intertech.com or visit www.asset-intertech.com. ASSET InterTech More Information July 8, 2020 ASSET's ISO 9000 certification ensures quality of ScanWorks, SourcePoint Culminating a year-long review, ASSET InterTech has been awarded an ISO-9001 certificate by the International Standards Organization, a global body comprised ... June 26, 2020 ScanWorks streamlines interconnect testing of chiplets multi-die packages An enhanced version of ASSET's ScanWorks platform of hardware debug, validation and test tools can quickly test chiplet interconnects in multi-die packages and accelerate flash programming. October 30, 2019 ASSET ScanWorks fast flash programming now available on Microsemi FPGAs Support for Microsemi FPGAs and SoCs on ASSET's ScanWorks can accelerate programming times approaching 100x for SPI flash memory devices, so inline programming won’t disrupt the assembly line. September 18, 2019 Silicon Review names ASSET one of 50 Most Trustworthy technology companies Silicon Review Magazine named ASSET InterTech one of the 50 Most Trustworthy Companies for 2019. “We’ve always been about delivering extreme value,” said Glenn Woppman, CEO. August 9, 2019 New ScanWorks Ethernet controller has faster test clock, expanded memory New Ethernet controller for ASSET InterTech’s ScanWorks® platform programs larger data images and process test operations faster. The RIC-1400 has a faster ... December 7, 2018 DDR4 memory can be quickly tested with ASSET InterTech's ScanWorks Engineers designing with DDR4 memory can quickly test for shorts and opens on interconnects with the boundary scan test tools of ASSET InterTechs ScanWorks® platform for fast test®... October 17, 2018 ASSET's Fast test and programming tools for Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ systems Faster test and programming tools from ASSET® InterTech accelerate development and production of designs based on Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ Multiprocessor SoCs (MPSoC). September 20, 2018 ASSET's fast test and programming tools for NXP i.MX6 designs ASSET InterTech ScanWorks tools for fast test and programming take advantage of an agent running in on-chip memory to accelerate development and production for designs based on i.MX 6 chips from NXP. August 13, 2018 ASSET's fast test and programming tools for Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC systems Fast test and programming tools from ASSET InterTech will accelerate development and production cycles for Xilinx Zynq®-7000 SoCs designs. An agent is placed in on-chip memory of an Arm core. January 19, 2017 Circuit Check,ASSET InterTech collaborate on boundary-scan test solutions Circuit Check (CCI) will collaborate with ASSET InterTech to more closely integrate ScanWorks boundary-scan test tools with CCI's 1000 Series Configurable ATE and CCI 6000 Series Rotary Handler. |
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