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Rheinmetall Air Defence Group
Defence Innovator Increases Quality and Productivity with XJTAG Boundary Scan Rheinmetall Air Defence Group, a leading developer of advanced anti-aircraft systems, trusts XJTAG for
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its high reliability, versatility, ease of use, and for its high-quality technical support. The system enables the company’s engineering teams to shorten test time and thoroughly debug complex boards that cannot be tested using traditional probe-based equipment.
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Rheinmetall Defence AG is a top European supplier of army technology. The company’s air defence division, Rheinmetall Air Defence Group, is the global
” leader in systems such as fire controls for cannon- based anti-aircraft technology. To deliver advanced capabilities
and to be sure of meeting military standards for environmental performance and lifetime support, Rheinmetall engineers build their radar and fire-control board designs around custom FPGA-based processor subsystems. Associated components typically include SDRAM and Flash memories, Ethernet PHY chips, and A/D or D/A converters. To verify that each unit is assembled perfectly, all boards are tested using XJTAG boundary scan.
“XJTAG is very powerful for
examining connections and testing devices,” comments Helmut Reschke, Manager of Board Testing. “Testing with XJTAG is mandatory for all our production units, and we also use the system to program components.”
XJTAG helps to maximise test coverage, especially when BGA devices prevent access for traditional probe-based equipment. Customers have achieved testability of over 90% using XJTAG alone. Its built-in Design-for-Test (DFT) feature identifies testable nets early in the product lifecycle, allowing the design to be changed if necessary to meet a specific testability target.
Advertorial Rheinmetall engineers were
originally using a different boundary scan system, but soon began looking for a better alternative. “For us, XJTAG is the best solution. It is reliable, with good technical support, and has many powerful features,” says Helmut Reschke.
“XJAnalyser is a wonderful tool
for debugging. There is also a high- level test description language and a graphical interface with a built-in netlist explorer, which enable us to adapt tests quickly after board design changes. If we make a wire modification, for example, we can
opinion i “The system has delivered very high performance for its price, ” ”
quickly add an extra net to keep the tests up to date. There is also a function for measuring clock frequency, which is really useful.”
The system is proving to be
easy to use and highly productive, as Systems Engineer Padmanathan Sidambaram explains. “Program development is very quick, and the system is also very flexible. We can set up several chains on one PCB without changing the connection to the board. This can speed up debugging.”
XJTAG connects to the board
via a portable USB device called XJLink. Features such as signal skew control, adjustable signal termination, and software- configurable pin-out allow easy
Helmut Reschke Manager of Board Testing Rheinmetall
i “For us, XJTAG is the best boundary scan solution. XJAnalyser s a wonderful tool for debugging. There is also a high-level test
description language and a graphical interface with a built-in netlist explorer, which enable us to adapt tests quickly after board design changes. There is also a function for measuring clock frequency, which is really useful.
n addition to the high reliability and technical support we were looking for. The decision to choose XJTAG was extremely easy.
connection to a wide range of circuit boards. Being USB powered, XJLink requires no external power supply. In addition, spare signals on the JTAG connector can be used for actions such as holding a board in reset or turning on a PSU.
“The test results are easy to
interpret, which helps us track down faults quickly,” he continues. “And the device tests can be re-used in other projects, giving additional productivity gains.”
Helmut Reschke concludes,
“XJTAG has delivered very high performance for its price, in addition to the high reliability and technical support we were looking for. The decision to choose XJTAG was extremely easy.”
Data Bank
Company Nature of
business Main
Rheinmetall AG HQ Germany
Europe's leading supplier of army technology
Air defence systems, soldier
products mission equipment, naval and land combat systems
Customers World’s armed forces and security agencies
Location
Düsseldorf, Germany Offices in Canada, Middle East
Incorporated 1889 Web site
www.rheinmetall.com www.xjtag.com
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