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Automotive Innovator Accelerates Test and Programming with XJTAG Boundary Scan MTA S.p.A in Italy creates advanced instrumentation for all types of vehicles, hosted on sophisticated
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embedded systems built and tested in-house. Seeking to enhance quality and efficiency by using boundary scan for testing and programming, MTA chose XJTAG for its powerful development environment and outstanding technical backup.
In the world of advanced automotive electronics, where quality and safety are of paramount
” importance, MTA S.p.A is a leader in
innovative instrumentation for cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses. As customers expect increasingly smart, dynamic and colourful user experiences, uncompromising clarity, and ease of use, with outstanding safety, quality and value for money, MTA’s dashboards and infotainment centres are based on sophisticated and flexible embedded systems comprising advanced processors, high-speed memories, and state-of-the-art communication interfaces.
Manufacturing its products
in-house, the company needs powerful test facilities to provide the highest quality assurance and maximise production throughput. Continually striving to improve, MTA’s test engineers have chosen to introduce boundary scan to their product development and production test activities. They have invested in the XJTAG Development System to create and run tests, and, for production, are using the specialised run-time environment, XJRunner, to integrate with and augment the capabilities provided by a SPEA In-Circuit Test system. This extends test coverage to components in packages such as BGA or CSP that have inaccessible I/O pins. Increasingly, components like memories, FPGAs and processors rely on these types of packages to meet demands for large numbers of I/O pins within a small PCB footprint.
Alberto Neri, Test Manager at
MTA, explains how his team selected XJTAG. “We evaluated the major boundary scan systems, and chose XJTAG for its superior features and
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support,” he says, adding, “The development environment is powerful and easy to understand, with a clear and intuitive user interface. Given our line of business, it’s no surprise that clarity and ease of use are high on our list of priorities.”
In addition to the quality of the
user interface, he also highlights the support from XJTAG headquarters in Cambridge as a key factor influencing the decision. “XJTAG’s
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The development environment is powerful and easy to understand, with a clear and intuitive user interface. XJRunner has been integrated with our PC-based test software, developed with NI LabVIEW.
which has made our learning curve fast and smooth. Moreover, we have continued to enjoy great backup,
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including free access to
XJTAG’s large library of device tests, and expert help with writing custom test scripts when needed.
” ” XJTAG’s engineers answer all our questions quickly and efficiently, ”
engineers answer all our questions quickly and efficiently, which has made our learning curve even faster and smoother. Moreover, we have continued to enjoy great backup, including free access to XJTAG’s large library of device tests, and expert help with writing custom test scripts when needed. In addition, the XJTAG system automates tests such as connectivity, pull-resistor and logic tests and provides tests for thousands of device types such as memory. The XJTAG system also performs Design for Test (DFT) analysis to help further increase coverage and also allow test optimisation to reduce overall test cycle times.”
MTA is not only using XJTAG to
boost in-circuit test, but is also using XJRunner to program devices
Alberto Neri Test Manager MTA S.p.A.
We evaluated the major boundary scan systems, and chose XJTAG for its superior features and support.
like CPLDs, flash memories, and microcontrollers. Programming speed can be further improved with optional applications like XJFlash, which can program flash at close to its theoretical maximum speed.
By eliminating the need to
program devices separately, XJTAG’s ability to program devices on the board, inline, helps streamline product assembly and raise efficiency and throughput. Alberto Neri concurs, “XJRunner has been integrated with our PC-based test software, developed with NI LabVIEW, and the combination allows us to work efficiently in our own familiar environment.”
“Test and in-system programming
are faster and more efficient with XJTAG,” he concludes.
Data Bank
Company MTA S.p.A. Nature of
business Main products Founded Web site Global leading designer, developer
and manufacturer of automotive electronic and electromechanical components
In-vehicle HMI (Human Machine Interface) systems & control panels
Customers World’s leading car, motorcycle, truck and tractor manufacturers
1954
Employees 1,300 Locations
Two plants in Italy (Codogno and Rolo) and 8 sites worldwide
www.mta.it www.xjtag.com
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