New IEEE 1149.1 tool verifies HP 3070 test programs on an inexpensive
tester

Los Altos, CA, April 22, 1994... Alpine Image Systems, Inc. (AIS) the
California based boundary scan ATE company, has introduced a new filter
that helps test engineers verify, debug and run IEEE 1149.1/JTAG tests
developed with the Hewlett-Packard 3070 boundary scan tools, more
conveniently and at a lower cost. The HP 3070 is a family of full featured
test systems used for volume manufacturing.

The VCL2AVL filter changes boundary scan tests from HP 3070 VCL (Vector
Control Language) format to AIS proTEST Boundary Scan Test Systems AVL
(ASCII Vector Language). This, AIS states, offers a number of advantages
to HP 3070 users, who can employ the filter in several ways:

** Using the VCL2AVL filter and proTEST System in adjunct to the HP 3070,
the former running the 1149.1 tests and the later other functional tests.
When the HP 3070 is operating at near capacity 1149.1 testing is
off-loaded to the proTEST System, thus freeing additional HP 3070 test
capacity. proTEST is a way to increase test capacity in inexpensive
increments.

** proTEST filters out defective boards before they are sent to the HP
3070, which concentrates on finding the more complex analog and time
domain defects.

** To verify and debug tests while not tying up the HP 3070, which is not
typically available for that purpose. VCL2AVL and the proTEST System make
it possible for tests to be debugged during regular hours, allowing the HP
3070 to be fully utilized for manufacturing test.

** 1149.1 tests may be verified and debugged before fixturing for the HP
3070 is available. 1149.1 connection is so simple that fixturing is
minimal.

Tests created with the HP boundary scan test development tools are
presently licensed to run only on the HP 3070. HP will offer a new license
to run the tests on the proTEST System during manufacturing. The license
is not required if the tests are only verified and debugged on the proTEST
System. AIS has agreed to sell the new licenses to those purchasing
VCL2AVL for the purpose of using the proTEST System for manufacturing
test.

"Owners of HP 3070 systems can take advantage of the powerful ATPG
(Automatic Test Program Generator) capability of the HP tools, without
being tied to the HP hardware" said Ellis Goldberg the AIS VP of
Marketing. "Everyone who does boundary scan testing using the HP 3070
should consider the benefits of VCL2AVL in terms of test equipment cost
and convenience"

The VCL2AVL filter is available immediately, priced at $5,995. The license
to run in manufacturing is priced at $1,500. The proTEST Boundary Scan
Test System is priced from $7995. Delivery is 30 days. Prices are US
domestic prices and will be higher outside the US. Contact Alpine Image
Systems, Inc., 821 Riverside Drive, Los Altos, CA 94024, USA (415)
941-3247, (415) 941-7642 FAX.

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