PROGRAMMABLE INTERFACE-BASED VALIDATION AND DEBUG
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Abstract
A programmable interface-based validation and debug system includes, for example, a test connector that is arranged to communicatively couple a design under test to the test fixture. A programmable logic interface is communicatively coupled to the test connector and is arranged to receive a downloadable test bench, where the downloadable test bench is arranged to apply test vectors from a first set of test vectors to a first test control bus. A multiplexer is arranged to selectively couple one of the first test control bus and a second test control bus to a shared test bus that is coupled to the test connector, where the second test control bus is arranged to apply test vectors from a second set of test vectors provided by, for example, a debugger that is operated by a human.
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32 Claims
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21. A method for validating a debugging a design under test comprising the steps of:
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communicating to the design under test via a test connector including a shared test bus coupled to a first set of selected pins of the design under test; receiving a downloadable test bench including a first set of test vectors from a first test control bus; receiving a second set of test vectors from a second test control bus; and selectively coupling one of the first set of test vectors and the second set of test vectors to the shared test bus. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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