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Granted Patent B2
US 8,826,088 · App. 14/101,871 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Scan topology discovery in target systems

Inventor: Gary L. Swoboda (Sugar Land, TX)
Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
G01R31/3177G01R31/318533G01R31/318538G01R31/318544
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,826,088
App. No.
14/101,871
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Topology discovery of a target system having a plurality of components coupled with a scan topology may be performed by driving a low logic value on the data input signal and a data output signal of the scan topology. An input data value and an output data value for each of the plurality of components is sampled and recorded. A low logic value is then scanned through the scan path and recorded at each component. The scan topology may be determined based on the recorded data values and the recorded scan values.

Claims (7)

1. A system comprising:

A. a test data in lead, a test data out lead, a test clock lead, and a test mode select lead;

B. a first integrated circuit die having a die data in lead connected to the test data in lead, a die data out lead coupled to the test data out lead, a die clock lead connected to the test clock lead, and a die mode lead connected to the test mode select lead, the first integrated circuit die including topology selection logic coupled to the die data in lead, the die data out lead, the die clock lead and the die mode lead, the topology selection logic including a topology register containing bit positions indicating one of plural topologies in which the first integrated circuit die is connected.

2. The system of claim 1 including a second integrated circuit die having a die data in lead coupled to the die data out lead of the first integrated circuit die, a die data out lead connected to the test data out lead, a die clock lead connected to the test clock lead, and a die mode lead connected to the test mode select lead, the second integrated circuit die including topology selection logic coupled to the die data in lead, the die data out lead, the die clock lead and the die mode lead, the topology selection logic including a topology register containing bit positions indicating one of plural topologies in which the second integrated circuit die is connected.

3. The system of claim 1 including a second integrated circuit die having a die data in lead, a die data out lead, a die clock lead connected to the test clock lead, and a die mode lead connected to the test mode select lead, the second integrated circuit die including topology selection logic coupled to the die data in lead, the die data out lead, the die clock lead and the die mode lead, the topology selection logic including a topology register containing bit positions indicating one of plural topologies in which the second integrated circuit die is connected, and the second integrated circuit die being connected with the first integrated circuit die in a series scan topology.

4. The system of claim 1 in which the die data out lead is connected to the test data out lead through another integrated circuit die.

5. The system of claim 1 including a debug test system having a debug data in lead coupled to the test data in lead, a debug test data out lead coupled to the test data out lead, a debug clock lead coupled to the test clock lead, and a debug mode lead coupled to the test mode select lead.

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