The Design and Implementation of an On-Line Testable UART

  • Authors:
  • J. Yeandel;D. Thulborn;S. Jones

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK. E-mail: S.R.Jones@lboro.ac.uk;Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK. E-mail: S.R.Jones@lboro.ac.uk;Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK. E-mail: S.R.Jones@lboro.ac.uk

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Electronic Testing: Theory and Applications
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

This paper presents the design of a complex integrated circuitrealised through a novel on-line test methodology. The circuitand its exact conventional equivalent both have been realised inFPGA technology. As such it represents one of the most complexdesigns realised to date using on-line test approaches. Theapproach used—IFIS incorporates dual-rail coding of individualdata and a handshaking protocol, which substantially simplifiesthe detection of failure. Details of the IFIS methodology aregiven. The IFIS and conventional redesign of a commercial UARTare reported, focusing on methodological issues as well as sizeand speed. Output traces are shown for the IFIS UART on FPGAoperating under fault-free conditions and with deliberatefailures injected.