Boundary-Scan Description Language (BSDL)
Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks · 2005
BSDL exists in recognition of several problems. First, the 1149.1 Standard, while conceptually simple, contains a great deal of detail that must be communicated accurately. Second, software to support Boundary-Scan will be essential. Third, this software will come from many sources crossing boundaries among industry segments. A standardized description language serves as a canonical form for 1149.1 information. This form helps to ensure that all necessary data is described and is easily interpreted by software. Without this standardization, much needless work must be done to send 1149.1 data between industry segments. At this writing 459 copies of the BSDL Version 0.039 parser have been directly distributed by Hewlett-Packard to people in countries ranging from Australia to Yugoslavia. The desire for effortless interchange of 1149.1 data is real.