The SCANSTA111 extends the IEEE Std. 1149.1 test bus into a multidrop test bus
environment. The advantage of a multidrop approach over a single serial scan chain is improved test
throughput and the ability to remove a board from the system and retain test access to the
remaining modules. Each SCANSTA111 supports up to 3 local IEEE 1149.1 scan rings which can be
accessed individually or combined serially. Addressing is accomplished by loading the instruction
register with a value matching that of the Slot inputs. Backplane and inter-board testing can
easily be accomplished by parking the local TAP Controllers in one of the stable TAP Controller
states via a Park instruction. The 32-bit TCK counter enables built in self test operations to be
performed on one port while other scan chains are simultaneously tested.