# Select a platform for JIGTEST

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**Category:** Hardware Development\
**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236 "2025-03-31T17:10:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![viet5d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/viet5d/32/239256_2.png) [@viet5d](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/viet5d)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/1 "2025-03-31T17:10:53Z")

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Hello,

I would like to build a test jig for my device under test (DUT). That is a display unit, high speed with FPGA, DSP, CPU,... components on main board. The connector of this DUT has: ADRR (0-23), DATA (0-31) and other control signals GPIOs (see photo) connected to an DSP component (Texas Instrument PN: TMS320C31PQA50, some pins have frequency ~ 32MHz)

 ![J300](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/4/e/5/4e5ddd9e4b11aceb6ec15aa8bd088862ca133c7c.png)

I would like to select a board with CPU or FPGA built-in to test this DUT through this connector. Any Arduino platform I can use ?

Could you please advice ?  
Thanks,  
V5D

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**Author:** ![Grumpy\_Mike](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/grumpy_mike/32/213521_2.png) [@Grumpy\_Mike](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/Grumpy_Mike)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/2 "2025-03-31T17:21:20Z")

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The only Arduino with an FPGA on board is the MKR Vidor 4000

Look at this page for getting started:-  
[Getting started with mkr vidor 4000](https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/mkr-vidor-4000/vidor-gsvhdl/)

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**Author:** ![viet5d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/viet5d/32/239256_2.png) [@viet5d](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/viet5d)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/3 "2025-04-07T17:24:35Z")

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> [@Grumpy\_Mike](#):
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> mkr vidor 4000

Thanks for replying.  
I need ADRR (0-23), DATA (0-31), is that enough ?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![viet5d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/viet5d/32/239256_2.png) [@viet5d](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/viet5d)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/4 "2025-04-07T17:29:23Z")

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I'm looking for this drawing mechanical to know the dimension of this header connector for this probe:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/7/c/e/7ce234c5746b7f948660ee262f014a6e389b2cae.png)

what is the distance between 2 pins ?

This is probe for Keysight U4203A cable.

Thanks,  
VD5

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**Author:** ![Grumpy\_Mike](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/grumpy_mike/32/213521_2.png) [@Grumpy\_Mike](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/Grumpy_Mike)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/5 "2025-04-08T06:39:02Z")

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> [@viet5d](#):
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> what is the distance between 2 pins ?
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> This is probe for Keysight U4203A cable.

From this website  
[single ended 34 channel flying lead](https://www.keysight.com/us/en/product/U4203A/single-ended-34-channel-flying-lead.html)

It looks like it is "normal" 0.1 inch pitch.

> [@viet5d](#):
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> I need ADRR (0-23), DATA (0-31), is that enough ?

Well you won't get that many on a mkr vidor, but all the normal ways of getting extra I/O will work. That is shift registers, port extenders and analogue / digital multiplexing.

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**Author:** ![viet5d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/viet5d/32/239256_2.png) [@viet5d](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/viet5d)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/6 "2025-04-22T14:44:26Z")

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As the IC (PN: TMS320C31PQA50) has 24bits addresses and 32bits data on my DUT.  
I want to increase binary the addresses from 0 to max. value binary to see the data out of this IC. Is it possible ?

Do you have any Arduino code examples to do this task ?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Grumpy\_Mike](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/grumpy_mike/32/213521_2.png) [@Grumpy\_Mike](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/Grumpy_Mike)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/7 "2025-04-22T15:05:34Z")

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> [@viet5d](#):
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> As the IC (PN: TMS320C31PQA50) has 24bits addresses and 32bits data on my DUT.  
> I want to increase binary the addresses from 0 to max. value binary to see the data out of this IC. Is it possible ?

That is a digital signal processing chip, how are you going to connect it to your Arduino?

As I said in my last post:-

> [@Grumpy\_Mike](#):
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> all the normal ways of getting extra I/O will work. That is shift registers, port extenders and analogue / digital multiplexing.

> [@viet5d](#):
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> Do you have any Arduino code examples to do this task ?

No, I do not.

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**Author:** ![viet5d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/viet5d/32/239256_2.png) [@viet5d](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/viet5d)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/8 "2025-04-22T16:59:00Z")

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> [@Grumpy\_Mike](#):
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> how are you going to connect it to your Arduino?

Maybe basing on this demo ?

> **[Increase Digital Pins of Your Arduino Using the 74HC595 (IOExtension Module...](https://www.instructables.com/Add-More-Digital-Inputs-and-Outputs-to-Your-Arduin/)**
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> Increase Digital Pins of Your Arduino Using the 74HC595 (IOExtension Module With Arduino Library): Problems & Objectives
> A lot of Dev Boards like Arduino, STM, ChipKit etc (Even micro computers like Raspberry Pi) have a limited number of Digital...

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**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/select-a-platform-for-jigtest/1369236/9 "2025-10-19T16:59:32Z")

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