Abstract: The present invention provides a system for, and method of, adaptable testing of backplane interconnections. In one embodiment, the system includes a board detector configured to determine a relative arrangement of a plurality of hardware boards populating positions associated with the backplane interconnections. Additionally, the system also includes a test coordinator coupled to the board detector and configured to adaptively backplane test at least a pair of the plurality of hardware boards based on the relative arrangement.

Abstract: A flexible Boundary Scan test system is disclosed. The system includes an interpreter module operable to execute a program element selected from a plurality of program elements that include at least one instruction type having an interface to identify and execute selected functions wherein each of the selected functions has associated therewith at least one data information item. In one aspect of the invention, selected ones of the functions are composed of a plurality of functions. In another aspect of the invention, the instruction includes parameters and adornments for determining the selected function execution.