The Standard Test And Programming Language is primarily used for device programming (for PLD and FPGA devices) through a IEEE 1149.1 compliant
Test Access Port. However, there are some tools that utilize the language for test applications. STAPL provides improvements over SVF (such as conditional branching and looping, etc). STAPL is also looked at by various initiatives (such as IEEE P1687 and SJTAG) in regard to its feasability for other purposes.





