The CONNECTION group is used by emulators, monitors, and simulators to get a list of one or more devices. For a JTAG emulator, this is the list of devices in the scan chain. For a monitor or simulator, this is the processor that is to be accessed.

The Configuration file serves three purposes:

• it provides the type of the device

• the position of the device in the chain

• a name used to specify what to connect to.

In some Configuration file forms, additional information such as speed adjust might also be specified.