diff --git a/jtag/ChangeLog b/jtag/ChangeLog
index 5c069f67..6bbb1488 100644
--- a/jtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/jtag/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-08-12  Marcel Telka  <marcel@telka.sk>
+
+	* src/bsdl2jtag.c (endline): Added support for "downto" in bit vectors and "observe_only" (patch 787346,
+		Brad Parker).
+
 2003-08-11  Marcel Telka  <marcel@telka.sk>
 
 	* src/cmd/Makefile.am (libcmd_a_SOURCES): Added include.c.
diff --git a/jtag/NEWS b/jtag/NEWS
index 279f3f40..ea13d08f 100644
--- a/jtag/NEWS
+++ b/jtag/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jtag-0.5:
 		more info, thanks to Ramses VI).
 	* Fixed invalid memory allocation size (core dump) in jtag_parse_line() function.
 	* Added new 'include' command.
+	* Added support for "downto" in bit vectors and "observe_only" (patch 787346, Brad Parker).
 	* Minor bugs fixed.
 
 jtag-0.4 (2003-05-29):
diff --git a/jtag/THANKS b/jtag/THANKS
index 26a809cf..71b7f452 100644
--- a/jtag/THANKS
+++ b/jtag/THANKS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Chris Ellec
 Jachym Holecek
 August Hörandl
 Stas Khirman
+Brad Parker
 Christian Pellegrin
 Ramses VI
 Holger Schurig
diff --git a/jtag/src/bsdl2jtag.c b/jtag/src/bsdl2jtag.c
index c8e5e73b..6e68f9cc 100644
--- a/jtag/src/bsdl2jtag.c
+++ b/jtag/src/bsdl2jtag.c
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ int endline(void) {
 					if(!strncasecmp(type, "input", 5)) {
 						bs_bits[bit].type=BSBIT_INPUT;
 					} else 
+					if(!strncasecmp(type, "observe_only", 12)) {
+						bs_bits[bit].type=BSBIT_INPUT;
+					} else 
 					if(!strncasecmp(type, "OUTPUT", 6)) {
 						bs_bits[bit].type=BSBIT_OUTPUT;
 					} else 
@@ -254,9 +257,14 @@ int endline(void) {
 				pins_num++;
 				sscanf(pline, "%s %s %n\n", pins[pins_num], tmp, &i);
 				if(!strncmp(pline+i, "bit_vector", 10)) {
-					int f,t;
+					int f,t,n;
 					strcpy(tmp, pins[pins_num]);
-					sscanf(pline+i, "bit_vector ( %i to %i )", &f, &t);
+					n = sscanf(pline+i, "bit_vector ( %i to %i )", &f, &t);
+					if (n < 2)
+						n = sscanf(pline+i, "bit_vector ( %i downto %i )", &f, &t);
+					if (n < 2) {
+						exit(1);
+					}
 					while (f<=t) {
 						sprintf(pins[pins_num], "%s%i",tmp,f);
 						f++;