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PowerTrace for NEXUS

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Support for NEXUS standard class 1 to 3+
 
Programming support for on-chip and external flashes
 
Real-time access to memory
 
Hardware breakpoints and trigger
 
Program and data flow trace up to 400 MHz
 
Up to 4 GByte trace memory
 
Upload to host within 10 seconds typically
 
Selective data flow trace for 2 address ranges
 
Trigger on instruction execution or data access
 
Statistic functions/Performance analysis
 
Code coverage
 
External trigger input and output
 
USB and ETHERNET interface included
 
Support for

MPC533, MPC534, MPC535, MPC536, MPC561, MPC562, MPC563, MPC564, MPC565, MPC566, ST10R303

 


The Lauterbach product TRACE32-PowerTrace/NEXUS supports the NEXUS standard class 1 to 3. The hardware module for the NEXUS debugger is universal and allows to interface different target processors by simply changing the NEXUS adapter and starting a new software.


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TOP       Nexus Concept



The PowerNexus Module includes all systems for trace and debugging. Controlled by an PowerPC controller with 200 MHz it gives max. performance for fast download and trace upload.

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TOP       Controller

CPU

  • 200 MHz PowerPC
  • 250 Drystone 2.1 MIPS
  • 64 MByte SDRAM

PODBUS Interface to PC, TRACE32-ICE or TRACE32-FIRE

Direct USB Interface

  • USB-1 12 MBit/sec
  • USB-2 480 MBit/sec

Direct FastEthernet Interface

  • 10/100 MBit/sec
  • Upload of full trace (256 MByte) within 10 seconds
TOP       Active Debugger

Debuggers available

  • PowerPC
  • M-Core
  • C166
  • TriCore
  • Super10

Support of combined operation

  • NEXUS
  • BDM
  • JTAG
  • OCDS
  • ONCE

Software Compatible to In-Circuit Emulator

  • Operation System
  • PRACTICE
  • ASM Debugger
  • HLL Debugger for C,C++, ADA, PASCAL
  • Peripheral Windows

High-Speed Download

  • Up to 800 KByte/sec

Variable Debug Clock Speed

  • 10 kHz...5 MHz
  • 1/4 CPU Clock
  • 1/8 CPU Clock
  • Variable up to 100 MHz
TOP       Nexus Trace

Nexus Port

  • Max. 92 Trace Channels for 100 MHz Operation
  • Max. 46 Trace Channels for 200 MHz Operation
  • Max. 23 Trace Channels for 400 MHz Operation
  • High effective trace rate by self calibration

Supported Adapters



Trace Storage

  • 256/512 MByte Trace Storage
  • 16/32 MFrames
  • Full Dual-ported
  • 640 MByte/sec sample rate
  • Time Stamp 20 ns Resolution
  • Time Correlation and Tracking with other TRACE32 Tools

Code Coverage

  • Hardware Code Coverage
  • 4 Segments with 4 MByte each

Data Coverage

  • Hardware Data Coverage
  • 4 Segments with 256 KByte each

Shadow Memory

  • 4 Segments with 256 KByte each

Breakpoints

  • 4 Breakpoint Memories with 256 KBit each

Trigger Sequencer

  • 4 Trigger Levels
    • Goto
    • Continue
  • Trace Control
    • Enable
    • On
    • Off
    • Break
  • 3 Counters
    • Enable
    • On
    • Off
    • Restart
  • 2 Flags
    • On
    • Off
    • Toggle
  • 2 Markers
  • Break
    • Program
    • Trigger Bus
  • 2 Trigger Outputs

Trigger Delay

  • 0 .. 300 s

External Trigger

  • Input from PODBUS
  • Output to PODBUS

Performance Analyzer

Support for EPROM/FLASH Simulator

  • Breakpoints in ROM Area
  • 8, 16 and 32 Bit EPROM/FLASH Emulation
TOP       Supported Processor Lines

Supported CPUs Other WWW Sites

TOP       Software Debugger



TOP       Software Debugger

ASM Debugger

  • Supports almost all file formats
  • Fast operation
  • Assembler source-level debugging
  • Advanced memory display
  • Inline assembler
  • Memory tests
  • Customizable windows
  • Peripheral windows
  • Terminal window
  • Semi-hosting
  • Flash programming
  • Full support for peripherals

HLL Debugger

  • Supports multiple languages
  • Full support for C++
  • Integrated into TRACE32 environment
  • Supports most compilers and hosts
  • Same user interface on different hosts
  • High speed download
  • Debugs optimized code
  • Display of function nesting
  • Display of linked lists
  • Fast operation
  • Powerful expression evaluation

Support of Download Formats for PowerPC

C

  • D-CC (Diab-Data)
    • IEEE
    • COFF
    • ELF/DWARF
  • CC (Freescale)
    • XCOFF
  • XCC-V (Gaio)
    • SAUF
  • GREEN HILLS C (Greenhills)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • GCC (HighTec)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • MCCPPC (Mentor Graphics)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • HIGH-C (Metaware)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • CODEWARRIOR (Metrowerks)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • ULTRA C (Microware)
    • ROF
  • DCPPC (TASKING)
    • ELF/DWARF

C++

  • D-C++ (Diab-Data)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • GCC (FSF)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • GREEN HILLS C++ (Greenhills)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • CCCPPC (Mentor Graphics)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • HIGH-C++ (Metaware)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • MSVC (Microsoft)
    • EXE/CV5
  • GCCPPC (Wind River Systems)
    • ELF/STABS

GCC

  • GCC (FSF)
    • ELF/DWARF

JAVA

  • FASTJ (Diab-Data)
    • ELF/DWARF

Support of Download Formats for C166/Super10

C

  • XC16X/ST10 (Cosmic)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • GNU-GCC166 (HighTec)
    • DBX
  • C166 (Keil)
    • EOMF-166
  • C166 (TASKING)
    • IEEE

C++

  • GNU-CPP166 (HighTec)
    • DBX
  • CP166 (TASKING)
    • IEEE

Support of Download Formats for TriCore

C++

  • GCC (HighTec)
    • ELF/DWARF2

C/C++

  • GREENHILLS (Greenhills)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • VX-TC (TASKING)
    • ELF/DWARF2
    • IEEE
  • DIAB (WindRiver)
    • ELF

Support of Download Formats for ARM

C

  • ARMCC (ARM)
    • AIF
    • ELF/DWARF
  • REALVIEW MDK (ARM/Keil)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • GCCARM (FSF)
    • COFF/STABS
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • GREENHILLS C (Greenhills)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • ICCARM (IAR)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • ICCV7-ARM (Imagecraft)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • CARM (Keil)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • HIGH-C (Metaware)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • TI-C (Texas Instruments)
    • COFF
  • GNU-C (Wind River Systems)
    • COFF

C++

  • ARM SDT 2.50 (ARM)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • REALVIEW MDK (ARM/Keil)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • GCCARM (FSF)
    • COFF/STABS
  • GNU (FSF)
    • EXE/STABS
  • GCCARM (FSF)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • GREENHILLS C++ (Greenhills)
    • ELF/DWARF2
  • HIGH-C++ (Metaware)
    • ELF/DWARF
  • MSVC (Microsoft)
    • EXE/CV5

C/C++

  • VX-ARM (TASKING)
    • ELF/DWARF2

Memory Analysis

  • Display of allocated memory blocks
  • Memory allocation Statistics
  • Check for out-of-bounds writes
  • Trace of allocation calls
  • Graphical displays of memory usage

LIGHTSPEED Differential Download Technology

  • Up to 30 times higher download speed
  • Boost download speed on MPC8260, MPC8560 or MPC755
  • Boost download speed on low-frequeny devices
  • Boost download speed on serial ROM monitors

Multicore Debugging

  • Debugging support for homogeneous and heterogeneous multiprocessor/multicore embedded applications
  • High quality standard debuggers can be combined for multiprocessor/multicore debugging
  • All TRACE32-ICD debuggers are designed to work together in a multiprocessor/multicore debugging environment
  • Fast integration of third party debuggers
  • Several processors in a single piece of silicon can share the same debug port
  • Start and stop synchronisation

Peripheral Browser

  • Display of onchip peripherals
  • User definable windows
  • Interactive window definition with softkey support
  • Pulldown menues for selection of choices
  • Additional description for each field

PRACTICE Script Language

  • Structured Language
  • Menu Support
  • Command Logs
  • Custom Menues
  • Custom Toolbars and Buttons
  • Custom Dialog Windows
  • 64-Bit Arithmetic
  • Numeric, Logical and String Operators
  • Direct Access to System States

FLASH Programming

  • Internal and/or external FLASH memories
  • All common FLASH types
  • Programming of multiple FLASH devices
  • Provided by ICE, FIRE, ICD product line

SIM Instruction Set Simulators

  • Easy high-level and assembler debugging
  • Interface to all compilers
  • Trace Buffer
  • Powerful script language
  • Software compatible to all TRACE32 tools
  • Hardware simulation

Statistic Analyzer

  • Detailed analysis of function run-times
  • Detailed analysis of task run-times and state
  • Graphical analysis of variable values over the time
  • Analysis of the time interval of a single event (e.g. Interrupt)
  • Analysis of the time interval between 2 defined events

Performance Analyzer

  • Long-time performance analysis for functions
  • Long-time performance analysis for tasks
  • Long-time analysis of the contents of a variable or memory location and more

Coverage Analyzer

  • Long-Time Hardware Coverage Analysis for Emulator and ETM
  • Trace Based Coverage Analysis for ICD and Emulator
  • Analysis on ASM and HLL
  • Coverage summary on modul/function level

SmartTrace

  • Fills in missing code
  • Direct branch reconstruction
  • Indirect branch reconstuction with CTS
  • Memory and Register values from CTS

Context Tracking System

  • Single Stepping of realtime programs
  • Local and global variable display
  • Stack frame display
  • Step, Back Step and Stepover
  • Conditional Stepping
  • Display of register variables in trace
  • Display of function nesting with parameters in trace

Logger

  • Software trace of any size stored in an array structure on the target
  • General trace format provided by TRACE32-PowerView
  • Configuration and display commands provided by TRACE32-PowerView
  • Works as trace with address and data information
  • Works as a program flow trace (SH4, PowerPC)
  • Time stamp possible
  • Predefined algorithms to fill the trace provided by Lauterbach
  • User defined algorithms to fill the trace also possible

Snooper

  • Samples memory while application is running
  • Support for special debug communication channels
  • All trace display and analysis functions can be used
  • Trigger on specific values
  • Dynamic performance analysis

RTOS Debugger

  • Statistic evaluation and graphic display of task run times
  • Task related evaluation of function run times
  • Statistic evaluation and graphic display of task states
  • Manual executed system calls
  • Task stack coverage
  • PRACTICE functions for OS data
  • RTOS related pull-down menu
  • Task selective debugging

Integration of 3rd Party Tools

  • Editor Integration
  • CASE Tool Integration
  • Kernel Integration
TOP       Extensions

FLEX Adapter

  • Highly Flexible Adapters
  • For Debuggers and ICD Trace
  • High Signal Quality
  • Adapted Impedance
  • MICTOR
  • 100 MIL
  • SAMTEC
  • YAMAICHI

TOP       Configuration Examples


NEXUS Debugger on PC or NOTEBOOK Get Quote

 
Podbus Parallel Interface
NEXUS Debug Module
 

NEXUS Debugger and EPROM/FLASH Simulator on PC or Workstation Get Quote

Hub 10-Base-T or 100-Base-T
NEXUS Debug Module
EPROM/FLASH Simulator Module
 

NEXUS Debugger on PC with USB Interface Get Quote

 
USB2
NEXUS Debug Module
with USB Interface
 

NEXUS Debugger on PC with USB Interface Get Quote

 
USB2
NEXUS Debug Module
with USB Interface
Mixed Operation JTAG/NEXUS
 

NEXUS Debugger on PC with ETH Interface Get Quote

 
Gigabit ETHERNET
PowerDebug II Module
with 1000 MBit ETH Interface
Trace Module
 

NEXUS Debugger and EPROM/FLASH Simulator on PC with USB Interface Get Quote

 
USB2
NEXUS Debug Module
with USB Interface
EPROM/FLASH Simulator Module
 

NEXUS Debugger and Timing/State Analyzer on PC or Workstation Get Quote

Hub 10-Base-T or 100-Base-T
NEXUS Debug Module
Extension Cable
State/Timing Analyzer
 

NEXUS Debugger and Timing/State Analyzer on PC or Workstation Get Quote

Hub 10-Base-T or 100-Base-T
NEXUS Debug Module
Timing Analyzer SOC (ASIC/FPGA)
 

NEXUS Debugger and additional Trigger Probe on PC Get Quote

Printer Cable
Parallel Interface
NEXUS Debug Module
Trigger Probe
 






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