NIOS II Trace

Program Flow Trace

Data Trace

Timestamp

• Sample only the specified event
• Sample the complete program flow and the specified data event
• Switch the sampling to the trace buffer on/off after a specified event occurred

• Allows re-debuggging of a traced program section
• Provides forward and backward debugging capabilities
• High-level language trace display including all local variables
• Timing and function nesting display
• Has the ability to fill most trace gaps caused by the limited bandwidth of trace port

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

• Find the program part causing the highest energy consumption
• Locate unexpected power peaks
• Check if power-saving modes are used efficiently
• Current and voltage measurement with TRACE32 Mixed Signal Probe or TRACE32 Analog Probe
• Time correlation with TRACE32 trace tools PowerTrace, CombiProbe, MicroTrace
• Energy statistics on function and task level

• 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

• 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

• Provides all metrics for functional safety
• For standard trace protocols TRACE32 Code Coverage gets by with no or very little instrumentation, full instrumentation as fallback
• Suitable for long-term testing
• Automated report generation in multiple exchange formats
• TRACE32 Trace-Based Code Coverage is included in the scope of delivery of all TRACE32 Debug & Trace Tools at no additional cost

• Basic support for all microcontrollers
• Advanced support for ARM architecture
• Optimize instruction and data cache usage
• Find bus transfer bottlenecks
• Verify effects of code optimisation
• Simulate effects of different cache sizes
• Various graphical and numerical displays