PowerTrace for NEXUS

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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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

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

Nexus Trace

Nexus Port

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

Supported Adapters

Trace Storage

• 256/512/1024/2048/4096 MByte Trace Storage
• 16/32/64/128/256 MFrames
• Full Dual-ported
• 640 MByte/sec sample rate
• Time Stamp 5/20 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

Supported Processor Lines

Supported CPUs

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Software Debugger

	ASM Debugger Supports almost all file formats 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
	High-Level-Language Debugging 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 Powerful expression evaluation
	Support of Download Formats for PowerPC ADA GNAT PRO (ADACORE) ELF/DWARF GNAT (FSF) ELF/DWARF C CXPPC (COSMIC) ELF/DWARF XCC-V (GAIO) SAUF GREEN-HILLS-C (GREENHILLS) ELF/DWARF MCCPPC (MENTOR) ELF/DWARF CC (NXP) XCOFF ULTRA-C (RADISYS) ROF HIGH-C (SYNOPSYS) ELF/DWARF DCPPC (TASKING) ELF/DWARF D-CC (WINDRIVER) IEEE COFF ELF/DWARF C++ GCC (FSF) ELF/DWARF GREEN-HILLS-C++ (GREENHILLS) ELF/DWARF CCCPPC (MENTOR) ELF/DWARF MSVC (MICROSOFT) EXE/CV5 HIGH-C++ (SYNOPSYS) ELF/DWARF D-C++ (WINDRIVER) ELF/DWARF GCCPPC (WINDRIVER) ELF/STABS C/C++ GNAT PRO (ADACORE) ELF/DWARF GCC (HIGHTEC) ELF/DWARF CODEWARRIOR (NXP) ELF/DWARF GCC GCC (FSF) ELF/DWARF JAVA FASTJ (WINDRIVER) 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/C++ GREENHILLS (GREENHILLS) ELF/DWARF GCC (HIGHTEC) ELF/DWARF VX-TC (TASKING) ELF/DWARF IEEE DIAB (WINDRIVER) ELF
	Support of Download Formats for ARM ADA GNAT PRO (ADACORE) ELF/DWARF C ARMCC (ARM) AIF ELF/DWARF REALVIEW-MDK (ARM) ELF/DWARF GCCARM (FSF) COFF/STABS ELF/DWARF GREENHILLS-C (GREENHILLS) ELF/DWARF ICCARM (IAR) ELF/DWARF ICCV7-ARM (IMAGECRAFT) ELF/DWARF CARM (KEIL) ELF/DWARF HIGH-C (SYNOPSYS) ELF/DWARF TI-C (TI) COFF GNU-C (WINDRIVER) COFF D-CC (WINDRIVER) ELF C++ ARM-SDT-2.50 (ARM) ELF/DWARF REALVIEW-MDK (ARM) ELF/DWARF GCCARM (FSF) COFF/STABS GNU (FSF) EXE/STABS GCCARM (FSF) ELF/DWARF GREENHILLS-C++ (GREENHILLS) ELF/DWARF MSVC (MICROSOFT) EXE/CV5 HIGH-C++ (SYNOPSYS) ELF/DWARF C/C++ GNAT PRO (ADACORE) ELF/DWARF XCODE (APPLE) Mach-O GCC (HIGHTEC) ELF/DWARF VX-ARM (TASKING) ELF/DWARF
	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
	Intelligent Loader Up to 30 times faster download speed Differential loader especially designed to speed-up iterative edit/compile/load cycles Zipped download for large files Memory contents are verified by checksum instead of reading memory
	Multicore Debugging Debugger for all cores of a multicore chip Debugging of application cores, DSPs, accelerator cores and special-purpose cores Debugging of more than 80 core architectures Support for every multicore topology Support for all multicore operation modes Support for AMP and SMP systems Single debug hardware can be licensed for all cores of a multicore chip
	Logical Display of Peripherals Display of onchip peripherals User definable windows Interactive window definition with softkey support Pulldown menues for selection of choices Additional description for each field
	Script Language PRACTICE 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
	NOR FLASH Programming Internal and/or external NOR FLASH memories All common NOR FLASH types Programming of multiple NOR FLASH devices Provided by debuggers and in-circuit emulators
	TRACE32 Instruction Set Simulators Integral part of TRACE32 Configurable as system under debug (PBI=SIM) Allows post-mortem debugging Software compatible to all TRACE32 tools Easy high-level and assembler debugging OS-aware debugging Cache simulation (architecture dependent) Program and data flow trace based on a bus trace protocol Advanced trace analysis features Powerful script language Programming interface for peripheral simulation Not available for the MIPS architecture Not available for processor architectures that support user-defined instructions
	Trace-based Profiling 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
	Sample-based Profiling 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
	Trace-based Code Coverage Real-time code coverage without instrumentation Suitable for long-term testing Support for all common code coverage metrics Automated report generation Full support of multicore chips
	SmartTrace Fills in missing code Direct branch reconstruction Indirect branch reconstuction with CTS Memory and Register values from CTS
	Trace-based Debugging (CTS) 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
	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
	OS-aware Debugging Real-time, non-intrusive display of RTOS system resources Task stack coverage Task related breakpoints Task context display SMP support Task related performance measurement Statistic evaluation and graphic display of task run times Task related evaluation of function run times PRACTICE functions for OS data Easy access via RTOS specific pull-down menus Support for all major RTOSes
	3rd Party Tool Integration Editor Integration CASE Tool Integration Kernel Integration

Extensions

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

Configuration Examples

NEXUS Debugger and EPROM/FLASH Simulator on PC or Workstation
	Hub 10-Base-T or 100-Base-T
	NEXUS Debug Module
	EPROM/FLASH Simulator Module
NEXUS Debugger on PC with USB Interface
	USB2
	NEXUS Debug Module with USB Interface
NEXUS Debugger on PC with USB Interface
	USB2
	NEXUS Debug Module with USB Interface Mixed Operation JTAG/NEXUS
NEXUS Debugger on PC with ETH Interface
	Gigabit ETHERNET
	PowerDebug II Module with 1000 MBit ETH Interface
	Trace Module
NEXUS Debugger and EPROM/FLASH Simulator on PC with USB Interface
	USB2
	NEXUS Debug Module with USB Interface
	EPROM/FLASH Simulator Module
NEXUS Debugger and Timing/State Analyzer on PC or Workstation
	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
	Hub 10-Base-T or 100-Base-T
	NEXUS Debug Module
	Timing Analyzer SOC (ASIC/FPGA)