PowerTrace Serial 2

OVERVIEW

High Performance Serial Trace Extension

Our PowerTrace Serial trace modules cover all high-speed serial trace ports from low lane count, low bit rate up to the highest lane count and fastest bit rate available in the embedded industry. They support all chips with serial trace port and not only the Aurora/HSSTP protocol, but also tracing over PCIe.

Thanks to the large high-speed memory, you are able to record system behavior in real-time, without influencing the system operation. Both modules use the PodBus Express port of your existing PowerDebug X50 to expand your system capabilities.

BENEFITS

Rocket Fast Tracing to Launch Projects Faster

Software development is often the critical path for many embedded designs. Challenges that appear in the late phases of the development can be extremely difficult to track down and debug. Traditional debug techniques cannot always help to localize the issue while real-time tracing dramatically widens the possibilities to debug and analyze your embedded system.

Embedded projects benefit from measuring the executing performance, analyzing race conditions, or proving code coverage. PowerTrace Serial allows you to explore the operation of your device from the top-level module interactions to the timing of individual instructions. Therefore, you will quickly locate and fix bugs to keep up with the ever-increasing development cycle pace.

Keep Pace with the Fastest Multicore Processors

With the ultra high bit rate of up to 100 GBit/s in total and up to 22.5 Gbit/s per lane, PowerTrace Serial allows you to capture the program flow, task switches, data of several cores and other system sources at once in far more details compared to other tools.

Utilize Your Existing PCIe Ports

PowerTrace Serial enables data trace to PCIe ports. If your SoC implements no dedicated trace port, but already supports PCIe, PowerTrace Serial will act as a PCIe endpoint for trace data, supporting all PCIe generations up to PCIe 4. In conclusion you save additional costly high-speed transceivers.

Future Proof Your Investment

Update your trace solution as you update your design. With PowerTrace Serial you use the same trace solution across multiple target architectures with minimal changes. PowerTrace Serial supports serial trace for Arm CoreSighr™ or Infineons AGBT, as well as other CPU architectures providing a serial trace interface.

Watch Your Entire System

PowerTrace Serial provide a complete view of your embedded system, beyond the confines of your SoC. An additional probe allows to record external digital and analog signals and correlate them to the program execution, for Protocol Analysis or Energy Profiling.

Trace Ultra Long to Capture Everything

Capture extremely long-term trace recordings by streaming the trace data to your host PC for later analysis. An average streaming speed up to 400 MB/s ensures a reliable transfer without data loss. Even higher trace rates are handled reliably by the Power Trace’s internal high-speed memory.

TECHNICAL DATA

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Product PowerTrace Serial 2
PowerTrace III 
Memory Size 4 GByte or 8 GByte 4 GByte or 8 GByte
Application High-performance serial tracing High-performance parallel tracing
Maximum Bandwidth 80 Gbit/s 19.2 Gbit/s
Streaming Performance4
(Peak / Average)
10 000 / 400 MByte/s 2 400 / 400 MByte/s
Parallel Trace N/A Up to 36 lines1
Serial Trace via Aurora/HSSTP 12.5 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 8 lanes
22.5 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 4 lanes1
5.00 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 4 lanes3
6.25 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 3 lanes3
Serial Trace via PCIe PCIe Gen 2 x8
PCIe Gen 3 x8
PCIe Gen 4 x47
N/A
Option for logic analyzer and energy profiling Via Mixed-Signal Probe Via Mixed-Signal Probe
Required debug module PowerDebug X506 PowerDebug X506
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1Requires Preprocessor. Pin-count and recording-speed depends on used preprocessor and trace protocol

2We specify here the speed of the serial link. The maximum speed for the transferred payload is usually smaller due to line encoding, e.g. 80 % with 8b/10b encoding.

3Requires serial preprocessor. For serial tracing we recommend PowerTrace Serial.

4The streaming rate defines the amount of data which can be transferred on the fly to the PC per second. If the trace-port rate is below the streaming rate in average, a practically infinite recording time is possible. The peak-rate is possible temporarily and is compensated by the internal memory of the PowerTrace extension.

5 CombiProbe 2 works with PowerDebug E50, X50, E40, PRO, USB 3, II. Not supported are PowerDebug Ethernet, USB, or USB 2.

6 PowerTrace extensions work with PowerDebug X50, PRO, II.

7PCIe Gen.4 (16 Gbit/s) requires Preprocessor (available in Q2/2023).

ORDER INFORMATION

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Trace for TriCore via PTS 4GB (PACK)
LA-3306

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for TriCore AGBT/SGBT. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential Voltage. Includes AGBT Trace Adapter with flex-cable for ERF8-22 connector. Requires LA-3596 if HSTCU connector is used instead. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for RH850 via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3303

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for RH850 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter and flex-extension for Samtec34 target connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for RISC-V via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3301

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for RISC-V Tested for SiFive Nexus IP. Tested for Tessent Embedded Analytics (aka. UltraSoC) encoder IP Other IP on request. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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PowerTrace Serial 4 GigaByte QorIQ PowerPC
LA-3570

Serial Trace Port Controller with 4 Giga Byte Trace Memory for QorIQ PowerPC converters for Samtec22 or Samtec46 have to be ordered separately if required requires PowerDebug II Ethernet or PowerDebug PRO Host requirements: USB 3.0 or 1000 MBit Ethernet interface, 4.0 GigaByte RAM voltage range 0.15V to 1.25V

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Trace for MPC57xx/SPC5 via PTS 4GB (PACK)
LA-3302

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for MPC57xx/SPC5xx Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec34 target connector add LA-3871: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec34 including Samtec 34-pin flex extension cable For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3872: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec22 including Samtec 22-pin flex extension cable Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for ARC® via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3318

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for ARC Real-Time Trace (ARC RTT) via CoreSight. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for ARC® via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3319

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for ARC Real-Time Trace (ARC RTT) via CoreSight. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for Arm-ETM via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3310

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for Arm-ETM via HSSTP. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for Arm-ETM via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3320

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for Arm-ETM via HSSTP. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for C6000 via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3333

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for C6000 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for C6000 via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3334

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for C6000 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for CEVA-X via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3336

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for CEVA-X ETM Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for CEVA-X via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3337

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for CEVA-X ETM Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for MPC57xx/SPC5 via PTS 4GB (PACK)
LA-3302

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for MPC57xx/SPC5xx Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec34 target connector add LA-3871: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec34 including Samtec 34-pin flex extension cable For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3872: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec22 including Samtec 22-pin flex extension cable Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for MPC57xx/SPC5 via PTS 8GB (PACK)
LA-3322

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for MPC57xx/SPC5xx Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec34 target connector add LA-3871: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec34 including Samtec 34-pin flex extension cable For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3872: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec22 including Samtec 22-pin flex extension cable Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for QorIQ PowerPC via PTS 4GB (PACK)
LA-3328

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for QorIQ PowerPC Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes flex exstension for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec70 target connector add LA-3830. For Samtec46 target connector add LA-3831. For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3832. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for QorIQ PowerPC via PTS 8GB (PACK)
LA-3329

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for QorIQ PowerPC Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes flex exstension for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec70 target connector add LA-3830. For Samtec46 target connector add LA-3831. For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3832. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for RH850 via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3303

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for RH850 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter and flex-extension for Samtec34 target connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for RH850 via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3323

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for RH850 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter and flex-extension for Samtec34 target connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for RISC-V via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3301

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for RISC-V Tested for SiFive Nexus IP. Tested for Tessent Embedded Analytics (aka. UltraSoC) encoder IP Other IP on request. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for RISC-V via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3321

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for RISC-V Tested for SiFive Nexus IP. Tested for Tessent Embedded Analytics (aka. UltraSoC) encoder IP Other IP on request. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for TriCore™ via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3325

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for TriCore AGBT/SGBT. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. REQUIRES ACCESSORY KIT: LA-3556 for ERF8-22/HSTCE connector or LA-3596 for USB-C/HSTCU connector or LA-3590 for OCuLink connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for TriCore™ via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3326

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for TriCore AGBT/SGBT. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. REQUIRES ACCESSORY KIT: LA-3556 for ERF8-22/HSTCE connector or LA-3596 for USB-C/HSTCU connector or LA-3590 for OCuLink connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for Xtensa® via PT-Serial 4GB (PACK)
LA-3314

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for CoreSight Real-Time Trace for Xtensa Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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Trace for Xtensa® via PT-Serial 8GB (PACK)
LA-3315

Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for CoreSight Real-Time Trace for Xtensa Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.

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TARGET CONNECTION

Connect to All Kinds of Trace Ports

To connect your target’s trace port to a PowerTrace Serial we provide a variety of accessories, because trace ports come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on your use case, you might just need a suitable flex-extension, or you need an adapter. For highest speed grades we offer preprocessors, which connect closely to the trace-port for best signal integrity.

Flex Cables

Accessories PTSerial ARM-ETM 1-6 Lanes (PACK)
LA-3521

Flex cable and converter to debug and trace Arm chips, which emit an ETM trace via up to 6 HSSTP lanes.

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Accessories PTSerial ARM-ETM 7-8 Lanes (PACK)
LA-3522

Flex cable and converter to trace Arm chips, which emit an ETM trace via up to 8 HSSTP lanes. For chips with 6 or less HSSTP lanes we recommend to use LA-3521 instead.

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Adapter

AGBT Trace Adapter for PowerTrace Serial
LA-3556

Adapter for PowerTrace Serial to support Tricore AGBT trace ports with up to 4 lanes.

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RH850-34pin Debug&Trace Adapter for PT Serial
LA-3561

Adapter for PowerTrace Serial to support RH850 trace ports with up to 4 lanes via a 34-pin target connector. Requires PowerTrace Serial (LA-3303, LA-3323, or LA-3560).

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RH850-40pin Trace Adapter for PT Serial
LA-3562

Adapter for PowerTrace Serial to support RH850 trace ports with up to 4 lanes via a 40-pin target connector. Requires PowerTrace Serial (LA-3303, LA-3323, or LA-3560).

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PTSERIAL-PCIe-Gen3 x4 Slot-Card-Converter
LA-3524

Active slot card adapter for up to 4-lanes PCIe. Converts standard PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Pinout conform to PCI-Express x4 Connector Pin-Out. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license

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PTSERIAL-PCIe-Gen3 x8 Slot-Card-Converter
LA-3525

Active slot card adapter for up to 8-lanes PCIe. Converts standard PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Pinout conform to PCI-Express x8 Connector Pin-Out. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license

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PTSERIAL-PCIe-Gen3 x1 Slot-Card-Converter
LA-3527

Active slot card adapter for 1-lane PCIe. Converts standard PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Pinout conform to PCI-Express x1 Connector Pin-Out. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license

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PTSERIAL-MiniPCIe-Gen3 x1 Slot-Card-Converter
LA-3526

Passive slot card adapter or 1-lane PCIe. Converts standard Mini-PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Conforms to PCI Express® Mini Card Electromechanical Specification. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license

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Preprocessors

Aurora 2 Preprocessor for PowerTrace Serial
LA-3945

Preprocessor to extend the recording speed of a PowerTrace Serial for serial lanes with Aurora/HSSTP protocol. Support up to 4 lanes with up to 22.5Gbit/s each. Requires PowerTrace Serial (1 or 2) and TRACE32 software DVD 2022/09 or newer.

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PCIe Gen 4 Preprocessor for PowerTrace Serial
LA-3529

Preprocessor for PowerTrace Serial (1 or 2) to record trace from up to four lanes of PCIe Gen 4. (Without this preprocessor PowerTrace Serial supports only PCI Gen 2 and Gen 3.) Requires the licenses LA-3550X (License for PCI Express) programmed to your PowerTrace Serial in addition to a suitable trace decoder license. You can choose between two kinds of target connection: Connection 1: OCuLink SFF-8612 connector (via included OCuLink cable). Preprocessor is used inside the included housing. Connection 2: PCI-Express x4 Connector. Preprocessor is used as a slotcard wihout the housing. Voltage levels of sideband signals must have 3.3V. Support for other voltage levels on request.

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TYPICAL CONFIGURATIONS

Configuration Examples for PowerTrace Serial

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Heterogeneous Multicore Trace via Arm CoreSight™

This configuration is typically used for SoCs containing Arm Cortex cores owning a CoreSight™ HSSTP trace port. It allows the simultaneous tracing of all kinds of Arm cores, mixed with various other CoreSight™ compatible CPU and DSP cores.

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PowerPC QorIQ Trace via PCIe

Numerous SoCs of various manufacturers and architectures can be traced via PCIe, including the QorIQ family from NXP shown in this example. While tracing via PCIe requires usually a more complex initialization on your SoC (compared to tracing via Aurora/HSSTP), it allows to reduce costs, by omitting a dedicated trace port, and allows tracing with your production device, where all dedicated trace ports might have been removed to save space.

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TriCore Trace via AGBT

The Aurora Gigabit Trace (AGBT) for TriCore AURIX chips, requires an additional clock reference provided by the trace tool. Therefore, this configuration uses a dedicated adapter to match the AGBT specification.

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Trace via Extreme Fast Arm HSSTP Port

With most Arm SoCs the trace ports do not exceed 12.5 Gbit/s per serial, supported by the PowerTrace Serial by default. However, if you having an outstanding SoC which is even faster, this configuration lets you break the speed limit by going up to 22.5 Gbit/s per lane-