IDC20A Debug Probe
The Industry Standard for Almost Every Embedded Platform
The IDC20A debug probe was originally designed to debug SoCs with an Arm® CoreSight™ debug infrastructure. Due to the enormous success of the Arm architecture, this debug concept became the de-facto debug standard for multicore systems in the embedded market.
Today the IDC20A debug probe supports various of architectures and protocols to debug SoCs with and without CoreSight™ and is Lauterbach’s most successful debug probe.
Your Fast and Reliable Debug Probe for Almost Any Project
The IDC20A Debug Probe has been designed for maximum flexibility. Featuring the most common pin-out in the whole embedded market with a wide input voltage range and excellent signal integrity, it is a perfect fit for a large number of targets from general industrial applications to high-speed mobile device designs.
Supports even the most heterogeneous chips
When debugging multicore-systems, it becomes essential that the debug probe is able to concurrently control cores of various architectures within one SoC. The IDC20A Debug Probe provides this flexibility and supports a wide range of architectures.
Perfect fit for almost any target
The IDC20A Debug Probe provides the most common pin-out in the embedded market. Together with a large selection of adapters it is the perfect fit for a wide range of targets.
High transfer speed and signal integrity
With an active circuit target connector, the IDC20A Debug Probe provides highest signal integrity at highest transfer speeds. For appropriate processors the high throughput performance even allows some real time tracing.
Wide Voltage Range starting from 0.4V
Supports high-speed targets with low I/O voltages down to 0.4 V as well as standard industrial applications with I/O voltages up to 5V.
Get Control of Almost Any Chip
The IDC20A is a standard debug probe for a number of industries including mobile communications, medical, consumer electronics, semiconductors, aerospace, industrial and others. It supports dozens of architectures, from today's established microarchitectures to trendy new architectures. IDC20A covers chips from tiny microcontrollers to the most complex SoCs, Soft-Cores (implemented in FPGAs) and various sub-controllers like DSPs.
Universal Debug Protocol Support
JTAG (IEEE 1149.1)
JTAG is the debug protocol commonly available with most CPUs. Derived from Boundary Scan device test-ing, JTAG allows an external tool to communicate with a Test Access Point (TAP) controller inside a chip. A TAP is the access point to the debug infrastructure within a chip. TAPs can be chained to allow the debug-ging of several cores via a single debug probe.
cJTAG (compact JTAG) (IEEE 1149.7)
A technology based on JTAG which reduces the pin count of the debug interface and is optimized for accessing multiple cores in a star topology. It allows the integration of more and more cores in the future without having to change interfaces or principles. cJTAG uses a 2-wire interface.
SWD/SWO
SWD (Serial Wire Debug) is a 2-pin debug interface defined by Arm®, which is optimized to access the CoreSight™ debug infrastructure with maximum performance. Serial Wire Output (SWO) is an optional extension pin to SWD. If a processor has an SWO pin, the IDC20A debug probe is able to receive trace data from both code instrumentation and data accesses*.
*Supported by PowerDebug E40/PowerDebug Pro and newer base modules
Renesas Single-Wire UART
RL78 processors are debugged via a UART like 1-line debug interface using the pins RESET and TOOL0, while the older 78K0R processors use an additional signal TOOL1.
UPDI
The Unified Program and Debug Interface (UPDI) designed by Microchip is a proprietary protocol to debug and program tinyAVR® and megaAVR® devices through a single pin, which is also the chip’s reset pin. These devices can also be programmed via a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI).
Andes Serial Debug Port
Serial Debug Port is a two-wire option for AndesCore™ and RISC-V processors designed by Andes Technology.
Technical Information for the IDC20A Debug Probe
Voltage Range | From 0.4V to 5.0 V |
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Debug Clock Frequency | From 10 kHz to 100 MHz |
Get the IDC20A Probe for Your Architecture
Supports Armv8 and Armv9 based Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-X and Neoverse 32/64-bit cores GTM, SPT, IPU and Multicore debugging included IDC20A debug cable supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG and Serial Wire Debug Port, (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS cJTAG and SWD require PowerDebug Interface USB 2.0/USB 3.0, PowerDebug Ethernet, PowerTrace, PowerDebug II PowerDebug PRO, PowerDebug E40 or PowerDebug X50
Supports Armv7-A/R based Cortex-A and Cortex-R 32-bit cores GTM and IPU debugging included IDC20A debug cable supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG and Serial Wire Debug Port, (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS cJTAG and SWD require PowerDebug Interface USB 2.0/USB 3.0, PowerDebug Ethernet, PowerTrace, PowerDebug II PowerDebug PRO, PowerDebug E40 or PowerDebug X50
Supports Arm Cortex-M cores and SecurCore SC000/SC300 trace support ETM Cortex-M via ETB included GTM and IPU debugging included IDC20A debug cable supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG and Serial Wire Debug Port, (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS cJTAG and SWD require PowerDebug Interface USB 2.0/USB 3.0, PowerDebug Ethernet, PowerTrace, PowerDebug II PowerDebug PRO, PowerDebug E40 or PowerDebug X50
Supports RISC-V 32-bit cores MIPI10 / MIPI20 connector on the target requires: LA-3770 Converter IDC20A to MIPI-10/20/34 ALTERA-10/RISCV-10 connector on the target requires: LA-3863 Converter IDC20A to ALTERA-10/RISCV-10 Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS. Requires TRACE32 software R.2020.09 or newer. Requires Power Debug Module
Supports RISC-V 64-bit cores Multicore debugging included MIPI10 / MIPI20 connector on the target requires: LA-3770 Converter IDC20A to MIPI-10/20/34. ALTERA-10/RISCV-10 connector on the target requires: LA-3863 Converter IDC20A to ALTERA-10/RISCV-10. Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS. Requires TRACE32 software R.2020.09 or newer. Requires Power Debug Module.
Supports Xtensa Cores from Tensilica via an ARM JTAG interface Core trace decoding for TRAX (Trace RAM within core logic) included IDC20A debug cable, which supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG (IEEE 1149.7) and serial Wire Debug (SWD), (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS Requires PowerDebug module Requires LA-3763 if 14 pin JTAG (Xtensa) connector is used
Supports ARC EM/HS/EV/VPX, ARC 600/700, ARCtangent-A4/A5 Uses IDC20A debug cable, which supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG (IEEE 1149.7) and Serial Wire Debug (SWD), (0.4V - 5V) Includes TRACE32 software for Windows, Linux and macOS on DVD or via download. Requires a PowerDebug base module. For ARC-V you require a RISC-V probe instead (LA-3200 or LA-3201).
Supports Hexagon from Qualcomm Includes license for multicore debugging and trace decoding. Uses IDC20A debug cable, which supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG (IEEE 1149.7) and Serial Wire Debug (SWD), (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS. Requires PowerDebug base module.
Debug probe for C28x microcontrollers. Support for the Control Law Accelerator (CLA) is included. Support for the C2000 onchip trace "PC Trace" is included. ("PC Trace" supports up to 128 program branches.) Uses IDC20A debug cable, which supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG (IEEE 1149.7) and Serial Wire Debug (SWD), (0.4V - 5V) Includes TRACE32 software for Windows, Linux and macOS on DVD or via download. Requires PowerDebug base module. Requires LA-7748 if 14 pin TI target adapter is used.
Supports C6xxx. Uses IDC20A debug cable, which supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG (IEEE 1149.7) and Serial Wire Debug (SWD), (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS. Requires PowerDebug base module. Requires LA-7748 if 14 pin TI target adapter is used.
Supports C7000. Uses IDC20A debug cable, which supports 5-pin standard JTAG, cJTAG (IEEE 1149.7) and Serial Wire Debug (SWD), (0.4V - 5V) Includes software for Windows, Linux and macOS. Requires PowerDebug base module. Requires LA-7748 if 14 pin TI target adapter is used.
Connect to Every Target
There are many different connectors used in embedded applications. We do have a wide range of converters to adapt to the corresponding connector used.
Converter to connect an IDC20A debug cable to a target with MIPI34, MIPI20D, or MIPI10 connector. For connecting an IDC20A debug cable on a PowerTrace Serial use the converter LA-2770 instead. (LA-2770 is for a MIPI34 connector with pin 1 on the right sight, while LA-3770 expects pin 1 on the left side at the target.) To connect to a target with MIPI20T connector you must open J101 and J102 on this converter (as described in app_arm_target_interface.pdf) to avoid driver conflicts.
Converter to connect Preprocessor AutoFocus II Mictor38 to MIPI60 (QSH) connector ARM/Cortex: Converter to connect Mictor38 TRACE A and TRACE B (32-bit ETMv3/PTM) and an IDC20A Debug Cable to a MIPI60 connector on the target Intel x86/x64: Converter to connect Mictor38 TRACE A to to a MIPI60 connector on the target Former name: Conv. Prepro.AF II Mictor, ARM20 to MIPI60
Converter to connect an IDC20A Debug Cable to a TI-14 connector which is used on many targets with processors from Texas Instruments Former name: Converter ARM-20 to TI-14
Converter to connect the IDC20A Debug Cable to a Mictor connector on the target providing both debug and trace signals. This is needed if you want to connect the Debug Cable without a Preprocessor and if there is only a Mictor on the target. Former name: ARM Converter ARM-20 to Mictor-38
Converter to connect a Debug Cable to a TI-14 or TI-20-Compact connector which is used on many targets with processors from Texas Instruments Former name: Converter ARM-20 to TI-14 or TI-20-Compact
Converter to connect an IDC20A Debug Cable to a 14-pin JTAG connector on Xilinx target boards.
Converter from IDC20A and HSSTP to R-Car H3 Starter Kit from Renesas Former name: Conv. ARM-20/Samtec40 HSSTP to RCAR-H3-SKIT
Converter to connect an AutoFocus II Preprocessor with MICTOR-38 and an IDC20A Debug Cable to MIPI-10/-20/-34. Enables the AutoFocus II Preprocessor to receive trace data from the 4-bit wide trace port of a MIPI-34 target connector. The converter is configured for MIPI-34 via 0 Ohm resistors. By soldering the resistors differently MIPI-20T can be supported as well. You can get the same converter pre-configured for MIPI-20T by ordering LA-3809 Converter Mictor-38/IDC20A to MIPI-20T.
Converter from Mictor38 of the ETM trace port plus IDC20A to Mictor38 of RTP port of TI chips Former name: Conv. Mictor38/ETM+JTAG20 to Mictor38/RTP
Converter to connect an IDC20A debug cable to the 34 pin DEBUG connector on a PowerTrace Serial. MIPI-34 connector does not have key pin. For connecting an IDC20A debug cable to an AutoFocus-II-MIPI preprocessor (LA-3160) or an AURORA 2 preprocessor (LA-3945) use the converter LA-3770 instead. (LA-2770 is for a MIPI34 connector with pin 1 on the right sight, while LA-3770 expects pin 1 on the left side at the target.)
Converter to connect an IDC20A debug cable or a CombiProbe to a MICTOR38 connector on the target. This is useful, if you want to debug without a Preprocessor and there is only a Mictor connector on the target. The trace signals of the CombiProbe are connected to the lowest four trace signals of the Mictor (ETMv3 pinout, continuous mode). Please note that a high trace bandwidth, as can be output via a Mictor connector, may require a PowerTrace.
Converter to connect an IDC20A Debug Cable to a MIPS-14 connector on the target Former name: Converter ARM-20 to MIPS-14
Converter to connect an AutoFocus II Preprocessor with MICTOR-38 and an IDC20A Debug Cable to MIPI-10/-20T/-34. Enables the AutoFocus II Preprocessor to receive trace data from the 4-bit wide trace port of a MIPI-20T target connector. The converter is configured for MIPI-20T via 0 Ohm resistors. By soldering the resistors differently MIPI-34 can be supported as well. You can get the same converter pre-configured for MIPI-34 by ordering LA-3842 Converter Mictor-38/IDC20A to MIPI-34.
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