Debugging multicore projects isn't easy, but proper system design can significantly improve debugging capabilities and speed. Performance is critical given the large amounts of data moving within a multicore chip. So, advanced on-chip instrumentation, tracing, and breakpoint facilities are necessary.
First Silicon Solutions' (FS2) Multicore Embedded Debug (MED) system provides a range of on-chip services designers can incorporate into a system's design. FS2's HyperJTAG supports four cores. HyperDebug delivers system-level event detection, triggering, and timestamping. Bus Navigator instruments the embedded system bus. MED designs can include third-party debug blocks.
MED uses a HyperJTAG probe to link third-party JTAG probes to on-chip hardware. It also provides interface and support software for the PC being used to debug a multicore system. This software allows third-party debugging tools to access the related CPU core and other on-chip debug information independently of each other. The same tools can be used for simulation and FPGA testing.
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