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News Release from: Green Hills Software | Subject: Probe for MSC8101 DSP
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 October 2001
Speedy hardware debug for StarCore DSPs
Green Hills Software has announced the industry's fastest and most intelligent hardware debug probe for Motorola's StarCore-based MSC810x DSPs and StarCore-based SoC embedded systems.
Green Hills Software has announced the industry's fastest and most intelligent hardware debug probe for Motorola's StarCore-based MSC810x DSPs and StarCore-based SoC embedded systems Used with the Green Hills Multi 2000 source-level debugger and IDE, the new probe greatly simplifies the debugging of embedded DSP programs by streamlining host/target communications and handling many debugging functions previously handled by the host
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Green Hills Probe uses an embedded 32bit processor and reconfigurable logic to achieve MSC8101 host/target download speeds of 200kbit/s - up to ten times faster than its competitors.
Built-in intelligence also enables the Probe to provide advanced target read/write and control facilities, and to host a built-in web server that simplifies setup, status and diagnostics.
The new Probe is a high-speed debug interface that provides access to, and control over, StarCore-based target processors via the processor's industry-standard EOnCE port.
Using the Probe, the host-based Multi debugger can upload data from the target processor, run, halt, and reset the processor, read/write the processor's registers and memory, single-step through code, and set hardware and software breakpoints.
Offering tight integration with Multi's debugger, the new Probe greatly reduces latency for common debug commands.
The Probe works with Solaris, Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP, HP/UX, and Linux hosts, and connects to the host-resident debugger via an Ethernet, USB or RS-232C serial port.
The Green Hills Probe supports SoC designs, including those with multiple homogeneous and heterogeneous cores.
In multicore SoC applications, the probe accesses the cores in daisychain fashion through a single EOnCE port.
Designed for use with target systems operating from 1.5 to 5V, the Green Hills Probe uses a 7-15V external DC supply and consumes no target power.
The probe can be used and can be connected or disconnected from the target system while it is running.
Probe diagnostics are included in every segment down to EOnCE pin level.
Green Hills Software developed the Probe for the MSC8101 DSP as part of its Alliance for Product Technology with Motorola that was announced earlier this year. Request a free brochure from Green Hills Software ...
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