Debugger changes to configurable core support

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 28, 2006

Lauterbach now supports Tensilica's Diamond Standard and Xtensa configurable processors with its Trace32 PowerView microprocessor debugger.

Lauterbach now supports Tensilica's Diamond Standard and Xtensa configurable processors with its Trace32 PowerView microprocessor debugger.

Lauterbach's debugger speeds software development on Tensilica's processor cores.

"Over the past year, we've seen increasing demand for our products on both families of Tensilica processors - the Diamond Standard series and the Xtensa configurable processors - as more designers are using these products in their SoC designs", stated Norbert Weiss, International Sales Manager from Lauterbach.

"Tensilica's processors are particularly popular in multicore designs, which we service very well with our Trace32-ICD".

The PowerDebug (in-circuit debugger) is a high-performance JTAG debugger.

The PowerDebug's hardware consists of a universal debug module that can be connected to any PC or workstation via a USB 2.x or Ethernet interface.

The PowerView software supports multicore debugging.

Graphical variable displays and dedicated commands to handle large arrays support the development of DSP-specific code.

The combination of the debugger and the PowerProbe logic analyser enables real-time measurements.

The PowerView debugger software provides a unified, graphical environment for debugging SoCs with one or more Tensilica processors, or a combination of Tensilica processors plus cores from other vendors in a heterogeneous debug environment.

"Lauterbach is well respected as having a premier debugging solution for SoC designs and several of our customers have requested this support, so we're delighted to offer our customers this resource for their design activity", stated Larry Przywara, Tensilica's Director of Strategic Alliances.

The Lauterbach Trace32 PowerView and PowerDebug are available now from Lauterbach.