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News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK | Subject: Debug Detective
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 September 2001
Simulation extends to debug and design
analysis
Debug Detective is the latest product in the HDL Designer Series from Mentor Graphics.
Debug Detective is the latest product in the HDL Designer Series from Mentor Graphics Debug Detective provides extended debug and design analysis capabilities to existing simulation solutions, with initial support specifically for the Mentor Graphics ModelSim simulation tool
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Debug Detective is invoked directly from the ModelSim interface, providing real-time, interactive rendering of graphical and tabular descriptions of HDL designs during simulation.
This capability gives designers a new level of visibility and debug control throughout all levels of the design hierarchy without impacting the existing flow.
In addition, no source code changes are required and no additional database is generated or stored.
"Our customers want a way to use the debugging and analysis technology from the HDL Designer product in their existing simulation environment", said Valerie Rachko, director of marketing for HDL Designer Series at Mentor Graphics.
"Debug Detective has been designed to be a natural extension to the simulation tool, providing designers with faster debug and improved productivity without ever leaving simulation".
Debug Detective lets designers view any and all levels of the design as block diagrams, Interface-Based Design (IBD) tables, state machines or flow charts.
Enhanced debugging features include graphical breakpoints, signal probing, graphics to text source cross-highlighting, animation, cause analysis and total simulation control.
Debug Detective is available now at a price of $2000 US for a node locked license and $3000 US for a floating license.
It is available as an option to or bundled with ModelSim PE or SE, versions 5.4 or higher.
Debug Detective supports HP 10.20/11.0, Solaris 2.6/7/8, Windows 98/NT/2000 and Linux RedHat 6.0.
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