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US 2016/0231376 A1Published application
System And Method For Generating Cross-Core Breakpoints In A Multi-Core Microcontroller
AssigneeMicrochip Technology Incorporated
InventorBryan Kris
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Abstract
In a debugging method for an integrated circuit device which has multiple processing cores, a debugging breakpoint is activated at a first processor core in the integrated circuit device. Upon activation, the debugging breakpoint stops execution of instructions in the first processor core and the debugging breakpoint is communicated to a second processor core in the integrated circuit device.
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A debugging method for an integrated circuit device comprising multiple processing cores, comprising:
- activating a debugging breakpoint at a first processor core in the integrated circuit device, wherein the debugging breakpoint stops execution of instructions in the first processor core;
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- communicating the debugging breakpoint to a second processor core in the integrated circuit device.
An integrated circuit device comprising a plurality of processor cores, comprising:
- a first processor core including first emulator logic for activating a first processor core breakpoint;
- a second processor core communicatively coupled to the first processor core and including second emulator logic;
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- a first cross breakpoint logic within the first emulator logic configured to communicate a breakpoint activated by the first emulator logic at the first processor core to the second processor core.
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