US 2016/0252576 A1 · CONFIGURABLE PROBE BLOCKS FOR SYSTEM MONITORING

Abstract

Configurable probe blocks for system monitoring are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein to monitor a system include configuring a probe block based on a first value of a control word specifying that a first probe input from a set of available probe inputs associated with the probe block is to be enabled and that a first trigger condition from a set of available trigger conditions associated with the probe block is to be assigned to the first probe input. Some such disclosed example methods also include processing, in accordance with the configuring of the probe block based on the first value of the control word, monitored data accessible via the probe block to determine probe data to output from the probe block.

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Dependent claims

A method to monitor a system, the method comprising:

configuring, with a processor, a probe block based on a first value of a control word specifying that a first probe input from a set of available probe inputs associated with the probe block is to be enabled and that a first trigger condition from a set of available trigger conditions associated with the probe block is to be assigned to the first probe input;
and
processing, with the processor and in accordance with the configuring of the probe block based on the first value of the control word, monitored data accessible via the probe block to determine probe data to output from the probe block.

A tangible machine readable storage medium comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

configuring a probe block, which is included in a system, based on a first value of a control word specifying that a first probe input from a set of available probe inputs associated with the probe block is to be enabled and that a first trigger condition from a set of available trigger conditions associated with the probe block is to be assigned to the first probe input;
and
processing, in accordance with the configuring of the probe block based on the first value of the control word, monitored data accessible via the probe block to determine probe data to output from the probe block.

An apparatus to monitor a system, the apparatus comprising:

a memory comprising machine readable instructions;
and
a processor to execute the machine readable instructions to perform operations comprising:
configuring a probe block based on a first value of a control word specifying that a first probe input from a set of available probe inputs associated with the probe block is to be enabled, that a first trigger condition from a set of available trigger conditions associated with the probe block is to be assigned to the first probe input, and that a first probe output from a set of available probe outputs associated with the probe block is to output probe data from the probe block;
and
processing, in accordance with the configuring of the probe block based on the first value of the control word, monitored data accessible via the probe block to determine the probe data to output from the probe block.

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Configurable probe blocks for system monitoring

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Abstract

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