Real-time trigger to dump an error log

A method of preserving an error log of a memory device, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal at a pin of the memory device;
• determining whether the signal is a trigger signal received on the pin of the memory device, based on timing parameters of the signal;
• and
• dumping the error log, associated with one or more error conditions, to memory of the memory device, in response to the determination of the signal being the trigger signal.

A system to interface with a memory device, the system comprising:

• a processor configured to execute instructions stored on one or more components in the system, which instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• detecting one or more error conditions associated with the memory device;
• generating a trigger signal having specified timing parameters;
• and
• transmitting, in response to the detection of the one or more error conditions, the trigger signal to a pin of the memory device to trigger a dump of an error log in the memory device, the pin assigned to functions of the memory device other than triggering the dump.