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New Technical Paper: Slow Run: Features and Benefits

iSYSTEM has published a new technical article describing the features and benefits of Slow Run mode.

Slow Run allows the capture of the complete program execution and data trace – although the MCU does not provide a debug trace port. Slow Run mode is not a substitute for powerful MCUs with trace ports and according debuggers, but it shows every developer the insights of the complete application’s execution, where without Slow Run mode only teeny-weeny details are visible.

Why is Slow Run Mode an important feature? Read more...

 

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Must your application react on ECC corruption?

Do you have an application that needs to detect and react on ECC corruption? If yes, how do you test  and verify your application's behaviour?

Basics:
ECC stands for Error Correcting Code and is used for error corrections e.g. on memory that must be free of single bit errors. ECC can correct one-bit errors and detect 2-bit errors. ECC needs on 32 bit 7 check bits and on 64 bits 8 check bits.

Now let's assume your embedded application stores e.g. electrocardiogramm data in memory (with ECC) and writes it later to disk. If there is an error, your application needs to react because data diversification can't be tolerated.

But how can you test such a scenario? ECC errors occur very seldom, sometimes there is no error for years - so how can you verify your application's behaviour?

iSYSTEM has a solution. Since winIDEA 9.12.19 you can induce ECC corruption manually using Hardware/Tools/Memory dialog.

In the dialog you set the address and size of memory to corrupt.

Please note that if this is done indiscriminately, the device can be rendered permanently unusable. Currently supported devices are MPC5xxx.

iSYSTEMTechBlog: New "Hot Attach" Options in winIDEA 9.12.4

Hot Attach is a feature available for a long time. "Hot attach" allows the attachment of a debugger to a running target system without affecting its operation.

To "hot attach" an iSYSTEM debugger (iC3000, iC5000) following steps are executed in winIDEA:

• Check in "Hardware/ Emulation Options/ Hardware" tab the "Hot attach to target" option
• Execute "Download" command from "Debug" menu.
• Connect the debug cable to the target system.
• Select the "Attach" debug command from "Debug" menu to attach to the target system.

Now the debugger should display "Run" status and the application can be stopped and debugged if necessary.

To disconnect from the target application select "Detach" command from the "Debug" menu.

Since winIDEA 9.12.4 (release date 15.2.2012)  upon "Debug/Download" winIDEA can optionally disable "Hot Attach" and perform a regular download.

The location for this setting is: "Debug/ Files for Download/ Options" tab

• Initialize debugger, load symbols: This is the default setting for hot attach
• Initialize, attach to CPU, download code: This new option performs a regular download, bypassing hot attach configuration. After download hot attach capabilities are restored.

 

 

 

 

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Slow Run - Collect Trace Info on CPUs without Trace Port!

winIDEA build 9.12.7 introduced a new feature - the "Slow Run" mode. Slow Run allows the acquisition of a full program trace - also on CPUs without a trace port!

How is that realized?

In Slow Run mode winIDEA executes the target application at one instruction at a time, which is similar to single step mode. After every step address and data information is retrieved. From that the trace information is collected that is used by the analyzer to display trace and code coverage information.

The high load necessary to collect and calculate all that info, takes up time why this mode is called "Slow Run". Although the analyzer will advance the time stamp for every instruction by 1ns, the effective rate is ~30 instructions per second - depending on the architecture used.

To set winIDEA to slow run mode, check Debug menu "Use Slow Run". Per default it is set to "off".

 

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Incremental Flash Programming on MPC5xxx and TriCore

Since build 9.12.4 winIDEA supports incremental flash programming to speed up download times when only small changes are performed!

When a download is performed into an already programmed device, (optionally) only the FLASH sectors which have been modified, are programmed.

To set this option, select Hardware/eEmulations Options.../CPU/CPU Setup.../Debugging and check the option "Program only modified FLASH sectors".

iSYSTEMTechBlog: MPC5xxxx TLB write access Support

winIDEA supports since build 9.11.63 MPC5xxx TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer) write access. TLB entries can now be written via MemoryWrite functions (included in isystem.connect API set).

To access a specific TLB entry, the access address encodes the TLB index in bits 16-31 and the MAS register (MMU Assist Registers) in bits 0-15.

The TLB manipulation functions are provided via isystem.connect's CMPC5xxxController class.

Example:
import isystem.connect as ic

cmgr = ic.ConnectionMgr()
cmgr.connectMRU('')

# get MPC5xxx controller
MPCCtrl = ic.CMPC5xxxController(cmgr)

# get TLB 3
TLB = MPCCtrl.getTLB(3)

# change RPN to 0x40800000 physical
TLB.m_dwMAS3 = 0x40800000 | (TLB.m_dwMAS3 & 0xFFF)

# set TLB 3
MPCCtrl.setTLB(3, TLB)

 

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Power Probe for Power Measurement

To help customers with power measurement iSYSTEM provides now a so called Power Probe!

As mentioned in last week's blog post the iC5000 I/O module allows now power measurement. But what do you do if your target's voltage and current exceed the input range of the I/O module?

Take iSYSTEM's Power Probe!

The Power Probe is a small board that is connected between the power supply and the target hardware. On the Power Probe you find two resistor blocks - one divider block for voltage and one shunt resistor block for current. If you need to scale down the voltage or current you just select the appropiate resistor by a jumper. 

And now you can connect the I/O module to measure the power consumption!

As mentioned in last week's blog post if you use divider resistors remember to specify in "Hardware/ Options/ IO" dialog a "Multiply" value and the Ohm value for the shunt resistor.

For more information see IOModule.pdf .

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Multiple Special Function Register Definitions supported

Since winIDEA 2011 build 53 (9.11.53) multiple special function registers (SFRs) can be defined for a CPU. In the CPU specification, names of multiple CPUs or modules can be combined with the + sign. This allows adding a few SFRs for a CPU.

In the beside example the default registers for MPC5567 are used with addition of SFRs specified in external definition MySFRs.

Additional custom SFRs files (*.SFR, *.SFG) can be placed in the newly imple-mented SFR subfolder of winIDEA.

After the next restart of winIDEA the custom SFRs will be available.

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Overlay Support in winIDEA

An overlay is one or more regions of program code which is copied at application start or during application execution from its load location (typically ROM memory) into RAM memory. This technique is used to:

• Enhance performance when execution from RAM is faster than from ROM
• Allow different application modules to be loaded into RAM at different times

Code in an overlay region is typically linked to its execution (RAM) address. Symbolic information can be reported a load or at exectue address.

There are two different types of overlays:

• Static overlays: Overlay region which is copied to RAM only once and stays loaded for the duration of the application.
• Dynamic overlays: If an overlay RAM region is loaded with different overlays during application lifetime, it is a dynamic overlay.

On-chip trace relies on knowing the code which is executed. A debugger will extract this information from the download file, but in an overlay system no code is loaded at the execution address.
If symbolic information is reported at execution address, debugging will work well for static overlays, but will fail for dynamic overlays, because one execution address maps into multiple overlays.

winIDEA currently supports only static overlays. Symbolic information must be reported with execution address. Overlays are Process specific. To configure them Debug/Files for Download/Process tab and edit the appropiate process.

 

iSYSTEMTechBlog: NewTechnical Papers released!

iSYSTEM has published two new technical papers to iSYSTEM's webpage.

• How to overcome/avoid High Frequency Effects on Debug Interfaces
  This article discusses design considerations for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) to prevent high frequency effects. MCUs get more and more complex by higher integration and performance at less power consumption. Due to that the on-chip trace signals are subject to (increased) signal distortion which can prevent a trace tool from capturing the trace stream correctly. Design guidelines help to overcome these high frequency effects...
• How reliable is Code Coverage information shown in Source Code?
  100% code coverage measurement on source code is not equal to 100% code coverage measurement on object code level. The examples in this article show how the usage of complex instructions (e.g. for loop), complex conditions (e.g. if statement) or library/operating system functions add object code that is not directly traceable to source code statements. This inserted object code could include dead code or never taken code paths.... See how to find this untraceable code...

iSYSTEMTechBlog: Low Power Debug Support in winIDEA 2011

winIDEA2011 supports the transition into low power state and its return to normal power for MPC 551x and MPC560x CPUs. 

Low power handling is enabled optionally by checking the Low Power Debug option in Hardware/Emulation Options/CPU/CPU Setup/MPC5xxx as not all CPU masks implement debugger support internally.

When the CPU exits low power state, the emulator stops it and reinitializes the on-chip debug module.  This ensures that breakpoints and trace do not miss any code execution. After the OCD initialization the CPU remains stopped. If the CPU should resume running, check the  Run after exiting low power state option.

When the CPU is about to enter low power mode, the emulator can stop it when the option Stop before entering low power state is checked. This allows review of the application context. The CPU status indictes that the CPU is stopped before entering low power mode.

For more information see winIDEA2011_ReleaseNotes .

iSYSTEMTechBlog: How does Auto Calibration work?

Auto calibration is a feature of iSYSTEM’s powerful on-chip debuggers to reduce noise, skew, crosstalk, etc. and to ensure a high quality trace data. Autocalibration allows the on-chip debugger (e.g. iC5000) to adjust the sampling position by shifting the sampling voltage and sampling delay in reference to the clock.  This allows the tool to fine tune the instant when the signal is sampled to a moment where the signal is more stable.

Autocalibration is realized by different means. On all channels and for all reference voltages the signal is sampled twice and checked when the signal is stable.
To achieve that, any input signal is routed parallel into two registers that use different clocks. The clock delay is programmable, but it is ~1ns apart. The voltage level based on Vref is also shifted. It can be adjusted in both directions to allow sampling at several different threshold voltages. Then the (two) signals are sampled using different threshold values.
If the signal is not changing in the 1ns period, the signal is considered stable and “sampled good”.  If the signal changes then it is “sampled unpredictable”.

The sampling results are shown in winIDEA’s Trace Line Calibration results view.The graph is based on Vref and Phase which is the clock delay.  If the signal is stable it shows a “.”. If the signal is traveling from low to high (or opposite), an “X” is shown. Already from the graph you can establish “data eye” areas, where it is save to sample.

Usually the auto calibration logic in the Blue Box decides automatically on “Recommended” Vref and Phase values (shown as “R”). But in cases of huge noise this might not be possible and the user has to set these values manually in “Current” input boxes (shown as “o” in the graph).

On the iTRACE Probe 2 every signal line can be shifted and delayed individually (important for PCB designs where the onboard debug lines have different lengths and therefore different shifts). Additionally differential signaling is used that transports every signal over two lines where one line runs the inverted signal in the opposite direction. This way any signal distortion should be very limited across both lines.

With Autocalibration the iC5000 can capture up to 2Gbps data over a 16bit port. With the iTRACE Probe 2 a data bandwidth of 5600Mbps can be achieved on a 16bit port and using 4 iTRACE Probes 2 up to 20000Mbps (=20Gbps!) data bandwidth are possible.

iSYSTEMTechBlog: OTM Encoding - what´s that?

iSYSTEM's powerful on-chip debuggers enable you to identify performance bottlenecks using the function profiler. The user can find which functions are most time consuming or time critical and need to be optimized. Function profiling is realized by tracing function entries and exits. The execution time of a function is the difference between these two points.   

Some CPUs with Nexus as debug interface feature so called ownership trace messaging (OTM) which includes a so-called ownership trace register (OTR) that can be configured to contain information necessary for a debugger to provide task information to a user. There are several OTM formats allowed and specified in the ORTI standard. 

In practice, an operating system writes to the process ID register (PID0) which yields an ownership trace message on every write. The on-chip debugger's function profiler records these OTM messages and displays the task activities based on it.

In winIDEA's profiler settings you can specify the OTM format  in "OTM encoding". There are different encodings supported by winIDEA, e.g. the entry in beside screenshot means:

• Multiple OTM messages
• Bit7 is stop bit
• Bit6 is start bit
• bits following are ID fields, 2 bits
• then there is data in little endian format
  

winIDEA is compliant to ORTI 2.1 and 2.2 standard.

For further information see

iSYSTEM Technical Note MPC551x 56xx

iSYSTEM Technical Note MPC5xxx ST SPC56

winIDEA Advanced Debug Training

Wikipedia on Nexus Standard

 

 

 

iSYSTEM released winIDEA 2010!

iSYSTEM released winIDEA 2010 - the newest version of it´s powerful IDE and debugger. Addtional to many new winIDEA features this version also includes testIDEA - iSYSTEM´s new tool to write and execute test applications and test cases.

With iSYSTEM testIDEA you can write test applications/cases but also auto­mati­cally execute them on customer’s hardware connected by iSYSTEM tools. iSYSTEM testIDEA is a free and open programming interface (API) that is completely integrated in winIDEA.Test applica­tions, test cases and the accordant test reports can be written in many different programming and scripting languages (Python, Java, C/C++, C#, Perl, TCL…). testIDEA also includes an interactive editor for generating test cases and test reports.

winIDEA has been expanded to support many new microcontrollers with their specific features. This is reflected in several changes in the winIDEA user frontend. Major enhancements have been included in the isystem.connect API set that allows to remote control winIDEA from many scripting languages like (Python, Java, C/C++, C#, Perl, TCL…). This makes an integration of winIDEA in customer specific development and test processes very easy.
Improvements have been added to Profiler, Trace, build manager (and other components...). New features are included like debug and trace support of overlay regions, display of new types in watch windows, caching of real-time accesses, integration of Python scripts in watch and SFR windows, RTOS support for OSEK, Hilscher rcX and Keil RTX, workspace, trace trigger and breakpoint templates...
For a complete list of all included features see What´s new .

The new winIDEA 2010 release is available for download now!

iSYSTEM Product Videos and Screencasts

This iSYSTEM web page is an extract of our YouTube channel where you may find more videos about iSYSTEM products and people. On this page you basically have product related videos that may help you to learn about iSYSTEM products in general and in depth. Here is an example:

iC5000 On-Chip-Analyzer - Out-of-the-box experience I

iSYSTEM Web Based Training now online

A "getting started" service for new users and a "did I miss something" service for experienced users. This web module will be constantly enhanced in order to create a web based training service for iSYSTEM customers, prospects, partners and students (and others) to pro-actively learn the efficiant use of iSYSTEM tools without reading a manual or an online help. All trainings are short, well structured and come with videos and automated demos to visualize important aspects of the iSYSTEM tool handling.

It is not hard to learn more.  What is hard is to unlearn when you discover yourself wrong. 
~Martin H. Fischer

 Experience now on our support home page ...

New iC5000 Hardware Reference Manual including IO Module Description

Now supporting:
- ARM7
- ARM9
- Cortex
- XScale - XC2000
- Infineon TriCore (Tricore/PCP)
- Freescale Power Architecture (MPC/eTPU)
- Freescale S08 - SuperH
- Freescale S12(X) (S12/XGATE)
- Freescale Coldfire V1
- Freescale Coldfire V2/V3/V4
- NEC V850
- NEC 78K0R
- ...
 

Possibilities and Limits of Software Debugging Techniques Depending on the Microcontroller/Microprocessor

Technical paper about the pros and cons of on-chip debug interfaces provided on a microcontroller today. What is the quality of data one gets out of such small interfaces? Are there design issues I do have to consider from the very beginning? What is the quality of trace, profiling and code coverage via on-chip debug interfaces? Is this possible at all?

Download the paper from our Print-Library ...

Update of our slideshare account - First picture of iC5000 with an I/O module

We just updated our slideshare account. There you will find the latest powerpoint presentations about iSYSTEM Blue Box Technology for embedded development and test.

What you should consider first profiling your embedded software ...

Most of the embedded development and test tools available in the embedded market today do include a profiler functionality. However, choosing a development and test tool that supports profiling, you should add additional check boxes according to your project requirements. This paper will help you to identify those.
Beside that it is a nice document to learn about a profiler in general.

Extract of the content:
What is a profiler?, What is an event?
What is data and execution profiling?
How does the debug interface of a MCU affects my profiling results?
What is task profiling?
Overview of MCU trace capabilities ...

Further information about profiling: iSYSTEM Profiler User's Guide

Screencast about iSYSTEM, iSYSTEM products and the new iC5000

Christmas NEWS!

All I want for Christmas…  is to thank you all for your confidence in  iSYSTEM and iSYSTEM products! The past year was demanding – you all know – but we used the chance and put all our might in developing a new generation of products!

Highlights of the year 2009:

• iC5000 On-Chip analyzer:  one hardware platform for many different processors 
• NEW! iC5000 now supports Power Architecture, TriCore and XC2000
• GOEPEL joint venture: Boundary Scan meets JTAG emulation
• Enhancements in winIDEA: new Plug-ins and API interfaces, Python 2.6. support included

Preview 2010:

• Free 1-day workshop on isystem.connect, Tracing, Profiling and Code Coverage
  Dates scheduled:  9th Feb.2010  in Schwabhausen, 25th Feb.2010 in Stuttgart
  Click here for agenda and registration details

We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!  Have a happy holiday season and a new year filled with peace and prosperity!

iC5000 On-Chip Analyzer – Software configurable Development and Test Platform for Embedded Systems

Today iSYSTEM AG based in Schwabhausen announces their new generation of development and test tools for embedded software and hardware.

The platform called iC5000 On-Chip Analyzer is the consequent product enhancement of well proven iSYSTEM technolgy into one hardware platform. iC5000 is a single hardware and software platform that is changed by software updates into a multi­functional development and test tool to support various processors and controllers.

 

The hardware of the iC5000 consists of a base module including USB2.0 and ETH100 for con­nec­tion to the PC. On top of the base module the debug/trace module and an optional I/O module is lo­cated.

The debug/trace module connects to different debug interfaces (JTAG, BDM, SWD, ETM, NEXUS…).  For that various adapters are available.

The I/O module controls measurement and stimulation tests.  With it analog and digital signals can be generated, monitored and traced.

 

At the moment there are software licenses to support following controllers: ARM7, ARM9, XScale,  CortexM3, Freescale Coldfire V1, Coldfire V2/V3/V4, MC9(S)08 and MC9S12(X). Others will follow in 2010. By purchase of a trace license the platform is expanded from a simple debugger to very powerful test tool with up to 256MB trace memory.

 

More information on data sheet of iC5000

 

ActiveGT POD for Freescale/STMicroelectronic MPC56xx/SPC56xx

iSYSTEM developed a stand-alone on-chip emulator solution for the so called Pictus and Bolero Controllers of Freescale/STMicroelectronic. Everything is integrated in one box in order to avoid too many adapters/connectors between a target and the development tool (see picture below). The blue box includes a proper emulation device (208BGA Bolero, 144QFP Pictus). Only these devices do have a NEXUS debug and trace interface. Development and test may be done with and/or without a target system. Due to the use of the internal clock of the on-chip emulator, high frequencies are no challenge anymore. An optional measurement board enables developers to measure or set every single pin of the controller.

Hardware manual and supported devices: ActiveGT POD

Ask Werner about flash programming speed!

Blogteam:
In the last 4 weeks iSYSTEM had a survey on their web page with following question: How much time would you expect a standard debugger to download, erase, flash and verify a 150kByte application?
Werner, how would you answer that question?

Werner:
The answer depends on
- the flash itself
- the type of on-chip debug interface,
- the potential of loading of a flash monitor software,
- the sector size
- the size of code to be downloaded,
- the debugger software and
- the debugger hardware.

Blogteam:
Can you explain the different aspects?

Werner:
The flash itself is a major speed factor. Flash architectures differ in the algorithm they require for flash programming, and these algorithms specify different numbers of cycles and pulses they need for erasing and programming.

Blogteam:
How does the on-chip debug interface and the monitor software influence flash programming times?

Werner:
On-chip debug interfaces vary a lot in interface speed. JTAG is a very common interface, but in some cases it is not the fastet one to use.
A really huge speed boost is gained by using flash monitor software. A monitor software is a little program copied from the debugger to the target CPU. Instead of the debugger controlling which memory areas are to be programmed in the flash, the monitor receives all data and takes over the control. The performance gain is in average 3 times, but with some architectures the factor goes up by 27!

Blogteam:
Wow, that´s a boost! And how much influence has the code and sector size on the download times?

Werner:
If we talk about programming the complete flash the download time increases linear to the size of code. Sector sizes are irrelevant on a complete flash programming.
But as soon as we consider partial flash programming e.g. to implement a break point, then sector sizes play an important time factor. As smaller the sector size as faster the programming will be done.

Blogteam: 
And the last aspects, the debugger software and hardware?

Werner:
To program a flash a specific protocol and a tight timing with distinct voltage levels is needed on the lines of the flash. A PC is not capable to control this interface directly. A sophisticated level converter between PC and MCU is necessary, a so called hardware debugger. And this hardware debugger is controlled by a debugger software.
A major time factor of a debugger software and hardware is how fast they can communicate, e.g. does the software connect to the hardware debugger via USB 1.0 or USB 2.0 or Ethernet? Another point to consider is whether the hardware debugger has internal memory to buffer download data.

Blogteam: 
So, the customer has to take care of a lot of things! What´s the answer of iSYSTEM to that?

Werner:
iSYSTEM provides flash monitor software for many CPUs. If there is no monitor software, iSYSTEM has on open interface (UMI=Universal Monitor Interface) that allows the customer to write a flash specific monitor software that integrates seamlessly into our integrated development environment WinIDEA (which is the debugger software).
iSYSTEM customers compliment our tools (WinIDEA and Blue Boxes) for their high speed in flash programming!

Blogteam:
Thanks Werner!

iSYSTEM Video explaining Blue Box Technology and Test Tools

iSYSTEM has produced a new video to demonstrate the features of their professional development and test tools for embedded applications.

In the demonstration a Freescale Coldfire evaluation board is used which hosts the Coldfire 5235 microcontroller.

The video shows profiler usage including summary on total time spent in the function, number of calls, average call duration,... as well as trace of program flow and external events by direct access to the on-chip trigger logic through winIDEA. Another topic in the video is execution coverage that shows which parts of the application have been executed.

Now enjoy the video and learn more about iSYSTEM products!

iSYSTEM Tools to support Infineon TriCore Microcontrollers

iSYSTEM adds blue box tool support for TriCore to its portfolio of supported microcontrollers.

An iSYSTEM blue box (iC3000) combined with a single JTAG/DAP(Device Access Point) adapter card supports TC173x, TC176x, TC176xED, TC179x and TC179xED. The ED devices come with trace support that may be enabled via the same interface card by purchasing an additional trace software license.

All is driven by iSYSTEM's integrated development environment and debugger software (winIDEA) running under both, Windows and Eclipse. The IDE supports all known compilers for these TriCore family.

More information and datasheet: www.isystem.com/TriCore
Picture of the TriCore interface card: www.flickr.com/photos/isystem/3446365481
Picture of iSYSTEM's debugger hardware with an interface card slot: www.flickr.com/photos/isystem/3308367699

Special Spring Offers for ARM7/9/Cortex/XScale and Colfdire V2/3/4

iSYSTEM offers two new development tool bundles for an unbelievable end-user price of 2.490,00 EUR. A bundle consists of an iSYSTEM blue box (iC3000HS) and an appropriate interface card (iCARD) as well as iSYSTEM's integrated development environment and debugger (winIDEA). Please refer to the following order code for the bundles:

B-IC30114HS (Coldfire V2/3/4)
B-IC30129HS (ARM7/9/Cortex/XScale)

This "Spring Bundle Price" is limited until end of June 2009.

Datasheet for Coldfire
Datasheet for ARM
Datasheet for Cortex

Renesas Microcontroller Support

iSYSTEM’s Embedded Software Development and Test Tools now support Renesas new 8-bit microcontroller generation R8C/3x. This processor generation is mainly used in the automotive industry and white goods. The iSYSTEM tools for Renesas R8C/3x consist of a software development environment with a debugger, winIDEA, and in-circuit emulator hardware. All popular compilers are supported. For R8C/3x the IAR and the Renesas specific compiler are available. Dependent on the customers' applications adaptors might be necessary. The tool chain comes with standard debug functionalities such as run control, single step, memory visualisation and test functions like trace, profiler, code coverage for efficient error detection, plus 1-year maintenance. The package price (without compiler) is € 8.180,00.

iSYSTEM and Renesas have acted upon request of the automotive industry to offer flexible tools that can be seamlessly integrated into the software development and test process. Jürgen Axmacher, Renesas European Marketing Manager Automotive, on the new partnership: “With iSYSTEM tools we offer our customers a worldwide mainstream development and test tool. Although we offer our own tools, our customers also request iSYSTEM support because iSYSTEM tools are open, flexible and deployable in the whole development process. In addition there will be a know-how transfer between iSYSTEM and Renesas Japan about the diverse market requirements on modern debug interfaces of future processors. This also deals with definitions of minimum chip specifications, e.g. to fullfill standards based on test requirements like code coverage”.

Erol Simsek, Director Sales & Marketing of iSYSTEM AG, adds: “With this co-operation iSYSTEM breaks into new grounds. Thanks to the professional support of Renesas, we have designed a tool that meets the diverse market requirements. Initially iSYSTEM supports the R8C/3x family. Then we plan to expand the support to more controllers, including 32-bit”.

Fore more information and to download the datasheet, please visit: http://www.isystem.com/Renesas, http://www.isystem.com/RenesasTech