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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Pierre Colle, La Ierrasse, FR;
Anne Waniens, Grenoble, FR;
Thomas Guillemin, Grenoble, FR;
Temento Systems, , FR;
Abstract
A device for debugging an electronic circuit manufactured based on an initial program in hardware description language comprising an instrumentation unit capable of determining a first additional circuit capable of activating a first observation signal representative of the operation of a portion of the electronic circuit corresponding to a determined portion of the initial program, a second additional circuit capable of receiving at least one input signal and of activating a condition signal when a condition on the input signal is fulfilled, a third additional circuit capable of activating a second observation signal when the condition signal is activated, a fourth additional circuit capable of memorizing data representative of the order of activation of the first and second observation signals and capable of providing a modified program incorporating the additional circuits, and a debugging unit capable of debugging a modified electronic circuit manufactured based on the modified program.