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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Pierre Colle, La Terrasse, FR;
Olivier Potin, Montpellier, FR;
Anne Wantens, Grenoble, FR;
Yves Devigne, Grenoble, FR;
Pierre Colle, La Terrasse, FR;
Olivier Potin, Montpellier, FR;
Anne Wantens, Grenoble, FR;
Yves Devigne, Grenoble, FR;
Temento Systems, Montbonnot Saint Martin, FR;
Abstract
A device for debugging an electronic circuit manufactured from an initial program in hardware description language, HDL, comprising an instrumentation unit capable of receiving the initial program; receiving an additional program describing determined functions; determining an additional circuit to be incorporated into the electronic circuit from the additional program, capable of setting to a determined value a signal selected from among an input signal, an output signal, or a signal internal to the additional circuit; and providing a modified program in HDL language incorporating a description in HDL language of the additional circuit; and a debugging unit capable of debugging a modified electronic circuit manufactured from the modified program, the debugging unit being capable of communicating with the additional circuit to control the setting to the determined value of the selected signal.