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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2013
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kevin Kilzer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Justin Milks, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sundar Balasubramanian, Chandler, AZ (US);
Thomas Edward Perme, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kushala Javagal, Phoenix, AZ (US);
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A processor device with debug capabilities has a central processing unit, an interrupt controller, a status unit operable to be set into a first mode indicating an interrupt has occurred or in a second mode indicating normal execution of code, and a debug unit coupled with said status unit and comprising a configurable breakpoint, wherein a condition can be set that a breakpoint is only activated if the device is operating in an interrupt service routine.