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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 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, debug circuitry including a trace module and an external interface, wherein the trace module generates a trace stream including information about executed instructions, wherein the trace stream is output through the external interface, and wherein the trace module is further operable to detect a trigger signal and upon detection to insert a trace packet into the generated trace stream.