Trace Probe for Synopsys DesignWare ARC embedded systems
Ultra-XD is a powerful high-speed trace and run-time control debug probe for embedded development on Synopsys DesignWare ARC configurable RISC processors with the ARC Real-time Trace Interface Option. Ultra-XD works with Synopsys MetaWare IDE for advanced embedded system debugging and analysis.
Ultra-XD allows:
• Capture and viewing of program-flow and data-accesses in real-time, non-intrusively
• Download program from host PC to target embedded system
• Exercise program in target (go, step, halt, breakpoints, interrogate memory, registers and variables)
Synopsys MetaWare IDE is a complete development environment for embedded C/C++ development on ARC and includes an Eclipse based Integrated Development Environment, Compiler, and Debugging and Analysis tools.
Ultra-XD Features
- Supports all ARC® EM and HS processors with ARC Trace Interface Option (including versions 1 (8-bit/16-bit ports) and version 2 (8-bit/dual 8-bit ports))
- Fast, trouble-free “plug-and-play” installation using high-speed USB2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet host interfaces
- Up to 3MB/s download speed particularly suitable for large, complex projects
- World’s fastest trace capture rates:
- Parallel (up to 16-bits) trace up to 400MHz double-data rate (DDR)
- Serial Gigabit trace – up to 4 lanes supported at speeds of up to 25.6Gb/s divided by number of lanes e.g. 6.4Gb/s for 4 lane
- Captured data can be independently time-stamped using Ultra-XD’s 50-bits, 5ns resolution timestamp generator
- Large trace storage:
- 4GB on-board trace storage memory which may be configured as a circular buffer
- Automatic trace clock/data skew adjustment (“AUTOLOCK”) to ensure integrity of captured high-speed data; Ultra-XD automatically calibrates itself to your target’s trace data port
- Supports all ARC hardware-debug standards including cJTAG, JTAG and NEXUS (Trace)
- Fine-grained adjustment of cJTAG/JTAG clock frequency from 1kHz to 100MHz; RTCK support
- Multi-core support with full cJTAG/JTAG scan-chain configurability
- Hot-plug support allows connection to a running target without resetting or halting
- 38-way Mictor target connector support
- Detects and automatically configures for the appropriate target voltage from 0.4V to 3.6V
- Support for all on-chip hardware breakpoints; unlimited number of software breakpoints
- Configurable Target-Reset and Test-Port-Reset, under full user control
- Universal Hardware-Debug platform for all popular target architectures
- Compact form factor
MetaWare IDE
With the MetaWare IDE you can develop embedded systems for bare metal and Linux based applications.
MetaWare IDE is a validated and robust development toolchain and enables C/C++ development, debug and analysis on ARC architectures.
Configuration and use of Ultra-XD is fully integrated into the MetaWare IDE thus providing full hardware-based debug and Real-time Trace capabilities including:
- JTAG based board initialization
- Board reset control
- Hardware (ROM/flash) and software (RAM) based breakpoints
- Hardware watchpoints (break on data-access)
- Go, Halt and Step control
- Trigger setup (i.e. specify rules for ARC Trace capture)
- ARC Trace capture, upload and display
Order Codes
| Product | Order Code | |
| Ultra-XD for ARC (includes all necessary cables, software and documentation) | Ultra-XD-ARC | |
| 38-way Mictor debug cable for use with Ultra-XD probe | TPA-ULT-ARC- NXS38C | |
| 38-way Mictor extension cable for use with Ultra-XD probe | AD-ULT-ARC- NXS38C |