• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.24-38
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• 2009

In this paper, we implement processor debugger based on OCD(On-Chip Debugger). Implemented debugger consist of software debugger that supports a functionality of symbolic debugging, OCD integrated into target processor as a function of debugging, and Interface & Control block which interfaces software debugger and OCD at high speed rates. The debugger supports c/assembly level debugging using software debugger as OCD is integrated into target processor. After OCD block is interfaced with 32bit RISC processor core and then implemented with FPGA, the verification of On-Chip Debugging System is carried out through connecting OCD and Interface & Control block, and SW debugger.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.301-310
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• 2013

Nowadays, the multicore processor is watched with interest by people all over the world. As the design technology of system on chip has developed, observing and controlling the processor core's internal state has not been easy. Therefore, multicore processor debugging is very difficult and time-consuming. Thus, we need a reliable and efficient debugger to find the bugs. In this paper, we propose an on-chip debug architecture for multicore processors that is easily adaptable and flexible. It is based on the JTAG standard and supports monitoring mode debugging, which is different from run-stop mode debugging. Compared with the debug architecture that supports the run-stop mode debugging, the proposed architecture is easily applied to a debugger and has the advantage of having a desirable gate count and execution cycle. To verify the on-chip debug architecture, it is applied to the debugger of the prototype multicore processor and is tested by interconnecting it with a software debugger based on GDB and configured for the target processor.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.44-54
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• 2012

Because of the intrinsic lack of internal-system observability and controllability in highly integrated multicore processors, very restricted access is allowed for the debugging of erroneous chip behavior. Therefore, the building of an efficient debug function is an important consideration in the design of multicore processors. In this paper, we propose a flexible on-chip debug architecture that embeds a special logic supporting the debug functionality in the multicore processor. It is designed to support run-stop-type debug functions that can halt and control the execution of the multicore processor at breakpoint events and inspect the possible causes of any errors. The debug architecture consists of the following three functional components: the core debug support block, the multicore debug support block, and the debug interface and control block. By embedding this debug infrastructure, the embedded processor cores within the multicore processor can be debugged simultaneously as well as independently. The debug control is performed by employing a JTAG-based scanning operation. We apply this on-chip debug architecture to build a debugger for a prototype multicore processor and demonstrate the validity and scalability of our approach.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07b
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• pp.1007-1010
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• 2003

This paper presents in-circuit system-on-chip verification and debugging environment. To maximize the emulation speed, the software part is compiled natively for the host computer and the hardware part is mapped into FPGA. The two parts communicate with each other in transaction level. The operation of the hardware part and the software part is recorded independently during the emulation, and after the emulation is over, they are merged in a waveform to give user a unified view that covers both hardware and software.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.41-46
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• 2008

Since embedded software is sensitive to the resources and environment of target system, it should be debugged in the same environment as actual target system. However, existing tools to debug embedded software, in which access to internal signal or resources is limited, are uneconomical. In the thesis, economical and practical JTAG Adapter that can use open GDB is suggested. It can remove existing limitations of environment implementation that have many difficulties in implementing an environment for remote debugging. Hence, the thesis provides economical interfacing environment that can debug ubiquitous embedded software inside remote system.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.131.1-131
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• 2001

At the present time, multimedia chip, internet application, and network equipment is designed by using ARM core. Because it has a good debugging, software compiler and needed low power. We must process a data coding to send a multimedia data by real time. So need to connect software and hardware algorithm. In this research, We design interface for ARM9/AMBA based board using VHDL for these function implementation. The board is used the ARM company´s ARM940T for software function implementation and Xilinx company´s Virtex E2000 for hardware function algorithm. The various hardware algorithm (ME,ME,DCT) block for performance can be implemented on this system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.943-945
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• 2004

임베디드 소프트웨어는 타겟 시스템의 자원과 타이밍에 민감하므로 실제 타겟 시스템과 동일한 환경에서 디버깅해야한다. 이를 위한 기존의 기법들은 타겟 시스템의 자원에 직접적으로 접근하여 시스템 상태를 조사하거나 제어한다. 그러나 이러한 기법들은 내부 신호나 자원에 대한 접근이 제한되어 있는 SoC (System-On-a-Chip) 프로그램을 디버깅하기는 부적합하다. 본 논문에서는 산업 표준화된 JTAG을 기반으로 공개 소프트웨어인 gob를 연동하여 SoC 소프트웨어를 디버깅하는 도구를 제안한다. 따라서 본 도구는 타겟 시스템에 영향을 주지 않고 경제적으로 디버깅할 수 있는 환경을 제공한다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.48 no.7
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• pp.65-75
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• 2011

As the technology of SoC design has been developed, the debugging is more and more important and users want a fast and reliable debugger. This paper deals with an implementation of the fast debugger which can reduce a debugging processing cycle by designing a modified JTAG suitable for a new RISC processor debugger. Designed JTAG is embedded to the OCD of Core-A and works with SW debugger. We confirmed the functions and reliability of the debugger. By comparing to the original JTAG system, the debugging processing cycle of the proposed JTAG is reduced at 8.5~72.2% by each debugging function. Further more, the gate count is reduced at 31.8%.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07d
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• pp.2625-2627
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• 2004

Recently many technology of the T.T.P.(Train Tilting Processor) has been introduced for an efficient real-time operating system. but the problems of testing increasing complex digital integrated system continue to challenge the design and test community. Design main processor part that can be used on railroad synthesis control part by ARM CORE chip.

• IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.19-24
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• 2008

To reduce time-to-market, more and more embedded system developers and system-on-chip designers rely on microprocessor-based design methodology. ARM processor has been a major player in this industry over the last 10 years. However, there are many restrictions on developing embedded software using ARM processor in the early design stage. For those who are not familiar with embedded software development environment or who cannot afford to have an expensive embedded hardware equipment, testing their software on a real ARM hardware platform is a challenging job. To overcome such a problem, we have designed VMA (Virtual ARM Machine), which offers easier testing and debugging environment to ARM based embedded system developers. Major benefits that can be achieved by utilizing a virtual ARM platform are (1) reducing development cost, (2) lowering the entrance barrier for embedded system novices, and (3) making it easier to test and debug embedded software designs. Unlike many other purely software-oriented ARM simulators which are independent of real hardware platforms, VMA is specifically targeted on SYS-Lab 5000 ARM hardware platform, (designed by Libertron, Inc.), which means that VMA imitates behaviors of embedded software as if the software is running on the target embedded hardware as closely as possible. This paper will describe how VMA is designed and how VMA can be used to reduce design time and cost.