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Debug Interface
ARM DDI 0029G Copyright © 1994-2001. All rights reserved. 5-5
The ARM7TDMI processor has hardware extensions that ease debugging at the lowest
level. The debug extensions:
allow you to halt program execution
examine and modify the core internal state of the core
view and modify the state of the memory system
resume program execution.
5.2.3 Debug target
The major blocks of the debug target are shown in Figure 5-2.
Figure 5-2 ARM7TDMI block diagram
The ARM CPU core
This has hardware support for debug.
The EmbeddedICE Logic
This is a set of registers and comparators used to generate debug
exceptions such as breakpoints. This unit is described in About
EmbeddedICE Logic on page 5-13.
The TAP controller
This controls the action of the scan chains using a JTAG serial interface.
EmbeddedICE
Logic
Main processor
logic
TAP controller
Scan chain 2
Scan chain 1
Scan chain 0
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