The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M3

CHAPTER 16 Debugging Components

In This Chapter:

• Introduction

• Trace Components: Data Watchpoint and Trace

• Trace Components: Instrumentation Trace Macrocell

• Trace Components: Embedded Trace Macrocell

• Trace Components: Trace Port Interface Unit

• The Flash Patch and Breakpoint Unit

• The AHB Access Port

• ROM Table

Introduction

The Cortex-M3 processor comes with a number of debugging components used to provide debugging features such as breakpoint, watchpoint, Flash patch, and trace. If you are an application developer, there might be a chance that you’ll never need to know the details about these debugging components, because they are normally used only by debugger tools. This chapter will introduce you to the basics of each debug ...