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Software
debuggers lack hardware event triggers and full-speed trace, making it
difficult to isolate and identify real-time conflicts. Logic analyzers
don't provide run-time control of the target processor. The Microtek EA-486
emulator does all of the above and more, in a surprisingly small package.
PowerPack
EA-486 Features
No
other 486 emulator offers as many powerful features:
- 33
MHz, zero wait state operation
-
Intel bondout technology for accurate control and execution tracing
- 3.3V
& 5V support using the same probe
- DX2
support
- 8
complex trigger events
- 4-level
sequential triggering
- Probe
draws no power from target hardware beyond normal CPU power
- Full-featured
Windows SLD source-level debugger
- 256
software breakpoints, 8 hardware breakpoints
- 256K
frames of clock-cycle or bus-cycle trace
- 96-bit
trace - address, data, and I/O signals, not just execution addresses
- Fully
qualified trace
- Hardware-timestamped
trace that includes 8 external trace bits.
- 1
MB overlay memory is zero wait state up to 33 MHz
- 128
KB overlay mapping resolution, up to 16 overlay ranges
- SAST
board for system diagnostic tests
- 115K
connection to host, providing 600K/minute code downloads.
- Small
probe and flexible cables that fit any target environment
- One-year
hardware warranty, low-priced extended Gold Support plan
Intel486?
DX4 Support
Microtek's
Intel486 in-circuit emulators are based on licensed Intel bondout devices.
These bondout devices allow direct support for DX and DX2 processors.
Emulation support for the DX4 is also possible, with the following provisions:
- 3.3V
operation must be fully supported.
- The
DX2 probe must be used, providing 2X core clock, not 3X.
- The
bondout device must have an 8 KB cache.
AMD
486 Support
The
Microtek 486 PowerPack series of emulators provides debug support for
the AMD processors. This table describes supported processors in the AMD
family.
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Processor
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Speed
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Limitations
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AMD
486DX
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33
MHz
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AMD
486DX2
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66
MHz
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Debug
does not support write-back cache.
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AMD
486DX4
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100
MHz
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Debug
does not support write-back cache.
Debug is limited to 8 KB of cache.
Debug is limited to 66 MHz.
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AMD
486DX5
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133
MHz
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Debug
does not support write-back cache.
Debug is limited to 8 KB of cache.
Debug is limited to 66 MHz.
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Network
Option
The
network option allows the emulator to exist on a network as a shared resource.
Networking provides the development team with fast convenient access to
the emulator.
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Network Option for PowerPack®
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SWAT
The SWAT (SoftWare Analysis Tool) option lets you perform rigorous testing
from the start of a project. By running the tests and saving the results
during the development, a designer is able to pass along not only the
design, but a great deal of the testing required for final integration.
The result is a much smoother transition from the designer's workbench
through system integration and into the manufacturing environment.
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to view the following PDF file:
The SWAT SoftWare Analysis Tool
(248K)
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