Invention Grant
US07673121B2 Circuit for monitoring a microprocessor and analysis tool and inputs/outputs thereof
有权
用于监视微处理器和分析工具及其输入/输出的电路
- Patent Title: Circuit for monitoring a microprocessor and analysis tool and inputs/outputs thereof
- Patent Title (中): 用于监视微处理器和分析工具及其输入/输出的电路
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Application No.: US10535063Application Date: 2002-11-14
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Publication No.: US07673121B2Publication Date: 2010-03-02
- Inventor: Catherine Robert , Xavier Robert , Jehan-Philippe Barbiero
- Applicant: Catherine Robert , Xavier Robert , Jehan-Philippe Barbiero
- Applicant Address: FR Montrouge
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: FR Montrouge
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson; James H. Morris
- International Application: PCT/FR02/03909 WO 20021114
- International Announcement: WO2004/046928 WO 20040603
- Main IPC: G06F7/38
- IPC: G06F7/38 ; G06F9/00 ; G06F9/44

Abstract:
A method for the transmission of digital messages by the output terminals of a monitoring circuit which is integrated into a microprocessor, the digital messages being representative of first specific events which are dependent on the execution of a series of instructions by the microprocessor. The method includes transmitting the following signals to the monitoring circuit by dedicated access points, namely (i) a request signal for the sending of a message that is associated with a specific event from second specific events which are independent of the execution of the series of instructions by the microprocessor and (ii) a signal comprising characteristic data which are associated with the aforementioned specific event; forcing the monitoring circuit to read the request message and, if the resource management conditions are fulfilled, sending an acknowledgement message and storing said characteristic data signal and transmitting a digital message which is representative of the stored characteristic data signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060212684A1 Circuit for monitoring a microprocessor and analysis tool and inputs/outputs thereof Public/Granted day:2006-09-21
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