Debug tools support multiple cores for Xilinx

Virtex-II Pro PowerPC 405 JTAG emulator

Corelis have introduced a family of JTAG emulators for the Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA PowerPC 405 core with unprecedented code download speeds. With Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs, designers can quickly architect, customize, and automatically generate custom PowerPC 405 processor systems. To enhance the productivity afforded by this innovative design methodology, Corelis has added direct support for Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs through their CodeRunner JTAG Debugger

Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs include up to four PowerPC 405 processors connected to the fabric. Corelis' CodeRunner Debugger is a powerful JTAG-based emulation tool that was designed, from the ground up, specifically for these multiprocessor embedded core designs. The CodeRunner Debugger effectively partitions the individual processor's hardware and software resources into a multi-windowed environment that provides for ultimate clarity, hence increasing productivity in the areas of board bring up, driver/firmware development, and software application debugging.

The CodeRunner Debugger offers many advanced features, reaching far beyond the robust "run-start-stop" control that has made JTAG based debuggers so popular. In addition to its many breakpoint facilities, CodeRunner offers an extensive macro and scripting capability and can interpret command files written in a structured "C"-like language. CodeRunner works with all popular C/C++ cross-compilers that generate DWARF, ELF, or Stabs debug information. Corelis JTAG emulators are available with PCI, PCMCIA, USB 2.0, Parallel Port and Ethernet JTAG controllers, to provide flexibility when designing host and target environments.