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CoreSight for Cortex-M Series Processors

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For microcontrollers, CoreSight for a Cortex-M series processor is an embedded part of a Cortex-M processor-based microcontroller and provides low cost debug and trace capability to developers.

For SoC, Cortex-M series processors provide CoreSight compliant interfaces enabling full debug and trace integration with the CoreSight SoC technology.

CoreSight provides low cost debug and trace capability for Cortex-M series processors. The following CoreSight technology is available as optional components part of the Cortex-M™ processors

 

Functionality

CoreSight Component

Cortex-M0/Cortex-M0+ Cortex-M1 Cortex-M3/Cortex-M4

Debug

Debug interface technology JTAG or Serial Wire Debug with Cortex-M0 DAP
For dual mode full CoreSight DAP required
Dual JTAG & SWD support with CoreSight SWJ-DP Dual JTAG & SWD support with CoreSight SWJ-DP
Memory access while running code Yes Yes Yes
Breakpoint (full) 4 4 6 instruction address + 2 literal address
Watchpoint (full) 2 2 4
BKPT instruction Yes Yes Yes

Trace

ETM instruction trace Yes (optional)
Data Watchpoint & Trace (DWT) Yes (optional)
Instrumentation Trace Macrocell (ITM) Yes (optional)
Interface to AHB Trace Macrocell Yes (optional)
Serial Wire Viewer Yes (when trace present)
Trace port

1 to 4 bit for M3 TPIU, or can use CoreSight TPIU for larger trace port

Micro-Trace Buffer Cortex-M0+ only No

 

 
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