Debugger of an electric circuit manufactured based on a program in hardware description language
US7458042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for debugging an electronic circuit manufactured from an initial program in hardware description language, HDL, comprising an instrumentation unit capable of receiving the initial program; receiving an additional program describing determined functions; determining an additional circuit to be incorporated into the electronic circuit from the additional program, capable of setting to a determined value a signal selected from among an input signal, an output signal, or a signal internal to the additional circuit; and providing a modified program in HDL language incorporating a description in HDL language of the additional circuit; and a debugging unit capable of debugging a modified electronic circuit manufactured from the modified program, the debugging unit being capable of communicating with the additional circuit to control the setting to the determined value of the selected signal.
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