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Middlesoft commander

US7689865B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Heinz Baier · Sindelfingen, DE
Christopher R. Conley · Pflugerville, US
Brian Flachs · Austin, US
Michael T. Saunders · Round Rock, US
Steven Joseph Smolski · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 6, 2006
Grant date	Mar 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R31/318572
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method, device, system, and computer program product for enabling advanced control of debugging processes on a JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) IEEE 1149.1 capable device (or system under test (SUT)). Middlesoft Commander is provided within a JTAG-enabled (or JTAG) POD, which is connected to both a host system executing debugging software and the SUT. The communication between the POD and the SUT is enabled with a pair of JTAG interfaces bridging the connection between the POD and the SUT. Middlesoft Commander comprises code that enables Middlesoft Commander to convert high level commands (debug packets) received from (or generated by) the host system into JTAG commands. These JTAG commands are forwarded to the SUT. Middlesoft Commander further comprises code that enables Middlesoft Commander to convert the JTAG data received from the SUT into commands recognizable by the host system.

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