The Lauterbach LA-7690, LA-7742, LA-7843X, LA-7992, and LA-7809 are embedded system debug and trace tools within the TRACE32® family, delivering real-time non-intrusive debugging and tracing capabilities across the entire product lifecycle. These instruments support over 150 microprocessor architectures covering more than 10,000 microprocessors and microcontrollers, enabling developers to analyze system behavior from pre-silicon development through in-field troubleshooting without affecting real-time performance or timing.
Technical Specifications
• Processor Architecture Support: Over 150 microprocessor architectures including Arm, Cortex, TriCore, PowerPC, RISC-V, Xtensa, RH850, Hexagon, Intel/x86, ARC, C2000, C6000, and C7000
• Supported Microcontrollers: More than 10,000 different microprocessors and microcontrollers
• Debug Interfaces: JTAG, SWD, USB, and dedicated debug interfaces
• Memory Access: Full access to CPU registers, RAM, Flash memory, memory-mapped I/O, and peripherals
• Flash Programming: Supports integrated flash memory on over 10,000 chips/SoCs and thousands of external flash devices (NOR, NAND, SPI, QSPI, eMMC, I2C, HyperFlash)
– Key Features
• Real-Time Debugging: Hardware-based non-intrusive debugging without code modification; preserves timing and system performance
• Multi-Core Debugging: Simultaneous debugging of multiple processor cores with inter-core communication and synchronization analysis; supports up to four debuggers for multiprocessor environments
• Boot Program Debugging: Execution control prior to memory setup and OS startup for bootloader and secure boot system analysis
• OS-Aware Debugging: Visualization of OS objects including threads and message queues with comprehensive resource utilization analysis
• Memory Handling: Memory-mapped flash treated as SRAM, enabling software breakpoints in flash and code patching
• Breakpoint Types: Software Breakpoints (SW BP), Hardware Breakpoints (HW BP), and On-Chip Breakpoints (OC BP) utilizing MCU-resident registers and comparators via JTAG
• Real-Time Tracing: Captures program flow and data operations in real-time
• Modular Architecture: Adapts to diverse embedded projects; scalable with software updates and license additions
• Consistent Interface: Standardized user interface across all supported architectures with full scriptability for automation and test sequence reuse
– Typical Applications
• Bootloader and secure boot development and debugging
• Multi-core processor and SoC validation
• Real-time system analysis and optimization
• Product certification across multiple processor families
• In-field system troubleshooting
– Compatibility & Integration
Adapts to new processor architectures through software updates and license additions, supporting legacy to emerging microcontroller families without hardware replacement.
