PowerTrace Serial 2
High Performance Serial Trace Extension
Our PowerTrace Serial trace modules cover all high-speed serial trace ports from low lane count, low bit rate up to the highest lane count and fastest bit rate available in the embedded industry. They support all chips with serial trace port and not only the Aurora/HSSTP protocol, but also tracing over PCIe.
Thanks to the large high-speed memory, you are able to record system behavior in real-time, without influencing the system operation. Both modules use the PodBus Express port of your existing PowerDebug X50 to expand your system capabilities.
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| Product | PowerTrace Serial 2 |
PowerTrace III |
| Memory Size | 4 GByte or 8 GByte | 4 GByte or 8 GByte |
| Application | High-performance serial tracing | High-performance parallel tracing |
| Maximum Bandwidth | 80 Gbit/s | 19.2 Gbit/s |
| Streaming Performance4 (Peak / Average) |
10 000 / 400 MByte/s | 2 400 / 400 MByte/s |
| Parallel Trace | N/A | Up to 36 lines1 |
| Serial Trace via Aurora/HSSTP | 12.5 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 8 lanes 22.5 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 4 lanes1 |
5.00 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 4 lanes3 6.25 Gbit/s per lane2 @ 3 lanes3 |
| Serial Trace via PCIe | PCIe Gen 2 x8 PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Gen 4 x47 |
N/A |
| Option for logic analyzer and energy profiling | Via Mixed-Signal Probe | Via Mixed-Signal Probe |
| Required debug module | PowerDebug X506 | PowerDebug X506 |
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1Requires Preprocessor. Pin-count and recording-speed depends on used preprocessor and trace protocol
2We specify here the speed of the serial link. The maximum speed for the transferred payload is usually smaller due to line encoding, e.g. 80 % with 8b/10b encoding.
3Requires serial preprocessor. For serial tracing we recommend PowerTrace Serial.
4The streaming rate defines the amount of data which can be transferred on the fly to the PC per second. If the trace-port rate is below the streaming rate in average, a practically infinite recording time is possible. The peak-rate is possible temporarily and is compensated by the internal memory of the PowerTrace extension.
5 CombiProbe 2 works with PowerDebug E50, X50, E40, PRO, USB 3, II. Not supported are PowerDebug Ethernet, USB, or USB 2.
6 PowerTrace extensions work with PowerDebug X50, PRO, II.
7PCIe Gen.4 (16 Gbit/s) requires Preprocessor (available in Q2/2023).
Choose your PowerTrace package
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for ARC Real-Time Trace (ARC RTT) via CoreSight. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for ARC Real-Time Trace (ARC RTT) via CoreSight. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for Arm-ETM via HSSTP. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for Arm-ETM via HSSTP. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for C6000 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for C6000 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for CEVA-X ETM Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for CEVA-X ETM Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for MPC57xx/SPC5xx Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec34 target connector add LA-3871: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec34 including Samtec 34-pin flex extension cable For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3872: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec22 including Samtec 22-pin flex extension cable Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for MPC57xx/SPC5xx Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. For Samtec34 target connector add LA-3871: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec34 including Samtec 34-pin flex extension cable For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3872: Converter Samtec40 HSTP+AUTO26+JTAG14 to Samtec22 including Samtec 22-pin flex extension cable Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for QorIQ PowerPC Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes flex exstension for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec70 target connector add LA-3830. For Samtec46 target connector add LA-3831. For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3832. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for QorIQ PowerPC Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes flex exstension for Samtec40 target connector. For Samtec70 target connector add LA-3830. For Samtec46 target connector add LA-3831. For Samtec22 target connector add LA-3832. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for RH850 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter and flex-extension for Samtec34 target connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for RH850 Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Includes converter and flex-extension for Samtec34 target connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for RISC-V Tested for SiFive Nexus IP. Tested for Tessent Embedded Analytics (aka. UltraSoC) encoder IP Other IP on request. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for RISC-V Tested for SiFive Nexus IP. Tested for Tessent Embedded Analytics (aka. UltraSoC) encoder IP Other IP on request. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for TriCore AGBT/SGBT. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. REQUIRES ACCESSORY KIT: LA-3556 for ERF8-22/HSTCE connector or LA-3596 for USB-C/HSTCU connector or LA-3590 for OCuLink connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for TriCore AGBT/SGBT. Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. REQUIRES ACCESSORY KIT: LA-3556 for ERF8-22/HSTCE connector or LA-3596 for USB-C/HSTCU connector or LA-3590 for OCuLink connector. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 4 Gigabyte trace memory for CoreSight Real-Time Trace for Xtensa Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Trace recorder for serial high-speed ports with 8 Gigabyte trace memory for CoreSight Real-Time Trace for Xtensa Records up to 8 lanes with 12.5 Gbit/s per lane (more with opt. Prepro.) Voltage range: 0.15 to 1.25 differential voltage. Optional Mixed-Signal Probe with LA-2500. Requires accessory kit LA-3521 or LA-3522. Requires PowerDebug X50, PowerDebug PRO, or PowerDebug II. Requires PC with USB 3 or Gigabit Ethernet, 4 GB RAM min, and 64-bit OS.
Connect to All Kinds of Trace Ports
To connect your target’s trace port to a PowerTrace Serial we provide a variety of accessories, because trace ports come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on your use case, you might just need a suitable flex-extension, or you need an adapter. For highest speed grades we offer preprocessors, which connect closely to the trace-port for best signal integrity.
Flex Cables
Flex cable and converter to debug and trace Arm chips, which emit an ETM trace via up to 6 HSSTP lanes.
Flex cable and converter to trace Arm chips, which emit an ETM trace via up to 8 HSSTP lanes. For chips with 6 or less HSSTP lanes we recommend to use LA-3521 instead.
Adapter
Adapter for PowerTrace Serial to support Tricore AGBT trace ports with up to 4 lanes.
Adapter for PowerTrace Serial to support RH850 trace ports with up to 4 lanes via a 34-pin target connector. Requires PowerTrace Serial (LA-3303, LA-3323, or LA-3560).
Adapter for PowerTrace Serial to support RH850 trace ports with up to 4 lanes via a 40-pin target connector. Requires PowerTrace Serial (LA-3303, LA-3323, or LA-3560).
Active slot card adapter for up to 4-lanes PCIe. Converts standard PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Pinout conform to PCI-Express x4 Connector Pin-Out. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license
Active slot card adapter for up to 8-lanes PCIe. Converts standard PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Pinout conform to PCI-Express x8 Connector Pin-Out. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license
Active slot card adapter for 1-lane PCIe. Converts standard PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Pinout conform to PCI-Express x1 Connector Pin-Out. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license
Passive slot card adapter or 1-lane PCIe. Converts standard Mini-PCIe slot card format to 80pin ERF8 for PowerTrace Serial. Conforms to PCI Express® Mini Card Electromechanical Specification. Requires the following items: * LA-1239 Flex Ext. for SAMTEC 80 pin ERM8-ERM8 500mm A * LA-3550X License for PCI Express * PowerTrace Serial with suitable trace deocder license * PowerDebug X50, PRO or II * Suitable Debug Cable with suitable debug license
Preprocessors
Preprocessor to extend the recording speed of a PowerTrace Serial for serial lanes with Aurora/HSSTP protocol. Support up to 4 lanes with up to 22.5Gbit/s each. Requires PowerTrace Serial (1 or 2) and TRACE32 software DVD 2022/09 or newer.
Preprocessor for PowerTrace Serial (1 or 2) to record trace from up to four lanes of PCIe Gen 4. (Without this preprocessor PowerTrace Serial supports only PCI Gen 2 and Gen 3.) Requires the licenses LA-3550X (License for PCI Express) programmed to your PowerTrace Serial in addition to a suitable trace decoder license. You can choose between two kinds of target connection: Connection 1: OCuLink SFF-8612 connector (via included OCuLink cable). Preprocessor is used inside the included housing. Connection 2: PCI-Express x4 Connector. Preprocessor is used as a slotcard wihout the housing. Voltage levels of sideband signals must have 3.3V. Support for other voltage levels on request.
Configuration Examples for PowerTrace Serial
Heterogeneous Multicore Trace via Arm CoreSight™
This configuration is typically used for SoCs containing Arm Cortex cores owning a CoreSight™ HSSTP trace port. It allows the simultaneous tracing of all kinds of Arm cores, mixed with various other CoreSight™ compatible CPU and DSP cores.
- PowerDebug X50
- Debug Probe IDC20A
- PowerTrace Serial
- HSSTP Flex-Extension (40-pin)
PowerPC QorIQ Trace via PCIe
Numerous SoCs of various manufacturers and architectures can be traced via PCIe, including the QorIQ family from NXP shown in this example. While tracing via PCIe requires usually a more complex initialization on your SoC (compared to tracing via Aurora/HSSTP), it allows to reduce costs, by omitting a dedicated trace port, and allows tracing with your production device, where all dedicated trace ports might have been removed to save space.
TriCore Trace via AGBT
The Aurora Gigabit Trace (AGBT) for TriCore AURIX chips, requires an additional clock reference provided by the trace tool. Therefore, this configuration uses a dedicated adapter to match the AGBT specification.
- PowerDebug X50
- Debug Probe AUTO26
- PowerTrace Serial
- AGBT Trace Adapter with Flex-Cable
Trace via Extreme Fast Arm HSSTP Port
With most Arm SoCs the trace ports do not exceed 12.5 Gbit/s per serial, supported by the PowerTrace Serial by default. However, if you having an outstanding SoC which is even faster, this configuration lets you break the speed limit by going up to 22.5 Gbit/s per lane-
- PowerDebug X50
- Debug Probe IDC20A
- PowerTrace Serial
- Preprocessor Aurora 2