Chip: Cortex-A57

Vendor: Arm
Family: Cortex-A Armv8
Cores: Cortex-A57
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATIONS

Find the Ideal Tool Configuration for Cortex-A57

Throughout our recommended debug and trace solutions, you can easily find and select the most suitable tool configuration for your chip. Whether you need to perform simple hardware debugging or more advanced tasks such as off-chip tracing, the following TRACE32 configurations will provide you with a good starting point.

Essential Debugger with USB
Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug E40 with IDC20A debug probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
PC connection USB 3
Debug port 1 (IDC20A)
Debug clock 10 kHz to 100 MHz (depends on target)
Voltage range 0.4 V to 5.0 V
Multicore debugging Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
On-chip trace via optional license
Off-chip trace via optional CombiProbe extension (for 4 bit trace ports)
Universal Debugger ready for PowerTrace
Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with IDC20A debug probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug port 1 (IDC20A)
Debug clock 10 kHz to 100 MHz (depends on target)
Voltage range 0.4 V to 5.0 V
Multicore debugging Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
On-chip trace via optional license
Off-chip trace via optional PowerTrace or CombiProbe extension
Essential Debugger with USB and System Trace support
Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug E40 with CombiProbe 2
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
PC connection USB 3
Debug & Trace port 1 by default, 2 with extra whisker
Multicore debugging Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
On-chip trace via optional license
Off-chip trace 4 bit parallel trace ports (for e.g. STP/STM) on each port
Recording speed 400 Mbit/s per signal (3.2 Gbit/s total)
Streaming 140 MByte/s
Trace Memory 512 MByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Universal Debugger with Ethernet/USB and System Trace support
Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with CombiProbe 2
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug & Trace port 1 by default, 2 with extra whisker
Multicore debugging Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
On-chip trace via optional license
Off-chip trace 4 bit parallel trace ports (for e.g. STP/STM) on each port
Recording speed 400 Mbit/s per signal (3.2 Gbit/s total)
Streaming 140 MByte/s
Trace Memory 512 MByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Cost-Effective Parallel Trace
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace II Lite with AutoFocus II trace probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Trace Port 2x MICTOR38 connectors for one port with up to 36 signals
Recording speed 450 Mbit/s per signal for 17 signal
Streaming 100 MByte/s
Trace Memory 1 GByte
Signal probing not available
High-performance Parallel Trace
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace III with AutoFocus II trace probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Trace Port 2x MICTOR38 connectors for one port with up to 36 signals
Recording speed 600+ Mbit/s per signal for 17 signal
Streaming 400 MByte/s
Trace Memory 8 GByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Serial Trace with cost-effective PowerTrace II Lite
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace II Lite with serial trace probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Serial trace lanes up to 4
Recording speed 6.25 Gbit/s per lane @ 2 lanes, 3.38 Gbit/s per lane @ 4 lanes
Streaming 100 MByte/s
Trace Memory 1 GByte
Signal probing not available
Serial Trace with universal PowerTrace III
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace III with serial trace probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Serial trace lanes up to 4
Recording speed 6.25 Gbit/s per lane @ 3 lanes, 5.00 Gbit/s per lane @ 4 lanes
Streaming 400 MByte/s
Trace Memory 8 GByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
High-performance Serial Trace
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace Serial 2
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Serial trace lanes Up to 8 (Just 6 with shown flex cable)
Recording speed 12.5 Gbit/s per lane @ 8 lanes
Streaming 400 MByte/s
Trace Memory 8 GByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Serial Trace with Aurora 2 probe for highest speeds
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace Serial 2 with Aurora 2 trace probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Serial trace lanes up to 8
Recording speed 22.5 Gbit/s per lane @ 4 lanes, 12.5 Gbit/s per lane @ 8 lanes
Streaming 400 MByte/s
Trace Memory 8 GByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Serial Trace via PCIe
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace Serial 2
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Serial trace lanes up to 8
Recording speed PCIe Gen 2 and 3 (8 Gbit/s per lane), PCIe Gen 4 (16 Gbit/s per lane) with optional trace probe
Streaming 400 MByte/s
Trace Memory 8 GByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Universal Debugger ready for PowerTrace
Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with IDC20A debug probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug port 1 (IDC20A)
Debug clock 10 kHz to 100 MHz (depends on target)
Voltage range 0.4 V to 5.0 V
Multicore debugging Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
On-chip trace via optional license
Off-chip trace via optional PowerTrace or CombiProbe extension
Serial Trace via PCIe
Debug Hardware Lauterbach PowerDebug X50 with debug probe
Trace Hardware PowerTrace Serial 2 with PCIe Gen 4 trace probe
Software Includes PowerView software, debug license and 1 year maintenance
Multicore support Yes, for same and other architectures via optional licenses
PC connection USB 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
Debug Port 1
Trace Port PCIe x4 expansion-slot or OCuLink 2
Serial trace lanes 4
Recording speed PCIe Gen 4 (16 Gbit/s per lane)
Streaming 400 MByte/s
Trace Memory 8 GByte
Signal probing via optional Mixed-Signal Probe
Debugging via Calibration Tools (XCP)
Supported API Universal Measurement and Calibration Protocol (XCP)
Content Includes PowerView software, front-end license, XCP backend-license, and 1 year maintenance
Licenses Options Trace decoder license
Instruction Set Simulator
Simulator Simulates the instruction set of an architecture family (including its subfamilies)
Extendable Models of memory mapped peripheral can be connected
Automated testing The included license allows automated tests with the simulator.
Content Includes PowerView software, simulator license and 1 year maintenance
Debugging via 3rd party API
Supported High-Level APIs MCD, GDB, CADI, IRIS, GDI, ARCINT (depends on CPU architecture)
Supported Low-Level APIs XCP, GTL, CSWP, SPP, VPI, DCI.DbC, Tessent/USOC (depends on CPU architecture)
Content Includes PowerView software, front-end license and 1 year maintenance
Licenses Options Backend-license for low-level APIs, Trace decoder license