Chip: Cortex-A78
Vendor:
Arm
Family:
Cortex-A Armv8
Cores:
Cortex-A78
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATIONS
Find the Ideal Tool Configuration for Cortex-A78
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.
1/12: Debugger with optional On-Chip Trace (2)
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
2/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace STM-TPIU (2)
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
3/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace TPIU (2)
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
4/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace HSSTP up to 6.25 Gbit/s (2)
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
5/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace HSSTP up to 12.5 Gbit/s (1)
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
6/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace HSSTP up to 22.5 Gbit/s (1)
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
7/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace via PCIe Gen 3 and SlotCard (1)
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
8/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace via PCIe Gen 3 and OCuLink (1)
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
9/12: Debugger & Off-Chip Trace via PCIe Gen 4 and OCuLink or SlotCard (1)
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
10/12: Debugging via XCP with optional On-Chip Trace (1)
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
11/12: TRACE32 Instruction Set Simulator (1)
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
12/12: Debugger for Virtual Targets (1)
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