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Chapter 18 Debug Module (S08DBGV3) (128K)
18.4.2 Breakpoints
A breakpoint request to the CPU at the end of a trace run can be created if the BRKEN bit in the DBGC
register is set. The value of the BEGIN bit in DBGT register determines when the breakpoint request to
the CPU will occur. If the BEGIN bit is set, begin-trigger is selected and the breakpoint request will not
occur until the FIFO is filled with 8 words. If the BEGIN bit is cleared, end-trigger is selected and the
breakpoint request will occur immediately at the trigger cycle.
When traditional hardware breakpoints from comparators A or B are desired, set BEGIN=0 to select an
end-trace run and set the trigger mode to either 0x0 (A-only) or 0x1 (A OR B) mode.
There are two types of breakpoint requests supported by the DBG module, tag-type and force-type. Tagged
breakpoints are associated with opcode addresses and allow breaking just before a specific instruction
executes. Force breakpoints are not associated with opcode addresses and allow breaking at the next
instruction boundary. The TAG bit in the DBGC register determines whether CPU breakpoint requests will
be a tag-type or force-type breakpoints. When TAG=0, a force-type breakpoint is requested and it will take
effect at the next instruction boundary after the request. When TAG=1, a tag-type breakpoint is registered
into the instruction queue and the CPU will break if/when this tag reaches the head of the instruction queue
and the tagged instruction is about to be executed.
18.4.2.1 Hardware Breakpoints
Comparators A, B, and C can be used as three traditional hardware breakpoints whether the on-chip ICE
real-time capture function is required or not. To use any breakpoint or trace run capture functions set
DBGEN=1. BRKEN and TAG affect all three comparators. When BRKEN=0, no CPU breakpoints are
enabled. When BRKEN=1, CPU breakpoints are enabled and the TAG bit determines whether the
breakpoints will be tag-type or force-type breakpoints. To use comparators A and B as hardware
breakpoints, set DBGT=0x81 for tag-type breakpoints and 0x01 for force-type breakpoints. This sets up
an end-type trace with trigger mode “A OR B”.
Comparator C is not involved in the trigger logic for the on-chip ICE system.
18.4.3 Trigger Selection
The TRGSEL bit in the DBGT register is used to determine the triggering condition of the on-chip ICE
system. TRGSEL applies to both trigger A and B except in the event only trigger modes. By setting the
TRGSEL bit, the comparators will qualify a match with the output of opcode tracking logic. The opcode
tracking logic is internal to each comparator and determines whether the CPU executed the opcode at the
compare address. With the TRGSEL bit cleared a comparator match is all that is necessary for a trigger
condition to be met.
NOTE
If the TRGSEL is set, the address stored in the comparator match address
registers must be an opcode address for the trigger to occur.
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