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Architecture Overview for

Debug

Version 1.0

14 February 2014
MIPI Board Approved for Public Distribution 12-Mar-2014

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Contents
Contents ............................................................................................................................ iii
Figures.................................................................................................................................v
Release History ................................................................................................................ vii
1 Overview ......................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................. 1
2 Terminology .................................................................................................................2
2.1 Definitions ..................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Acronyms....................................................................................................................... 5
3 References ....................................................................................................................8
4 Debug System ..............................................................................................................9
4.1 System Framework ........................................................................................................ 9
4.2 The MIPI Debug and Test System ............................................................................... 10
5 Debug Physical Interfaces (DPI) ..............................................................................12
5.1 Parallel Trace Interface (PTI) Specification Overview................................................. 12
5.1.1 Trace and Debug ....................................................................................................... 12
5.1.2 Trace Scenarios ......................................................................................................... 13
5.1.3 Detailed Specification ............................................................................................... 18
5.2 Connector Recommendation Overview ....................................................................... 19
5.2.1 Dedicated Debug Connector Overview..................................................................... 19
5.2.2 Basic Debug Connectors ........................................................................................... 19
5.2.3 High-Speed Parallel Trace Connectors ..................................................................... 20
5.2.4 Detailed Documentation ........................................................................................... 20
5.3 Narrow Interface for Debug and Test (NIDnT) Specification Overview ...................... 21
5.3.1 NIDnT overview ....................................................................................................... 21
5.3.2 NIDnT Details .......................................................................................................... 21
5.3.3 Debug and Test Capabilities Supported by NIDnT Overlay Modes .......................... 23
5.3.4 Functional Interfaces that are NIDnT Candidates ..................................................... 24
5.3.5 Detailed Specification ............................................................................................... 24
6 Debug Access and Control Subsystem (DACS) ......................................................25
6.1 IEEE 1149.7 Debug and Test Interface Specification Overview .................................. 25
6.1.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture ................................................................. 26
6.1.2 Detailed Specification ............................................................................................... 27
6.2 SneakPeekSM (ongoing)................................................................................................ 27
6.2.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture ................................................................. 27
6.2.2 SneakPeek Overview ................................................................................................ 28
6.2.3 Detailed Specifications ............................................................................................. 31
7 Debug Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem (DIVS) ....................................32
7.1 Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem Overview ................................................... 32
7.2 System Trace Protocol Specification Overview ........................................................... 32
7.2.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture ................................................................. 32
7.2.2 Protocol Overview .................................................................................................... 33

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7.2.3 Detailed Specification ............................................................................................... 35

7.3 Trace Wrapper Protocol Specification Overview ......................................................... 35
7.3.1 Trace Wrapper Protocol ............................................................................................ 35
7.3.2 TWP Features ........................................................................................................... 36
7.3.3 TWP Description ...................................................................................................... 36
7.3.4 Detailed Specification ............................................................................................... 37
7.4 Gigabit Trace (ongoing) ............................................................................................... 37
7.4.1 Gigabit Trace Summary ............................................................................................ 37
7.4.2 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture ................................................................. 38
7.4.3 Gigabit Trace System Overview ............................................................................... 38
7.4.4 Detailed Specification ............................................................................................... 41
7.5 STP and TWP in the DIVS........................................................................................... 41
8 Debug Network Interfaces........................................................................................43
8.1 Gigabit Debug (ongoing) ............................................................................................. 43
8.1.1 Gigabit Debug Overview .......................................................................................... 43
8.1.2 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture ................................................................. 45
8.1.3 Detailed Specifications ............................................................................................. 46

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Figures
Figure 1 MIPI Debug Generic System Framework ...................................................................... 10
Figure 2 MIPI Debug Documentation and the Debug Architecture .............................................. 11
Figure 3 Example MIPI System Overview ................................................................................... 11
Figure 4 PTI in the MIPI Debug Architecture .............................................................................. 13
Figure 5 Example System with PTI .............................................................................................. 14
Figure 6 PTI Layers within a System ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 7 Multi-Point PTI with 4-Pin Trace and Four Devices Sharing the Connector .................. 17
Figure 8 Multi-Point PTI with 4-Pin Trace and Two Devices Sharing the Connector .................. 18
Figure 9 Connectors in the MIPI Debug Architecture .................................................................. 19
Figure 10 Basic Debug PCB (left) and Cable End Connector (34-pin Samtec FTSH) ................. 20
Figure 11 Recommended Samtec QSH/QTH Connector .............................................................. 20
Figure 12 NIDnT in the MIPI Debug Architecture ....................................................................... 21
Figure 13 Example of System with a Dedicated Debug Interface ................................................ 22
Figure 14 Example of System with NIDnT Capability ................................................................. 23
Figure 15 DTS to TS Connectivity ............................................................................................... 26
Figure 16 IEEE 1149.7 in the MIPI Debug Architecture .............................................................. 27
Figure 17 SneakPeek in the MIPI Debug Architecture ................................................................. 28
Figure 18 Overview of SneakPeek System ................................................................................... 29
Figure 19 SneakPeek Protocol and Network Stacks in DTS and TS............................................. 30
Figure 20 STP in the MIPI Debug Architecture ............................................................................ 33
Figure 21 Conceptual Hierarchy of STP Masters and Channels ................................................... 34
Figure 22 STM in a Target System ............................................................................................... 34
Figure 23 Example STP Packet Sequence .................................................................................... 35
Figure 24 TWP in the MIPI Debug Architecture .......................................................................... 36
Figure 25 Example Use-cases for Layers T1, T2 and T3 .............................................................. 37
Figure 26 Gigabit Trace and the MIPI Debug Architecture .......................................................... 38
Figure 27 Typical GbT Configuration and Data Flow (TS) .......................................................... 39
Figure 28 Typical GbT Configuration and Data Flow (DTC and DTS) ........................................ 40
Figure 29 Example Trace Architecture ......................................................................................... 42
Figure 30 Gigabit Debug Functional Block Diagram ................................................................... 44
Figure 31 GbD in a Multiple-node Network ................................................................................. 45

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Figure 32 Gigabit Debug and the MIPI Architecture .................................................................... 46

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Release History
Date Version Description

2014-02-14 v1.0 Board approved release

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1 Overview

1.1 Scope
1 Recent technological developments have resulted in a quantum leap in the complexity of SoCs. Systems
2 that were formerly deployed on one or more PCBs are now being instantiated as single discrete devices.
3 While this trend is in general a boon to manufacturers and consumers of mobile systems, it has greatly
4 increased the complexity of system debug and optimization. Signals and interfaces that used to be visible
5 at test points on a PCB are now deeply embedded inside an SoC. The use of tried and true methods of
6 probing buses and signals with dedicated Debug and Test equipment is now virtually impossible.
7 This increase in debug complexity is being addressed by IP vendors, SoC developers, OEMs and tools
8 vendors. New technologies are being deployed that provide the visibility required in these complex and
9 deeply embedded designs. In order to maximize the utility and efficiency of debug, converging on
10 common interfaces and protocols used by these new technologies is essential. There are efforts to
11 standardize debug effort across certain industry spaces, but there was not such an effort addressing the
12 particular debug needs of the mobile space.
13 To meet this need, the MIPI Debug Working Group (Debug WG) are developing a portfolio of standards
14 and other documents that address the particular needs of debug in the mobile and mobile-influenced space.
15 Some of the areas of focus are listed below.
16 Minimizing the pin cost and increasing the performance of the basic debug interface
17 Increasing the bandwidth, capability and reliability of the high performance interfaces used to
18 export high bandwidth, unidirectional debug data (e.g. processor trace data) to the debug tools
19 Deploying debug connectors that are physically robust and have the performance required for the
20 high bandwidth demands of modern debug technologies
21 Developing generic trace protocols that allow many different on chip trace sources to share a
22 single trace data flow to the debug tools
23 Maximizing debug visibility in fielded systems by reusing some of the functional
24 interfaces/connectors for debug
25 Utilizing the new high bandwidth functional interfaces being deployed on mobile systems as a
26 transport for debug
27 This document provides an overview of the efforts to address these goals and provides summaries of the
28 documents that address them in detail.

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2 Terminology

2.1 Definitions
29 1149.1: Short for IEEE 1149.1. See [IEEE01].
30 1149.7: Short for IEEE 1149.7. See [IEEE02].
31 Application Function: All functions of the TS other than Debug and Test Functions.
32 Application Processor: A programmable CPU (or CPU-based system on a chip (SoC) which may include
33 other programmable processors such as DSPs), primarily, but not necessarily exclusively, programmed to
34 coordinate the application processing and user interface processing in a mobile terminal.
35 Application Software: Used here to mean the target resident code that runs on the target processor. This
36 includes the operating system as well as the program(s) running with the OS.
37 Basic Debug Communication: Debug communication needed through an 1149.1 (or equivalent) port only
38 to manage basic debug communication functions such as run control, hardware breakpoints and
39 watchpoints, and examining system state.
40 Boundary Scan: A production test mechanism where interconnects between chips or logic blocks in an
41 SoC are verified by forcing known test patterns into the system via a serial scan interface, activating a test
42 mode, and then scanning out the resultant values to test against expected results.
43 Built-in Self-Test (BIST): On-chip logic function that verifies all or a portion of the internal functionality
44 of an SoC during production tests. BIST logic requires minimal interaction with external test
45 infrastructures and speeds up verification of complex SoCs.
46 Debug: To detect, trace, and eliminate SW mistakes. Also used to get an insight into an embedded
47 processor system for performance measurements and debug of system level hardware. Used in this
48 document in an inclusive way that encompasses stop/start/break/step debugging as well as non-halting
49 methods such as trace.
50 Debug Access and Control Subsystem (DACS): The subsystem that provides a path for the DTS to obtain
51 direct access to application visible system resources (registers and memory).
52 Debug and Test Controller (DTC): The hardware system that is responsible for managing
53 communications with a system being debugged (the Target System).
54 Debug and Test Function: A block of on-chip logic that carries out a debug function such as run control,
55 providing debug access to system resources, Processor Trace, or test capability.
56 Debug and Test Interface (DTI): The interface between the Debug and Test System (DTS) and the Target
57 System (TS). The interface enables access to basic debug communication, the trace port, streaming data
58 (input and output), and other debug or test capabilities.
59 Debug and Test System (DTS): The combined HW and SW system that provides a system developer
60 debug visibility and control when connected to a Target System. The system incorporates:
61 A host PC, workstation or other processing system, running the debug or test software, controlling
62 the Debug and Test Controller. See also: Debug and Test Controller (DTC).
63 Debugger: The debugger software, part of the Debug and Test System. It interacts with the Debug
64 and Test Controller and provides the (graphical) user interface for operating the Debug and Test
65 Controller (like commanding single step, setting breakpoints, memory display/modify, trace
66 reconstruction, etc.)
67 Debug and Test Target (DTT): A component in the Target System that implements one or more Debug
68 and Test Functions. The interfaces to Debug and Test Targets, where different from the DTI, are not within
69 the scope of this specification. Examples include the debug control module on a CPU, debug interface to
70 system memory, or the configuration interface to an on-chip trace module.

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71 Debug Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem (DIVS): The subsystem that provides communication
72 and storage of data generated by debug instrumentation modules (like processor and system trace) in the
73 target system.
74 Debug Physical Interfaces (DPI): The chip and board level interfaces used to connect the DTC to the on-
75 chip debug functions.
76 Double Data Rate (DDR): A parallel data interface that provides valid data on both the rising and falling
77 edge of the interface clock.
78 Electrical: The definition of:
79 Signal voltage levels, current drain and drive strength on inputs, outputs, and bi-directional pins
80 Rise and fall times and expected loads for device pins.
81 Function Assignment: The mapping of functions to signals (and thus to pins as per the current Pin
82 Assignment, e.g. Debug port pin [5] = CLK = TRACECLK.)
83 Function Select: The method by which the Basic Debug Communication channel can be switched between
84 use for Debug Functions and use for operations needed to configure the debug system.
85 Gigabit Trace (GbT): A system architecture that supports transporting trace data over high-speed
86 networks and transports. See [MIPI04a].
87 Gigabit Debug (GbD): A set of network-specific adaptor specifications for mapping SneakPeek and
88 Gigabit Trace to various functional networks.
89 Hardware Protocol: The signal protocol required for a Debug and Test Controller to correctly move
90 control or data information between the DTC and Target System.
91 High Bandwidth Connection: A Mating Connection, Pin Assignment and Electrical specification for full
92 functionality, high frequency, higher pin count connection between the Target System and the Debug and
93 Test Controller / TPA.
94 IEEE 1149.7 (basic debug communication): Enhanced IEEE1149.1 Debug and Test communication
95 standard, configurable from 4 to 2 pins. The IEEE 1149.7 interface can be viewed as providing
96 functionality enhanced compared to 1149.1 for Basic Debug Communication and test and with fewer pins.
97 A two-way communication channel for exclusive Debug and Test uses. See [IEEE02].
98 Intellectual Property (IP): any patents, patent rights, trademarks, service marks, registered designs,
99 topography or semiconductor mask work rights, applications for any of the foregoing, copyrights,
100 unregistered design rights, trade secrets and know-how and any other similar protected rights in any
101 country. Any IP definition by MIPI By-Laws will supersede this local one.
102 Low Pin Count Connection: A Mating Connection, Pin Assignment and Electrical specification for Basic
103 Debug Communication and limited Trace Port functionality, lower frequency, low pin count connection
104 between the Target System and the Debug and Test Controller / TPA.
105 Mating Connection: The connector to be used, defined by specific manufacturer and part number. The
106 required keep out area for board design to enable unobstructed connector mating. The definition of cable
107 characteristics and terminations may include the characteristics of a connection from the point it leaves an
108 output buffer in a chip on the target or host side, routing on a printed circuit board on the DTC or Target
109 System side, cabling between the signal source and destination, and any connections (via connectors) in the
110 signal path.
111 Min-Pin: An interface for Basic Debug Communication with a minimal number of pins (2), using either
112 IEEE 1149.7 or SWD.
113 Mode Select: A method for selecting a different Mating Connection, a different operating mode, a different
114 electrical mode or a combination of these, for example switching between 1149.1 and 1149.7.
115 Narrow Interface for Debug and Test (NIDnT): A signal-mapping specification that defines how to
116 reuse the functional interfaces commonly available on fielded mobile systems for debug. See [MIPI05].

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117 Nexus: An IEEE-ISTO 5001 standard interface for embedded processor debug. The Nexus standard
118 includes support for Basic Debug Communication as well as instruction and data tracing. See [ISTO01].
119 Other Debug: Debug functions not covered by 1149.1, 1149.7 or the Trace Port for example off-chip
120 memory emulation.
121 Parallel Trace Interface (PTI): The interface specification that defines the electrical and timing
122 characteristics of trace export interfaces that consist of a single clock and multiple data signals. See
123 [MIPI02].
124 Pin Assignment: The mapping of signals to pins, e.g., SIGNAL_NAME on pin number N. This may
125 include restrictions on allowable pin assignments.
126 Processor Trace: The non-intrusive capture and logging of the activity of an embedded processor and the
127 subsystem in which the processor resides. Processor trace generally consists of one or more of the
128 following trace types, but it is not limited to these:
129 Instruction (PC) Trace Application execution flow can be reconstructed by processing the logged
130 information
131 Data Trace Data access activity is captured at the processor boundary
132 The captured data is encoded for efficiency and this data is stored on-chip for later upload or immediately
133 transmitted through a chip interface to an off-chip receiver.
134 Return Test Clock (RTCK): A non-standard extension to 1149.1 that provides a feedback path for pacing
135 transaction on the interface.
136 Serial Wire Debug (SWD): An interface used for Basic Debug Communication. See [ARM01].
137 Series Scan Topology: A connection scheme where the control signals on the debug interfaces are
138 connected in parallel, but the data signals are daisy chained.
139 Silicon Test Subsystem (STS): This subsystem supports communication between the DTS and the on-chip
140 logic used for production test (boundary scan, BIST, etc.).
141 Star Scan Topology: A connection scheme where both the control and data signals on the debug interfaces
142 are connected in parallel.
143 System Trace Module (STM): A system trace interface with capabilities to export SW (printf type) and
144 HW generated traces (e.g., PC trace and memory dumps). Typical implementation is 4-bit parallel double
145 data rate. The STM uses a nibble-oriented protocol called STP. See [MIPI03].
146 System Trace Protocol (STP): The protocol used with STM. See [MIPI03].
147 System on a Chip (SoC): An electronic system in which all (or most of) the functional modules are
148 integrated on a single silicon die and packaged as a single chip.
149 System Trace: In the context of this document, system trace refers to SW Instrumentation Trace and HW
150 Instrumentation Trace.
151 SW Instrumentation Trace - Message output from instrumented application code.
152 HW Instrumentation Trace - Messages triggered by transactions/events on the SoC
153 infrastructure(s) and other HW modules in the system.
154 Target System (TS): The system being debugged, up to the Debug and Test Interface (DTI). The TS might
155 be a discrete device (a chip) or a collection of 1 to N discrete devices grouped on a board or collection of
156 boards. The TS might also contain 0 to N individual Debug and Test Targets.
157 Test Access Port (TAP): The on-chip interface to Debug and Test resources. Both 1149.1 and 1149.7
158 support the concept of a Test Access Port.
159 Timing: The AC characteristics of debug signals at the pins of the target device. Includes skew, jitter, rise
160 and fall times, data/clock alignment, set-up and hold times. While this is shown to be common between all
161 connectors, there will likely be some variation, for example the Gigabit connector might not have separate
162 clock and data pins.

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163 Trace: A form of debugging where processor or system activity is made externally visible in real-time or
164 stored and later retrieved for viewing by an applications developer, applications program, or, external
165 equipment specializing observing system activity.
166 Trace Channel: A group of one or more signals and a clock that move trace information from the TS to the
167 DTS. There may be more than one Trace Channel between the TS and DTS.
168 Trace Data Protocol: The implementation-specific encoding of a particular type of trace by a particular
169 module.
170 Trace Port: An output port for the transmission of real-time data indicating the operation of the target (e.g.,
171 program execution and/or data bus transactions). Data transmitted across the Trace Port may be generated
172 by hardware, software instrumentation, or by a mixture of the two. This does not include trace collected on-
173 chip for later upload.
174 Trace Port Analyzer (TPA): An external hardware unit for collecting data transmitted from the Trace Port.
175 The data might be stored locally in real time before uploading to the host debug tools for later analysis by
176 the user, e.g., a logic analyzer or a unit customized to record trace information would both qualify.
177 Trace Wrapper Protocol (TWP): A protocol that wraps trace from different sources in to a single stream
178 for simultaneous capture by a single TPA. See [MIPI04] and [MIPI04a].
179 Trigger: An indication that a specific system event has occurred. A trigger may be an input to the TS, a
180 signal within the TS, or an output from the TS. The response to the trigger is determined by the entity to
181 which the trigger is sent.

2.2 Abbreviations
182 e.g. For example (Latin: exempli gratia)
183 i.e. That is (Latin: id est)

2.3 Acronyms
184 AC Alternating Current
185 BIST Built-in Self-Test
186 CPU Central Processing Unit
187 DACS Debug Access and Control Subsystem
188 DDR Double Data Rate
189 DFT Design for Test
190 DIVS Debug Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem
191 DNI Debug Network Interfaces
192 DPI Debug Physical Interfaces
193 DSP Digital Signal Processor
194 DTC Debug and Test Controller
195 DTI Debug and Test Interface
196 DTS Debug and Test System
197 DTT Debug and Test Target
198 GbD Gigabit Debug

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199 GbT Gigabit Trace

200 HW Hardware
201 ID Identifier
202 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
203 IP Intellectual Property
204 IPR Intellectual Property Rights
205 ISTO Industry Standards and Technology Organization
206 JTAG Joint Test Action Group
207 microSD Micro Secure Digital
208 MMC MultiMediaCard
209 NIDnT Narrow Interface for Debug and Test
210 nTRST Not Test Reset
211 OFM Original Functional Mode
212 OS Operating System
213 PC Personal Computer or Program Counter
214 PCB Printed Circuit Board
215 PHY Physical Interface
216 POR Power on Reset
217 PTI Parallel Trace Interface
218 RF Radio Frequency
219 RTCK Return Test Clock
220 SIM Subscriber Identity Module
221 SoC System on a Chip
222 SPP SneakPeek Protocol
223 SPTB SneakPeek Transfer Block
224 STM System Trace Module
225 STP System Trace Protocol
226 STS Silicon Test Subsystem
227 SW Software
228 SWD Serial Wire Debug
229 TAP Test Access Port
230 TCK Test Clock
231 TCKC Test Clock Compact
232 TCP Transmission Control Protocol
233 TDI Test Data Input

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234 TDIC Test Data Input Compact

235 TDO Test Data Output
236 TDOC Test Data Output Compact
237 TDP Trace Data Protocol
238 TMS Test Mode Select
239 TMSC Test Mode Select Compact
240 TPA Trace Protocol Analyzer
241 TS Target System
242 TWP Trace Wrapper Protocol
243 UDP User Datagram Protocol
244 USB Universal Serial Bus
245 WG Working Group

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3 References
246 [MIPI01] MIPI Alliance Recommendation for Debug and Trace Connectors, version 1.10.00 and
247 higher, MIPI Alliance, Inc., 16 March 2011.
248 [MIPI02] MIPI Alliance Specification for Parallel Trace Interface, version 2.0 and higher, MIPI
249 Alliance, Inc., 3 May 2011.
250 [MIPI03] MIPI Alliance Specification for System Trace Protocol, version 2.1 and higher, MIPI
251 Alliance, Inc., 8 Mar 2013.
252 [MIPI04] MIPI Alliance Specification for Trace Wrapper Protocol, version 1.00.00, MIPI Alliance,
253 Inc., 23 Feb 2010.
254 [MIPI04a] MIPI Alliance Specification for Trace Wrapper Protocol, version 1.1 and higher, MIPI
255 Alliance, Inc., In Press.
256 [MIPI05] MIPI Alliance Specification for Narrow Interface for Debug and Test (NIDnT), version
257 1.0 and higher, MIPI Alliance, Inc., 7 August 2013.
258 [MIPI06] MIPI Alliance Specification for SneakPeekSM Protocol, version 1.0 and higher, MIPI
259 Alliance, Inc., In Press.
260 [MIPI07] MIPI Alliance Specification for Gigabit Debug for USB, version 1.0 and higher, MIPI
261 Alliance, Inc., In Press.
262 [IEEE01] IEEE Std 1149.1-2001, Standard for Test Access Port and Boundary-Scan
263 Architecture, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2001.
264 [IEEE02] IEEE Std 1149.7-2009, Standard for Reduced-pin and Enhanced-functionality Test
265 Access Port and Boundary Scan Architecture, Institute of Electrical and Electronic
266 Engineers, 2009.
267 [ISTO01] IEEE-ISTO 5001-2012, The Nexus 5001 Forum Standard for a Global Embedded
268 Processor Debug Interface, version 3.0.1, IEEE- Industry Standards and Technology
269 Organization, 2012.
270 [ARM01] ARM CoreSight Architecture Specification, version 2.0, ARM Limited, 2013.

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4 Debug System

4.1 System Framework

271 The modern systems on a chip often have complex Debug and Test architectures. In a simplistic view, the
272 modern SoC Debug and Test architecture can be broken down into four major subsystems:
273 The Debug Access and Control Subsystem (DACS) - This subsystem provides a path for the DTS
274 to obtain direct access to application visible system resources (registers and memory). It also
275 provides bidirectional communication for configuration and control of debug specific modules in
276 the TS. The communication between the debug and the DACS is generally implemented via one
277 of the following (this is not an exhaustive list):
278 Serial scan via a dedicated Debug and Test interface on the device
279 Memory mapped using a dedicated debug interconnect or in some cases the application visible
280 system interconnect
281 A proprietary communication protocol and interface on the device boundary
282 The Debug Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem (DIVS) This subsystem provides
283 communication and storage of data generated by debug instrumentation modules (like processor
284 and system trace) in the target system. DIVS communication path to the DTS is usually via high-
285 speed serial or trace interfaces and is generally unidirectional.
286 The System Test Subsystem (STS) This subsystem supports communication between the DTS
287 and the on-chip logic used for production test (boundary scan, BIST, etc.). Access to the STS is
288 generally accomplished via serial scan.
289 Debug Physical Interfaces (DPI) The physical interfaces that support debug at the SoC boundary
290 and on the PCB.
291 Debug Network Interfaces (DNI) The internal interfaces that allow debug and trace data to be
292 transmitted to and from the DTS on functional networks. This communication is with dedicated
293 intelligent resources (sometimes called the Debug Butler) that possibly:
294 Enable bare metal debug on systems where the normal functional communication management
295 is not yet functioning
296 Allow debug to minimize or eliminate the use of functional resources for managing debug
297 communications
298 Figure 1 provides a top-level view of how all the pieces of the Debug and Test architecture are integrated
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300
Figure 1 MIPI Debug Generic System Framework

4.2 The MIPI Debug and Test System

301 The MIPI Debug WG effort does not address all the functional blocks in the generic framework. The
302 Debug WG standards and recommendations focus on device and board interfaces and protocols. There is
303 also an effort to standardize on communications for debug instrumentation (i.e., trace protocols), but with a
304 generic approach that maintains compatibility with protocols that already exist. Figure 2 illustrates the
305 areas of the framework that are targeted by the various MIPI Debug specifications and recommendations
306 addressed in this document.

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307
Figure 2 MIPI Debug Documentation and the Debug Architecture

308 Figure 3 shows a more detailed block diagram showing how the generic debug framework can be realized
309 across an entire multiple-chip system. The devices share the basic debug, trace and functional interfaces.
310 Basic run control can be provided via the shared debug connection. Trace transport can utilize a shared link
311 dedicated to trace or a standard application visible network. In all cases, the footprint of the debug
312 interface to the tools is greatly reduced.

313
Figure 3 Example MIPI System Overview

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5 Debug Physical Interfaces (DPI)

5.1 Parallel Trace Interface (PTI) Specification Overview

5.1.1 Trace and Debug

314 It has become an accepted axiom that as the complexity of an embedded system increases, the need for
315 system designers and developers to obtain visibility into the behavior of the system increases
316 proportionally. One of the most common methods for providing this visibility is to provide a streaming
317 interface on an embedded System on a Chip. This interface can be used to export data about system
318 functionality and behavior to a host system for analysis and display. Since the data exported on this
319 interface often allows developers to reconstruct (or trace) some portion of system activity, these types of
320 interface have commonly been referred to as Trace Interfaces or Trace Ports. Examples of trace data
321 include:
322 The instruction execution sequence for one or more embedded processors. This is commonly
323 referred to as Program Counter (PC) Trace.
324 Data bus transactions made by an embedded processor core. This is commonly referred to as Data
325 Trace.
326 Snapshots of transactions on the system interconnect(s). This is commonly referred to as System
327 Trace.
328 Streaming output from instrumented application code. This is commonly referred to as
329 Instrumentation Trace.
330 The bandwidth requirements for the common trace functions listed above often compel system designers to
331 implement the trace interface as a parallel interface with multiple data signals and a clock. For purposes of
332 this document, the trace interface will subsequently be referred to as the Parallel Trace Interface or PTI.

5.1.1.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

333 Figure 4 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the PTI
334 specification.

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335
Figure 4 PTI in the MIPI Debug Architecture

5.1.2 Trace Scenarios

336 A typical embedded system may have one or more HW modules that produce trace data. The typical flow
337 is outlined below and illustrated in Figure 5.
338 Debug and Test Targets (DTTs) reside in the Target System (TS).
339 Trace modules inside a DTT contain one or more HW sub-modules that capture the system
340 transactions with the required data. See the Trace Collect block in Figure 5.
341 One or more HW modules encode or compress the data into an implementation specific
342 encoding(s). These encoding(s) are called the Trace Data Protocols (TDPs). See the Trace Format
343 block in Figure 5.
344 One or more HW modules export the encoded data to the DTC using device pins. The interface
345 used to transfer this data is the Parallel Trace Interface or PTI. See the Trace Export block in
346 Figure 5.
347 The DTC captures the data.
348 The data is decoded and analyzed using the DTS.

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Single DTT Trace System (DTS)
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349
Figure 5 Example System with PTI

350 Note that only HW modules directly responsible for producing the data and clock of a PTI are required to
351 implement a PTI. Figure 6 shows how the PTI implementation is dependent upon system configuration.

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Embedded System
Trace Trace Trace Trace Trace Trace
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Pin Manager/
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Module Implementing an
Module Implementing PTI PTI Location of PTI
Internal PTI

PTI Interconnect

Module Implementing
Proprietary Interconnect
Proprietary Interface

352
Figure 6 PTI Layers within a System

353 The scenario for Trace Module 0 is reasonably straightforward. The module itself is directly connected to a
354 dedicated PTI on the device boundary and the module is responsible for implementing the PTI.
355 The scenario for Trace Modules 13 is slightly more complex. Here multiple modules export trace through
356 a device level pin manager or mux. This management logic is only responsible for controlling which pins
357 on the device PTI are assigned to the device internal trace clients. It does not produce the data and clock
358 signals for the PTI but only routes them from the various trace modules. Thus the individual trace modules
359 are required to implement the PTI. Since the pin manager routes the internal PTI signals to the device
360 boundary, there is also a PTI at the device pins.
361 The scenario for Trace Modules 46 shows a system where multiple trace modules provide data over a
362 proprietary trace interconnect. This system allows data to be combined or interleaved in some fashion
363 before export. The interleaving and export module implements the PTI and the individual trace modules
364 communicate using implementation specific protocols that are beyond the scope of this document.

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5.1.2.1 Multi-Point Trace Connections

365 Version 2 of the PTI specification expands the interface description to include a shared trace connection
366 where multiple PTI interfaces are merged through a single connector on a PCB board. Multi-point PTIs are
367 very useful for supporting trace on fielded systems that have multiple trace-enabled ASICs but only a single
368 connector (with limited data pins) for interfacing to an external DTC. A standard example would be a
369 mobile terminal with an application and modem SoC and a single MIPI NIDnT connection.
370 Devices can be configured to drive data on a subset of the PTI signals on their boundaries. The PTI signals
371 are merged at the connector, but only one PTI is driving any given data signal. The clock for all the
372 interfaces is supplied from an external source (generally the DTC). Figure 7 shows an example with four
373 devices (each with 4-pin PTIs) sharing a connector with each of them only exporting on a single pin.
374 A similar configuration is shown in Figure 8, but in this scenario only two devices are active and the port is
375 shared as 3 pins and 1 pin. These are just examples, and the multi-point routing scheme defined in this
376 document supports varying PTI widths and numbers of devices.
377 Providing these enhanced features requires new operating modes for the clock and data portions of a PTI.
378 Clock Modes
379 PTI-out-clock Mode The PTI sources the clock along with the data
380 PTI-in-clock Mode The clock for the PTI is an input to the module driving the PTI data
381 Data Modes
382 Point-to-point Data Mode Data indexes are fixed on the PTI
383 Multi-point Data Mode Data indexes may shift across the PTI

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Figure 7 Multi-Point PTI with 4-Pin Trace and Four Devices Sharing the Connector

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385
Figure 8 Multi-Point PTI with 4-Pin Trace and Two Devices Sharing the Connector

5.1.3 Detailed Specification

386 For details of the MIPI PTI, consult the document: MIPI Alliance Specification for Parallel Trace Interface,
387 [MIPI02].

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5.2 Connector Recommendation Overview

5.2.1 Dedicated Debug Connector Overview

388 Board developers, debug tools vendors and test tool vendors all benefit when the number of connectors and
389 connector pin mappings used to support Debug and Test is minimized. To this end, MIPI Alliance is
390 promoting a set of connectors and mappings that address a wide variety of debug use scenarios.

5.2.1.1 Relationship to the MIPI Debug Architecture

391 Figure 9 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
392 connector recommendation.

393
Figure 9 Connectors in the MIPI Debug Architecture

5.2.2 Basic Debug Connectors

394 As the connector was not part of the original IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard, a large number of different
395 JTAG connectors have emerged. The MIPI recommendation of standard connectors promotes convergence
396 toward a minimum set of debug connectors. The scalable 0.05 inch Samtec FTSH connector family
397 provides a cheap, small and robust target connection and is available in many variants (including lockable
398 ones) from multiple connector vendors. The pin-out allows scaling of the debug connection to meet
399 different requirements. This includes very small footprint connections (down to 10 pins), legacy JTAG
400 support (including vendor specific pins) and system level trace support (STM).

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Missing pin and Plug at pin 7

for key.

401
Figure 10 Basic Debug PCB (left) and Cable End Connector (34-pin Samtec FTSH)

5.2.3 High-Speed Parallel Trace Connectors

402 Many debug tools vendors support target systems with high-speed trace interfaces. These tools utilize a
403 number of different mating connectors.
404 The MIPI Alliance Recommendation for Debug and Trace Connectors, [MIPI01], document defines two
405 connectors for supporting high-speed trace and basic debug. The first connector is only intended for
406 backwards-compatible designs. The second connector is recommended for new designs. The goal is to have
407 this recommendation define a de facto industry standard for the trace connection and thus lessen the
408 burden on target system and tools developers that need to support a large number of different mating
409 connections.
410 The recommended trace connector is a 60 pin Samtec QSH/QTH connector. The signal to pin mapping,
411 which is defined in the recommendation, supports one run control and several trace configurations. The
412 different trace configurations use up to 40 data signals and up to 4 clock signals. To minimize complexity,
413 the recommendation defines four standard configurations with one, two, three or four trace channels of
414 varying width.

415
Figure 11 Recommended Samtec QSH/QTH Connector

5.2.4 Detailed Documentation

416 For details of the MIPI recommended connectors and connector pin mappings, consult the document: MIPI
417 Alliance Recommendation for Debug and Trace Connectors, [MIPI01].

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5.3 Narrow Interface for Debug and Test (NIDnT) Specification Overview

5.3.1 NIDnT overview

418 The MIPI Debug Working Group has standardized a way to utilize functional interfaces for debug or test.
419 This technology is called NIDnT (Narrow Interface for Debug and Test). It allows better debug support in
420 production or near-production mobile terminal units.
421 NIDnT technology defines low pin count, reliable, and high performance, debug interfaces that can be used
422 in deployed mobile terminal units. These interfaces provide access to basic debug, trace of application
423 activity, and HW test capability by reusing already existing functional interfaces. In some cases these
424 interfaces are accessible at the packaged boundary of a mobile terminal. This technology provides the
425 means to use functional interfaces for either functional or debug purposes. One or more functional
426 interfaces (e.g. MMC card slot for trace and USB for basic debug) may be used to provide debug capability.
427 NIDnT technology does not aim to replace current technologies such as debugging via a serial interface
428 (e.g. GDB using a UART, or on-device debug agent).

5.3.1.1 Relationship to the MIPI Debug Architecture

429 Figure 12 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
430 NIDnT specification.

431
Figure 12 NIDnT in the MIPI Debug Architecture

5.3.2 NIDnT Details

432 NIDnT technology has the potential for changing the product development paradigm as it provides for the
433 use of one or more of a mobile terminals functional interfaces for debug. This can extend the availability
434 of the debug capabilities used in the early stages of product development to the latter stages. This is
435 especially valuable when these interfaces are available at the boundary of the mobile terminals actual

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436 physical enclosure in the products final form factor. This change in the product development paradigm is
437 described in the following paragraphs.
438 During the early stages of product development, IEEE 1149.1/1149.7/SWD based basic debug, trace of
439 application activity, and software messages sent over simple streaming interfaces like serial ports are
440 typically used for debug. Historically, much of this product development is performed using test or
441 development boards. These boards provide dedicated and readily-accessible Debug and Test interfaces for
442 connecting the tools. A system with a dedicated debug interface is shown in Figure 13.

SoC

Connector
Debug Interface I/O Driver Pin DTS

Connector
Application Interface Function Driver I/O Driver Pin Application

443
Figure 13 Example of System with a Dedicated Debug Interface

444 In most cases, a mobile terminal products final form factor does not have dedicated Debug and Test
445 interfaces as these interfaces are not propagated to the boundary of the products physical enclosure. This
446 hampers the identification of bugs present at this point in the product development.
447 A mobile terminal might include a proprietary JTAG connector that requires some disassembly (e.g.
448 removing the battery cover and battery) and the use of a test fixture. The physically invasive process of
449 accessing this connector could itself cause bugs or RF performance issues to disappear, or new ones to
450 appear.
451 Figure 14 shows how NIDnT technology extends the use of functional interfaces for Debug and Test
452 purposes. It creates a dual use functional interface by multiplexing the debug signals with the normal
453 function signals within the SoC in a manner that is similar to a switch. Connecting either the normal
454 function or the debug function to the interface connects that functions inputs and outputs to the interface.
455 Disconnecting either the normal function or debug function from the interface connects its inputs to
456 inactive default values that create the functions inert operation while leaving its outputs unused. For
457 example, a SoC could multiplex an IEEE 1149.7 Test Access Port (TAP) and a Parallel Trace Interface
458 (PTI) over the functional I/Os that normally provide a microSD interface. In this case, the IEEE 1149.7
459 TAP could be used for both basic debugging and as a control channel for the trace function that utilizes the
460 PTI interface.

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461
Figure 14 Example of System with NIDnT Capability

462 It is expected that adapters will be used to connect a products NIDnT Interface (e.g. microSD interface, or
463 USB) to the MIPI Debug Connectors (as defined in [MIPI01]). The use of an adapter provides for
464 debugging the product in its final form factor with standard debug tools, as the adapter remaps the signals
465 presented by the tools on these standard debug connectors to the appropriate positions on the functional
466 connectors.

5.3.3 Debug and Test Capabilities Supported by NIDnT Overlay Modes

467 A NIDnT Interface supports an operating mode that provides all functional operation of the interface
468 (Overlay Mode 0, also called the Original Functional Mode (OFM)) and one or more non-OFM Overlay
469 Modes (Overlay Modes 1 through n) providing debug and test capability.
470 The debug and test capabilities that can be supported with these Overlay Modes are listed below with their
471 associated pin counts shown in parenthesis. These capabilities might be mixed and matched to provide one
472 or more combinations of debug and test capability within the limitations (pin count and drive
473 characteristics) of a specific functional interface or combination of interfaces. The combinations supported
474 for a specific NIDnT Interface are outlined in interface-specific sections of the NIDNT specification.
475 Basic Debug can be any of:
476 A. Min-Pin debug (2 pins)
477 i. IEEE 1149.7 [IEEE02] or
478 ii. Serial Wire Debug [ARM01].
479 B. Legacy debug (5 pins)
480 i. IEEE 1149.1 [IEEE01].
481 C. Modified Legacy Debug (6 pins)
482 i. Modified IEEE 1149.1 Standard with return clock (deprecated)
483 Trace:
484 A. Parallel Trace Interface [MIPI02].
485 User-defined (1 to n pins)
486 A. Usually some sort of sideband communications like a UART

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487 The trace function can either run with a clock shared with the Min-Pin debug interface or run with an
488 independent clock. If the focus is on maximum trace bandwidth, a shared clock provides the largest number
489 of trace data pins, but ties the data rate of each data pin to the clock rate of the Min-Pin debug interface.
490 Non-OFM Overlay Modes that support debug, i.e., that switch some of the NIDnT Interface pins to being
491 used for Basic Debug signals, are called Debug Overlay Modes (see table in the NIDnT Specification,
492 [MIPI05]).

5.3.4 Functional Interfaces that are NIDnT Candidates

493 Version 1.0 of the NIDnT Specification addresses the reuse of the following interface:
494 microSD
495 Future versions of the NIDnT Specification might support other interfaces including, but not limited to:
496 USB
497 HDMI
498 SIM (smart card)

5.3.5 Detailed Specification

499 For details of NIDnT technology, consult: MIPI Alliance Specification for Narrow Interface for Debug and
500 Test (NIDnT), [MIPI05].

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6 Debug Access and Control Subsystem (DACS)

6.1 IEEE 1149.7 Debug and Test Interface Specification Overview

501 The IEEE 1149.7 standard [IEEE02] supports the needs of both Debug and Test. It is a superset of the
502 IEEE 1149.1 standard [IEEE01] and represents a natural evolution of this standard. This approach
503 preserves the industrys hardware and software investments in the IEEE 1149.1 standard since its inception.
504 While this is not a MIPI specification, the min-pin debug effort started in MIPI, so it is included here to
505 help complete the debug framework. The standard:
506 Provides a substantial, yet scalable set of additional debug related capability
507 Supports multiple connection topologies
508 Four-wire series or star
509 Two-wire star
510 Halves the width of the interface in two-wire star configurations while maintaining performance
511 Six capability classes (T0-T5) are supported, with the implementer selecting the capability class
512 implemented. A class defines both mandatory and optional capability. Class capability increases
513 progressively, with the capability of a class including the capability of all lower numbered classes.
514 Capability classes T0-T2 support operation with the four-wire Test Access Port (TAP) (defined by the IEEE
515 1149.1 standard) connected in a four-wire series topology. Each of these classes incrementally extends the
516 IEEE 1149.1 capability while using only the Standard Protocol defined by the IEEE 1149.1 standard.
517 Capability classes T3 additionally supports deployment in a four-wire star topology.
518 Capability classes T4-T5 provide for implementing devices with either a four-wire TAP (IEEE 1149.1 style)
519 or a two-wire TAP (unique IEEE 1149.7 style). Devices with the four-wire TAP configuration can be
520 operated in all connection topologies. Devices with the two-wire TAP configuration can be operated only in
521 a two-wire scan topology.
522 The T4-T5 classes incorporate the Advanced Protocol. The Advanced Protocol provides for the joint use of
523 the TAP for real-time system instrumentation, classic debug, and test, using only the TCKC and TMSC
524 signals as it:
525 Redefines the functionality of the IEEE 1149.1 TCKC and TMSC signals
526 Eliminates the need for the TDIC and TDOC signals
527 Allows the use of the TAP for both scan and non-scan data transfers
528 The combination of a two-wire TAP and use of the Advanced Protocol provides the capability of a five-
529 wire IEEE 1149.1 TAP using only two signals, plus additional system debug capability.
530 A high-level view of the IEEE 1149.7 interface connectivity between a DTS and TAPs within the TS is
531 shown in Figure 15. Both the four-wire (wide) and two-wire (narrow) TAP configurations are shown with
532 an optional test reset signal. A deprecated non-standard return clock signal is also comprehended with the
533 four-wire configuration (the use of this and other non-standard signals is strongly discouraged by the
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nTRST nTRST
TCK(C) TCK(C)

IEEE 1149.7 TMS(C) TMS(C) IEEE 1149.7

Circuitry TDO(C) TDO(C) Circuitry
TDI(C) TDI(C)
RTCK RTCK

Although TCKC is shown as bidirectional it is sourced by either the DTS or the TS

Optional reset signal

Required for operation with standard/advanced protocols
Required for data transfers with standard protocol

535 Non-standard 1149.1 extensions (deprecated functionality)

Figure 15 DTS to TS Connectivity

536 All capability classes begin operation using the Standard Protocol. IEEE 1149.7 operation is compatible
537 with IEEE 1149.1 from power-up, with the function of TCK(C) and TMS(C) signals providing the
538 functionality (or a superset thereof) of the TCK and TMS signals that is specified by the IEEE 1149.1
539 standard.
540 All IEEE 1149.7 based devices may be implemented in a manner that allows their use in system
541 configurations where there is:
542 A mix of components implementing different capability classes
543 A mix of connection topologies
544 The DTS can use facilities defined by the standard to determine the following:
545 The types of connection topologies deployed within the TS
546 The component mix with the TS:
547 1149.1 components
548 1149.7 components + class of each component

6.1.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

549 Figure 16 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
550 IEEE 1149.7 standard.

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551
Figure 16 IEEE 1149.7 in the MIPI Debug Architecture

6.1.2 Detailed Specification

552 For details of the 1149.7 specification, consult the document: IEEE 1149.7 Standard for Reduced-pin and
553 Enhanced-functionality Test Access Port and Boundary Scan Architecture [IEEE02].

6.2 SneakPeekSM (ongoing)

554 The SneakPeekSM framework is intended to enable debugging of a Target System via standard network
555 connection. This is accomplished by moving a portion of the Debug and Test Controller function onto the
556 SoC. These embedded DTC functions can be reached by network communication links that previously
557 have not been leveraged for DTC-like debug. SneakPeek also leverages a significant portion of the on-chip
558 debug infrastructure. As a result, DTC tools that previously used dedicated debug links (e.g. 1149.7 or PTI)
559 can easily be ported to work in a SneakPeek framework through simple network adaptor layers. The
560 identical capabilities realized via the dedicated debug interfaces should be available via SneakPeek (with
561 possible performance penalties).

6.2.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

562 Figure 17 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
563 SneakPeek specification.

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564
Figure 17 SneakPeek in the MIPI Debug Architecture

6.2.2 SneakPeek Overview

565 The SneakPeek Protocol (SPP) is used to communicate between a Debug Test System (DTS) and a mobile
566 terminal Target System (TS). This communication facilitates using Debug Applications (typically
567 software) within the DTS to debug the operation of the TS.
568 The SneakPeek Protocol abstracts the system designer from dedicated debug communication interfaces
569 such as JTAG and replaces them with the familiar mechanism of address-mapped read and write
570 transactions to enable the Debug Applications to observe, interrogate and adjust the Target System. These
571 transactions might be addressed to main system memory, special function memories, or address-mapped
572 peripherals within the TS.
573 If the system requires legacy dedicated debug communication interfaces to be used internally within part of
574 a system then these could be constructed by a dedicated address-mapped peripheral within the Target
575 System that is then accessed by the DTS via SneakPeek.
576 Figure 18 illustrates the route by which one or more debug software applications in a DTS utilize
577 SneakPeek Memory Agents within a TS to perform address-mapped transactions for them.

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SneakPeek Manager

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Debug Application(s)
Debug Application(s)
Debug Application(s)
578
Figure 18 Overview of SneakPeek System

579 The basic communication units used by SneakPeek are SneakPeek Command Packets sent from the DTS to
580 the TS, and SneakPeek Response Packets sent from the TS to the DTS. To provide more efficient
581 interactions with the communication network, the DTS packs typically many Command Packets into a
582 single SneakPeek Transfer Block (SPTB) before handing this over to the network driver for transmission to
583 the TS. Similarly, the TS packs typically many Response Packets into a single SPTB for transmission to
584 the DTS.
585 Figure 19 shows how the SneakPeek Protocol is built on top of existing network infrastructure.

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System
Debug Debug Debug & Debug
Application Application Application Memory Maps
Transaction Transaction Transaction
Mapping Mapping Mapping Address-mapped
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Debug Debug
Requests Requests Memory
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Network Data Network Data
Transport Units Transport Units

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PHY PHY

586
DTS TS
Figure 19 SneakPeek Protocol and Network Stacks in DTS and TS

587 In summary:
588 The DTS sends SneakPeek Command Packets grouped into SPTBs to the TS over a data
589 communication network.

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590 These Command Packets cause an action or effect in the TS, typically an address-mapped read or
591 write transaction. The Command Engine generates a Response Packet corresponding to each
592 Command Packet (with some special case exceptions).
593 The TS sends SneakPeek Response Packets grouped into SPTBs to the DTS over the data
594 communication network.
595 The SneakPeek Packets in a stream have a defined order at their source and are interpreted in this
596 order at their destination. The SneakPeek Protocol is not concerned with actual transmission order
597 over the physical or other layers of the network stack, but assumes that the network reconstructs
598 the original order before handing off the SneakPeek Packets at their destination.

6.2.3 Detailed Specifications

599 The SneakPeek Protocol Specification version 1.0 is currently under development in the MIPI Debug
600 Working Group and it is expected to be adopted by the MIPI Board in 1H2014.
601 For details of the SneakPeek Protocol, consult the document: MIPI Alliance Specification for SneakPeek
602 Protocol, [MIPI06].

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7 Debug Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem (DIVS)

7.1 Instrumentation and Visibility Subsystem Overview

603 The DIVS is basically a network or interconnect that allows trace data to flow from various sources to the
604 trace data sink (generally the DTS). The DIVS architecture provides a rich set of features that can be
605 utilized to effect this purpose:
606 Trace protocols such as the System Trace Protocol (STP) that provide a standard encoding for
607 trace from multiple different HW and SW sources.
608 Trace merge protocols such as the Trace Wrapper Protocol (TWP) that can be used to combine
609 many different trace streams into a single stream of data for easy transport management.
610 Trace network protocols like the Gigabit Trace (GbT) and network adaptor specifications that
611 define how trace data should be formatted for transport over standard network links.

7.2 System Trace Protocol Specification Overview

612 Real-time trace has become an indispensable tool for debugging and optimizing embedded systems. This
613 trace can come from a variety of sources, including:
614 Trace components monitoring processor instruction and data flow.
615 Instrumentation in the software running on a processor.
616 Trace components monitoring activities outside the processor.
617 Each trace source has its own protocol, and these protocols share a number of common required features.
618 The System Trace Protocol (STP) is a base protocol which provides these common features.
619 The advantages of this shared approach are:
620 Reuse reduces the time and cost of designing new protocols, as well as IP and tools supporting
621 them.
622 Commonality of features enables greater interoperability, for example by providing time
623 correlation between multiple trace streams.
624 A robust base protocol ensures common protocol design mistakes are avoided.
625 The STP specifications were developed to leverage the advantages listed above. STP was not intended to
626 supplant or replace the highly optimized protocols used to convey data about processor program flow,
627 timing or low-level bus transactions. It is anticipated that STP data streams will exist side by side with
628 these optimized protocols as part of a complete debug system.

7.2.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

629 Figure 20 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
630 STP specifications.

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631
Figure 20 STP in the MIPI Debug Architecture

7.2.2 Protocol Overview

632 STP was developed as a generic base protocol that can be shared by multiple, application-specific trace
633 protocols. STP was not intended to supplant or replace the highly optimized protocols used to convey data
634 about processor program flow, timing or low-level bus transactions. STP is designed so that its data streams
635 coexist with these optimized protocols as part of a complete debug system. The STP protocol is now in its
636 second generation (STP 2.0) which is backward compatible with the first generation.
637 STP 2.0 includes the following features:
638 A trace stream comprised of 4-bit frames
639 Support for merging trace data from up to 65536 independent data sources (Masters)
640 Up to 65536 independent data Channels per Master
641 Basic trace data messages that can convey 4-, 8-, 16-, 32-, or 64-bit wide data
642 Time-stamped data packets using one of several time stamp formats including:
643 Gray code
644 Natural binary
645 Natural binary delta
646 Export buffer depth (legacy STPv1 timestamp that requires DTC support)
647 Data packet markers to indicate packet usage by higher-level protocols
648 Flag packets for marking points of interest (for higher-level protocols) in the stream
649 Packets for aligning time stamps from different clock domains
650 Packets for indicating to the DTC the position of a trigger event, which is typically used to control
651 actions in the DTC; for example to control trace capture.
652 Packets for cross-synchronization events across multiple STP sources

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653 Support for user-defined data packets

654 Facilities for synchronizing the trace stream on bit and message boundaries
655 Figure 21 shows the conceptual hierarchy of the different terms described in this specification. The clouds
656 are elements from the data model.
657 A stream of STP packets generally contains data from a number of different Masters, which in turn may
658 each have a number of different Channels. These two levels of hierarchy may be used, for example, to
659 distinguish different software applications (Channels) running on different processors (Masters).

Data

Marker Flag

Channel Channel Channel Channel

User
Master Master
Trigger

STP stream
Error Time sync

660
Figure 21 Conceptual Hierarchy of STP Masters and Channels

661 Figure 22 shows an example of a target system that utilizes a module implementing the System Trace
662 Protocol. In this example, the STP data is transferred to the DTC across a PTI.
Target System (TS) with Debug & Test
Single DTT Trace System (DTS)
Parallel Trace Interface (PTI) Cable

P
Trace Trace Trace
T Debugger
Collect Format Export
I
Debug & Test
Controller (DTC)
System Trace Module Serial, parallel,
Etherrnet, USB
PC or
connection Workstation

Debug & Test Target (DTT) Debug

Comm.
Debug and Test Interface (DTI)
Link
663
Figure 22 STM in a Target System

664 The timing diagram in Figure 23 shows an example of the STP packets that might be transferred to the
665 DTC in such a system. This example shows the end of a synchronization sequence followed by a series of
666 16-bit data packets on Channel 4 of Trace Source (Master) 3.

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1111 1111 1111 0000 1111 0000 0000 0100 0001 0000 0011

End of ASYNC VERSION = 4 M8 = 3

0011 0000 0100 0101 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101

C8 = 4 D16 = %x1234 D16

667 Time
Figure 23 Example STP Packet Sequence

7.2.3 Detailed Specification

668 For details of MIPI STP, consult the document: MIPI Alliance Standard for System Trace Protocol
669 Specification Version 2.1, [MIPI03].

7.3 Trace Wrapper Protocol Specification Overview

7.3.1 Trace Wrapper Protocol

670 The Trace Wrapper Protocol (TWP) enables multiple source trace streams to be combined (merged) into a
671 single trace stream. The basic principle is that the source trace streams (byte streams) can be assigned
672 system unique IDs. A wrapping protocol is then used to encapsulate all the streams in the system
673 identifying them with these IDs. This protocol also includes provisions for synchronizing the merged
674 output stream and providing inert packets for systems that cannot disable continuous export of data. It has
675 optional facilities for indicating to the Debug and Test Controller (DTC) the position of a trigger event,
676 which is typically used to control actions in the DTC, for example to control trace capture.
677 This specification is complementary to the MIPI Alliance Specification for Parallel Trace Interface (PTI),
678 [MIPI02], and to the MIPI Gigabit Debug network adaptor specifications, such as [MIPI07]. It is intended
679 to be used by any module or layer that merges multiple trace data streams. The ultimate destination of the
680 merged streams might include:
681 Host debug tools via a dedicated trace export interface (PTI)
682 On-chip capture into a dedicated trace buffer
683 On-chip capture into general system memory
684 Host debug tools via a functional network (GbD)
685 This specification is also complementary to the MIPI Alliance Specification for System Trace Protocol,
686 [MIPI03], enabling a trace output to be shared between sources that implement STP and logic that
687 implements other trace protocols.
688 This specification is equivalent to the Trace Formatter Protocol specified in the ARM CoreSight
689 Architecture Specification, [ARM01].

7.3.1.1 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

690 Figure 24 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
691 TWP specification.

692
Figure 24 TWP in the MIPI Debug Architecture

7.3.2 TWP Features

693 The features of TWP are summarized below:
694 Allows up to 111 source trace streams to be represented as a single stream and later separated by
695 either hardware or software.
696 Requires low additional bandwidth.
697 Minimizes the amount of on-chip storage required to generate the protocol.
698 Permits any source trace stream to be used, regardless of its data format.
699 Is suitable for high-speed real-time separation of the component trace streams.
700 Is a bit stream that can be exported using any transport that supports bit stream data.
701 Can be efficiently stored to memory whose width is a power of two for later retrieval.
702 Has facilities for synchronization points so decode can be accomplished even if the start of the
703 trace is lost.
704 Has facilities for indicating to the Debug and Test Controller (DTC) the position of a trigger event,
705 which is typically used to control actions in the DTC, for example to control trace data capture.
706 Has facilities for padding the data output for scenarios where a transport interface cannot be idled
707 and valid data is not available.

7.3.3 TWP Description

708 Each trace source, whose output is to be wrapped by TWP, is given a 7-bit trace source ID. The trace
709 consists of a number of Trace Fragments, each consisting of an ID indicating the source of the trace and at
710 least one byte of data.

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711 If the source trace stream cannot be naturally represented using a stream of bytes, then an additional
712 protocol specific to the source trace stream has to be implemented in order to convert the source trace
713 stream into a stream of bytes.

7.3.3.1 Layers
714 TWP is split into the following layers:
715 Layer T1: Flow Control. This layer enables TWP to be used over a connection which requires
716 continuous communication, for example PTI in situations where the clock cannot be stopped.
717 Layer T2: Alignment Synchronization. This layer enables the alignment of frames in Layer T3 to
718 be determined.
719 Layer T3: Data. This layer conveys trace data using 128-bit frames.

Interleaved
trace streams

Trace sink
Trace sink Trace sink
without flow
with flow control with alignment
control
e.g. storage in
e.g. PTI continuously e.g. PTI where clock
memory on 16-byte
supplied with data can be stopped.
720 boundaries.

Figure 25 Example Use-cases for Layers T1, T2 and T3

7.3.4 Detailed Specification

721 For details of MIPI TWP, consult the document: MIPI Alliance Specification for Trace Wrapper Protocol,
722 [MIPI04] and [MIPI04a].

7.4 Gigabit Trace (ongoing)

7.4.1 Gigabit Trace Summary

723 One of the primary functions of the DIVS is to provide means to organize on-chip data and transport it to
724 an external Debug and Test System for analysis. Historically, this data path used dedicated interfaces on
725 the SoC boundary (the Parallel Trace Interfaces introduced earlier). In some system scenarios, however, it
726 is desirable to transport the trace data via networks and interfaces which are shared with traffic sent by the
727 mission mode (normal) functions of the device. Leveraging functional interfaces and transports for debug
728 enhances the capabilities of the debug systems in scenarios where debug over dedicated interfaces is

729 difficult or impossible. Gigabit Trace (GbT) focuses on the sharing of standard communication channels
730 for debug.
731 The GbT architecture is a layered system. The GbT System facilitates packaging trace data as a stream of
732 GbT Network messages suitable for transport over a shared network and/or interconnect. It defines a
733 network independent set of data packets that are shared (but not required) by all network transports.
734 A Gigabit Trace system also requires a Network Adaptor that consumes GbT Network Messages and
735 produces a message stream compatible with the targeted transport. The network adaptor layers are
736 generally called Gigabit Debug Adaptors since they often support other network capable debug protocols
737 like SneakPeek. The goal is to define MIPI Gigabit Debug network adaptor specifications for all the
738 common transports found in mobile systems.

7.4.2 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

739 Figure 26 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
740 Gigabit Trace specifications.

741
Figure 26 Gigabit Trace and the MIPI Debug Architecture

7.4.3 Gigabit Trace System Overview

742 The TWP has facilities to readily adapt trace streams for export over the high-speed network interfaces
743 present on mobile systems. As these functional interfaces are now supporting extremely high data rates, the
744 term Gigabit Trace (GbT) has been coined. In a GbT system, the trace stream can co-exist on the network
745 link with other (functional) data traffic and the debug tooling is an application layer client on the network.
746 This approach enables trace capture in fielded systems where dedicated debug connections are not
747 available. It also enables trace capture in the DTS using any host system (such as a high performance PC)
748 that supports a high-speed network interface and can store data at high data rates.
749 Figure 27 and Figure 28 show a typical GbT system and the data flow in the TS and the DTS. These
750 figures are abstract functional diagrams that illustrate data flow through the system. The individual blocks

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751 only define functions that likely exist in the system, not HW or SW modules with defined interfaces and
752 behaviors.

Trace Source Trace Source Trace Source

Multiple
Trace
Streams Arbitration

Merge Application Application

TWP Function Function
Frames
GbT Network Adaptor

GbT
Network
Messages Operating System

Functional Network Stack

Network
Traffic
PHY

Network
753
Figure 27 Typical GbT Configuration and Data Flow (TS)

Trace Client Trace Client Trace Client

Multiple
Trace
Streams

Demultiplex Application Application

TWP Function Function
Frames
GbT Network Adaptor

GbT
Network
Messages Operating System

Functional Network Stack

Network
Traffic
PHY

Network
754
Figure 28 Typical GbT Configuration and Data Flow (DTC and DTS)

755 Note that in the TS, the GbT data path may optionally use the low-level OS to merge trace data with other
756 (functional) network streams. This is obviously more intrusive to the system function than a direct data path
757 to the lower levels of the network stack (also shown). A more SW-intensive system might ease the
758 complexity of the HW required to support GbT and it is anticipated that both approaches will be utilized.
759 The MIPI GbT solution builds on the MIPI TWP data primitives. The MIPI GbT solution uses a GbT
760 Network Adaptor (in the TS and DTS) to isolate generic GbT from the properties of a specific Network
761 Stack. A typical GbT system might adapt trace for export over a USB interface (USB 2.0 or 3.0 depending
762 on bandwidth requirements).
763 The MIPI Debug Working Group will produce independent specifications defining how a GbT system can
764 be realized on various transport networks. These Adaptor specifications will provide the details on how to
765 map the GbT framework outlined in this Annex to specific constraints and capabilities of a particular
766 transport network.

7.4.3.1 Gigabit Trace Requirements Summary

767 A GbT system generally addresses the following requirements:
768 Provides a mechanism to convey high bandwidth trace data over a transport network.
769 Compatible with a variety of transport networks.
770 Packages trace data streams into network-independent messages.
771 Builds on existing network protocol specifications (referred to as the functional or transport
772 network).

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7.4.4 Detailed Specification

773 The details of the Gigabit Trace framework are outlined in an annex to the MIPI Alliance Specification for
774 Trace Wrapper Protocol, version 1.1. This specification is currently under development in the MIPI Debug
775 Working Group and it is expected to be adopted by the MIPI Board in 1H2014.
776 For details of the Gigabit Trace framework, consult the document: MIPI Alliance Specification for Trace
777 Wrapper Protocol, [MIPI04a].

7.5 STP and TWP in the DIVS

778 At first inspection, it might seem that STP and TWP have significant functional overlap. Both support the
779 merging of trace data from multiple trace sources. They also have facilities for stream synchronization and
780 alignment. A more detailed analysis, however, reveals that the protocols are optimized for different
781 capabilities and the differences in the protocols actually complement each other in a complex trace
782 infrastructure.
783 TWP has a very uniform packet structure that is optimized for encoding and decoding interleaved byte
784 streams. The protocol can be implemented easily in HW and the ability to switch active trace streams on
785 any byte boundary decreases the amount of buffering required to support frame creation. The fixed data
786 frame also simplifies mapping TWP to some other transport protocol payload (the GbT scenario). TWP is
787 thus ideal for trace data paths where many high-bandwidth trace sources are merged before export on a
788 high-performance link.
789 These high-throughput requirements extend into the DTS as well. The fixed frames of TWP enable efficient
790 decode of the captured trace stream. The DTC hardware can remove lower-level link maintenance packets
791 (synchronization and padding) before the higher-level data is stored. This type of filtering is highly
792 desirable when supporting systems where constraints dictate that the trace interface cannot be halted (e.g. a
793 multi-point data mode PTI).
794 While STP also supports merging of trace streams, the protocol also provides features that assist high-level
795 trace protocol (e.g. time stamps, frame markers, and hierarchical source IDs). These features greatly
796 decrease the complexity at the trace source. These sources do not have to worry about supporting their own
797 methods of time stamping or frame marking within their own protocols. The hierarchical IDs enable
798 support for complex trace topologies (e.g. SW message traces from multiple processes on multiple CPUs).
799 Supporting these features increases the complexity of a module merging the data from various sources into
800 an STP stream. Since the interleaving boundary for STP is the non-fixed STP message boundary, the
801 modules implementing STP might require significant buffering and pipelining to achieve high throughput.
802 STP is thus ideal for trace data paths that might not have extreme bandwidth requirements but support
803 many trace sources (such as SW threads or small HW modules) generating trace.
804 Figure 29 shows an example of a DIVS architecture that uses the various MIPI protocols and specifications
805 in a layered approach to trace export. SW and HW messages, encoded as STP messages (comprised of STP
806 packets) are transferred on the trace interconnect. High-bandwidth processor trace byte streams are also
807 present on this interconnect. These various trace byte streams are interleaved using TWP and the packets
808 are either exported directly to the pins or collected into GbT Network Messages for adaptation to a
809 functional network protocol.

System Interconnect

HW SW
Instrumentation CPU Core Instrumentation CPU Core
Module Module

Processor Trace Processor Trace

STP STP
Trace Proprietary
Interconnect Proprietary Trace
Trace Packets
Packets

Trace Wrapper
Module

TWP TWP

Network
Pin Adaptor
Export
Module Network Protocol

Network Transport
PTI Module

Network
Packet

Network

Debug and
Test Controller

810
Figure 29 Example Trace Architecture

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8 Debug Network Interfaces

8.1 Gigabit Debug (ongoing)

8.1.1 Gigabit Debug Overview

811 Gigabit Debug (GbD) is the blanket terminology for mapping debug capabilities to a particular functional
812 network. Unlike NIDnT, the network interface and protocol stack function normally. Gigabit Debug just
813 defines how to adapt the SneakPeek and Gigabit Trace functions so that they can co-exist with other
814 network traffic (as normal application layer functions). While the goal of a GbD system is to minimize
815 intrusiveness of debug on regular system functions, it is acknowledged that some debug capabilities (like
816 trace) may require significant network bandwidth and will thus have the potential for significant impact to
817 the normal system.
818 The current effort focuses on mapping the network independent MIPI SneakPeek Protocol and Gigabit
819 Trace framework to networks commonly found in mobile systems. Some of the items addressed in Gigabit
820 Debug Specifications include:
821 Connection/session initialization and de-initialization
822 Network link management
823 Packaging of MIPI protocol messages into network messages
824 Mapping aspects of Basic Debug and Trace functionality to network features
825 Network error handling
826 Figure 30 shows how the Gigabit Debug Adaptor specifications complement the specific MIPI debug
827 protocol specifications.

Gebug Gebug System Gebug

Gebug Gebug
Gebug Gebug
Applications Applications & Gebug Applications
Trace Clients
Applications Applications
Applications
Trace Sources
Applications
Memory Maps

Memory
Agents
GbT SneakPeek Trace
Griver SneakPeek
Griver Infrastructure
Command
Engine

Gigabit
GbT Network SPP Network SPP Network GbT Network
Debug
Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor
Specifications

Network Network
Stack Stack

PHY PHY

828
GTS TS
Figure 30 Gigabit Debug Functional Block Diagram

829 One of the fundamental features of GbD functionality is that it co-exists with non-debug network clients
830 and can operate quite effectively in multi-node networks that are commonplace today. Figure 31 illustrates
831 how GbD and non-debug network traffic are integrated in such networks.

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DTS #1

Trace GbT
TS #1
Network Network
Application Network Other
Driver Controller
(GbT #1) Adaptor Network
Client(s)

SPP SneakPeek
Network Network
DTS #2 Network Command
Controller Driver
Adaptor Engine #1
Other
Network GbT
Client(s) Gigabit
Network
Trace #1
Adaptor
SPP
Network
Debug Adaptor
Application(s) SPP SneakPeek
SPP Network Network
Network Network Network Network Command
Network Controller Driver
Driver Controller Adaptor Engine #2
Adaptor

Trace GbT TS #2
Application Network
(GbT #2) Adaptor GbT
Network Gigabit
Network
Controller Trace #2
Adaptor

832 DTS TS
Figure 31 GbD in a Multiple-node Network

8.1.2 Relationship to MIPI Debug Architecture

833 Figure 32 shows the standard MIPI debug architecture highlighting the functional areas addressed by the
834 Gigabit Debug specifications.

835
Figure 32 Gigabit Debug and the MIPI Architecture

8.1.3 Detailed Specifications

836 The Gigabit Debug for USB Specification is currently under development in the MIPI Debug Working
837 Group and it is expected to be adopted by the MIPI Board in 2014. Other functional networks will be
838 addressed in future Gigabit Debug Specifications. Currently, the Internet Protocols TCP and UDP are
839 under consideration as well as a generic byte stream.
840 For details of the Gigabit Debug adaptors for USB, consult the document: MIPI Alliance Specification for
841 Gigabit Debug for USB, [MIPI07].

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Participants
The following list includes those persons who participated in the Working Group that developed this
document and who consented to appear on this list.
Miguel Barasch, Qualcomm Incorporated Rolf Khnis, Intel Corporation
Gary Cooper, Texas Instruments Incorporated Stephan Lauterbach, Lauterbach
Jean-Francis Duret, STMicroelectronics Andrea Martin, Lauterbach
Lance Flake, Broadcom Corporation Jason Peck, Texas Instruments Incorporated
John Horley, ARM Limited Gary Swoboda, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Tomi Junnila, STMicroelectronics John Zurawski, Intel Corporation

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