Hardware tools specialist American Arium is shipping a trace tool for ARM, XScale, and OMAP that offers a half-clock acquisition rate of 680 MHz, and a trace depth of 256 MB. The HS-1000 supports Linux and Windows development hosts, and comes with a graphical debugger.

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Arium says the HS-1000's half-capture clock rate of 680 MHz relates to the maximum processor speeds it can support.

The HS-1000 supports ARM's ETMv1 and ETMv3 (Embedded Trace Macrocell intellectual property), as well as Intel's XScale real-time trace. It also supports Texas Instruments OMAP cores.

Key features listed by Arium include:

• 680 MHz trace execution speed
• 256 MB ETM trace memory
• Software-adjustable data termination: 60, 100, 150, or infinite Ohms to 0-100 percent of target VCC for “unmatched” data signal integrity
• Software-adjustable clock termination: None or 60, 90, 135, or 180 Ohms to 0-100 percent of target VCC for “outstanding” clock signal integrity
• 44-bit timestamp with 10 ns resolution
• Execution trace functionality on all Intel XScale processors
• Ethernet and USB connectivity

The HS-1000 supports C/C++ toolchains from the GNU project and Green Hills, as well as ARM's RealView and ADS tools. It comes with Arium's “SourcePoint” debugging software for Windows hosts, with a Linux version optionally available.

Arium's SourcePoint debugger
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CEO Larry Traylor stated, “We've positioned the HS-1000 between the LC-500, our low-cost run controller, and the Arium GT-1000D, with a monster gigabyte trace buffer. The HS-1000 offers the speed of the GT-1000D at a very reasonable price.”

Availability

The HS-1000 is available now, priced at $9,500.

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