Active Probes

Active Probes offer the best debugging and tracing solutions across various architectures with their adaptable design. Their compact size allows integration even in confined spaces, while their robust design guarantees durability. Moreover, Active Probes allow remote positioning up to 10 m away from the BlueBox, providing even more flexibility in setup and placement.

Advanced real-time logic can detect events inside the chip - like a device stopping on a breakpoint. Upon detection of such events, internal BlueBox triggers are generated which can be used in other parts of the system. For example, the mDIO port can toggle a pin connected to external measurement equipment, like a logic analyzer.

Similarly, an Active Probe can react to such a trigger and immediately stop the CPU. For example, observation of a CAN message with a certain payload can, via such a trigger, stop the SoC.

iC7max BlueBox offers 6 FNet ports for Active Probes and Add-on modules. Now you can combine our CAN/LIN data capture, analog and digital capture, and control, and debug and trace all from one central hardware tool via our Active Probes:

• Active Probe Parallel
• Active Probe Debug
• Infineon DAP/DAPE II
• Infineon SGBT (HSTCU)
• Infineon AGBT
• ARM HSSTP II
• MPC5x/SPC5X Aurora
• RH850 Aurora

By connecting two Active Probes to the iC7max, it is possible to synchronously control (run/stop) these two Active Probes. This is how, for instance, two applications running in parallel and on different (or the same) architectures (e.g., Aurix™ and Arm Cortex-A), can be debugged, tested, traced, and profiled at the same time.

Active Probe Parallel

Active Probe Parallel enables debugging, tracing, and testing a range of microcontroller architectures. It supports various debug and trace protocols: Joint Test Action Group (JTAG), Arm Serial Wire Debug (SWD), RH850 Low Pin-Count Debug (LPD), On-chip trace buffers, Parallel Trace, Software Trace, Single Wire Output (SWO). Active Probe's small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away from the BlueBox.

Active Probe Debug

Active Probe Debug enables debugging, tracing, and testing different microcontroller architectures (Arm Cortex, NXP/ST MPC5x/SPC5x, Renesas RH850, RISC-V) through an architecture-specific adapter, which connects between the Active Probe and an embedded target. Standard debug protocols such as well-known JTAG, ARM's Serial Wire Debug (SWD), and RH850's Low Pin-Count Debug (LPD) are supported. Additionally, basic Trace Capture methods are supported such as Arm's ETB (Embedded Trace Buffer), and low-speed serial trace, like Arm’s SWO (Single Wire Output). Active Probe's small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away from the BlueBox.

Infineon DAP/DAPE II

Infineon DAP/DAPE II Active Probe enables the debugging, tracing and testing  of Infineon’s Aurix™ microcontroller  family including the new TC4xx.  It  supports  the  DAP debug  interface  operating  at  their maximum frequency. Its small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away.

Infineon SGBT (HSTCU)

The Infineon SGBT (HSTCU) Active Probe enables debugging, tracing, and testing of all Infineon Aurix™ TC2xx, TC3xx (2nd generation), and TC4x (3rd generation) microcontrollers. It supports the DAP and Aurora GigaBit Trace (AGBT/SGBT) interface via a USB-C connector. Its small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away. The Active Probe supports up to 1 parallel AGBT lane, running at a maximum bitrate of 5Gbps.

Infineon AGBT

The Infineon AGBT Active Probe has been developed to connect to the Aurora GigaBit Trace (AGBT) interface along the DAP debug interface at its maximum frequency. All Infineon Aurix™ TC2xx, TC3xx (2nd generation), TC4x (3rd generation) microcontrollers are supported. In general and if a microcontroller does provide it, an iActive Probe supports up to 4 parallel AGBT lanes, running at a maximum bitrate of 5Gbps. In the case of AURIX, one lane is available. Its small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space and at a distance of up to 10 meters.

Arm HSSTP II

The Cortex™ families of processors continue to appear in increasingly complex system-on-chip (SoC) devices. To access the volume of trace information created by such products, Arm® has developed a new intellectual property (IP) block named High-Speed Serial Trace Port (HSSTP). The ARM HSSTP II Active Probe allows debugging, tracing, and testing Arm® Cortex™ architectures. It supports both the JTAG debug interface and the Arm High-Speed Trace Port (HSSTP). Its small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away. The Active Probe supports up to 4 parallel HSSTP lanes, running at a maximum bitrate of 5Gbps.

MPC5x/SPC5x Aurora

MPC5x/SPC5x Aurora Active Probe enables the debugging, tracing and testing of NXP Qorivva (MPC5xxx), NXP S32R and ST SPC5 microcontroller families. Besides the JTAG debug interface it supports Aurora trace interface operating at its maximum frequency. Its small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away. The Active Probe supports up to 4 Aurora lanes, running at a maximum bitrate of 5Gbps.

RH850 Aurora

RH850 Aurora Active Probe enables the debugging, tracing, and testing of Renesas RH850 microcontroller families. Besides the standard LPD debug interface it supports also a highspeed Aurora trace interface operating at its maximum frequency. Its small and compact hardware size allows for connecting to a target microcontroller in a confined space as far as 10 m away. The Active Probe supports up to 4 Aurora lanes, running at a maximum bitrate of 5Gbps.