BlueBox

On-Chip Analyzers Debug and Trace

If you are in need of an embedded software development platform that does more, much more, than just debugging, then our family of BlueBox Debug and Trace tools is the hardware you are looking for. Fully integrated into our winIDEA IDE, these hardware tools provide the link between your chosen microcontroller platform’s on-chip debug implementation and your development PC.

The next generation of BlueBox DebuggersiC7mini

iC7mini BlueBox is a platform designed for debugging and testing a wide range of embedded microcontroller platforms. It includes multi-core support and an Automation SDK for various languages. It also offers testIDEA unit testing, daqIDEA data acquisition and visualization, and support for several 3rd party hardware debuggers.

State Of The Art GenerationiC5700

With its next generation high-speed internal bus system, FNet, this future-proof BlueBox technology is ideal for the majority of current and next generation microcontroller/processor development. It has been developed for the purpose of analyzing complex systems by connecting and synchronizing one or several BlueBox debuggers and their add-on modules.

Debugging CompetencyiC5000

This compact tool remains a mainstay of many embedded developers debugging hardware. Supporting 32-bit processor architectures from semiconductor vendors across the board, its features enable everything from debugging through to timing and code coverage analysis and even the implementation of simple a HIL system.

Naturally, all these devices support the basic debug features that enable the programming of on and off-chip flash memories, execution of code and analysis of the status of variables, program state and RTOS tasks. Where they come into their own is with their advanced program and data trace features coupled with analog and digital signal capture. This makes it possible to analyze digital serial protocol data in parallel with RTOS task execution, brushless DC motor voltage or current consumption compared to algorithm results or even power consumption of your battery-powered IoT device in its various power-saving modes.

   
 
iC5700
iC5000
PC Interface
USB 3.0
Ethernet
USB 2.0
Ethernet
Trace support Nexus, ETM, HSSTP, AGBT, Aurora Nexus, ETM
Trace buffer size 1 GB 256 MB
Trace bandwidth
up to 250 MHz in parallel mode
up to 5 Gbps in serial mode
up to 216 MHz
Active Probes    
HIL extension modules    
Network trace    
Synchronous debug of multiple SoCs    
Synchronous trace of multiple SoCs and analog/digital signals and networks    
Networks/buses SPI, CAN, CAN FD, LIN  
Control of analog/digital signals and networks    
Galvanic isolation    
DAP over CAN Physical Layer (DXCPL)    

Supported processor architectures

Infineon AURIX
NXP/ST Power Architecture
Renesas RH850
ARM Cortex
RISC-V
others

Infineon AURIX
NXP/ST Power Architecture
Renesas RH850
ARM Cortex
RISC-V
others

 

For a more detailed comparison of iSYSTEM BlueBox hardware refer to Technical Note iSYSTEM BlueBox comparison