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JTAG Hardware Debugger for octeon processor

Dileep Raj - June 13, 2012

Hi,

We are using one of the MontaVista Linux Edition base platform for one of our project requirement

using Cavium Octeon CN5860 processor. We are in need of a hardware debugger based on octeon

processor. We will be glad if you can suggest us a suitable hardware debugger.

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Recommended JTAG debuggers

Submitted by vmalhotra on June 24, 2012 - 10:24pm.

Hi Dileep

Try one of the following recommended JTAG debuggers.

BDI 3000

Jet Partner

Lauterbach

PARTNER-JET based Octeon Processor

Submitted by Dileep Raj on June 24, 2012 - 11:41pm.

Hi Vivek,

Thanks for your response. We are flexible with working on PARTNER-JET as the h/w debugger supports most of the MontaVista Linux editions & as I have checked the support for octeon processor based on PARTNER-JET from KMC site but i could not find any solution for octeon.

However, we want to go ahead with PARTNER-JET only as not much aware with other h/w debuggers.

Any alternative solution for PARTNER-JET will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dileep.

Try Lauterback(best of lot) or use BDI3000(better thn Jet)

Submitted by vmalhotra on July 2, 2012 - 4:46am.

Hi Dileep

Both, BDI 3000 and Lauterback, are better alternatives. But they may be more expensive than the one you are currently using. Therefore:
- If budget isn’t a constraint, then try Lauterback (the most expensive one of the lot.)
- If budget is a constraint but still want a better alternative, then try BDI 3000.

Regards,
Vivek Malhotra