DEBUGGING USING A PACKET-BASED NETWORKING PROTOCOL

Abstract

Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an integrated-circuit (IC) microcontroller (MCU) having a debug subsystem, a classifier module, and a network port. The debug system is configured to generate trace data in response to a trace trigger and provide the generated trace data to the classifier. The network port is configured to: receive network frames in accordance with a time-sensitive packet-switched networking protocol, encapsulate received payloads to generate network frames in accordance with the time-sensitive packet-switched networking protocol, transmit the generated network frames in accordance with the time-sensitive packet-switched networking protocol, generate timing information in accordance with the time-sensitive packet-switched networking protocol, and provide the timing information to the classifier. The classifier is configured to generate trace-data payloads based on the received trace data and the received timing information and provide the generated trace-data payloads to the network port.

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