Real-Time Debugging for Motorola's ColdFire® Architecture

There are now several background debug mode (BDM) tools available for Motorola's ColdFire® architecture but few draw on the experience of a design team that have been creating true in-circuit emulators since the early 1980s. 

Now Noral brings the expertise of in-circuit emulator design to BDM debugging through Flex-BDM/ColdFire, possibly the world's most advanced BDM tool. Utilising the BDM interface available on all ColdFire processors, Flex-BDM/ColdFire delivers the power required to debug even the most complex MCF5307 & MCF52xx embedded system designs - in real-time. 

You will find it hard to believe that Flex-BDM/ColdFire is not actually a genuine in-circuit emulator when you use this toolset. Check out the features detailed below. 

 Advanced BDM Features
Features
Processors Supported
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Advanced BDM Features

Imagine a hand held tool capable of delivering full speed real-time debug performance, with instruction & data trace, plus hardware breakpoints, at a fraction of the cost of an in-circuit emulator. Not possible? Think again! Noral's Flex-BDM/ColdFire debuggers deliver all this and more. 

Interested in learning more about debugging Motorola's ColdFire architecture in real-time? Would you like to see for yourself how Flex-BDM/ColdFire can enhance your debug skills? Contact us using our information request form and we will be pleased to discuss your particular requirements. 

 
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Flex-BDM/ColdFire Debug Features

  • Real-time ‘on-the-fly’ instruction and data trace buffer capable of capturing over a million records 
  • Real-time trace on (TRON) and trace off (TROFF) control 
  • Real-time hardware breakpoints with address, data and bus cycle comparators 
  • Hardware breakpoints supporting inclusive and exclusive address ranges 
  • Real-time hardware breakpoint sequencing 
  • Reading & writing of memory and special function registers ‘on-the-fly’ 
  • Unlimited execution breakpoints 
  • Execute, break and single step control including ‘go to function’, ‘go to module’ etc. 
  • Debugging support to 90MHz 
  • Support for 2.7V to 5.5V ColdFire processors 
  • All features supported via Motorola's standard 26-pin BDM interface connector - common to all ColdFire processors 
  • No PC plug-in cards required 
  • EMI shielded interface box 
  • High level debugger for Windows 
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Processors Supported

  • MCF5307
  • MCF5206e
  • MCF5206 
  • MCF5204 
  • MCF5203 
  • MCF5202 

Free Evaluation

For a free evaluation of Flex-BDM/ColdFire simply contact your local distributor or use the information request form to register your interest. 
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