Debug Interface
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instruction is a busy-waiting access to a coprocessor, the instruction terminates and
ARM7TDMI processor enters debug state immediately. This is similar to the action of
nIRQ
and
nFIQ
.
5.3.2
Action of the ARM7TDMI processor in debug state
In debug state,
nMREQ
and
SEQ
indicate internal cycles. This enables the rest of the
memory system to ignore the core and function as normal. Because the rest of the
system continues to operate, the ARM7TDMI processor is forced to ignore aborts and
interrupts.
The system must not change the following signals during debug:
BIGEND
If
BIGEND
changes during debug:
•
synchronization problems are introduced
•
the programmer’s view of the processor changes without the
knowledge of the debugger.
nRESET
Resetting the core while debugging causes the debugger to lose
track of the core.
When the system applies reset to the ARM7TDMI processor by
driving
nRESET
LOW, the processor state changes with the
debugger unaware that the core has reset.
When instructions are executed in halt mode, all memory interface outputs except
nMREQ
and
SEQ
change asynchronously to the memory system. For example, every
time a new instruction is scanned into the pipeline, the address bus changes.
The memory controller must be designed to ensure that asynchronous behavior does not
affect the rest of the system. Although the behavior of
nMREQ
and
SEQ
is
asynchronous, this does not affect the system because
nMREQ
and
SEQ
are forced to
indicate internal cycles regardless of the behavior of the rest of the core.
5.3.3
Action of the ARM7TDMI core in monitor mode
In monitor mode, the ARM7TDMI processor continues to execute instructions, and the
memory interface behaves as normal.
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