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Asynchronously accessing the program counter values of a data processing system by applying an independent clock on the latching and scan-chain circuits
Asynchronously accessing the program counter values of a data processing system by applying an independent clock on the latching and scan-chain circuits
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机译:通过在锁存和扫描链电路上施加独立的时钟来异步访问数据处理系统的程序计数器值
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A processing system 2 is described including a processor unit 4 and a memory 6. Diagnostic hardware 10 within the processing system 2 includes a shadow PC register 12 that stores a shadow program counter value following the true program counter value held within a program counter register 8 of the processor unit 4. The diagnostic hardware 10 is responsive to a program counter request signal from an external diagnostic system 14 to transfer a program counter value into a scan chain 16 from where it can be returned to the diagnostic system 14. The operation of the processor unit 4 is independent of any of the diagnostic operations and so true real time operation of the system may be observed and de-bugged.
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