Using WindRiver Probe JTAG

Using WindRiver Probe JTAG

[Michael Zagalsky]

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Hi guys.
I'd like to know if anybody had an experience using Wind River Probe JTAG
with PowerPC architecture in general, and with PowerQuicc iii family in
particular.
We're using WR workbench, but I am not sure whether to use their JTAG or the
popular BDI2000.
Does anybody know if WR Probe uses GDB, or something proprietary to WR?
Can it be attached to gdb/ddd/eclipse, or only to WR workbench IDE?
For kernel debugging with symbolic information - can it use any binary
compiled with -g, or it has to be compiled under WR workbench environment
that has some add-ons (I know, it sounds strange - but I actually heard some
vague saying of this kind from WR representative).

I know those are questions that should be addressed to Wind River , which I
did, but I didn't get clear enough answers - so your (good/bad) field
experience could be very helpful.

Thanks a lot,
Michael

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Re: Using WindRiver Probe JTAG

[Steven Hein]

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Re: Using WindRiver Probe JTAG

[Michael Zagalsky]

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Thanks, Steven. It does help.

On 10/25/06, Steven Hein <ssh@sgi.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> We just went through this same selection process for a new project
> (MPC83xx based), and we ended up choosing the BDI2000.
> I asked WindRiver folks the same question, regarding the WR ICE
> interaction with GDB.    They told me that they do not play together,
> WR ICE uses WR proprietary communication to the debugger SW.
>
> If you're already using WR workbench, I think your only option
> is to use the WR ice.    (When we evaluated WR tools for our project,
> it seemed like going with WR is an all-or-nothing deal--and we already
> had experience with the GCC toolchains, GDB debugger, etc. So, we
> chose the GCC/GDB/BDI2000 approach).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Steve
>
>
> Michael Zagalsky wrote:
>
>  Hi guys.
> I'd like to know if anybody had an experience using Wind River Probe JTAG
> with PowerPC architecture in general, and with PowerQuicc iii family in
> particular.
> We're using WR workbench, but I am not sure whether to use their JTAG or
> the popular BDI2000.
> Does anybody know if WR Probe uses GDB, or something proprietary to WR?
> Can it be attached to gdb/ddd/eclipse, or only to WR workbench IDE?
> For kernel debugging with symbolic information - can it use any binary
> compiled with -g, or it has to be compiled under WR workbench environment
> that has some add-ons (I know, it sounds strange - but I actually heard some
> vague saying of this kind from WR representative).
>
> I know those are questions that should be addressed to Wind River , which
> I did, but I didn't get clear enough answers - so your (good/bad) field
> experience could be very helpful.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Michael
>
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Re: Using WindRiver Probe JTAG

[David H. Lynch Jr.]

    Is there any publicly available documentation on the PPC JTAG 
interface ?

    Specifically the low level JTAG commands to manipulate the PPC ?

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RE: Using WindRiver Probe JTAG

[Matias Sundman (AS/EAB)]

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Hello,
My name is Matias and I am working @ Ericsson in Stockholm.
We are using both BDI2000 and the WR ICE / probe.
I must say that if you have anyway invested in Workbench go with the WR
solutions. It is very convenient to debug U-boot , the Linux kernel or
insmod:ing of kernel modules with WB once you have things set-up. In
order to see the symbols you do not need to compile your kernel under
WB.
 
Why do we have both BDI2000 and WR tools? We started with the open
source tools suite a few years back but have now made a transition
towards
the Eclipse based WB environment in order to get a uniform and easy to
use/deploy development environment.
 
Note that I think that the Opensource tools and BDI2000 is a very good
alternative if you are a smaller organization or if you do not want to
or have
the $$$ to invest in WB.
 
Cheers // Matias

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From: linuxppc-embedded-bounces+matias.sundman=ericsson.com@ozlabs.org
[mailto:linuxppc-embedded-bounces+matias.sundman=ericsson.com@ozlabs.org
] On Behalf Of Michael Zagalsky
Sent: den 25 oktober 2006 14:54
To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Using WindRiver Probe JTAG


Hi guys.
I'd like to know if anybody had an experience using Wind River Probe
JTAG with PowerPC architecture in general, and with PowerQuicc iii
family in particular.
We're using WR workbench, but I am not sure whether to use their JTAG or
the popular BDI2000.
Does anybody know if WR Probe uses GDB, or something proprietary to WR?
Can it be attached to gdb/ddd/eclipse, or only to WR workbench IDE?
For kernel debugging with symbolic information - can it use any binary
compiled with -g, or it has to be compiled under WR workbench
environment that has some add-ons (I know, it sounds strange - but I
actually heard some vague saying of this kind from WR representative). 
 
I know those are questions that should be addressed to Wind River ,
which I did, but I didn't get clear enough answers - so your (good/bad)
field experience could be very helpful.
 
Thanks a lot, 
Michael

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