INTEGRATED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND DEBUG ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A development environment includes a development workstation (120) and a target microprocessor (100) based product, such as a Mobile Terminal. Diagnostic messages are communicated between the workstation and the microprocessor by means of a serial interface, which takes advantage of preexisting diagnostic software capabilities in the target microprocessor product. Typically, the preexisting software includes a JTAG or ICE interface port. This software interface port eliminates the need for Ethernet links, serial ports, or other specifically engineered communication hardware when the workstation also has a JTAG interface. If, on the other hand, the workstation has an Ethernet or serial port interface (130), an interface translator device (140) is connected between the microprocessor based product and the workstation interface.