Category: Software Debug and Trace – Intel

At-Scale Debug Hardware Design Guidelines

Alan Sguigna

March 12, 2017
4:43 pm

Using an embedded debug agent, as opposed to an external JTAG debug probe, requires a connection between the service processor and the JTAG chain of the target CPU.

ASSET attends the Open Compute Summit

Alan Sguigna

March 9, 2017
8:57 pm

I spent the past two days at the Open Compute Project (OCP) U.S. Summit 2017, in Santa Clara, California. The HUGE news is that Microsoft has ported Windows Server to ARMv8 chips from Qualcomm and Cavium (but, for now, only for use within Azure).

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 8: the Reset Vector, and Boot Flow

Alan Sguigna

February 26, 2017
5:15 pm

This is getting pretty intense. It’s time to explore the code that executes at the reset vector, and see the printf messages coming out of the BIOS as the Minnowboard boots.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 7: Single-stepping through UEFI Code

Alan Sguigna

February 20, 2017
7:04 am

This week, I single-step through source code to track the execution of programs, and better understand how the Minnowboard BIOS works.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 6: LBR Trace

Alan Sguigna

February 12, 2017
12:14 pm

This week, I delve into using LBR (Last Branch Record) Trace on the Minnowboard, and continue my exploration into the UEFI source code.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 5: PEIM and DXE

Alan Sguigna

February 5, 2017
3:47 pm

This week, I explore DXE, and do a deeper dive into the PEI.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 4: UEFI Source Code

Alan Sguigna

January 29, 2017
7:31 pm

Success! This week, I managed to compile a debug version of the UEFI, load it into the Minnowboard, and see UEFI source code in SourcePoint for the first time.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 3: Building the UEFI Image

Alan Sguigna

January 23, 2017
6:14 am

As I continue the journey to learn about the internals of UEFI and to debug it with SourcePoint, I encounter some issues doing the firmware build.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 2: Updating the UEFI Firmware

Alan Sguigna

January 15, 2017
3:44 pm

Last week, I wrote about my out-of-the-box experience with the Minnowboard Turbot, and how easy it was to start JTAG-based debugging on it with the SourcePoint tool. This week, I explored the UEFI shell, and updated the board firmware.

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 1: Debugging with SourcePoint

Alan Sguigna

January 8, 2017
3:55 pm

It may not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but I was delighted to receive a MinnowBoard Turbot for Christmas. I hooked it up to my copy of SourcePoint, and the results were pretty cool.

Category: Software Debug and Trace – Intel

At-Scale Debug Hardware Design Guidelines

ASSET attends the Open Compute Summit

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 8: the Reset Vector, and Boot Flow

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 7: Single-stepping through UEFI Code

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 6: LBR Trace

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 5: PEIM and DXE

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 4: UEFI Source Code

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 3: Building the UEFI Image

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 2: Updating the UEFI Firmware

The MinnowBoard Chronicles Episode 1: Debugging with SourcePoint

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