Category: Software Debug and Trace

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 13: UEFI Applications using Standard ‘C’

Alan Sguigna

April 17, 2017
3:36 am

This week, I updated the firmware on the Minnowboard Turbot to the latest release, and struggled with creating a UEFI application using standard ‘C’ functions.

Zedboard Video Chronicles Episode Two – SourcePoint Debugging the Zedboard with the Zynq 7000 SoC from Xilinx®

Larry Osborn

April 11, 2017
2:33 pm

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 12: Writing UEFI Applications

Alan Sguigna

April 9, 2017
6:22 pm

In Episode 10 of the Minnowboard Chronicles, I created my first UEFI Shell script. Today, I “up my game” by writing an actual application in ‘C’.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 11: Using Instruction Trace

Alan Sguigna

April 2, 2017
4:44 pm

I discover an incredible Trace capability that’s built into the Intel Atom Bay Trail chip!

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 10: The UEFI Shell

Alan Sguigna

March 26, 2017
4:03 pm

Today, I created my first UEFI shell script. And, by a happy coincidence, I noticed a new book in Amazon, Harnessing the UEFI Shell, by Michael Rothman, Vince Zimmer, and Tim Lewis.

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 9: SourcePoint Command Language and Macros

Alan Sguigna

March 19, 2017
8:28 pm

Today, I learn more about Intel Architecture and UEFI on the Minnowboard, by using the built-in commands and macros within SourcePoint.

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.

Category: Software Debug and Trace

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 13: UEFI Applications using Standard ‘C’

Zedboard Video Chronicles Episode Two – SourcePoint Debugging the Zedboard with the Zynq 7000 SoC from Xilinx®

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 12: Writing UEFI Applications

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 11: Using Instruction Trace

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 10: The UEFI Shell

The Minnowboard Chronicles Episode 9: SourcePoint Command Language and Macros

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

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