Debug_Assist_Boards.md

From: eLinux.org

Debug Assist Boards

Here are some debug assist boards that you might find useful.

Contents

• 1 List of debug-assist boards for embedded Linux
  • 1.1 Jtag boards
  • 1.2 Control boards
  • 1.3 Power Measurement

List of debug-assist boards for embedded Linux

Jtag boards

• Olimex JTAG USB OCD device - see https://www.sparkfun.com/products/7834
  • has USB JTAG, RS232 (full modem signals supported) port; and power supply all in one compact device
• Abatron BDI3000 - see http://www.abatron.ch/products/bdi-family/bdi3000.html

Control boards

• Sony Debug Assist board (also known as CDB Assist)
  • provides power supply, USB pass-through to host, and control of 3 "buttons" via USB connection on host
• Target Switch Control From Parallel Port
  • an old design for controlling switches using a computer's parallel port lines

Power Measurement

• BayLibre ACME cape (for BeagleBone Black) - see http://baylibre.com/acme/
  • supports different power measurement probes via a standard connector
  • presentation on issues at: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/sites/events/files/slides/Leveraging_Open-Source_Power_Measurement_Standard_Solution_0.pdf