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It's a Hardware Bug and I can Prove It

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Channel: The Linux Foundation · 2017 · Science & Technology

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It's a Hardware Bug and I can Prove It - Kris Chaplin, Altera

The divide between software and hardware is becoming more blurred - especially with programmable hardware. When a bug strikes, we can sometimes be left in doubt as to root cause, and who is to blame! There is more need for visibility to co-debug embedded systems - especially when both hardware and software are being developed concurrently. 

In this presentation and live demonstration, Kris Chaplin will show debugging techniques that leave the user in no doubt as to where the issue is - hardware or software. The root cause will be revealed using some simple tools that allow us to literally single step and set common breakpoints not only in software but also hardware!

About Kris Chaplin

Kris is an Embedded Technology Specialist for Intel working with major Military, Industrial and Communications customers in Northern Europe. He has 15 years of experience architecting and bringing up embedded processor systems (soft and hard) running Linux in FPGAs having supported and sold them for both major FPGA vendors. Kris has a BEng(Hons) degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Southampton.

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