KSE5 In-Circuit Emulator

Our KSE5 universal high-end emulator for Intel and AMD X86 architectures meets the high standards demanded of a professional development system, which remain relevant during the entire development cycle of embedded systems.

The application of Bondout technology permits unrestricted debugging such as for accessing internal peripherals or on-chip ROM emulation. The modular design of the emulator facilitates simple upgrading and conversion to other 386 and 486 variants.

 
   

     
 

KSE5 In-Circuit Emulator for 486 architecture

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Hitex Development Tools’ KSE5 emulator for the SL Enhanced Intel 486 microprocessors supports 486SX, 486DX, 486SX2 and 486DX2 derivatives up to 66 MHz internal clock frequency with two personality modules. Target systems with 3.3 volt or 5 Volt and 1X or 2X clock modes can be debugged without the need to change emulator hardware and software. Specific adapters are available for the different package variations of the CPU (168PGA, 196PQFP, and 208SQFP). The KSE5 can also support the 386DX, 386SX and 386EX.

All components, including the emulation processor, derive power from the emulator system and not from the target. This minimizes current load on the target system and allows software development to proceed even if target hardware is not available. Using the latest technology on the processor module (probe), like buffers with signal delays less than one nano second, as well as FPGAs allows the probe to function very close to the original timings and reduces the physical dimensions of the probe.

The KSE5 provides unrestricted support for all the features of these microprocessors. Execution breakpoints are even usable in System Management Mode (SMM). The Bondout chip permits emulation without restriction even in protected mode. For example, the segment description registers can be displayed and modified. A uniform user interface facilitates interchange between different processor types.

 
   

The KSE5 does not require setting jumpers or switches which is particularly advantageous . All emulator settings are performed via software. A special feature of the emulator is the ability to place the probe into a "Phantom Mode". In this configuration, the emulator hardware is invisible to the target system. Unnecessary wear-and-tear on the surface-mounted CPU and PressOn adapter is thereby avoided.

Naturally, all standard KSE5 features, such as high level language debugging, programmable clock generator, etc. are also available.

   

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