Intel® Processor and Intel® Core™ i3 N-Series

Datasheet, Volume 1 of 2

ID 759603
Date 01/04/2023
Version 001
Document Table of Contents

Testability

JTAG:

This section contains information regarding the testability signals that provides access to JTAG, run control, system control, and observation resources. JTAG (TAP) ports are compatible with the IEEE Standard Test Access Port and Boundary Scan Architecture 1149.1 and 1149.6 Specification, as detailed per device in each BSDL file. JTAG Pin definitions are from IEEE Standard Test Access Port and Boundary Scan. Architecture (IEEE Std. 1149.1-2001).

Intel® Trace Hub:

Intel® Trace Hub is a debug architecture that unifies hardware and software system visibility. Intel® Trace Hub is not merely intended for hardware debug or software debug, but full system debug. This includes debugging hardware and software as they interact and produce complex system behavior. Intel® Trace Hub defines new features and also leverages some existing debug technologies to provide a complete framework for hardware and software co-debug, software development and tuning, as well as overall system performance optimization.

Intel® Trace Hub is a set of silicon features with supported software API. The primary purpose is to collect trace data from different sources in the system and combine them into a single output stream with time-correlated to each other. Intel® Trace Hub uses common hardware interface for collecting time-correlated system traces through standard destinations. Intel® Trace Hub adopts industry standard (MIPI* STPv2) debug methodology for system debug and software development.

There are multiple destinations to receive the trace data from Intel® Trace Hub:

  • Direct Connect Interface (DCI)
    • OOB Hosting DCI
    • USB 3.2 hosting DCI.DBC
  • System Memory

There are multiple trace sources planned to be supported in the platform:

  • BIOS
  • Intel® CSE
  • AET (Architecture Event Trace)
  • Power Management Event Trace
  • Windows* ETW (for driver or application)

    Acronyms

    Acronyms

    Description

    IEEE

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

    I/O

    Input/Output

    I/OD

    Input/Output Open Drain

    JTAG

    Joint Test Action Group

    DCI

    Direct Connect Interface

    BSDL

    Boundary Scan Description Language

    DbC

    Debug Class Devices

    References

    Specification

    Location

    IEEE Standard Test Access Port and Boundary Scan Architecture

    http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/1149.1-2013.html