Intel® System Debugger User Guide
Intel(R) System Debugger NDA
Intel® System Debugger is a modern, GUI-based architecture system software debugger. It provides a toolset to explore the state of the system, capture and analyze traces from hardware, firmware, and software sources, analyze system crash logs, and much more.
The documentation is available in the following formats:
HTML bundle at
<install-dir>/documentation/index.html Online book at Resource & Documentation Center (requires signing in)
Eclipse* IDE Help. Go to Help (or press F1) and select User Guide (the top item).
For system requirements, new features, known issues, and a list of supported target components, see Release Notes. You can find them at the Resource & Documentation Center or the product download page at Intel® Products.
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What Is New
- Intel® System Debugger 2024 NDA Update 2422
Initial Crash Log support for EVTX file.
Updated Python sample files and command line interface samples in IDV Tool.
Broken modules now visible in the Modules view.
Symbol information provided in the Instruction Trace view.
Deprecation of Legacy Message View, Message Distribution view, Time Difference view, and Marker view in System Trace.
Replacement of “Decode As” dialog with decode editor in System Trace.
Removal of Catalog Preview View in System Trace which is replaced by new catalog section in decode editor and new tab in streaming configuration.
Automatic start of Virtual UART upon target connection in Target Connection Assistant.
Addition of Virtual UART configuration section in the profile editor of Target Connection Assistant.
Add AET to PTI support on GNR server products
Add support for multi-die tracing using Self-Hosted Trace
Update Notice
Check the latest training materials covering key use cases:
How to Capture Trace Log on Simics® Simulator using Intel® System Debugger
How to Capture Intel® Trace Hub (Intel® TH) Early Boot Trace over USB2 Debug Class (DbC) Cable
Video trainings demonstrating this scenario:
To access the materials, you will need to log into the Resource & Documentation Center (contact Customer Support for assistance).