COP8SA-DM National Semiconductor, COP8SA-DM Datasheet - Page 37

• Manufacturer Part Number: COP8SA-DM
• Description: MODULE DEBUGGING FOR COP8SA
• Manufacturer: National Semiconductor

Specifications of COP8SA-DM

• Module/board Type: Debugger Module
• For Use With/related Products: Cop 8
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: *COP8SA-DM

A simulator is software program/model which acts like a hardware device. Code written
for the device is executed in the software model exactly as it would be executed in the
device. Key features of a simulator include:
Hardware - Emulators
An emulator is a hardware model of a device with additional circuitry to allow the user
to perform special functions such as starting and stopping code execution. An emulator
can be used for examining code execution and code debugging. The hardware emulator is
plugged into the actual target system where the microcontroller device would normally
be plugged in. Thus, the emulator, tests both the internal operation of the microcontroller
and its I/O functions.
1. Can execute object code
2. Can perform Single Step/Breakpoint/Go operations
3. Can display simulated internal device registers and allow them to be modi-
4. Can display program and data memory contents and allow them to be modi-
5. Requires no hardware
1. Can execute object code
2. Can display data and program memory contents and allow them to be modi-
3. Can display internal registers and allow them to be modified
4. Can perform Single Step/Breakpoint/Go operations
5. Interfaces directly to external hardware
6. Can run code in real-time
7. Can trace code execution
8. Emulates AC and DC electrical characteristics
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