US 11,927,629 B2
Global time counter based debug
Pandy Kalimuthu, Plano, TX (US); and Anthony Joseph Lell, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/486,675.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115615 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G01R 31/3177 (2006.01); G06F 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 31/3177 (2013.01) [G06F 1/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a global counter configured to provide a counter value;
a capture register; and
an event selector circuit coupled to the global counter and to the capture register and configured to:
store a selection of an event;
receive a set of event indicators;
compare the set of event indicators to the selection to detect the event; and
based on detection of the event, cause the counter value at a first point in time to be stored in the capture register;
a comparator coupled to the global counter and configured to transmit a clock stop signal based on a comparison of a comparator value and the counter value at a second point in time; and
a clock stop circuit coupled to the comparator and configured to receive the clock stop signal and stop a clock signal to one or more portions of the electronic device.