| .. _debug-support: |
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| Debug Support |
| ============= |
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| Ibex offers support for execution-based debug according to the RISC-V Debug Specification, version 0.13. |
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| Interface |
| --------- |
| |
| +-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------+ |
| | Signal | Direction | Description | |
| +=================+===========+=============================+ |
| | ``debug_req_i`` | input | Request to enter Debug Mode | |
| +-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------+ |
| |
| ``debug_req_i`` is the "debug interrupt", issued by the debug module when the core should enter Debug Mode. |
| |
| Parameters |
| ---------- |
| |
| +---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Parameter | Description | |
| +=====================+=================================================================+ |
| | ``DmHaltAddr`` | Address to jump to when entering Debug Mode | |
| +---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | ``DmExceptionAddr`` | Address to jump to when an exception occurs while in Debug Mode | |
| +---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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| Core Debug Registers |
| -------------------- |
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| Ibex implements four core debug registers, namely :ref:`csr-dcsr`, :ref:`csr-dpc`, and two debug scratch registers. |
| All those registers are accessible from Debug Mode only. |
| If software tries to access them without the core being in Debug Mode, an illegal instruction exception is triggered. |
