HP E3493A Pentium® Pro and Pentium II Processor Probe

Product Summary

The HP E3493A Pentium Pro and Pentium II processor probe provides the system designers with processor run control of one-to-four processors. It also gives them the ability to read and modify the contents of all processors' registers, system memory and I/O. In addition, the HP E3493A increases debug efficiency by expanding the capabilities of the HP 16500 logic analysis system and HP 16505A prototype analyzer.

Product Features

• View and Modify System State
  The Pentium Pro and Pentium II processor probe allows you to easily display and modify the contents of the processors registers, system memory, and I/O.

• Break Processor Execution
  Now you can stop processor execution based on breakpoint or BREAK IN input conditions. The HP E3493A allows you to set the breakpoint conditions of each processor individually or broadcast the same breakpoints to all processors. BREAK IN input, a front panel connection to the HP E3493A, provides a convenient way to break the execution of all processors from the trigger output of the HP 16500 logic analysis system. Your HP 16500 logic analyzer can be set to generate a trigger out from the occurrence of a system bus event.

• Display Code as Instructions
  View memory code disassembled into familiar Pentium Pro and Pentium II processor instructions. The memory disassembly window of the HP E3493A displays your code as Pentium Pro and Pentium II processor mnemonics from any starting address. With the HP E3493A it’s easy to display one memory disassembly window for each processor in a multi-processor system, referenced to its current EIP register of each processor, or frozen for easy comparison.

• Control Processor Execution
  From the run control window of the HP E3493A you can instruct one or all processors to RUN or BREAK. To provide more debug control, you can choose to either step one processor or step one processor while running the remaining processors. Selecting RESET ALL resets processors simultaneously. You select whether memory, I/O, and register displays are updated on processor breakpoint execution and single step.

• Use the Flexible Interface
  You define the view of your system that maximizes insight into its current operation. The HP E3493A set up and display interface is integrated into the workspace of the HP 16505A prototype analyzer. The flexible workspace of the HP 16505A lets you control both the HP E3493A and the 16500C logic analysis system. Multiple register, memory, and I/O windows can be displayed by the HP E3493A. You can assign one register window to each processor concurrently to give you maximum visibility during the system debug process. In addition, you can open windows in the workspace to display logic analyzer trace listing or waveforms of PCI bus activity adjacent to processor registers and system memory displays.

• Repeat Frequently Used Setups
  Writing procedures that set up registers, memory and I/O in your system are easy with the HP E3493A command language. Once the procedure is written, save it to the HP 16505A hard disk. When you want to initialize your hardware system to a particular state, simply recall and execute the procedure.

Product Specifications

Supported Processors
Pentium Pro

Pentium II

Physical Connections
10base2 or 10baseT
Ethernet Connections
TCP/IP Protocol

Compatible with Intel Pentium Pro and Pentium II processor debug port
     (as documented in the Intel Pentium Pro Family Developer's Manuals; 
     Specfications and Programming)
30 pin connectors

Physical
155 mm width X 161 mm depth X 65 mm height

Environmental
Temperature		Operating 0o to +55o C (+32o F to +131o F)
			Non operating -40o C to +70o C (-40o F to +158o F)
Humidity		15% to 95% relative

Additional Characteristics
Multiprocessor
 Processor run control facilities for RUN, BREAK, RESET, SINGLE STEP
 Register read and write*
 Breakpoint registers*
 Memory and I/O read and write
 Memory disassembly*
Command language
Coordinated run control w/logic analysis

*As documented in the Intel Pentium Pro Developer's Manuals; Programming and Specifications.

Product Ordering Information

HP E3493A	Pentium Pro and Pentium II Processor Probe  
		(requires HP 16505A prototype analzyer)

HP E2466B	Pentium Pro and Pentium II Processor   
		Preprocessor Interface




HP 16500B/C	Logic Analysis System Mainframe

HP 16505A	Prototype Analyzer

HP 16500U	Upgrades HP 16500A mainframe to 16500B mainframe

HP 16550A	100 MHz state/500 MHz timing logic analyzer module
		(requires HP 16500B mainframe)

HP 16554A 	500 K Sample, 70 MHz state/250 MHz timing logic analyzer module
		(requires HP 16500B mainframe)

HP 16555A	1 M Sample, 110 MHz state/500 MHz timing logic analyzer module
		(requires HP 16500B mainframe)

HP 16555D	2 M Sample, 110 MHz state/500 MHz timing logic analyzer module
		(requires HP 16500B mainframe)

HP 16556A	1 M Sample, 100 MHz state/400 MHz timing logic analyzer module
		(requires HP 16500B mainframe)

HP 16556D	2 M Sample, 100 MHz state/400 MHz timing logic analyzer module
		(requires HP 16500B mainframe)

HP 10390A	System PerformanceAnalysis Software

   Opt004	For HP 16550A

   Opt 006	For HP 16554A, 16555A, 16556A

HP B4600A	System Performance Analysis Software
		(Requires HP 16505A Prototype Analyzer)

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