1394 Trade Association Publishes New Article Describing FireWire’s Excellent Kernel Debugging Performance

SAN FRANCISCO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The 1394 Trade Association has published a new technical article describing why IEEE 1394 (FireWire) has emerged as de facto connection used in the industry for kernel debugging of processor-based systems.

The article was developed by Dave Thompson of LSI, who is a long time member of the 1394 Trade Association board of directors. It details why FireWire is an ideal interface for kernel debugging, because it has access to a target system’s physical memory. The backgrounder also reviews how 1394 supports memory dumps in excess of 4 Gigabytes, along with a review of Microsoft’s planned and implemented improvements that boost FireWire’s kernel debugging capabilities further, especially in comparison with other common interfaces. The backgrounder also cites several other pieces that help users understand how to complete kernel debugging using FireWire.

The article has been published on the popular Embedded.com website, which is part f the EE Times editorial network. It can be found at this URL: www.eetimes.com/design/embedded/4230939/Tips-on-using-expanded-memory-dumps-to-improve-1394-kernel-debug

It can also be found at http://www.1394ta.org/index.html

The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement of the IEEE 1394 standard. More than 2 billion FireWire ports have now shipped on a wide range of computing, consumer electronics, industrial, storage and other systems. For more information, visit www.1394ta.org