Hardware debug - Data overload

Hardware debug on today's embedded platforms means dealing with huge quantities of raw data and complex architectures. Modelling and transaction-level techniques can make sense of it all. Embedded platforms drive the debug process to a new level of complexity as the process has to take in greater team diversification, significant functional complexity and an expanding range of methodologies. Some effort up front to understand debug needs and tailor the methodology appropriately can accelerate the overall design flow later in the development process.