6.3.1 Atmel AVR UC3 OCD (JTAG and aWire Physical)

The Atmel AVR UC3 OCD system is designed in accordance with the Nexus 2.0 standard (IEEE-ISTO 5001™-2003), which is a highly flexible and powerful open on-chip debug standard for 32-bit microcontrollers. It supports the following features:

  • Nexus compliant debug solution

  • OCD supports any CPU speed

  • Six program counter hardware breakpoints

  • Two data breakpoints

  • Breakpoints can be configured as watchpoints

  • Hardware breakpoints can be combined to give break on ranges

  • Real-time program counter branch tracing, data trace, process trace

For special considerations regarding this debug interface, see Special Considerations.

For more information regarding the UC3 OCD system, consult the AVR32UC Technical Reference Manual, located on www.atmel.com/uc3.