Title
Using NEXUS compliant debuggers for real time fault injection on microprocessors
Abstract
As electronic devices get smaller and more complex, dependability assurance is becoming fundamental for many mission critical computer based systems. This paper presents a case study on the possibility of using the on-chip debug infrastructures present in most current microprocessors to execute real time fault injection campaigns. The proposed methodology is based on a debugger customized for fault injection and designed for maximum flexibility, and consists of injecting bit-flip type faults on memory elements without modifying or halting the target application. The debugger design is easily portable and applicable to different architectures, providing a flexible and efficient mechanism for verifying and validating fault tolerant components.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1145/1150343.1150397
SBCCI
Keywords
Field
DocType
fault tolerant,chip,real time systems,real time
Stuck-at fault,Dependability,Debugger,Computer science,Real-time computing,Fault tolerance,Electronics,Mission critical,Fault injection,Debugging,Embedded system
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-59593-479-0
7
0.61
References 
Authors
9
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
André Vaz Fidalgo15614.96
Manuel G. Gericota210813.69
Gustavo R. C. Alves315621.27
José M. Ferreira4515.79