Integrated circuit and integrated circuit package
View Patent ↗An integrated circuit includes a monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 and a debugging circuit portion 1100 . The debugging circuit portion 1100 acquires a signal on a signal line of the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 and transmits the acquired signal to an external device 2000 by radio. The debugging circuit portion 1100 includes a setting unit 1120 and a radio transmitter 1140 . In order to monitor the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 , the setting unit 1120 sets an isolation unit 1300 so as to make electrical connection between the debugging circuit portion 1100 and the monitoring-target circuit portion 1200 . In addition, the setting unit 1120 sets a selector 1130 to select a signal line 1131 specified as a monitoring target. The radio transmitter 1140 acquires a signal on the signal line selected by the selector 1130 and transmits the acquired signal to the external device 2000 by radio.
1. An integrated circuit including a plurality of circuits interconnected by a plurality of signal lines, comprising:
a monitoring-target selecting unit operable to select one of the plurality of signal lines as a monitoring target; and
a radio transmitting unit operable to acquire a signal carried on the selected one of the plurality of signal lines, to generate monitoring information indicative of the acquired signal, and to transmit the generated monitoring information to an external device by radio.
2. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a radio receiving unit operable to receive monitoring target information by radio, the monitoring target information specifying the one of the plurality of signal lines to be selected as the monitoring target,
wherein the monitoring-target selecting unit is operable to select the one of the plurality of signal lines specified by the monitoring target information received by radio.
3. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of circuits are supplied power that is received via a predetermined power supply terminal of the integrated circuit,
the integrated circuit further comprising:
a power receiving unit operable to receive power from an external device in a non-contact manner and to supply the received power to the radio receiving unit, the radio transmitting unit, and the monitoring-target selecting unit.
4. The integrated circuit according to claim 2 , wherein:
the radio receiving unit is further operable to receive transmission destination information specifying a transmission destination of the monitoring target information, and to determine authenticity of the transmission destination based on predetermined authentication information, and
the radio transmitting unit is operable to transmit the monitoring information to the transmission destination only if the transmission destination is authenticated.
5. An integrated circuit including a plurality of circuits interconnected by a plurality of signal lines, comprising:
a monitoring-target selecting unit operable to select one of the plurality of signal lines as a monitoring target; and
a radio transmitting unit operable to acquire a signal carried on the selected one of the plurality of signal lines, to generate monitoring information indicative of the acquired signal, and to transmit the generated monitoring information to an external device by radio;
wherein the plurality of circuits are supplied power that is received via a predetermined power supply terminal of the integrated circuit,
the integrated circuit further comprising:
a power receiving unit operable to receive power from an external device in a non-contact manner and to supply the received power to the radio receiving unit, the radio transmitting unit, and the monitoring-target selecting unit;
wherein the monitoring-target selecting unit and the radio transmitting unit are each connected to the signal lines through a switch,
wherein the switch is operable to be opened and closed for switching between states in which a signal on each signal line is supplied and not supplied to the monitoring-target selecting unit, the radio transmitting unit, and the radio receiving unit,
the integrated circuit further comprising:
a switch control unit operable to close the switch only if the power receiving unit receives power.
6. An integrated circuit including a plurality of circuits interconnected by a plurality of signal lines, comprising:
a monitoring-target selecting unit operable to select one of the plurality of signal lines as a monitoring target;
a radio transmitting unit operable to acquire a signal carried on the selected one of the plurality of signal lines, to generate monitoring information indicative of the acquired signal, and to transmit the generated monitoring information to an external device by radio; and
a radio receiving unit operable to receive monitoring target information by radio, the monitoring target information specifying the one of the plurality of signal lines to be selected as the monitoring target,
wherein the monitoring-target selecting unit is operable to select the one of the plurality of signal lines specified by the monitoring target information received by radio;
wherein the monitoring-target selecting unit and the radio transmitting unit are each connected to the signal lines through a switch, and
wherein the switch is operable to be opened and closed for switching between states in which a signal on each signal line is supplied and not supplied to the monitoring-target selecting unit, the radio transmitting unit, and the radio receiving unit,
the integrated circuit further comprising:
a switch control unit operable to close the switch to allow the signals to be supplied, only if the radio receiving unit receives the monitoring target information.
7. An integrated circuit package including a plurality of circuits interconnected by a plurality of signal lines, comprising:
a monitoring-target selecting unit operable to select one of the plurality of signal lines as a monitoring target; and
a radio transmitting unit operable to acquire a signal carried on the selected one of the plurality of signal lines, to generate monitoring information indicative of the acquired signal, and to transmit the generated monitoring information to an external device by radio.
8. A non-transitory recording medium storing a control program executable by a device to perform a process of causing an integrated circuit to output a signal to an external device, the integrated circuit including a plurality of circuits interconnected by a plurality of signal lines, the control program comprising code operable to cause the device to perform:
a target selecting step of selecting one of the plurality of signal lines as a monitoring target; and
a transmitting step of acquiring a signal carried on the selected one of the plurality of signal lines, generating monitoring information indicative of the acquired signal, and transmitting the generated monitoring information to an external device by radio.