Embedded Emulation
1-3Introduction

Figure 1−1. MSP430 Architecture

ACLK
Bus
Conv.
Peripheral
MAB 16-Bit
MDB 16-Bit
MCLK
SMCLK
Clock
System
Peripheral Peripheral
Peripheral
Peripheral Peripheral Peripheral
Watchdog
RAM
Flash/
RISC CPU
16-Bit
JTAG/Debug
ACLK
SMCLK
ROM
MDB 8-Bit
JTAG
1.3 Embedded Emulation
Dedicated embedded emulation logic resides on the device itself and is
accessed via JTAG using no additional system resources.
The benefits of embedded emulation include:
-Unobtrusive development and debug with full-speed execution,
breakpoints, and single-steps in an application are supported.
-Development is in-system subject to the same characteristics as the final
application.
-Mixed-signal integrity is preserved and not subject to cabling interference.