Target application independent functionality: the emulator can be used even without a target system (which allows to test internal routines independently of application), like a "real-time software simulator".

An internal clock frequency synthesizer provides the clock in the range from 25 kHz to 20 MHz (full speed of emulated devices). The user can select among four oscillator modes: crystal, RC with CLKOUT equal to Fosc/4, external clock up to 10 MHz, or external RC oscillator.

The target device type, clock frequency, oscillator type, reset, watchdog and many other parameters are software selectable, with no confusing jumper settings or interchangeable oscillator modules. The user only needs to connect the target probe for 18-pin or 8-pin devices.

The emulator is based on the state-of-the-art programmable gate arrays. This solution is far more flexible and offers more functionality than the "traditional" one, based on bond-out chips specially manufactured.

All device resources are available for the user's application. Nothing is used by the emulator hardware or software. MU Alpha offers excellent device resource accessibility even when running at full application speed, so you do not have to stop the real-time run to watch and modify the device registers

Low voltage applications? No problem with MU Alpha. Target application supply voltage can be as low as 2 V and your emulator will still work fine. No obvious 5 V only limitations.

Unlimited number of breakpoints anywhere in the code memory (activated BEFORE instruction execution). Many other break conditions are available: file register breaks in data memory, Timer0 overflow, Trace buffer overflow, Watchdog timer overflow, Stack overflow/underflow, Break on external probe (Trigger In).

Default device socket is DIP, SMD headers can be ordered as an option.

Trace memory 256 instructions deep, tracing is fully user selectable for arbitrary (even discontinuous) locations and areas.

Flexibility of emulator circuitry allows software upgrades (e.g. via Internet) of the emulator hardware and even custom modifications to accomodate any user need.

32-bit instruction cycle counter - stopwatch - with overflow detection accurately counts active cycles both in Run or Step modes. The time is displayed in cycles and in microseconds. A second - differential - counter is implemented in software.