A daunting task otherwise, Percepio’s Tracealyzer and Detect are changing the game of debugging embedded systems with real-time observability and faster fault resolution. Speaking to Johan Kraft and Andreas Lifvendahl, EFY’s Nidhi Agarwal explores how these tools are transforming development workflows in India and worldwide.
Q. What led you to found Percepio, and how does your tracing approach differ from traditional methods?
A. Percepio originated from my PhD work on embedded software timing analysis, which highlighted the lack of practical runtime visibility in complex embedded systems. Traditional tracing relied on hardware-based, instruction-level tracing using physical probes. Percepio introduced a software-based approach in which runtime events are instrumented directly into embedded software, recorded in memory, and analysed using ‘Tracealyzer’. This enables detailed runtime insights without dedicated trace hardware.
Q. Can you briefly describe the product line?
A. Our core product, Tracealyzer, offers advanced trace visualisation and analysis for real-time operating systems and Linux-based embedded systems. It is used across industries like automotive, aerospace, and defence. We also have ‘Percepio Detect’, a server-based solution for systematic observability during testing. Detect monitors multiple devices, detects anomalies, and accelerates fault analysis during validation, whereas Tracealyzer is more developer-focused for debugging and performance analysis on individual systems. Detect is designed for teams and large-scale testing environments, providing automated monitoring, anomaly detection, and crash diagnostics across many devices through a centralised dashboard.
Percepio founder Johan Kraft and CEO Andreas Lifvendahl
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