About RealView Debugger
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1.1 RealView Debugger
RealView Debugger enables you to debug your embedded application programs and
have complete control over the flow of the program execution so that you can quickly
isolate and correct errors.
1.1.1 RealView Debugger concepts and terminology
The following terminology is used throughout the RealView Debugger documentation
suite to describe debugging concepts:
Debug target
A piece of hardware or simulator that runs your application program. A
hardware debug target might be a single processor, or a development
board containing a number of processors.
Connection The link between the debugger program and the debug target.
Single connection access
The base installation of RealView Debugger enables you to carry out
debugging tasks in single-processor debugging mode, that is where there
is only one target connection.
Multiprocessor access
RealView Debugger has been developed as a fully-featured debugger for
working with multiprocessor debug target systems. Multiprocessor
access enables you to maintain one or more connections to debug targets.
Multiprocessor access is a separately licensed feature of RealView
Debugger.
DSP RealView Debugger has been developed to provide full debugging
functions when working with a range of debug target systems including
Digital Signal Processors (DSPs). DSP-based debugging is a separately
licensed feature of RealView Debugger.
RTOS Operating systems provide software support for application programs
running on a target. Real Time Operating Systems (RTOSs) are operating
systems that are designed for systems that interact with real-world
activities where time is critical.