RealView Debugger concepts and terminology | ARM Version 1.6

About RealView Debugger

1.1RealView 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.

1.1.1RealView 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.

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Contents

RealView Debugger RealView Debugger Essentials Guide RealView Debugger Essentials Guide Chapter About RealView Debugger Chapter Ending your RealView Debugger Session Preface Intended audience Using this bookAbout this book Typographical conventions Further reading ARM publications Other publications Contact information for MaxCore from Axys is available at Feedback on this book FeedbackFeedback on RealView Debugger Xii About RealView Debugger RealView Debugger concepts and terminology Single connection accessMultiprocessor access Debug target Multithreaded operation Target Vehicle Server TVS About the debugging environmentComponents of RealView Debugger Persistence information RealView Connection BrokerDebug target interface Debugging mode Using the documentation suite ARM DUI 0181B Features of RealView Debugger Extended Target Visibility ETV Multi-core debuggingOS awareness Advanced debugging facilities Trace, Analysis, and Profiling Project manager RealView Debugger downloads Getting more information online ARM DUI 0181B Getting Started with RealView Debugger Code window Starting RealView DebuggerStarting RealView Debugger Code window Working with connections Connecting to a targetTarget configuration Making a connection Connection Control window Setting connect mode RDI connection details Setting top of memory and stack values Working with memory Setting top of memory for a session Setting top of memory for session Changed settings in the Register pane Loading an image Loading an image Code window with an image loaded Reloading an image What is shown in the title bar?Unattached Unloading an image Debugging an image Getting started Code views Viewing target status ARM DUI 0181B Quick-start Tutorial How to use the tutorial Setting up your first project Build-Tool Properties for a Typical installation Defining your build tools Creating a new project Defining a Standard Project Create Standard Project dialog box Viewing the project settings Setting up compiler options Customizing your project Project base directory Building the application Project files Project Directory/filename Description Contains Closing the project Backup filesExecutable files ARM DUI 0181B Debugging with RealView Debugger Displaying register contents Basic debugging tasks Changing register contents Process control Process Control pane Displaying memory contents Updated memory contents Tooltip evaluation Displaying variablesSelect File → Reload Image to Target to reload the image Using the call stack 11 Local variables in the Call Stack pane Using browsers and lists Setting watches Using breakpoints Breakpoint types Actions and qualifiers Unconditional Select When Expression True... from the menu 12 Set Address/Data Break/Tracepoint dialog box Managing breakpoints 13 Break/Tracepoints pane ARM DUI 0181B Working with custom panes Customizing your debug views Hiding panes 14 Example Code window More about projects Changing build tools Viewing build settings Adding files to your project Adding source files to a project Viewing the makefile Adding object files to a projectGenerated makefiles Building an application Finding build errorsBuild error reporting ARM DUI 0181B Removing the tutorial project Completing the tutorialRemoving tutorial project files ARM DUI 0181B Ending your RealView Debugger Session Saving the session Workspace Startup file History file Settings options Disconnecting from a target Setting disconnect mode ARM DUI 0181B Closing down with a connection Exiting RealView DebuggerClosing down without a connection Maintaining the connection Reconnecting to a target Terminating the connection RealView Debugger Desktop About the desktop Splash screen Default Code window Title bar Title bar Default windows and panes File Editor pane Call Stack Middle pane rowCall Stack pane Watch pane Changing panes Memory paneBottom pane Formatting pane views Visual controls Pane ContentPane controls Expand/Collapse Pane Color Box Color Box Shows that output is being written to a log file Other window elementsCursor location field Shows that output is being written to a journal file Finding options on the main menu File View EditFind Tools 10 Project menu Help 12 Debug menu Working with button toolbars Actions toolbar Processor State group Threads buttonPane Management controls Unknown Source control button Customizing the Actions toolbar ARM DUI 0181B Changing the focus Working in the Code windowFloating, docking, and resizing windows and panes In-place editing Working with tabs Editor window 15 Editor Window Resource Viewer window 16 Resource Viewer window File menu Help menu Resources list Details area Analysis window 17 Analysis window Configuration Files Reference Overview Files in the etc directory SPR template used by RealView Debugger Files in the home directory These files are referenced by the .rbe files Means that the installation files are not changed ARM-Thumb Procedure Call Standard Glossary See Pop-up menu See Joint Test Action Group Real Time Operating System Used by the ARM standard C library to handle semihosting See Target Vehicle Server Index Caps See also Glossary Mscclock RDI Index-5 Index-6