Motorola MVME187 manual Description of 187Bug, Command Facilities, Trap #496 Routines

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Description of 187Bug

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Debugger General Information

Description of 187Bug

The 187Bug package is a powerful evaluation and debugging tool for systems built around the MVME187 RISC-based microcomputers.

187Bug consists of three parts:

The ÒdebuggerÓ or Ò187BugÒ; a command-driven user- interactive software debugger, described in Chapter 5

A command-driven diagnostic package for the MVME187 hardware

A user interface which accepts commands from the system console terminal

Command Facilities

Facilities are available for loading and executing user programs under complete operator control for system evaluation.

187Bug includes commands for these tasks:

Display and modification of memory

Breakpoint and tracing capabilities

A powerful assembler/disassembler useful for patching programs

A self-test at powerup feature which verifies the integrity of the system

Trap #496 Routines

Various 187Bug routines that handle I/O, data conversion, and string functions are available to user programs through the TRAP #496 handler. The TRAP #496 handler is accessible through any of the trap exception commands TB0, TB1, TBND, and TCND, with trap vector #496.

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