Texas Instruments CDT370, User Manual

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Trace Commands
3-5 Trace
3.2 Trace Commands
To access the Trace , simply hit
ALT T
, or click Trace from the menu bar. This
opens a trace pull-down menu in which you can select or click the following
commands:
-
Inspect
-
Position
-
Save
Inspect frames (the I command)
When Inspect is selected, the debugger checks the emulator to determine how
many trace samples have been collected. If the emulator has no trace sam-
ples, a blank window appears on the screen. Otherwise, the debugger reads
a screenful of the most recent trace samples and displays them. The Inspect
window looks as follows.
(This is given as an example only and assumes that the trace has col-
lected something)
Inspect
Sample ADDR Reverse ASM
0007 7042 LDSP
0008 7043 CALL INIT_INIT
0009 7090 RTS
0010 7046 CALL SPI_INIT
... ... ...
... ... ...
... ... ...
Sample is the frame number within the trace buffer, ADDR is the program
counter of the traced instruction, and Reverse ASM is the recreated mnemonic
of the instruction.
Position at an index (the P command)
When Position is selected by pressing
ALT P
or by clicking the P with the
mouse, the following dialog box is opened.
Position
Sample Number [...............................]
<Bottom>
<Top>
<<OK>> <Cancel>