winIDEA Help

Download

CTRL+F3

Performs an initialization (if necessary) and a download specified file content into the target memory(s). winIDEA supports two types of downloads:

•Download - Performs memory programming and resets CPU.

•Target Download - Performs memory programming without CPU reset.

Load Symbols Only

The target memory has the application already programmed and only an update link to symbols without programming the FLASH memory is necessary.

Attach

Connect to a target using the Hot Attach capability (when available).

Reset

SHIFT+F5

Performs an initialization of the debugger (if necessary) and resets the CPU.

Run

F5

Start/Continue program execution and starts the CPU.

Stop

Stop program execution and stops the CPU.

Step

F11

Step into the next statement/function. Step feature enables line-by-line code execution whilst examining variables and register content changes.

Step Over

 F10

Step over the next statement/function. Enables the option to execute a entire function call and stop again when the starting point of the next line of code is reached.

Run Until

CTRL+F10

Run program until the current/specified position. Run Until function enables you to quickly execute a portion of code without needing to set a breakpoint. It navigates you to either the next breakpoint or to the position where you clicked in the code depending on which one is next in program execution flow.  

Run Until Return

SHIFT + F11

Run until current function exists.

Toggle Breakpoint

F9

Set a breakpoint or clear an existing breakpoint at the selected position in the active Editor window, or the marked instruction in the Disassembly Window

Breakpoints

ALT+F9

Opens dialog Execution Breakpoints.

Toggle Hardware Breakpoints

Set a hardware breakpoint or disable an existing hardware breakpoint.

Compile

CTRL+F7

Processes the file in the active edit window. According to its type either the compiler or the assembler is run.

Available when an edit window containing a project file is open.

Make

F7

Starts the 'Make' process in which all project files that are 'out of date' (modified since their last compilation) are processed according to their type.

Available when a workspace is loaded and Build Manager is not active.

Rebuild

/

Rebuild button starts the 'Build' process in which all project files are processed according to their type.

Available when a workspace is loaded and Build Manager is not active.

Stop Build

/

Stop Build button interrupts current Build Manager operation. Available when Build Manager is active.

CTRL+ Page Up/Page Down

Document/window tab navigation - navigating through available windows/documents in the current tabbed pane.

Holding ALT+CTRL Arrow up/down/left/right

View navigation - Moves to the associated windows/tabbed panes. The same can be achieved by CTRL+TAB and CTRL+SHIFT+TAB.

Holding ALT+CTRL Page Up/Page Down

Frame navigation - Moves to next/previous winIDEA frame.

CTRL+SHIFT+p

Document pin.

CTRL+W

Close window.

CTRL+Q

Toggle Header/Source file.

ESC

Go to last document.

CTRL+ALT+P

Makes a print screen (copies image contents to clipboard) of the currently selected view.

CTRL+ALT+R

Makes a print screen (copies image contents to clipboard) of the entire window pane of the currently selected frame.

ALT+ letters for menus / dialogs (or left / right / up / down keys)

Open winIDEA main menus and dialog. When pressing ALT the shortcut is underlined.

Example: Open CPU Options dialog via ALT + A + P.

CTRL+N

Opens a new document in Editor window which has no physical file attached. When working with such edit windows a Save command request (explicit or upon closing the window) will bring up the Save As dialog box asking you to specify the file name. Also available in File / New.

CTRL+O

Prompts you for a name of an existing file and when selected, displays the contents of the file in a new window. Also available in File / Open.

CTRL+F4

Close active/selected document in Editor  window.

CTRL+S

Saves contents of the current document in Editor window to its file. Also available in File / Save.

ALT+0

Open or focus the Project window.

ALT+2

Open or focus the Output window. Read more in Output windows chapter.

ALT+3

Open or focus (first in the list) Watch window. In case of multiple Watches a pop up context menu is shown which allows us to select which Watch to open/focus. Read more in Watches Window chapter.

ALT+4

Open or focus the Locals Window.

ALT+5

Open or focus Special Function Registers window.

ALT+6

Open dialog Display Memory to select which address display in Memory Window.

ALT+7

Open or focus the Callstack Window.

ALT+8

Open or focus Disassembly Window.

ALT+F12

Open Symbols Browser dialog to browse variables.

ALT+F7

Open Project Settings dialog for Build Manager.

CTRL+M

Open dialog Modify Expression.

ALT+Num*

Show Execution Point

F2

Watch, Locals, This, SFRs Windows - Edit values.

Watch Window - Editing of the last row edits the name because we are creating a new watch.

Plugin Windows - Press F2 key and an alphanumeric character to start editing. When editing a field and pressing the F2 key, the editing moves to the next editable field of the same item.

F8

Snapshot

F6

Run Script.

CTRL+F6

Run Script and Wait.

CTRL+ALT+ENTER

Maximize/minimize winIDEA frame.

CTRL+F

Open an internal window that lets you search for a desired string.

F3, alternative left and right key

Search forward.

SHIFT+F3, alternative left and right key

Search backward.

ALT+C with arrow buttons left and right

Limit the search to Case Sensitive.

ALT+W with arrow buttons left and right

Limit the search to Whole Words.

ALT+M

Mark the search results of the current search string for later use.

ESC

Close the Find Window.

ESC + ESC

Remove search results of the last search before the find window was closed.

CTRL+G

Go to selected line in Editor window.

CTRL+H

Find/Replace window in Editor.