winIDEA Help

In this topic:

•Configuration steps

•Perform Debug | Reset or Debug | Download.

•Go to Debug | Run Control | Run.

•Perform Run Control.

 

 

Introduction

In this tutorial, you will explore the most common use cases of starting a debug session, executing a reset, downloading code to your Target, and controlling its execution using Run Control commands to step through the code.

You will also look at how the winIDEA Debug Status in the lower right corner indicates the state of the debug session and the current state of the microcontroller.

 

 

 

Configuration steps

To establish an active debug session, you can:

•Perform reset via Debug | Reset or click the Reset button in the Debug Toolbar, and establish control of the device at its reset point. Within an active session, this will only reset the device.

•Download the executable code and the belonging debug information to the microcontroller via Debug | Download or click the Download button  in the Debug Toolbar and establish control of the device at its reset point and programs Flash and RAM.

 

 

 

winIDEA will show             STOP             Debug Status.

 

You can observe debug session initialization details in the Progress window.

 

 

You can also click the Run button in the Debug Toolbar. Run starts or resumes the execution of the application which continuous until the application is:

•Stopped

•Breakpoint is hit

•Other exception / event occurs

 

winIDEA shows              RUN              Debug Status.

 

 

Follow the Video Tutorial Breakpoint bisecting and see how stepping through the code is used in a real-life example.

See table of Run Control commands.

 

 

Once the session ends, winIDEA will disconnect from the BlueBox. The Debug Status in the bottom right corner will change           OFFLINE          .