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Re: Newbie Rabbit vs. Netburner question... - seulaterbuddy - Mar 5 14:11:15 2008
i guess, but still dont see the big deal with it. i had a issue once
with vectored interrupts and i just tickeled a port pin in the IRQ
and watched it on the scope. other than that i have never needed
anything more to debug than a simple printf.
to each his own i guess.
--- In r...@yahoogroups.com, Alexis wrote:
>
> Most modern CPUs have JTAG on board debugging. It's a bonus and
> simplifies debugging. Especially when you have vectored interrupt
issues
> (As I had on an ARM 9) yesterday.
>
> Saves time, you can see the assembly code and the internal
registers.
> You don't have to recompile to print the data out of a serial port.
And
> to search/guess where to put the command.
>
> Debugging by printing out of a serial port went out of fashion
years
> ago. The last time I used that technique was in 1999 on a Philips
XAS3
> CPU. Today I will never design a CPU onto my board without hardware
> debugging features. It saves time. 10% of the time is spent coding
and
> 90% of the time debugging. If you can reduce this debugging period
you
> become more productive and earn more $$.
>
> A.
>
> seulaterbuddy wrote:
> >
> > they have it, but i have never used it and have not read up on it.
> >
> > personally, i never did understand why anyone would need
debugging /
> > break points. there must be a reason because people use it and
want
> > it. for me if i am having trouble with something i just slap a
printf
> > there to see whats going on. Dont quite see why there would be a
need
> > for something more that that.
> >
> > --- In r...@yahoogroups.com
> >, Mike van Meeteren
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > How is NetBurner debugging? I have a kit but I haven't had a
> > chance to
> > > play with it yet. The thing I like about the Rabbit is the
ability
> > to
> > > compile to RAM and set breakpoints and examine variables, much
like
> > a PC
> > > program. How does NetBurner handle that?
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > > --
> > > Mike vanMeeteren FASTechnologies Corp.
> > > Wakeboarding as much as possible, on a 2007 Air Nautique SV-211.
> > >
> >
>
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with vectored interrupts and i just tickeled a port pin in the IRQ
and watched it on the scope. other than that i have never needed
anything more to debug than a simple printf.
to each his own i guess.
--- In r...@yahoogroups.com, Alexis
>
> Most modern CPUs have JTAG on board debugging. It's a bonus and
> simplifies debugging. Especially when you have vectored interrupt
issues
> (As I had on an ARM 9) yesterday.
>
> Saves time, you can see the assembly code and the internal
registers.
> You don't have to recompile to print the data out of a serial port.
And
> to search/guess where to put the command.
>
> Debugging by printing out of a serial port went out of fashion
years
> ago. The last time I used that technique was in 1999 on a Philips
XAS3
> CPU. Today I will never design a CPU onto my board without hardware
> debugging features. It saves time. 10% of the time is spent coding
and
> 90% of the time debugging. If you can reduce this debugging period
you
> become more productive and earn more $$.
>
> A.
>
> seulaterbuddy wrote:
> >
> > they have it, but i have never used it and have not read up on it.
> >
> > personally, i never did understand why anyone would need
debugging /
> > break points. there must be a reason because people use it and
want
> > it. for me if i am having trouble with something i just slap a
printf
> > there to see whats going on. Dont quite see why there would be a
need
> > for something more that that.
> >
> > --- In r...@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > How is NetBurner debugging? I have a kit but I haven't had a
> > chance to
> > > play with it yet. The thing I like about the Rabbit is the
ability
> > to
> > > compile to RAM and set breakpoints and examine variables, much
like
> > a PC
> > > program. How does NetBurner handle that?
> > >
> > > -Mike
> > > --
> > > Mike vanMeeteren FASTechnologies Corp.
> > > Wakeboarding as much as possible, on a 2007 Air Nautique SV-211.
> > >
> >
>
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