Hi, (sigh) Another *@&^#($ night of "tree sitting". This gets old REALLY FAST! :-/ Anyway, between trips outside, I've been dressing...

Hi, (sigh) Another *@&^#($ night of "tree sitting". This gets old REALLY FAST! :-/ Anyway, between trips outside, I've been dressing up some old bits of software -- cleaning up commentary, etc. One of the things I do to help with debugging as well as making interfaces more explicit is to place DEBUG-only invariants at the start of each function that "verify" the terms of the invoc...

Hi Folk After a quick scan to look for a MCU for a particular task, I have two specific MCUs in mind, they are: Atmel ATMega32L and...

Hi Folk After a quick scan to look for a MCU for a particular task, I have two specific MCUs in mind, they are: Atmel ATMega32L and Motorola MC68HC908AP32. Between the two, is there anyone out there who has experience in those? Which one is better in terms of debugging, and development environment and support? Also, speedwise, which is more code efficient? Any compiler to recommend?...

Hello: I would like to experiment on coding/debugging a tcp/ip stack for a small micro. I would like to test the connection to the internet...

Hello: I would like to experiment on coding/debugging a tcp/ip stack for a small micro. I would like to test the connection to the internet and other stuff like dhcp,etc. So what is the problem? Well, if i had an external modem i could simply connect to it, however i don't, and even if i did it would be expensive because every time i got disconnected or timed out i would have to dial aga...

I know that I've seen a TI document about this before, but a 15 minute google search left me with nothing. I am double-checking a schematic...

I know that I've seen a TI document about this before, but a 15 minute google search left me with nothing. I am double-checking a schematic that uses an MSP430F149, and I want to ensure that I have all the pins correctly terminated for (1) correct operations and (2) access to the JTAG port for in-circuit programming and debugging. Here's what I've got: AVcc -- 3.3V DVcc -- 3.3V DV...

Greetings, I am new to JTAG and and I am working on a project that that has an Atmel AVR. I want to be able to use JTAG but have not bought...

Greetings, I am new to JTAG and and I am working on a project that that has an Atmel AVR. I want to be able to use JTAG but have not bought any programming/debugging devices yet. I would like to get something that is compatible with other products that I see myself using in the future such as FPGAs or other microcontroller families. I am on a tight budget and I want to get something tha...

Greetings, When testing and debugging a circuit, how do you connect the leads of oscilloscopes and analyzers to the small pins of surface...

Greetings, When testing and debugging a circuit, how do you connect the leads of oscilloscopes and analyzers to the small pins of surface mount devices? Any hints or ideas? Thanks, -- A

Hi, I need to examine the translation tables to find the configuration of the Memory Space. I do not find any techniques for debugging the...

Hi, I need to examine the translation tables to find the configuration of the Memory Space. I do not find any techniques for debugging the MMU in Arm Reference Manual. How to do it ? Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru

I am using Lauterbach Trace32 debugger for debugging an ARM9 based target. After having spent many days unsuccessfully trying to get...

I am using Lauterbach Trace32 debugger for debugging an ARM9 based target. After having spent many days unsuccessfully trying to get the trace of a function , I am frustrated. I am trying to debug the binary crash for a particular scenario. The tool does not do things what the GUI tells us it would do. I would like to know what is the experience of other people with this...

I am quite used to playing with PICs and JAL v2. I use the PicKit3 for programming and debugging. Now I want to learn C and AVR. I thought it...

I am quite used to playing with PICs and JAL v2. I use the PicKit3 for programming and debugging. Now I want to learn C and AVR. I thought it may be a good idea to do both at the same time. I already have a device with an ATMEGA168 in it. I want to write my own firmware for this device. I have installed the Atmel Studio 6 and downloaded the data sheet for the '168. Now I need a progra...

Can anyone please advise what is currently the best available, most versatile, PIC development kit that includes training material for...

Can anyone please advise what is currently the best available, most versatile, PIC development kit that includes training material for the beginner. I am considering models from Brunning, CCS and Kanda. The former has an included keypad. Does this help with programming an debugging, or is it just for projects? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Bob

While booting, I was constantly crashing when attempting to mount the JFFS2 filesystem (see below). So, I changed the JFFS2 debugging verbosity...

While booting, I was constantly crashing when attempting to mount the JFFS2 filesystem (see below). So, I changed the JFFS2 debugging verbosity from 0 to 2. After doing this, I have not crashed again in numerous tests. Anyone else seen this kind of behavior and have an explanation? Thank you. U-Boot 1.1.1 (Apr 28 2005 - 17:13:43) MPC8260 Reset Status: Check Stop, Externa...

What JTAG flash programmer and inline debugger should I buy to use with gnuarm on linux (fc4)? Reflashing is more important than debugging (I...

What JTAG flash programmer and inline debugger should I buy to use with gnuarm on linux (fc4)? Reflashing is more important than debugging (I can always use gdbserver over a serial port). Preferably using USB or ethernet -- the Embest C3 seems to fit the bill, but I don't know if it can be made to work with gnuarm.

I have been spoilt using MS Visual Studio for the last few years. Now I am back to using gdb and ftp'ing to the target. Tell me there is...

I have been spoilt using MS Visual Studio for the last few years. Now I am back to using gdb and ftp'ing to the target. Tell me there is a better way. Ie, compile, deploy and debug (think IDE). Target is currently AVR AP7. Used ddd today for debugging on recommendation from someone but I think I would rather stab myself in the eye with a pencil. Can anyone recommend a better tool to save me f...

The NXP LPC1110 starts at less than $1 for a 4KB flash part. That's cheaper than an AVR in my experience! I'm not really sure if it's all...

The NXP LPC1110 starts at less than $1 for a 4KB flash part. That's cheaper than an AVR in my experience! I'm not really sure if it's all that more powerful but it's good enough for me. The thing I like is that it also has a single I/O line debugging, just like AVR's DebugWire, which isn't available on all parts and for which you need to purchase ATMEL's programmer since no one else ha...

I maintain the code for a controller based on the TMS320R2811. My system uses the boot loader to download the execuable code from a host app, so...

I maintain the code for a controller based on the TMS320R2811. My system uses the boot loader to download the execuable code from a host app, so I need to know how to set breakpoints after the download is done. Someone else, long since gone, did the original development, so I missed that stage of the development. So far, I've been able to get by without a debugger, but those days are over. I a...

How popular is that old standby async/sync serial data in new embedded designs? I know there are lots of other technologies coming into play...

How popular is that old standby async/sync serial data in new embedded designs? I know there are lots of other technologies coming into play from ethernet to wireless, USB, etc., but what percentage of your new designs are using RS232 or RS485? I still see it on almost every project. If not as an intended interface then at least for debugging. Your comments are appreciated. Scot...

Dear All, Please forgive this cross-posting, but I wasn't sure which newgroup appeared to be the most appropriate, given the limited number of...

Dear All, Please forgive this cross-posting, but I wasn't sure which newgroup appeared to be the most appropriate, given the limited number of posts on this subject that I can find on Google Groups. If you know of a more appropriate group to contact please let me know. Now to the question... We are using GDB/Insight (well, sde-insight, it's a MIPS based system) for debugging. We've fo...

Hi all, After having played around with a MSP430 on a TI launchpad, I got interested in onchip debugging. (the TI-launchpad has a spy-by wire...

Hi all, After having played around with a MSP430 on a TI launchpad, I got interested in onchip debugging. (the TI-launchpad has a spy-by wire interface which works quite nicely) In the mean time, I have a AVRdragon to play with AVRs using debug-wire and I have also ordered a pickit3. While using the dragon, I got curious about that JTAG-connector on that board, so I started l

Hi guys I am trying to interface the enc28j60 ethernet controller with one of the Atmel cortex microcontroller and my development...

Hi guys I am trying to interface the enc28j60 ethernet controller with one of the Atmel cortex microcontroller and my development environment is IAR embedded workbench. what I am trying is that I am trying to get the ip address assigned to my controller with the dhcp module. Actually the whole network is laid down as follows: I have one D-Link router of series 600M and through this ...

As we mentioned previously, we are working on a version of our C compiler for the ARM chips, initially for the ARM7 microcontrollers (more...

As we mentioned previously, we are working on a version of our C compiler for the ARM chips, initially for the ARM7 microcontrollers (more devices supported later). Anyway, our assembler / linker and even the code generator are progressing well, and we are at the stage where we can use a good simulator or debugger to start debugging our tools. Currently, we are using evaluation version ...