Open the Trace window by selecting Window>Debugging>Trace. You must be in debug mode to see trace data.
Tracing allows you to record the step-by-step execution of your code and examine this recording in the Trace window. Trace is currently available for the following tools:
Right clicking on a trace column in the window will pop up the context menu (first table). Depending on the tool you are using, you may or may not see all menu items.
Dialogs associated with trace are defined in the second table.
| Menu Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Symbolic Mode | For the “Instruction” column, toggle between displaying literal register addresses (e.g., 0x5) or symbolic register macros (e.g., PORTA). |
| Go To | Opens a Go To
dialog. Trigger: move to the trigger line (0). Top: move to the top trace line. Bottom: move to the bottom trace line. Trace Line: specifies and goes to a trace line location. |
| Go To Source Line | Selects a trace line and then selects this option to go to the corresponding line in source code. |
| Display Time | For the “Cycle”
column (will display if not previously visible): As Hex Cycle Count: displays cycle count as hexadecimal. As Decimal Cycle Count: displays cycle count as decimal. In Seconds Elapsed: displays cycle count in seconds elapsed. In Engineering Format: displays cycle count in the appropriate engineering format (powers of 103). |
| Clear Trace File | Clears the data in the trace display. |
| Find | Finds items in
trace display. Opens a Find dialog. |
| Output To File | Saves the trace
data to a file. Opens Define Range dialog, which opens a Save dialog. |
| Print the data. Opens a Print dialog. |
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| Adjust Table Columns | Adjusts the columns in the trace display to fit the data automatically. |
| Reload View | Reloads the original data view for the trace display at pause. |
| Dialog | Description |
|---|---|
| Go To | Specifies a trace line to go to. |
| Find | Finds a line number or other data in the trace display. |
| Output to File Range | Specifies a range
of lines to output to a file. Click OK to proceed to the Save dialog to save the data to a text file. |
| Save | Saves data to a text file. |
| Specifies the printer, page setup, and appearance before printing. |