Why Instrumentation Isn’t Optional

By Matt Sealey - 28 Jul, 2016 - Comments: 0

When writing code it is often useful to add informational statements that give an insight into control flow and data management as well as aiding in observation of the actual code at runtime. As such, instrumentation is an important component of code running on a live system. The proliferation of "printf" debug statements, whereby data is output to a console, is testament to this. Sending te... » read more

Digging Into Trace Data

By Matt Sealey - 30 Jun, 2016 - Comments: 1

In previous blogs we covered an introduction to System Trace Macrocell (STM) concepts and terminology, and the STM Programmers' model with an example of how to generate efficient trace data. Once the STM is generating a trace stream, we may wish to view it within our Debugger. DS-5 implements an "Events View," which serves this purpose. Configuring your target First, it is necessary to... » read more