5 viewing the trace information, 1 opening the [trace] window, 2 acquiring trace information – Renesas Emulator System E8 User Manual
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5.5
Viewing the Trace Information
For the description on the trace function, refer to section 2.2, Trace Functions.
Note: The R8C/Tiny series MCUs do not have trace functions.
5.5.1 Opening
the
[Trace] Window
To open the [Trace] window, choose [View -> Code -> Trace] or click the [Trace] toolbar button
(
).
5.5.2
Acquiring Trace Information
The acquired trace information is displayed in the [Trace] window.
Figure 5.9 [Trace] Window
This window displays the following trace information items:
[PTR]
Pointer to a location in the trace buffer (+0 for the last executed instruction)
[IP]
The amount of acquired trace information
[Type]
Type of branch:
BRANCH: branch source
[Address] Instruction
address
[Instruction] Instruction
mnemonic
[Source]
The C/C++ or assembly-language source program
[Label] Label
information
It is possible to hide any column not necessary in the [Trace] window. Selecting a column you
want to hide from the popup menu displayed by clicking the right-hand mouse button on the
header column hides that column. To display the hidden column, select the column from the said
popup menu again.
Note: The number of branch instructions that can be acquired by a trace and the trace display
differ depending on the product. For the specification of each product, refer to the online
help.
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