Simulation Debugger - Revision history

MartinW at 10:58, 4 April 2023

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BenR at 09:37, 29 June 2022

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BenR at 09:34, 29 June 2022

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DavidA at 08:37, 2 July 2019

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PaulN at 14:30, 5 July 2016

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PaulN at 14:25, 5 July 2016

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PaulN at 14:24, 5 July 2016

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PaulN at 13:37, 5 July 2016

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PaulN at 13:32, 5 July 2016

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BenR at 16:49, 7 March 2014

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-[[File:Simulation debugger.png|right]]
+[[File:SimDebug1.png|right]]
 The '''simulation debugger''' window becomes active during simulation. It is used to monitor the status of the variables in your program and the macros which are being called. Despite it's name, the simulation debugger also supports ICD mode, allowing for the macro call stack and variable values to be read directly from the microcontroller as it runs. It can also be used to pass or receive values of memory locations and registers on board the target microcontroller. This is useful for detecting and troubleshooting call stack overflows and precisely monitor the program as it runs in hardware.
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 You can actively change the speed of the simulation using the slider at the top left of the Simulation Debugger window, the default simulation speed is 'Normal' where no updating of variables visually occurs. The speed can also be reduced from 50Hz down to 0.25Hz, this will result in the simulation going through each icon individually at the specified speed and variables can be seen to update.

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-'''Changing variable values during Simulation'''
+'''Monitoring and changing variable values during Simulation'''
-When simulating, variable values can be changed from the 'simulation debugger' window by clicking on the 'Value' box next to the variable name and inputting a value.
+When simulating, variable values can be monitored and overriden from the 'simulation debugger' window by clicking on the 'Value' box next to the variable name and inputting a value.
 The variable values includes format overrides. These can be added by adding a suffix after the variable name within the watch window entry (for example, "my_var,b" will display that variable's value in binary).

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	When simulating, variable values can be changed from the 'simulation debugger' window by clicking on the 'Value' box next to the variable name and inputting a value.		When simulating, variable values can be changed from the 'simulation debugger' window by clicking on the 'Value' box next to the variable name and inputting a value.

		+	The variable values includes format overrides. These can be added by adding a suffix after the variable name within the watch window entry (for example, "my_var,b" will display that variable's value in binary).
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		+	The supported formats are:
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		+	* ,d - decimal
		+	* ,h - hexadecimal (lowercase)
		+	* ,H - hexadecimal (uppercase)
		+	* ,b - binary
		+	* ,e - standard form
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		+	Standard form is only supported for floating point variables, and the other formats are only supported for integer variables.
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		+	These suffixes only work with single variables; expressions and arrays are not currently supported. Variables and expressions without the suffix will be displayed using the default settings.
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		+	Integer variables can have their values altered in the watch window using decimal, hex and binary representations. Floating point values can only be entered using their default decimal format (e.g. 0.00234).
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		+	[[File:SimDebug2.jpg]]

	When using ICD Mode, you can still manually adjust variable values to allow you to skip certain elelemts of code.		When using ICD Mode, you can still manually adjust variable values to allow you to skip certain elelemts of code.

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−	~~<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:ToolsViews</sidebar>~~
	[[File:Simulation debugger.png\|right]]		[[File:Simulation debugger.png\|right]]
	The '''simulation debugger''' window becomes active during simulation. It is used to monitor the status of the variables in your program and the macros which are being called. Despite it's name, the simulation debugger also supports ICD mode, allowing for the macro call stack and variable values to be read directly from the microcontroller as it runs. It can also be used to pass or receive values of memory locations and registers on board the target microcontroller. This is useful for detecting and troubleshooting call stack overflows and precisely monitor the program as it runs in hardware.		The '''simulation debugger''' window becomes active during simulation. It is used to monitor the status of the variables in your program and the macros which are being called. Despite it's name, the simulation debugger also supports ICD mode, allowing for the macro call stack and variable values to be read directly from the microcontroller as it runs. It can also be used to pass or receive values of memory locations and registers on board the target microcontroller. This is useful for detecting and troubleshooting call stack overflows and precisely monitor the program as it runs in hardware.

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-There is also a 'Simulation delay:' section at the top right of the 'simulation debugger' window which displays the length and progress of delays set by [[Delay Icon Properties|Delay icons]], this section also allows you to skip the delay by pressing the 'Skip' button which will stop the delay and carry on with the program and go to the next icon.
+There is also a 'Simulation delay:' section at the top right of the 'simulation debugger' window which displays the length and progress of delays set by [[Delay Icon Properties|Delay icons]]. This feature alerts you of long delays, to confirm the simulation has not crashed. It also allows users the ability to 'Skip' any delays and move to the next icon.
-'''Changing variables during Simulation'''
+'''Changing variable values during Simulation'''
-When simulating variable values can be changed from the 'Simulation debugger' window by clicking on the 'Value' box next to the variable name and then simply typing in a value.
+When simulating, variable values can be changed from the 'simulation debugger' window by clicking on the 'Value' box next to the variable name and inputting a value.
-If the ICD Mode is enabled in your [[Project Options]] then stepping into or over icons during simulation will cause the ICD hardware to react accordingly. Changing variable values during the simulation will also work seamlessly with the ICD operation.
+When using ICD Mode, you can still manually adjust variable values to allow you to skip certain elelemts of code.

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−	There is also a 'Simulation delay:' section at the top right of the '~~Simulation~~ debugger' window which displays the length and progress of delays set by [[Delay Icon Properties\|Delay icons]], this section also allows you to skip the delay by pressing the 'Skip' button which will stop the delay and carry on with the program and go to the next icon.	+	There is also a 'Simulation delay:' section at the top right of the 'simulation debugger' window which displays the length and progress of delays set by [[Delay Icon Properties\|Delay icons]], this section also allows you to skip the delay by pressing the 'Skip' button which will stop the delay and carry on with the program and go to the next icon.

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 <sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:ToolsViews</sidebar>
 [[File:Simulation debugger.png|right]]
-The '''Simulation debugger''' window becomes active during simulation, it is used to monitor the status of the variables in your program and the macros which are being called, this monitors the process of the microcontroller (and simulation) when running the program.
+The '''Simulation debugger''' window becomes active during simulation. It is used to monitor the status of the variables in your program and the macros which are being called. Despite it's name, the Simulation Debugger also supports ICD mode, allowing for the macro call stack and variable values to be read directly from the microcontroller as it runs. It can also be used to pass or receive values of memory locations and registers on board the target microcontroller. This is useful for detecting and troubleshooting call stack overflows and precisely monitor the program as it runs in hardware.
-The Macro Calls and Variable values are updated when the simulation is paused, using 'Step Into' and 'Step Over' allows you to accurately monitor and debug your flowchart program you can also control components this way to accurately record component functions.
+You can actively change the speed of the simulation using the slider at the top left of the Simulation Debugger window, the default simulation speed is 'Normal' where no updating of variables visually occurs. The speed can also be reduced from 50Hz down to 0.25Hz, this will result in the simulation going through each icon individually at the specified speed and variables can be seen to update.