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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on May 24, 2018

RSARTE Debug -- GNU MCU C/C++ J-Link Debugging

Somewhat recently RSARTE 2018 become incompatible with respect to debugging RSARTE generated ARM microcontroller projects.

We develop CortexM4/7 firmware using RSARTE. For a long time we could debug and have peripheral registers visible in the debugging session via the GNU MCU C/C++ Eclipse plugins.

Somewhat recently an incompatibility has developed between the C++ source directories RSARTE generates (and in particular the .cproject file therein) and GNU MCU C/C++ J-Link Eclipse plugins so that the processor device type can no longer be selected via the C++ project preferences and as a result the peripheral function registers are no longer visible.

I have found that right before debugging I can replace the .cproject file in the RSARTE generated project with one created with the GNU MCU plugins including the J-Link & Packs plugins installed and the appropriate microcontroller pack selected.

This GNU MCU project is created by Eclipse RSARTE>File>Project...>C/C++>C++ Project/ARM Cross GCC. Then the microcontroller device type in the newly created ARM Cross GCC project is selected by: Eclipse RSARTE>Properties>C/C++ Build>Settings/Devices/...

Idea priority High
RFE ID 120481
RFE URL
RFE Product Rational Software Architect Real Time Edition
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    Osman Burucu
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    Feb 27, 2024

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  • Guest
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    Aug 13, 2018

    It turns out that one can enable the MCU peripheral registers debugging by
    1. Setting the generated project's properties "C/C++ Build/Tool Chain Editor>Current Toolchain" to "ARM Cross GCC"
    2. Setting the generated project's properties "C/C++ Build/Settings>Devices Tab" to

    No enhancements are needed to RSARTE.

  • Guest
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    May 24, 2018

    Attachment (Description): Debugger screenshot of the peripheral register functionality.

  • Guest
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    May 24, 2018

    Attachment (Description): .cproject file from an RSARTE C++ project. This project file disables microcontroller peripheral register visibility.

  • Guest
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    May 24, 2018

    Attachment (Use case): .cproject file from an ARM Cross GCC project. This project file enables microcontroller peripheral register visibility.