Lab 6: Debug

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the interactive debugger in the SDx IDE.

First, you target your design to a standalone operating system or platform, then, run your standalone application using the SDx IDE, and finally, debug the application.

In this tutorial you are debugging applications running on an accelerated system.

Note:This tutorial is separated into steps, followed by general instructions and supplementary detailed steps allowing you to make choices based on your skill level as you progress through it. If you need help completing a general instruction, go to the detailed steps, or if you are ready, simply skip the step-by-step directions and move on to the next general instruction.
Note:You can complete this tutorial even if you do not have a ZC702 board. When creating the SDx project, select your board and one of the available applications if the suggested template Matrix Multiplication and Additionis not found. For example, boards such as the MicroZed with smaller Zynq-7000 devices offer the Matrix Multiplication and Addition (area reduced)application as an available template. Any application can be used to learn the objectives of this tutorial.

Learning Objectives

After you complete the tutorial, you should be able to:
  • Use the SDx IDE to download and run your standalone application.
  • Optionally step through your source code in the SDx IDE (debug mode) and observe various registers and memories. Note that this is limited to code running on the ARM A9, and does not apply to code that has been converted into hardware functions.