User guide

Running and Debugging Projects

This line shows the executed instruction has the value 0xd839883a at program counter

location 0x010002c8. The instruction moves the value in sp (0x1fffff0) to fp. When

Instruction Count is on, the ISS counts each instruction executed, and displays the

instruction count (such as [19]).

To direct trace data for Nios II instruction set simulator targets to a file:

The following steps require that you first create an ISS run/debug configuration for your

project.

1. On the Run menu, click Debug.... The Run/Debug dialog box appears.

2. Expand Nios II Instruction Set Simulator in the configurationslist. The list of

your ISS run/debug configurations appears.

3. Select your ISS project's run/debug configuration from the configurations list.

4. Click the ISS Settings tab. The ISS Settings tab appears. The Trace Options

control what trace information to display.

5. Turn on Enable Tracing.

6. Turn on the trace options you want to use.

7. Turn on Send trace output to file.

8. Specify the name of your output file in the Trace File box. The file will reside in

the application project directory or use Browse... to specify a different location.

9. Click Debug in the lower-right corner of the Run/Debug dialog box. Initial

information and warnings appear in the Console view. All subsequent output writes

to the trace file.