User`s guide

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IDE User’s Guide

Fill program memory with a value?

Right click in the window and select “Fill Memory” to open a dialog where you may enter

fill data.

Set a breakpoint?

See Section 6.4 “Breakpoints”.

12.9 FILE REGISTERS WINDOW

The File Register window displays all the file registers of the selected device. When a

file register value changes, or the processor is interrogated, the data in the File Register

window is updated.

• File Registers Window Display

• File Registers Window Menu

• File Registers Window FAQ

12.9.1 File Registers Window Display

You may change the way data is displayed in the file register window by clicking on one

of the buttons on the bottom of the window.

•Hex

•Symbolic

• XY Data (dsPIC DSC devices only)

12.9.1.1 HEX

This format displays file register information as hex data. The window will have the

following columns:

• Address – Hexadecimal address of the data in the next column.

• Data Blocks – Hexadecimal data, shown in 1- or 2-byte blocks.

• ASCII – ASCII representation of the corresponding line of data.

12.9.1.2 SYMBOLIC

This format displays each file register symbolically with corresponding data in hex,

decimal, binary and character formats. The window will have the following columns:

• Address – Data hexadecimal address.

• Hex – Hexadecimal data, shown in 1- or 2-byte blocks.

• Decimal – Data in decimal format.

• Binary – Data in binary format.

• Char – Data in character format.

• Symbol Name – Symbolic name for the data.

Note: To speed up debugging with certain hardware tools, close this window. Use

the SFR or Watch window instead.