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Preface Introduction Features New and Noteworthy Atmel Studio 7.0 Atmel Studio 6.2 Service Pack 2 Atmel Studio 6.2 Service Pack 1 Atmel Studio 6.2 Atmel Studio 6.1 Update 2 Atmel Studio 6.1 Update 1.1 Atmel Studio 6.1 Update 1 Atmel Studio 6.1 Atmel Studio 6.0 AVR Studio 5.1 Installation Contact Information Getting Started Atmel Studio 7, START, and Software Content AVR and SAM HW Tools and Debuggers Data Visualizer and Power Debugging Demo Installation and Updates Microchip Gallery and Studio Extensions Atmel START Integration Creating a New Project Creating From Arduino Sketch In-System Programming and Kit Connection I/O View and Other Bare-Metal Programming References Editor: Writing and Re-Factoring Code (Visual Assist) AVR Simulator Debugging Debugging 1: Break Points, Stepping, and Call Stack Debugging 2: Conditional- and Action-Breakpoints Debugging 3: I/O View Memory View and Watch Project Management Introduction The Solution Container Save and Open Projects Project Output View Solution Explorer Toolbar Icons Hierarchical Display Item Management Commands Project Components Change Version GCC Projects New Project Wizard Starting a New GCC Project for AVR Device Libraries Options Toolchain Libraries Project Libraries Browse Libraries How to Add Project Library How to Add Toolchain Library Starting a New GCC Project for SAM (ARM) Device Code Editing Starting a New GCC Static Library Project Why Static Libraries Create New Static Library Project Static Library Project Options (AVR/GNU Archiver) GCC Project Options and Configuration Build Options Build Events Compiler and Toolchain Options AVR GCC Linker Options AVR Assembler Options Device Options Tool Options Advanced Options Setting Toolchain Flavours Use GDB Creating ELF Files with Other Memory Types Creating ELF Files for tinyAVR, megaAVR, and XMEGA devices Creating ELF Files for ATtiny4/5/9/10 Creating ELF Files for UC3 Project Properties Assembler Projects Create New Assembler Project Project Context Menu Assembler Options Description of the Various Settings Import of Projects Introduction Import AVR Studio 4 Project Import AVR 32 Studio Project Import Project Template Debug Object File in Atmel Studio Introduction Atmel Studio Supported Debug Formats Opening Object File for Debugging Debugging Introduction Debug Platform Independent Debug Environment Differences Between Platforms Starting a Debug Session Ending a Debug Session Attaching to a Target Start without Debugging One Click Programming - Program and Run Keyboard Shortcut Debug Control Breakpoints General Information on Breakpoints Breakpoint Glyphs Operations with Breakpoints To Set a Breakpoint To Set an Address Breakpoint To Edit a Breakpoint Location Hit Count Keeps Track of How Many Times a Breakpoint is Hit To Specify a Hit Count To Enable or Disable a Single Breakpoint To Delete a Breakpoint To Delete all Breakpoints Breakpoint Window To Open the Breakpoints Window To Go to the Location of a Breakpoint To Display Additional Columns To Export all Breakpoints that Match the Current Search Criteria To Export Selected Breakpoints To Import Breakpoints To View Breakpoints that Match a Specified String To View all Breakpoints after a Search Breakpoint Labels To Label Breakpoints To Search for Breakpoints that have a Specified Label To Remove Labels from Breakpoints To Sort the Breakpoint List by Label Data Breakpoints Adding Data Breakpoint Data Breakpoints Window Data Breakpoints Tool Window Data Breakpoint Configuration Window for AVR ATmega Data Breakpoint Configuration Window for XMEGA Data Breakpoint Configuration Window for UC3 Data Breakpoint Configuration Window for SAM Data Match Example Data Breakpoint Configuration Window for Simulator Tool How to: Specify a Data Breakpoint Hit Count When Breakpoint is Hit Dialog Box General Information on Data Breakpoint Data Breakpoint Usage Stack Overflow Detection Using Data Breakpoint QuickWatch, Watch, Locals, and Autos Windows Watch Window Locals Window To Display the Locals Window To Choose an Alternative Context To Modify the Value of a Variable in the Locals Window Setting Numeric Format Autos Window To Modify the Value of a Variable in the Autos Window Setting Numeric Format QuickWatch and Watches Expression Formatting DataTips Expanding and Editing Information Making a DataTip Transparent Visualizing Complex Data Types Adding Information to a Watch Window Importing and Exporting DataTips Disassembly View I/O View About the I/O View Using the I/O View Tool Editing Values and Bits in Break Mode Processor View Register View Memory View Call Stack Window Object File Formats Trace Application Output ITM IDR Events Program Counter Sampling ARM Implementations AVR 32-bit Implementation Variable Watching ARM Implementations AVR 32-bit Implementation Trace View Trace View Options Starting the Program Trace Stop Trace Clear Trace Highlight Source Code Trace View Settings Trace View Interpretation Trace Stack View Coverage View Programming Dialog Introduction Interface Settings Tool Information Board Settings/Tool Settings Power Debugger STK600 QT600 STK500 Card Stack Device Information Oscillator Calibration Memories Fuse Programming Lock Bits Production Signatures Production Files Security Automatic Firmware Upgrade Detection Miscellaneous Windows Device Pack Manager User Interface Profile Selection Available Tools View Introduction Tool Actions Add a Non-Detectable Tool Add J-Link over IP Tool Info Window Xplained Pro Kits Disable the Tools Info Window Manually Showing the Window Firmware Upgrade Introduction Automatic Upgrade Manual Upgrade Find and Replace Window Export Template Wizard Project Template Item Template Template Parameters Declaring and Enabling Template Parameters Default Template Parameters Custom Template Parameters Kit Mode Setting GNU Toolchains GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) ARM Compiler and Toolchain Options: GUI ARM GNU Toolchain Options ARM/GNU Common Options Compiler Options Preprocessor Symbols Directories Optimization Debugging Warnings Miscellaneous Linker Options General Libraries Optimization Assembler Options Preprocessing Assembler Options Archiver Options Binutils AVR Compiler and Toolchain Options: GUI Commonly Used Options Compiler Options General Preprocessor Symbols Directories Optimization Debugging Warnings Miscellaneous Linker Options General Libraries Optimization Assembler Options 8-bit Specific AVR GCC Command Line Options AVR C Compiler General Optimization Miscellaneous AVR C Linker Optimization 32-bit Specific AVR GCC Command Line Options Optimization Debugging AVR32 C Linker Optimization Miscellaneous Binutils Extending Atmel Studio Extension Manager UI Registering at the Microchip Gallery Installing New Extensions in Atmel Studio Visual Assist Percepio Tracealyzer Overview of QTouch Composer and Library Installation Overview of QTouch Project Builder Overview of QTouch Analyzer Scripting Extensions Debug Scripting Menus and Settings Customizing Existing Menus and Toolbars Reset Your Settings Options Dialog Box Environment Options General Environment Settings Add-in/Macros Security Add-in Security Settings AutoRecover Find and Replace Fonts and Colors Language and International Settings Keyboard Settings Start-up Page — to Change the Default UI Displayed when You Start Atmel Studio Import and Export Settings Task List Web Browser Options Custom Start Pages Project Options General Settings Build and Run Options Source Control Text Editor Options General Settings File Extensions and Associations General Language Options Tabs Dialog AVR Assembler Language-Specific Settings General Language Options Tabs Dialog AVR GCC Language-Specific Settings General Language Options Tabs Dialog Plain Text Settings General Language Options Tabs Dialog XML Settings General Language Options Tabs Dialog XML Formatting Options XML Miscellaneous Options Debugger Usage AVR Debugger Settings Advanced Software Framework Settings Builder Device and Tool Libraries Status Management Text Templating Toolchain Flavor Add Flavor Set Default Flavor Delete Flavor GDB Settings Code Snippet Manager Managing Code Snippets Code Snippet Manager Layout Modifying Existing Code Snippets External Tools Add an External Tool to the Tools Menu Pass Variables to External Tools Initial Directory Run Behavior Assign a Keyboard Shortcut Predefined Keyboard Shortcuts Command Line Utility (CLI) Frequently Asked Questions Compatibility with Legacy AVR Software and Third-party Products How do I Import External ELF Files for Debugging? How do I Reuse My AVR Studio 4 Projects with the New Atmel Studio? Atmel Studio Interface How can I Start Debugging My Code? What is the Keyboard Shortcut for Debugging? What is a Solution? What is a Project How can I use an External Makefile for my Project? When Watching a Variable, the Debugger says Optimized away When Starting a Debug Session, I get an Error Stating that Debug Tool is not Set Performance Issues Atmel Studio Takes a Very Long Time to Start on My PC but Runs Well in a VM Environment. Is there Something I Can Do With This? Verification and Programming often Fails with a Serial Port Buffer Overrun Error Message when using STK500 I've connected my Tool through a USB Hub, and now I get Error Messages and Inconsistent Results while Programming and Debugging Driver and USB Issues How do I get my Tool to be recognized by Atmel Studio? The Firmware upgrade Process fails or is Unstable on a Virtualized Machine Debugging never Breaks under a Virtualized Machine Firmware Upgrade Fails on VirtualBox Issues with ARM Compatible Tools Document Revision History The Microchip Web Site Customer Change Notification Service Customer Support Product Identification System Microchip Devices Code Protection Feature Legal Notice Trademarks Quality Management System Certified by DNV Worldwide Sales and Service Legal Disclaimer