Screen view
Use the Screen view to display the contents of the screen buffer.
This view enables you to:
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Configure when view updates should occur and the interval between updates.
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Freeze the view to prevent it being updated by the running target when it next updates.
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Set the screen buffer parameters appropriate for the target:
Figure 11-36 Screen buffer parameters
Figure 11-37 Screen view
Toolbar options
The following toolbar options are available:
- Linked:
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Links this view to the selected connection in the Debug Control view. This is the default. Alternatively you can link the view to a different connection. If the connection you want is not shown in the drop-down list you might have to select it first in the Debug Control view.
- Timed auto refresh is off
- Cannot update
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If Timed auto-refresh is off mode is selected, the auto refresh is off.
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If the Cannot update mode is selected, the auto refresh is blocked.
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- Start
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Starts auto-refreshing.
- Stop
- Stops auto-refreshing.
- Update Interval
- Specifies the auto-refresh interval, in seconds or minutes.
- Update When
- Specifies whether updates should occur only when the target is running or stopped, or always.
- Properties
- Displays the Timed Auto-Refresh Properties dialog box.
- New Screen View
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Creates a new instance of the Screen view.
- Set screen buffer parameters
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Displays the Screen Buffer Parameters dialog box. The dialog box contains the following parameters:
- Base Address
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Sets the base address of the screen buffer.
- Screen Width
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Sets the width of the screen in pixels.
- Screen Height
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Sets the height of the screen in pixels.
- Scan Line Alignment
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Sets the byte alignment required for each scan line.
- Pixel Type
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Selects the pixel type.
- Pixel Byte Order
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Selects the byte order of the pixels within the data.
Click Apply to save the settings and close the dialog box.
Click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving.
- Update View When Hidden
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Enables the updating of the view when it is hidden behind other views. By default this view does not update when hidden.
- Refresh
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Refreshes the view.
- Freeze Data
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Toggles the freezing of data in the current view. This also disables or enables the Refresh option.
The Screen view is not visible by default. To add this view:
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Ensure that you are in the DS-5 Debug perspective.
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Select Window > Show View to open the Show View dialog box.
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Select Screen view.