Title :
A two stage approach for a cost-effective and versatile debugging unit and starter platform
Author :
Beneder, Roman ; Kramer, Michael ; Brejcha, Philipp
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Embedded Syst., UAS Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
In courses dedicated to embedded systems software students train their skills and expertise using embedded hardware and the required development tools. In order to gain sustainable knowledge in embedded systems engineering it would be an asset, if the development tools and the hardware are available 24/7 to every student. This implies that the embedded platform and the desired development equipment - e.g. integrated development environment (IDE) and its licenses as well as the debug interface, etc. - have to be supplied by the university. One component in the development toolchain - the debug interface unit - is the target of optimization described in this paper. By not only trying to reduce the costs but also increasing the versatility, the effectiveness of the toolchain is improved. The implementation of such a debugger, the performance tests and the composition of the recommended development tools are described in this paper.
Keywords :
computer debugging; computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; embedded systems; peripheral interfaces; training; cost-effective debugging unit; debug interface unit; development toolchain; educational courses; embedded hardware; embedded system software students; embedded systems engineering; student skills; two-stage approach; universities; versatile debugging unit; Clocks; Computers; Educational institutions; Embedded systems; Microcontrollers; Microprogramming; Universal Serial Bus; IDE; OPES; debug interface; education; embedded systems;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), 2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Suzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2347-5
DOI :
10.1109/MESA.2012.6275584
