HP MC68360, MC68EN360, 64780A User Manual

Graphical User Interface User’s Guide

MC68360/68EN360
Emulator/Analyzer
(HP 64780A)

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The HP 64780A Emulator

Description

The HP 64780A emulator sup port s the Moto rol a 68360 and 68E N360
microproce ssor op era ting a t cloc k spee ds up to 25 MHz.

The emulator suppor ts bot h 5V an d 3.3V ope rat io n. The emulato r plu gs dir ec tly
into a PGA socket, and it can be plugged into a PQFP target system using optional
accessories.

The emulator plugs int o the mo dul ar HP 64700 in stru ment at ion card cage and
offers 80 channe ls of pr oce ssor bu s ana lysi s wit h the HP 64794 A or HP 64704 A
emulatio n-bu s ana lyz er . Up to eight megabytes of em ul at io n mem ory m ay be
installed on the probe. High pe rfo rm ance download is achieved through t he use of
an optional LAN or RS-422 interface. A pair of RS-232 port s and a
firmware-re sident interface all ow deb uggi ng of a target system at remot e locati ons.

For software develop me nt , the HP AxCASE envir onm en t is availabl e on SUN
SPARCsystems and on HP workstations. This environmen t includes an ANSI
standard C com piler , assem bl er/ linke r, a debugg er, the HP Soft ware Perf orm an ce
Analyzer that allo ws you to optim ize your prod uct software , and the HP Branc h
Validator for test suit e veri ficat io n. The C compile r, assembl er /l ink er, an d
debugger are also availabl e for MS-DOS syste ms.

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Languag e support is also ava ilab le from severa l th ird -pa rty vend ors. Th is capa bil ity
is provided through t he HP 64700’s a bil ity to consume severa l indust ry sta nda rd
output file formats.

Ada language support is pro vid ed on HP 9000 work sta ti ons by thir d-pa rt y ven dors
such as Alsys and Verdix. An Ada application develope r can use the HP emulator
and any compi ler tha t gene rat es H P/ MRI IE E E- 695 t o do ex hau sti ve, real -ti m e
debugging in-circuit or out-of-circuit.

Features

HP 64780A Emulator

• 25 MHz active probe emulator

• 5V and 3.3V operatio n

• No wait states to target mem ory up to 25 MHz

• Fast termination c ycles to targe t mem ory up to 25 MHz

• Unlimited software breakpoints

• Symbolic support

• 36 inch cable and 219 mm (8.8") x 102 mm (4") prob e, term inati ng in PG A

package

• Backgroun d and fore grou nd m oni tor s

• Simulated I/O with work sta ti on inte rfa ces

• Consumes IE EE-695, HP-OMF, Motorola S-Reco rds, and Extended Tek Hex

File form ats directly. (Symb ols a re avai la ble with IEE E- 695 a nd HP-OMF
formats.)

• Multiprocesso r emul ation

– synchronous st art of 32 emulati on sessions
– cross triggera ble from anoth er e mu lator , logi c an alyze r, or oscil losc ope

• Demo board and se lf test module inc lu ded

Emulation-b us analyzer

• 80-channel emu lati on-b us analy zer

• Post-processed de que ue d trace wit h symbol s

• Eight event s, each consist in g of ad dre ss, st at us, and data compa ra tor s

• Events may be sequenc ed eight levels deep and can be used for comp lex

trigger qualification and selective store

Emulation memory

• Up to 8 Mbytes of em ul at io n me mory

• All emulation memo ry is du al-por te d

• Mapping resolut io n is 256 bytes

• No wait states re qui red for emul at io n mem ory fo r proc esso r spee ds up t o

25 MHz

• Fast termination cycles to emul ation memo ry support ed up to 10 MHz

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In This Book

This manual shows you how to use the HP 64780 A em ulato r thr ough its Graphi ca l
User Interface for t he MC68360 micro proc essor. It is divided into the followi ng
parts:

Part 1 contains the Quic k Sta rt Guide . It shows you how to qui ck ly beco me
productive with the emulati on system.

Part 2 explains how to a ccomplish common task s, o f te n req uiring use of se veral
emulator/an al yzer co mma nds to get her. This par t assu mes you kn ow how to use th e
commands to cont rol the emul ator. Instruct io ns are giv en to help you connec t the
emulation probe into a target system , get the desir ed interfa ce on scree n, and use
the emulator/ anal yzer co mma nds to control the emulation proc essor while maki ng
emulation measu rem e nts. This pa rt also sho ws you how t o use the emu lati on-b us
analyzer for debu ggi ng, use the Sof twa re Perfor ma nc e Measure m ent Tool suppli ed
with the emulat or, and cou ple two or mor e emul ators t o coo rdi nat e measurements
involvin g more than one proce ssor.

Part 3 shows you how to change the appear ance or behavi or of the Graphi ca l User
Interface, and desc ri bes i n detai l each of th e comma nds av ai lable in the
emulator/an al yzer, and lists ea ch of the message s you m ay see while usin g the
MC68360 emula tor /a nalyz er, along with sugge sted corrective actio ns.

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Part 4 of this book shows you how to instal l the Graphi ca l User Interfa ce and
Softkey Interf ac e softwar e, and how to updat e your em ulat or/ an alyze r firm ware
with the progfl ash c om mand, an d disp lay cur ren t firm ware ver sion info rm ation .

The Hewlett -Pac ka rd M68360 Emulator/Analyzer Installation/Service/Terminal
Interface User’s Guide shows you how to insta ll the emul at or ha rdwa re into the
card cage, install SRAM modul es a nd cover s on the emulat ion probe , and how to
connect the probe to the de m o boa rd an d ver ify perf ormance of the emulation
hardware. It also provi des a thorough analysis of possible pro blem s and thei r
solutions. It also list s the compl ete spe cific at io ns and charac teri sti cs of t he
M68360 emulator. It shows you how to connect the emulator into an MC68360
target system and ove rco me differ enc es betwe en the spec ifica tions a nd
characterist ic s of the targe t mic ropr ocessor a nd th ose of the emula to r.

Contents

Part 1 Quick Start Guide

1 Getting Started

The Emulator/Analyzer Interf ace — At a Glance 4

The Softkey Interface 4
Softkey Interf ac e Conven ti ons 5
The Graphica l Use r Int erf ac e 6
Graphical User Interfa ce Conv entio ns 8

The Getting Started Tutorial 11

Step 1. Start the de m o 12
Step 2: Displ ay the progra m in mem ory 13
Step 3: Run from the transfer address 14
Step 4: Step high-level source lines 15
Step 5: Display the previous m ne monic displa y 16
Step 6: Run until an addre ss 17
Step 7: Display data values 18
Step 8: Display registers 19
Step 9: Step assembl y leve l instru ctions 20
Step 10: Trace the program 21
Step 11: Display memo ry at an addre ss in a registe r 23
Step 12: Ex it the emulator/a na lyzer int erf ac e 24

Solving Problems 24

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Part 2 Using The Emulator

2 Plugging into a Target System

Connecting the Emulator to the Target System 29

Step 1. Turn OFF power 30
Step 2. Connect the probe to the targe t system 31
Step 3. Turn ON power 32

Plugging into the Motorola QUADS Target System 33

To connect the emulator to the Motorol a QUADS 34

3 Starting and Exiting HP 64700 Interfaces

Starting the Emulator/ Analyzer Int erf ace 41

To start t he e mulator /a nalyzer i nte rfa ce 41
To start the interfa ce usin g the def ault confi guration 42
To run a command file on interface startu p 43
To display the status of emula to rs 43
To unlock an inte rfa ce tha t was left loc ke d by anoth er use r 44

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Opening Other HP 64700 Interface Windows 45

To open add it ion al em ula to r/analyz er window s 45
To open the hig h le vel deb ugge r in te rfa ce windo w 46
To open the software performance analy zer (SPA) inte rfa ce windo w 46

Exiting HP 64700 Interfaces 47

To close an interface wi ndow 47
To exit a debug/emulati on session 48

4 Entering Commands

Using Menus, the Entry Buffer, and Action Keys 51

To choose a pulldown menu it em using th e mouse (method 1) 52
To choose a pulldown menu it em using th e mouse (method 2) 53
To choose a pulldown menu it em using th e keyboard 53
To choose pop-up menu it em s 55
To place values into the ent ry buffe r usin g the key boa rd 56

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To copy-and-p aste to the entry buffer 56
To recall entry buffer valu es 59
To use the entry buffer 59
To copy-and-p ast e fro m the entr y buffer to the comman d line entry area 60
To use the action keys 61
To use dialog bo xes 61
To access help information 65

Using the Command Line with the Mouse 66

To turn the com m an d line on or off 66
To enter a com m an d 67
To edit the command line using the command line pushbut to ns 68
To edit the command line using the command line pop-up menu 69
To recall commands 70
To get help about the command line 70

Using the Command Line with the Keyboard 71

To enter multipl e co mma nds on on e comm a nd line 71
To recall commands 72
To edit commands 72
To access on-l ine hel p in form a ti on 73

Using Command Files 74

To start loggi ng c om mands t o a comm a nd fi le 77
To stop logging com mand s to a comma nd file 77
To playba ck (execu te ) a co mm a nd fi le 78

Using Pod Commands 79

To display the pod comma nds sc reen 80
To use pod comm an ds 80

Forwarding Commands to Other HP 64700 Interfaces 81

To forward com mands t o the hig h level deb ugge r 81
To forward com mands t o the soft ware perform a nce analy zer 82

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5 Configuring the Emulator

Using the Configuration Interface 85

To start the confi gur ation interface 86
To modify a co nfi gura ti on se ct ion 88
To apply confi gur at ion change s to th e emul at or 90
If apply to emula tor fai ls 91
To store configuration chan ges t o a file 92
To change the con fig ura ti on directo ry context 93
To display the con fig ura ti on conte xt 93
To access help topics 94
To access help for a configu ration item in a dialog box 94
To exit the confi gur at ion interface 95
To load an exi sti ng co nfiguration file 95

Verifying the Emulator Configur ation 96

To display information abo ut chip select s 96
To display inform at io n about bu s interf ac e ports 97
To display inform at io n about the mem or y map 97
To display information abo ut the reset mo de confi gur at ion 98
To review the upper add ress m ode of th e presen t configuration 98
To display information abo ut the present clock input mode 99
To display assemb ly lang uag e instru ct ion s for set ting up the SIM 99
To check for confi guration inco nsist en ci es 100
To verify the emulator con fig ura ti on 101

6 Using the Emulator

Using the EMSIM Registers 105

To view the SIM regist er di ffe re nces 107
To synchronize to the 68360 SIM registe rs 107
To synchronize to the EMSIM registe rs 108
To restore def ault valu es in the EMSIM regi ste rs 108
To assign an MBAR value for the M68360 re gist er set 109

Loading and Storing Absolute Files 110

To load absolute files 110
To load absolute fil es withou t sym bol s 111
To store memory conten ts in to absolute files 111

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Using Symbols 112

To load symbols 112
To display global symbol s 113
To display local sym bol s 114
To display a symbol’s pa ren t sym bol 118
To copy-and-p ast e a full symb ol nam e to the entry buf fer 119

Using Context Commands 120

To display the curren t direc to ry and sym bol contex t 121
To change the directory con te xt 122
To change the curren t work ing symb ol cont ext 122

Executing User Programs 123

To run program s from the cur ren t PC 123
To run program s from an addre ss 124
To run program s from the transfe r ad dre ss 124
To run program s from rese t 124
To run program s from soft reset 125
To run program s until an add ress 125
To stop (break from) user progr am execu tion 126
To step high-level sou rce lines 126
To step assembly-level instruc ti ons 127
To reset the emulati on pro cessor 128

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Using Software Breakpoints 129

To display the breakp oin ts li st 130
To enabl e/disable break points 131
To set a permanent breakpoint 133
To set a temporary break poi nt 135
To set all breakp oin ts 135
To deactiv at e a brea kpoi nt 136
To re-ac ti vat e a brea kp o int 136
To clear a break poi nt 138
To clear all break points 140

Displaying and Modifying Registers 141

To display regist er cont ent s 141
Obtaining mn emoni c displ ays of the 68360 registers using the Action Keys 142
To modify reg ister content s 144
To modify reg isters using the Ac ti on Key s 145

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Displaying and Modifying Memory 146

To display memory 146
To display memory i n mnem oni c form at 147
To return to the previous m nem on ic displ ay 147
To display memory i n hex adeci m al form at 148
To display memory a t an address 149
To display memory re peti tivel y 150
To modify me m ory 150

Displaying Data Values 151

To display data values 151
To clear the dat a values displa y an d add a new ite m 152
To add items to th e data values display 152

Changing the Interface Settings 153

To set the sourc e/sym bol modes 153
To set the display modes 154

Using System Commands 156

To set UNIX environment variables 156
To display the name of the emulation mod ule 157
To display the event log 157
To display the error lo g 158
To edit file s 158
To copy information to a fil e or pr int er 162
To save periph era l regi ste r set tings to a file 164
To load peripheral register set ti ngs fr om a file 164
To remove all temporary files 165
To generate boot code for configu rin g the SIM60 un it 165
To open a terminal emula ti on wi ndow 165

Using emulator support for the M68360 Companion Mode 166

Tasks you may wish to perform when using th e M68360 comp anion Mode 167
For more inform at io n 169

Using Simulated I/O 170

To display the simul at ed I/O scre en 170
To use simula ted I/O ke ybo ard input 171

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Using Basis Branch Analysis 172

To store BBA data to a file 172

7 Using the Emulation-Bus Analyzer

Power of the Emulation-Bus Analyzer 174
Making Simple Trace Measurements 175

To start a trace measuremen t 176
To stop a trace measu rem e nt 177
To display the trace list 177
To display the trace sta tus 179
To change the trace depth 180
To modif y the la st tr ac e co mm a nd en te red 181
To define a simpl e trig ger qualif ier 182
To specify a trigg er and set the trigge r posi tion 183
To define a simpl e st ora ge qu alifier 184
If you are having probl em s tr ac ing 185

Displaying the Trace List 186

To disassembl e the trace list 189
To specify trace disa ssem bl y opt io ns 190
To specify tra ce deq ueu ei ng opt io ns 192
To display the tra ce without disa ssembly 194
To display symbol s in the trace list 195
To display source lines in the trace list 197
To change the column wi dth 198
To select the ty pe of count in form a tion in the trace list 199
To offset addresses i n the trace list 201
To reset the trace di spl ay de fa ult s 202
To move through the trace list 202
To display the trace list ar ound a specif ic line num be r 203
To change the number of states availab le for di splay 204
To display program memory assoc iated wit h a trace list line 205
To open an edit window into the source file associat ed with a trace list line 205

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Making Complex Trace Measurements 206

To use address, data, and status va lue s in trace expre ssio ns 210
To enter a range in a trace expression 211
To use the sequencer 212
To specify a restart term 213
To specify trace windowing 214
To specify both sequ enc in g and windo wing 215
To count st at es or t im e 216
To define a storage qualifi er 217
To define a prestore qu alifi er 218
To trace activity leading up to a program halt 219
To modif y the trace spec if ic at ion 220
To repeat the previ ous tr ac e comma nd 221
To capture a continuous st rea m of program executi on no matter how large yo ur
program 222

Saving and Restoring Trace Data and Specifications 225

To store a trace specification 225
To store trace data 226
To load a trace specification 227
To load tr ac e da ta 228

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8 Making Software Performance Measuremen ts

Activity Performance Measurements 231

To set up the trace comm an d for act ivity measurements 233
To initialize activi ty perf orm an ce measur em ents 234
To interpre t activi ty mea sure m ent report s 238

Duration Performance Measurements 246

To set up the tra ce comm an d for du ration measu rements 247
To initial iz e duration performance measu rem e nts 249
To interpret dur ation measur em en t report s 251

Running Measurements and Creating Reports 255

To run perform ance mea sure m ents 255
To end perform an ce measur em en ts 256
To create a perform ance measur emen t report 257

9 Making Coordinated Measurements

Setting Up for Coordinated Measurements 263

To connect the Coordi na ted Mea sure me nt Bus (CMB) 263
To connect to the rear panel BNC 265

Starting/Stopping Multiple Emulators 267

To enable synchronous m easure m ent s 267
To start synchronou s me asur emen ts 268
To disable synchro nous m easure m ents 268

Using Trigger Signals 269

To drive the emulation analyzer trigger signal to the CMB 272
To drive t he e mu la ti on analyze r tr igger signal to the BNC connecto r 272
To break emula tor execut io n on sig nal from CMB 273
To break emula tor execut io n on sig nal from BNC 273
To arm the emulatio n analy zer on sig nal from CMB 274
To arm the emulatio n analy zer on sig nal from BNC 274

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Part 3 Reference

10 Setting X Resources

To modify Graphic al User Inte rfa ce resou rce s 280
To use customize d schem e files 284
To set up custom acti on ke ys 286
To set initial recall buf fer values 287
To set up demos or tutorials 289

11 Emulator/Analyzer Interface Commands

How Pulldown Menu s Map to the Comma nd Lin e 294
How Pop-up Menus Map t o the Comm and Line 299
Syntax Conventions 301

Commands 302

break 303
bbaunld 304
cmb_execute 305
copy 306
copy local_symbols_in 309
copy memory 310
copy registers 312
copy trace 313
display 314
display co nfi gura ti on_ inf o 316
display data 319
display global_symbols 322
display local_symbols_in 323
display memory 324
display registers 328
display simulated_io 329
display softwar e_b rea kpo int s 330
display tr ace 331
end 335

--EXPR-- 336
FCODE 339
forward 341
help 342
load 344

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log_commands 346
modify 347
modify configuration 348
modify keyboard_to_simio 349
modify memory 350
modify register 353
modify softwar e_b rea kpo int s 354
performance_measurement_end 356
performance_measurement_initialize 357
performance_measurement_run 359
pod_command 360
QUALIFIER 362
RANGE 364
reset 366
run 367
SEQUENCING 369
set 371
specify 376
STATE 378
step 380
stop_trace 382
store 383

--SYMB-- 385
sync_sim_registers 392
trace 393
TRIGGER 396
wait 398
WINDOW 400

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12 Emulator Error Messages

Emulator error messages 404

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Part 4 Concept Guide

13 Concepts of the EMSIM and EMRAM

Concepts of the EMSIM and EMRAM 445

Concepts of the EMRAM 447
Concepts of Show Cyc le s 447
EMSIM/EMRAM Utility Command 448

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Part 5 Installation and Service Guide

14 Installation

Connecting the HP 64700 to a Computer or LAN 456
Installing HP 9000 Software 457

Step 1. Install the softwar e from the med ia 457
Step 2. Verify t he sof twa re i nsta ll ation 459
Step 3a. Start the X serve r and the Moti f Wind ow Mana ge r (m wm) 460
Step 3b. Start HP VUE 460
Step 4. Set the necessa ry en vir onm en t varia bl es 461

Installing Sun SPARCsystem Software 463

Step 1. Install the softwar e from the med ia 463
Step 2. Start the X server and OpenW in dows 464
Step 3. Set the necessa ry en vir onm en t varia bl es 464
Step 4. Verify t he sof twa re i nsta ll ation 466
Step 5. Map your fun ction keys 467

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Verifying the Installation 468

Step 1. Determ i ne t he logical name of you r em ul at or 468
Step 2. Start the i nterface with the em ul700 comm and 469
Step 3. Exit the Graphical User Interface 472

15 Installing/Updating Emulator Firmware

To update emulat or fi rm ware with "prog fla sh" 475
To display curren t firm ware ver sion inform at ion 478
If there is a power failur e dur ing a firmwa re upda te 479

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Part 1

Quick Start Guide

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Part 1

Quick Start Guide

In This Part

This part desc rib es how t o qui ckl y becom e product ive with the emul ation system.

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Getting Started

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Chapter 1: Getting Started

The Emulator/Analyzer Interface — At
a Glance

When an X Window Syste m that suppo rts OSF/ Moti f interfa ces is runn ing on the
host computer, the emula to r/ana lyz er int erf ace is the Graphi ca l User Int erf ace
which provides pu ll -down and pop-up menus, point and click set ting of
breakpoi nts, cut an d paste, on-li ne help , custo mi za bl e action ke ys an d pop- up re call
buffers, etc .

The emulator /anal yz er interfa ce can also be the Softke y Int erfac e which is provide d
for several typ es of t ermi nal s, termi na l emul ators, and bitmapp ed displ ays. When
using the Softkey Int erf ac e, comm an ds are enter ed from the keyb oar d.

The Softkey Interface

Display area .

Status line.
Command line .

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Display area. Can show mem ory, data values, analyzer tr aces, registers,
breakpoi nts, sta tu s, simulate d I/O, global symbols, loc al symbols, pod com mands
(the emulator ’s unde rl ying Terminal Interface), error lo g, or displa y log . You can
use the UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW, PAGE UP, and PAGE DOWN cu rsor key s
to scroll or page up or down the inf orm atio n in the active wind ow.

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Status line. Displa ys th e emulat or a nd an alyze r sta tu s. Al so, when error and
status message s occ ur, th ey are displ aye d on the status li ne in add ition to being
saved i n the err or lo g.

Command line. Commands are enter ed on the comm and line by pressi ng
softkeys (or by typing t hem in) and execut ed by pressing the Return key. The Tab
and Shift-Tab key s allow you to move the cursor on the comm and line forwa rd or
backward. The Clear line key (or CTRL- e) cle ars fr om the cursor posi tion to the
end of the line . The CT RL -u key clears the w ho le com m and lin e.

Softkey Interface Conventions

Example Softkey Int erfac e comma nds t hrou ghou t the manu al use the follo wing
conventions:

bold Commands, options, and par ts of c om mand syntax.

bold italic

normal User specified parts of a comma nd.

$ Represents the UNIX prompt . Commands whi ch foll ow

<RETURN> The carr ia ge re turn key.

Commands, options, and par ts of c om mand syntax which
may be entered by pressing softkeys.

the "$" are entered at the UNIX prompt.

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The Graphical User Interface

Menu ba r

Action ke ys

Entry buffer

Entry buffer recall
button.

Display area .

Scroll bar.

Status line.

Command line .

Command li n e entr y
area.

Softkey pushbuttons

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Command but tons. Include s com m and
recall button.

Cursor buttons for comm and line area
control .

Menu Bar. Provides pulldown me nus fr om whic h you sele ct comm and s. When
menu items are not applicable, th ey appe ar ha lf -bri ght and do not respo nd to mouse
clicks.

Action Keys. User-defined pushbu ttons. You can label these pu shbut to ns and
define th e ac ti on t o be pe rf o rmed.

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Entry Buffer. Wherever you see "()" in a pulldo wn me nu, th e conte nt s of the
entry buffe r ar e use d in that com m an d. You can type val ue s int o the ent ry bu ffer,
or you can cut and past e values into th e entry buffer from the di spl ay a rea or fro m
the command li ne ent ry ar ea. You can also se t up act ion keys t o use the contents of
the entry buffe r.

Entry Buffer Recall Button . Allows you to recall entry bu ffe r val ue s tha t have
been predefined or used in previ ous comm ands. When you click on the entry
buffer Recall button, a dialog box appea rs tha t allows you t o sel ect va lues .

Display Area. Can show mem ory, data values, analyzer tr ac es, regist ers,
breakpoi nts, sta tu s, simulate d I/O, global symbols, loc al symbols, pod com mands
(the emula tor ’s unde rl yin g Te rm in al Inte rfa ce ), error lo g, or disp lay log .

Whenever the mouse poin te r change s from an arro w to a hand, you can press and
hold the sel ect m ouse button to access pop- up m enu s.

Scroll Bar. A "sticky slider" that al lows na vi gation in the display area. Click on
the upper and lower a rrows t o scroll to the top (hom e) and bott om (end) of t he
window. Click on the inner ar rows to scrol l on e line. Drag the sli der handle up or
down to cause continuous sc rol li ng. Click betwe en the inner arrows an d the sli der
handle to page up or page down.

Status Line. Displays the emulator and analyz er stat us. Also, when error and
status message s occ ur, th ey are displ aye d on the status li ne in add ition to being
saved in the error lo g. You can press and hold th e sel ec t m ouse button to ac ce s s
the Status Line pop-up menu.

Command Lin e. The command line area is similar to the command line in the
Softkey Interf ac e; howev er, th e graphi ca l interfa ce lets you use the mouse to enter
and edit commands.

• Command line entr y area. Allows you to enter com ma nds fr om the

command line.

• Softkey pushbuttons. Clicking on t hese pushbutt ons, or pr essi ng soft ke ys,

places the com mand i n the comm an d line entr y area. You can press and hold
the select mouse butto n to access the Com m and Line pop-u p menu.

• Command buttons (includes command recall button). The command Return

button is the same as pressin g the carri age return key — it sends the comm and
in the com m an d li ne e ntr y area to the em ul at or/analy ze r.

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• Cursor buttons for command line area control. Allow you to move the

You can choose not to displa y th e comm and li ne area by turni ng i t off . For the
most commo n emul ator/ ana ly zer ope ratio ns, the pulldown menus, pop- up menu s,
and action keys prov ide all the contr ol yo u need. Choosing men u item s that requi re
use of the comm an d li ne wi ll aut om at ic ally t urn t he com ma nd l ine bac k on.

Graphical User Interface Conventions

Choosing Menu Commands

This chapte r uses a short hand notation for indic at in g that you shoul d ch oose a
particula r menu item. For example, the following instruction

Choose File→Load→Configur ation

The com ma nd R e cal l butt on allo ws y ou to recall pre vi ous or pr ede fi ned
commands. When you click on the command Recall but ton , a dia log box
appears that allows you to selec t a command .

cursor in the command line entry area forward or back ward , clear to the end of
the command line, or clear the whole command line entry area.

means to first display the File pulldown menu, then displa y the Loa d cascade
menu, then select the Configuration item from the Lo ad c asc ade menu.

Based on thi s expl an at ion , the ge ne ral rul e for interpretin g thi s not at ion can be
stated as follows:

• The leftmost i te m in bol d is th e pulld own m enu lab el.

• If there are more tha n two ite ms, th en casc ade menus a re involved and all

items be tween the first and last item have cascade menus attached.

• The last item on the right is the actual menu choice to be made.

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Mouse Button and Keyboard Bindin gs

Because the Gra phi ca l Use r Int erf ac e runs on dif fer ent kinds of comp uters, which
may have differe nt convent io ns for m ouse but ton s and ke y name s, the Graphical
User Interface supports di fferent bindi ngs and th e cu stom i zati on of bi ndi ngs.

This manual ref ers t o the mo use bu tt ons usi ng ge ner al (or "ge ner ic ") term s. The
following table desc rib es th e gener ic mou se butto n name s and sho ws the defaul t
mouse button bindings.

Mouse Button Bindings and Description

Bindings:
Generic
Button
Name

HP 9000

Sun
SPARCsystem

Description

paste left left Paste from the display

area to the entry buffer.

command paste middle

1

middle

1

Paste from the ent ry
buffe r to t he c om mand
line text entr y area.

select right right Cl ic k sel ects first item in

pop-up menus. Press and
hold displays m en us.

command select left ri ght Displays pul ld own menus.
pushbutton

select

left left Actuates pushbuttons

outside of the displ ay
area.

1

Middle button on three-b utt on mouse. Both buttons on two-butt on mouse .

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The following table s show th e defau lt keyboar d bin din gs.

Keyboard Key Bindings

Generic Key Name HP 9000 Sun SPARCsystem

menu sel ec t extend cha r extend char
insert insert char insert char
delete delet e ch ar delete cha r
left-arrow left arrow left arrow
right-arrow right arrow right arrow
up-arrow up arrow up arrow
down-arrow down arrow down arrow
escape escape escape
TAB TAB TAB

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