Ppcbug Overview; Ppcbug Basics - Motorola MVME2301 Installation And Use Manual

PPCBug Overview

The PPCBug firmware is the layer of software just above the
hardware. The firmware provides the proper initialization for the
devices on the MVME230x module upon power-up or reset.
This chapter describes the basics of PPCBug and its architecture,
describes the monitor (interactive command portion of the
firmware) in detail, and gives information on actually using the
PPCBug debugger and the special commands. A complete list of
PPCBug commands appears at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 6 contains information about the CNFG and ENV
commands, system calls, and other advanced user topics.
For full user information about PPCbug, refer to the PPCBug
Firmware Package UserÕs Manual and the PPCBug Diagnostics Manual,
listed in the Related Documentation appendix.

PPCBug Basics

The PowerPC debug firmware, PPCBug, is a powerful evaluation
and debugging tool for systems built around the Motorola
PowerPC microcomputers. Facilities are available for loading and
executing user programs under complete operator control for
system evaluation.
PPCBug provides a high degree of functionality, user friendliness,
portability, and ease of maintenance.
It achieves good portability and comprehensibility because it was
written entirely in the C programming language, except where
necessary to use assembler functions.
PPCBug includes commands for:
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