OpenOCD based IDE for ARM processor based embedded system

• Main Author: Agarwal, Ayush
• Other Authors: Vun Chan Hua, Nicholas
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer systems organization::Processor architectures; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Hardware::Control structures and microprogramming
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52089
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Open On-­‐Chip Debugger was originally created by Dominic Rath as part of a diploma thesis at the University of Applied Sciences. Over the years, OpenOCD has been developed in a way that would not require Cygwin anymore. This means that it is toolchain independent, and can now support more sophisticated applications, one of which being embedded system debugging and compiling. This is done with the help of toolchains like YAGARTO, WinARM, GNUARM etc. These toolchains comprise GNU binutils, compiler set (GCC) as well as the C/C++ compilers that help them to communicate with OpenOCD and the JTAG debugger under various operating platforms. This project aims to create a debugging system that is integrated through a JTAG interface over USB. The system is also integrated with the Eclipse IDE to provide convenient tools for compiling and debugging. This system is then used to perform tests on the ARM9 development board. OpenOCD is integrated with Eclipse as a GDB server to provide communication using a Client-­‐Server architecture. In this project, the exact procedure to create this system on a Windows 7 operating platform will be explained. Also the future applications of this system and the enhancement of this system will be talked about.