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DS-5 debugger target support

ARM DS-5 claims to support different kinds of targets. What are different types of targets supported by DS-5? How can I connect to these targets?

Solution

  • If you want to find if a target (device, dev board, virtual platform, android emulator) is supported, then you need to check two things

    Step 1 : Check if a device is explicitly supported by looking at https://developer.arm.com/products/software-development-tools/ds-5-development-studio/resources/supported-devices

    Step 2 : Check how to connect the DS-5 to the device to achieve the desired type of debugging. DS-5 Debugger supports following debug connections

    • CADI connection - FVP targets - JTAG style debug.
    • GDB connection - Any target that can run GDB server.
    • DSTREAM debug adapter connection - Development boards - JTAG style debug.
    • UlinkPro debug adapter connection - Development boards - JTAG style debug.
    • ADB connection - Any target supporting adb connection - Android devices, dev boards etc.
    • VSTREAM IP connection - RTL simulator targets - JTAG style debug.
    • CMSIS-DAP over USB connection - Development boards that support CMSIS-DAP over USB connection - JTAG style debug.