The Workbench On-Chip Debugging Fundamentals for Linux workshop provides engineers with a fast, cost-effective way to acquire the knowledge necessary to debug applications with Wind River Workbench, utilizing on-chip debugging capabilities.

After this course, students will be able to do the following:

• Debug U-Boot and VxWorks boot ROM
• Debug the Wind River Linux boot loader, kernel, kernel module, and user mode applications
• Debug, build, and test custom flash drivers

Wind River Workbench

• On-Chip Debugging–Related Views – Overview
• Setting Up a Development Environment
• Using the On-Chip Debugging Perspective
• Wind River ICE, Wind River ICE 2, and Wind River Probe

Configuration

• Troubleshooting
• Custom Flash Driver
• Flash Programming
• Board Bring-Up

Debugging

• Bare Metal Applications in RAM
• Boot Loader (U-Boot and VxWorks Boot Rom)
• Linux Kernel, Kernel Module, and User Mode Application

• Wind River Workbench
• On-Chip Debugging Edition 3.1
• Wind River ICE; Wind River ICE 2
• Wind River Probe
• Wind River Linux 2.0.2

• Everyone who will receive Wind River OCD products within 60 days
• Developers who work with Workbench OCD
• New project members on teams already using Wind River OCD products
• Senior engineers who want to evaluate Wind River on-chip debugging technology
• Firmware developers

Day 1

Introduction

• Software Bug
• Embedded Debugging – A Challenge?
• Hardware and Software Connections
• Monitor/Agent
• In-Circuit Emulator
• Background Debug Mode
• Joint Test Action Group
• Wind River On-Chip Debugging Hardware
• Wind River On-Chip Debugging Hardware - Comparison

Wind River Probe Overview and Setup

• Overview
• Adapter Module
• Connecting Wind River Probe
• Creating a Connection
• License Key

Wind River ICE and Wind River ICE 2 Overview and Setup

• Overview
• Personality Module
• Connecting Wind River ICE
• Networking setup
• Telnet/FTP Setup
• Creating a Connection
• Firmware Update
• License Key

Workbench On-Chip Debugging Views

• On-Chip Debugging Perspective
• On-Chip Debugging Views
• Run Control

In-Dpth Debugging

• CF Options
• Register File
• Flash Driver
• Flash Programming

Board Bring-Up Lab

Trouble Shooting

• Introduction
• Board Initialization
• Flash Programming

Day 2

Custom Flash Driver

• Flash Driver by OCD Command Shell
• Flash Driver
• Custom Flash Driver Template
• Custom Flash Driver Setup

Standalone-RAM-Debugging Lab

U-Boot Debugging Lab

Linux Kernel Debugging Lab

Linux User-Mode Debugging Lab

Linux Kernel Module Debugging Lab

Custom Flash Driver Lab

Prerequisite Courses

• Real-Time Programming for Embedded Systems
• Introduction to Linux

Prerequisite Skills

• One year of C programming
• Basic understanding of hardware design
• Basic understanding of operating systems and debugging techniques
• Functional knowledge of UNIX/Linux

• Our two-day instructor-led courses consist of lectures and lab sessions that allow hands-on application of course concepts.
• Students receive personal guidance from expert Wind River instructors.
• Students examine details of the Workbench environment, focusing on the most commonly used areas.
• Specific questions are addressed

• Wind River Linux 3.0 and Workbench Fundamentals
• Wind River Linux 3.0 for Intermediate Platform Developers
• Wind River Linux Board Support Package
• Wind River Linux 2.0 to 3.0 Delta