Runtime Watches and the Watches Window
A runtime watch provides updating of a variable in the following windows during program execution instead of on halt:
- Watches: Window > Debugging menu
- Memory: Window > PIC Memory Views menu
To set up runtime watches:
- Build the project (In the Projects window, right-click on the project name and select Build). The project must be built to see the available symbols.
- Select Window > Debugging > Watches to open the Watches window.
- Right-click in the window and select New Runtime Watch. Select the symbol or SFR you wish to watch in the New Run Time Watch window. Click OK.
- Begin a debug session (Debug > Debug Project). Watch variable values change in the Watches window.
- To see the watched variable change in a Memory window, Pause (halt) and open a Memory window containing the watched variable. Continue the program and watch the values change in this window.
Figure: Runtime Watch