starting openocd with debug launcher

[JessicaB]

I'm new to ChibiOS and ChibiStudio/eclipse.
I'm using a ST-Link to debug. I want to click the Build/flash/run launcher and have it start OpenOCD. Currently I have to go to the external tools menu to find 'OpenOCD on STLink'. In addition, after clicking that I have to navigate to 'C:\ChibiStudio\tools\openocd\scripts\target\stm32f4x.cfg'. This is rather annoying. Can't the project remember which debugger and config I use?

[steved]

I just create a small batch file in the project directory which starts up openOCD in a project-specific way, such as:

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REM starts in the Eclipse directory
cd ..\tools\openocd\
REM bin\openocd -s "scripts" -f board/st_nucleo_f7.cfg -l /Temp/Chibi/oocd.log -f add_rtos.cfg
bin\openocd -s "scripts" -f board/st_nucleo_f7.cfg -c "$_TARGETNAME configure -rtos chibios"

(The commented out statement adds console output to a log file, rather than displaying it).

[Giovanni]

I'm new to ChibiOS and ChibiStudio/eclipse.
I'm using a ST-Link to debug. I want to click the Build/flash/run launcher and have it start OpenOCD. Currently I have to go to the external tools menu to find 'OpenOCD on STLink'. In addition, after clicking that I have to navigate to 'C:\ChibiStudio\tools\openocd\scripts\target\stm32f4x.cfg'. This is rather annoying. Can't the project remember which debugger and config I use?

Hi,

You could "clone" the "OpenOCD on STLink" launcher and replace the prompt with a fixed path to a script.

1) External Tools Configuration... in the tools menu.
2) Select "OpenOCD on STLink" under "Programs".
3) Duplicate button and give the clone a better name.
4) In the arguments box replace "${file_prompt}" with your fixed path.

You can have as many launchers you want.

Giovanni

[JessicaB]

This made it easier.

Eclipse seems to be very configurable, and I think that makes it a bit confusing for beginners to change how it works from out of the box. I'm starting to get it.

Thanks for help!

[Giovanni]

Hi,

True, Eclipse is confusing initially but then things start to make sense and it becomes very powerful.

Giovanni