Highlighting changes in TRACE32 windows is referred to as SpotLight.
When enabled, data elements modified by the last step are marked in dark orange. Changes from the previous step appear in a lighter shade. This continues for up to four levels, making it easy to track recent modifications.
Highlighting changes in individual windows
The commands Data.dump
, Register.view
, and PER.view
accept the /SpotLight
option.
Examples:
Data.dump 0x6850 /SpotLight
Register.view /SpotLight
Per.view , /SpotLight
For the Var and Frame.view windows, use %SpotLight format:
Var.View %SpotLight mcount
Var.Watch %SpotLight mstatic1 mcount
Frame.view %SpotLight
Alternatively, you can enable SpotLight in Var windows by right-clicking a variable and selecting Format....
Highlighting changes in all windows by default
To enable change highlighting globally, use:
For memory, variable, peripheral, frame, and register windows:
SETUP.SpotLight ON|OFF
For variable windows only (memory and registers excluded):
SETUP.Var %SpotLight.on
Both commands only apply to windows opened after the command is executed.
SETUP.SpotLight
is available starting with TRACE32 release 02.2025. In earlier versions, only SETUP.Var %SpotLight.on
is available, and it applies to all TRACE32 windows.
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