targets/lm3s6965evb-qemu/target_docs.rst

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lm3s6965evb-qemu
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This target is specifically for emulation of the Texas Instruments Stellaris
LM3S lm3s6965evb using QEMU. This may be useful for testing ARMv7-M code without
physical hardware.

This target configuration has **not** been tested on the physical Stellaris
development board.

Building
========
To build for this target, change the ``pw_target_config`` GN build arg to point
to this target's configuration file.

.. code:: sh

  $ gn gen --args='pw_target_config = "//targets/lm3s6965evb-qemu/target_config.gni"' out/qemu
  $ ninja -C out/qemu

or

.. code:: sh

  $ gn gen out/qemu
  $ gn args
  # Modify and save the args file to update the pw_target_config.
  pw_target_config = "//targets/lm3s6965evb-qemu/target_config.gni"
  $ ninja -C out/qemu

Testing
=======

This target does not yet support automatic test running (though it would be
relatively easy to do so). To run a QEMU binary, see the instructions below.

Executing Binaries
==================
When running a QEMU binary, you may chose to run it interactively with GDB, or
allow the binary to run in a hands-off manner.

Note: qemu-system-arm is not currently provided by the Pigweed environment.

Running Without GDB
-------------------
When running without GDB, the firmware will execute normally without requiring
further interaction.

.. code:: sh

  $ qemu-system-arm -cpu cortex-m3 -machine lm3s6965evb \
    -nographic -no-reboot \
    -kernel path/to/firmware.elf

Run With GDB
------------------
When running with GDB, execution of the binary will begin in a halted state. To
begin running the code, you must connect using GDB, set any breakpoints you
wish, and then continue execution.

.. code:: sh

  # Start the VM and GDB server.
  $ qemu-system-arm -cpu cortex-m3 -machine lm3s6965evb \
    -gdb tcp::3333 -S
    -nographic -no-reboot \
    -kernel path/to/firmware.elf

In another window

.. code:: sh

  $ arm-none-eabi-gdb path/to/firmare.elf
  (gdb) target remote :3333
  (gdb) break SomeFunction()
  (gdb) continue