CCSv6 doesn't hit the breakpoints

Hello,
There are many potential reasons for your issue. Without more details, it is hard to guess. A reproducible test case would help a lot. Even a screenshot of your environment showing the set breakpoints (and the breakpoints view) would help.

Other useful details would be:
-What is the full CCS version number?
-What device are you using?
-Are you setting the breakpoint in RAM or Flash?
-Are you working with optimized code?

Thanks
ki

Hi Ki,

Thanks for your reply.

CCS version: 6.0.1.00040 (From Help->About)

Device: DM814x SoC

Breakpoints in RAM.

Optimization is disabled. (Compiler Flags are -mv7A8 --abi=eabi -me -ms --gcc --preproc_with_compile --neon)

Test Case:

• Launch Debug Session.
• Connect to Cortex ARM A8 core.
• Load the .out debug image for A8. After a while CCS could locate the main() automatically.
• Set some breakpoints using address from map file and\or from line number column in source.
• RUN A8.

Expected: Breakpoints hit.

Observed: Breakpoints never hit.

Screenshots:

After running, the breakpoint is not met.

This is a multi-core SoC, where there is a synchronization between the 4 cores using TI IPC package. However, the breakpoint shown in the screenshot should be executed before coming to the point in which A8 waits the other cores (which I didn't load images for).

I also tried to load the images for the entire chip, and got the same result.

Please let me know if I can provide any further details.

Thanks in advance

Sorry for the delayed response.

Looking at your screenshot, it looks like a hardware breakpoint was set and enabled at 0x80121F6C. Can you confirm that the program does indeed reach this location? Can you single step to it?

Thanks
ki

Hi Ki,

Thanks for your response.

I could step over every and each line before line 158, and when reaching line 158, I could also step into the implementation of getInstance() method, then I could step over the few lines after line 158.

Can you also open the the disassembly view and show the breakpoint set at the specified address?

You also mentioned you are using the DM814x. Is this a custom target board or is this the EVM?

Thanks
ki

Hello Ki,

Kindly find this screenshot, showing the breakpoint set in the assembly view.

The used board is customer board.

Hello Ki,

Any possible reason for this behavior ?