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Starting the Hardware Debugger

The Hardware Debugger runs on PCs and workstations. You can start the Hardware Debugger from the Xilinx Design Manager, as a standalone tool on the PC, or from the command line.

NOTE

Before using the Hardware Debugger, familiarize yourself with the design and hardware issues described in the “Design and Hardware Considerations” section of the “Introduction” chapter.

From the Design Manager

Use the following procedure to start the Hardware Debugger from the Design Manager.

  1. To invoke the Hardware Debugger on a specific design, select the desired revision in the Design Manager project view.

  2. In the Design Manager toolbox, click the Hardware Debugger button, shown in the following figure.

    figures/tbhwd.gif

Standalone Tool

If you installed the Hardware Debugger as a standalone tool on a PC, click the Hardware Debugger icon (shown in the previous figure) on the Windows desktop or select hwdebugr.exe from the Windows 95® or Windows NT® Start button.

From the Command Line

To start the Hardware Debugger from the UNIX or DOS command prompt, enter the following command.

hwdebugr

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