ARM DS-5 Using the Debug Hardware Configuration Utilities

Creating debug hardware target configurations5.27 Adding new platformsDebug Hardware Config is preconfigured to support a number of platforms, but you can addsupport for more platforms by creating your own platform files. You can also provide a nameand the manufacturer details for the new platform.To create a new configuration file, you must:1. Configure a scan chain for the new platform.2. Make any changes to the device settings that are required.3. Make any changes to the advanced settings that are required.4. Make any changes to the trace settings that are required.5. Specify a new platform name and its manufacturer in the Export As Platform dialog box.To do this, select Export platform file... from the File menu.6. In the Export As Platform dialog box, enter the new name and manufacturer details of theplatform in the Board Name and Manufacturer fields, respectively. The followingfigure shows an example:Figure 5-16 Export As platform dialog boxThe name and manufacturer details of the platform are used to name the new platformfiles, and are displayed in the Select Platform dialog box for the new platform.On Windows, the platformFiles directory, shown in this figure, is located in MyDocuments\ARM\rvconfig\platformFiles.On Linux, it is located in ~/.rvconfig/platformFiles.7. Click OK.5.27.1 See alsoTasks• Configuring a JTAG scan chain on page 5-7• About configuring a device list on page 5-9• Autodetecting a platform on page 5-41• Manually selecting a platform on page 5-43• Adding autoconfigure support for new platforms on page 5-46• Configuring the debug hardware Advanced settings on page 5-47• Configuring trace lines (DSTREAM and RVT2 only) on page 7-4.Concepts• About platform detection and selection on page 5-40.ARM DUI 0498F Copyright © 2010-2012 ARM. All rights reserved. 5-45ID021112Non-Confidential