Now that ARM based boards are available for under $5 I've completely moved away from AVR. I can get 32-bits and faster performance for the same price and form factor. Once you move to ARM the available programming options explode. I can still use the Arduino IDE on ARM but there are many other options almost all of which offer debugging.
But for AVR, Atmel's system is a good way to go. There are some open source JTAG debuggers but that will not help you with a bare AVR chip. Look at ARM M0 or M4 for the next project On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 6:50 AM, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Guys, > > I figure if anyone would know.. it would be one of you since I know > some of you have done a lot of Arduino development. > > Is anyone using the ATMEL ICE and Atmel Studio 7 IDE to do Arduino > programming and debug? > > http://blog.solutions-cubed.com/debugging-arduino-sketches-with-atmel-studio-7/ > > Apparently when using that combo you can do breakpoints during debug. > The ICE uses the 6 pins on the Arduino rather than the USB port and > circumvents the regular Arduino boot loader that is used with the > Arduino IDE. However Atmel Studio can also be used without > circumventing the Arduino boot loader as well. So what is the best > way to go? > > I need to do some code debug which is going to be really difficult to > debug without using breakpoints. > > Print statements via the Arduino IDE is not going to cut it. Life is > too short. > > Is using the Atmel ICE the way to go, or is simply using the Atmel > Studio 7 IDE sufficient for difficult debugs. > > The Atmel ICE interface is only $60, Atmel Studio is a free download, > so its really not expensive. > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
