3.3.5 Others Commands

To display information about the others commands available in MDB, type help others. The following table provides additional information for these commands.

Table 3-6. Others Commands
Command Description
Echo Echo is a command typically used in command files and batch files to output status text to the screen or a file. The echo command will print text surrounded by /* */. Use \n in the text to print a new line.

Command format:

echo text

Example:

echo Hello World

Result:

/*Hello World*/

This command prints text only. To print variables or other information, use commands such as print, info, list, etc.
Help help others – Prints a list of commands.
Quit quit - Exits the debugger.
Set The tool property name and value are from the project properties that are selected when creating the project in MPLAB X IDE. IMPORTANT: The Set command, including the tool property options, must be executed before the Hwtool command is issued, otherwise the changes to the tool properties will be ignored.

Command format:

Set tool-property-name value

Example:

Set programoptions.eraseb4program true

Refer to Table 3-7 for other tool properties options that can used with the Set command. Refer to Table 3-8 for simulator options that can be used with the Set command.
Sleep Makes the current script processor sleep until specified milliseconds have elapsed.

Command format:

Sleep milliseconds

Example:

Sleep 10
Wait The Wait command makes the current script processor wait until the debugger halts before processing the next command.

Command format:

Wait

Wait Milliseconds makes the processor process the next command if the debugger does not halt and milliseconds have elapsed.

Command format:

Wait [milliseconds]
cd This command changes the directory that you are currently working in to the directory you designate.

Command format:

cd [directory]
info Prints a table of all breakpoints that have been set and not deleted.

Optional argument n means “print information only” about the specified breakpoint.

For each breakpoint the following columns are printed:

  • Breakpoint Numbers
  • Enabled or Disabled: Enabled breakpoints are marked with ‘y’ . Disabled breakpoints are marked with ‘n’
  • Address - Where the breakpoint is in your program, as a memory address.
  • What - Where the breakpoint is in the source for your program: as a file and line number.

Command format:

info breakpoints [n]

info break [n]
list\ The list command prints (displays) the source code for the current PC location, or a different file, if specified.

The list command displays lines from a source file.

By default, 10 lines are displayed.

list - displays 10 lines (5 above, 5 below) around the current line

list linenum - displays 10 lines around a given line

list first, - displays 10 lines from first line specified

list ,last

displays 10 lines up to last line specified

list first,last - displays all lines from the first to the last line specified

list - - displays 10 previous lines from the last output

list + - displays 10 more lines from the last output

list function - displays 10 lines around the given function

list file:linenum - displays 10 lines around the given line in a given file

list file:function - displays 10 lines around the given function in a given file

set system.listsize count - changes the number of lines shown

Using 0 or -1 means unlimited list size.
pwd The pwd command displays the current working directory.

Command format:

pwd
Pack Display the information (version and path) of the pack currently selected, as well as available packs.

Command format:

pack

Example: (Use PIC12F675 as example)

pack

Result:

PIC10-12Fxxx_DFP, version: 1.6.66

path: C:\earlydfpsoften\packs\Microchip\PIC10-12Fxxx_DFP

Available packs:

1.6.66 (currently selected)

1.5.61

Switch pack to specify the pack that the user wants to use.

Command format:

pack [version]

Example: ( Use PIC12F675 as example)

pack 1.5.61

Result:

Change the in used pack to 1.5.61
Group Create a register group for Display command.

Command format:

Group groupName <registers>

Example:

Group xregs <W0,W1,W2,W3,W4>
Display Examine a group of registers defined by user (refer to the Group command).

Command format:

Display /g groupName

Example:

Display /g xregs