Debugger: Simulator or emulator?

[Danno]

Hi,

I burnt to the AT89S8253 on the Easy 8051v6 development board the LED flashing example in the documentation:

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void main() {
 P0=0;                       //turn off LEDs on PORT0
 
 while(1) {
  P0=~P0;                    //toggle LEDs on PORT0
  
  Delay_ms(1000);            //1sec delay
 }
}

The debugger in mikroC PRO appears to be a simulator. Stepping over the code has no effect on what appears on the board, the LED's just continue to flash at 1 second intervals. Is there anyway to step through the code and see the effect of each instruction on the MCU, e.g. stepping over the instruction P0=~P0; the first time lights up the PORT0 LEDs on the board?

[filip]

Hi,

Unfortunately, only software simulator is implemented in the 8051 compilers.

Regards,
Filip.

[Danno]

Hi Filip,

Actually I like the software simulation feature in mikroC PRO - it enables one to step through code without having to download to the actual device, thereby prolonging the life of the MCU by reducing the number of writes to FLASH. I just wanted to make sure emulation isn't available.

Regards,
Daniel

[danogeorge]

Hi Daniel,

Could you please share the example? I'd greatly appreciate that. I've been searching for 8051V6 with MikroC pro for 8051 pro samples and found one in an archive. But when I try to download it, my anti vurus system thinks it's a malware document.

Update: deactivated the anti virus and downloaded the archived samples. But anyway, your example would be helpful too. Thanks.