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Kernel Debugger (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

The kernel debugger integrates functionality required to configure a connection to a target device and download a run-time image to the target device.

The Platform Builder IDE provides platform settings that enable kernel debugging during the process of building a run-time image. When you enable kernel debugging, Platform Builder includes the debugging stub, KdStub, in the run-time image. For more information about enabling kernel debugging during the build process, see Run-Time Image Build Process.

When enabled, the kernel debugger runs independently as a service under the Core Connectivity infrastructure. The debugger starts automatically for your run-time image, and continues to run until stopped deliberately.

In This Section

  • Debugging Setup
    Describes the options available to build a variety of run-time images for debugging.
  • Debugger Execution Control
    Describes how to control aspects of run-state program execution, such as the ability to step through function execution, run to a specified location or run until a designated message is encountered.
  • Breakpoints
    Provides information about how the kernel debugger handles breakpoints, and provides additional functionality that allows controlling break-state behavior.
  • Viewing Debug Information in the Debug Windows
    Describes how to view debug information such as the values of variables and expressions, function calls, process and thread information, disassembly, system memory and register contents, and compilation symbols.
  • Debug Messages
    Describes how to customize and control the messages that the debugger outputs
  • Debug Zones
    Describes how to customize and control debug zones that filter output messages.
  • Post-Mortem Debugging
    Describes how to use the kernel debugger with crash dump files and other error reports.
  • Build Configurations
    Describes the different levels of debugging support provided by different build configurations.
  • Core Connectivity
    Describes the infrastructure that supports debugging, downloading, and kernel transport.
  • Device Emulator
    Describes how to build and configure the Device Emulator, which you can use to test and develop applications.

See Also

Other Resources

System Debugging Tools