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Driver

Selects the C-SPY driver for the target system you have.

Run to location

Specifies the location C-SPY runs to when the debugger starts after a reset. By default, C-SPY runs to the main function.

To override the default location, specify the name of a different location you want C-SPY to run to. You can specify assembler labels or whatever can be evaluated as such, for example function names.

If the option is deselected, the program counter will contain the regular hardware reset address at each reset.

See also Executing from reset.

Setup macros

Registers the contents of a setup macro file in the C-SPY startup sequence. Select Use macro file and specify the path and name of the setup file, for example SetupSimple.mac. If no extension is specified, the extension mac is assumed. A browse button is available.

It is possible to specify up to two different macro files.

Device description file

A default device description file—either an IAR-specific ddf file or a CMSIS System View Description file—is selected automatically based on your project settings. To override the default file, select Override default and specify an alternative file. A browse button is available.

For information about the device description file, see Modifying a device description file.

IAR-specific device description files for each Arm device are provided in the directory arm\config and have the filename extension ddf.

Vector table location

The interrupt vector table location is handled by the .intvec linker section. To override or relocate the location—which can be useful, for example, for relocating it to RAM or a custom bootloader address—you can specify a different symbol and define the section in the linker configuration file (.icf).