Overview
Description
The Renesas integrated development environment, or the High-performance Embedded Workshop, offers TargetServer (COM extension function) as the interface necessary to extend its functionality. This interface can be used to create customized windows for the High-performance Embedded Workshop, as well as build an environment in which to run the High-performance Embedded Workshop in cooperation with other applications.
Target Devices
Design & Development
Additional Details
Functions
TargetServer has various methods published at the Web site. These methods can be used to extend the functionality of the High-performance Embedded Workshop.
Composition
TargetServer (COM extension function) is comprised of the High-performance Embedded Workshop main body and TargetServer files (EcxHewTargetServer.dll and HewTargetServer.exe). Environments based on TargetServer (COM extension function) can be constructed by incorporating an interface on the user application side (*.exe and *.dll).
[General configuration]
[Example of the High-performance Embedded Workshop operating in cooperation with TargetServer]
Usage and a list of methods
To create customized windows for the High-performance Embedded Workshop, or to run it in cooperation with other applications, use Windows application development tools. At present, the methods listed below have been confirmed to operate normally in Visual C++ Ver.6.0 from Microsoft Corporation.
[List of TargetServer methods]
- Execution control method
- Register
- S/W Break
- Variable Break
- Variable Trace
- Interrupt
- Download
- Invoke/Quit
- Workspace
- Configuration/Session
- Projects
- Build
- File
- Coverage
- Others
For details on how to use, refer to the High-performance Embedded Workshop HewTargetServer User's Manual Rev.8.00 (PDF | English, 日本語) included with the compiler package.
Sample Program
A sample program using TargetServer methods is supplied from Renesas. This sample program uses all of TargetServer methods. Use this sample program to understand how to use each method.
[Example program execution screen]
Support
Support Communities
- M16C simulator
Dear all, is it possible to launch the M16C simulator sim30.exe from the command line independent of HEW?
Jul 27, 2017 - Unit testing in Renesas HEW
I have been searching for ways / tools to unit test in Renesas HEW. After a quick search on the internet, I can see that HEW has a tool (sort of a TCL / Tk plugin) to do this, as described here. Although, after exhaustive search, unfortunately I could not ...
Jun 18, 2014
Knowledge Base
- How to run a separate application using HEW TargetServer facility?
... parameter of the function is called p_bstrSouorceFiles and consists of two-byte characters). To solve this problem, download the latest version of the HEW TargetServer from here.Extract the downloaded file to overwrite HewTargetServer.exe under the installation folder of the High-performance Embedded Workshop. Similar problems also occurred ...
Sep 25, 2014
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