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atmel quickwatch is greyed out
Oct 9th, 2013 at 12:31am
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Since I'm a real beginner, sorry about the simpliest question, but what do I need to do/check to enable quickwatch   Embarrassed

I'm running Atmel 6.1.2730 and vm 1.1309.04

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Re: atmel quickwatch is greyed out
Reply #1 - Oct 9th, 2013 at 1:18am
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Hi there,

If I understand correctly you are trying to watch the values of expressions or variables while the Arduino is running?

In that case you will need to enable the debugger. 

This youtube video (25 min bit slow) and there is also a link on the debugger page of visualmicro.com that tells how to enable the debugger (if not already enabled)

In the youtube video or the wiki you will see how to add breakpoints to source code by clicking the margin. You will also see how to add a "When Hit" message and/or list of expressions to watch such as:-

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{millis}{myVar1}


After adding or altering breakpoints you need to upload (Debug>Start/Step etc.)

Sorry if I have misunderstood the question, please explain more
  
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Reply #2 - Oct 9th, 2013 at 1:47am
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I was hoping to be able to right click a variable and add it to a watch list. I thought that was possible with quick watch. Am I wrong here? How can I use quickwatch rather that using the "When Breakpoint is hit" box?

The basic issue is I have a whole bunch of variables and I thought using quick watch would enable me to quickly get their values displayed during a run. Filling out the "when breakpoint is hit" is kinda tiresome.
  
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Reply #3 - Oct 9th, 2013 at 2:12am
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oops  Embarrassed Embarrassed I just found an explanation of quickwatch.... its not what I thought it was ... DARN!

So I guess I'm stuck with the "when breakpoint is hit"



  
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Reply #4 - Oct 9th, 2013 at 1:57pm
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Yes we something better  Smiley
  
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