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lost serial debug pop-up windows.
Aug 7th, 2020 at 4:58pm
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I am using VM with VS2017.  I have lost the two popup screens that are displayed when debugging starts.   They were there yesterday.   I don't know what changed.  I did some work with VM on AS7 using hardware debugger that failed. Probably a board problem.  Came back to VM on VS2017 using my 'standard board' i.e. Arduino Due and the pop up windows were gone.   

The code uploads and prints debug information to the output screen but no pop up windows.  I have tried a couple of different debug configurations (see attached) but no joy.

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Re: lost serial debug pop-up windows.
Reply #1 - Aug 7th, 2020 at 5:11pm
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Would it be possible to send a screenshot of the whole IDE after you have started the debugging session?
  
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IDE Screen after debug start.  Not the debug print to the output.
  
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Reply #3 - Aug 7th, 2020 at 6:06pm
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Update == I regenerated the project from the default digital examples and the monitor screens are back.   

Still don't know why. Shocked
  
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Reply #4 - Aug 7th, 2020 at 6:20pm
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Update:

I really don't understand.   
The defaults for creating the new project were:
    Build: Release
    Debug: off
    Optimize: default

I still got the monitor windows and the break points printing to the the output.

I modified each of the above in turn and each time I got the monitor windows and break-point prints to output.
    Build: Release->Debug
    Debug:  off->serial

???? Huh
    Optimization: default->no project or Library
  
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Reply #5 - Aug 8th, 2020 at 11:56am
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Please show full screen shot of IDE when you believe debug is active. I expect the windows have been minimized and will show as ribbon tabs.
  
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Reply #6 - Aug 8th, 2020 at 6:14pm
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The previous pdf apparently didn't get through.  Trying again



  
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Reply #7 - Aug 8th, 2020 at 6:21pm
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Thanks, the windows must be docked on another tool window such as the solution explorer? Please check each minimized window keep a look out for the debug windows being "tabs" on the other tool windows, such as solution explorer?

The main window you are looking for is the Serial Monitor. It is the main controll point for the usb debugger. If the window is not open the debugger will not start or run.

If all else fails which would be a 1st, then click "Window>Reset Window Layout" to see if that resolves.

I assume that in your screen shot the Micro Trace window was activate with new messages arriving as you looked at it? If not then open the serial monitor and debug will start again.

  
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Reply #8 - Aug 8th, 2020 at 6:28pm
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Thanks.  I re-created the project and it now works.  I'll try those suggestions if the problem re-occurs.   

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