MPLab - Capture Serial Output?

[Magen]

Hello everybody,
Is it possible to capture serial output whilst in simulation? Like with a 'watch window' or something. I am currently doing a project with a 16f628a and I am using shift registers. Although my project is working, I would like to know if there is a way to do this?

Any help appreciated!

Regards
Magen

 

[3v0]

Yes,
In MPLAB with MPLABSIM as the debugger
Main menu DEBUGGER
you will see a Simulator Settings window
choose the UART IO tab
click enable Usart IO
under output click window
click OK

HTH

 

[Magen]

Txs 3v0
Is there any way to do this if you are not using the chips uart but generating the serial output in code and outputting via another output pin?

 

[3v0]

I did see where you could do that.

If you just need to verify that your software uart is putting out the right bits use the simulators logic analyzer.

If you want to see the text output sprintf it to a string you can monitor in the watch window.

 

[Magen]

Txs, will give it a try. I'm sure it'll be useful at a later stage.

Kind regards
Magen