QTrace Analyser Overview
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QTrace User Manual Rev 1.01
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QTrace Analyser Overview
The QTrace Analyser is a standalone application that runs on 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. It
interfaces to the QTrace probe via a USB3 connection and configures it for the chosen target device. The
analyser then decodes and displays streamed trace data, independently of the IDE.
2.1
Installation
The QTrace Analyser application requires the Microsoft .NET framework v4.0 which should be installed
before running the installer (Windows Update routinely installs the latest .NET framework).
The QTrace Analyser should be installed
before
connecting the QTrace probe to the PC. To launch the
installer, run TraceAnalyserSetup_vx.x.x.x.exe. This will install the QTrace Analyser application, scripts,
documentation and a USB3 driver. Note that the installer will silently request Administrator privileges to
install the driver and the request may fail. If it does, the driver will not be installed and this will have to
be done manually, see Appendix A Manual Driver Installation.
The QTrace probe actually requires two drivers and Windows may try to find an updated driver for one
or both. If it does, click ‘Skip’:
When installation has successfully completed, the QTrace Analyser will run automatically by default. It
can also be run from the Windows Start menu (
Start
Programs
PDQLogic
QTrace Analyser
).
2.2
QTrace Analyser layout
The application consists of three main areas, a collection of drop-down menus with toolbar shortcuts, a
trace view area with selector tabs and a status bar.
Figure 5 QTrace Analyser layout
Drop-down menus & toolbar
Trace view select
Selected trace view
Status bar
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