Alpha Microprocessors Motherboard Debug Monitor User’s Guide

This document is a user's guide for the Alpha Microprocessors Motherboard Debug Monitor, designed for software and hardware developers creating Alpha microprocessor-based systems.

The guide provides comprehensive information on:

• Introduction and Setup: An overview of the debug monitor's features, including code loading, memory manipulation, instruction breakpointing, and full source-level debugging with Digital Ladebug. It details hardware and operating system requirements and configuration steps for connecting the board to various host systems like terminals, PCs, Windows NT, and Digital UNIX (including serial and Ethernet connections, and BOOTP server setup).
• Firmware Management: Instructions for updating and switching the debug monitor firmware from Windows NT, the debug monitor itself, or the Alpha SRM Console.
• Remote Debugging: Explanations of debugger concepts, the remote debug server, programming guidelines for remote debugging, Ladebug command-line options, and steps for building executable files and initiating a Ladebug session.
• Command Reference: A detailed quick reference and alphabetical listing of all debug monitor commands, categorized by function, such as download and execution, memory examination and modification, PCI, utility, debug, miscellaneous, Ethernet, and diagnostic commands.

The document serves as a complete resource for setting up, configuring, managing firmware, and utilizing the extensive debugging and system interaction capabilities of Alpha microprocessor boards.