Notes on using the ROM Monitor to debug with TI EVM and DAQ Boards


Generally speaking, a ROM Monitor is a piece of code that allows (limited) debugging of the application loaded on the EVM or DAQ board.
In the case of these specific boards, most of the rom monitor is already on the board (stored in the non volatile memory of the chip); Raisonance tools will only add to your application add a few functions that are needed to link with this monitor.
Two things to keep in mind when using this ROM monitor;

• The ROM monitor can use a special function of the chip, called hardware breakpoints
• In some conditions (Software Breapoints, slow baudrate), the ROM monitor can be VERY slow (up to 1 minute for a single step)

The complete documentation is here