Practice Debugging Techniques (4.5) - Microcontroller Fundamentals: 8051 Basic I/O and Timers
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Debugging Techniques

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a breakpoint used for?

💡 Hint: Think about why we pause execution.

Question 2 Easy

What does the watch window do?

💡 Hint: Consider how you might monitor variable changes.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of using a breakpoint?

To execute code faster
To pause execution for inspection
To save memory

💡 Hint: Consider why debugging might require pausing.

Question 2

True or False: The watch window can show variable changes during program execution.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the watch window's capabilities.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have written a program that should blink an LED at a 1-second interval, but it blinks inconsistently. Describe a systematic debugging approach using breakpoints and watch windows to solve this problem.

💡 Hint: Think about the timing mechanism closely.

Challenge 2 Hard

You are using a timer to create a square wave but are not seeing the expected output on the signal pin. Create a debugging plan that incorporates breakpoints, single stepping, and logic analyzers.

💡 Hint: Focus on both code logic and actual output signals.

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