Hands-On Embedded Programming with C++17

Local and on-chip debugging

In Chapter 6, Testing OS-Based Applications, we looked at debugging applications using Valgrind and similar tools, as well as GDB and kin. With the OS-based integration tests for MCU-based projects, such as those demonstrated in the Example – ESP8266 integration test section, we can use the exact same techniques, profiling and debugging the code without concerning ourselves just yet with the fact that the same code will be running on a much slower and more limited platform during final integration testing on real hardware.

The real challenge comes during that final integration stage, when the firmware—which we have been debugging on our fast desktop system using Valgrind and other highly capable tools—is now running ...