Debug with aid of SPI interface

Usage

  • create a directory 'debugger' with 'debugger.h' in it

  • zip the directory to debugger.zip

  • //include library/add ZIP library   within Arduino IDE

  • //include library/debugger.h

  • use the example to test

  • documentation of SPI slave with LEONARDOs see kner.at

Example

/* example for debug.h
*  caveat: include SPI.h before include debugger.h
*
*/

#define DEBUG
#include <SPI.h>
#include <debugger.h>
void setup() {
beginDebug ();
}

void loop() {
TraceFunc (); // where am i?
Trace(F("here i am "));
Traceln2(13,HEX);
delay(1000);
}

 

debugger.h

// Written by Nick Gammon
// September 2011

#ifndef Debugger_h
#define Debugger_h
#define SSS 13   //this pin number must be adapted to the external line connected to the spi master

#ifdef DEBUG
#define beginDebug()  do { SPI.begin (); SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV8); } while (0)
#define Trace(x)      SPIdebug.print   (x)
#define Trace2(x,y)   SPIdebug.print   (x,y)
#define Traceln(x)    SPIdebug.println (x)
#define Traceln2(x,y) SPIdebug.println (x,y)
#define TraceFunc()   do { SPIdebug.print (F("In function: ")); SPIdebug.println (__PRETTY_FUNCTION__); } while (0)

class tSPIdebug : public Print
{
public:
  virtual size_t write (const byte c)  
    {
    digitalWrite(SSS, LOW);
    SPI.transfer (c);
    digitalWrite(SSS, HIGH);
    return 1;
    }  // end of tSPIdebug::write
}; // end of tSPIdebug
    
// an instance of the SPIdebug object
tSPIdebug SPIdebug;

#else
#define beginDebug()  ((void) 0)
#define Trace(x)      ((void) 0)
#define Trace2(x,y)   ((void) 0)
#define Traceln(x)    ((void) 0)
#define Traceln2(x,y) ((void) 0)
#define TraceFunc()   ((void) 0)
#endif

#endif