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<h2>TraceViewer basic steps</h2>
<p>Open the TraceViewer tool in either of the following ways: </p>
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<li>From the <b>Carbide > TraceViewer</b> menu. </li>
<li>From the <b>Window > Show view > Other > Carbide extensions</b> menu.</li>
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<p>Tracing a target device involves the following stages, some of which are optional. </p>
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<li>Set up tracing for your development goals.
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<li><a href="../tasks/preferences.htm">Setting TraceViewer preferences</a>
(Connection settings are mandatory to define)</li>
<li><a href="../tasks/trigger.htm">Configuring triggers</a> (optional)</li>
<li><a href="../tasks/log.htm">Configuring logging for traces</a> (optional)</li>
<li><a href="../tasks/setup_rules.htm">Setting up rules and filters</a> (optional)</li>
<li><a href="../tasks/decoding_traces.htm">Decoding binary traces with a Dictionary
file</a>(mandatory for OST traces)</li>
<li><a href="../tasks/traceactivation.htm">Activating traces</a>(mandatory for OST traces)</li>
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<li>Connect to the device to start receiving traces.
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<li><a href="../tasks/connect.htm">Connecting to the trace source</a>.</li>
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<li>Start the device, the application or the test case you are working on. <p>
The received traces should be visible in the TraceViewer main view, as shown
below in an example.</p>
<p><img src="images/mainview2.png" alt="Sample of trace listing on the user interface"></p>
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<li>Analyse the data to get more information of the trace itself or open the
trace location in a text editor (only for OST traces). </li>
<li>(Optional) You can also copy the trace information to the clipboard or
<a href="../tasks/search.htm">search for traces</a>. </li>
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