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<h2>TraceViewer overview</h2>
<p>TraceViewer is a tool for tracing a target device in the Carbide.c++
Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The target device can be
connected to the PC through USB.</p>
<p>TraceViewer is useful for developers or testers in obtaining and analyzing, for example,
component-specific data during a test case. With this tool, you can manipulate
and filter the received traces in various ways to pin-point the relevant information
that affects your components. In addition, the tool enables you to define
exactly what type of trace data you want to activate and receive.</p>
<p>TraceViewer supports the Open System Trace (OST) trace format for data transfer.
The OST solution includes the following features: </p>
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<li>Sending traces from device to tool</li>
<li>Activating traces from tool</li>
<li>Standardized AND custom trace formats</li>
<li>Decoding and analyzing of traces in tools</li>
<li>Recording traces in log files</li>
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<p><img src="images/ost_standard.png" alt="An overview of OST standard"></p>
<h5>Related concepts</h5>
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<li><a href="../concepts/tracing.htm">Tracing</a></li>
<li><a href="../concepts/trace_format.htm">Open System Trace (OST)</a></li>
<li><a href="../concepts/decode_file.htm">Dictionary file and trace activation</a></li>
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