## Remote Connections view

Use the Remote Connections view to monitor, create, edit, or remove common connection settings for remote agents. Remote agents provide support for debugging, profiling, trace, and more. The connection types currently supported include:

- Serial — mainly for boards with a serial interface
- Bluetooth — available for debug support
- USB — available for both debug and trace support

The columns in the Remote Connections view include:

- Connection/Services - connection name defined by you and remote agent type
- Type - connection type, i.e. Bluetooth, USB, TCP/IP, etc.
- Status - current connection status, i.e. Available, Not accessible, Ready, etc.
- Description - provides information on the current connection test status.

Figure 1 - Remote Connections view

When the view is closed or another perspective opened, a small display appears in the trim area in the lower-right corner of the workspace showing the current active remote connection. Click the connection name to open the drop-down menu where you can open the Remote Connections view or switch between connections.

Figure 2. Available remote connection trim indicator

### Remote Connections view toolbar icons

The following commands appear on the toolbar within the Remote Connections view:

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
Toggle periodic service testing |  | Toggles service testing on or off.
Refresh Connections |  | Click to update the connection list status.
New Connection |  | Click to open the New Connection wizard to add a connection.
Edit Connection |  | Click to edit the selected remote connection.
View menu |  | Select the connection types to monitor for remote connections.

### Remote Connections view Status icons

The following status indicators appear in the Remote Connections view:

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
Connection |  | Indicates an inactive remote connection setting.
Not Active |  | Indicates an inactive connection type.
Ready / Available |  | Indicates an active remote connection is ready or that a particular connection type is available.
Not Accessible |  | Cannot access the connection type within the connection setup.

### Remote Connections view context menu options

Based on the current selection, one or more of the following commands appear on the context menu when you right-click within the Remote Connections view. For example, if no connections are defined, only the New Connection command is available on the context menu.

Figure 3 - Remote Connections context menu

Item | Icon | Explanation
--- | --- | ---
New Connection... |  | Select to open the New Connection wizard to add a connection.
Rename |  | Select to rename the currently selected connection.
Edit Settings... |  | Select to edit the selected remote connection settings.
Delete |  | Select to delete the selected connection from the connection list.
Help for... |  | Select to open the Help view for connection information.
Make Current |  | Make the selected connection the current connection.

##### Related references

- On-Device Connections
- Install latest TRK
- Plug-n-Play TRK Setup