Graphical Interfaces; Why Use A Graphical Interface - HP 64782 Series Manual

Graphical Interfaces

HP provides a variety of interfaces for this emulator, including:
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HP also provides other instruments and software tools for developing, debugging,
and optimizing embedded systems.
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Ask your HP sales representative for more information about these interfaces.
Other interfaces may also be available from HP.

Why use a graphical interface?

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To get detailed information about the Terminal Interface
The built-in Terminal Interface.
A graphical interface for MS-Windows.
A graphical emulator/analyzer interface for HP and Sun workstations.
A graphical debugger for HP and Sun workstations.
Use your host computer's windowing environment.
Reduce many commands (such as setting breakpoints or stepping through
source lines) to a single mouse-click.
Show different kinds of information about your target system at the same time
(for example, register contents, memory contents, and high-level source code)
in separate windows on the display.
Simplify emulator configuration by clearly displaying configuration options
and their relationship to one another.
Automate frequent tasks through menu selections, user-defined action keys,
and command files.
Work with compilers and assemblers to shorten the edit-compile-execute cycle.
Chapter 8: Using the Terminal Interface
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