PLS: UDE¶

Vendor information

Vendor	Web page	Product name	Version
PLS Development Tools	http://www.pls-mc.com	Universal Debug Engine	4.2 to 2025.2

Operating system	Support
Windows	✓
Linux

Ports¶

Port DEBUGGER - DEFAULT

Specifics¶

Info

If only an ELF file is selected for loading, its symbols will be loaded in UDE. The program on the target is not changed.

Reading/Writing enum variables¶

In order to read or write enum variables symbolically, the test step has to be configured to use the representation “Interpreted Text”.

By default, if the Job “ReadVariable” is used, the symbolical value is returned as text. In order to get the numerical value, the expression has to be modified in a way that UDE returns a number. This can be achieved in the following way (reading the enum variable “enumVariable”).

“0 + enumVariable”
Using a type cast, e.g., “(char) enumVariable” However, the type might have to be different (e.g., “int” instead of “char”), depending on how many bytes the enum variable uses internally. Thus, the first expression would be more secure.

Multicore debugging¶

When debugging multicore targets there must be one debugging port in the test bench configuration for every core of the target that is used in the test case. To access variables and registers in a symbolic way the test configuration must contain one control unit for every core. The matching port and ELF/HEX files can be selected in the Debugging section of each control unit.

Info

Some port jobs contain the deprecated core parameter which shouldn’t be used anymore. Please make sure to select the job of the corresponding core.

Multicore/Multiprogram loader¶

Advanced use cases may require the usage of the Multicore/Multiprogram loader to flash the target. The tool jobs MclAddFile and MclRemoveAllFiles can be used to parametrize the dialog and MclDoDownload starts the flashing process. The flashing options in the TBC can be set to their default values when using the Multicore/Multiprogram loader.

Properties 🛈¶

Name	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
Rate of cyclic writing ❲Hz❳	10		int	Sets the rate (in Hz) for cyclic writing of variables. CAUTION: High cyclic writing rates may have a negative influence on the performance of ecu.test!
Version	‘4.2’		string	UDE version to use.
Workspace file			uri	Path of the UDE workspace file on the Tool Server computer (absolute or relative to the toolhost base path). If present, the workspace file will be loaded. If undefined or nonexistent, a new workspace will be created.
Connect to running UDE instance	☐		bool	If exactly one UDE instance is running, ecu.test will connect to this one.
Always close UDE instance	☐		bool	Close UDE instance, even if it was not started by ecu.test.
Target configuration file			uri	Path to the target file on the remote host (*.cfg file). Can be left empty to reopen an existing workspace or connecting to an already running UDE instance. Path can be absolute or relative to the tool host base path.
Connect automatically at tool start	☑		bool	UDE is trying to connect with target during startup. When ‘False’ is chosen the connection need to be started manually using the port job ‘SetConnectState’.
Timeout when connecting to target ❲s❳	20		float
Load program to target	‘No’	[‘If different’, ‘No’, ‘Always’]	string	Programming the target after the port has been started
Start program automatically	☐		bool	Start debugger execution after the port has been configured
Query registers	☑		bool	To save time, by setting this to “False”, identification of available registers can be skipped. Access to registers is then only possible via jobs; They will not appear in the Debugging tab.
Timeout for tool call ❲in sec.❳	‘600’		string	Timeout after which a tool call is aborted.

Jobs 🛈¶

GetWindowContent¶

Reads the contents of a window.

Parameter

Name	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
contentFormat	‘CSV’	[‘CSV’, ‘XML’]	string	Format in which the window contents are to be queried.
flags	0		int	See UDEAutomation.chm, keyword “ExportWindowContent”
windowTitle		[ONLINE]	string	Title or description of the window. In addition to the proposed values, just the title or alternate title or just the description can be specified. If the multiple windows match, the first matching window found is used.

Return value

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
result				string	Contents of the window

MclAddFile¶

Adds a file to the multicore loader.

Parameter

Name	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
binCores	[]		object	List of core names or indices in which the file will be loaded as binary.
containsSymbols	True	[False, True]	bool	Indicates whether the HEX file contains symbol data.
path			string	Absolute path to the HEX or ELF file on the Tool Server.
symCores	[]		object	List of core names or indices in which the file will be loaded as symbols. The parameter ‘containsSymbols’ must be set to True if the file is a HEX file.

MclDoDownload¶

Starts the flashing process with the selected option.

Parameter

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
option			[‘LoadAndFlash’, ‘VerifyOnly’, ‘ProgramAndVerify’]	string	Options for the flashing process. See UDEAutomation.chm, keyword ‘DoDownload’.

Return value

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
result			[False, True]	bool	Indicates whether the flashing process was successful.

MclRemoveAllFiles¶

Removes all files from the multicore loader.

SetUserConfigParam¶

Sets the referenced configuration parameter.

Parameter

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the configuration parameter
section	string	Name of the containing section. Can be empty or none.
value	object	Value of type char, string, int, float or bool.