Trace & Triggers
The Trace and Trigger functions supported by AVR Studio allow the user to observe and record the on-chip activity on the PC, and also simplifies the connection to external measurement instruments (like an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer).

The Trace Buffer
The Trace Buffer keeps track of the history of the program currently being executed. When executing code, the buffer will log the on-chip activity in the device being debugged. After logging ends, the buffer can be investigated visually on the screen in AVR Studio, or saved to file to be analyzed in another application.

Triggers
Triggers are outputs that can generate pulses when the CPU executes specified instructions in the code memory. The pulses easily connect to external instruments like oscilloscopes or spectrum analyzers, and simplifies the job of trigging the external instrument. Used wisely, the external triggers is a very powerfull tool.

See Also