The Frame buffer window shows the contents of the connected target's memory areas displayed as an image encoded in the selected format.

The Frame buffer window has a toolbar and an image display area.

Field/Button Description
Address The address to display. This can be a numeric value or a debug expression.
Width The width of the frame buffer in pixels.
Height The height of the frame buffer in pixels.
Format The image format the data is encoded in.
Increase the size of the displayed image.
Decrease the size of the displayed image.
Update the image.

Using the frame buffer window

The frame buffer window does not show the complete address space of the target, instead you must enter the start address of the frame buffer in the target's address space, the width and height of the frame buffer in pixels and the image format the data is encoded in. The number of bytes downloaded and displayed is determined by the image encoding and dimensions.

To activate the frame buffer window:

The frame buffer window is updated each time the program stops or refresh operation is used.

Shortcut menu commands

The shortcut menu contains the following commands:

Action Description
Access Memory By Display Width Access memory in terms of the display width.
Auto Evaluate Re-evaluate Address each time the window is updated.
Keep Aspect Ratio Display the image with the correct aspect ratio when the zoom to fit window option is enabled.
Zoom To Fit Window Zoom the image automatically to fill the window.
Show Grid Overlay a grid over the image to highlight the pixel boundaries.
Reset Zoom Reset zoom settings to default value.
Zoom In Increase size of the image.
Zoom Out Decrease size of the image.
Rotation Specify whether the image displayed should be rotated.
Flip Horizontally Specify whether the image displayed should be mirrored on the horizontal axis.
Flip Vertically Specify whether the image displayed should be mirrored on the vertical axis.
Copy Copy image to the clipboard.
Save As Save the image as a file.
Auto Refresh Specify how frequently the frame buffer window should automatically refresh.

Image formats

The frame buffer windows supports the following image formats:

Format Description
ARGB32 32-bit ARGB format (8-8-8-8)
RGB32 32-bit RGB format (8-8-8)
RGB565 16-bit RGB format (5-6-5)
RGB666 24-bit RGB format (6-6-6)
RGB555 16-bit RGB format (5-5-5)
RGB888 24-bit RGB format (8-8-8)
RGB444 16-bit RGB format (4-4-4)
ABGR32 32-bit ABGR format (8-8-8-8)
BGR32 32-bit BGR format (8-8-8)
BGR565 16-bit BGR format (5-6-5)
BGR666 24-bit BGR format (6-6-6)
BGR555 16-bit BGR format (5-5-5)
BGR888 24-bit BGR format (8-8-8)
BGR444 16-bit BGR format (4-4-4)
GRAY8 8-bit grayscale
GRAY4 4-bit grayscale
GRAY2 2-bit grayscale
Mono LSB 1-bit LSB first
Mono MSB 1-bit MSB first