Is NoICE a simulator?
The answer to this question used to be no. However, due to popular demand, we have added simulators for the ARM, MSP430, 68HC12, 68HC08, and 8051. Except for these, NoICE is a remote debugger. To execute your program, NoICE must be connected to physical target hardware. For the HC12 or MC9S08, the connection can be BDM. For the HC08, it can be MON08. For the ARM or MSP430, it can be JTAG. For other targets, the connection is usually via serial interface, and the target must contain a small monitor program. For evaluation purposes, you can configure NoICE to use a “dummy target”. This simulates target memory, so that you can download programs and experiment with most NoICE commands, including the disassembler, source viewer, memory editing and watch, symbols, etc. However, the dummy target will not execute programs.
