File Menu
Open...
When Open... is selected from the File menu, a file selection dialog appears on the screen. The user must then select the object file to execute. AVR Studio supports the following formats: AVR Studio automatically detects the format of the object file.

The four most recently used files are also available under the File menu and can be selected for loading directly.

.avd Project Configuration
When opening the file, AVR Studio looks for a file with the same filename as the file selected but with the extension .avd. This is a file AVR Studio generates when a file is closed, and it contains information about the project, including window placement. If the .avd project file is not found, only a Source window is created.

The .avd file also contains information regarding breakpoints. Breakpoints defined in the previous session are reinserted unless the object file is newer than the project file. In the latter case, the breakpoints are discarded.

Note! If source level information is available, the program is executed until the first source statement is reached. If no source line is encountered, the program will keep executing. To stop execution, switch to disassembly mode before issuing a Break command.

Close
When Close is selected from the File menu, all the windows in a session are closed. AVR Studio also writes a file in the same directory as the object file, containing project information. The file has the same name as the object file, but has the extension AVD.

Reload
The object file is checked once every second, and if any change a messagebox will appear informing the user about the change. The file can be reloaded at once or later.
 

See Also
Debug Platforms
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