Using printf() or cout to Debug Kernels - 2022.1 English

Vitis Unified Software Platform Documentation: Application Acceleration Development (UG1393)

Document ID
UG1393
Release Date
2022-05-25
Version
2022.1 English

The basic approach to debugging algorithms is to verify key code steps and key data values throughout the execution of the program. For application developers, printing checkpoint statements, and outputting current values in the code is a simple and effective method of identifying issues within the execution of a program. This can be done using the printf() function, or cout for standard output.