Creating hardware diagnostics task

To create a task for hardware diagnostics:

  1. Choose Window > Show View > Other from the IDE menu bar.

    The Show View dialog appears.

  2. Expand the Debug group and select Target Tasks.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click the Create a new Target Task button on the Target Tasks view toolbar. Alternatively, right-click in the Target Tasks view and choose New Task from the shortcut menu.

    The Create a New Target Task wizard appears.

    Figure 1. Create New Target Task wizard

    Create New target Task Wizard

  5. Type name for the new task in the Task Name textbox.
  6. Choose a launch configuration from the Run Configuration pop-up menu.
    Note: If the task does not successfully launch the configuration that you specify, the Execute button on the Target Tasks view toolbar stays unavailable.
  7. Choose Hardware Diagnostic from the Task Type pop-up menu.
  8. Click Finish.

    A new hardware diagnostic task is created in the Target Tasks view.

    Note: You can perform various actions on a hardware diagnostic task, such as renaming, deleting, or executing the task, using the shortcut menu that appears on right-clicking the task in the Target tasks view.