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The **Trace and Live View**
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(available from the VS Code Activity Bar) currently shows the **LIVE WATCH**. You can add expressions to this view that
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are updated while the application is running on your target.
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(available from the VS Code Activity Bar) currently contains the [**LIVE WATCH**](#live-watch) and the
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[**COMPONENT VIEWER**](#component-viewer) views.
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You can add expressions to the **LIVE WATCH** by:
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#### LIVE WATCH
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You can add expressions to this view that are updated while the application is running on your target by:
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1. Pressing the `+` sign and entering an expression.
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2. Using the context menu item **Add to Live Watch** in the editor or the the **Run and Debug** view.
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#### COMPONENT VIEWER
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This view shows static information and helps to analyze the operation of software components. The required
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infrastructure can be easily added to user applications.
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Refer to the [Component Viewer documentation](https://arm-software.github.io/CMSIS-View/latest/cmp_viewer.html) for
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detailed advice on how to show information from user software using using an SCVD file.
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The Component Viewer shows information about:
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- Information from software components that is provided in memory for example by static variables or structures.
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- Objects that are addressed by handles or dynamic arrays.
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### PERIPHERALS
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The **PERIPHERALS** view shows the device peripheral registers and allows to change their values. It uses the CMSIS-SVD files that are provided by silicon vendors and distributed as part of the CMSIS Device Family Packs (DFP).
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