for using the Gameboy™ Emulator, you must compile it from source
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make GBEmulator
./GBEmulator path/to/rom
Launch the Gameboy™ Emulator, see debug topic below for more information
Open the port <port> for Gameboy™ link cable connection.
Connect to <ip:port> for Gameboy™ link cable connection.
When the Gameboy™ Emulator is launched with a -d argument, a new window open with all the CPU's informations and a gdb-like prompt open in the terminal.
You can enter some commands in this prompt:
help: Display all commands
jump <addr>: make the Gameboy™ just to a specific adress.
next: continue the instruction flow until the next line.
step: execute the current instruction.
continue: continue the instruction flow until the next breakpoint.
ram [<border1> <border2>]: dump ram content from <border 1> to <border 2>.
print <value>: if a register is passed, print value in this register, if an address is passed, print value at this address.
registers: dump all registers value.
break <addr>: set breakpoint at the given address
You can see the whole documentation here: https://gegel85.github.io/GBEmulator/annotated.html