diff --git a/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c b/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c
index 7d47ed61..9537ada4 100644
--- a/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c
+++ b/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ panel = sim_panel_start_simulator_debug (sim_path,
                                          debug? "frontpanel.dbg" : NULL);
 
 if (!panel) {
-    printf ("Error starting simulator: %s\n", sim_panel_get_error());
+    printf ("Error starting simulator %s with config %s: %s\n", sim_path, sim_config, sim_panel_get_error());
     goto Done;
     }
 
@@ -335,6 +335,23 @@ if (sim_panel_dismount (panel, "RL0")) {
     goto Done;
     }
 remove ("TEST-RL.DSK");
+if (sim_panel_break_set (panel, "400")) {
+    printf ("Unexpected establishing a breakpoint: %s\n", sim_panel_get_error());
+    goto Done;
+    }
+if (sim_panel_break_clear (panel, "400")) {
+    printf ("Unexpected clearing a breakpoint: %s\n", sim_panel_get_error());
+    goto Done;
+    }
+if (sim_panel_break_output_set (panel, "\"32..31..30\"")) {
+    printf ("Unexpected establishing an output breakpoint: %s\n", sim_panel_get_error());
+    goto Done;
+    }
+if (sim_panel_break_output_clear (panel, "\"32..31..30\"")) {
+    printf ("Unexpected clearing an output breakpoint: %s\n", sim_panel_get_error());
+    goto Done;
+    }
+sim_panel_clear_error ();
 while (1) {
     size_t i;
     char cmd[512];
diff --git a/sim_frontpanel.c b/sim_frontpanel.c
index 4a928a19..f8ff5aab 100644
--- a/sim_frontpanel.c
+++ b/sim_frontpanel.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,90 @@ panel->State = Run;
 return 0;
 }
 
+int
+sim_panel_break_set (PANEL *panel, const char *condition)
+{
+if (!panel || (panel->State == Error)) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Invalid Panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->parent) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Can't establish a breakpoint from device front panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->State == Run) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Not Halted");
+    return -1;
+    }
+    
+if (_panel_sendf (panel, 1, NULL, "BREAK %s\r", condition))
+    return -1;
+return 0;
+}
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_clear (PANEL *panel, const char *condition)
+{
+if (!panel || (panel->State == Error)) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Invalid Panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->parent) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Can't clear a breakpoint from device front panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->State == Run) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Not Halted");
+    return -1;
+    }
+    
+if (_panel_sendf (panel, 1, NULL, "NOBREAK %s\r", condition))
+    return -1;
+return 0;
+}
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_output_set (PANEL *panel, const char *condition)
+{
+if (!panel || (panel->State == Error)) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Invalid Panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->parent) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Can't establish an output breakpoint from device front panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->State == Run) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Not Halted");
+    return -1;
+    }
+    
+if (_panel_sendf (panel, 1, NULL, "EXPECT %s\r", condition))
+    return -1;
+return 0;
+}
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_output_clear (PANEL *panel, const char *condition)
+{
+if (!panel || (panel->State == Error)) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Invalid Panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->parent) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Can't clear an output breakpoint from device front panel");
+    return -1;
+    }
+if (panel->State == Run) {
+    sim_panel_set_error ("Not Halted");
+    return -1;
+    }
+    
+if (_panel_sendf (panel, 1, NULL, "NOEXPECT %s\r", condition))
+    return -1;
+return 0;
+}
+
 /**
 
    sim_panel_gen_examine
diff --git a/sim_frontpanel.h b/sim_frontpanel.h
index aa685379..564e6def 100644
--- a/sim_frontpanel.h
+++ b/sim_frontpanel.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #if !defined(__VAX)         /* Unsupported platform */
 
-#define SIM_FRONTPANEL_VERSION   1
+#define SIM_FRONTPANEL_VERSION   2
 
 /**
 
@@ -232,6 +232,39 @@ sim_panel_exec_run (PANEL *panel);
 int
 sim_panel_exec_step (PANEL *panel);
 
+/**
+
+    When a front panel application wants to describe conditions that 
+    should stop instruction execution an execution or an output
+    should be used.  To established or clear a breakpoint, one of 
+    the following routines should be called:  
+    
+    sim_panel_break_set          - Establish a simulation breakpoint
+    sim_panel_break_clear        - Cancel/Delete a previously defined
+                                   breakpoint
+    sim_panel_break_output_set   - Establish a simulator output 
+                                   breakpoint
+    sim_panel_break_output_clear - Cancel/Delete a previously defined
+                                   output breakpoint
+    
+    Note: Any breakpoint switches/flags must be located at the 
+          beginning of the condition string
+
+ */
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_set (PANEL *panel, const char *condition);
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_clear (PANEL *panel, const char *condition);
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_output_set (PANEL *panel, const char *condition);
+
+int
+sim_panel_break_output_clear (PANEL *panel, const char *condition);
+
+
 /**
 
     When a front panel application needs to change or access