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4 @settitle OpenOCD User's Guide
5 @dircategory Development
6 @direntry
7 * OpenOCD: (openocd). OpenOCD User's Guide
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16 This User's Guide documents
17 release @value{VERSION},
18 dated @value{UPDATED},
19 of the Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD).
20
21 @itemize @bullet
22 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 The OpenOCD Project
23 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2007-2008 Spencer Oliver @email{spen@@spen-soft.co.uk}
24 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 Oyvind Harboe @email{oyvind.harboe@@zylin.com}
25 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 Duane Ellis @email{openocd@@duaneellis.com}
26 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2009 David Brownell
27 @end itemize
28
29 @quotation
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34 Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
35 Free Documentation License''.
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38
39 @titlepage
40 @titlefont{@emph{Open On-Chip Debugger:}}
41 @sp 1
42 @title OpenOCD User's Guide
43 @subtitle for release @value{VERSION}
44 @subtitle @value{UPDATED}
45
46 @page
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50
51 @summarycontents
52 @contents
53
54 @ifnottex
55 @node Top
56 @top OpenOCD User's Guide
57
58 @insertcopying
59 @end ifnottex
60
61 @menu
62 * About:: About OpenOCD
63 * Developers:: OpenOCD Developers
64 * JTAG Hardware Dongles:: JTAG Hardware Dongles
65 * About JIM-Tcl:: About JIM-Tcl
66 * Running:: Running OpenOCD
67 * OpenOCD Project Setup:: OpenOCD Project Setup
68 * Config File Guidelines:: Config File Guidelines
69 * Daemon Configuration:: Daemon Configuration
70 * Interface - Dongle Configuration:: Interface - Dongle Configuration
71 * Reset Configuration:: Reset Configuration
72 * TAP Declaration:: TAP Declaration
73 * CPU Configuration:: CPU Configuration
74 * Flash Commands:: Flash Commands
75 * NAND Flash Commands:: NAND Flash Commands
76 * PLD/FPGA Commands:: PLD/FPGA Commands
77 * General Commands:: General Commands
78 * Architecture and Core Commands:: Architecture and Core Commands
79 * JTAG Commands:: JTAG Commands
80 * Boundary Scan Commands:: Boundary Scan Commands
81 * TFTP:: TFTP
82 * GDB and OpenOCD:: Using GDB and OpenOCD
83 * Tcl Scripting API:: Tcl Scripting API
84 * Upgrading:: Deprecated/Removed Commands
85 * Target Library:: Target Library
86 * FAQ:: Frequently Asked Questions
87 * Tcl Crash Course:: Tcl Crash Course
88 * License:: GNU Free Documentation License
89
90 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
91 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
92 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
93 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
94 * OpenOCD Concept Index:: Concept Index
95 * Command and Driver Index:: Command and Driver Index
96 @end menu
97
98 @node About
99 @unnumbered About
100 @cindex about
101
102 OpenOCD was created by Dominic Rath as part of a diploma thesis written at the
103 University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (@uref{http://www.fh-augsburg.de}).
104 Since that time, the project has grown into an active open-source project,
105 supported by a diverse community of software and hardware developers from
106 around the world.
107
108 @section What is OpenOCD?
109 @cindex TAP
110 @cindex JTAG
111
112 The Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) aims to provide debugging,
113 in-system programming and boundary-scan testing for embedded target
114 devices.
115
116 @b{JTAG:} OpenOCD uses a ``hardware interface dongle'' to communicate
117 with the JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) compliant TAPs on your target board.
118 A @dfn{TAP} is a ``Test Access Port'', a module which processes
119 special instructions and data. TAPs are daisy-chained within and
120 between chips and boards.
121
122 @b{Dongles:} OpenOCD currently supports many types of hardware dongles: USB
123 based, parallel port based, and other standalone boxes that run
124 OpenOCD internally. @xref{JTAG Hardware Dongles}.
125
126 @b{GDB Debug:} It allows ARM7 (ARM7TDMI and ARM720t), ARM9 (ARM920T,
127 ARM922T, ARM926EJ--S, ARM966E--S), XScale (PXA25x, IXP42x) and
128 Cortex-M3 (Stellaris LM3 and ST STM32) based cores to be
129 debugged via the GDB protocol.
130
131 @b{Flash Programing:} Flash writing is supported for external CFI
132 compatible NOR flashes (Intel and AMD/Spansion command set) and several
133 internal flashes (LPC1700, LPC2000, AT91SAM7, AT91SAM3U, STR7x, STR9x, LM3, and
134 STM32x). Preliminary support for various NAND flash controllers
135 (LPC3180, Orion, S3C24xx, more) controller is included.
136
137 @section OpenOCD Web Site
138
139 The OpenOCD web site provides the latest public news from the community:
140
141 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/web/}
142
143 @section Latest User's Guide:
144
145 The user's guide you are now reading may not be the latest one
146 available. A version for more recent code may be available.
147 Its HTML form is published irregularly at:
148
149 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/html/index.html}
150
151 PDF form is likewise published at:
152
153 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/pdf/openocd.pdf}
154
155 @section OpenOCD User's Forum
156
157 There is an OpenOCD forum (phpBB) hosted by SparkFun:
158
159 @uref{http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewforum.php?f=18}
160
161
162 @node Developers
163 @chapter OpenOCD Developer Resources
164 @cindex developers
165
166 If you are interested in improving the state of OpenOCD's debugging and
167 testing support, new contributions will be welcome. Motivated developers
168 can produce new target, flash or interface drivers, improve the
169 documentation, as well as more conventional bug fixes and enhancements.
170
171 The resources in this chapter are available for developers wishing to explore
172 or expand the OpenOCD source code.
173
174 @section OpenOCD Subversion Repository
175
176 You can download the current SVN version with an SVN client of your
177 choice from the following repositories:
178
179 @uref{svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd/trunk}
180
181 or
182
183 @uref{http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/openocd/trunk}
184
185 Using the SVN command line client, you can use the following command to
186 fetch the latest version (make sure there is no (non-svn) directory
187 called "openocd" in the current directory):
188
189 svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd/trunk openocd
190
191 If you prefer GIT based tools, the @command{git-svn} package works too:
192
193 git svn clone -s svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd
194
195 The ``README'' file contains the instructions for building the project
196 from the repository.
197
198 Developers that want to contribute patches to the OpenOCD system are
199 @b{strongly} encouraged to base their work off of the most recent trunk
200 revision. Patches created against older versions may require additional
201 work from their submitter in order to be updated for newer releases.
202
203 @section Doxygen Developer Manual
204
205 During the development of the 0.2.0 release, the OpenOCD project began
206 providing a Doxygen reference manual. This document contains more
207 technical information about the software internals, development
208 processes, and similar documentation:
209
210 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/doxygen/index.html}
211
212 This document is a work-in-progress, but contributions would be welcome
213 to fill in the gaps. All of the source files are provided in-tree,
214 listed in the Doxyfile configuration in the top of the repository trunk.
215
216 @section OpenOCD Developer Mailing List
217
218 The OpenOCD Developer Mailing List provides the primary means of
219 communication between developers:
220
221 @uref{https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development}
222
223 All drivers developers are enouraged to also subscribe to the list of
224 SVN commits to keep pace with the ongoing changes:
225
226 @uref{https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-svn}
227
228
229 @node JTAG Hardware Dongles
230 @chapter JTAG Hardware Dongles
231 @cindex dongles
232 @cindex FTDI
233 @cindex wiggler
234 @cindex zy1000
235 @cindex printer port
236 @cindex USB Adapter
237 @cindex RTCK
238
239 Defined: @b{dongle}: A small device that plugins into a computer and serves as
240 an adapter .... [snip]
241
242 In the OpenOCD case, this generally refers to @b{a small adapater} one
243 attaches to your computer via USB or the Parallel Printer Port. The
244 execption being the Zylin ZY1000 which is a small box you attach via
245 an ethernet cable. The Zylin ZY1000 has the advantage that it does not
246 require any drivers to be installed on the developer PC. It also has
247 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
248 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
249
250
251 @section Choosing a Dongle
252
253 There are several things you should keep in mind when choosing a dongle.
254
255 @enumerate
256 @item @b{Voltage} What voltage is your target - 1.8, 2.8, 3.3, or 5V?
257 Does your dongle support it? You might need a level converter.
258 @item @b{Pinout} What pinout does your target board use?
259 Does your dongle support it? You may be able to use jumper
260 wires, or an "octopus" connector, to convert pinouts.
261 @item @b{Connection} Does your computer have the USB, printer, or
262 Ethernet port needed?
263 @item @b{RTCK} Do you require RTCK? Also known as ``adaptive clocking''
264 @end enumerate
265
266 @section Stand alone Systems
267
268 @b{ZY1000} See: @url{http://www.zylin.com/zy1000.html} Technically, not a
269 dongle, but a standalone box. The ZY1000 has the advantage that it does
270 not require any drivers installed on the developer PC. It also has
271 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
272 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
273
274 @section USB FT2232 Based
275
276 There are many USB JTAG dongles on the market, many of them are based
277 on a chip from ``Future Technology Devices International'' (FTDI)
278 known as the FTDI FT2232; this is a USB full speed (12 Mbps) chip.
279 See: @url{http://www.ftdichip.com} for more information.
280 In summer 2009, USB high speed (480 Mbps) versions of these FTDI
281 chips are starting to become available in JTAG adapters.
282
283 @itemize @bullet
284 @item @b{usbjtag}
285 @* Link @url{http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~hhoegl/proj/usbjtag/usbjtag.html}
286 @item @b{jtagkey}
287 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey.shtml}
288 @item @b{jtagkey2}
289 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey2.shtml}
290 @item @b{oocdlink}
291 @* See: @url{http://www.oocdlink.com} By Joern Kaipf
292 @item @b{signalyzer}
293 @* See: @url{http://www.signalyzer.com}
294 @item @b{evb_lm3s811}
295 @* See: @url{http://www.luminarymicro.com} - The Stellaris LM3S811 eval board has an FTD2232C chip built in.
296 @item @b{luminary_icdi}
297 @* See: @url{http://www.luminarymicro.com} - Luminary In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) Board, included in the Stellaris LM3S9B90 and LM3S9B92 Evaluation Kits.
298 @item @b{olimex-jtag}
299 @* See: @url{http://www.olimex.com}
300 @item @b{flyswatter}
301 @* See: @url{http://www.tincantools.com}
302 @item @b{turtelizer2}
303 @* See:
304 @uref{http://www.ethernut.de/en/hardware/turtelizer/index.html, Turtelizer 2}, or
305 @url{http://www.ethernut.de}
306 @item @b{comstick}
307 @* Link: @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=383}
308 @item @b{stm32stick}
309 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/stm32-stick}
310 @item @b{axm0432_jtag}
311 @* Axiom AXM-0432 Link @url{http://www.axman.com}
312 @item @b{cortino}
313 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=cortino}
314 @end itemize
315
316 @section USB JLINK based
317 There are several OEM versions of the Segger @b{JLINK} adapter. It is
318 an example of a micro controller based JTAG adapter, it uses an
319 AT91SAM764 internally.
320
321 @itemize @bullet
322 @item @b{ATMEL SAMICE} Only works with ATMEL chips!
323 @* Link: @url{http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3892}
324 @item @b{SEGGER JLINK}
325 @* Link: @url{http://www.segger.com/jlink.html}
326 @item @b{IAR J-Link}
327 @* Link: @url{http://www.iar.com/website1/1.0.1.0/369/1/index.php}
328 @end itemize
329
330 @section USB RLINK based
331 Raisonance has an adapter called @b{RLink}. It exists in a stripped-down form on the STM32 Primer, permanently attached to the JTAG lines. It also exists on the STM32 Primer2, but that is wired for SWD and not JTAG, thus not supported.
332
333 @itemize @bullet
334 @item @b{Raisonance RLink}
335 @* Link: @url{http://www.raisonance.com/products/RLink.php}
336 @item @b{STM32 Primer}
337 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer.php}
338 @item @b{STM32 Primer2}
339 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer2.php}
340 @end itemize
341
342 @section USB Other
343 @itemize @bullet
344 @item @b{USBprog}
345 @* Link: @url{http://www.embedded-projects.net/usbprog} - which uses an Atmel MEGA32 and a UBN9604
346
347 @item @b{USB - Presto}
348 @* Link: @url{http://tools.asix.net/prg_presto.htm}
349
350 @item @b{Versaloon-Link}
351 @* Link: @url{http://www.simonqian.com/en/Versaloon}
352
353 @item @b{ARM-JTAG-EW}
354 @* Link: @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag-ew.html}
355 @end itemize
356
357 @section IBM PC Parallel Printer Port Based
358
359 The two well known ``JTAG Parallel Ports'' cables are the Xilnx DLC5
360 and the MacGraigor Wiggler. There are many clones and variations of
361 these on the market.
362
363 Note that parallel ports are becoming much less common, so if you
364 have the choice you should probably avoid these adapters in favor
365 of USB-based ones.
366
367 @itemize @bullet
368
369 @item @b{Wiggler} - There are many clones of this.
370 @* Link: @url{http://www.macraigor.com/wiggler.htm}
371
372 @item @b{DLC5} - From XILINX - There are many clones of this
373 @* Link: Search the web for: ``XILINX DLC5'' - it is no longer
374 produced, PDF schematics are easily found and it is easy to make.
375
376 @item @b{Amontec - JTAG Accelerator}
377 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtag_accelerator.shtml}
378
379 @item @b{GW16402}
380 @* Link: @url{http://www.gateworks.com/products/avila_accessories/gw16042.php}
381
382 @item @b{Wiggler2}
383 @*@uref{http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/@/~michaels/@/index.php/hardware/@/armjtag,
384 Improved parallel-port wiggler-style JTAG adapter}
385
386 @item @b{Wiggler_ntrst_inverted}
387 @* Yet another variation - See the source code, src/jtag/parport.c
388
389 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler}
390 @* Unknown - probably not on the market today
391
392 @item @b{arm-jtag}
393 @* Link: Most likely @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag.html} [another wiggler clone]
394
395 @item @b{chameleon}
396 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/chameleon.shtml}
397
398 @item @b{Triton}
399 @* Unknown.
400
401 @item @b{Lattice}
402 @* ispDownload from Lattice Semiconductor
403 @url{http://www.latticesemi.com/lit/docs/@/devtools/dlcable.pdf}
404
405 @item @b{flashlink}
406 @* From ST Microsystems;
407 @uref{http://www.st.com/stonline/@/products/literature/um/7889.pdf,
408 FlashLINK JTAG programing cable for PSD and uPSD}
409
410 @end itemize
411
412 @section Other...
413 @itemize @bullet
414
415 @item @b{ep93xx}
416 @* An EP93xx based Linux machine using the GPIO pins directly.
417
418 @item @b{at91rm9200}
419 @* Like the EP93xx - but an ATMEL AT91RM9200 based solution using the GPIO pins on the chip.
420
421 @end itemize
422
423 @node About JIM-Tcl
424 @chapter About JIM-Tcl
425 @cindex JIM Tcl
426 @cindex tcl
427
428 OpenOCD includes a small ``Tcl Interpreter'' known as JIM-Tcl.
429 This programming language provides a simple and extensible
430 command interpreter.
431
432 All commands presented in this Guide are extensions to JIM-Tcl.
433 You can use them as simple commands, without needing to learn
434 much of anything about Tcl.
435 Alternatively, can write Tcl programs with them.
436
437 You can learn more about JIM at its website, @url{http://jim.berlios.de}.
438
439 @itemize @bullet
440 @item @b{JIM vs. Tcl}
441 @* JIM-TCL is a stripped down version of the well known Tcl language,
442 which can be found here: @url{http://www.tcl.tk}. JIM-Tcl has far
443 fewer features. JIM-Tcl is a single .C file and a single .H file and
444 implements the basic Tcl command set. In contrast: Tcl 8.6 is a
445 4.2 MB .zip file containing 1540 files.
446
447 @item @b{Missing Features}
448 @* Our practice has been: Add/clone the real Tcl feature if/when
449 needed. We welcome JIM Tcl improvements, not bloat.
450
451 @item @b{Scripts}
452 @* OpenOCD configuration scripts are JIM Tcl Scripts. OpenOCD's
453 command interpreter today is a mixture of (newer)
454 JIM-Tcl commands, and (older) the orginal command interpreter.
455
456 @item @b{Commands}
457 @* At the OpenOCD telnet command line (or via the GDB mon command) one
458 can type a Tcl for() loop, set variables, etc.
459 Some of the commands documented in this guide are implemented
460 as Tcl scripts, from a @file{startup.tcl} file internal to the server.
461
462 @item @b{Historical Note}
463 @* JIM-Tcl was introduced to OpenOCD in spring 2008.
464
465 @item @b{Need a crash course in Tcl?}
466 @*@xref{Tcl Crash Course}.
467 @end itemize
468
469 @node Running
470 @chapter Running
471 @cindex command line options
472 @cindex logfile
473 @cindex directory search
474
475 The @option{--help} option shows:
476 @verbatim
477 bash$ openocd --help
478
479 --help | -h display this help
480 --version | -v display OpenOCD version
481 --file | -f use configuration file <name>
482 --search | -s dir to search for config files and scripts
483 --debug | -d set debug level <0-3>
484 --log_output | -l redirect log output to file <name>
485 --command | -c run <command>
486 --pipe | -p use pipes when talking to gdb
487 @end verbatim
488
489 By default OpenOCD reads the file configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}
490 in the current directory. To specify a different (or multiple)
491 configuration file, you can use the ``-f'' option. For example:
492
493 @example
494 openocd -f config1.cfg -f config2.cfg -f config3.cfg
495 @end example
496
497 OpenOCD starts by processing the configuration commands provided
498 on the command line or in @file{openocd.cfg}.
499 @xref{Configuration Stage}.
500 At the end of the configuration stage it verifies the JTAG scan
501 chain defined using those commands; your configuration should
502 ensure that this always succeeds.
503 Normally, OpenOCD then starts running as a daemon.
504 Alternatively, commands may be used to terminate the configuration
505 stage early, perform work (such as updating some flash memory),
506 and then shut down without acting as a daemon.
507
508 Once OpenOCD starts running as a daemon, it waits for connections from
509 clients (Telnet, GDB, Other) and processes the commands issued through
510 those channels.
511
512 If you are having problems, you can enable internal debug messages via
513 the ``-d'' option.
514
515 Also it is possible to interleave JIM-Tcl commands w/config scripts using the
516 @option{-c} command line switch.
517
518 To enable debug output (when reporting problems or working on OpenOCD
519 itself), use the @option{-d} command line switch. This sets the
520 @option{debug_level} to "3", outputting the most information,
521 including debug messages. The default setting is "2", outputting only
522 informational messages, warnings and errors. You can also change this
523 setting from within a telnet or gdb session using @command{debug_level
524 <n>} (@pxref{debug_level}).
525
526 You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the
527 @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
528
529 Search paths for config/script files can be added to OpenOCD by using
530 the @option{-s <search>} switch. The current directory and the OpenOCD
531 target library is in the search path by default.
532
533 For details on the @option{-p} option. @xref{Connecting to GDB}.
534
535 Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not
536 establish a connection with the target. In general, it is possible for
537 the JTAG controller to be unresponsive until the target is set up
538 correctly via e.g. GDB monitor commands in a GDB init script.
539
540 @node OpenOCD Project Setup
541 @chapter OpenOCD Project Setup
542
543 To use OpenOCD with your development projects, you need to do more than
544 just connecting the JTAG adapter hardware (dongle) to your development board
545 and then starting the OpenOCD server.
546 You also need to configure that server so that it knows
547 about that adapter and board, and helps your work.
548
549 @section Hooking up the JTAG Adapter
550
551 Today's most common case is a dongle with a JTAG cable on one side
552 (such as a ribbon cable with a 10-pin or 20-pin IDC connector)
553 and a USB cable on the other.
554 Instead of USB, some cables use Ethernet;
555 older ones may use a PC parallel port, or even a serial port.
556
557 @enumerate
558 @item @emph{Start with power to your target board turned off},
559 and nothing connected to your JTAG adapter.
560 If you're particularly paranoid, unplug power to the board.
561 It's important to have the ground signal properly set up,
562 unless you are using a JTAG adapter which provides
563 galvanic isolation between the target board and the
564 debugging host.
565
566 @item @emph{Be sure it's the right kind of JTAG connector.}
567 If your dongle has a 20-pin ARM connector, you need some kind
568 of adapter (or octopus, see below) to hook it up to
569 boards using 14-pin or 10-pin connectors ... or to 20-pin
570 connectors which don't use ARM's pinout.
571
572 In the same vein, make sure the voltage levels are compatible.
573 Not all JTAG adapters have the level shifters needed to work
574 with 1.2 Volt boards.
575
576 @item @emph{Be certain the cable is properly oriented} or you might
577 damage your board. In most cases there are only two possible
578 ways to connect the cable.
579 Connect the JTAG cable from your adapter to the board.
580 Be sure it's firmly connected.
581
582 In the best case, the connector is keyed to physically
583 prevent you from inserting it wrong.
584 This is most often done using a slot on the board's male connector
585 housing, which must match a key on the JTAG cable's female connector.
586 If there's no housing, then you must look carefully and
587 make sure pin 1 on the cable hooks up to pin 1 on the board.
588 Ribbon cables are frequently all grey except for a wire on one
589 edge, which is red. The red wire is pin 1.
590
591 Sometimes dongles provide cables where one end is an ``octopus'' of
592 color coded single-wire connectors, instead of a connector block.
593 These are great when converting from one JTAG pinout to another,
594 but are tedious to set up.
595 Use these with connector pinout diagrams to help you match up the
596 adapter signals to the right board pins.
597
598 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's other end} once the JTAG cable is connected.
599 A USB, parallel, or serial port connector will go to the host which
600 you are using to run OpenOCD.
601 For Ethernet, consult the documentation and your network administrator.
602
603 For USB based JTAG adapters you have an easy sanity check at this point:
604 does the host operating system see the JTAG adapter?
605
606 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's power supply, if needed.}
607 This step is primarily for non-USB adapters,
608 but sometimes USB adapters need extra power.
609
610 @item @emph{Power up the target board.}
611 Unless you just let the magic smoke escape,
612 you're now ready to set up the OpenOCD server
613 so you can use JTAG to work with that board.
614
615 @end enumerate
616
617 Talk with the OpenOCD server using
618 telnet (@code{telnet localhost 4444} on many systems) or GDB.
619 @xref{GDB and OpenOCD}.
620
621 @section Project Directory
622
623 There are many ways you can configure OpenOCD and start it up.
624
625 A simple way to organize them all involves keeping a
626 single directory for your work with a given board.
627 When you start OpenOCD from that directory,
628 it searches there first for configuration files, scripts,
629 and for code you upload to the target board.
630 It is also the natural place to write files,
631 such as log files and data you download from the board.
632
633 @section Configuration Basics
634
635 There are two basic ways of configuring OpenOCD, and
636 a variety of ways you can mix them.
637 Think of the difference as just being how you start the server:
638
639 @itemize
640 @item Many @option{-f file} or @option{-c command} options on the command line
641 @item No options, but a @dfn{user config file}
642 in the current directory named @file{openocd.cfg}
643 @end itemize
644
645 Here is an example @file{openocd.cfg} file for a setup
646 using a Signalyzer FT2232-based JTAG adapter to talk to
647 a board with an Atmel AT91SAM7X256 microcontroller:
648
649 @example
650 source [find interface/signalyzer.cfg]
651
652 # GDB can also flash my flash!
653 gdb_memory_map enable
654 gdb_flash_program enable
655
656 source [find target/sam7x256.cfg]
657 @end example
658
659 Here is the command line equivalent of that configuration:
660
661 @example
662 openocd -f interface/signalyzer.cfg \
663 -c "gdb_memory_map enable" \
664 -c "gdb_flash_program enable" \
665 -f target/sam7x256.cfg
666 @end example
667
668 You could wrap such long command lines in shell scripts,
669 each supporting a different development task.
670 One might re-flash the board with a specific firmware version.
671 Another might set up a particular debugging or run-time environment.
672
673 Here we will focus on the simpler solution: one user config
674 file, including basic configuration plus any TCL procedures
675 to simplify your work.
676
677 @section User Config Files
678 @cindex config file, user
679 @cindex user config file
680 @cindex config file, overview
681
682 A user configuration file ties together all the parts of a project
683 in one place.
684 One of the following will match your situation best:
685
686 @itemize
687 @item Ideally almost everything comes from configuration files
688 provided by someone else.
689 For example, OpenOCD distributes a @file{scripts} directory
690 (probably in @file{/usr/share/openocd/scripts} on Linux).
691 Board and tool vendors can provide these too, as can individual
692 user sites; the @option{-s} command line option lets you say
693 where to find these files. (@xref{Running}.)
694 The AT91SAM7X256 example above works this way.
695
696 Three main types of non-user configuration file each have their
697 own subdirectory in the @file{scripts} directory:
698
699 @enumerate
700 @item @b{interface} -- one for each kind of JTAG adapter/dongle
701 @item @b{board} -- one for each different board
702 @item @b{target} -- the chips which integrate CPUs and other JTAG TAPs
703 @end enumerate
704
705 Best case: include just two files, and they handle everything else.
706 The first is an interface config file.
707 The second is board-specific, and it sets up the JTAG TAPs and
708 their GDB targets (by deferring to some @file{target.cfg} file),
709 declares all flash memory, and leaves you nothing to do except
710 meet your deadline:
711
712 @example
713 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
714 source [find board/csb337.cfg]
715 @end example
716
717 Boards with a single microcontroller often won't need more
718 than the target config file, as in the AT91SAM7X256 example.
719 That's because there is no external memory (flash, DDR RAM), and
720 the board differences are encapsulated by application code.
721
722 @item You can often reuse some standard config files but
723 need to write a few new ones, probably a @file{board.cfg} file.
724 You will be using commands described later in this User's Guide,
725 and working with the guidelines in the next chapter.
726
727 For example, there may be configuration files for your JTAG adapter
728 and target chip, but you need a new board-specific config file
729 giving access to your particular flash chips.
730 Or you might need to write another target chip configuration file
731 for a new chip built around the Cortex M3 core.
732
733 @quotation Note
734 When you write new configuration files, please submit
735 them for inclusion in the next OpenOCD release.
736 For example, a @file{board/newboard.cfg} file will help the
737 next users of that board, and a @file{target/newcpu.cfg}
738 will help support users of any board using that chip.
739 @end quotation
740
741 @item
742 You may may need to write some C code.
743 It may be as simple as a supporting a new ft2232 or parport
744 based dongle; a bit more involved, like a NAND or NOR flash
745 controller driver; or a big piece of work like supporting
746 a new chip architecture.
747 @end itemize
748
749 Reuse the existing config files when you can.
750 Look first in the @file{scripts/boards} area, then @file{scripts/targets}.
751 You may find a board configuration that's a good example to follow.
752
753 When you write config files, separate the reusable parts
754 (things every user of that interface, chip, or board needs)
755 from ones specific to your environment and debugging approach.
756 @itemize
757
758 @item
759 For example, a @code{gdb-attach} event handler that invokes
760 the @command{reset init} command will interfere with debugging
761 early boot code, which performs some of the same actions
762 that the @code{reset-init} event handler does.
763
764 @item
765 Likewise, the @command{arm9tdmi vector_catch} command (or
766 @cindex vector_catch
767 its siblings @command{xscale vector_catch}
768 and @command{cortex_m3 vector_catch}) can be a timesaver
769 during some debug sessions, but don't make everyone use that either.
770 Keep those kinds of debugging aids in your user config file,
771 along with messaging and tracing setup.
772 (@xref{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.)
773
774 @item
775 You might need to override some defaults.
776 For example, you might need to move, shrink, or back up the target's
777 work area if your application needs much SRAM.
778
779 @item
780 TCP/IP port configuration is another example of something which
781 is environment-specific, and should only appear in
782 a user config file. @xref{TCP/IP Ports}.
783 @end itemize
784
785 @section Project-Specific Utilities
786
787 A few project-specific utility
788 routines may well speed up your work.
789 Write them, and keep them in your project's user config file.
790
791 For example, if you are making a boot loader work on a
792 board, it's nice to be able to debug the ``after it's
793 loaded to RAM'' parts separately from the finicky early
794 code which sets up the DDR RAM controller and clocks.
795 A script like this one, or a more GDB-aware sibling,
796 may help:
797
798 @example
799 proc ramboot @{ @} @{
800 # Reset, running the target's "reset-init" scripts
801 # to initialize clocks and the DDR RAM controller.
802 # Leave the CPU halted.
803 reset init
804
805 # Load CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT version into DDR RAM.
806 load_image u-boot.bin 0x20000000
807
808 # Start running.
809 resume 0x20000000
810 @}
811 @end example
812
813 Then once that code is working you will need to make it
814 boot from NOR flash; a different utility would help.
815 Alternatively, some developers write to flash using GDB.
816 (You might use a similar script if you're working with a flash
817 based microcontroller application instead of a boot loader.)
818
819 @example
820 proc newboot @{ @} @{
821 # Reset, leaving the CPU halted. The "reset-init" event
822 # proc gives faster access to the CPU and to NOR flash;
823 # "reset halt" would be slower.
824 reset init
825
826 # Write standard version of U-Boot into the first two
827 # sectors of NOR flash ... the standard version should
828 # do the same lowlevel init as "reset-init".
829 flash protect 0 0 1 off
830 flash erase_sector 0 0 1
831 flash write_bank 0 u-boot.bin 0x0
832 flash protect 0 0 1 on
833
834 # Reboot from scratch using that new boot loader.
835 reset run
836 @}
837 @end example
838
839 You may need more complicated utility procedures when booting
840 from NAND.
841 That often involves an extra bootloader stage,
842 running from on-chip SRAM to perform DDR RAM setup so it can load
843 the main bootloader code (which won't fit into that SRAM).
844
845 Other helper scripts might be used to write production system images,
846 involving considerably more than just a three stage bootloader.
847
848 @section Target Software Changes
849
850 Sometimes you may want to make some small changes to the software
851 you're developing, to help make JTAG debugging work better.
852 For example, in C or assembly language code you might
853 use @code{#ifdef JTAG_DEBUG} (or its converse) around code
854 handling issues like:
855
856 @itemize @bullet
857
858 @item @b{ARM Wait-For-Interrupt}...
859 Many ARM chips synchronize the JTAG clock using the core clock.
860 Low power states which stop that core clock thus prevent JTAG access.
861 Idle loops in tasking environments often enter those low power states
862 via the @code{WFI} instruction (or its coprocessor equivalent, before ARMv7).
863
864 You may want to @emph{disable that instruction} in source code,
865 or otherwise prevent using that state,
866 to ensure you can get JTAG access at any time.
867 For example, the OpenOCD @command{halt} command may not
868 work for an idle processor otherwise.
869
870 @item @b{Delay after reset}...
871 Not all chips have good support for debugger access
872 right after reset; many LPC2xxx chips have issues here.
873 Similarly, applications that reconfigure pins used for
874 JTAG access as they start will also block debugger access.
875
876 To work with boards like this, @emph{enable a short delay loop}
877 the first thing after reset, before "real" startup activities.
878 For example, one second's delay is usually more than enough
879 time for a JTAG debugger to attach, so that
880 early code execution can be debugged
881 or firmware can be replaced.
882
883 @item @b{Debug Communications Channel (DCC)}...
884 Some processors include mechanisms to send messages over JTAG.
885 Many ARM cores support these, as do some cores from other vendors.
886 (OpenOCD may be able to use this DCC internally, speeding up some
887 operations like writing to memory.)
888
889 Your application may want to deliver various debugging messages
890 over JTAG, by @emph{linking with a small library of code}
891 provided with OpenOCD and using the utilities there to send
892 various kinds of message.
893 @xref{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.
894
895 @end itemize
896
897 @node Config File Guidelines
898 @chapter Config File Guidelines
899
900 This chapter is aimed at any user who needs to write a config file,
901 including developers and integrators of OpenOCD and any user who
902 needs to get a new board working smoothly.
903 It provides guidelines for creating those files.
904
905 You should find the following directories under @t{$(INSTALLDIR)/scripts}:
906
907 @itemize @bullet
908 @item @file{interface} ...
909 think JTAG Dongle. Files that configure JTAG adapters go here.
910 @item @file{board} ...
911 think Circuit Board, PWA, PCB, they go by many names. Board files
912 contain initialization items that are specific to a board. For
913 example, the SDRAM initialization sequence for the board, or the type
914 of external flash and what address it uses. Any initialization
915 sequence to enable that external flash or SDRAM should be found in the
916 board file. Boards may also contain multiple targets: two CPUs; or
917 a CPU and an FPGA or CPLD.
918 @item @file{target} ...
919 think chip. The ``target'' directory represents the JTAG TAPs
920 on a chip
921 which OpenOCD should control, not a board. Two common types of targets
922 are ARM chips and FPGA or CPLD chips.
923 When a chip has multiple TAPs (maybe it has both ARM and DSP cores),
924 the target config file defines all of them.
925 @end itemize
926
927 The @file{openocd.cfg} user config
928 file may override features in any of the above files by
929 setting variables before sourcing the target file, or by adding
930 commands specific to their situation.
931
932 @section Interface Config Files
933
934 The user config file
935 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
936
937 @example
938 source [find interface/FOOBAR.cfg]
939 @end example
940
941 A preconfigured interface file should exist for every interface in use
942 today, that said, perhaps some interfaces have only been used by the
943 sole developer who created it.
944
945 A separate chapter gives information about how to set these up.
946 @xref{Interface - Dongle Configuration}.
947 Read the OpenOCD source code if you have a new kind of hardware interface
948 and need to provide a driver for it.
949
950 @section Board Config Files
951 @cindex config file, board
952 @cindex board config file
953
954 The user config file
955 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
956
957 @example
958 source [find board/FOOBAR.cfg]
959 @end example
960
961 The point of a board config file is to package everything
962 about a given board that user config files need to know.
963 In summary the board files should contain (if present)
964
965 @enumerate
966 @item One or more @command{source [target/...cfg]} statements
967 @item NOR flash configuration (@pxref{NOR Configuration})
968 @item NAND flash configuration (@pxref{NAND Configuration})
969 @item Target @code{reset} handlers for SDRAM and I/O configuration
970 @item JTAG adapter reset configuration (@pxref{Reset Configuration})
971 @item All things that are not ``inside a chip''
972 @end enumerate
973
974 Generic things inside target chips belong in target config files,
975 not board config files. So for example a @code{reset-init} event
976 handler should know board-specific oscillator and PLL parameters,
977 which it passes to target-specific utility code.
978
979 The most complex task of a board config file is creating such a
980 @code{reset-init} event handler.
981 Define those handlers last, after you verify the rest of the board
982 configuration works.
983
984 @subsection Communication Between Config files
985
986 In addition to target-specific utility code, another way that
987 board and target config files communicate is by following a
988 convention on how to use certain variables.
989
990 The full Tcl/Tk language supports ``namespaces'', but JIM-Tcl does not.
991 Thus the rule we follow in OpenOCD is this: Variables that begin with
992 a leading underscore are temporary in nature, and can be modified and
993 used at will within a target configuration file.
994
995 Complex board config files can do the things like this,
996 for a board with three chips:
997
998 @example
999 # Chip #1: PXA270 for network side, big endian
1000 set CHIPNAME network
1001 set ENDIAN big
1002 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1003 # on return: _TARGETNAME = network.cpu
1004 # other commands can refer to the "network.cpu" target.
1005 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1006
1007 # Chip #2: PXA270 for video side, little endian
1008 set CHIPNAME video
1009 set ENDIAN little
1010 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1011 # on return: _TARGETNAME = video.cpu
1012 # other commands can refer to the "video.cpu" target.
1013 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1014
1015 # Chip #3: Xilinx FPGA for glue logic
1016 set CHIPNAME xilinx
1017 unset ENDIAN
1018 source [find target/spartan3.cfg]
1019 @end example
1020
1021 That example is oversimplified because it doesn't show any flash memory,
1022 or the @code{reset-init} event handlers to initialize external DRAM
1023 or (assuming it needs it) load a configuration into the FPGA.
1024 Such features are usually needed for low-level work with many boards,
1025 where ``low level'' implies that the board initialization software may
1026 not be working. (That's a common reason to need JTAG tools. Another
1027 is to enable working with microcontroller-based systems, which often
1028 have no debugging support except a JTAG connector.)
1029
1030 Target config files may also export utility functions to board and user
1031 config files. Such functions should use name prefixes, to help avoid
1032 naming collisions.
1033
1034 Board files could also accept input variables from user config files.
1035 For example, there might be a @code{J4_JUMPER} setting used to identify
1036 what kind of flash memory a development board is using, or how to set
1037 up other clocks and peripherals.
1038
1039 @subsection Variable Naming Convention
1040 @cindex variable names
1041
1042 Most boards have only one instance of a chip.
1043 However, it should be easy to create a board with more than
1044 one such chip (as shown above).
1045 Accordingly, we encourage these conventions for naming
1046 variables associated with different @file{target.cfg} files,
1047 to promote consistency and
1048 so that board files can override target defaults.
1049
1050 Inputs to target config files include:
1051
1052 @itemize @bullet
1053 @item @code{CHIPNAME} ...
1054 This gives a name to the overall chip, and is used as part of
1055 tap identifier dotted names.
1056 While the default is normally provided by the chip manufacturer,
1057 board files may need to distinguish between instances of a chip.
1058 @item @code{ENDIAN} ...
1059 By default @option{little} - although chips may hard-wire @option{big}.
1060 Chips that can't change endianness don't need to use this variable.
1061 @item @code{CPUTAPID} ...
1062 When OpenOCD examines the JTAG chain, it can be told verify the
1063 chips against the JTAG IDCODE register.
1064 The target file will hold one or more defaults, but sometimes the
1065 chip in a board will use a different ID (perhaps a newer revision).
1066 @end itemize
1067
1068 Outputs from target config files include:
1069
1070 @itemize @bullet
1071 @item @code{_TARGETNAME} ...
1072 By convention, this variable is created by the target configuration
1073 script. The board configuration file may make use of this variable to
1074 configure things like a ``reset init'' script, or other things
1075 specific to that board and that target.
1076 If the chip has 2 targets, the names are @code{_TARGETNAME0},
1077 @code{_TARGETNAME1}, ... etc.
1078 @end itemize
1079
1080 @subsection The reset-init Event Handler
1081 @cindex event, reset-init
1082 @cindex reset-init handler
1083
1084 Board config files run in the OpenOCD configuration stage;
1085 they can't use TAPs or targets, since they haven't been
1086 fully set up yet.
1087 This means you can't write memory or access chip registers;
1088 you can't even verify that a flash chip is present.
1089 That's done later in event handlers, of which the target @code{reset-init}
1090 handler is one of the most important.
1091
1092 Except on microcontrollers, the basic job of @code{reset-init} event
1093 handlers is setting up flash and DRAM, as normally handled by boot loaders.
1094 Microcontrollers rarely use boot loaders; they run right out of their
1095 on-chip flash and SRAM memory. But they may want to use one of these
1096 handlers too, if just for developer convenience.
1097
1098 @quotation Note
1099 Because this is so very board-specific, and chip-specific, no examples
1100 are included here.
1101 Instead, look at the board config files distributed with OpenOCD.
1102 If you have a boot loader, its source code may also be useful.
1103 @end quotation
1104
1105 Some of this code could probably be shared between different boards.
1106 For example, setting up a DRAM controller often doesn't differ by
1107 much except the bus width (16 bits or 32?) and memory timings, so a
1108 reusable TCL procedure loaded by the @file{target.cfg} file might take
1109 those as parameters.
1110 Similarly with oscillator, PLL, and clock setup;
1111 and disabling the watchdog.
1112 Structure the code cleanly, and provide comments to help
1113 the next developer doing such work.
1114 (@emph{You might be that next person} trying to reuse init code!)
1115
1116 The last thing normally done in a @code{reset-init} handler is probing
1117 whatever flash memory was configured. For most chips that needs to be
1118 done while the associated target is halted, either because JTAG memory
1119 access uses the CPU or to prevent conflicting CPU access.
1120
1121 @subsection JTAG Clock Rate
1122
1123 Before your @code{reset-init} handler has set up
1124 the PLLs and clocking, you may need to run with
1125 a low JTAG clock rate.
1126 @xref{JTAG Speed}.
1127 Then you'd increase that rate after your handler has
1128 made it possible to use the faster JTAG clock.
1129 When the initial low speed is board-specific, for example
1130 because it depends on a board-specific oscillator speed, then
1131 you should probably set it up in the board config file;
1132 if it's target-specific, it belongs in the target config file.
1133
1134 For most ARM-based processors the fastest JTAG clock@footnote{A FAQ
1135 @uref{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} gives details.}
1136 is one sixth of the CPU clock; or one eighth for ARM11 cores.
1137 Consult chip documentation to determine the peak JTAG clock rate,
1138 which might be less than that.
1139
1140 @quotation Warning
1141 On most ARMs, JTAG clock detection is coupled to the core clock, so
1142 software using a @option{wait for interrupt} operation blocks JTAG access.
1143 Adaptive clocking provides a partial workaround, but a more complete
1144 solution just avoids using that instruction with JTAG debuggers.
1145 @end quotation
1146
1147 If the board supports adaptive clocking, use the @command{jtag_rclk}
1148 command, in case your board is used with JTAG adapter which
1149 also supports it. Otherwise use @command{jtag_khz}.
1150 Set the slow rate at the beginning of the reset sequence,
1151 and the faster rate as soon as the clocks are at full speed.
1152
1153 @section Target Config Files
1154 @cindex config file, target
1155 @cindex target config file
1156
1157 Board config files communicate with target config files using
1158 naming conventions as described above, and may source one or
1159 more target config files like this:
1160
1161 @example
1162 source [find target/FOOBAR.cfg]
1163 @end example
1164
1165 The point of a target config file is to package everything
1166 about a given chip that board config files need to know.
1167 In summary the target files should contain
1168
1169 @enumerate
1170 @item Set defaults
1171 @item Add TAPs to the scan chain
1172 @item Add CPU targets (includes GDB support)
1173 @item CPU/Chip/CPU-Core specific features
1174 @item On-Chip flash
1175 @end enumerate
1176
1177 As a rule of thumb, a target file sets up only one chip.
1178 For a microcontroller, that will often include a single TAP,
1179 which is a CPU needing a GDB target, and its on-chip flash.
1180
1181 More complex chips may include multiple TAPs, and the target
1182 config file may need to define them all before OpenOCD
1183 can talk to the chip.
1184 For example, some phone chips have JTAG scan chains that include
1185 an ARM core for operating system use, a DSP,
1186 another ARM core embedded in an image processing engine,
1187 and other processing engines.
1188
1189 @subsection Default Value Boiler Plate Code
1190
1191 All target configuration files should start with code like this,
1192 letting board config files express environment-specific
1193 differences in how things should be set up.
1194
1195 @example
1196 # Boards may override chip names, perhaps based on role,
1197 # but the default should match what the vendor uses
1198 if @{ [info exists CHIPNAME] @} @{
1199 set _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME
1200 @} else @{
1201 set _CHIPNAME sam7x256
1202 @}
1203
1204 # ONLY use ENDIAN with targets that can change it.
1205 if @{ [info exists ENDIAN] @} @{
1206 set _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
1207 @} else @{
1208 set _ENDIAN little
1209 @}
1210
1211 # TAP identifiers may change as chips mature, for example with
1212 # new revision fields (the "3" here). Pick a good default; you
1213 # can pass several such identifiers to the "jtag newtap" command.
1214 if @{ [info exists CPUTAPID ] @} @{
1215 set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
1216 @} else @{
1217 set _CPUTAPID 0x3f0f0f0f
1218 @}
1219 @end example
1220 @c but 0x3f0f0f0f is for an str73x part ...
1221
1222 @emph{Remember:} Board config files may include multiple target
1223 config files, or the same target file multiple times
1224 (changing at least @code{CHIPNAME}).
1225
1226 Likewise, the target configuration file should define
1227 @code{_TARGETNAME} (or @code{_TARGETNAME0} etc) and
1228 use it later on when defining debug targets:
1229
1230 @example
1231 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1232 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1233 @end example
1234
1235 @subsection Adding TAPs to the Scan Chain
1236 After the ``defaults'' are set up,
1237 add the TAPs on each chip to the JTAG scan chain.
1238 @xref{TAP Declaration}, and the naming convention
1239 for taps.
1240
1241 In the simplest case the chip has only one TAP,
1242 probably for a CPU or FPGA.
1243 The config file for the Atmel AT91SAM7X256
1244 looks (in part) like this:
1245
1246 @example
1247 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf \
1248 -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
1249 @end example
1250
1251 A board with two such at91sam7 chips would be able
1252 to source such a config file twice, with different
1253 values for @code{CHIPNAME}, so
1254 it adds a different TAP each time.
1255
1256 If there are nonzero @option{-expected-id} values,
1257 OpenOCD attempts to verify the actual tap id against those values.
1258 It will issue error messages if there is mismatch, which
1259 can help to pinpoint problems in OpenOCD configurations.
1260
1261 @example
1262 JTAG tap: sam7x256.cpu tap/device found: 0x3f0f0f0f
1263 (Manufacturer: 0x787, Part: 0xf0f0, Version: 0x3)
1264 ERROR: Tap: sam7x256.cpu - Expected id: 0x12345678, Got: 0x3f0f0f0f
1265 ERROR: expected: mfg: 0x33c, part: 0x2345, ver: 0x1
1266 ERROR: got: mfg: 0x787, part: 0xf0f0, ver: 0x3
1267 @end example
1268
1269 There are more complex examples too, with chips that have
1270 multiple TAPs. Ones worth looking at include:
1271
1272 @itemize
1273 @item @file{target/omap3530.cfg} -- with disabled ARM and DSP,
1274 plus a JRC to enable them
1275 @item @file{target/str912.cfg} -- with flash, CPU, and boundary scan
1276 @item @file{target/ti_dm355.cfg} -- with ETM, ARM, and JRC (this JRC
1277 is not currently used)
1278 @end itemize
1279
1280 @subsection Add CPU targets
1281
1282 After adding a TAP for a CPU, you should set it up so that
1283 GDB and other commands can use it.
1284 @xref{CPU Configuration}.
1285 For the at91sam7 example above, the command can look like this;
1286 note that @code{$_ENDIAN} is not needed, since OpenOCD defaults
1287 to little endian, and this chip doesn't support changing that.
1288
1289 @example
1290 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1291 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1292 @end example
1293
1294 Work areas are small RAM areas associated with CPU targets.
1295 They are used by OpenOCD to speed up downloads,
1296 and to download small snippets of code to program flash chips.
1297 If the chip includes a form of ``on-chip-ram'' - and many do - define
1298 a work area if you can.
1299 Again using the at91sam7 as an example, this can look like:
1300
1301 @example
1302 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x00200000 \
1303 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
1304 @end example
1305
1306 @subsection Chip Reset Setup
1307
1308 As a rule, you should put the @command{reset_config} command
1309 into the board file. Most things you think you know about a
1310 chip can be tweaked by the board.
1311
1312 Some chips have specific ways the TRST and SRST signals are
1313 managed. In the unusual case that these are @emph{chip specific}
1314 and can never be changed by board wiring, they could go here.
1315
1316 Some chips need special attention during reset handling if
1317 they're going to be used with JTAG.
1318 An example might be needing to send some commands right
1319 after the target's TAP has been reset, providing a
1320 @code{reset-deassert-post} event handler that writes a chip
1321 register to report that JTAG debugging is being done.
1322
1323 JTAG clocking constraints often change during reset, and in
1324 some cases target config files (rather than board config files)
1325 are the right places to handle some of those issues.
1326 For example, immediately after reset most chips run using a
1327 slower clock than they will use later.
1328 That means that after reset (and potentially, as OpenOCD
1329 first starts up) they must use a slower JTAG clock rate
1330 than they will use later.
1331 @xref{JTAG Speed}.
1332
1333 @quotation Important
1334 When you are debugging code that runs right after chip
1335 reset, getting these issues right is critical.
1336 In particular, if you see intermittent failures when
1337 OpenOCD verifies the scan chain after reset,
1338 look at how you are setting up JTAG clocking.
1339 @end quotation
1340
1341 @subsection ARM Core Specific Hacks
1342
1343 If the chip has a DCC, enable it. If the chip is an ARM9 with some
1344 special high speed download features - enable it.
1345
1346 If present, the MMU, the MPU and the CACHE should be disabled.
1347
1348 Some ARM cores are equipped with trace support, which permits
1349 examination of the instruction and data bus activity. Trace
1350 activity is controlled through an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM)
1351 on one of the core's scan chains. The ETM emits voluminous data
1352 through a ``trace port''. (@xref{ARM Hardware Tracing}.)
1353 If you are using an external trace port,
1354 configure it in your board config file.
1355 If you are using an on-chip ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB),
1356 configure it in your target config file.
1357
1358 @example
1359 etm config $_TARGETNAME 16 normal full etb
1360 etb config $_TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.etb
1361 @end example
1362
1363 @subsection Internal Flash Configuration
1364
1365 This applies @b{ONLY TO MICROCONTROLLERS} that have flash built in.
1366
1367 @b{Never ever} in the ``target configuration file'' define any type of
1368 flash that is external to the chip. (For example a BOOT flash on
1369 Chip Select 0.) Such flash information goes in a board file - not
1370 the TARGET (chip) file.
1371
1372 Examples:
1373 @itemize @bullet
1374 @item at91sam7x256 - has 256K flash YES enable it.
1375 @item str912 - has flash internal YES enable it.
1376 @item imx27 - uses boot flash on CS0 - it goes in the board file.
1377 @item pxa270 - again - CS0 flash - it goes in the board file.
1378 @end itemize
1379
1380 @node Daemon Configuration
1381 @chapter Daemon Configuration
1382 @cindex initialization
1383 The commands here are commonly found in the openocd.cfg file and are
1384 used to specify what TCP/IP ports are used, and how GDB should be
1385 supported.
1386
1387 @anchor{Configuration Stage}
1388 @section Configuration Stage
1389 @cindex configuration stage
1390 @cindex config command
1391
1392 When the OpenOCD server process starts up, it enters a
1393 @emph{configuration stage} which is the only time that
1394 certain commands, @emph{configuration commands}, may be issued.
1395 In this manual, the definition of a configuration command is
1396 presented as a @emph{Config Command}, not as a @emph{Command}
1397 which may be issued interactively.
1398
1399 Those configuration commands include declaration of TAPs,
1400 flash banks,
1401 the interface used for JTAG communication,
1402 and other basic setup.
1403 The server must leave the configuration stage before it
1404 may access or activate TAPs.
1405 After it leaves this stage, configuration commands may no
1406 longer be issued.
1407
1408 The first thing OpenOCD does after leaving the configuration
1409 stage is to verify that it can talk to the scan chain
1410 (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
1411 It will warn if it doesn't find TAPs it expects to find,
1412 or finds TAPs that aren't supposed to be there.
1413 You should see no errors at this point.
1414 If you see errors, resolve them by correcting the
1415 commands you used to configure the server.
1416 Common errors include using an initial JTAG speed that's too
1417 fast, and not providing the right IDCODE values for the TAPs
1418 on the scan chain.
1419
1420 @deffn {Config Command} init
1421 This command terminates the configuration stage and
1422 enters the normal command mode. This can be useful to add commands to
1423 the startup scripts and commands such as resetting the target,
1424 programming flash, etc. To reset the CPU upon startup, add "init" and
1425 "reset" at the end of the config script or at the end of the OpenOCD
1426 command line using the @option{-c} command line switch.
1427
1428 If this command does not appear in any startup/configuration file
1429 OpenOCD executes the command for you after processing all
1430 configuration files and/or command line options.
1431
1432 @b{NOTE:} This command normally occurs at or near the end of your
1433 openocd.cfg file to force OpenOCD to ``initialize'' and make the
1434 targets ready. For example: If your openocd.cfg file needs to
1435 read/write memory on your target, @command{init} must occur before
1436 the memory read/write commands. This includes @command{nand probe}.
1437 @end deffn
1438
1439 @anchor{TCP/IP Ports}
1440 @section TCP/IP Ports
1441 @cindex TCP port
1442 @cindex server
1443 @cindex port
1444 @cindex security
1445 The OpenOCD server accepts remote commands in several syntaxes.
1446 Each syntax uses a different TCP/IP port, which you may specify
1447 only during configuration (before those ports are opened).
1448
1449 For reasons including security, you may wish to prevent remote
1450 access using one or more of these ports.
1451 In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as zero.
1452 If you disable all access through TCP/IP, you will need to
1453 use the command line @option{-pipe} option.
1454
1455 @deffn {Command} gdb_port (number)
1456 @cindex GDB server
1457 Specify or query the first port used for incoming GDB connections.
1458 The GDB port for the
1459 first target will be gdb_port, the second target will listen on gdb_port + 1, and so on.
1460 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1461 the port @var{number} defaults to 3333.
1462 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1463 @end deffn
1464
1465 @deffn {Command} tcl_port (number)
1466 Specify or query the port used for a simplified RPC
1467 connection that can be used by clients to issue TCL commands and get the
1468 output from the Tcl engine.
1469 Intended as a machine interface.
1470 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1471 the port @var{number} defaults to 6666.
1472 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1473 @end deffn
1474
1475 @deffn {Command} telnet_port (number)
1476 Specify or query the
1477 port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections.
1478 This port is intended for interaction with one human through TCL commands.
1479 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1480 the port @var{number} defaults to 4444.
1481 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1482 @end deffn
1483
1484 @anchor{GDB Configuration}
1485 @section GDB Configuration
1486 @cindex GDB
1487 @cindex GDB configuration
1488 You can reconfigure some GDB behaviors if needed.
1489 The ones listed here are static and global.
1490 @xref{Target Configuration}, about configuring individual targets.
1491 @xref{Target Events}, about configuring target-specific event handling.
1492
1493 @anchor{gdb_breakpoint_override}
1494 @deffn {Command} gdb_breakpoint_override [@option{hard}|@option{soft}|@option{disable}]
1495 Force breakpoint type for gdb @command{break} commands.
1496 This option supports GDB GUIs which don't
1497 distinguish hard versus soft breakpoints, if the default OpenOCD and
1498 GDB behaviour is not sufficient. GDB normally uses hardware
1499 breakpoints if the memory map has been set up for flash regions.
1500 @end deffn
1501
1502 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_detach (@option{resume}|@option{reset}|@option{halt}|@option{nothing})
1503 Configures what OpenOCD will do when GDB detaches from the daemon.
1504 Default behaviour is @option{resume}.
1505 @end deffn
1506
1507 @anchor{gdb_flash_program}
1508 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_flash_program (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1509 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to program the flash memory when a
1510 vFlash packet is received.
1511 The default behaviour is @option{enable}.
1512 @end deffn
1513
1514 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_memory_map (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1515 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to send the memory configuration to GDB when
1516 requested. GDB will then know when to set hardware breakpoints, and program flash
1517 using the GDB load command. @command{gdb_flash_program enable} must also be enabled
1518 for flash programming to work.
1519 Default behaviour is @option{enable}.
1520 @xref{gdb_flash_program}.
1521 @end deffn
1522
1523 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_report_data_abort (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1524 Specifies whether data aborts cause an error to be reported
1525 by GDB memory read packets.
1526 The default behaviour is @option{disable};
1527 use @option{enable} see these errors reported.
1528 @end deffn
1529
1530 @anchor{Event Polling}
1531 @section Event Polling
1532
1533 Hardware debuggers are parts of asynchronous systems,
1534 where significant events can happen at any time.
1535 The OpenOCD server needs to detect some of these events,
1536 so it can report them to through TCL command line
1537 or to GDB.
1538
1539 Examples of such events include:
1540
1541 @itemize
1542 @item One of the targets can stop running ... maybe it triggers
1543 a code breakpoint or data watchpoint, or halts itself.
1544 @item Messages may be sent over ``debug message'' channels ... many
1545 targets support such messages sent over JTAG,
1546 for receipt by the person debugging or tools.
1547 @item Loss of power ... some adapters can detect these events.
1548 @item Resets not issued through JTAG ... such reset sources
1549 can include button presses or other system hardware, sometimes
1550 including the target itself (perhaps through a watchdog).
1551 @item Debug instrumentation sometimes supports event triggering
1552 such as ``trace buffer full'' (so it can quickly be emptied)
1553 or other signals (to correlate with code behavior).
1554 @end itemize
1555
1556 None of those events are signaled through standard JTAG signals.
1557 However, most conventions for JTAG connectors include voltage
1558 level and system reset (SRST) signal detection.
1559 Some connectors also include instrumentation signals, which
1560 can imply events when those signals are inputs.
1561
1562 In general, OpenOCD needs to periodically check for those events,
1563 either by looking at the status of signals on the JTAG connector
1564 or by sending synchronous ``tell me your status'' JTAG requests
1565 to the various active targets.
1566 There is a command to manage and monitor that polling,
1567 which is normally done in the background.
1568
1569 @deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
1570 Poll the current target for its current state.
1571 (Also, @pxref{target curstate}.)
1572 If that target is in debug mode, architecture
1573 specific information about the current state is printed.
1574 An optional parameter
1575 allows background polling to be enabled and disabled.
1576
1577 You could use this from the TCL command shell, or
1578 from GDB using @command{monitor poll} command.
1579 @example
1580 > poll
1581 background polling: on
1582 target state: halted
1583 target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
1584 current mode: Supervisor
1585 cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
1586 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
1587 >
1588 @end example
1589 @end deffn
1590
1591 @node Interface - Dongle Configuration
1592 @chapter Interface - Dongle Configuration
1593 @cindex config file, interface
1594 @cindex interface config file
1595
1596 JTAG Adapters/Interfaces/Dongles are normally configured
1597 through commands in an interface configuration
1598 file which is sourced by your @file{openocd.cfg} file, or
1599 through a command line @option{-f interface/....cfg} option.
1600
1601 @example
1602 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
1603 @end example
1604
1605 These commands tell
1606 OpenOCD what type of JTAG adapter you have, and how to talk to it.
1607 A few cases are so simple that you only need to say what driver to use:
1608
1609 @example
1610 # jlink interface
1611 interface jlink
1612 @end example
1613
1614 Most adapters need a bit more configuration than that.
1615
1616
1617 @section Interface Configuration
1618
1619 The interface command tells OpenOCD what type of JTAG dongle you are
1620 using. Depending on the type of dongle, you may need to have one or
1621 more additional commands.
1622
1623 @deffn {Config Command} {interface} name
1624 Use the interface driver @var{name} to connect to the
1625 target.
1626 @end deffn
1627
1628 @deffn Command {interface_list}
1629 List the interface drivers that have been built into
1630 the running copy of OpenOCD.
1631 @end deffn
1632
1633 @deffn Command {jtag interface}
1634 Returns the name of the interface driver being used.
1635 @end deffn
1636
1637 @section Interface Drivers
1638
1639 Each of the interface drivers listed here must be explicitly
1640 enabled when OpenOCD is configured, in order to be made
1641 available at run time.
1642
1643 @deffn {Interface Driver} {amt_jtagaccel}
1644 Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
1645 connected to a PC's EPP mode parallel port.
1646 This defines some driver-specific commands:
1647
1648 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1649 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
1650 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
1651 @end deffn
1652
1653 @deffn {Config Command} rtck [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
1654 Displays status of RTCK option.
1655 Optionally sets that option first.
1656 @end deffn
1657 @end deffn
1658
1659 @deffn {Interface Driver} {arm-jtag-ew}
1660 Olimex ARM-JTAG-EW USB adapter
1661 This has one driver-specific command:
1662
1663 @deffn Command {armjtagew_info}
1664 Logs some status
1665 @end deffn
1666 @end deffn
1667
1668 @deffn {Interface Driver} {at91rm9200}
1669 Supports bitbanged JTAG from the local system,
1670 presuming that system is an Atmel AT91rm9200
1671 and a specific set of GPIOs is used.
1672 @c command: at91rm9200_device NAME
1673 @c chooses among list of bit configs ... only one option
1674 @end deffn
1675
1676 @deffn {Interface Driver} {dummy}
1677 A dummy software-only driver for debugging.
1678 @end deffn
1679
1680 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ep93xx}
1681 Cirrus Logic EP93xx based single-board computer bit-banging (in development)
1682 @end deffn
1683
1684 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ft2232}
1685 FTDI FT2232 (USB) based devices over one of the userspace libraries.
1686 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
1687 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
1688
1689 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_device_desc} description
1690 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
1691 of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not
1692 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
1693 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
1694 @end deffn
1695
1696 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_serial} serial-number
1697 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the FTDI FT2232 device to use,
1698 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one FT2232 device
1699 is connected to the host.
1700 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
1701 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
1702 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
1703 @end deffn
1704
1705 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_layout} name
1706 Each vendor's FT2232 device can use different GPIO signals
1707 to control output-enables, reset signals, and LEDs.
1708 Currently valid layout @var{name} values include:
1709 @itemize @minus
1710 @item @b{axm0432_jtag} Axiom AXM-0432
1711 @item @b{comstick} Hitex STR9 comstick
1712 @item @b{cortino} Hitex Cortino JTAG interface
1713 @item @b{evb_lm3s811} Luminary Micro EVB_LM3S811 as a JTAG interface,
1714 either for the local Cortex-M3 (SRST only)
1715 or in a passthrough mode (neither SRST nor TRST)
1716 @item @b{luminary_icdi} Luminary In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) Board
1717 @item @b{flyswatter} Tin Can Tools Flyswatter
1718 @item @b{icebear} ICEbear JTAG adapter from Section 5
1719 @item @b{jtagkey} Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGkey-Tiny (and compatibles)
1720 @item @b{jtagkey2} Amontec JTAGkey2 (and compatibles)
1721 @item @b{m5960} American Microsystems M5960
1722 @item @b{olimex-jtag} Olimex ARM-USB-OCD and ARM-USB-Tiny
1723 @item @b{oocdlink} OOCDLink
1724 @c oocdlink ~= jtagkey_prototype_v1
1725 @item @b{sheevaplug} Marvell Sheevaplug development kit
1726 @item @b{signalyzer} Xverve Signalyzer
1727 @item @b{stm32stick} Hitex STM32 Performance Stick
1728 @item @b{turtelizer2} egnite Software turtelizer2
1729 @item @b{usbjtag} "USBJTAG-1" layout described in the OpenOCD diploma thesis
1730 @end itemize
1731 @end deffn
1732
1733 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
1734 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
1735 default values are used.
1736 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
1737 @example
1738 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
1739 @end example
1740 @end deffn
1741
1742 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_latency} ms
1743 On some systems using FT2232 based JTAG interfaces the FT_Read function call in
1744 ft2232_read() fails to return the expected number of bytes. This can be caused by
1745 USB communication delays and has proved hard to reproduce and debug. Setting the
1746 FT2232 latency timer to a larger value increases delays for short USB packets but it
1747 also reduces the risk of timeouts before receiving the expected number of bytes.
1748 The OpenOCD default value is 2 and for some systems a value of 10 has proved useful.
1749 @end deffn
1750
1751 For example, the interface config file for a
1752 Turtelizer JTAG Adapter looks something like this:
1753
1754 @example
1755 interface ft2232
1756 ft2232_device_desc "Turtelizer JTAG/RS232 Adapter"
1757 ft2232_layout turtelizer2
1758 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xbdc8
1759 @end example
1760 @end deffn
1761
1762 @deffn {Interface Driver} {gw16012}
1763 Gateworks GW16012 JTAG programmer.
1764 This has one driver-specific command:
1765
1766 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1767 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
1768 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
1769 @end deffn
1770 @end deffn
1771
1772 @deffn {Interface Driver} {jlink}
1773 Segger jlink USB adapter
1774 @c command: jlink_info
1775 @c dumps status
1776 @c command: jlink_hw_jtag (2|3)
1777 @c sets version 2 or 3
1778 @end deffn
1779
1780 @deffn {Interface Driver} {parport}
1781 Supports PC parallel port bit-banging cables:
1782 Wigglers, PLD download cable, and more.
1783 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
1784 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
1785
1786 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_cable} name
1787 The layout of the parallel port cable used to connect to the target.
1788 Currently valid cable @var{name} values include:
1789
1790 @itemize @minus
1791 @item @b{altium} Altium Universal JTAG cable.
1792 @item @b{arm-jtag} Same as original wiggler except SRST and
1793 TRST connections reversed and TRST is also inverted.
1794 @item @b{chameleon} The Amontec Chameleon's CPLD when operated
1795 in configuration mode. This is only used to
1796 program the Chameleon itself, not a connected target.
1797 @item @b{dlc5} The Xilinx Parallel cable III.
1798 @item @b{flashlink} The ST Parallel cable.
1799 @item @b{lattice} Lattice ispDOWNLOAD Cable
1800 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler} The Wiggler configuration that comes with
1801 some versions of
1802 Amontec's Chameleon Programmer. The new version available from
1803 the website uses the original Wiggler layout ('@var{wiggler}')
1804 @item @b{triton} The parallel port adapter found on the
1805 ``Karo Triton 1 Development Board''.
1806 This is also the layout used by the HollyGates design
1807 (see @uref{http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/jtag/}).
1808 @item @b{wiggler} The original Wiggler layout, also supported by
1809 several clones, such as the Olimex ARM-JTAG
1810 @item @b{wiggler2} Same as original wiggler except an led is fitted on D5.
1811 @item @b{wiggler_ntrst_inverted} Same as original wiggler except TRST is inverted.
1812 @end itemize
1813 @end deffn
1814
1815 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1816 Either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of
1817 the @file{/dev/parport} device
1818
1819 When using PPDEV to access the parallel port, use the number of the parallel port:
1820 @option{parport_port 0} (the default). If @option{parport_port 0x378} is specified
1821 you may encounter a problem.
1822 @end deffn
1823
1824 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_write_on_exit} (on|off)
1825 This will configure the parallel driver to write a known
1826 cable-specific value to the parallel interface on exiting OpenOCD
1827 @end deffn
1828
1829 For example, the interface configuration file for a
1830 classic ``Wiggler'' cable might look something like this:
1831
1832 @example
1833 interface parport
1834 parport_port 0xc8b8
1835 parport_cable wiggler
1836 @end example
1837 @end deffn
1838
1839 @deffn {Interface Driver} {presto}
1840 ASIX PRESTO USB JTAG programmer.
1841 @c command: presto_serial str
1842 @c sets serial number
1843 @end deffn
1844
1845 @deffn {Interface Driver} {rlink}
1846 Raisonance RLink USB adapter
1847 @end deffn
1848
1849 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usbprog}
1850 usbprog is a freely programmable USB adapter.
1851 @end deffn
1852
1853 @deffn {Interface Driver} {vsllink}
1854 vsllink is part of Versaloon which is a versatile USB programmer.
1855
1856 @quotation Note
1857 This defines quite a few driver-specific commands,
1858 which are not currently documented here.
1859 @end quotation
1860 @end deffn
1861
1862 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ZY1000}
1863 This is the Zylin ZY1000 JTAG debugger.
1864
1865 @quotation Note
1866 This defines some driver-specific commands,
1867 which are not currently documented here.
1868 @end quotation
1869
1870 @deffn Command power [@option{on}|@option{off}]
1871 Turn power switch to target on/off.
1872 No arguments: print status.
1873 @end deffn
1874
1875 @end deffn
1876
1877 @anchor{JTAG Speed}
1878 @section JTAG Speed
1879 JTAG clock setup is part of system setup.
1880 It @emph{does not belong with interface setup} since any interface
1881 only knows a few of the constraints for the JTAG clock speed.
1882 Sometimes the JTAG speed is
1883 changed during the target initialization process: (1) slow at
1884 reset, (2) program the CPU clocks, (3) run fast.
1885 Both the "slow" and "fast" clock rates are functions of the
1886 oscillators used, the chip, the board design, and sometimes
1887 power management software that may be active.
1888
1889 The speed used during reset, and the scan chain verification which
1890 follows reset, can be adjusted using a @code{reset-start}
1891 target event handler.
1892 It can then be reconfigured to a faster speed by a
1893 @code{reset-init} target event handler after it reprograms those
1894 CPU clocks, or manually (if something else, such as a boot loader,
1895 sets up those clocks).
1896 @xref{Target Events}.
1897 When the initial low JTAG speed is a chip characteristic, perhaps
1898 because of a required oscillator speed, provide such a handler
1899 in the target config file.
1900 When that speed is a function of a board-specific characteristic
1901 such as which speed oscillator is used, it belongs in the board
1902 config file instead.
1903 In both cases it's safest to also set the initial JTAG clock rate
1904 to that same slow speed, so that OpenOCD never starts up using a
1905 clock speed that's faster than the scan chain can support.
1906
1907 @example
1908 jtag_rclk 3000
1909 $_TARGET.cpu configure -event reset-start @{ jtag_rclk 3000 @}
1910 @end example
1911
1912 If your system supports adaptive clocking (RTCK), configuring
1913 JTAG to use that is probably the most robust approach.
1914 However, it introduces delays to synchronize clocks; so it
1915 may not be the fastest solution.
1916
1917 @b{NOTE:} Script writers should consider using @command{jtag_rclk}
1918 instead of @command{jtag_khz}.
1919
1920 @deffn {Command} jtag_khz max_speed_kHz
1921 A non-zero speed is in KHZ. Hence: 3000 is 3mhz.
1922 JTAG interfaces usually support a limited number of
1923 speeds. The speed actually used won't be faster
1924 than the speed specified.
1925
1926 Chip data sheets generally include a top JTAG clock rate.
1927 The actual rate is often a function of a CPU core clock,
1928 and is normally less than that peak rate.
1929 For example, most ARM cores accept at most one sixth of the CPU clock.
1930
1931 Speed 0 (khz) selects RTCK method.
1932 @xref{FAQ RTCK}.
1933 If your system uses RTCK, you won't need to change the
1934 JTAG clocking after setup.
1935 Not all interfaces, boards, or targets support ``rtck''.
1936 If the interface device can not
1937 support it, an error is returned when you try to use RTCK.
1938 @end deffn
1939
1940 @defun jtag_rclk fallback_speed_kHz
1941 @cindex adaptive clocking
1942 @cindex RTCK
1943 This Tcl proc (defined in @file{startup.tcl}) attempts to enable RTCK/RCLK.
1944 If that fails (maybe the interface, board, or target doesn't
1945 support it), falls back to the specified frequency.
1946 @example
1947 # Fall back to 3mhz if RTCK is not supported
1948 jtag_rclk 3000
1949 @end example
1950 @end defun
1951
1952 @node Reset Configuration
1953 @chapter Reset Configuration
1954 @cindex Reset Configuration
1955
1956 Every system configuration may require a different reset
1957 configuration. This can also be quite confusing.
1958 Resets also interact with @var{reset-init} event handlers,
1959 which do things like setting up clocks and DRAM, and
1960 JTAG clock rates. (@xref{JTAG Speed}.)
1961 They can also interact with JTAG routers.
1962 Please see the various board files for examples.
1963
1964 @quotation Note
1965 To maintainers and integrators:
1966 Reset configuration touches several things at once.
1967 Normally the board configuration file
1968 should define it and assume that the JTAG adapter supports
1969 everything that's wired up to the board's JTAG connector.
1970
1971 However, the target configuration file could also make note
1972 of something the silicon vendor has done inside the chip,
1973 which will be true for most (or all) boards using that chip.
1974 And when the JTAG adapter doesn't support everything, the
1975 user configuration file will need to override parts of
1976 the reset configuration provided by other files.
1977 @end quotation
1978
1979 @section Types of Reset
1980
1981 There are many kinds of reset possible through JTAG, but
1982 they may not all work with a given board and adapter.
1983 That's part of why reset configuration can be error prone.
1984
1985 @itemize @bullet
1986 @item
1987 @emph{System Reset} ... the @emph{SRST} hardware signal
1988 resets all chips connected to the JTAG adapter, such as processors,
1989 power management chips, and I/O controllers. Normally resets triggered
1990 with this signal behave exactly like pressing a RESET button.
1991 @item
1992 @emph{JTAG TAP Reset} ... the @emph{TRST} hardware signal resets
1993 just the TAP controllers connected to the JTAG adapter.
1994 Such resets should not be visible to the rest of the system; resetting a
1995 device's the TAP controller just puts that controller into a known state.
1996 @item
1997 @emph{Emulation Reset} ... many devices can be reset through JTAG
1998 commands. These resets are often distinguishable from system
1999 resets, either explicitly (a "reset reason" register says so)
2000 or implicitly (not all parts of the chip get reset).
2001 @item
2002 @emph{Other Resets} ... system-on-chip devices often support
2003 several other types of reset.
2004 You may need to arrange that a watchdog timer stops
2005 while debugging, preventing a watchdog reset.
2006 There may be individual module resets.
2007 @end itemize
2008
2009 In the best case, OpenOCD can hold SRST, then reset
2010 the TAPs via TRST and send commands through JTAG to halt the
2011 CPU at the reset vector before the 1st instruction is executed.
2012 Then when it finally releases the SRST signal, the system is
2013 halted under debugger control before any code has executed.
2014 This is the behavior required to support the @command{reset halt}
2015 and @command{reset init} commands; after @command{reset init} a
2016 board-specific script might do things like setting up DRAM.
2017 (@xref{Reset Command}.)
2018
2019 @anchor{SRST and TRST Issues}
2020 @section SRST and TRST Issues
2021
2022 Because SRST and TRST are hardware signals, they can have a
2023 variety of system-specific constraints. Some of the most
2024 common issues are:
2025
2026 @itemize @bullet
2027
2028 @item @emph{Signal not available} ... Some boards don't wire
2029 SRST or TRST to the JTAG connector. Some JTAG adapters don't
2030 support such signals even if they are wired up.
2031 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{signals} options to say
2032 when either of those signals is not connected.
2033 When SRST is not available, your code might not be able to rely
2034 on controllers having been fully reset during code startup.
2035 Missing TRST is not a problem, since JTAG level resets can
2036 be triggered using with TMS signaling.
2037
2038 @item @emph{Signals shorted} ... Sometimes a chip, board, or
2039 adapter will connect SRST to TRST, instead of keeping them separate.
2040 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{combination} options to say
2041 when those signals aren't properly independent.
2042
2043 @item @emph{Timing} ... Reset circuitry like a resistor/capacitor
2044 delay circuit, reset supervisor, or on-chip features can extend
2045 the effect of a JTAG adapter's reset for some time after the adapter
2046 stops issuing the reset. For example, there may be chip or board
2047 requirements that all reset pulses last for at least a
2048 certain amount of time; and reset buttons commonly have
2049 hardware debouncing.
2050 Use the @command{jtag_nsrst_delay} and @command{jtag_ntrst_delay}
2051 commands to say when extra delays are needed.
2052
2053 @item @emph{Drive type} ... Reset lines often have a pullup
2054 resistor, letting the JTAG interface treat them as open-drain
2055 signals. But that's not a requirement, so the adapter may need
2056 to use push/pull output drivers.
2057 Also, with weak pullups it may be advisable to drive
2058 signals to both levels (push/pull) to minimize rise times.
2059 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{trst_type} and
2060 @var{srst_type} parameters to say how to drive reset signals.
2061
2062 @item @emph{Special initialization} ... Targets sometimes need
2063 special JTAG initialization sequences to handle chip-specific
2064 issues (not limited to errata).
2065 For example, certain JTAG commands might need to be issued while
2066 the system as a whole is in a reset state (SRST active)
2067 but the JTAG scan chain is usable (TRST inactive).
2068 (@xref{JTAG Commands}, where the @command{jtag_reset}
2069 command is presented.)
2070 @end itemize
2071
2072 There can also be other issues.
2073 Some devices don't fully conform to the JTAG specifications.
2074 Trivial system-specific differences are common, such as
2075 SRST and TRST using slightly different names.
2076 There are also vendors who distribute key JTAG documentation for
2077 their chips only to developers who have signed a Non-Disclosure
2078 Agreement (NDA).
2079
2080 Sometimes there are chip-specific extensions like a requirement to use
2081 the normally-optional TRST signal (precluding use of JTAG adapters which
2082 don't pass TRST through), or needing extra steps to complete a TAP reset.
2083
2084 In short, SRST and especially TRST handling may be very finicky,
2085 needing to cope with both architecture and board specific constraints.
2086
2087 @section Commands for Handling Resets
2088
2089 @deffn {Command} jtag_nsrst_delay milliseconds
2090 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
2091 nSRST (active-low system reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
2092 When a board has a reset button connected to SRST line it will
2093 probably have hardware debouncing, implying you should use this.
2094 @end deffn
2095
2096 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_delay milliseconds
2097 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
2098 nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
2099 @end deffn
2100
2101 @deffn {Command} reset_config mode_flag ...
2102 This command tells OpenOCD the reset configuration
2103 of your combination of JTAG board and target in target
2104 configuration scripts.
2105
2106 Information earlier in this section describes the kind of problems
2107 the command is intended to address (@pxref{SRST and TRST Issues}).
2108 As a rule this command belongs only in board config files,
2109 describing issues like @emph{board doesn't connect TRST};
2110 or in user config files, addressing limitations derived
2111 from a particular combination of interface and board.
2112 (An unlikely example would be using a TRST-only adapter
2113 with a board that only wires up SRST.)
2114
2115 The @var{mode_flag} options can be specified in any order, but only one
2116 of each type -- @var{signals}, @var{combination}, @var{trst_type},
2117 and @var{srst_type} -- may be specified at a time.
2118 If you don't provide a new value for a given type, its previous
2119 value (perhaps the default) is unchanged.
2120 For example, this means that you don't need to say anything at all about
2121 TRST just to declare that if the JTAG adapter should want to drive SRST,
2122 it must explicitly be driven high (@option{srst_push_pull}).
2123
2124 @var{signals} can specify which of the reset signals are connected.
2125 For example, If the JTAG interface provides SRST, but the board doesn't
2126 connect that signal properly, then OpenOCD can't use it.
2127 Possible values are @option{none} (the default), @option{trst_only},
2128 @option{srst_only} and @option{trst_and_srst}.
2129
2130 @quotation Tip
2131 If your board provides SRST or TRST through the JTAG connector,
2132 you must declare that or else those signals will not be used.
2133 @end quotation
2134
2135 The @var{combination} is an optional value specifying broken reset
2136 signal implementations.
2137 The default behaviour if no option given is @option{separate},
2138 indicating everything behaves normally.
2139 @option{srst_pulls_trst} states that the
2140 test logic is reset together with the reset of the system (e.g. Philips
2141 LPC2000, "broken" board layout), @option{trst_pulls_srst} says that
2142 the system is reset together with the test logic (only hypothetical, I
2143 haven't seen hardware with such a bug, and can be worked around).
2144 @option{combined} implies both @option{srst_pulls_trst} and
2145 @option{trst_pulls_srst}.
2146
2147 @option{srst_gates_jtag} indicates that asserting SRST gates the
2148 JTAG clock. This means that no communication can happen on JTAG
2149 while SRST is asserted.
2150
2151 The optional @var{trst_type} and @var{srst_type} parameters allow the
2152 driver mode of each reset line to be specified. These values only affect
2153 JTAG interfaces with support for different driver modes, like the Amontec
2154 JTAGkey and JTAGAccelerator. Also, they are necessarily ignored if the
2155 relevant signal (TRST or SRST) is not connected.
2156
2157 Possible @var{trst_type} driver modes for the test reset signal (TRST)
2158 are @option{trst_push_pull} (default) and @option{trst_open_drain}.
2159 Most boards connect this signal to a pulldown, so the JTAG TAPs
2160 never leave reset unless they are hooked up to a JTAG adapter.
2161
2162 Possible @var{srst_type} driver modes for the system reset signal (SRST)
2163 are the default @option{srst_open_drain}, and @option{srst_push_pull}.
2164 Most boards connect this signal to a pullup, and allow the
2165 signal to be pulled low by various events including system
2166 powerup and pressing a reset button.
2167 @end deffn
2168
2169
2170 @node TAP Declaration
2171 @chapter TAP Declaration
2172 @cindex TAP declaration
2173 @cindex TAP configuration
2174
2175 @emph{Test Access Ports} (TAPs) are the core of JTAG.
2176 TAPs serve many roles, including:
2177
2178 @itemize @bullet
2179 @item @b{Debug Target} A CPU TAP can be used as a GDB debug target
2180 @item @b{Flash Programing} Some chips program the flash directly via JTAG.
2181 Others do it indirectly, making a CPU do it.
2182 @item @b{Program Download} Using the same CPU support GDB uses,
2183 you can initialize a DRAM controller, download code to DRAM, and then
2184 start running that code.
2185 @item @b{Boundary Scan} Most chips support boundary scan, which
2186 helps test for board assembly problems like solder bridges
2187 and missing connections
2188 @end itemize
2189
2190 OpenOCD must know about the active TAPs on your board(s).
2191 Setting up the TAPs is the core task of your configuration files.
2192 Once those TAPs are set up, you can pass their names to code
2193 which sets up CPUs and exports them as GDB targets,
2194 probes flash memory, performs low-level JTAG operations, and more.
2195
2196 @section Scan Chains
2197 @cindex scan chain
2198
2199 TAPs are part of a hardware @dfn{scan chain},
2200 which is daisy chain of TAPs.
2201 They also need to be added to
2202 OpenOCD's software mirror of that hardware list,
2203 giving each member a name and associating other data with it.
2204 Simple scan chains, with a single TAP, are common in
2205 systems with a single microcontroller or microprocessor.
2206 More complex chips may have several TAPs internally.
2207 Very complex scan chains might have a dozen or more TAPs:
2208 several in one chip, more in the next, and connecting
2209 to other boards with their own chips and TAPs.
2210
2211 You can display the list with the @command{scan_chain} command.
2212 (Don't confuse this with the list displayed by the @command{targets}
2213 command, presented in the next chapter.
2214 That only displays TAPs for CPUs which are configured as
2215 debugging targets.)
2216 Here's what the scan chain might look like for a chip more than one TAP:
2217
2218 @verbatim
2219 TapName Enabled IdCode Expected IrLen IrCap IrMask Instr
2220 -- ------------------ ------- ---------- ---------- ----- ----- ------ -----
2221 0 omap5912.dsp Y 0x03df1d81 0x03df1d81 38 0 0 0x...
2222 1 omap5912.arm Y 0x0692602f 0x0692602f 4 0x1 0 0xc
2223 2 omap5912.unknown Y 0x00000000 0x00000000 8 0 0 0xff
2224 @end verbatim
2225
2226 Unfortunately those TAPs can't always be autoconfigured,
2227 because not all devices provide good support for that.
2228 JTAG doesn't require supporting IDCODE instructions, and
2229 chips with JTAG routers may not link TAPs into the chain
2230 until they are told to do so.
2231
2232 The configuration mechanism currently supported by OpenOCD
2233 requires explicit configuration of all TAP devices using
2234 @command{jtag newtap} commands, as detailed later in this chapter.
2235 A command like this would declare one tap and name it @code{chip1.cpu}:
2236
2237 @example
2238 jtag newtap chip1 cpu -irlen 7 -ircapture 0x01 -irmask 0x55
2239 @end example
2240
2241 Each target configuration file lists the TAPs provided
2242 by a given chip.
2243 Board configuration files combine all the targets on a board,
2244 and so forth.
2245 Note that @emph{the order in which TAPs are declared is very important.}
2246 It must match the order in the JTAG scan chain, both inside
2247 a single chip and between them.
2248 @xref{FAQ TAP Order}.
2249
2250 For example, the ST Microsystems STR912 chip has
2251 three separate TAPs@footnote{See the ST
2252 document titled: @emph{STR91xFAxxx, Section 3.15 Jtag Interface, Page:
2253 28/102, Figure 3: JTAG chaining inside the STR91xFA}.
2254 @url{http://eu.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/13495.pdf}}.
2255 To configure those taps, @file{target/str912.cfg}
2256 includes commands something like this:
2257
2258 @example
2259 jtag newtap str912 flash ... params ...
2260 jtag newtap str912 cpu ... params ...
2261 jtag newtap str912 bs ... params ...
2262 @end example
2263
2264 Actual config files use a variable instead of literals like
2265 @option{str912}, to support more than one chip of each type.
2266 @xref{Config File Guidelines}.
2267
2268 @deffn Command {jtag names}
2269 Returns the names of all current TAPs in the scan chain.
2270 Use @command{jtag cget} or @command{jtag tapisenabled}
2271 to examine attributes and state of each TAP.
2272 @example
2273 foreach t [jtag names] @{
2274 puts [format "TAP: %s\n" $t]
2275 @}
2276 @end example
2277 @end deffn
2278
2279 @deffn Command {scan_chain}
2280 Displays the TAPs in the scan chain configuration,
2281 and their status.
2282 The set of TAPs listed by this command is fixed by
2283 exiting the OpenOCD configuration stage,
2284 but systems with a JTAG router can
2285 enable or disable TAPs dynamically.
2286 In addition to the enable/disable status, the contents of
2287 each TAP's instruction register can also change.
2288 @end deffn
2289
2290 @c FIXME! "jtag cget" should be able to return all TAP
2291 @c attributes, like "$target_name cget" does for targets.
2292
2293 @c Probably want "jtag eventlist", and a "tap-reset" event
2294 @c (on entry to RESET state).
2295
2296 @section TAP Names
2297 @cindex dotted name
2298
2299 When TAP objects are declared with @command{jtag newtap},
2300 a @dfn{dotted.name} is created for the TAP, combining the
2301 name of a module (usually a chip) and a label for the TAP.
2302 For example: @code{xilinx.tap}, @code{str912.flash},
2303 @code{omap3530.jrc}, @code{dm6446.dsp}, or @code{stm32.cpu}.
2304 Many other commands use that dotted.name to manipulate or
2305 refer to the TAP. For example, CPU configuration uses the
2306 name, as does declaration of NAND or NOR flash banks.
2307
2308 The components of a dotted name should follow ``C'' symbol
2309 name rules: start with an alphabetic character, then numbers
2310 and underscores are OK; while others (including dots!) are not.
2311
2312 @quotation Tip
2313 In older code, JTAG TAPs were numbered from 0..N.
2314 This feature is still present.
2315 However its use is highly discouraged, and
2316 should not be relied on; it will be removed by mid-2010.
2317 Update all of your scripts to use TAP names rather than numbers,
2318 by paying attention to the runtime warnings they trigger.
2319 Using TAP numbers in target configuration scripts prevents
2320 reusing those scripts on boards with multiple targets.
2321 @end quotation
2322
2323 @section TAP Declaration Commands
2324
2325 @c shouldn't this be(come) a {Config Command}?
2326 @anchor{jtag newtap}
2327 @deffn Command {jtag newtap} chipname tapname configparams...
2328 Declares a new TAP with the dotted name @var{chipname}.@var{tapname},
2329 and configured according to the various @var{configparams}.
2330
2331 The @var{chipname} is a symbolic name for the chip.
2332 Conventionally target config files use @code{$_CHIPNAME},
2333 defaulting to the model name given by the chip vendor but
2334 overridable.
2335
2336 @cindex TAP naming convention
2337 The @var{tapname} reflects the role of that TAP,
2338 and should follow this convention:
2339
2340 @itemize @bullet
2341 @item @code{bs} -- For boundary scan if this is a seperate TAP;
2342 @item @code{cpu} -- The main CPU of the chip, alternatively
2343 @code{arm} and @code{dsp} on chips with both ARM and DSP CPUs,
2344 @code{arm1} and @code{arm2} on chips two ARMs, and so forth;
2345 @item @code{etb} -- For an embedded trace buffer (example: an ARM ETB11);
2346 @item @code{flash} -- If the chip has a flash TAP, like the str912;
2347 @item @code{jrc} -- For JTAG route controller (example: the ICEpick modules
2348 on many Texas Instruments chips, like the OMAP3530 on Beagleboards);
2349 @item @code{tap} -- Should be used only FPGA or CPLD like devices
2350 with a single TAP;
2351 @item @code{unknownN} -- If you have no idea what the TAP is for (N is a number);
2352 @item @emph{when in doubt} -- Use the chip maker's name in their data sheet.
2353 For example, the Freescale IMX31 has a SDMA (Smart DMA) with
2354 a JTAG TAP; that TAP should be named @code{sdma}.
2355 @end itemize
2356
2357 Every TAP requires at least the following @var{configparams}:
2358
2359 @itemize @bullet
2360 @item @code{-irlen} @var{NUMBER}
2361 @*The length in bits of the
2362 instruction register, such as 4 or 5 bits.
2363 @end itemize
2364
2365 A TAP may also provide optional @var{configparams}:
2366
2367 @itemize @bullet
2368 @item @code{-disable} (or @code{-enable})
2369 @*Use the @code{-disable} parameter to flag a TAP which is not
2370 linked in to the scan chain after a reset using either TRST
2371 or the JTAG state machine's @sc{reset} state.
2372 You may use @code{-enable} to highlight the default state
2373 (the TAP is linked in).
2374 @xref{Enabling and Disabling TAPs}.
2375 @item @code{-expected-id} @var{number}
2376 @*A non-zero @var{number} represents a 32-bit IDCODE
2377 which you expect to find when the scan chain is examined.
2378 These codes are not required by all JTAG devices.
2379 @emph{Repeat the option} as many times as required if more than one
2380 ID code could appear (for example, multiple versions).
2381 Specify @var{number} as zero to suppress warnings about IDCODE
2382 values that were found but not included in the list.
2383 @item @code{-ircapture} @var{NUMBER}
2384 @*The bit pattern loaded by the TAP into the JTAG shift register
2385 on entry to the @sc{ircapture} state, such as 0x01.
2386 JTAG requires the two LSBs of this value to be 01.
2387 By default, @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} are set
2388 up to verify that two-bit value; but you may provide
2389 additional bits, if you know them.
2390 @item @code{-irmask} @var{NUMBER}
2391 @*A mask used with @code{-ircapture}
2392 to verify that instruction scans work correctly.
2393 Such scans are not used by OpenOCD except to verify that
2394 there seems to be no problems with JTAG scan chain operations.
2395 @end itemize
2396 @end deffn
2397
2398 @section Other TAP commands
2399
2400 @c @deffn Command {jtag arp_init-reset}
2401 @c ... more or less "toggle TRST ... and SRST too, what the heck"
2402
2403 @deffn Command {jtag cget} dotted.name @option{-event} name
2404 @deffnx Command {jtag configure} dotted.name @option{-event} name string
2405 At this writing this TAP attribute
2406 mechanism is used only for event handling.
2407 (It is not a direct analogue of the @code{cget}/@code{configure}
2408 mechanism for debugger targets.)
2409 See the next section for information about the available events.
2410
2411 The @code{configure} subcommand assigns an event handler,
2412 a TCL string which is evaluated when the event is triggered.
2413 The @code{cget} subcommand returns that handler.
2414 @end deffn
2415
2416 @anchor{TAP Events}
2417 @section TAP Events
2418 @cindex events
2419 @cindex TAP events
2420
2421 OpenOCD includes two event mechanisms.
2422 The one presented here applies to all JTAG TAPs.
2423 The other applies to debugger targets,
2424 which are associated with certain TAPs.
2425
2426 The TAP events currently defined are:
2427
2428 @itemize @bullet
2429 @item @b{post-reset}
2430 @* The TAP has just completed a JTAG reset.
2431 The tap may still be in the JTAG @sc{reset} state.
2432 Handlers for these events might perform initialization sequences
2433 such as issuing TCK cycles, TMS sequences to ensure
2434 exit from the ARM SWD mode, and more.
2435
2436 Because the scan chain has not yet been verified, handlers for these events
2437 @emph{should not issue commands which scan the JTAG IR or DR registers}
2438 of any particular target.
2439 @b{NOTE:} As this is written (September 2009), nothing prevents such access.
2440 @item @b{setup}
2441 @* The scan chain has been reset and verified.
2442 This handler may enable TAPs as needed.
2443 @item @b{tap-disable}
2444 @* The TAP needs to be disabled. This handler should
2445 implement @command{jtag tapdisable}
2446 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
2447 @item @b{tap-enable}
2448 @* The TAP needs to be enabled. This handler should
2449 implement @command{jtag tapenable}
2450 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
2451 @end itemize
2452
2453 If you need some action after each JTAG reset, which isn't actually
2454 specific to any TAP (since you can't yet trust the scan chain's
2455 contents to be accurate), you might:
2456
2457 @example
2458 jtag configure CHIP.jrc -event post-reset @{
2459 echo "JTAG Reset done"
2460 ... non-scan jtag operations to be done after reset
2461 @}
2462 @end example
2463
2464
2465 @anchor{Enabling and Disabling TAPs}
2466 @section Enabling and Disabling TAPs
2467 @cindex JTAG Route Controller
2468 @cindex jrc
2469
2470 In some systems, a @dfn{JTAG Route Controller} (JRC)
2471 is used to enable and/or disable specific JTAG TAPs.
2472 Many ARM based chips from Texas Instruments include
2473 an ``ICEpick'' module, which is a JRC.
2474 Such chips include DaVinci and OMAP3 processors.
2475
2476 A given TAP may not be visible until the JRC has been
2477 told to link it into the scan chain; and if the JRC
2478 has been told to unlink that TAP, it will no longer
2479 be visible.
2480 Such routers address problems that JTAG ``bypass mode''
2481 ignores, such as:
2482
2483 @itemize
2484 @item The scan chain can only go as fast as its slowest TAP.
2485 @item Having many TAPs slows instruction scans, since all
2486 TAPs receive new instructions.
2487 @item TAPs in the scan chain must be powered up, which wastes
2488 power and prevents debugging some power management mechanisms.
2489 @end itemize
2490
2491 The IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard has no concept of a ``disabled'' tap,
2492 as implied by the existence of JTAG routers.
2493 However, the upcoming IEEE 1149.7 framework (layered on top of JTAG)
2494 does include a kind of JTAG router functionality.
2495
2496 @c (a) currently the event handlers don't seem to be able to
2497 @c fail in a way that could lead to no-change-of-state.
2498
2499 In OpenOCD, tap enabling/disabling is invoked by the Tcl commands
2500 shown below, and is implemented using TAP event handlers.
2501 So for example, when defining a TAP for a CPU connected to
2502 a JTAG router, your @file{target.cfg} file
2503 should define TAP event handlers using
2504 code that looks something like this:
2505
2506 @example
2507 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-enable @{
2508 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
2509 @}
2510 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-disable @{
2511 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
2512 @}
2513 @end example
2514
2515 Then you might want that CPU's TAP enabled almost all the time:
2516
2517 @example
2518 jtag configure $CHIP.jrc -event setup "jtag tapenable $CHIP.cpu"
2519 @end example
2520
2521 Note how that particular setup event handler declaration
2522 uses quotes to evaluate @code{$CHIP} when the event is configured.
2523 Using brackets @{ @} would cause it to be evaluated later,
2524 at runtime, when it might have a different value.
2525
2526 @deffn Command {jtag tapdisable} dotted.name
2527 If necessary, disables the tap
2528 by sending it a @option{tap-disable} event.
2529 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2530 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2531 and "0" if it is disabled.
2532 @end deffn
2533
2534 @deffn Command {jtag tapenable} dotted.name
2535 If necessary, enables the tap
2536 by sending it a @option{tap-enable} event.
2537 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2538 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2539 and "0" if it is disabled.
2540 @end deffn
2541
2542 @deffn Command {jtag tapisenabled} dotted.name
2543 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2544 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2545 and "0" if it is disabled.
2546
2547 @quotation Note
2548 Humans will find the @command{scan_chain} command more helpful
2549 for querying the state of the JTAG taps.
2550 @end quotation
2551 @end deffn
2552
2553 @node CPU Configuration
2554 @chapter CPU Configuration
2555 @cindex GDB target
2556
2557 This chapter discusses how to set up GDB debug targets for CPUs.
2558 You can also access these targets without GDB
2559 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands},
2560 and @ref{Target State handling}) and
2561 through various kinds of NAND and NOR flash commands.
2562 If you have multiple CPUs you can have multiple such targets.
2563
2564 We'll start by looking at how to examine the targets you have,
2565 then look at how to add one more target and how to configure it.
2566
2567 @section Target List
2568 @cindex target, current
2569 @cindex target, list
2570
2571 All targets that have been set up are part of a list,
2572 where each member has a name.
2573 That name should normally be the same as the TAP name.
2574 You can display the list with the @command{targets}
2575 (plural!) command.
2576 This display often has only one CPU; here's what it might
2577 look like with more than one:
2578 @verbatim
2579 TargetName Type Endian TapName State
2580 -- ------------------ ---------- ------ ------------------ ------------
2581 0* at91rm9200.cpu arm920t little at91rm9200.cpu running
2582 1 MyTarget cortex_m3 little mychip.foo tap-disabled
2583 @end verbatim
2584
2585 One member of that list is the @dfn{current target}, which
2586 is implicitly referenced by many commands.
2587 It's the one marked with a @code{*} near the target name.
2588 In particular, memory addresses often refer to the address
2589 space seen by that current target.
2590 Commands like @command{mdw} (memory display words)
2591 and @command{flash erase_address} (erase NOR flash blocks)
2592 are examples; and there are many more.
2593
2594 Several commands let you examine the list of targets:
2595
2596 @deffn Command {target count}
2597 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
2598 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.
2599 Iterate target using @command{target names}, not by counting.}
2600
2601 Returns the number of targets, @math{N}.
2602 The highest numbered target is @math{N - 1}.
2603 @example
2604 set c [target count]
2605 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < $c @} @{ incr x @} @{
2606 # Assuming you have created this function
2607 print_target_details $x
2608 @}
2609 @end example
2610 @end deffn
2611
2612 @deffn Command {target current}
2613 Returns the name of the current target.
2614 @end deffn
2615
2616 @deffn Command {target names}
2617 Lists the names of all current targets in the list.
2618 @example
2619 foreach t [target names] @{
2620 puts [format "Target: %s\n" $t]
2621 @}
2622 @end example
2623 @end deffn
2624
2625 @deffn Command {target number} number
2626 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
2627 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.}
2628
2629 The list of targets is numbered starting at zero.
2630 This command returns the name of the target at index @var{number}.
2631 @example
2632 set thename [target number $x]
2633 puts [format "Target %d is: %s\n" $x $thename]
2634 @end example
2635 @end deffn
2636
2637 @c yep, "target list" would have been better.
2638 @c plus maybe "target setdefault".
2639
2640 @deffn Command targets [name]
2641 @emph{Note: the name of this command is plural. Other target
2642 command names are singular.}
2643
2644 With no parameter, this command displays a table of all known
2645 targets in a user friendly form.
2646
2647 With a parameter, this command sets the current target to
2648 the given target with the given @var{name}; this is
2649 only relevant on boards which have more than one target.
2650 @end deffn
2651
2652 @section Target CPU Types and Variants
2653 @cindex target type
2654 @cindex CPU type
2655 @cindex CPU variant
2656
2657 Each target has a @dfn{CPU type}, as shown in the output of
2658 the @command{targets} command. You need to specify that type
2659 when calling @command{target create}.
2660 The CPU type indicates more than just the instruction set.
2661 It also indicates how that instruction set is implemented,
2662 what kind of debug support it integrates,
2663 whether it has an MMU (and if so, what kind),
2664 what core-specific commands may be available
2665 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands}),
2666 and more.
2667
2668 For some CPU types, OpenOCD also defines @dfn{variants} which
2669 indicate differences that affect their handling.
2670 For example, a particular implementation bug might need to be
2671 worked around in some chip versions.
2672
2673 It's easy to see what target types are supported,
2674 since there's a command to list them.
2675 However, there is currently no way to list what target variants
2676 are supported (other than by reading the OpenOCD source code).
2677
2678 @anchor{target types}
2679 @deffn Command {target types}
2680 Lists all supported target types.
2681 At this writing, the supported CPU types and variants are:
2682
2683 @itemize @bullet
2684 @item @code{arm11} -- this is a generation of ARMv6 cores
2685 @item @code{arm720t} -- this is an ARMv4 core
2686 @item @code{arm7tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
2687 @item @code{arm920t} -- this is an ARMv5 core
2688 @item @code{arm926ejs} -- this is an ARMv5 core
2689 @item @code{arm966e} -- this is an ARMv5 core
2690 @item @code{arm9tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
2691 @item @code{avr} -- implements Atmel's 8-bit AVR instruction set.
2692 (Support for this is preliminary and incomplete.)
2693 @item @code{cortex_a8} -- this is an ARMv7 core
2694 @item @code{cortex_m3} -- this is an ARMv7 core, supporting only the
2695 compact Thumb2 instruction set. It supports one variant:
2696 @itemize @minus
2697 @item @code{lm3s} ... Use this when debugging older Stellaris LM3S targets.
2698 This will cause OpenOCD to use a software reset rather than asserting
2699 SRST, to avoid a issue with clearing the debug registers.
2700 This is fixed in Fury Rev B, DustDevil Rev B, Tempest; these revisions will
2701 be detected and the normal reset behaviour used.
2702 @end itemize
2703 @item @code{fa526} -- resembles arm920 (w/o Thumb)
2704 @item @code{feroceon} -- resembles arm926
2705 @item @code{mips_m4k} -- a MIPS core. This supports one variant:
2706 @itemize @minus
2707 @item @code{ejtag_srst} ... Use this when debugging targets that do not
2708 provide a functional SRST line on the EJTAG connector. This causes
2709 OpenOCD to instead use an EJTAG software reset command to reset the
2710 processor.
2711 You still need to enable @option{srst} on the @command{reset_config}
2712 command to enable OpenOCD hardware reset functionality.
2713 @end itemize
2714 @item @code{xscale} -- this is actually an architecture,
2715 not a CPU type. It is based on the ARMv5 architecture.
2716 There are several variants defined:
2717 @itemize @minus
2718 @item @code{ixp42x}, @code{ixp45x}, @code{ixp46x},
2719 @code{pxa27x} ... instruction register length is 7 bits
2720 @item @code{pxa250}, @code{pxa255},
2721 @code{pxa26x} ... instruction register length is 5 bits
2722 @end itemize
2723 @end itemize
2724 @end deffn
2725
2726 To avoid being confused by the variety of ARM based cores, remember
2727 this key point: @emph{ARM is a technology licencing company}.
2728 (See: @url{http://www.arm.com}.)
2729 The CPU name used by OpenOCD will reflect the CPU design that was
2730 licenced, not a vendor brand which incorporates that design.
2731 Name prefixes like arm7, arm9, arm11, and cortex
2732 reflect design generations;
2733 while names like ARMv4, ARMv5, ARMv6, and ARMv7
2734 reflect an architecture version implemented by a CPU design.
2735
2736 @anchor{Target Configuration}
2737 @section Target Configuration
2738
2739 Before creating a ``target'', you must have added its TAP to the scan chain.
2740 When you've added that TAP, you will have a @code{dotted.name}
2741 which is used to set up the CPU support.
2742 The chip-specific configuration file will normally configure its CPU(s)
2743 right after it adds all of the chip's TAPs to the scan chain.
2744
2745 Although you can set up a target in one step, it's often clearer if you
2746 use shorter commands and do it in two steps: create it, then configure
2747 optional parts.
2748 All operations on the target after it's created will use a new
2749 command, created as part of target creation.
2750
2751 The two main things to configure after target creation are
2752 a work area, which usually has target-specific defaults even
2753 if the board setup code overrides them later;
2754 and event handlers (@pxref{Target Events}), which tend
2755 to be much more board-specific.
2756 The key steps you use might look something like this
2757
2758 @example
2759 target create MyTarget cortex_m3 -chain-position mychip.cpu
2760 $MyTarget configure -work-area-phys 0x08000 -work-area-size 8096
2761 $MyTarget configure -event reset-deassert-pre @{ jtag_rclk 5 @}
2762 $MyTarget configure -event reset-init @{ myboard_reinit @}
2763 @end example
2764
2765 You should specify a working area if you can; typically it uses some
2766 on-chip SRAM.
2767 Such a working area can speed up many things, including bulk
2768 writes to target memory;
2769 flash operations like checking to see if memory needs to be erased;
2770 GDB memory checksumming;
2771 and more.
2772
2773 @quotation Warning
2774 On more complex chips, the work area can become
2775 inaccessible when application code
2776 (such as an operating system)
2777 enables or disables the MMU.
2778 For example, the particular MMU context used to acess the virtual
2779 address will probably matter ... and that context might not have
2780 easy access to other addresses needed.
2781 At this writing, OpenOCD doesn't have much MMU intelligence.
2782 @end quotation
2783
2784 It's often very useful to define a @code{reset-init} event handler.
2785 For systems that are normally used with a boot loader,
2786 common tasks include updating clocks and initializing memory
2787 controllers.
2788 That may be needed to let you write the boot loader into flash,
2789 in order to ``de-brick'' your board; or to load programs into
2790 external DDR memory without having run the boot loader.
2791
2792 @deffn Command {target create} target_name type configparams...
2793 This command creates a GDB debug target that refers to a specific JTAG tap.
2794 It enters that target into a list, and creates a new
2795 command (@command{@var{target_name}}) which is used for various
2796 purposes including additional configuration.
2797
2798 @itemize @bullet
2799 @item @var{target_name} ... is the name of the debug target.
2800 By convention this should be the same as the @emph{dotted.name}
2801 of the TAP associated with this target, which must be specified here
2802 using the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} configparam.
2803
2804 This name is also used to create the target object command,
2805 referred to here as @command{$target_name},
2806 and in other places the target needs to be identified.
2807 @item @var{type} ... specifies the target type. @xref{target types}.
2808 @item @var{configparams} ... all parameters accepted by
2809 @command{$target_name configure} are permitted.
2810 If the target is big-endian, set it here with @code{-endian big}.
2811 If the variant matters, set it here with @code{-variant}.
2812
2813 You @emph{must} set the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} here.
2814 @end itemize
2815 @end deffn
2816
2817 @deffn Command {$target_name configure} configparams...
2818 The options accepted by this command may also be
2819 specified as parameters to @command{target create}.
2820 Their values can later be queried one at a time by
2821 using the @command{$target_name cget} command.
2822
2823 @emph{Warning:} changing some of these after setup is dangerous.
2824 For example, moving a target from one TAP to another;
2825 and changing its endianness or variant.
2826
2827 @itemize @bullet
2828
2829 @item @code{-chain-position} @var{dotted.name} -- names the TAP
2830 used to access this target.
2831
2832 @item @code{-endian} (@option{big}|@option{little}) -- specifies
2833 whether the CPU uses big or little endian conventions
2834
2835 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} @var{event_body} --
2836 @xref{Target Events}.
2837 Note that this updates a list of named event handlers.
2838 Calling this twice with two different event names assigns
2839 two different handlers, but calling it twice with the
2840 same event name assigns only one handler.
2841
2842 @item @code{-variant} @var{name} -- specifies a variant of the target,
2843 which OpenOCD needs to know about.
2844
2845 @item @code{-work-area-backup} (@option{0}|@option{1}) -- says
2846 whether the work area gets backed up; by default,
2847 @emph{it is not backed up.}
2848 When possible, use a working_area that doesn't need to be backed up,
2849 since performing a backup slows down operations.
2850 For example, the beginning of an SRAM block is likely to
2851 be used by most build systems, but the end is often unused.
2852
2853 @item @code{-work-area-size} @var{size} -- specify/set the work area
2854
2855 @item @code{-work-area-phys} @var{address} -- set the work area
2856 base @var{address} to be used when no MMU is active.
2857
2858 @item @code{-work-area-virt} @var{address} -- set the work area
2859 base @var{address} to be used when an MMU is active.
2860
2861 @end itemize
2862 @end deffn
2863
2864 @section Other $target_name Commands
2865 @cindex object command
2866
2867 The Tcl/Tk language has the concept of object commands,
2868 and OpenOCD adopts that same model for targets.
2869
2870 A good Tk example is a on screen button.
2871 Once a button is created a button
2872 has a name (a path in Tk terms) and that name is useable as a first
2873 class command. For example in Tk, one can create a button and later
2874 configure it like this:
2875
2876 @example
2877 # Create
2878 button .foobar -background red -command @{ foo @}
2879 # Modify
2880 .foobar configure -foreground blue
2881 # Query
2882 set x [.foobar cget -background]
2883 # Report
2884 puts [format "The button is %s" $x]
2885 @end example
2886
2887 In OpenOCD's terms, the ``target'' is an object just like a Tcl/Tk
2888 button, and its object commands are invoked the same way.
2889
2890 @example
2891 str912.cpu mww 0x1234 0x42
2892 omap3530.cpu mww 0x5555 123
2893 @end example
2894
2895 The commands supported by OpenOCD target objects are:
2896
2897 @deffn Command {$target_name arp_examine}
2898 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_halt}
2899 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_poll}
2900 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_reset}
2901 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_waitstate}
2902 Internal OpenOCD scripts (most notably @file{startup.tcl})
2903 use these to deal with specific reset cases.
2904 They are not otherwise documented here.
2905 @end deffn
2906
2907 @deffn Command {$target_name array2mem} arrayname width address count
2908 @deffnx Command {$target_name mem2array} arrayname width address count
2909 These provide an efficient script-oriented interface to memory.
2910 The @code{array2mem} primitive writes bytes, halfwords, or words;
2911 while @code{mem2array} reads them.
2912 In both cases, the TCL side uses an array, and
2913 the target side uses raw memory.
2914
2915 The efficiency comes from enabling the use of
2916 bulk JTAG data transfer operations.
2917 The script orientation comes from working with data
2918 values that are packaged for use by TCL scripts;
2919 @command{mdw} type primitives only print data they retrieve,
2920 and neither store nor return those values.
2921
2922 @itemize
2923 @item @var{arrayname} ... is the name of an array variable
2924 @item @var{width} ... is 8/16/32 - indicating the memory access size
2925 @item @var{address} ... is the target memory address
2926 @item @var{count} ... is the number of elements to process
2927 @end itemize
2928 @end deffn
2929
2930 @deffn Command {$target_name cget} queryparm
2931 Each configuration parameter accepted by
2932 @command{$target_name configure}
2933 can be individually queried, to return its current value.
2934 The @var{queryparm} is a parameter name
2935 accepted by that command, such as @code{-work-area-phys}.
2936 There are a few special cases:
2937
2938 @itemize @bullet
2939 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} -- returns the handler for the
2940 event named @var{event_name}.
2941 This is a special case because setting a handler requires
2942 two parameters.
2943 @item @code{-type} -- returns the target type.
2944 This is a special case because this is set using
2945 @command{target create} and can't be changed
2946 using @command{$target_name configure}.
2947 @end itemize
2948
2949 For example, if you wanted to summarize information about
2950 all the targets you might use something like this:
2951
2952 @example
2953 foreach name [target names] @{
2954 set y [$name cget -endian]
2955 set z [$name cget -type]
2956 puts [format "Chip %d is %s, Endian: %s, type: %s" \
2957 $x $name $y $z]
2958 @}
2959 @end example
2960 @end deffn
2961
2962 @anchor{target curstate}
2963 @deffn Command {$target_name curstate}
2964 Displays the current target state:
2965 @code{debug-running},
2966 @code{halted},
2967 @code{reset},
2968 @code{running}, or @code{unknown}.
2969 (Also, @pxref{Event Polling}.)
2970 @end deffn
2971
2972 @deffn Command {$target_name eventlist}
2973 Displays a table listing all event handlers
2974 currently associated with this target.
2975 @xref{Target Events}.
2976 @end deffn
2977
2978 @deffn Command {$target_name invoke-event} event_name
2979 Invokes the handler for the event named @var{event_name}.
2980 (This is primarily intended for use by OpenOCD framework
2981 code, for example by the reset code in @file{startup.tcl}.)
2982 @end deffn
2983
2984 @deffn Command {$target_name mdw} addr [count]
2985 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdh} addr [count]
2986 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdb} addr [count]
2987 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
2988 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
2989 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
2990 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
2991 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
2992 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
2993 @end deffn
2994
2995 @deffn Command {$target_name mww} addr word
2996 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwh} addr halfword
2997 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwb} addr byte
2998 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
2999 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
3000 at the specified address @var{addr}.
3001 @end deffn
3002
3003 @anchor{Target Events}
3004 @section Target Events
3005 @cindex target events
3006 @cindex events
3007 At various times, certain things can happen, or you want them to happen.
3008 For example:
3009 @itemize @bullet
3010 @item What should happen when GDB connects? Should your target reset?
3011 @item When GDB tries to flash the target, do you need to enable the flash via a special command?
3012 @item During reset, do you need to write to certain memory locations
3013 to set up system clocks or
3014 to reconfigure the SDRAM?
3015 @end itemize
3016
3017 All of the above items can be addressed by target event handlers.
3018 These are set up by @command{$target_name configure -event} or
3019 @command{target create ... -event}.
3020
3021 The programmer's model matches the @code{-command} option used in Tcl/Tk
3022 buttons and events. The two examples below act the same, but one creates
3023 and invokes a small procedure while the other inlines it.
3024
3025 @example
3026 proc my_attach_proc @{ @} @{
3027 echo "Reset..."
3028 reset halt
3029 @}
3030 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach my_attach_proc
3031 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach @{
3032 echo "Reset..."
3033 reset halt
3034 @}
3035 @end example
3036
3037 The following target events are defined:
3038
3039 @itemize @bullet
3040 @item @b{debug-halted}
3041 @* The target has halted for debug reasons (i.e.: breakpoint)
3042 @item @b{debug-resumed}
3043 @* The target has resumed (i.e.: gdb said run)
3044 @item @b{early-halted}
3045 @* Occurs early in the halt process
3046 @ignore
3047 @item @b{examine-end}
3048 @* Currently not used (goal: when JTAG examine completes)
3049 @item @b{examine-start}
3050 @* Currently not used (goal: when JTAG examine starts)
3051 @end ignore
3052 @item @b{gdb-attach}
3053 @* When GDB connects
3054 @item @b{gdb-detach}
3055 @* When GDB disconnects
3056 @item @b{gdb-end}
3057 @* When the target has halted and GDB is not doing anything (see early halt)
3058 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-start}
3059 @* Before the GDB flash process tries to erase the flash
3060 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-end}
3061 @* After the GDB flash process has finished erasing the flash
3062 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-start}
3063 @* Before GDB writes to the flash
3064 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-end}
3065 @* After GDB writes to the flash
3066 @item @b{gdb-start}
3067 @* Before the target steps, gdb is trying to start/resume the target
3068 @item @b{halted}
3069 @* The target has halted
3070 @ignore
3071 @item @b{old-gdb_program_config}
3072 @* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
3073 @item @b{old-pre_resume}
3074 @* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
3075 @end ignore
3076 @item @b{reset-assert-pre}
3077 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3078 after SRST and/or TRST were activated and deactivated,
3079 but before SRST alone is re-asserted on the tap.
3080 @item @b{reset-assert-post}
3081 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3082 when SRST is asserted on the tap.
3083 @item @b{reset-deassert-pre}
3084 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3085 when SRST is about to be released on the tap.
3086 @item @b{reset-deassert-post}
3087 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3088 when SRST has been released on the tap.
3089 @item @b{reset-end}
3090 @* Issued as the final step in @command{reset} processing.
3091 @ignore
3092 @item @b{reset-halt-post}
3093 @* Currently not used
3094 @item @b{reset-halt-pre}
3095 @* Currently not used
3096 @end ignore
3097 @item @b{reset-init}
3098 @* Used by @b{reset init} command for board-specific initialization.
3099 This event fires after @emph{reset-deassert-post}.
3100
3101 This is where you would configure PLLs and clocking, set up DRAM so
3102 you can download programs that don't fit in on-chip SRAM, set up pin
3103 multiplexing, and so on.
3104 (You may be able to switch to a fast JTAG clock rate here, after
3105 the target clocks are fully set up.)
3106 @item @b{reset-start}
3107 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3108 before either SRST or TRST are activated.
3109
3110 This is the most robust place to switch to a low JTAG clock rate, if
3111 SRST disables PLLs needed to use a fast clock.
3112 @ignore
3113 @item @b{reset-wait-pos}
3114 @* Currently not used
3115 @item @b{reset-wait-pre}
3116 @* Currently not used
3117 @end ignore
3118 @item @b{resume-start}
3119 @* Before any target is resumed
3120 @item @b{resume-end}
3121 @* After all targets have resumed
3122 @item @b{resume-ok}
3123 @* Success
3124 @item @b{resumed}
3125 @* Target has resumed
3126 @end itemize
3127
3128
3129 @node Flash Commands
3130 @chapter Flash Commands
3131
3132 OpenOCD has different commands for NOR and NAND flash;
3133 the ``flash'' command works with NOR flash, while
3134 the ``nand'' command works with NAND flash.
3135 This partially reflects different hardware technologies:
3136 NOR flash usually supports direct CPU instruction and data bus access,
3137 while data from a NAND flash must be copied to memory before it can be
3138 used. (SPI flash must also be copied to memory before use.)
3139 However, the documentation also uses ``flash'' as a generic term;
3140 for example, ``Put flash configuration in board-specific files''.
3141
3142 Flash Steps:
3143 @enumerate
3144 @item Configure via the command @command{flash bank}
3145 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
3146 passing parameters as needed by the driver.
3147 @item Operate on the flash via @command{flash subcommand}
3148 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
3149 via a script in some automated way. Common tasks include writing a
3150 boot loader, operating system, or other data.
3151 @item GDB Flashing
3152 @* Flashing via GDB requires the flash be configured via ``flash
3153 bank'', and the GDB flash features be enabled.
3154 @xref{GDB Configuration}.
3155 @end enumerate
3156
3157 Many CPUs have the ablity to ``boot'' from the first flash bank.
3158 This means that misprogramming that bank can ``brick'' a system,
3159 so that it can't boot.
3160 JTAG tools, like OpenOCD, are often then used to ``de-brick'' the
3161 board by (re)installing working boot firmware.
3162
3163 @anchor{NOR Configuration}
3164 @section Flash Configuration Commands
3165 @cindex flash configuration
3166
3167 @deffn {Config Command} {flash bank} driver base size chip_width bus_width target [driver_options]
3168 Configures a flash bank which provides persistent storage
3169 for addresses from @math{base} to @math{base + size - 1}.
3170 These banks will often be visible to GDB through the target's memory map.
3171 In some cases, configuring a flash bank will activate extra commands;
3172 see the driver-specific documentation.
3173
3174 @itemize @bullet
3175 @item @var{driver} ... identifies the controller driver
3176 associated with the flash bank being declared.
3177 This is usually @code{cfi} for external flash, or else
3178 the name of a microcontroller with embedded flash memory.
3179 @xref{Flash Driver List}.
3180 @item @var{base} ... Base address of the flash chip.
3181 @item @var{size} ... Size of the chip, in bytes.
3182 For some drivers, this value is detected from the hardware.
3183 @item @var{chip_width} ... Width of the flash chip, in bytes;
3184 ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
3185 @item @var{bus_width} ... Width of the data bus used to access the
3186 chip, in bytes; ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
3187 @item @var{target} ... Names the target used to issue
3188 commands to the flash controller.
3189 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
3190 @item @var{driver_options} ... drivers may support, or require,
3191 additional parameters. See the driver-specific documentation
3192 for more information.
3193 @end itemize
3194 @quotation Note
3195 This command is not available after OpenOCD initialization has completed.
3196 Use it in board specific configuration files, not interactively.
3197 @end quotation
3198 @end deffn
3199
3200 @comment the REAL name for this command is "ocd_flash_banks"
3201 @comment less confusing would be: "flash list" (like "nand list")
3202 @deffn Command {flash banks}
3203 Prints a one-line summary of each device declared
3204 using @command{flash bank}, numbered from zero.
3205 Note that this is the @emph{plural} form;
3206 the @emph{singular} form is a very different command.
3207 @end deffn
3208
3209 @deffn Command {flash probe} num
3210 Identify the flash, or validate the parameters of the configured flash. Operation
3211 depends on the flash type.
3212 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3213 Most flash commands will implicitly @emph{autoprobe} the bank;
3214 flash drivers can distinguish between probing and autoprobing,
3215 but most don't bother.
3216 @end deffn
3217
3218 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to Flash
3219 @cindex flash erasing
3220 @cindex flash reading
3221 @cindex flash writing
3222 @cindex flash programming
3223
3224 One feature distinguishing NOR flash from NAND or serial flash technologies
3225 is that for read access, it acts exactly like any other addressible memory.
3226 This means you can use normal memory read commands like @command{mdw} or
3227 @command{dump_image} with it, with no special @command{flash} subcommands.
3228 @xref{Memory access}, and @ref{Image access}.
3229
3230 Write access works differently. Flash memory normally needs to be erased
3231 before it's written. Erasing a sector turns all of its bits to ones, and
3232 writing can turn ones into zeroes. This is why there are special commands
3233 for interactive erasing and writing, and why GDB needs to know which parts
3234 of the address space hold NOR flash memory.
3235
3236 @quotation Note
3237 Most of these erase and write commands leverage the fact that NOR flash
3238 chips consume target address space. They implicitly refer to the current
3239 JTAG target, and map from an address in that target's address space
3240 back to a flash bank.
3241 @comment In May 2009, those mappings may fail if any bank associated
3242 @comment with that target doesn't succesfuly autoprobe ... bug worth fixing?
3243 A few commands use abstract addressing based on bank and sector numbers,
3244 and don't depend on searching the current target and its address space.
3245 Avoid confusing the two command models.
3246 @end quotation
3247
3248 Some flash chips implement software protection against accidental writes,
3249 since such buggy writes could in some cases ``brick'' a system.
3250 For such systems, erasing and writing may require sector protection to be
3251 disabled first.
3252 Examples include CFI flash such as ``Intel Advanced Bootblock flash'',
3253 and AT91SAM7 on-chip flash.
3254 @xref{flash protect}.
3255
3256 @anchor{flash erase_sector}
3257 @deffn Command {flash erase_sector} num first last
3258 Erase sectors in bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
3259 up to and including @var{last}.
3260 Sector numbering starts at 0.
3261 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
3262 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
3263 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3264 @end deffn
3265
3266 @deffn Command {flash erase_address} address length
3267 Erase sectors starting at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
3268 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address}, and
3269 the specified length must stay within that bank.
3270 As a special case, when @var{length} is zero and @var{address} is
3271 the start of the bank, the whole flash is erased.
3272 @end deffn
3273
3274 @deffn Command {flash fillw} address word length
3275 @deffnx Command {flash fillh} address halfword length
3276 @deffnx Command {flash fillb} address byte length
3277 Fills flash memory with the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
3278 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
3279 starting at @var{address} and continuing
3280 for @var{length} units (word/halfword/byte).
3281 No erasure is done before writing; when needed, that must be done
3282 before issuing this command.
3283 Writes are done in blocks of up to 1024 bytes, and each write is
3284 verified by reading back the data and comparing it to what was written.
3285 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
3286 each block, and the specified length must stay within that bank.
3287 @end deffn
3288 @comment no current checks for errors if fill blocks touch multiple banks!
3289
3290 @anchor{flash write_bank}
3291 @deffn Command {flash write_bank} num filename offset
3292 Write the binary @file{filename} to flash bank @var{num},
3293 starting at @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
3294 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3295 @end deffn
3296
3297 @anchor{flash write_image}
3298 @deffn Command {flash write_image} [erase] filename [offset] [type]
3299 Write the image @file{filename} to the current target's flash bank(s).
3300 A relocation @var{offset} may be specified, in which case it is added
3301 to the base address for each section in the image.
3302 The file [@var{type}] can be specified
3303 explicitly as @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
3304 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19).
3305 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
3306 The relevant flash sectors will be erased prior to programming
3307 if the @option{erase} parameter is given.
3308 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
3309 each image segment.
3310 @end deffn
3311
3312 @section Other Flash commands
3313 @cindex flash protection
3314
3315 @deffn Command {flash erase_check} num
3316 Check erase state of sectors in flash bank @var{num},
3317 and display that status.
3318 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3319 This is the only operation that
3320 updates the erase state information displayed by @option{flash info}. That means you have
3321 to issue a @command{flash erase_check} command after erasing or programming the device
3322 to get updated information.
3323 (Code execution may have invalidated any state records kept by OpenOCD.)
3324 @end deffn
3325
3326 @deffn Command {flash info} num
3327 Print info about flash bank @var{num}
3328 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3329 The information includes per-sector protect status.
3330 @end deffn
3331
3332 @anchor{flash protect}
3333 @deffn Command {flash protect} num first last (@option{on}|@option{off})
3334 Enable (@option{on}) or disable (@option{off}) protection of flash sectors
3335 in flash bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
3336 and continuing up to and including @var{last}.
3337 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
3338 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
3339 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3340 @end deffn
3341
3342 @deffn Command {flash protect_check} num
3343 Check protection state of sectors in flash bank @var{num}.
3344 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3345 @comment @option{flash erase_sector} using the same syntax.
3346 @end deffn
3347
3348 @anchor{Flash Driver List}
3349 @section Flash Drivers, Options, and Commands
3350 As noted above, the @command{flash bank} command requires a driver name,
3351 and allows driver-specific options and behaviors.
3352 Some drivers also activate driver-specific commands.
3353
3354 @subsection External Flash
3355
3356 @deffn {Flash Driver} cfi
3357 @cindex Common Flash Interface
3358 @cindex CFI
3359 The ``Common Flash Interface'' (CFI) is the main standard for
3360 external NOR flash chips, each of which connects to a
3361 specific external chip select on the CPU.
3362 Frequently the first such chip is used to boot the system.
3363 Your board's @code{reset-init} handler might need to
3364 configure additional chip selects using other commands (like: @command{mww} to
3365 configure a bus and its timings) , or
3366 perhaps configure a GPIO pin that controls the ``write protect'' pin
3367 on the flash chip.
3368 The CFI driver can use a target-specific working area to significantly
3369 speed up operation.
3370
3371 The CFI driver can accept the following optional parameters, in any order:
3372
3373 @itemize
3374 @item @var{jedec_probe} ... is used to detect certain non-CFI flash ROMs,
3375 like AM29LV010 and similar types.
3376 @item @var{x16_as_x8} ... when a 16-bit flash is hooked up to an 8-bit bus.
3377 @end itemize
3378
3379 To configure two adjacent banks of 16 MBytes each, both sixteen bits (two bytes)
3380 wide on a sixteen bit bus:
3381
3382 @example
3383 flash bank cfi 0x00000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
3384 flash bank cfi 0x01000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
3385 @end example
3386 @c "cfi part_id" disabled
3387 @end deffn
3388
3389 @subsection Internal Flash (Microcontrollers)
3390
3391 @deffn {Flash Driver} aduc702x
3392 The ADUC702x analog microcontrollers from Analog Devices
3393 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
3394 The aduc702x flash driver works with models ADUC7019 through ADUC7028.
3395 The setup command only requires the @var{target} argument
3396 since all devices in this family have the same memory layout.
3397
3398 @example
3399 flash bank aduc702x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3400 @end example
3401 @end deffn
3402
3403 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam3
3404 @cindex at91sam3
3405 All members of the AT91SAM3 microcontroller family from
3406 Atmel include internal flash and use ARM's Cortex-M3 core. The driver
3407 currently (6/22/09) recognizes the AT91SAM3U[1/2/4][C/E] chips. Note
3408 that the driver was orginaly developed and tested using the
3409 AT91SAM3U4E, using a SAM3U-EK eval board. Support for other chips in
3410 the family was cribbed from the data sheet. @emph{Note to future
3411 readers/updaters: Please remove this worrysome comment after other
3412 chips are confirmed.}
3413
3414 The AT91SAM3U4[E/C] (256K) chips have two flash banks; most other chips
3415 have one flash bank. In all cases the flash banks are at
3416 the following fixed locations:
3417
3418 @example
3419 # Flash bank 0 - all chips
3420 flash bank at91sam3 0x00080000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
3421 # Flash bank 1 - only 256K chips
3422 flash bank at91sam3 0x00100000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
3423 @end example
3424
3425 Internally, the AT91SAM3 flash memory is organized as follows.
3426 Unlike the AT91SAM7 chips, these are not used as parameters
3427 to the @command{flash bank} command:
3428
3429 @itemize
3430 @item @emph{N-Banks:} 256K chips have 2 banks, others have 1 bank.
3431 @item @emph{Bank Size:} 128K/64K Per flash bank
3432 @item @emph{Sectors:} 16 or 8 per bank
3433 @item @emph{SectorSize:} 8K Per Sector
3434 @item @emph{PageSize:} 256 bytes per page. Note that OpenOCD operates on 'sector' sizes, not page sizes.
3435 @end itemize
3436
3437 The AT91SAM3 driver adds some additional commands:
3438
3439 @deffn Command {at91sam3 gpnvm}
3440 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm clear} number
3441 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm set} number
3442 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm show} [@option{all}|number]
3443 With no parameters, @command{show} or @command{show all},
3444 shows the status of all GPNVM bits.
3445 With @command{show} @var{number}, displays that bit.
3446
3447 With @command{set} @var{number} or @command{clear} @var{number},
3448 modifies that GPNVM bit.
3449 @end deffn
3450
3451 @deffn Command {at91sam3 info}
3452 This command attempts to display information about the AT91SAM3
3453 chip. @emph{First} it read the @code{CHIPID_CIDR} [address 0x400e0740, see
3454 Section 28.2.1, page 505 of the AT91SAM3U 29/may/2009 datasheet,
3455 document id: doc6430A] and decodes the values. @emph{Second} it reads the
3456 various clock configuration registers and attempts to display how it
3457 believes the chip is configured. By default, the SLOWCLK is assumed to
3458 be 32768 Hz, see the command @command{at91sam3 slowclk}.
3459 @end deffn
3460
3461 @deffn Command {at91sam3 slowclk} [value]
3462 This command shows/sets the slow clock frequency used in the
3463 @command{at91sam3 info} command calculations above.
3464 @end deffn
3465 @end deffn
3466
3467 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam7
3468 All members of the AT91SAM7 microcontroller family from Atmel include
3469 internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores. The driver automatically
3470 recognizes a number of these chips using the chip identification
3471 register, and autoconfigures itself.
3472
3473 @example
3474 flash bank at91sam7 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3475 @end example
3476
3477 For chips which are not recognized by the controller driver, you must
3478 provide additional parameters in the following order:
3479
3480 @itemize
3481 @item @var{chip_model} ... label used with @command{flash info}
3482 @item @var{banks}
3483 @item @var{sectors_per_bank}
3484 @item @var{pages_per_sector}
3485 @item @var{pages_size}
3486 @item @var{num_nvm_bits}
3487 @item @var{freq_khz} ... required if an external clock is provided,
3488 optional (but recommended) when the oscillator frequency is known
3489 @end itemize
3490
3491 It is recommended that you provide zeroes for all of those values
3492 except the clock frequency, so that everything except that frequency
3493 will be autoconfigured.
3494 Knowing the frequency helps ensure correct timings for flash access.
3495
3496 The flash controller handles erases automatically on a page (128/256 byte)
3497 basis, so explicit erase commands are not necessary for flash programming.
3498 However, there is an ``EraseAll`` command that can erase an entire flash
3499 plane (of up to 256KB), and it will be used automatically when you issue
3500 @command{flash erase_sector} or @command{flash erase_address} commands.
3501
3502 @deffn Command {at91sam7 gpnvm} bitnum (@option{set}|@option{clear})
3503 Set or clear a ``General Purpose Non-Volatle Memory'' (GPNVM)
3504 bit for the processor. Each processor has a number of such bits,
3505 used for controlling features such as brownout detection (so they
3506 are not truly general purpose).
3507 @quotation Note
3508 This assumes that the first flash bank (number 0) is associated with
3509 the appropriate at91sam7 target.
3510 @end quotation
3511 @end deffn
3512 @end deffn
3513
3514 @deffn {Flash Driver} avr
3515 The AVR 8-bit microcontrollers from Atmel integrate flash memory.
3516 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
3517 @comment - defines mass_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
3518 @end deffn
3519
3520 @deffn {Flash Driver} ecosflash
3521 @emph{No idea what this is...}
3522 The @var{ecosflash} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
3523 the name of a modules of target code which is downloaded
3524 and executed.
3525 @end deffn
3526
3527 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2000
3528 Most members of the LPC1700 and LPC2000 microcontroller families from NXP
3529 include internal flash and use Cortex-M3 (LPC1700) or ARM7TDMI (LPC2000) cores.
3530
3531 @quotation Note
3532 There are LPC2000 devices which are not supported by the @var{lpc2000}
3533 driver:
3534 The LPC2888 is supported by the @var{lpc288x} driver.
3535 The LPC29xx family is supported by the @var{lpc2900} driver.
3536 @end quotation
3537
3538 The @var{lpc2000} driver defines two mandatory and one optional parameters,
3539 which must appear in the following order:
3540
3541 @itemize
3542 @item @var{variant} ... required, may be
3543 @var{lpc2000_v1} (older LPC21xx and LPC22xx)
3544 @var{lpc2000_v2} (LPC213x, LPC214x, LPC210[123], LPC23xx and LPC24xx)
3545 or @var{lpc1700} (LPC175x and LPC176x)
3546 @item @var{clock_kHz} ... the frequency, in kiloHertz,
3547 at which the core is running
3548 @item @var{calc_checksum} ... optional (but you probably want to provide this!),
3549 telling the driver to calculate a valid checksum for the exception vector table.
3550 @end itemize
3551
3552 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
3553
3554 @example
3555 flash bank lpc2000 0x0 0x7d000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME \
3556 lpc2000_v2 14765 calc_checksum
3557 @end example
3558
3559 @deffn {Command} {lpc2000 part_id} bank
3560 Displays the four byte part identifier associated with
3561 the specified flash @var{bank}.
3562 @end deffn
3563 @end deffn
3564
3565 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc288x
3566 The LPC2888 microcontroller from NXP needs slightly different flash
3567 support from its lpc2000 siblings.
3568 The @var{lpc288x} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
3569 the programming clock rate in Hz.
3570 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
3571
3572 @example
3573 flash bank lpc288x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 12000000
3574 @end example
3575 @end deffn
3576
3577 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2900
3578 This driver supports the LPC29xx ARM968E based microcontroller family
3579 from NXP.
3580
3581 The predefined parameters @var{base}, @var{size}, @var{chip_width} and
3582 @var{bus_width} of the @code{flash bank} command are ignored. Flash size and
3583 sector layout are auto-configured by the driver.
3584 The driver has one additional mandatory parameter: The CPU clock rate
3585 (in kHz) at the time the flash operations will take place. Most of the time this
3586 will not be the crystal frequency, but a higher PLL frequency. The
3587 @code{reset-init} event handler in the board script is usually the place where
3588 you start the PLL.
3589
3590 The driver rejects flashless devices (currently the LPC2930).
3591
3592 The EEPROM in LPC2900 devices is not mapped directly into the address space.
3593 It must be handled much more like NAND flash memory, and will therefore be
3594 handled by a separate @code{lpc2900_eeprom} driver (not yet available).
3595
3596 Sector protection in terms of the LPC2900 is handled transparently. Every time a
3597 sector needs to be erased or programmed, it is automatically unprotected.
3598 What is shown as protection status in the @code{flash info} command, is
3599 actually the LPC2900 @emph{sector security}. This is a mechanism to prevent a
3600 sector from ever being erased or programmed again. As this is an irreversible
3601 mechanism, it is handled by a special command (@code{lpc2900 secure_sector}),
3602 and not by the standard @code{flash protect} command.
3603
3604 Example for a 125 MHz clock frequency:
3605 @example
3606 flash bank lpc2900 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 125000
3607 @end example
3608
3609 Some @code{lpc2900}-specific commands are defined. In the following command list,
3610 the @var{bank} parameter is the bank number as obtained by the
3611 @code{flash banks} command.
3612
3613 @deffn Command {lpc2900 signature} bank
3614 Calculates a 128-bit hash value, the @emph{signature}, from the whole flash
3615 content. This is a hardware feature of the flash block, hence the calculation is
3616 very fast. You may use this to verify the content of a programmed device against
3617 a known signature.
3618 Example:
3619 @example
3620 lpc2900 signature 0
3621 signature: 0x5f40cdc8:0xc64e592e:0x10490f89:0x32a0f317
3622 @end example
3623 @end deffn
3624
3625 @deffn Command {lpc2900 read_custom} bank filename
3626 Reads the 912 bytes of customer information from the flash index sector, and
3627 saves it to a file in binary format.
3628 Example:
3629 @example
3630 lpc2900 read_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin
3631 @end example
3632 @end deffn
3633
3634 The index sector of the flash is a @emph{write-only} sector. It cannot be
3635 erased! In order to guard against unintentional write access, all following
3636 commands need to be preceeded by a successful call to the @code{password}
3637 command:
3638
3639 @deffn Command {lpc2900 password} bank password
3640 You need to use this command right before each of the following commands:
3641 @code{lpc2900 write_custom}, @code{lpc2900 secure_sector},
3642 @code{lpc2900 secure_jtag}.
3643
3644 The password string is fixed to "I_know_what_I_am_doing".
3645 Example:
3646 @example
3647 lpc2900 password 0 I_know_what_I_am_doing
3648 Potentially dangerous operation allowed in next command!
3649 @end example
3650 @end deffn
3651
3652 @deffn Command {lpc2900 write_custom} bank filename type
3653 Writes the content of the file into the customer info space of the flash index
3654 sector. The filetype can be specified with the @var{type} field. Possible values
3655 for @var{type} are: @var{bin} (binary), @var{ihex} (Intel hex format),
3656 @var{elf} (ELF binary) or @var{s19} (Motorola S-records). The file must
3657 contain a single section, and the contained data length must be exactly
3658 912 bytes.
3659 @quotation Attention
3660 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
3661 @end quotation
3662 Example:
3663 @example
3664 lpc2900 write_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin bin
3665 @end example
3666 @end deffn
3667
3668 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_sector} bank first last
3669 Secures the sector range from @var{first} to @var{last} (including) against
3670 further program and erase operations. The sector security will be effective
3671 after the next power cycle.
3672 @quotation Attention
3673 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
3674 @end quotation
3675 Secured sectors appear as @emph{protected} in the @code{flash info} command.
3676 Example:
3677 @example
3678 lpc2900 secure_sector 0 1 1
3679 flash info 0
3680 #0 : lpc2900 at 0x20000000, size 0x000c0000, (...)
3681 # 0: 0x00000000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
3682 # 1: 0x00002000 (0x2000 8kB) protected
3683 # 2: 0x00004000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
3684 @end example
3685 @end deffn
3686
3687 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_jtag} bank
3688 Irreversibly disable the JTAG port. The new JTAG security setting will be
3689 effective after the next power cycle.
3690 @quotation Attention
3691 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
3692 @end quotation
3693 Examples:
3694 @example
3695 lpc2900 secure_jtag 0
3696 @end example
3697 @end deffn
3698 @end deffn
3699
3700 @deffn {Flash Driver} ocl
3701 @emph{No idea what this is, other than using some arm7/arm9 core.}
3702
3703 @example
3704 flash bank ocl 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3705 @end example
3706 @end deffn
3707
3708 @deffn {Flash Driver} pic32mx
3709 The PIC32MX microcontrollers are based on the MIPS 4K cores,
3710 and integrate flash memory.
3711 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
3712
3713 @example
3714 flash bank pix32mx 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3715 @end example
3716
3717 @comment numerous *disabled* commands are defined:
3718 @comment - chip_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
3719 @comment - lock, unlock ... pointless given protect on/off (yes?)
3720 @comment - pgm_word ... shouldn't bank be deduced from address??
3721 Some pic32mx-specific commands are defined:
3722 @deffn Command {pic32mx pgm_word} address value bank
3723 Programs the specified 32-bit @var{value} at the given @var{address}
3724 in the specified chip @var{bank}.
3725 @end deffn
3726 @end deffn
3727
3728 @deffn {Flash Driver} stellaris
3729 All members of the Stellaris LM3Sxxx microcontroller family from
3730 Texas Instruments
3731 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
3732 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
3733 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
3734 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stellaris mass_erase} command.
3735 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
3736 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
3737
3738 @example
3739 flash bank stellaris 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3740 @end example
3741 @end deffn
3742
3743 @deffn {Flash Driver} stm32x
3744 All members of the STM32 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
3745 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
3746 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
3747 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
3748
3749 @example
3750 flash bank stm32x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3751 @end example
3752
3753 Some stm32x-specific commands
3754 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stm32x mass_erase} command.
3755 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
3756 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
3757 are defined:
3758
3759 @deffn Command {stm32x lock} num
3760 Locks the entire stm32 device.
3761 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3762 @end deffn
3763
3764 @deffn Command {stm32x unlock} num
3765 Unlocks the entire stm32 device.
3766 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3767 @end deffn
3768
3769 @deffn Command {stm32x options_read} num
3770 Read and display the stm32 option bytes written by
3771 the @command{stm32x options_write} command.
3772 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3773 @end deffn
3774
3775 @deffn Command {stm32x options_write} num (@option{SWWDG}|@option{HWWDG}) (@option{RSTSTNDBY}|@option{NORSTSTNDBY}) (@option{RSTSTOP}|@option{NORSTSTOP})
3776 Writes the stm32 option byte with the specified values.
3777 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3778 @end deffn
3779 @end deffn
3780
3781 @deffn {Flash Driver} str7x
3782 All members of the STR7 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
3783 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
3784 The @var{str7x} driver defines one mandatory parameter, @var{variant},
3785 which is either @code{STR71x}, @code{STR73x} or @code{STR75x}.
3786
3787 @example
3788 flash bank str7x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME STR71x
3789 @end example
3790
3791 @deffn Command {str7x disable_jtag} bank
3792 Activate the Debug/Readout protection mechanism
3793 for the specified flash bank.
3794 @end deffn
3795 @end deffn
3796
3797 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9x
3798 Most members of the STR9 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
3799 include internal flash and use ARM966E cores.
3800 The str9 needs the flash controller to be configured using
3801 the @command{str9x flash_config} command prior to Flash programming.
3802
3803 @example
3804 flash bank str9x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3805 str9x flash_config 0 4 2 0 0x80000
3806 @end example
3807
3808 @deffn Command {str9x flash_config} num bbsr nbbsr bbadr nbbadr
3809 Configures the str9 flash controller.
3810 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3811
3812 @itemize @bullet
3813 @item @var{bbsr} - Boot Bank Size register
3814 @item @var{nbbsr} - Non Boot Bank Size register
3815 @item @var{bbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
3816 @item @var{nbbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
3817 @end itemize
3818 @end deffn
3819
3820 @end deffn
3821
3822 @deffn {Flash Driver} tms470
3823 Most members of the TMS470 microcontroller family from Texas Instruments
3824 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
3825 This driver doesn't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
3826
3827 Some tms470-specific commands are defined:
3828
3829 @deffn Command {tms470 flash_keyset} key0 key1 key2 key3
3830 Saves programming keys in a register, to enable flash erase and write commands.
3831 @end deffn
3832
3833 @deffn Command {tms470 osc_mhz} clock_mhz
3834 Reports the clock speed, which is used to calculate timings.
3835 @end deffn
3836
3837 @deffn Command {tms470 plldis} (0|1)
3838 Disables (@var{1}) or enables (@var{0}) use of the PLL to speed up
3839 the flash clock.
3840 @end deffn
3841 @end deffn
3842
3843 @subsection str9xpec driver
3844 @cindex str9xpec
3845
3846 Here is some background info to help
3847 you better understand how this driver works. OpenOCD has two flash drivers for
3848 the str9:
3849 @enumerate
3850 @item
3851 Standard driver @option{str9x} programmed via the str9 core. Normally used for
3852 flash programming as it is faster than the @option{str9xpec} driver.
3853 @item
3854 Direct programming @option{str9xpec} using the flash controller. This is an
3855 ISC compilant (IEEE 1532) tap connected in series with the str9 core. The str9
3856 core does not need to be running to program using this flash driver. Typical use
3857 for this driver is locking/unlocking the target and programming the option bytes.
3858 @end enumerate
3859
3860 Before we run any commands using the @option{str9xpec} driver we must first disable
3861 the str9 core. This example assumes the @option{str9xpec} driver has been
3862 configured for flash bank 0.
3863 @example
3864 # assert srst, we do not want core running
3865 # while accessing str9xpec flash driver
3866 jtag_reset 0 1
3867 # turn off target polling
3868 poll off
3869 # disable str9 core
3870 str9xpec enable_turbo 0
3871 # read option bytes
3872 str9xpec options_read 0
3873 # re-enable str9 core
3874 str9xpec disable_turbo 0
3875 poll on
3876 reset halt
3877 @end example
3878 The above example will read the str9 option bytes.
3879 When performing a unlock remember that you will not be able to halt the str9 - it
3880 has been locked. Halting the core is not required for the @option{str9xpec} driver
3881 as mentioned above, just issue the commands above manually or from a telnet prompt.
3882
3883 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9xpec
3884 Only use this driver for locking/unlocking the device or configuring the option bytes.
3885 Use the standard str9 driver for programming.
3886 Before using the flash commands the turbo mode must be enabled using the
3887 @command{str9xpec enable_turbo} command.
3888
3889 Several str9xpec-specific commands are defined:
3890
3891 @deffn Command {str9xpec disable_turbo} num
3892 Restore the str9 into JTAG chain.
3893 @end deffn
3894
3895 @deffn Command {str9xpec enable_turbo} num
3896 Enable turbo mode, will simply remove the str9 from the chain and talk
3897 directly to the embedded flash controller.
3898 @end deffn
3899
3900 @deffn Command {str9xpec lock} num
3901 Lock str9 device. The str9 will only respond to an unlock command that will
3902 erase the device.
3903 @end deffn
3904
3905 @deffn Command {str9xpec part_id} num
3906 Prints the part identifier for bank @var{num}.
3907 @end deffn
3908
3909 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_cmap} num (@option{bank0}|@option{bank1})
3910 Configure str9 boot bank.
3911 @end deffn
3912
3913 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdsel} num (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
3914 Configure str9 lvd source.
3915 @end deffn
3916
3917 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdthd} num (@option{2.4v}|@option{2.7v})
3918 Configure str9 lvd threshold.
3919 @end deffn
3920
3921 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdwarn} bank (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
3922 Configure str9 lvd reset warning source.
3923 @end deffn
3924
3925 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_read} num
3926 Read str9 option bytes.
3927 @end deffn
3928
3929 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_write} num
3930 Write str9 option bytes.
3931 @end deffn
3932
3933 @deffn Command {str9xpec unlock} num
3934 unlock str9 device.
3935 @end deffn
3936
3937 @end deffn
3938
3939
3940 @section mFlash
3941
3942 @subsection mFlash Configuration
3943 @cindex mFlash Configuration
3944
3945 @deffn {Config Command} {mflash bank} soc base RST_pin target
3946 Configures a mflash for @var{soc} host bank at
3947 address @var{base}.
3948 The pin number format depends on the host GPIO naming convention.
3949 Currently, the mflash driver supports s3c2440 and pxa270.
3950
3951 Example for s3c2440 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO B1:
3952
3953 @example
3954 mflash bank s3c2440 0x10000000 1b 0
3955 @end example
3956
3957 Example for pxa270 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO 43:
3958
3959 @example
3960 mflash bank pxa270 0x08000000 43 0
3961 @end example
3962 @end deffn
3963
3964 @subsection mFlash commands
3965 @cindex mFlash commands
3966
3967 @deffn Command {mflash config pll} frequency
3968 Configure mflash PLL.
3969 The @var{frequency} is the mflash input frequency, in Hz.
3970 Issuing this command will erase mflash's whole internal nand and write new pll.
3971 After this command, mflash needs power-on-reset for normal operation.
3972 If pll was newly configured, storage and boot(optional) info also need to be update.
3973 @end deffn
3974
3975 @deffn Command {mflash config boot}
3976 Configure bootable option.
3977 If bootable option is set, mflash offer the first 8 sectors
3978 (4kB) for boot.
3979 @end deffn
3980
3981 @deffn Command {mflash config storage}
3982 Configure storage information.
3983 For the normal storage operation, this information must be
3984 written.
3985 @end deffn
3986
3987 @deffn Command {mflash dump} num filename offset size
3988 Dump @var{size} bytes, starting at @var{offset} bytes from the
3989 beginning of the bank @var{num}, to the file named @var{filename}.
3990 @end deffn
3991
3992 @deffn Command {mflash probe}
3993 Probe mflash.
3994 @end deffn
3995
3996 @deffn Command {mflash write} num filename offset
3997 Write the binary file @var{filename} to mflash bank @var{num}, starting at
3998 @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
3999 @end deffn
4000
4001 @node NAND Flash Commands
4002 @chapter NAND Flash Commands
4003 @cindex NAND
4004
4005 Compared to NOR or SPI flash, NAND devices are inexpensive
4006 and high density. Today's NAND chips, and multi-chip modules,
4007 commonly hold multiple GigaBytes of data.
4008
4009 NAND chips consist of a number of ``erase blocks'' of a given
4010 size (such as 128 KBytes), each of which is divided into a
4011 number of pages (of perhaps 512 or 2048 bytes each). Each
4012 page of a NAND flash has an ``out of band'' (OOB) area to hold
4013 Error Correcting Code (ECC) and other metadata, usually 16 bytes
4014 of OOB for every 512 bytes of page data.
4015
4016 One key characteristic of NAND flash is that its error rate
4017 is higher than that of NOR flash. In normal operation, that
4018 ECC is used to correct and detect errors. However, NAND
4019 blocks can also wear out and become unusable; those blocks
4020 are then marked "bad". NAND chips are even shipped from the
4021 manufacturer with a few bad blocks. The highest density chips
4022 use a technology (MLC) that wears out more quickly, so ECC
4023 support is increasingly important as a way to detect blocks
4024 that have begun to fail, and help to preserve data integrity
4025 with techniques such as wear leveling.
4026
4027 Software is used to manage the ECC. Some controllers don't
4028 support ECC directly; in those cases, software ECC is used.
4029 Other controllers speed up the ECC calculations with hardware.
4030 Single-bit error correction hardware is routine. Controllers
4031 geared for newer MLC chips may correct 4 or more errors for
4032 every 512 bytes of data.
4033
4034 You will need to make sure that any data you write using
4035 OpenOCD includes the apppropriate kind of ECC. For example,
4036 that may mean passing the @code{oob_softecc} flag when
4037 writing NAND data, or ensuring that the correct hardware
4038 ECC mode is used.
4039
4040 The basic steps for using NAND devices include:
4041 @enumerate
4042 @item Declare via the command @command{nand device}
4043 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
4044 passing parameters as needed by the controller.
4045 @item Configure each device using @command{nand probe}.
4046 @* Do this only after the associated target is set up,
4047 such as in its reset-init script or in procures defined
4048 to access that device.
4049 @item Operate on the flash via @command{nand subcommand}
4050 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
4051 via a script in some automated way. Common task include writing a
4052 boot loader, operating system, or other data needed to initialize or
4053 de-brick a board.
4054 @end enumerate
4055
4056 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, the largest NAND
4057 flash fully supported by OpenOCD is 2 GiBytes (16 GiBits).
4058 This is because the variables used to hold offsets and lengths
4059 are only 32 bits wide.
4060 (Larger chips may work in some cases, unless an offset or length
4061 is larger than 0xffffffff, the largest 32-bit unsigned integer.)
4062 Some larger devices will work, since they are actually multi-chip
4063 modules with two smaller chips and individual chipselect lines.
4064
4065 @anchor{NAND Configuration}
4066 @section NAND Configuration Commands
4067 @cindex NAND configuration
4068
4069 NAND chips must be declared in configuration scripts,
4070 plus some additional configuration that's done after
4071 OpenOCD has initialized.
4072
4073 @deffn {Config Command} {nand device} controller target [configparams...]
4074 Declares a NAND device, which can be read and written to
4075 after it has been configured through @command{nand probe}.
4076 In OpenOCD, devices are single chips; this is unlike some
4077 operating systems, which may manage multiple chips as if
4078 they were a single (larger) device.
4079 In some cases, configuring a device will activate extra
4080 commands; see the controller-specific documentation.
4081
4082 @b{NOTE:} This command is not available after OpenOCD
4083 initialization has completed. Use it in board specific
4084 configuration files, not interactively.
4085
4086 @itemize @bullet
4087 @item @var{controller} ... identifies the controller driver
4088 associated with the NAND device being declared.
4089 @xref{NAND Driver List}.
4090 @item @var{target} ... names the target used when issuing
4091 commands to the NAND controller.
4092 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
4093 @item @var{configparams} ... controllers may support, or require,
4094 additional parameters. See the controller-specific documentation
4095 for more information.
4096 @end itemize
4097 @end deffn
4098
4099 @deffn Command {nand list}
4100 Prints a summary of each device declared
4101 using @command{nand device}, numbered from zero.
4102 Note that un-probed devices show no details.
4103 @example
4104 > nand list
4105 #0: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
4106 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
4107 #1: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
4108 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
4109 >
4110 @end example
4111 @end deffn
4112
4113 @deffn Command {nand probe} num
4114 Probes the specified device to determine key characteristics
4115 like its page and block sizes, and how many blocks it has.
4116 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4117 You must (successfully) probe a device before you can use
4118 it with most other NAND commands.
4119 @end deffn
4120
4121 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to NAND Flash
4122
4123 @deffn Command {nand dump} num filename offset length [oob_option]
4124 @cindex NAND reading
4125 Reads binary data from the NAND device and writes it to the file,
4126 starting at the specified offset.
4127 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4128
4129 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4130 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4131
4132 The @var{offset} and @var{length} must be exact multiples of the
4133 device's page size. They describe a data region; the OOB data
4134 associated with each such page may also be accessed.
4135
4136 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, no error correction
4137 was done on the data that's read, unless raw access was disabled
4138 and the underlying NAND controller driver had a @code{read_page}
4139 method which handled that error correction.
4140
4141 By default, only page data is saved to the specified file.
4142 Use an @var{oob_option} parameter to save OOB data:
4143 @itemize @bullet
4144 @item no oob_* parameter
4145 @*Output file holds only page data; OOB is discarded.
4146 @item @code{oob_raw}
4147 @*Output file interleaves page data and OOB data;
4148 the file will be longer than "length" by the size of the
4149 spare areas associated with each data page.
4150 Note that this kind of "raw" access is different from
4151 what's implied by @command{nand raw_access}, which just
4152 controls whether a hardware-aware access method is used.
4153 @item @code{oob_only}
4154 @*Output file has only raw OOB data, and will
4155 be smaller than "length" since it will contain only the
4156 spare areas associated with each data page.
4157 @end itemize
4158 @end deffn
4159
4160 @deffn Command {nand erase} num [offset length]
4161 @cindex NAND erasing
4162 @cindex NAND programming
4163 Erases blocks on the specified NAND device, starting at the
4164 specified @var{offset} and continuing for @var{length} bytes.
4165 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
4166 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
4167 If those parameters are not specified,
4168 the whole NAND chip will be erased.
4169 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4170
4171 @b{NOTE:} This command will try to erase bad blocks, when told
4172 to do so, which will probably invalidate the manufacturer's bad
4173 block marker.
4174 For the remainder of the current server session, @command{nand info}
4175 will still report that the block ``is'' bad.
4176 @end deffn
4177
4178 @deffn Command {nand write} num filename offset [option...]
4179 @cindex NAND writing
4180 @cindex NAND programming
4181 Writes binary data from the file into the specified NAND device,
4182 starting at the specified offset. Those pages should already
4183 have been erased; you can't change zero bits to one bits.
4184 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4185
4186 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4187 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4188
4189 The @var{offset} must be an exact multiple of the device's page size.
4190 All data in the file will be written, assuming it doesn't run
4191 past the end of the device.
4192 Only full pages are written, and any extra space in the last
4193 page will be filled with 0xff bytes. (That includes OOB data,
4194 if that's being written.)
4195
4196 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, bad blocks are
4197 ignored. That is, this routine will not skip bad blocks,
4198 but will instead try to write them. This can cause problems.
4199
4200 Provide at most one @var{option} parameter. With some
4201 NAND drivers, the meanings of these parameters may change
4202 if @command{nand raw_access} was used to disable hardware ECC.
4203 @itemize @bullet
4204 @item no oob_* parameter
4205 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4206 If raw acccess is in use, the OOB area will not be written.
4207 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
4208 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may write the OOB
4209 with hardware-computed ECC data.
4210 @item @code{oob_only}
4211 @*File has only raw OOB data, which is written to the OOB area.
4212 Each page's data area stays untouched. @i{This can be a dangerous
4213 option}, since it can invalidate the ECC data.
4214 You may need to force raw access to use this mode.
4215 @item @code{oob_raw}
4216 @*File interleaves data and OOB data, both of which are written
4217 If raw access is enabled, the data is written first, then the
4218 un-altered OOB.
4219 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
4220 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may modify the OOB
4221 before it's written, to include hardware-computed ECC data.
4222 @item @code{oob_softecc}
4223 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4224 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a standard 1-bit
4225 software ECC code stored in conventional locations.
4226 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
4227 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
4228 @item @code{oob_softecc_kw}
4229 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4230 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a 4-bit software ECC
4231 specific to the boot ROM in Marvell Kirkwood SoCs.
4232 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
4233 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
4234 @end itemize
4235 @end deffn
4236
4237 @section Other NAND commands
4238 @cindex NAND other commands
4239
4240 @deffn Command {nand check_bad_blocks} [offset length]
4241 Checks for manufacturer bad block markers on the specified NAND
4242 device. If no parameters are provided, checks the whole
4243 device; otherwise, starts at the specified @var{offset} and
4244 continues for @var{length} bytes.
4245 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
4246 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
4247 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4248
4249 @b{NOTE:} Before using this command you should force raw access
4250 with @command{nand raw_access enable} to ensure that the underlying
4251 driver will not try to apply hardware ECC.
4252 @end deffn
4253
4254 @deffn Command {nand info} num
4255 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4256 This prints the one-line summary from "nand list", plus for
4257 devices which have been probed this also prints any known
4258 status for each block.
4259 @end deffn
4260
4261 @deffn Command {nand raw_access} num (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
4262 Sets or clears an flag affecting how page I/O is done.
4263 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4264
4265 This flag is cleared (disabled) by default, but changing that
4266 value won't affect all NAND devices. The key factor is whether
4267 the underlying driver provides @code{read_page} or @code{write_page}
4268 methods. If it doesn't provide those methods, the setting of
4269 this flag is irrelevant; all access is effectively ``raw''.
4270
4271 When those methods exist, they are normally used when reading
4272 data (@command{nand dump} or reading bad block markers) or
4273 writing it (@command{nand write}). However, enabling
4274 raw access (setting the flag) prevents use of those methods,
4275 bypassing hardware ECC logic.
4276 @i{This can be a dangerous option}, since writing blocks
4277 with the wrong ECC data can cause them to be marked as bad.
4278 @end deffn
4279
4280 @anchor{NAND Driver List}
4281 @section NAND Drivers, Options, and Commands
4282 As noted above, the @command{nand device} command allows
4283 driver-specific options and behaviors.
4284 Some controllers also activate controller-specific commands.
4285
4286 @deffn {NAND Driver} davinci
4287 This driver handles the NAND controllers found on DaVinci family
4288 chips from Texas Instruments.
4289 It takes three extra parameters:
4290 address of the NAND chip;
4291 hardware ECC mode to use (@option{hwecc1},
4292 @option{hwecc4}, @option{hwecc4_infix});
4293 address of the AEMIF controller on this processor.
4294 @example
4295 nand device davinci dm355.arm 0x02000000 hwecc4 0x01e10000
4296 @end example
4297 All DaVinci processors support the single-bit ECC hardware,
4298 and newer ones also support the four-bit ECC hardware.
4299 The @code{write_page} and @code{read_page} methods are used
4300 to implement those ECC modes, unless they are disabled using
4301 the @command{nand raw_access} command.
4302 @end deffn
4303
4304 @deffn {NAND Driver} lpc3180
4305 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
4306 parameter: the clock rate used by the controller.
4307 @deffn Command {lpc3180 select} num [mlc|slc]
4308 Configures use of the MLC or SLC controller mode.
4309 MLC implies use of hardware ECC.
4310 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4311 @end deffn
4312
4313 At this writing, this driver includes @code{write_page}
4314 and @code{read_page} methods. Using @command{nand raw_access}
4315 to disable those methods will prevent use of hardware ECC
4316 in the MLC controller mode, but won't change SLC behavior.
4317 @end deffn
4318 @comment current lpc3180 code won't issue 5-byte address cycles
4319
4320 @deffn {NAND Driver} orion
4321 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
4322 parameter: the address of the controller.
4323 @example
4324 nand device orion 0xd8000000
4325 @end example
4326 These controllers don't define any specialized commands.
4327 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
4328 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
4329 change any behavior.
4330 @end deffn
4331
4332 @deffn {NAND Driver} s3c2410
4333 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2412
4334 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2440
4335 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2443
4336 These S3C24xx family controllers don't have any special
4337 @command{nand device} options, and don't define any
4338 specialized commands.
4339 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
4340 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
4341 change any behavior.
4342 @end deffn
4343
4344 @node PLD/FPGA Commands
4345 @chapter PLD/FPGA Commands
4346 @cindex PLD
4347 @cindex FPGA
4348
4349 Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and the more flexible
4350 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are both types of programmable hardware.
4351 OpenOCD can support programming them.
4352 Although PLDs are generally restrictive (cells are less functional, and
4353 there are no special purpose cells for memory or computational tasks),
4354 they share the same OpenOCD infrastructure.
4355 Accordingly, both are called PLDs here.
4356
4357 @section PLD/FPGA Configuration and Commands
4358
4359 As it does for JTAG TAPs, debug targets, and flash chips (both NOR and NAND),
4360 OpenOCD maintains a list of PLDs available for use in various commands.
4361 Also, each such PLD requires a driver.
4362
4363 They are referenced by the number shown by the @command{pld devices} command,
4364 and new PLDs are defined by @command{pld device driver_name}.
4365
4366 @deffn {Config Command} {pld device} driver_name tap_name [driver_options]
4367 Defines a new PLD device, supported by driver @var{driver_name},
4368 using the TAP named @var{tap_name}.
4369 The driver may make use of any @var{driver_options} to configure its
4370 behavior.
4371 @end deffn
4372
4373 @deffn {Command} {pld devices}
4374 Lists the PLDs and their numbers.
4375 @end deffn
4376
4377 @deffn {Command} {pld load} num filename
4378 Loads the file @file{filename} into the PLD identified by @var{num}.
4379 The file format must be inferred by the driver.
4380 @end deffn
4381
4382 @section PLD/FPGA Drivers, Options, and Commands
4383
4384 Drivers may support PLD-specific options to the @command{pld device}
4385 definition command, and may also define commands usable only with
4386 that particular type of PLD.
4387
4388 @deffn {FPGA Driver} virtex2
4389 Virtex-II is a family of FPGAs sold by Xilinx.
4390 It supports the IEEE 1532 standard for In-System Configuration (ISC).
4391 No driver-specific PLD definition options are used,
4392 and one driver-specific command is defined.
4393
4394 @deffn {Command} {virtex2 read_stat} num
4395 Reads and displays the Virtex-II status register (STAT)
4396 for FPGA @var{num}.
4397 @end deffn
4398 @end deffn
4399
4400 @node General Commands
4401 @chapter General Commands
4402 @cindex commands
4403
4404 The commands documented in this chapter here are common commands that
4405 you, as a human, may want to type and see the output of. Configuration type
4406 commands are documented elsewhere.
4407
4408 Intent:
4409 @itemize @bullet
4410 @item @b{Source Of Commands}
4411 @* OpenOCD commands can occur in a configuration script (discussed
4412 elsewhere) or typed manually by a human or supplied programatically,
4413 or via one of several TCP/IP Ports.
4414
4415 @item @b{From the human}
4416 @* A human should interact with the telnet interface (default port: 4444)
4417 or via GDB (default port 3333).
4418
4419 To issue commands from within a GDB session, use the @option{monitor}
4420 command, e.g. use @option{monitor poll} to issue the @option{poll}
4421 command. All output is relayed through the GDB session.
4422
4423 @item @b{Machine Interface}
4424 The Tcl interface's intent is to be a machine interface. The default Tcl
4425 port is 5555.
4426 @end itemize
4427
4428
4429 @section Daemon Commands
4430
4431 @deffn {Command} exit
4432 Exits the current telnet session.
4433 @end deffn
4434
4435 @c note EXTREMELY ANNOYING word wrap at column 75
4436 @c even when lines are e.g. 100+ columns ...
4437 @c coded in startup.tcl
4438 @deffn {Command} help [string]
4439 With no parameters, prints help text for all commands.
4440 Otherwise, prints each helptext containing @var{string}.
4441 Not every command provides helptext.
4442 @end deffn
4443
4444 @deffn Command sleep msec [@option{busy}]
4445 Wait for at least @var{msec} milliseconds before resuming.
4446 If @option{busy} is passed, busy-wait instead of sleeping.
4447 (This option is strongly discouraged.)
4448 Useful in connection with script files
4449 (@command{script} command and @command{target_name} configuration).
4450 @end deffn
4451
4452 @deffn Command shutdown
4453 Close the OpenOCD daemon, disconnecting all clients (GDB, telnet, other).
4454 @end deffn
4455
4456 @anchor{debug_level}
4457 @deffn Command debug_level [n]
4458 @cindex message level
4459 Display debug level.
4460 If @var{n} (from 0..3) is provided, then set it to that level.
4461 This affects the kind of messages sent to the server log.
4462 Level 0 is error messages only;
4463 level 1 adds warnings;
4464 level 2 adds informational messages;
4465 and level 3 adds debugging messages.
4466 The default is level 2, but that can be overridden on
4467 the command line along with the location of that log
4468 file (which is normally the server's standard output).
4469 @xref{Running}.
4470 @end deffn
4471
4472 @deffn Command fast (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
4473 Default disabled.
4474 Set default behaviour of OpenOCD to be "fast and dangerous".
4475
4476 At this writing, this only affects the defaults for two ARM7/ARM9 parameters:
4477 fast memory access, and DCC downloads. Those parameters may still be
4478 individually overridden.
4479
4480 The target specific "dangerous" optimisation tweaking options may come and go
4481 as more robust and user friendly ways are found to ensure maximum throughput
4482 and robustness with a minimum of configuration.
4483
4484 Typically the "fast enable" is specified first on the command line:
4485
4486 @example
4487 openocd -c "fast enable" -c "interface dummy" -f target/str710.cfg
4488 @end example
4489 @end deffn
4490
4491 @deffn Command echo message
4492 Logs a message at "user" priority.
4493 Output @var{message} to stdout.
4494 @example
4495 echo "Downloading kernel -- please wait"
4496 @end example
4497 @end deffn
4498
4499 @deffn Command log_output [filename]
4500 Redirect logging to @var{filename};
4501 the initial log output channel is stderr.
4502 @end deffn
4503
4504 @anchor{Target State handling}
4505 @section Target State handling
4506 @cindex reset
4507 @cindex halt
4508 @cindex target initialization
4509
4510 In this section ``target'' refers to a CPU configured as
4511 shown earlier (@pxref{CPU Configuration}).
4512 These commands, like many, implicitly refer to
4513 a current target which is used to perform the
4514 various operations. The current target may be changed
4515 by using @command{targets} command with the name of the
4516 target which should become current.
4517
4518 @deffn Command reg [(number|name) [value]]
4519 Access a single register by @var{number} or by its @var{name}.
4520
4521 @emph{With no arguments}:
4522 list all available registers for the current target,
4523 showing number, name, size, value, and cache status.
4524
4525 @emph{With number/name}: display that register's value.
4526
4527 @emph{With both number/name and value}: set register's value.
4528
4529 Cores may have surprisingly many registers in their
4530 Debug and trace infrastructure:
4531
4532 @example
4533 > reg
4534 (0) r0 (/32): 0x0000D3C2 (dirty: 1, valid: 1)
4535 (1) r1 (/32): 0xFD61F31C (dirty: 0, valid: 1)
4536 (2) r2 (/32): 0x00022551 (dirty: 0, valid: 1)
4537 ...
4538 (164) ETM_CONTEXTID_COMPARATOR_MASK (/32): \
4539 0x00000000 (dirty: 0, valid: 0)
4540 >
4541 @end example
4542 @end deffn
4543
4544 @deffn Command halt [ms]
4545 @deffnx Command wait_halt [ms]
4546 The @command{halt} command first sends a halt request to the target,
4547 which @command{wait_halt} doesn't.
4548 Otherwise these behave the same: wait up to @var{ms} milliseconds,
4549 or 5 seconds if there is no parameter, for the target to halt
4550 (and enter debug mode).
4551 Using 0 as the @var{ms} parameter prevents OpenOCD from waiting.
4552
4553 @quotation Warning
4554 On ARM cores, software using the @emph{wait for interrupt} operation
4555 often blocks the JTAG access needed by a @command{halt} command.
4556 This is because that operation also puts the core into a low
4557 power mode by gating the core clock;
4558 but the core clock is needed to detect JTAG clock transitions.
4559
4560 One partial workaround uses adaptive clocking: when the core is
4561 interrupted the operation completes, then JTAG clocks are accepted
4562 at least until the interrupt handler completes.
4563 However, this workaround is often unusable since the processor, board,
4564 and JTAG adapter must all support adaptive JTAG clocking.
4565 Also, it can't work until an interrupt is issued.
4566
4567 A more complete workaround is to not use that operation while you
4568 work with a JTAG debugger.
4569 Tasking environments generaly have idle loops where the body is the
4570 @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
4571 (On older cores, it is a coprocessor action;
4572 newer cores have a @option{wfi} instruction.)
4573 Such loops can just remove that operation, at the cost of higher
4574 power consumption (because the CPU is needlessly clocked).
4575 @end quotation
4576
4577 @end deffn
4578
4579 @deffn Command resume [address]
4580 Resume the target at its current code position,
4581 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
4582 OpenOCD will wait 5 seconds for the target to resume.
4583 @end deffn
4584
4585 @deffn Command step [address]
4586 Single-step the target at its current code position,
4587 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
4588 @end deffn
4589
4590 @anchor{Reset Command}
4591 @deffn Command reset
4592 @deffnx Command {reset run}
4593 @deffnx Command {reset halt}
4594 @deffnx Command {reset init}
4595 Perform as hard a reset as possible, using SRST if possible.
4596 @emph{All defined targets will be reset, and target
4597 events will fire during the reset sequence.}
4598
4599 The optional parameter specifies what should
4600 happen after the reset.
4601 If there is no parameter, a @command{reset run} is executed.
4602 The other options will not work on all systems.
4603 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
4604
4605 @itemize @minus
4606 @item @b{run} Let the target run
4607 @item @b{halt} Immediately halt the target
4608 @item @b{init} Immediately halt the target, and execute the reset-init script
4609 @end itemize
4610 @end deffn
4611
4612 @deffn Command soft_reset_halt
4613 Requesting target halt and executing a soft reset. This is often used
4614 when a target cannot be reset and halted. The target, after reset is
4615 released begins to execute code. OpenOCD attempts to stop the CPU and
4616 then sets the program counter back to the reset vector. Unfortunately
4617 the code that was executed may have left the hardware in an unknown
4618 state.
4619 @end deffn
4620
4621 @section I/O Utilities
4622
4623 These commands are available when
4624 OpenOCD is built with @option{--enable-ioutil}.
4625 They are mainly useful on embedded targets,
4626 notably the ZY1000.
4627 Hosts with operating systems have complementary tools.
4628
4629 @emph{Note:} there are several more such commands.
4630
4631 @deffn Command append_file filename [string]*
4632 Appends the @var{string} parameters to
4633 the text file @file{filename}.
4634 Each string except the last one is followed by one space.
4635 The last string is followed by a newline.
4636 @end deffn
4637
4638 @deffn Command cat filename
4639 Reads and displays the text file @file{filename}.
4640 @end deffn
4641
4642 @deffn Command cp src_filename dest_filename
4643 Copies contents from the file @file{src_filename}
4644 into @file{dest_filename}.
4645 @end deffn
4646
4647 @deffn Command ip
4648 @emph{No description provided.}
4649 @end deffn
4650
4651 @deffn Command ls
4652 @emph{No description provided.}
4653 @end deffn
4654
4655 @deffn Command mac
4656 @emph{No description provided.}
4657 @end deffn
4658
4659 @deffn Command meminfo
4660 Display available RAM memory on OpenOCD host.
4661 Used in OpenOCD regression testing scripts.
4662 @end deffn
4663
4664 @deffn Command peek
4665 @emph{No description provided.}
4666 @end deffn
4667
4668 @deffn Command poke
4669 @emph{No description provided.}
4670 @end deffn
4671
4672 @deffn Command rm filename
4673 @c "rm" has both normal and Jim-level versions??
4674 Unlinks the file @file{filename}.
4675 @end deffn
4676
4677 @deffn Command trunc filename
4678 Removes all data in the file @file{filename}.
4679 @end deffn
4680
4681 @anchor{Memory access}
4682 @section Memory access commands
4683 @cindex memory access
4684
4685 These commands allow accesses of a specific size to the memory
4686 system. Often these are used to configure the current target in some
4687 special way. For example - one may need to write certain values to the
4688 SDRAM controller to enable SDRAM.
4689
4690 @enumerate
4691 @item Use the @command{targets} (plural) command
4692 to change the current target.
4693 @item In system level scripts these commands are deprecated.
4694 Please use their TARGET object siblings to avoid making assumptions
4695 about what TAP is the current target, or about MMU configuration.
4696 @end enumerate
4697
4698 @deffn Command mdw addr [count]
4699 @deffnx Command mdh addr [count]
4700 @deffnx Command mdb addr [count]
4701 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
4702 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
4703 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
4704 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
4705 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
4706 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
4707 @end deffn
4708
4709 @deffn Command mww addr word
4710 @deffnx Command mwh addr halfword
4711 @deffnx Command mwb addr byte
4712 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
4713 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
4714 at the specified address @var{addr}.
4715 @end deffn
4716
4717
4718 @anchor{Image access}
4719 @section Image loading commands
4720 @cindex image loading
4721 @cindex image dumping
4722
4723 @anchor{dump_image}
4724 @deffn Command {dump_image} filename address size
4725 Dump @var{size} bytes of target memory starting at @var{address} to the
4726 binary file named @var{filename}.
4727 @end deffn
4728
4729 @deffn Command {fast_load}
4730 Loads an image stored in memory by @command{fast_load_image} to the
4731 current target. Must be preceeded by fast_load_image.
4732 @end deffn
4733
4734 @deffn Command {fast_load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
4735 Normally you should be using @command{load_image} or GDB load. However, for
4736 testing purposes or when I/O overhead is significant(OpenOCD running on an embedded
4737 host), storing the image in memory and uploading the image to the target
4738 can be a way to upload e.g. multiple debug sessions when the binary does not change.
4739 Arguments are the same as @command{load_image}, but the image is stored in OpenOCD host
4740 memory, i.e. does not affect target. This approach is also useful when profiling
4741 target programming performance as I/O and target programming can easily be profiled
4742 separately.
4743 @end deffn
4744
4745 @anchor{load_image}
4746 @deffn Command {load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
4747 Load image from file @var{filename} to target memory at @var{address}.
4748 The file format may optionally be specified
4749 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
4750 @end deffn
4751
4752 @deffn Command {test_image} filename [address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]]
4753 Displays image section sizes and addresses
4754 as if @var{filename} were loaded into target memory
4755 starting at @var{address} (defaults to zero).
4756 The file format may optionally be specified
4757 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
4758 @end deffn
4759
4760 @deffn Command {verify_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
4761 Verify @var{filename} against target memory starting at @var{address}.
4762 The file format may optionally be specified
4763 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
4764 This will first attempt a comparison using a CRC checksum, if this fails it will try a binary compare.
4765 @end deffn
4766
4767
4768 @section Breakpoint and Watchpoint commands
4769 @cindex breakpoint
4770 @cindex watchpoint
4771
4772 CPUs often make debug modules accessible through JTAG, with
4773 hardware support for a handful of code breakpoints and data
4774 watchpoints.
4775 In addition, CPUs almost always support software breakpoints.
4776
4777 @deffn Command {bp} [address len [@option{hw}]]
4778 With no parameters, lists all active breakpoints.
4779 Else sets a breakpoint on code execution starting
4780 at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
4781 This is a software breakpoint, unless @option{hw} is specified
4782 in which case it will be a hardware breakpoint.
4783
4784 (@xref{arm9tdmi vector_catch}, or @pxref{xscale vector_catch},
4785 for similar mechanisms that do not consume hardware breakpoints.)
4786 @end deffn
4787
4788 @deffn Command {rbp} address
4789 Remove the breakpoint at @var{address}.
4790 @end deffn
4791
4792 @deffn Command {rwp} address
4793 Remove data watchpoint on @var{address}
4794 @end deffn
4795
4796 @deffn Command {wp} [address len [(@option{r}|@option{w}|@option{a}) [value [mask]]]]
4797 With no parameters, lists all active watchpoints.
4798 Else sets a data watchpoint on data from @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
4799 The watch point is an "access" watchpoint unless
4800 the @option{r} or @option{w} parameter is provided,
4801 defining it as respectively a read or write watchpoint.
4802 If a @var{value} is provided, that value is used when determining if
4803 the watchpoint should trigger. The value may be first be masked
4804 using @var{mask} to mark ``don't care'' fields.
4805 @end deffn
4806
4807 @section Misc Commands
4808
4809 @cindex profiling
4810 @deffn Command {profile} seconds filename
4811 Profiling samples the CPU's program counter as quickly as possible,
4812 which is useful for non-intrusive stochastic profiling.
4813 Saves up to 10000 sampines in @file{filename} using ``gmon.out'' format.
4814 @end deffn
4815
4816 @deffn Command {version}
4817 Displays a string identifying the version of this OpenOCD server.
4818 @end deffn
4819
4820 @deffn Command {virt2phys} virtual_address
4821 Requests the current target to map the specified @var{virtual_address}
4822 to its corresponding physical address, and displays the result.
4823 @end deffn
4824
4825 @node Architecture and Core Commands
4826 @chapter Architecture and Core Commands
4827 @cindex Architecture Specific Commands
4828 @cindex Core Specific Commands
4829
4830 Most CPUs have specialized JTAG operations to support debugging.
4831 OpenOCD packages most such operations in its standard command framework.
4832 Some of those operations don't fit well in that framework, so they are
4833 exposed here as architecture or implementation (core) specific commands.
4834
4835 @anchor{ARM Hardware Tracing}
4836 @section ARM Hardware Tracing
4837 @cindex tracing
4838 @cindex ETM
4839 @cindex ETB
4840
4841 CPUs based on ARM cores may include standard tracing interfaces,
4842 based on an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM) which sends voluminous
4843 address and data bus trace records to a ``Trace Port''.
4844
4845 @itemize
4846 @item
4847 Development-oriented boards will sometimes provide a high speed
4848 trace connector for collecting that data, when the particular CPU
4849 supports such an interface.
4850 (The standard connector is a 38-pin Mictor, with both JTAG
4851 and trace port support.)
4852 Those trace connectors are supported by higher end JTAG adapters
4853 and some logic analyzer modules; frequently those modules can
4854 buffer several megabytes of trace data.
4855 Configuring an ETM coupled to such an external trace port belongs
4856 in the board-specific configuration file.
4857 @item
4858 If the CPU doesn't provide an external interface, it probably
4859 has an ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB) on the chip, which is a
4860 dedicated SRAM. 4KBytes is one common ETB size.
4861 Configuring an ETM coupled only to an ETB belongs in the CPU-specific
4862 (target) configuration file, since it works the same on all boards.
4863 @end itemize
4864
4865 ETM support in OpenOCD doesn't seem to be widely used yet.
4866
4867 @quotation Issues
4868 ETM support may be buggy, and at least some @command{etm config}
4869 parameters should be detected by asking the ETM for them.
4870 It seems like a GDB hookup should be possible,
4871 as well as triggering trace on specific events
4872 (perhaps @emph{handling IRQ 23} or @emph{calls foo()}).
4873 There should be GUI tools to manipulate saved trace data and help
4874 analyse it in conjunction with the source code.
4875 It's unclear how much of a common interface is shared
4876 with the current XScale trace support, or should be
4877 shared with eventual Nexus-style trace module support.
4878 At this writing (September 2009) only ARM7 and ARM9 support
4879 for ETM modules is available. The code should be able to
4880 work with some newer cores; but not all of them support
4881 this original style of JTAG access.
4882 @end quotation
4883
4884 @subsection ETM Configuration
4885 ETM setup is coupled with the trace port driver configuration.
4886
4887 @deffn {Config Command} {etm config} target width mode clocking driver
4888 Declares the ETM associated with @var{target}, and associates it
4889 with a given trace port @var{driver}. @xref{Trace Port Drivers}.
4890
4891 Several of the parameters must reflect the trace port configuration.
4892 The @var{width} must be either 4, 8, or 16.
4893 The @var{mode} must be @option{normal}, @option{multiplexted},
4894 or @option{demultiplexted}.
4895 The @var{clocking} must be @option{half} or @option{full}.
4896
4897 @quotation Note
4898 You can see the ETM registers using the @command{reg} command.
4899 Not all possible registers are present in every ETM.
4900 Most of the registers are write-only, and are used to configure
4901 what CPU activities are traced.
4902 @end quotation
4903 @end deffn
4904
4905 @deffn Command {etm info}
4906 Displays information about the current target's ETM.
4907 @end deffn
4908
4909 @deffn Command {etm status}
4910 Displays status of the current target's ETM and trace port driver:
4911 is the ETM idle, or is it collecting data?
4912 Did trace data overflow?
4913 Was it triggered?
4914 @end deffn
4915
4916 @deffn Command {etm tracemode} [type context_id_bits cycle_accurate branch_output]
4917 Displays what data that ETM will collect.
4918 If arguments are provided, first configures that data.
4919 When the configuration changes, tracing is stopped
4920 and any buffered trace data is invalidated.
4921
4922 @itemize
4923 @item @var{type} ... describing how data accesses are traced,
4924 when they pass any ViewData filtering that that was set up.
4925 The value is one of
4926 @option{none} (save nothing),
4927 @option{data} (save data),
4928 @option{address} (save addresses),
4929 @option{all} (save data and addresses)
4930 @item @var{context_id_bits} ... 0, 8, 16, or 32
4931 @item @var{cycle_accurate} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}
4932 cycle-accurate instruction tracing.
4933 Before ETMv3, enabling this causes much extra data to be recorded.
4934 @item @var{branch_output} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}.
4935 Disable this unless you need to try reconstructing the instruction
4936 trace stream without an image of the code.
4937 @end itemize
4938 @end deffn
4939
4940 @deffn Command {etm trigger_percent} [percent]
4941 This displays, or optionally changes, the trace port driver's
4942 behavior after the ETM's configured @emph{trigger} event fires.
4943 It controls how much more trace data is saved after the (single)
4944 trace trigger becomes active.
4945
4946 @itemize
4947 @item The default corresponds to @emph{trace around} usage,
4948 recording 50 percent data before the event and the rest
4949 afterwards.
4950 @item The minimum value of @var{percent} is 2 percent,
4951 recording almost exclusively data before the trigger.
4952 Such extreme @emph{trace before} usage can help figure out
4953 what caused that event to happen.
4954 @item The maximum value of @var{percent} is 100 percent,
4955 recording data almost exclusively after the event.
4956 This extreme @emph{trace after} usage might help sort out
4957 how the event caused trouble.
4958 @end itemize
4959 @c REVISIT allow "break" too -- enter debug mode.
4960 @end deffn
4961
4962 @subsection ETM Trace Operation
4963
4964 After setting up the ETM, you can use it to collect data.
4965 That data can be exported to files for later analysis.
4966 It can also be parsed with OpenOCD, for basic sanity checking.
4967
4968 To configure what is being traced, you will need to write
4969 various trace registers using @command{reg ETM_*} commands.
4970 For the definitions of these registers, read ARM publication
4971 @emph{IHI 0014, ``Embedded Trace Macrocell, Architecture Specification''}.
4972 Be aware that most of the relevant registers are write-only,
4973 and that ETM resources are limited. There are only a handful
4974 of address comparators, data comparators, counters, and so on.
4975
4976 Examples of scenarios you might arrange to trace include:
4977
4978 @itemize
4979 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{excluding} subroutines
4980 it calls. Use address range comparators to enable tracing
4981 for instruction access within that function's body.
4982 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{including} subroutines
4983 it calls. Use the sequencer and address comparators to activate
4984 tracing on an ``entered function'' state, then deactivate it by
4985 exiting that state when the function's exit code is invoked.
4986 @item Code flow starting at the fifth invocation of a function,
4987 combining one of the above models with a counter.
4988 @item CPU data accesses to the registers for a particular device,
4989 using address range comparators and the ViewData logic.
4990 @item Such data accesses only during IRQ handling, combining the above
4991 model with sequencer triggers which on entry and exit to the IRQ handler.
4992 @item @emph{... more}
4993 @end itemize
4994
4995 At this writing, September 2009, there are no Tcl utility
4996 procedures to help set up any common tracing scenarios.
4997
4998 @deffn Command {etm analyze}
4999 Reads trace data into memory, if it wasn't already present.
5000 Decodes and prints the data that was collected.
5001 @end deffn
5002
5003 @deffn Command {etm dump} filename
5004 Stores the captured trace data in @file{filename}.
5005 @end deffn
5006
5007 @deffn Command {etm image} filename [base_address] [type]
5008 Opens an image file.
5009 @end deffn
5010
5011 @deffn Command {etm load} filename
5012 Loads captured trace data from @file{filename}.
5013 @end deffn
5014
5015 @deffn Command {etm start}
5016 Starts trace data collection.
5017 @end deffn
5018
5019 @deffn Command {etm stop}
5020 Stops trace data collection.
5021 @end deffn
5022
5023 @anchor{Trace Port Drivers}
5024 @subsection Trace Port Drivers
5025
5026 To use an ETM trace port it must be associated with a driver.
5027
5028 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} dummy
5029 Use the @option{dummy} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
5030 not connected to anything (on-chip ETB or off-chip trace connector).
5031 @emph{This driver lets OpenOCD talk to the ETM, but it does not expose
5032 any trace data collection.}
5033 @deffn {Config Command} {etm_dummy config} target
5034 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a dummy driver.
5035 @end deffn
5036 @end deffn
5037
5038 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} etb
5039 Use the @option{etb} driver if you are configuring an ETM
5040 to use on-chip ETB memory.
5041 @deffn {Config Command} {etb config} target etb_tap
5042 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with the ETB at @var{etb_tap}.
5043 You can see the ETB registers using the @command{reg} command.
5044 @end deffn
5045 @end deffn
5046
5047 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} oocd_trace
5048 This driver isn't available unless OpenOCD was explicitly configured
5049 with the @option{--enable-oocd_trace} option. You probably don't want
5050 to configure it unless you've built the appropriate prototype hardware;
5051 it's @emph{proof-of-concept} software.
5052
5053 Use the @option{oocd_trace} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
5054 connected to an off-chip trace connector.
5055
5056 @deffn {Config Command} {oocd_trace config} target tty
5057 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a trace driver which
5058 collects data through the serial port @var{tty}.
5059 @end deffn
5060
5061 @deffn Command {oocd_trace resync}
5062 Re-synchronizes with the capture clock.
5063 @end deffn
5064
5065 @deffn Command {oocd_trace status}
5066 Reports whether the capture clock is locked or not.
5067 @end deffn
5068 @end deffn
5069
5070
5071 @section ARMv4 and ARMv5 Architecture
5072 @cindex ARMv4
5073 @cindex ARMv5
5074
5075 These commands are specific to ARM architecture v4 and v5,
5076 including all ARM7 or ARM9 systems and Intel XScale.
5077 They are available in addition to other core-specific
5078 commands that may be available.
5079
5080 @deffn Command {armv4_5 core_state} [@option{arm}|@option{thumb}]
5081 Displays the core_state, optionally changing it to process
5082 either @option{arm} or @option{thumb} instructions.
5083 The target may later be resumed in the currently set core_state.
5084 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5085 that is not currently supported in OpenOCD.)
5086 @end deffn
5087
5088 @deffn Command {armv4_5 disassemble} address [count [@option{thumb}]]
5089 @cindex disassemble
5090 Disassembles @var{count} instructions starting at @var{address}.
5091 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5092 If @option{thumb} is specified, or the low bit of the address is set,
5093 Thumb (16-bit) instructions are used;
5094 else ARM (32-bit) instructions are used.
5095 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5096 those instructions are not currently understood by OpenOCD.)
5097 @end deffn
5098
5099 @deffn Command {armv4_5 reg}
5100 Display a table of all banked core registers, fetching the current value from every
5101 core mode if necessary. OpenOCD versions before rev. 60 didn't fetch the current
5102 register value.
5103 @end deffn
5104
5105 @subsection ARM7 and ARM9 specific commands
5106 @cindex ARM7
5107 @cindex ARM9
5108
5109 These commands are specific to ARM7 and ARM9 cores, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T,
5110 ARM9TDMI, ARM920T or ARM926EJ-S.
5111 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5 commands,
5112 and any other core-specific commands that may be available.
5113
5114 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dbgrq} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5115 Control use of the EmbeddedIce DBGRQ signal to force entry into debug mode,
5116 instead of breakpoints. This should be
5117 safe for all but ARM7TDMI--S cores (like Philips LPC).
5118 This feature is enabled by default on most ARM9 cores,
5119 including ARM9TDMI, ARM920T, and ARM926EJ-S.
5120 @end deffn
5121
5122 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dcc_downloads} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5123 @cindex DCC
5124 Control the use of the debug communications channel (DCC) to write larger (>128 byte)
5125 amounts of memory. DCC downloads offer a huge speed increase, but might be
5126 unsafe, especially with targets running at very low speeds. This command was introduced
5127 with OpenOCD rev. 60, and requires a few bytes of working area.
5128 @end deffn
5129
5130 @anchor{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}
5131 @deffn Command {arm7_9 fast_memory_access} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5132 Enable or disable memory writes and reads that don't check completion of
5133 the operation. This provides a huge speed increase, especially with USB JTAG
5134 cables (FT2232), but might be unsafe if used with targets running at very low
5135 speeds, like the 32kHz startup clock of an AT91RM9200.
5136 @end deffn
5137
5138 @deffn {Debug Command} {arm7_9 write_core_reg} num mode word
5139 @emph{This is intended for use while debugging OpenOCD; you probably
5140 shouldn't use it.}
5141
5142 Writes a 32-bit @var{word} to register @var{num} (from 0 to 16)
5143 as used in the specified @var{mode}
5144 (where e.g. mode 16 is "user" and mode 19 is "supervisor";
5145 the M4..M0 bits of the PSR).
5146 Registers 0..15 are the normal CPU registers such as r0(0), r1(1) ... pc(15).
5147 Register 16 is the mode-specific SPSR,
5148 unless the specified mode is 0xffffffff (32-bit all-ones)
5149 in which case register 16 is the CPSR.
5150 The write goes directly to the CPU, bypassing the register cache.
5151 @end deffn
5152
5153 @deffn {Debug Command} {arm7_9 write_xpsr} word (@option{0}|@option{1})
5154 @emph{This is intended for use while debugging OpenOCD; you probably
5155 shouldn't use it.}
5156
5157 If the second parameter is zero, writes @var{word} to the
5158 Current Program Status register (CPSR).
5159 Else writes @var{word} to the current mode's Saved PSR (SPSR).
5160 In both cases, this bypasses the register cache.
5161 @end deffn
5162
5163 @deffn {Debug Command} {arm7_9 write_xpsr_im8} byte rotate (@option{0}|@option{1})
5164 @emph{This is intended for use while debugging OpenOCD; you probably
5165 shouldn't use it.}
5166
5167 Writes eight bits to the CPSR or SPSR,
5168 first rotating them by @math{2*rotate} bits,
5169 and bypassing the register cache.
5170 This has lower JTAG overhead than writing the entire CPSR or SPSR
5171 with @command{arm7_9 write_xpsr}.
5172 @end deffn
5173
5174 @subsection ARM720T specific commands
5175 @cindex ARM720T
5176
5177 These commands are available to ARM720T based CPUs,
5178 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
5179 based on the ARM7TDMI-S integer core.
5180 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5 and ARM7/ARM9 commands.
5181
5182 @deffn Command {arm720t cp15} regnum [value]
5183 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5184 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5185 @end deffn
5186
5187 @deffn Command {arm720t mdw_phys} addr [count]
5188 @deffnx Command {arm720t mdh_phys} addr [count]
5189 @deffnx Command {arm720t mdb_phys} addr [count]
5190 Display contents of physical address @var{addr}, as
5191 32-bit words (@command{mdw_phys}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh_phys}),
5192 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb_phys}).
5193 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5194 @end deffn
5195
5196 @deffn Command {arm720t mww_phys} addr word
5197 @deffnx Command {arm720t mwh_phys} addr halfword
5198 @deffnx Command {arm720t mwb_phys} addr byte
5199 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5200 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
5201 at the specified physical address @var{addr}.
5202 @end deffn
5203
5204 @deffn Command {arm720t virt2phys} va
5205 Translate a virtual address @var{va} to a physical address
5206 and display the result.
5207 @end deffn
5208
5209 @subsection ARM9 specific commands
5210 @cindex ARM9
5211
5212 ARM9-family cores are built around ARM9TDMI or ARM9E (including ARM9EJS)
5213 integer processors.
5214 Such cores include the ARM920T, ARM926EJ-S, and ARM966.
5215
5216 For historical reasons, one command shared by these cores starts
5217 with the @command{arm9tdmi} prefix.
5218 This is true even for ARM9E based processors, which implement the
5219 ARMv5TE architecture instead of ARMv4T.
5220
5221 @c 9-june-2009: tried this on arm920t, it didn't work.
5222 @c no-params always lists nothing caught, and that's how it acts.
5223
5224 @anchor{arm9tdmi vector_catch}
5225 @deffn Command {arm9tdmi vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
5226 @cindex vector_catch
5227 Vector Catch hardware provides a sort of dedicated breakpoint
5228 for hardware events such as reset, interrupt, and abort.
5229 You can use this to conserve normal breakpoint resources,
5230 so long as you're not concerned with code that branches directly
5231 to those hardware vectors.
5232
5233 This always finishes by listing the current configuration.
5234 If parameters are provided, it first reconfigures the
5235 vector catch hardware to intercept
5236 @option{all} of the hardware vectors,
5237 @option{none} of them,
5238 or a list with one or more of the following:
5239 @option{reset} @option{undef} @option{swi} @option{pabt} @option{dabt} @option{reserved}
5240 @option{irq} @option{fiq}.
5241 @end deffn
5242
5243 @subsection ARM920T specific commands
5244 @cindex ARM920T
5245
5246 These commands are available to ARM920T based CPUs,
5247 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
5248 built using the ARM9TDMI integer core.
5249 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5, ARM7/ARM9,
5250 and ARM9TDMI commands.
5251
5252 @deffn Command {arm920t cache_info}
5253 Print information about the caches found. This allows to see whether your target
5254 is an ARM920T (2x16kByte cache) or ARM922T (2x8kByte cache).
5255 @end deffn
5256
5257 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15} regnum [value]
5258 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5259 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5260 @end deffn
5261
5262 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15i} opcode [value [address]]
5263 Interpreted access using cp15 @var{opcode}.
5264 If no @var{value} is provided, the result is displayed.
5265 Else if that value is written using the specified @var{address},
5266 or using zero if no other address is not provided.
5267 @end deffn
5268
5269 @deffn Command {arm920t mdw_phys} addr [count]
5270 @deffnx Command {arm920t mdh_phys} addr [count]
5271 @deffnx Command {arm920t mdb_phys} addr [count]
5272 Display contents of physical address @var{addr}, as
5273 32-bit words (@command{mdw_phys}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh_phys}),
5274 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb_phys}).
5275 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5276 @end deffn
5277
5278 @deffn Command {arm920t mww_phys} addr word
5279 @deffnx Command {arm920t mwh_phys} addr halfword
5280 @deffnx Command {arm920t mwb_phys} addr byte
5281 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5282 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
5283 at the specified physical address @var{addr}.
5284 @end deffn
5285
5286 @deffn Command {arm920t read_cache} filename
5287 Dump the content of ICache and DCache to a file named @file{filename}.
5288 @end deffn
5289
5290 @deffn Command {arm920t read_mmu} filename
5291 Dump the content of the ITLB and DTLB to a file named @file{filename}.
5292 @end deffn
5293
5294 @deffn Command {arm920t virt2phys} va
5295 Translate a virtual address @var{va} to a physical address
5296 and display the result.
5297 @end deffn
5298
5299 @subsection ARM926ej-s specific commands
5300 @cindex ARM926ej-s
5301
5302 These commands are available to ARM926ej-s based CPUs,
5303 which are implementations of the ARMv5TEJ architecture
5304 based on the ARM9EJ-S integer core.
5305 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5, ARM7/ARM9,
5306 and ARM9TDMI commands.
5307
5308 The Feroceon cores also support these commands, although
5309 they are not built from ARM926ej-s designs.
5310
5311 @deffn Command {arm926ejs cache_info}
5312 Print information about the caches found.
5313 @end deffn
5314
5315 @deffn Command {arm926ejs cp15} opcode1 opcode2 CRn CRm regnum [value]
5316 Accesses cp15 register @var{regnum} using
5317 @var{opcode1}, @var{opcode2}, @var{CRn}, and @var{CRm}.
5318 If a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5319 Else that register is read and displayed.
5320 @end deffn
5321
5322 @deffn Command {arm926ejs mdw_phys} addr [count]
5323 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mdh_phys} addr [count]
5324 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mdb_phys} addr [count]
5325 Display contents of physical address @var{addr}, as
5326 32-bit words (@command{mdw_phys}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh_phys}),
5327 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb_phys}).
5328 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5329 @end deffn
5330
5331 @deffn Command {arm926ejs mww_phys} addr word
5332 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mwh_phys} addr halfword
5333 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mwb_phys} addr byte
5334 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5335 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
5336 at the specified physical address @var{addr}.
5337 @end deffn
5338
5339 @deffn Command {arm926ejs virt2phys} va
5340 Translate a virtual address @var{va} to a physical address
5341 and display the result.
5342 @end deffn
5343
5344 @subsection ARM966E specific commands
5345 @cindex ARM966E
5346
5347 These commands are available to ARM966 based CPUs,
5348 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
5349 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5, ARM7/ARM9,
5350 and ARM9TDMI commands.
5351
5352 @deffn Command {arm966e cp15} regnum [value]
5353 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5354 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5355 @end deffn
5356
5357 @subsection XScale specific commands
5358 @cindex XScale
5359
5360 Some notes about the debug implementation on the XScale CPUs:
5361
5362 The XScale CPU provides a special debug-only mini-instruction cache
5363 (mini-IC) in which exception vectors and target-resident debug handler
5364 code are placed by OpenOCD. In order to get access to the CPU, OpenOCD
5365 must point vector 0 (the reset vector) to the entry of the debug
5366 handler. However, this means that the complete first cacheline in the
5367 mini-IC is marked valid, which makes the CPU fetch all exception
5368 handlers from the mini-IC, ignoring the code in RAM.
5369
5370 OpenOCD currently does not sync the mini-IC entries with the RAM
5371 contents (which would fail anyway while the target is running), so
5372 the user must provide appropriate values using the @code{xscale
5373 vector_table} command.
5374
5375 It is recommended to place a pc-relative indirect branch in the vector
5376 table, and put the branch destination somewhere in memory. Doing so
5377 makes sure the code in the vector table stays constant regardless of
5378 code layout in memory:
5379 @example
5380 _vectors:
5381 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5382 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5383 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5384 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5385 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5386 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5387 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5388 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5389 .org 0x100
5390 .long real_reset_vector
5391 .long real_ui_handler
5392 .long real_swi_handler
5393 .long real_pf_abort
5394 .long real_data_abort
5395 .long 0 /* unused */
5396 .long real_irq_handler
5397 .long real_fiq_handler
5398 @end example
5399
5400 The debug handler must be placed somewhere in the address space using
5401 the @code{xscale debug_handler} command. The allowed locations for the
5402 debug handler are either (0x800 - 0x1fef800) or (0xfe000800 -
5403 0xfffff800). The default value is 0xfe000800.
5404
5405
5406 These commands are available to XScale based CPUs,
5407 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
5408
5409 @deffn Command {xscale analyze_trace}
5410 Displays the contents of the trace buffer.
5411 @end deffn
5412
5413 @deffn Command {xscale cache_clean_address} address
5414 Changes the address used when cleaning the data cache.
5415 @end deffn
5416
5417 @deffn Command {xscale cache_info}
5418 Displays information about the CPU caches.
5419 @end deffn
5420
5421 @deffn Command {xscale cp15} regnum [value]
5422 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5423 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5424 @end deffn
5425
5426 @deffn Command {xscale debug_handler} target address
5427 Changes the address used for the specified target's debug handler.
5428 @end deffn
5429
5430 @deffn Command {xscale dcache} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5431 Enables or disable the CPU's data cache.
5432 @end deffn
5433
5434 @deffn Command {xscale dump_trace} filename
5435 Dumps the raw contents of the trace buffer to @file{filename}.
5436 @end deffn
5437
5438 @deffn Command {xscale icache} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5439 Enables or disable the CPU's instruction cache.
5440 @end deffn
5441
5442 @deffn Command {xscale mmu} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5443 Enables or disable the CPU's memory management unit.
5444 @end deffn
5445
5446 @deffn Command {xscale trace_buffer} (@option{enable}|@option{disable}) [@option{fill} [n] | @option{wrap}]
5447 Enables or disables the trace buffer,
5448 and controls how it is emptied.
5449 @end deffn
5450
5451 @deffn Command {xscale trace_image} filename [offset [type]]
5452 Opens a trace image from @file{filename}, optionally rebasing
5453 its segment addresses by @var{offset}.
5454 The image @var{type} may be one of
5455 @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
5456 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19),
5457 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
5458 @end deffn
5459
5460 @anchor{xscale vector_catch}
5461 @deffn Command {xscale vector_catch} [mask]
5462 @cindex vector_catch
5463 Display a bitmask showing the hardware vectors to catch.
5464 If the optional parameter is provided, first set the bitmask to that value.
5465
5466 The mask bits correspond with bit 16..23 in the DCSR:
5467 @example
5468 0x01 Trap Reset
5469 0x02 Trap Undefined Instructions
5470 0x04 Trap Software Interrupt
5471 0x08 Trap Prefetch Abort
5472 0x10 Trap Data Abort
5473 0x20 reserved
5474 0x40 Trap IRQ
5475 0x80 Trap FIQ
5476 @end example
5477 @end deffn
5478
5479 @anchor{xscale vector_table}
5480 @deffn Command {xscale vector_table} [<low|high> <index> <value>]
5481 @cindex vector_table
5482
5483 Set an entry in the mini-IC vector table. There are two tables: one for
5484 low vectors (at 0x00000000), and one for high vectors (0xFFFF0000), each
5485 holding the 8 exception vectors. @var{index} can be 1-7, because vector 0
5486 points to the debug handler entry and can not be overwritten.
5487 @var{value} holds the 32-bit opcode that is placed in the mini-IC.
5488
5489 Without arguments, the current settings are displayed.
5490
5491 @end deffn
5492
5493 @section ARMv6 Architecture
5494 @cindex ARMv6
5495
5496 @subsection ARM11 specific commands
5497 @cindex ARM11
5498
5499 @deffn Command {arm11 mcr} pX opc1 CRn CRm opc2 value
5500 Write @var{value} to a coprocessor @var{pX} register
5501 passing parameters @var{CRn},
5502 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
5503 and the MCR instruction.
5504 (The difference beween this and the MCR2 instruction is
5505 one bit in the encoding, effecively a fifth parameter.)
5506 @end deffn
5507
5508 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite burst} [value]
5509 Displays the value of the memwrite burst-enable flag,
5510 which is enabled by default.
5511 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5512 @end deffn
5513
5514 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite error_fatal} [value]
5515 Displays the value of the memwrite error_fatal flag,
5516 which is enabled by default.
5517 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5518 @end deffn
5519
5520 @deffn Command {arm11 mrc} pX opc1 CRn CRm opc2
5521 Read a coprocessor @var{pX} register passing parameters @var{CRn},
5522 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
5523 and the MRC instruction.
5524 (The difference beween this and the MRC2 instruction is
5525 one bit in the encoding, effecively a fifth parameter.)
5526 Displays the result.
5527 @end deffn
5528
5529 @deffn Command {arm11 no_increment} [value]
5530 Displays the value of the flag controlling whether
5531 some read or write operations increment the pointer
5532 (the default behavior) or not (acting like a FIFO).
5533 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5534 @end deffn
5535
5536 @deffn Command {arm11 step_irq_enable} [value]
5537 Displays the value of the flag controlling whether
5538 IRQs are enabled during single stepping;
5539 they are disabled by default.
5540 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5541 @end deffn
5542
5543 @deffn Command {arm11 vcr} [value]
5544 @cindex vector_catch
5545 Displays the value of the @emph{Vector Catch Register (VCR)},
5546 coprocessor 14 register 7.
5547 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5548
5549 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
5550 for certain hardware events.
5551 The specific bit values are core-specific (as in fact is using
5552 coprocessor 14 register 7 itself) but all current ARM11
5553 cores @emph{except the ARM1176} use the same six bits.
5554 @end deffn
5555
5556 @section ARMv7 Architecture
5557 @cindex ARMv7
5558
5559 @subsection ARMv7 Debug Access Port (DAP) specific commands
5560 @cindex Debug Access Port
5561 @cindex DAP
5562 These commands are specific to ARM architecture v7 Debug Access Port (DAP),
5563 included on cortex-m3 and cortex-a8 systems.
5564 They are available in addition to other core-specific commands that may be available.
5565
5566 @deffn Command {dap info} [num]
5567 Displays dap info for ap @var{num}, defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5568 @end deffn
5569
5570 @deffn Command {dap apsel} [num]
5571 Select AP @var{num}, defaulting to 0.
5572 @end deffn
5573
5574 @deffn Command {dap apid} [num]
5575 Displays id register from AP @var{num},
5576 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5577 @end deffn
5578
5579 @deffn Command {dap baseaddr} [num]
5580 Displays debug base address from AP @var{num},
5581 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5582 @end deffn
5583
5584 @deffn Command {dap memaccess} [value]
5585 Displays the number of extra tck for mem-ap memory bus access [0-255].
5586 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5587 @end deffn
5588
5589 @subsection ARMv7-A specific commands
5590 @cindex ARMv7-A
5591
5592 @deffn Command {armv7a disassemble} address [count [@option{thumb}]]
5593 @cindex disassemble
5594 Disassembles @var{count} instructions starting at @var{address}.
5595 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5596 If @option{thumb} is specified, or the low bit of the address is set,
5597 Thumb2 (mixed 16/32-bit) instructions are used;
5598 else ARM (32-bit) instructions are used.
5599 With a handful of exceptions, ThumbEE instructions are the same as Thumb2;
5600 ThumbEE disassembly currently has no explicit support.
5601 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5602 those instructions are not currently understood by OpenOCD.)
5603 @end deffn
5604
5605
5606 @subsection Cortex-M3 specific commands
5607 @cindex Cortex-M3
5608
5609 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 disassemble} address [count]
5610 @cindex disassemble
5611 Disassembles @var{count} Thumb2 instructions starting at @var{address}.
5612 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5613 @end deffn
5614
5615 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 maskisr} (@option{on}|@option{off})
5616 Control masking (disabling) interrupts during target step/resume.
5617 @end deffn
5618
5619 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
5620 @cindex vector_catch
5621 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
5622 for certain hardware events.
5623
5624 Parameters request interception of
5625 @option{all} of these hardware event vectors,
5626 @option{none} of them,
5627 or one or more of the following:
5628 @option{hard_err} for a HardFault exception;
5629 @option{mm_err} for a MemManage exception;
5630 @option{bus_err} for a BusFault exception;
5631 @option{irq_err},
5632 @option{state_err},
5633 @option{chk_err}, or
5634 @option{nocp_err} for various UsageFault exceptions; or
5635 @option{reset}.
5636 If NVIC setup code does not enable them,
5637 MemManage, BusFault, and UsageFault exceptions
5638 are mapped to HardFault.
5639 UsageFault checks for
5640 divide-by-zero and unaligned access
5641 must also be explicitly enabled.
5642
5643 This finishes by listing the current vector catch configuration.
5644 @end deffn
5645
5646 @anchor{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}
5647 @section Software Debug Messages and Tracing
5648 @cindex Linux-ARM DCC support
5649 @cindex tracing
5650 @cindex libdcc
5651 @cindex DCC
5652 OpenOCD can process certain requests from target software. Currently
5653 @command{target_request debugmsgs}
5654 is supported only for @option{arm7_9} and @option{cortex_m3} cores.
5655 These messages are received as part of target polling, so
5656 you need to have @command{poll on} active to receive them.
5657 They are intrusive in that they will affect program execution
5658 times. If that is a problem, @pxref{ARM Hardware Tracing}.
5659
5660 See @file{libdcc} in the contrib dir for more details.
5661 In addition to sending strings, characters, and
5662 arrays of various size integers from the target,
5663 @file{libdcc} also exports a software trace point mechanism.
5664 The target being debugged may
5665 issue trace messages which include a 24-bit @dfn{trace point} number.
5666 Trace point support includes two distinct mechanisms,
5667 each supported by a command:
5668
5669 @itemize
5670 @item @emph{History} ... A circular buffer of trace points
5671 can be set up, and then displayed at any time.
5672 This tracks where code has been, which can be invaluable in
5673 finding out how some fault was triggered.
5674
5675 The buffer may overflow, since it collects records continuously.
5676 It may be useful to use some of the 24 bits to represent a
5677 particular event, and other bits to hold data.
5678
5679 @item @emph{Counting} ... An array of counters can be set up,
5680 and then displayed at any time.
5681 This can help establish code coverage and identify hot spots.
5682
5683 The array of counters is directly indexed by the trace point
5684 number, so trace points with higher numbers are not counted.
5685 @end itemize
5686
5687 Linux-ARM kernels have a ``Kernel low-level debugging
5688 via EmbeddedICE DCC channel'' option (CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC,
5689 depends on CONFIG_DEBUG_LL) which uses this mechanism to
5690 deliver messages before a serial console can be activated.
5691 This is not the same format used by @file{libdcc}.
5692 Other software, such as the U-Boot boot loader, sometimes
5693 does the same thing.
5694
5695 @deffn Command {target_request debugmsgs} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}|@option{charmsg}]
5696 Displays current handling of target DCC message requests.
5697 These messages may be sent to the debugger while the target is running.
5698 The optional @option{enable} and @option{charmsg} parameters
5699 both enable the messages, while @option{disable} disables them.
5700
5701 With @option{charmsg} the DCC words each contain one character,
5702 as used by Linux with CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC;
5703 otherwise the libdcc format is used.
5704 @end deffn
5705
5706 @deffn Command {trace history} [@option{clear}|count]
5707 With no parameter, displays all the trace points that have triggered
5708 in the order they triggered.
5709 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace history records.
5710 With a @var{count} parameter, allocates space for that many
5711 history records.
5712 @end deffn
5713
5714 @deffn Command {trace point} [@option{clear}|identifier]
5715 With no parameter, displays all trace point identifiers and how many times
5716 they have been triggered.
5717 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace point counters.
5718 With a numeric @var{identifier} parameter, creates a new a trace point counter
5719 and associates it with that identifier.
5720
5721 @emph{Important:} The identifier and the trace point number
5722 are not related except by this command.
5723 These trace point numbers always start at zero (from server startup,
5724 or after @command{trace point clear}) and count up from there.
5725 @end deffn
5726
5727
5728 @node JTAG Commands
5729 @chapter JTAG Commands
5730 @cindex JTAG Commands
5731 Most general purpose JTAG commands have been presented earlier.
5732 (@xref{JTAG Speed}, @ref{Reset Configuration}, and @ref{TAP Declaration}.)
5733 Lower level JTAG commands, as presented here,
5734 may be needed to work with targets which require special
5735 attention during operations such as reset or initialization.
5736
5737 To use these commands you will need to understand some
5738 of the basics of JTAG, including:
5739
5740 @itemize @bullet
5741 @item A JTAG scan chain consists of a sequence of individual TAP
5742 devices such as a CPUs.
5743 @item Control operations involve moving each TAP through the same
5744 standard state machine (in parallel)
5745 using their shared TMS and clock signals.
5746 @item Data transfer involves shifting data through the chain of
5747 instruction or data registers of each TAP, writing new register values
5748 while the reading previous ones.
5749 @item Data register sizes are a function of the instruction active in
5750 a given TAP, while instruction register sizes are fixed for each TAP.
5751 All TAPs support a BYPASS instruction with a single bit data register.
5752 @item The way OpenOCD differentiates between TAP devices is by
5753 shifting different instructions into (and out of) their instruction
5754 registers.
5755 @end itemize
5756
5757 @section Low Level JTAG Commands
5758
5759 These commands are used by developers who need to access
5760 JTAG instruction or data registers, possibly controlling
5761 the order of TAP state transitions.
5762 If you're not debugging OpenOCD internals, or bringing up a
5763 new JTAG adapter or a new type of TAP device (like a CPU or
5764 JTAG router), you probably won't need to use these commands.
5765
5766 @deffn Command {drscan} tap [numbits value]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
5767 Loads the data register of @var{tap} with a series of bit fields
5768 that specify the entire register.
5769 Each field is @var{numbits} bits long with
5770 a numeric @var{value} (hexadecimal encouraged).
5771 The return value holds the original value of each
5772 of those fields.
5773
5774 For example, a 38 bit number might be specified as one
5775 field of 32 bits then one of 6 bits.
5776 @emph{For portability, never pass fields which are more
5777 than 32 bits long. Many OpenOCD implementations do not
5778 support 64-bit (or larger) integer values.}
5779
5780 All TAPs other than @var{tap} must be in BYPASS mode.
5781 The single bit in their data registers does not matter.
5782
5783 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
5784 in that state.
5785 For example @sc{drpause} might be specified, so that more
5786 instructions can be issued before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
5787 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
5788
5789 @quotation Warning
5790 OpenOCD does not record information about data register lengths,
5791 so @emph{it is important that you get the bit field lengths right}.
5792 Remember that different JTAG instructions refer to different
5793 data registers, which may have different lengths.
5794 Moreover, those lengths may not be fixed;
5795 the SCAN_N instruction can change the length of
5796 the register accessed by the INTEST instruction
5797 (by connecting a different scan chain).
5798 @end quotation
5799 @end deffn
5800
5801 @deffn Command {flush_count}
5802 Returns the number of times the JTAG queue has been flushed.
5803 This may be used for performance tuning.
5804
5805 For example, flushing a queue over USB involves a
5806 minimum latency, often several milliseconds, which does
5807 not change with the amount of data which is written.
5808 You may be able to identify performance problems by finding
5809 tasks which waste bandwidth by flushing small transfers too often,
5810 instead of batching them into larger operations.
5811 @end deffn
5812
5813 @deffn Command {irscan} [tap instruction]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
5814 For each @var{tap} listed, loads the instruction register
5815 with its associated numeric @var{instruction}.
5816 (The number of bits in that instruction may be displayed
5817 using the @command{scan_chain} command.)
5818 For other TAPs, a BYPASS instruction is loaded.
5819
5820 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
5821 in that state.
5822 For example @sc{irpause} might be specified, so the data register
5823 can be loaded before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
5824 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
5825
5826 @quotation Note
5827 OpenOCD currently supports only a single field for instruction
5828 register values, unlike data register values.
5829 For TAPs where the instruction register length is more than 32 bits,
5830 portable scripts currently must issue only BYPASS instructions.
5831 @end quotation
5832 @end deffn
5833
5834 @deffn Command {jtag_reset} trst srst
5835 Set values of reset signals.
5836 The @var{trst} and @var{srst} parameter values may be
5837 @option{0}, indicating that reset is inactive (pulled or driven high),
5838 or @option{1}, indicating it is active (pulled or driven low).
5839 The @command{reset_config} command should already have been used
5840 to configure how the board and JTAG adapter treat these two
5841 signals, and to say if either signal is even present.
5842 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
5843 @end deffn
5844
5845 @deffn Command {runtest} @var{num_cycles}
5846 Move to the @sc{run/idle} state, and execute at least
5847 @var{num_cycles} of the JTAG clock (TCK).
5848 Instructions often need some time
5849 to execute before they take effect.
5850 @end deffn
5851
5852 @c tms_sequence (short|long)
5853 @c ... temporary, debug-only, probably gone before 0.2 ships
5854
5855 @deffn Command {verify_ircapture} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5856 Verify values captured during @sc{ircapture} and returned
5857 during IR scans. Default is enabled, but this can be
5858 overridden by @command{verify_jtag}.
5859 @end deffn
5860
5861 @deffn Command {verify_jtag} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5862 Enables verification of DR and IR scans, to help detect
5863 programming errors. For IR scans, @command{verify_ircapture}
5864 must also be enabled.
5865 Default is enabled.
5866 @end deffn
5867
5868 @section TAP state names
5869 @cindex TAP state names
5870
5871 The @var{tap_state} names used by OpenOCD in the @command{drscan},
5872 and @command{irscan} commands are:
5873
5874 @itemize @bullet
5875 @item @b{RESET} ... should act as if TRST were active
5876 @item @b{RUN/IDLE} ... don't assume this always means IDLE
5877 @item @b{DRSELECT}
5878 @item @b{DRCAPTURE}
5879 @item @b{DRSHIFT} ... TDI/TDO shifting through the data register
5880 @item @b{DREXIT1}
5881 @item @b{DRPAUSE} ... data register ready for update or more shifting
5882 @item @b{DREXIT2}
5883 @item @b{DRUPDATE}
5884 @item @b{IRSELECT}
5885 @item @b{IRCAPTURE}
5886 @item @b{IRSHIFT} ... TDI/TDO shifting through the instruction register
5887 @item @b{IREXIT1}
5888 @item @b{IRPAUSE} ... instruction register ready for update or more shifting
5889 @item @b{IREXIT2}
5890 @item @b{IRUPDATE}
5891 @end itemize
5892
5893 Note that only six of those states are fully ``stable'' in the
5894 face of TMS fixed (low except for @sc{reset})
5895 and a free-running JTAG clock. For all the
5896 others, the next TCK transition changes to a new state.
5897
5898 @itemize @bullet
5899 @item From @sc{drshift} and @sc{irshift}, clock transitions will
5900 produce side effects by changing register contents. The values
5901 to be latched in upcoming @sc{drupdate} or @sc{irupdate} states
5902 may not be as expected.
5903 @item @sc{run/idle}, @sc{drpause}, and @sc{irpause} are reasonable
5904 choices after @command{drscan} or @command{irscan} commands,
5905 since they are free of JTAG side effects.
5906 However, @sc{run/idle} may have side effects that appear at other
5907 levels, such as advancing the ARM9E-S instruction pipeline.
5908 Consult the documentation for the TAP(s) you are working with.
5909 @end itemize
5910
5911 @node Boundary Scan Commands
5912 @chapter Boundary Scan Commands
5913
5914 One of the original purposes of JTAG was to support
5915 boundary scan based hardware testing.
5916 Although its primary focus is to support On-Chip Debugging,
5917 OpenOCD also includes some boundary scan commands.
5918
5919 @section SVF: Serial Vector Format
5920 @cindex Serial Vector Format
5921 @cindex SVF
5922
5923 The Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{SVF}, is a
5924 way to represent JTAG test patterns in text files.
5925 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
5926
5927 @deffn Command {svf} filename [@option{quiet}]
5928 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
5929 runs the SVF script from @file{filename}.
5930 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
5931 each command is logged before it is executed.
5932 @end deffn
5933
5934 @section XSVF: Xilinx Serial Vector Format
5935 @cindex Xilinx Serial Vector Format
5936 @cindex XSVF
5937
5938 The Xilinx Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{XSVF}, is a
5939 binary representation of SVF which is optimized for use with
5940 Xilinx devices.
5941 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
5942
5943 @quotation Important
5944 Not all XSVF commands are supported.
5945 @end quotation
5946
5947 @deffn Command {xsvf} (tapname|@option{plain}) filename [@option{virt2}] [@option{quiet}]
5948 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
5949 runs the XSVF script from @file{filename}.
5950 When a @var{tapname} is specified, the commands are directed at
5951 that TAP.
5952 When @option{virt2} is specified, the @sc{xruntest} command counts
5953 are interpreted as TCK cycles instead of microseconds.
5954 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
5955 messages are logged for comments and some retries.
5956 @end deffn
5957
5958 @node TFTP
5959 @chapter TFTP
5960 @cindex TFTP
5961 If OpenOCD runs on an embedded host(as ZY1000 does), then TFTP can
5962 be used to access files on PCs (either the developer's PC or some other PC).
5963
5964 The way this works on the ZY1000 is to prefix a filename by
5965 "/tftp/ip/" and append the TFTP path on the TFTP
5966 server (tftpd). For example,
5967
5968 @example
5969 load_image /tftp/10.0.0.96/c:\temp\abc.elf
5970 @end example
5971
5972 will load c:\temp\abc.elf from the developer pc (10.0.0.96) into memory as
5973 if the file was hosted on the embedded host.
5974
5975 In order to achieve decent performance, you must choose a TFTP server
5976 that supports a packet size bigger than the default packet size (512 bytes). There
5977 are numerous TFTP servers out there (free and commercial) and you will have to do
5978 a bit of googling to find something that fits your requirements.
5979
5980 @node GDB and OpenOCD
5981 @chapter GDB and OpenOCD
5982 @cindex GDB
5983 OpenOCD complies with the remote gdbserver protocol, and as such can be used
5984 to debug remote targets.
5985
5986 @anchor{Connecting to GDB}
5987 @section Connecting to GDB
5988 @cindex Connecting to GDB
5989 Use GDB 6.7 or newer with OpenOCD if you run into trouble. For
5990 instance GDB 6.3 has a known bug that produces bogus memory access
5991 errors, which has since been fixed: look up 1836 in
5992 @url{http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=gdb}
5993
5994 OpenOCD can communicate with GDB in two ways:
5995
5996 @enumerate
5997 @item
5998 A socket (TCP/IP) connection is typically started as follows:
5999 @example
6000 target remote localhost:3333
6001 @end example
6002 This would cause GDB to connect to the gdbserver on the local pc using port 3333.
6003 @item
6004 A pipe connection is typically started as follows:
6005 @example
6006 target remote | openocd --pipe
6007 @end example
6008 This would cause GDB to run OpenOCD and communicate using pipes (stdin/stdout).
6009 Using this method has the advantage of GDB starting/stopping OpenOCD for the debug
6010 session.
6011 @end enumerate
6012
6013 To list the available OpenOCD commands type @command{monitor help} on the
6014 GDB command line.
6015
6016 OpenOCD supports the gdb @option{qSupported} packet, this enables information
6017 to be sent by the GDB remote server (i.e. OpenOCD) to GDB. Typical information includes
6018 packet size and the device's memory map.
6019
6020 Previous versions of OpenOCD required the following GDB options to increase
6021 the packet size and speed up GDB communication:
6022 @example
6023 set remote memory-write-packet-size 1024
6024 set remote memory-write-packet-size fixed
6025 set remote memory-read-packet-size 1024
6026 set remote memory-read-packet-size fixed
6027 @end example
6028 This is now handled in the @option{qSupported} PacketSize and should not be required.
6029
6030 @section Programming using GDB
6031 @cindex Programming using GDB
6032
6033 By default the target memory map is sent to GDB. This can be disabled by
6034 the following OpenOCD configuration option:
6035 @example
6036 gdb_memory_map disable
6037 @end example
6038 For this to function correctly a valid flash configuration must also be set
6039 in OpenOCD. For faster performance you should also configure a valid
6040 working area.
6041
6042 Informing GDB of the memory map of the target will enable GDB to protect any
6043 flash areas of the target and use hardware breakpoints by default. This means
6044 that the OpenOCD option @command{gdb_breakpoint_override} is not required when
6045 using a memory map. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6046
6047 To view the configured memory map in GDB, use the GDB command @option{info mem}
6048 All other unassigned addresses within GDB are treated as RAM.
6049
6050 GDB 6.8 and higher set any memory area not in the memory map as inaccessible.
6051 This can be changed to the old behaviour by using the following GDB command
6052 @example
6053 set mem inaccessible-by-default off
6054 @end example
6055
6056 If @command{gdb_flash_program enable} is also used, GDB will be able to
6057 program any flash memory using the vFlash interface.
6058
6059 GDB will look at the target memory map when a load command is given, if any
6060 areas to be programmed lie within the target flash area the vFlash packets
6061 will be used.
6062
6063 If the target needs configuring before GDB programming, an event
6064 script can be executed:
6065 @example
6066 $_TARGETNAME configure -event EVENTNAME BODY
6067 @end example
6068
6069 To verify any flash programming the GDB command @option{compare-sections}
6070 can be used.
6071
6072 @node Tcl Scripting API
6073 @chapter Tcl Scripting API
6074 @cindex Tcl Scripting API
6075 @cindex Tcl scripts
6076 @section API rules
6077
6078 The commands are stateless. E.g. the telnet command line has a concept
6079 of currently active target, the Tcl API proc's take this sort of state
6080 information as an argument to each proc.
6081
6082 There are three main types of return values: single value, name value
6083 pair list and lists.
6084
6085 Name value pair. The proc 'foo' below returns a name/value pair
6086 list.
6087
6088 @verbatim
6089
6090 > set foo(me) Duane
6091 > set foo(you) Oyvind
6092 > set foo(mouse) Micky
6093 > set foo(duck) Donald
6094
6095 If one does this:
6096
6097 > set foo
6098
6099 The result is:
6100
6101 me Duane you Oyvind mouse Micky duck Donald
6102
6103 Thus, to get the names of the associative array is easy:
6104
6105 foreach { name value } [set foo] {
6106 puts "Name: $name, Value: $value"
6107 }
6108 @end verbatim
6109
6110 Lists returned must be relatively small. Otherwise a range
6111 should be passed in to the proc in question.
6112
6113 @section Internal low-level Commands
6114
6115 By low-level, the intent is a human would not directly use these commands.
6116
6117 Low-level commands are (should be) prefixed with "ocd_", e.g.
6118 @command{ocd_flash_banks}
6119 is the low level API upon which @command{flash banks} is implemented.
6120
6121 @itemize @bullet
6122 @item @b{ocd_mem2array} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
6123
6124 Read memory and return as a Tcl array for script processing
6125 @item @b{ocd_array2mem} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
6126
6127 Convert a Tcl array to memory locations and write the values
6128 @item @b{ocd_flash_banks} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}> <@var{target}> [@option{driver options} ...]
6129
6130 Return information about the flash banks
6131 @end itemize
6132
6133 OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
6134 @file{startup.tcl} "unknown" proc will translate this into a Tcl proc
6135 called "flash_banks".
6136
6137 @section OpenOCD specific Global Variables
6138
6139 @subsection HostOS
6140
6141 Real Tcl has ::tcl_platform(), and platform::identify, and many other
6142 variables. JimTCL, as implemented in OpenOCD creates $HostOS which
6143 holds one of the following values:
6144
6145 @itemize @bullet
6146 @item @b{winxx} Built using Microsoft Visual Studio
6147 @item @b{linux} Linux is the underlying operating sytem
6148 @item @b{darwin} Darwin (mac-os) is the underlying operating sytem.
6149 @item @b{cygwin} Running under Cygwin
6150 @item @b{mingw32} Running under MingW32
6151 @item @b{other} Unknown, none of the above.
6152 @end itemize
6153
6154 Note: 'winxx' was choosen because today (March-2009) no distinction is made between Win32 and Win64.
6155
6156 @quotation Note
6157 We should add support for a variable like Tcl variable
6158 @code{tcl_platform(platform)}, it should be called
6159 @code{jim_platform} (because it
6160 is jim, not real tcl).
6161 @end quotation
6162
6163 @node Upgrading
6164 @chapter Deprecated/Removed Commands
6165 @cindex Deprecated/Removed Commands
6166 Certain OpenOCD commands have been deprecated or
6167 removed during the various revisions.
6168
6169 Upgrade your scripts as soon as possible.
6170 These descriptions for old commands may be removed
6171 a year after the command itself was removed.
6172 This means that in January 2010 this chapter may
6173 become much shorter.
6174
6175 @itemize @bullet
6176 @item @b{arm7_9 fast_writes}
6177 @cindex arm7_9 fast_writes
6178 @*Use @command{arm7_9 fast_memory_access} instead.
6179 @xref{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}.
6180 @item @b{endstate}
6181 @cindex endstate
6182 @*An buggy old command that would not really work since background polling would wipe out the global endstate
6183 @item @b{arm7_9 force_hw_bkpts}
6184 @*Use @command{gdb_breakpoint_override} instead. Note that GDB will use hardware breakpoints
6185 for flash if the GDB memory map has been set up(default when flash is declared in
6186 target configuration). @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6187 @item @b{arm7_9 sw_bkpts}
6188 @*On by default. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6189 @item @b{daemon_startup}
6190 @*this config option has been removed, simply adding @option{init} and @option{reset halt} to
6191 the end of your config script will give the same behaviour as using @option{daemon_startup reset}
6192 and @option{target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0}.
6193 @item @b{dump_binary}
6194 @*use @option{dump_image} command with same args. @xref{dump_image}.
6195 @item @b{flash erase}
6196 @*use @option{flash erase_sector} command with same args. @xref{flash erase_sector}.
6197 @item @b{flash write}
6198 @*use @option{flash write_bank} command with same args. @xref{flash write_bank}.
6199 @item @b{flash write_binary}
6200 @*use @option{flash write_bank} command with same args. @xref{flash write_bank}.
6201 @item @b{flash auto_erase}
6202 @*use @option{flash write_image} command passing @option{erase} as the first parameter. @xref{flash write_image}.
6203
6204 @item @b{jtag_device}
6205 @*use the @command{jtag newtap} command, converting from positional syntax
6206 to named prefixes, and naming the TAP.
6207 @xref{jtag newtap}.
6208 Note that if you try to use the old command, a message will tell you the
6209 right new command to use; and that the fourth parameter in the old syntax
6210 was never actually used.
6211 @example
6212 OLD: jtag_device 8 0x01 0xe3 0xfe
6213 NEW: jtag newtap CHIPNAME TAPNAME \
6214 -irlen 8 -ircapture 0x01 -irmask 0xe3
6215 @end example
6216
6217 @item @b{jtag_speed} value
6218 @*@xref{JTAG Speed}.
6219 Usually, a value of zero means maximum
6220 speed. The actual effect of this option depends on the JTAG interface used.
6221 @itemize @minus
6222 @item wiggler: maximum speed / @var{number}
6223 @item ft2232: 6MHz / (@var{number}+1)
6224 @item amt jtagaccel: 8 / 2**@var{number}
6225 @item jlink: maximum speed in kHz (0-12000), 0 will use RTCK
6226 @item rlink: 24MHz / @var{number}, but only for certain values of @var{number}
6227 @comment end speed list.
6228 @end itemize
6229
6230 @item @b{load_binary}
6231 @*use @option{load_image} command with same args. @xref{load_image}.
6232 @item @b{run_and_halt_time}
6233 @*This command has been removed for simpler reset behaviour, it can be simulated with the
6234 following commands:
6235 @smallexample
6236 reset run
6237 sleep 100
6238 halt
6239 @end smallexample
6240 @item @b{target} <@var{type}> <@var{endian}> <@var{jtag-position}>
6241 @*use the create subcommand of @option{target}.
6242 @item @b{target_script} <@var{target#}> <@var{eventname}> <@var{scriptname}>
6243 @*use <@var{target_name}> configure -event <@var{eventname}> "script <@var{scriptname}>"
6244 @item @b{working_area}
6245 @*use the @option{configure} subcommand of @option{target} to set the work-area-virt, work-area-phy, work-area-size, and work-area-backup properties of the target.
6246 @end itemize
6247
6248 @node FAQ
6249 @chapter FAQ
6250 @cindex faq
6251 @enumerate
6252 @anchor{FAQ RTCK}
6253 @item @b{RTCK, also known as: Adaptive Clocking - What is it?}
6254 @cindex RTCK
6255 @cindex adaptive clocking
6256 @*
6257
6258 In digital circuit design it is often refered to as ``clock
6259 synchronisation'' the JTAG interface uses one clock (TCK or TCLK)
6260 operating at some speed, your target is operating at another. The two
6261 clocks are not synchronised, they are ``asynchronous''
6262
6263 In order for the two to work together they must be synchronised. Otherwise
6264 the two systems will get out of sync with each other and nothing will
6265 work. There are 2 basic options:
6266 @enumerate
6267 @item
6268 Use a special circuit.
6269 @item
6270 One clock must be some multiple slower than the other.
6271 @end enumerate
6272
6273 @b{Does this really matter?} For some chips and some situations, this
6274 is a non-issue (i.e.: A 500MHz ARM926) but for others - for example some
6275 Atmel SAM7 and SAM9 chips start operation from reset at 32kHz -
6276 program/enable the oscillators and eventually the main clock. It is in
6277 those critical times you must slow the JTAG clock to sometimes 1 to
6278 4kHz.
6279
6280 Imagine debugging a 500MHz ARM926 hand held battery powered device
6281 that ``deep sleeps'' at 32kHz between every keystroke. It can be
6282 painful.
6283
6284 @b{Solution #1 - A special circuit}
6285
6286 In order to make use of this, your JTAG dongle must support the RTCK
6287 feature. Not all dongles support this - keep reading!
6288
6289 The RTCK signal often found in some ARM chips is used to help with
6290 this problem. ARM has a good description of the problem described at
6291 this link: @url{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} [checked
6292 28/nov/2008]. Link title: ``How does the JTAG synchronisation logic
6293 work? / how does adaptive clocking work?''.
6294
6295 The nice thing about adaptive clocking is that ``battery powered hand
6296 held device example'' - the adaptiveness works perfectly all the
6297 time. One can set a break point or halt the system in the deep power
6298 down code, slow step out until the system speeds up.
6299
6300 Note that adaptive clocking may also need to work at the board level,
6301 when a board-level scan chain has multiple chips.
6302 Parallel clock voting schemes are good way to implement this,
6303 both within and between chips, and can easily be implemented
6304 with a CPLD.
6305 It's not difficult to have logic fan a module's input TCK signal out
6306 to each TAP in the scan chain, and then wait until each TAP's RTCK comes
6307 back with the right polarity before changing the output RTCK signal.
6308 Texas Instruments makes some clock voting logic available
6309 for free (with no support) in VHDL form; see
6310 @url{http://tiexpressdsp.com/index.php/Adaptive_Clocking}
6311
6312 @b{Solution #2 - Always works - but may be slower}
6313
6314 Often this is a perfectly acceptable solution.
6315
6316 In most simple terms: Often the JTAG clock must be 1/10 to 1/12 of
6317 the target clock speed. But what that ``magic division'' is varies
6318 depending on the chips on your board.
6319 @b{ARM rule of thumb} Most ARM based systems require an 6:1 division;
6320 ARM11 cores use an 8:1 division.
6321 @b{Xilinx rule of thumb} is 1/12 the clock speed.
6322
6323 Note: Many FTDI2232C based JTAG dongles are limited to 6MHz.
6324
6325 You can still debug the 'low power' situations - you just need to
6326 manually adjust the clock speed at every step. While painful and
6327 tedious, it is not always practical.
6328
6329 It is however easy to ``code your way around it'' - i.e.: Cheat a little,
6330 have a special debug mode in your application that does a ``high power
6331 sleep''. If you are careful - 98% of your problems can be debugged
6332 this way.
6333
6334 Note that on ARM you may need to avoid using the @emph{wait for interrupt}
6335 operation in your idle loops even if you don't otherwise change the CPU
6336 clock rate.
6337 That operation gates the CPU clock, and thus the JTAG clock; which
6338 prevents JTAG access. One consequence is not being able to @command{halt}
6339 cores which are executing that @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
6340
6341 To set the JTAG frequency use the command:
6342
6343 @example
6344 # Example: 1.234MHz
6345 jtag_khz 1234
6346 @end example
6347
6348
6349 @item @b{Win32 Pathnames} Why don't backslashes work in Windows paths?
6350
6351 OpenOCD uses Tcl and a backslash is an escape char. Use @{ and @}
6352 around Windows filenames.
6353
6354 @example
6355 > echo \a
6356
6357 > echo @{\a@}
6358 \a
6359 > echo "\a"
6360
6361 >
6362 @end example
6363
6364
6365 @item @b{Missing: cygwin1.dll} OpenOCD complains about a missing cygwin1.dll.
6366
6367 Make sure you have Cygwin installed, or at least a version of OpenOCD that
6368 claims to come with all the necessary DLLs. When using Cygwin, try launching
6369 OpenOCD from the Cygwin shell.
6370
6371 @item @b{Breakpoint Issue} I'm trying to set a breakpoint using GDB (or a frontend like Insight or
6372 Eclipse), but OpenOCD complains that "Info: arm7_9_common.c:213
6373 arm7_9_add_breakpoint(): sw breakpoint requested, but software breakpoints not enabled".
6374
6375 GDB issues software breakpoints when a normal breakpoint is requested, or to implement
6376 source-line single-stepping. On ARMv4T systems, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T or ARM920T,
6377 software breakpoints consume one of the two available hardware breakpoints.
6378
6379 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} When erasing or writing LPC2000 on-chip flash, the operation fails at random.
6380
6381 Make sure the core frequency specified in the @option{flash lpc2000} line matches the
6382 clock at the time you're programming the flash. If you've specified the crystal's
6383 frequency, make sure the PLL is disabled. If you've specified the full core speed
6384 (e.g. 60MHz), make sure the PLL is enabled.
6385
6386 @item @b{Amontec Chameleon} When debugging using an Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
6387 I keep getting "Error: amt_jtagaccel.c:184 amt_wait_scan_busy(): amt_jtagaccel timed
6388 out while waiting for end of scan, rtck was disabled".
6389
6390 Make sure your PC's parallel port operates in EPP mode. You might have to try several
6391 settings in your PC BIOS (ECP, EPP, and different versions of those).
6392
6393 @item @b{Data Aborts} When debugging with OpenOCD and GDB (plain GDB, Insight, or Eclipse),
6394 I get lots of "Error: arm7_9_common.c:1771 arm7_9_read_memory():
6395 memory read caused data abort".
6396
6397 The errors are non-fatal, and are the result of GDB trying to trace stack frames
6398 beyond the last valid frame. It might be possible to prevent this by setting up
6399 a proper "initial" stack frame, if you happen to know what exactly has to
6400 be done, feel free to add this here.
6401
6402 @b{Simple:} In your startup code - push 8 registers of zeros onto the
6403 stack before calling main(). What GDB is doing is ``climbing'' the run
6404 time stack by reading various values on the stack using the standard
6405 call frame for the target. GDB keeps going - until one of 2 things
6406 happen @b{#1} an invalid frame is found, or @b{#2} some huge number of
6407 stackframes have been processed. By pushing zeros on the stack, GDB
6408 gracefully stops.
6409
6410 @b{Debugging Interrupt Service Routines} - In your ISR before you call
6411 your C code, do the same - artifically push some zeros onto the stack,
6412 remember to pop them off when the ISR is done.
6413
6414 @b{Also note:} If you have a multi-threaded operating system, they
6415 often do not @b{in the intrest of saving memory} waste these few
6416 bytes. Painful...
6417
6418
6419 @item @b{JTAG Reset Config} I get the following message in the OpenOCD console (or log file):
6420 "Warning: arm7_9_common.c:679 arm7_9_assert_reset(): srst resets test logic, too".
6421
6422 This warning doesn't indicate any serious problem, as long as you don't want to
6423 debug your core right out of reset. Your .cfg file specified @option{jtag_reset
6424 trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst} to tell OpenOCD that either your board,
6425 your debugger or your target uC (e.g. LPC2000) can't assert the two reset signals
6426 independently. With this setup, it's not possible to halt the core right out of
6427 reset, everything else should work fine.
6428
6429 @item @b{USB Power} When using OpenOCD in conjunction with Amontec JTAGkey and the Yagarto
6430 toolchain (Eclipse, arm-elf-gcc, arm-elf-gdb), the debugging seems to be
6431 unstable. When single-stepping over large blocks of code, GDB and OpenOCD
6432 quit with an error message. Is there a stability issue with OpenOCD?
6433
6434 No, this is not a stability issue concerning OpenOCD. Most users have solved
6435 this issue by simply using a self-powered USB hub, which they connect their
6436 Amontec JTAGkey to. Apparently, some computers do not provide a USB power
6437 supply stable enough for the Amontec JTAGkey to be operated.
6438
6439 @b{Laptops running on battery have this problem too...}
6440
6441 @item @b{USB Power} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the
6442 following error messages: "Error: ft2232.c:201 ft2232_read(): FT_Read returned:
6443 4" and "Error: ft2232.c:365 ft2232_send_and_recv(): couldn't read from FT2232".
6444 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
6445
6446 First of all, the reason might be the USB power supply. Try using a self-powered
6447 hub instead of a direct connection to your computer. Secondly, the error code 4
6448 corresponds to an FT_IO_ERROR, which means that the driver for the FTDI USB
6449 chip ran into some sort of error - this points us to a USB problem.
6450
6451 @item @b{GDB Disconnects} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the following
6452 error message: "Error: gdb_server.c:101 gdb_get_char(): read: 10054".
6453 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
6454
6455 Error code 10054 corresponds to WSAECONNRESET, which means that the debugger (GDB)
6456 has closed the connection to OpenOCD. This might be a GDB issue.
6457
6458 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} In the configuration file in the section where flash device configurations
6459 are described, there is a parameter for specifying the clock frequency
6460 for LPC2000 internal flash devices (e.g. @option{flash bank lpc2000
6461 0x0 0x40000 0 0 0 lpc2000_v1 14746 calc_checksum}), which must be
6462 specified in kilohertz. However, I do have a quartz crystal of a
6463 frequency that contains fractions of kilohertz (e.g. 14,745,600 Hz,
6464 i.e. 14,745.600 kHz). Is it possible to specify real numbers for the
6465 clock frequency?
6466
6467 No. The clock frequency specified here must be given as an integral number.
6468 However, this clock frequency is used by the In-Application-Programming (IAP)
6469 routines of the LPC2000 family only, which seems to be very tolerant concerning
6470 the given clock frequency, so a slight difference between the specified clock
6471 frequency and the actual clock frequency will not cause any trouble.
6472
6473 @item @b{Command Order} Do I have to keep a specific order for the commands in the configuration file?
6474
6475 Well, yes and no. Commands can be given in arbitrary order, yet the
6476 devices listed for the JTAG scan chain must be given in the right
6477 order (jtag newdevice), with the device closest to the TDO-Pin being
6478 listed first. In general, whenever objects of the same type exist
6479 which require an index number, then these objects must be given in the
6480 right order (jtag newtap, targets and flash banks - a target
6481 references a jtag newtap and a flash bank references a target).
6482
6483 You can use the ``scan_chain'' command to verify and display the tap order.
6484
6485 Also, some commands can't execute until after @command{init} has been
6486 processed. Such commands include @command{nand probe} and everything
6487 else that needs to write to controller registers, perhaps for setting
6488 up DRAM and loading it with code.
6489
6490 @anchor{FAQ TAP Order}
6491 @item @b{JTAG TAP Order} Do I have to declare the TAPS in some
6492 particular order?
6493
6494 Yes; whenever you have more than one, you must declare them in
6495 the same order used by the hardware.
6496
6497 Many newer devices have multiple JTAG TAPs. For example: ST
6498 Microsystems STM32 chips have two TAPs, a ``boundary scan TAP'' and
6499 ``Cortex-M3'' TAP. Example: The STM32 reference manual, Document ID:
6500 RM0008, Section 26.5, Figure 259, page 651/681, the ``TDI'' pin is
6501 connected to the boundary scan TAP, which then connects to the
6502 Cortex-M3 TAP, which then connects to the TDO pin.
6503
6504 Thus, the proper order for the STM32 chip is: (1) The Cortex-M3, then
6505 (2) The boundary scan TAP. If your board includes an additional JTAG
6506 chip in the scan chain (for example a Xilinx CPLD or FPGA) you could
6507 place it before or after the STM32 chip in the chain. For example:
6508
6509 @itemize @bullet
6510 @item OpenOCD_TDI(output) -> STM32 TDI Pin (BS Input)
6511 @item STM32 BS TDO (output) -> STM32 Cortex-M3 TDI (input)
6512 @item STM32 Cortex-M3 TDO (output) -> SM32 TDO Pin
6513 @item STM32 TDO Pin (output) -> Xilinx TDI Pin (input)
6514 @item Xilinx TDO Pin -> OpenOCD TDO (input)
6515 @end itemize
6516
6517 The ``jtag device'' commands would thus be in the order shown below. Note:
6518
6519 @itemize @bullet
6520 @item jtag newtap Xilinx tap -irlen ...
6521 @item jtag newtap stm32 cpu -irlen ...
6522 @item jtag newtap stm32 bs -irlen ...
6523 @item # Create the debug target and say where it is
6524 @item target create stm32.cpu -chain-position stm32.cpu ...
6525 @end itemize
6526
6527
6528 @item @b{SYSCOMP} Sometimes my debugging session terminates with an error. When I look into the
6529 log file, I can see these error messages: Error: arm7_9_common.c:561
6530 arm7_9_execute_sys_speed(): timeout waiting for SYSCOMP
6531
6532 TODO.
6533
6534 @end enumerate
6535
6536 @node Tcl Crash Course
6537 @chapter Tcl Crash Course
6538 @cindex Tcl
6539
6540 Not everyone knows Tcl - this is not intended to be a replacement for
6541 learning Tcl, the intent of this chapter is to give you some idea of
6542 how the Tcl scripts work.
6543
6544 This chapter is written with two audiences in mind. (1) OpenOCD users
6545 who need to understand a bit more of how JIM-Tcl works so they can do
6546 something useful, and (2) those that want to add a new command to
6547 OpenOCD.
6548
6549 @section Tcl Rule #1
6550 There is a famous joke, it goes like this:
6551 @enumerate
6552 @item Rule #1: The wife is always correct
6553 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6554 @end enumerate
6555
6556 The Tcl equal is this:
6557
6558 @enumerate
6559 @item Rule #1: Everything is a string
6560 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6561 @end enumerate
6562
6563 As in the famous joke, the consequences of Rule #1 are profound. Once
6564 you understand Rule #1, you will understand Tcl.
6565
6566 @section Tcl Rule #1b
6567 There is a second pair of rules.
6568 @enumerate
6569 @item Rule #1: Control flow does not exist. Only commands
6570 @* For example: the classic FOR loop or IF statement is not a control
6571 flow item, they are commands, there is no such thing as control flow
6572 in Tcl.
6573 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6574 @* Actually what happens is this: There are commands that by
6575 convention, act like control flow key words in other languages. One of
6576 those commands is the word ``for'', another command is ``if''.
6577 @end enumerate
6578
6579 @section Per Rule #1 - All Results are strings
6580 Every Tcl command results in a string. The word ``result'' is used
6581 deliberatly. No result is just an empty string. Remember: @i{Rule #1 -
6582 Everything is a string}
6583
6584 @section Tcl Quoting Operators
6585 In life of a Tcl script, there are two important periods of time, the
6586 difference is subtle.
6587 @enumerate
6588 @item Parse Time
6589 @item Evaluation Time
6590 @end enumerate
6591
6592 The two key items here are how ``quoted things'' work in Tcl. Tcl has
6593 three primary quoting constructs, the [square-brackets] the
6594 @{curly-braces@} and ``double-quotes''
6595
6596 By now you should know $VARIABLES always start with a $DOLLAR
6597 sign. BTW: To set a variable, you actually use the command ``set'', as
6598 in ``set VARNAME VALUE'' much like the ancient BASIC langauge ``let x
6599 = 1'' statement, but without the equal sign.
6600
6601 @itemize @bullet
6602 @item @b{[square-brackets]}
6603 @* @b{[square-brackets]} are command substitutions. It operates much
6604 like Unix Shell `back-ticks`. The result of a [square-bracket]
6605 operation is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything is a
6606 string}. These two statements are roughly identical:
6607 @example
6608 # bash example
6609 X=`date`
6610 echo "The Date is: $X"
6611 # Tcl example
6612 set X [date]
6613 puts "The Date is: $X"
6614 @end example
6615 @item @b{``double-quoted-things''}
6616 @* @b{``double-quoted-things''} are just simply quoted
6617 text. $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are expanded in place - the
6618 result however is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything
6619 is a string}
6620 @example
6621 set x "Dinner"
6622 puts "It is now \"[date]\", $x is in 1 hour"
6623 @end example
6624 @item @b{@{Curly-Braces@}}
6625 @*@b{@{Curly-Braces@}} are magic: $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are
6626 parsed, but are NOT expanded or executed. @{Curly-Braces@} are like
6627 'single-quote' operators in BASH shell scripts, with the added
6628 feature: @{curly-braces@} can be nested, single quotes can not. @{@{@{this is
6629 nested 3 times@}@}@} NOTE: [date] is a bad example;
6630 at this writing, Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command.
6631 @end itemize
6632
6633 @section Consequences of Rule 1/2/3/4
6634
6635 The consequences of Rule 1 are profound.
6636
6637 @subsection Tokenisation & Execution.
6638
6639 Of course, whitespace, blank lines and #comment lines are handled in
6640 the normal way.
6641
6642 As a script is parsed, each (multi) line in the script file is
6643 tokenised and according to the quoting rules. After tokenisation, that
6644 line is immedatly executed.
6645
6646 Multi line statements end with one or more ``still-open''
6647 @{curly-braces@} which - eventually - closes a few lines later.
6648
6649 @subsection Command Execution
6650
6651 Remember earlier: There are no ``control flow''
6652 statements in Tcl. Instead there are COMMANDS that simply act like
6653 control flow operators.
6654
6655 Commands are executed like this:
6656
6657 @enumerate
6658 @item Parse the next line into (argc) and (argv[]).
6659 @item Look up (argv[0]) in a table and call its function.
6660 @item Repeat until End Of File.
6661 @end enumerate
6662
6663 It sort of works like this:
6664 @example
6665 for(;;)@{
6666 ReadAndParse( &argc, &argv );
6667
6668 cmdPtr = LookupCommand( argv[0] );
6669
6670 (*cmdPtr->Execute)( argc, argv );
6671 @}
6672 @end example
6673
6674 When the command ``proc'' is parsed (which creates a procedure
6675 function) it gets 3 parameters on the command line. @b{1} the name of
6676 the proc (function), @b{2} the list of parameters, and @b{3} the body
6677 of the function. Not the choice of words: LIST and BODY. The PROC
6678 command stores these items in a table somewhere so it can be found by
6679 ``LookupCommand()''
6680
6681 @subsection The FOR command
6682
6683 The most interesting command to look at is the FOR command. In Tcl,
6684 the FOR command is normally implemented in C. Remember, FOR is a
6685 command just like any other command.
6686
6687 When the ascii text containing the FOR command is parsed, the parser
6688 produces 5 parameter strings, @i{(If in doubt: Refer to Rule #1)} they
6689 are:
6690
6691 @enumerate 0
6692 @item The ascii text 'for'
6693 @item The start text
6694 @item The test expression
6695 @item The next text
6696 @item The body text
6697 @end enumerate
6698
6699 Sort of reminds you of ``main( int argc, char **argv )'' does it not?
6700 Remember @i{Rule #1 - Everything is a string.} The key point is this:
6701 Often many of those parameters are in @{curly-braces@} - thus the
6702 variables inside are not expanded or replaced until later.
6703
6704 Remember that every Tcl command looks like the classic ``main( argc,
6705 argv )'' function in C. In JimTCL - they actually look like this:
6706
6707 @example
6708 int
6709 MyCommand( Jim_Interp *interp,
6710 int *argc,
6711 Jim_Obj * const *argvs );
6712 @end example
6713
6714 Real Tcl is nearly identical. Although the newer versions have
6715 introduced a byte-code parser and intepreter, but at the core, it
6716 still operates in the same basic way.
6717
6718 @subsection FOR command implementation
6719
6720 To understand Tcl it is perhaps most helpful to see the FOR
6721 command. Remember, it is a COMMAND not a control flow structure.
6722
6723 In Tcl there are two underlying C helper functions.
6724
6725 Remember Rule #1 - You are a string.
6726
6727 The @b{first} helper parses and executes commands found in an ascii
6728 string. Commands can be seperated by semicolons, or newlines. While
6729 parsing, variables are expanded via the quoting rules.
6730
6731 The @b{second} helper evaluates an ascii string as a numerical
6732 expression and returns a value.
6733
6734 Here is an example of how the @b{FOR} command could be
6735 implemented. The pseudo code below does not show error handling.
6736 @example
6737 void Execute_AsciiString( void *interp, const char *string );
6738
6739 int Evaluate_AsciiExpression( void *interp, const char *string );
6740
6741 int
6742 MyForCommand( void *interp,
6743 int argc,
6744 char **argv )
6745 @{
6746 if( argc != 5 )@{
6747 SetResult( interp, "WRONG number of parameters");
6748 return ERROR;
6749 @}
6750
6751 // argv[0] = the ascii string just like C
6752
6753 // Execute the start statement.
6754 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[1] );
6755
6756 // Top of loop test
6757 for(;;)@{
6758 i = Evaluate_AsciiExpression(interp, argv[2]);
6759 if( i == 0 )
6760 break;
6761
6762 // Execute the body
6763 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[3] );
6764
6765 // Execute the LOOP part
6766 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[4] );
6767 @}
6768
6769 // Return no error
6770 SetResult( interp, "" );
6771 return SUCCESS;
6772 @}
6773 @end example
6774
6775 Every other command IF, WHILE, FORMAT, PUTS, EXPR, everything works
6776 in the same basic way.
6777
6778 @section OpenOCD Tcl Usage
6779
6780 @subsection source and find commands
6781 @b{Where:} In many configuration files
6782 @* Example: @b{ source [find FILENAME] }
6783 @*Remember the parsing rules
6784 @enumerate
6785 @item The FIND command is in square brackets.
6786 @* The FIND command is executed with the parameter FILENAME. It should
6787 find the full path to the named file. The RESULT is a string, which is
6788 substituted on the orginal command line.
6789 @item The command source is executed with the resulting filename.
6790 @* SOURCE reads a file and executes as a script.
6791 @end enumerate
6792 @subsection format command
6793 @b{Where:} Generally occurs in numerous places.
6794 @* Tcl has no command like @b{printf()}, instead it has @b{format}, which is really more like
6795 @b{sprintf()}.
6796 @b{Example}
6797 @example
6798 set x 6
6799 set y 7
6800 puts [format "The answer: %d" [expr $x * $y]]
6801 @end example
6802 @enumerate
6803 @item The SET command creates 2 variables, X and Y.
6804 @item The double [nested] EXPR command performs math
6805 @* The EXPR command produces numerical result as a string.
6806 @* Refer to Rule #1
6807 @item The format command is executed, producing a single string
6808 @* Refer to Rule #1.
6809 @item The PUTS command outputs the text.
6810 @end enumerate
6811 @subsection Body or Inlined Text
6812 @b{Where:} Various TARGET scripts.
6813 @example
6814 #1 Good
6815 proc someproc @{@} @{
6816 ... multiple lines of stuff ...
6817 @}
6818 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO someproc
6819 #2 Good - no variables
6820 $_TARGETNAME confgure -event foo "this ; that;"
6821 #3 Good Curly Braces
6822 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO @{
6823 puts "Time: [date]"
6824 @}
6825 #4 DANGER DANGER DANGER
6826 $_TARGETNAME configure -event foo "puts \"Time: [date]\""
6827 @end example
6828 @enumerate
6829 @item The $_TARGETNAME is an OpenOCD variable convention.
6830 @*@b{$_TARGETNAME} represents the last target created, the value changes
6831 each time a new target is created. Remember the parsing rules. When
6832 the ascii text is parsed, the @b{$_TARGETNAME} becomes a simple string,
6833 the name of the target which happens to be a TARGET (object)
6834 command.
6835 @item The 2nd parameter to the @option{-event} parameter is a TCBODY
6836 @*There are 4 examples:
6837 @enumerate
6838 @item The TCLBODY is a simple string that happens to be a proc name
6839 @item The TCLBODY is several simple commands seperated by semicolons
6840 @item The TCLBODY is a multi-line @{curly-brace@} quoted string
6841 @item The TCLBODY is a string with variables that get expanded.
6842 @end enumerate
6843
6844 In the end, when the target event FOO occurs the TCLBODY is
6845 evaluated. Method @b{#1} and @b{#2} are functionally identical. For
6846 Method @b{#3} and @b{#4} it is more interesting. What is the TCLBODY?
6847
6848 Remember the parsing rules. In case #3, @{curly-braces@} mean the
6849 $VARS and [square-brackets] are expanded later, when the EVENT occurs,
6850 and the text is evaluated. In case #4, they are replaced before the
6851 ``Target Object Command'' is executed. This occurs at the same time
6852 $_TARGETNAME is replaced. In case #4 the date will never
6853 change. @{BTW: [date] is a bad example; at this writing,
6854 Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command@}
6855 @end enumerate
6856 @subsection Global Variables
6857 @b{Where:} You might discover this when writing your own procs @* In
6858 simple terms: Inside a PROC, if you need to access a global variable
6859 you must say so. See also ``upvar''. Example:
6860 @example
6861 proc myproc @{ @} @{
6862 set y 0 #Local variable Y
6863 global x #Global variable X
6864 puts [format "X=%d, Y=%d" $x $y]
6865 @}
6866 @end example
6867 @section Other Tcl Hacks
6868 @b{Dynamic variable creation}
6869 @example
6870 # Dynamically create a bunch of variables.
6871 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < 32 @} @{ set x [expr $x + 1]@} @{
6872 # Create var name
6873 set vn [format "BIT%d" $x]
6874 # Make it a global
6875 global $vn
6876 # Set it.
6877 set $vn [expr (1 << $x)]
6878 @}
6879 @end example
6880 @b{Dynamic proc/command creation}
6881 @example
6882 # One "X" function - 5 uart functions.
6883 foreach who @{A B C D E@}
6884 proc [format "show_uart%c" $who] @{ @} "show_UARTx $who"
6885 @}
6886 @end example
6887
6888 @node Target Library
6889 @chapter Target Library
6890 @cindex Target Library
6891
6892 OpenOCD comes with a target configuration script library. These scripts can be
6893 used as-is or serve as a starting point.
6894
6895 The target library is published together with the OpenOCD executable and
6896 the path to the target library is in the OpenOCD script search path.
6897 Similarly there are example scripts for configuring the JTAG interface.
6898
6899 The command line below uses the example parport configuration script
6900 that ship with OpenOCD, then configures the str710.cfg target and
6901 finally issues the init and reset commands. The communication speed
6902 is set to 10kHz for reset and 8MHz for post reset.
6903
6904 @example
6905 openocd -f interface/parport.cfg -f target/str710.cfg \
6906 -c "init" -c "reset"
6907 @end example
6908
6909 To list the target scripts available:
6910
6911 @example
6912 $ ls /usr/local/lib/openocd/target
6913
6914 arm7_fast.cfg lm3s6965.cfg pxa255.cfg stm32.cfg xba_revA3.cfg
6915 at91eb40a.cfg lpc2148.cfg pxa255_sst.cfg str710.cfg zy1000.cfg
6916 at91r40008.cfg lpc2294.cfg sam7s256.cfg str912.cfg
6917 at91sam9260.cfg nslu2.cfg sam7x256.cfg wi-9c.cfg
6918 @end example
6919
6920 @include fdl.texi
6921
6922 @node OpenOCD Concept Index
6923 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
6924 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
6925 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
6926 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
6927 @unnumbered OpenOCD Concept Index
6928
6929 @printindex cp
6930
6931 @node Command and Driver Index
6932 @unnumbered Command and Driver Index
6933 @printindex fn
6934
6935 @bye

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