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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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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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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 * FAQ:: Frequently Asked Questions
86 * Tcl Crash Course:: Tcl Crash Course
87 * License:: GNU Free Documentation License
88
89 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
90 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
91 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
92 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
93 * OpenOCD Concept Index:: Concept Index
94 * Command and Driver Index:: Command and Driver Index
95 @end menu
96
97 @node About
98 @unnumbered About
99 @cindex about
100
101 OpenOCD was created by Dominic Rath as part of a diploma thesis written at the
102 University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (@uref{http://www.fh-augsburg.de}).
103 Since that time, the project has grown into an active open-source project,
104 supported by a diverse community of software and hardware developers from
105 around the world.
106
107 @section What is OpenOCD?
108 @cindex TAP
109 @cindex JTAG
110
111 The Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) aims to provide debugging,
112 in-system programming and boundary-scan testing for embedded target
113 devices.
114
115 @b{JTAG:} OpenOCD uses a ``hardware interface dongle'' to communicate
116 with the JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) compliant TAPs on your target board.
117 A @dfn{TAP} is a ``Test Access Port'', a module which processes
118 special instructions and data. TAPs are daisy-chained within and
119 between chips and boards.
120
121 @b{Dongles:} OpenOCD currently supports many types of hardware dongles: USB
122 based, parallel port based, and other standalone boxes that run
123 OpenOCD internally. @xref{JTAG Hardware Dongles}.
124
125 @b{GDB Debug:} It allows ARM7 (ARM7TDMI and ARM720t), ARM9 (ARM920T,
126 ARM922T, ARM926EJ--S, ARM966E--S), XScale (PXA25x, IXP42x) and
127 Cortex-M3 (Stellaris LM3 and ST STM32) based cores to be
128 debugged via the GDB protocol.
129
130 @b{Flash Programing:} Flash writing is supported for external CFI
131 compatible NOR flashes (Intel and AMD/Spansion command set) and several
132 internal flashes (LPC1700, LPC2000, AT91SAM7, AT91SAM3U, STR7x, STR9x, LM3, and
133 STM32x). Preliminary support for various NAND flash controllers
134 (LPC3180, Orion, S3C24xx, more) controller is included.
135
136 @section OpenOCD Web Site
137
138 The OpenOCD web site provides the latest public news from the community:
139
140 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/web/}
141
142 @section Latest User's Guide:
143
144 The user's guide you are now reading may not be the latest one
145 available. A version for more recent code may be available.
146 Its HTML form is published irregularly at:
147
148 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/html/index.html}
149
150 PDF form is likewise published at:
151
152 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/pdf/openocd.pdf}
153
154 @section OpenOCD User's Forum
155
156 There is an OpenOCD forum (phpBB) hosted by SparkFun:
157
158 @uref{http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewforum.php?f=18}
159
160
161 @node Developers
162 @chapter OpenOCD Developer Resources
163 @cindex developers
164
165 If you are interested in improving the state of OpenOCD's debugging and
166 testing support, new contributions will be welcome. Motivated developers
167 can produce new target, flash or interface drivers, improve the
168 documentation, as well as more conventional bug fixes and enhancements.
169
170 The resources in this chapter are available for developers wishing to explore
171 or expand the OpenOCD source code.
172
173 @section OpenOCD GIT Repository
174
175 During the 0.3.x release cycle, OpenOCD switched from Subversion to
176 a GIT repository hosted at SourceForge. The repository URL is:
177
178 @uref{git://openocd.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openocd/openocd}
179
180 You may prefer to use a mirror and the HTTP protocol:
181
182 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/r/openocd.git}
183
184 With standard GIT tools, use @command{git clone} to initialize
185 a local repository, and @command{git pull} to update it.
186 There are also gitweb pages letting you browse the repository
187 with a web browser, or download arbitrary snapshots without
188 needing a GIT client:
189
190 @uref{http://openocd.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=openocd/openocd}
191
192 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/w/openocd.git}
193
194 The @file{README} file contains the instructions for building the project
195 from the repository or a snapshot.
196
197 Developers that want to contribute patches to the OpenOCD system are
198 @b{strongly} encouraged to work against mainline.
199 Patches created against older versions may require additional
200 work from their submitter in order to be updated for newer releases.
201
202 @section Doxygen Developer Manual
203
204 During the 0.2.x release cycle, the OpenOCD project began
205 providing a Doxygen reference manual. This document contains more
206 technical information about the software internals, development
207 processes, and similar documentation:
208
209 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/doxygen/index.html}
210
211 This document is a work-in-progress, but contributions would be welcome
212 to fill in the gaps. All of the source files are provided in-tree,
213 listed in the Doxyfile configuration in the top of the source tree.
214
215 @section OpenOCD Developer Mailing List
216
217 The OpenOCD Developer Mailing List provides the primary means of
218 communication between developers:
219
220 @uref{https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development}
221
222 Discuss and submit patches to this list.
223 The @file{PATCHES} file contains basic information about how
224 to prepare patches.
225
226
227 @node JTAG Hardware Dongles
228 @chapter JTAG Hardware Dongles
229 @cindex dongles
230 @cindex FTDI
231 @cindex wiggler
232 @cindex zy1000
233 @cindex printer port
234 @cindex USB Adapter
235 @cindex RTCK
236
237 Defined: @b{dongle}: A small device that plugins into a computer and serves as
238 an adapter .... [snip]
239
240 In the OpenOCD case, this generally refers to @b{a small adapater} one
241 attaches to your computer via USB or the Parallel Printer Port. The
242 execption being the Zylin ZY1000 which is a small box you attach via
243 an ethernet cable. The Zylin ZY1000 has the advantage that it does not
244 require any drivers to be installed on the developer PC. It also has
245 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
246 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
247
248
249 @section Choosing a Dongle
250
251 There are several things you should keep in mind when choosing a dongle.
252
253 @enumerate
254 @item @b{Voltage} What voltage is your target - 1.8, 2.8, 3.3, or 5V?
255 Does your dongle support it? You might need a level converter.
256 @item @b{Pinout} What pinout does your target board use?
257 Does your dongle support it? You may be able to use jumper
258 wires, or an "octopus" connector, to convert pinouts.
259 @item @b{Connection} Does your computer have the USB, printer, or
260 Ethernet port needed?
261 @item @b{RTCK} Do you require RTCK? Also known as ``adaptive clocking''
262 @end enumerate
263
264 @section Stand alone Systems
265
266 @b{ZY1000} See: @url{http://www.zylin.com/zy1000.html} Technically, not a
267 dongle, but a standalone box. The ZY1000 has the advantage that it does
268 not require any drivers installed on the developer PC. It also has
269 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
270 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
271
272 @section USB FT2232 Based
273
274 There are many USB JTAG dongles on the market, many of them are based
275 on a chip from ``Future Technology Devices International'' (FTDI)
276 known as the FTDI FT2232; this is a USB full speed (12 Mbps) chip.
277 See: @url{http://www.ftdichip.com} for more information.
278 In summer 2009, USB high speed (480 Mbps) versions of these FTDI
279 chips are starting to become available in JTAG adapters.
280
281 @itemize @bullet
282 @item @b{usbjtag}
283 @* Link @url{http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~hhoegl/proj/usbjtag/usbjtag.html}
284 @item @b{jtagkey}
285 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey.shtml}
286 @item @b{jtagkey2}
287 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey2.shtml}
288 @item @b{oocdlink}
289 @* See: @url{http://www.oocdlink.com} By Joern Kaipf
290 @item @b{signalyzer}
291 @* See: @url{http://www.signalyzer.com}
292 @item @b{evb_lm3s811}
293 @* See: @url{http://www.luminarymicro.com} - The Stellaris LM3S811 eval board has an FTD2232C chip built in.
294 @item @b{luminary_icdi}
295 @* See: @url{http://www.luminarymicro.com} - Luminary In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) Board, included in the Stellaris LM3S9B90 and LM3S9B92 Evaluation Kits.
296 @item @b{olimex-jtag}
297 @* See: @url{http://www.olimex.com}
298 @item @b{flyswatter}
299 @* See: @url{http://www.tincantools.com}
300 @item @b{turtelizer2}
301 @* See:
302 @uref{http://www.ethernut.de/en/hardware/turtelizer/index.html, Turtelizer 2}, or
303 @url{http://www.ethernut.de}
304 @item @b{comstick}
305 @* Link: @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=383}
306 @item @b{stm32stick}
307 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/stm32-stick}
308 @item @b{axm0432_jtag}
309 @* Axiom AXM-0432 Link @url{http://www.axman.com}
310 @item @b{cortino}
311 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=cortino}
312 @end itemize
313
314 @section USB JLINK based
315 There are several OEM versions of the Segger @b{JLINK} adapter. It is
316 an example of a micro controller based JTAG adapter, it uses an
317 AT91SAM764 internally.
318
319 @itemize @bullet
320 @item @b{ATMEL SAMICE} Only works with ATMEL chips!
321 @* Link: @url{http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3892}
322 @item @b{SEGGER JLINK}
323 @* Link: @url{http://www.segger.com/jlink.html}
324 @item @b{IAR J-Link}
325 @* Link: @url{http://www.iar.com/website1/1.0.1.0/369/1/index.php}
326 @end itemize
327
328 @section USB RLINK based
329 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.
330
331 @itemize @bullet
332 @item @b{Raisonance RLink}
333 @* Link: @url{http://www.raisonance.com/products/RLink.php}
334 @item @b{STM32 Primer}
335 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer.php}
336 @item @b{STM32 Primer2}
337 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer2.php}
338 @end itemize
339
340 @section USB Other
341 @itemize @bullet
342 @item @b{USBprog}
343 @* Link: @url{http://www.embedded-projects.net/usbprog} - which uses an Atmel MEGA32 and a UBN9604
344
345 @item @b{USB - Presto}
346 @* Link: @url{http://tools.asix.net/prg_presto.htm}
347
348 @item @b{Versaloon-Link}
349 @* Link: @url{http://www.simonqian.com/en/Versaloon}
350
351 @item @b{ARM-JTAG-EW}
352 @* Link: @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag-ew.html}
353 @end itemize
354
355 @section IBM PC Parallel Printer Port Based
356
357 The two well known ``JTAG Parallel Ports'' cables are the Xilnx DLC5
358 and the MacGraigor Wiggler. There are many clones and variations of
359 these on the market.
360
361 Note that parallel ports are becoming much less common, so if you
362 have the choice you should probably avoid these adapters in favor
363 of USB-based ones.
364
365 @itemize @bullet
366
367 @item @b{Wiggler} - There are many clones of this.
368 @* Link: @url{http://www.macraigor.com/wiggler.htm}
369
370 @item @b{DLC5} - From XILINX - There are many clones of this
371 @* Link: Search the web for: ``XILINX DLC5'' - it is no longer
372 produced, PDF schematics are easily found and it is easy to make.
373
374 @item @b{Amontec - JTAG Accelerator}
375 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtag_accelerator.shtml}
376
377 @item @b{GW16402}
378 @* Link: @url{http://www.gateworks.com/products/avila_accessories/gw16042.php}
379
380 @item @b{Wiggler2}
381 @*@uref{http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/@/~michaels/@/index.php/hardware/@/armjtag,
382 Improved parallel-port wiggler-style JTAG adapter}
383
384 @item @b{Wiggler_ntrst_inverted}
385 @* Yet another variation - See the source code, src/jtag/parport.c
386
387 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler}
388 @* Unknown - probably not on the market today
389
390 @item @b{arm-jtag}
391 @* Link: Most likely @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag.html} [another wiggler clone]
392
393 @item @b{chameleon}
394 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/chameleon.shtml}
395
396 @item @b{Triton}
397 @* Unknown.
398
399 @item @b{Lattice}
400 @* ispDownload from Lattice Semiconductor
401 @url{http://www.latticesemi.com/lit/docs/@/devtools/dlcable.pdf}
402
403 @item @b{flashlink}
404 @* From ST Microsystems;
405 @uref{http://www.st.com/stonline/@/products/literature/um/7889.pdf,
406 FlashLINK JTAG programing cable for PSD and uPSD}
407
408 @end itemize
409
410 @section Other...
411 @itemize @bullet
412
413 @item @b{ep93xx}
414 @* An EP93xx based Linux machine using the GPIO pins directly.
415
416 @item @b{at91rm9200}
417 @* Like the EP93xx - but an ATMEL AT91RM9200 based solution using the GPIO pins on the chip.
418
419 @end itemize
420
421 @node About JIM-Tcl
422 @chapter About JIM-Tcl
423 @cindex JIM Tcl
424 @cindex tcl
425
426 OpenOCD includes a small ``Tcl Interpreter'' known as JIM-Tcl.
427 This programming language provides a simple and extensible
428 command interpreter.
429
430 All commands presented in this Guide are extensions to JIM-Tcl.
431 You can use them as simple commands, without needing to learn
432 much of anything about Tcl.
433 Alternatively, can write Tcl programs with them.
434
435 You can learn more about JIM at its website, @url{http://jim.berlios.de}.
436
437 @itemize @bullet
438 @item @b{JIM vs. Tcl}
439 @* JIM-TCL is a stripped down version of the well known Tcl language,
440 which can be found here: @url{http://www.tcl.tk}. JIM-Tcl has far
441 fewer features. JIM-Tcl is a single .C file and a single .H file and
442 implements the basic Tcl command set. In contrast: Tcl 8.6 is a
443 4.2 MB .zip file containing 1540 files.
444
445 @item @b{Missing Features}
446 @* Our practice has been: Add/clone the real Tcl feature if/when
447 needed. We welcome JIM Tcl improvements, not bloat.
448
449 @item @b{Scripts}
450 @* OpenOCD configuration scripts are JIM Tcl Scripts. OpenOCD's
451 command interpreter today is a mixture of (newer)
452 JIM-Tcl commands, and (older) the orginal command interpreter.
453
454 @item @b{Commands}
455 @* At the OpenOCD telnet command line (or via the GDB mon command) one
456 can type a Tcl for() loop, set variables, etc.
457 Some of the commands documented in this guide are implemented
458 as Tcl scripts, from a @file{startup.tcl} file internal to the server.
459
460 @item @b{Historical Note}
461 @* JIM-Tcl was introduced to OpenOCD in spring 2008.
462
463 @item @b{Need a crash course in Tcl?}
464 @*@xref{Tcl Crash Course}.
465 @end itemize
466
467 @node Running
468 @chapter Running
469 @cindex command line options
470 @cindex logfile
471 @cindex directory search
472
473 The @option{--help} option shows:
474 @verbatim
475 bash$ openocd --help
476
477 --help | -h display this help
478 --version | -v display OpenOCD version
479 --file | -f use configuration file <name>
480 --search | -s dir to search for config files and scripts
481 --debug | -d set debug level <0-3>
482 --log_output | -l redirect log output to file <name>
483 --command | -c run <command>
484 --pipe | -p use pipes when talking to gdb
485 @end verbatim
486
487 By default OpenOCD reads the file configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}
488 in the current directory. To specify a different (or multiple)
489 configuration file, you can use the ``-f'' option. For example:
490
491 @example
492 openocd -f config1.cfg -f config2.cfg -f config3.cfg
493 @end example
494
495 OpenOCD starts by processing the configuration commands provided
496 on the command line or in @file{openocd.cfg}.
497 @xref{Configuration Stage}.
498 At the end of the configuration stage it verifies the JTAG scan
499 chain defined using those commands; your configuration should
500 ensure that this always succeeds.
501 Normally, OpenOCD then starts running as a daemon.
502 Alternatively, commands may be used to terminate the configuration
503 stage early, perform work (such as updating some flash memory),
504 and then shut down without acting as a daemon.
505
506 Once OpenOCD starts running as a daemon, it waits for connections from
507 clients (Telnet, GDB, Other) and processes the commands issued through
508 those channels.
509
510 If you are having problems, you can enable internal debug messages via
511 the ``-d'' option.
512
513 Also it is possible to interleave JIM-Tcl commands w/config scripts using the
514 @option{-c} command line switch.
515
516 To enable debug output (when reporting problems or working on OpenOCD
517 itself), use the @option{-d} command line switch. This sets the
518 @option{debug_level} to "3", outputting the most information,
519 including debug messages. The default setting is "2", outputting only
520 informational messages, warnings and errors. You can also change this
521 setting from within a telnet or gdb session using @command{debug_level
522 <n>} (@pxref{debug_level}).
523
524 You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the
525 @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
526
527 Search paths for config/script files can be added to OpenOCD by using
528 the @option{-s <search>} switch. The current directory and the OpenOCD
529 target library is in the search path by default.
530
531 For details on the @option{-p} option. @xref{Connecting to GDB}.
532
533 Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not
534 establish a connection with the target. In general, it is possible for
535 the JTAG controller to be unresponsive until the target is set up
536 correctly via e.g. GDB monitor commands in a GDB init script.
537
538 @node OpenOCD Project Setup
539 @chapter OpenOCD Project Setup
540
541 To use OpenOCD with your development projects, you need to do more than
542 just connecting the JTAG adapter hardware (dongle) to your development board
543 and then starting the OpenOCD server.
544 You also need to configure that server so that it knows
545 about that adapter and board, and helps your work.
546
547 @section Hooking up the JTAG Adapter
548
549 Today's most common case is a dongle with a JTAG cable on one side
550 (such as a ribbon cable with a 10-pin or 20-pin IDC connector)
551 and a USB cable on the other.
552 Instead of USB, some cables use Ethernet;
553 older ones may use a PC parallel port, or even a serial port.
554
555 @enumerate
556 @item @emph{Start with power to your target board turned off},
557 and nothing connected to your JTAG adapter.
558 If you're particularly paranoid, unplug power to the board.
559 It's important to have the ground signal properly set up,
560 unless you are using a JTAG adapter which provides
561 galvanic isolation between the target board and the
562 debugging host.
563
564 @item @emph{Be sure it's the right kind of JTAG connector.}
565 If your dongle has a 20-pin ARM connector, you need some kind
566 of adapter (or octopus, see below) to hook it up to
567 boards using 14-pin or 10-pin connectors ... or to 20-pin
568 connectors which don't use ARM's pinout.
569
570 In the same vein, make sure the voltage levels are compatible.
571 Not all JTAG adapters have the level shifters needed to work
572 with 1.2 Volt boards.
573
574 @item @emph{Be certain the cable is properly oriented} or you might
575 damage your board. In most cases there are only two possible
576 ways to connect the cable.
577 Connect the JTAG cable from your adapter to the board.
578 Be sure it's firmly connected.
579
580 In the best case, the connector is keyed to physically
581 prevent you from inserting it wrong.
582 This is most often done using a slot on the board's male connector
583 housing, which must match a key on the JTAG cable's female connector.
584 If there's no housing, then you must look carefully and
585 make sure pin 1 on the cable hooks up to pin 1 on the board.
586 Ribbon cables are frequently all grey except for a wire on one
587 edge, which is red. The red wire is pin 1.
588
589 Sometimes dongles provide cables where one end is an ``octopus'' of
590 color coded single-wire connectors, instead of a connector block.
591 These are great when converting from one JTAG pinout to another,
592 but are tedious to set up.
593 Use these with connector pinout diagrams to help you match up the
594 adapter signals to the right board pins.
595
596 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's other end} once the JTAG cable is connected.
597 A USB, parallel, or serial port connector will go to the host which
598 you are using to run OpenOCD.
599 For Ethernet, consult the documentation and your network administrator.
600
601 For USB based JTAG adapters you have an easy sanity check at this point:
602 does the host operating system see the JTAG adapter?
603
604 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's power supply, if needed.}
605 This step is primarily for non-USB adapters,
606 but sometimes USB adapters need extra power.
607
608 @item @emph{Power up the target board.}
609 Unless you just let the magic smoke escape,
610 you're now ready to set up the OpenOCD server
611 so you can use JTAG to work with that board.
612
613 @end enumerate
614
615 Talk with the OpenOCD server using
616 telnet (@code{telnet localhost 4444} on many systems) or GDB.
617 @xref{GDB and OpenOCD}.
618
619 @section Project Directory
620
621 There are many ways you can configure OpenOCD and start it up.
622
623 A simple way to organize them all involves keeping a
624 single directory for your work with a given board.
625 When you start OpenOCD from that directory,
626 it searches there first for configuration files, scripts,
627 and for code you upload to the target board.
628 It is also the natural place to write files,
629 such as log files and data you download from the board.
630
631 @section Configuration Basics
632
633 There are two basic ways of configuring OpenOCD, and
634 a variety of ways you can mix them.
635 Think of the difference as just being how you start the server:
636
637 @itemize
638 @item Many @option{-f file} or @option{-c command} options on the command line
639 @item No options, but a @dfn{user config file}
640 in the current directory named @file{openocd.cfg}
641 @end itemize
642
643 Here is an example @file{openocd.cfg} file for a setup
644 using a Signalyzer FT2232-based JTAG adapter to talk to
645 a board with an Atmel AT91SAM7X256 microcontroller:
646
647 @example
648 source [find interface/signalyzer.cfg]
649
650 # GDB can also flash my flash!
651 gdb_memory_map enable
652 gdb_flash_program enable
653
654 source [find target/sam7x256.cfg]
655 @end example
656
657 Here is the command line equivalent of that configuration:
658
659 @example
660 openocd -f interface/signalyzer.cfg \
661 -c "gdb_memory_map enable" \
662 -c "gdb_flash_program enable" \
663 -f target/sam7x256.cfg
664 @end example
665
666 You could wrap such long command lines in shell scripts,
667 each supporting a different development task.
668 One might re-flash the board with a specific firmware version.
669 Another might set up a particular debugging or run-time environment.
670
671 @quotation Important
672 At this writing (October 2009) the command line method has
673 problems with how it treats variables.
674 For example, after @option{-c "set VAR value"}, or doing the
675 same in a script, the variable @var{VAR} will have no value
676 that can be tested in a later script.
677 @end quotation
678
679 Here we will focus on the simpler solution: one user config
680 file, including basic configuration plus any TCL procedures
681 to simplify your work.
682
683 @section User Config Files
684 @cindex config file, user
685 @cindex user config file
686 @cindex config file, overview
687
688 A user configuration file ties together all the parts of a project
689 in one place.
690 One of the following will match your situation best:
691
692 @itemize
693 @item Ideally almost everything comes from configuration files
694 provided by someone else.
695 For example, OpenOCD distributes a @file{scripts} directory
696 (probably in @file{/usr/share/openocd/scripts} on Linux).
697 Board and tool vendors can provide these too, as can individual
698 user sites; the @option{-s} command line option lets you say
699 where to find these files. (@xref{Running}.)
700 The AT91SAM7X256 example above works this way.
701
702 Three main types of non-user configuration file each have their
703 own subdirectory in the @file{scripts} directory:
704
705 @enumerate
706 @item @b{interface} -- one for each kind of JTAG adapter/dongle
707 @item @b{board} -- one for each different board
708 @item @b{target} -- the chips which integrate CPUs and other JTAG TAPs
709 @end enumerate
710
711 Best case: include just two files, and they handle everything else.
712 The first is an interface config file.
713 The second is board-specific, and it sets up the JTAG TAPs and
714 their GDB targets (by deferring to some @file{target.cfg} file),
715 declares all flash memory, and leaves you nothing to do except
716 meet your deadline:
717
718 @example
719 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
720 source [find board/csb337.cfg]
721 @end example
722
723 Boards with a single microcontroller often won't need more
724 than the target config file, as in the AT91SAM7X256 example.
725 That's because there is no external memory (flash, DDR RAM), and
726 the board differences are encapsulated by application code.
727
728 @item You can often reuse some standard config files but
729 need to write a few new ones, probably a @file{board.cfg} file.
730 You will be using commands described later in this User's Guide,
731 and working with the guidelines in the next chapter.
732
733 For example, there may be configuration files for your JTAG adapter
734 and target chip, but you need a new board-specific config file
735 giving access to your particular flash chips.
736 Or you might need to write another target chip configuration file
737 for a new chip built around the Cortex M3 core.
738
739 @quotation Note
740 When you write new configuration files, please submit
741 them for inclusion in the next OpenOCD release.
742 For example, a @file{board/newboard.cfg} file will help the
743 next users of that board, and a @file{target/newcpu.cfg}
744 will help support users of any board using that chip.
745 @end quotation
746
747 @item
748 You may may need to write some C code.
749 It may be as simple as a supporting a new ft2232 or parport
750 based dongle; a bit more involved, like a NAND or NOR flash
751 controller driver; or a big piece of work like supporting
752 a new chip architecture.
753 @end itemize
754
755 Reuse the existing config files when you can.
756 Look first in the @file{scripts/boards} area, then @file{scripts/targets}.
757 You may find a board configuration that's a good example to follow.
758
759 When you write config files, separate the reusable parts
760 (things every user of that interface, chip, or board needs)
761 from ones specific to your environment and debugging approach.
762 @itemize
763
764 @item
765 For example, a @code{gdb-attach} event handler that invokes
766 the @command{reset init} command will interfere with debugging
767 early boot code, which performs some of the same actions
768 that the @code{reset-init} event handler does.
769
770 @item
771 Likewise, the @command{arm9tdmi vector_catch} command (or
772 @cindex vector_catch
773 its siblings @command{xscale vector_catch}
774 and @command{cortex_m3 vector_catch}) can be a timesaver
775 during some debug sessions, but don't make everyone use that either.
776 Keep those kinds of debugging aids in your user config file,
777 along with messaging and tracing setup.
778 (@xref{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.)
779
780 @item
781 You might need to override some defaults.
782 For example, you might need to move, shrink, or back up the target's
783 work area if your application needs much SRAM.
784
785 @item
786 TCP/IP port configuration is another example of something which
787 is environment-specific, and should only appear in
788 a user config file. @xref{TCP/IP Ports}.
789 @end itemize
790
791 @section Project-Specific Utilities
792
793 A few project-specific utility
794 routines may well speed up your work.
795 Write them, and keep them in your project's user config file.
796
797 For example, if you are making a boot loader work on a
798 board, it's nice to be able to debug the ``after it's
799 loaded to RAM'' parts separately from the finicky early
800 code which sets up the DDR RAM controller and clocks.
801 A script like this one, or a more GDB-aware sibling,
802 may help:
803
804 @example
805 proc ramboot @{ @} @{
806 # Reset, running the target's "reset-init" scripts
807 # to initialize clocks and the DDR RAM controller.
808 # Leave the CPU halted.
809 reset init
810
811 # Load CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT version into DDR RAM.
812 load_image u-boot.bin 0x20000000
813
814 # Start running.
815 resume 0x20000000
816 @}
817 @end example
818
819 Then once that code is working you will need to make it
820 boot from NOR flash; a different utility would help.
821 Alternatively, some developers write to flash using GDB.
822 (You might use a similar script if you're working with a flash
823 based microcontroller application instead of a boot loader.)
824
825 @example
826 proc newboot @{ @} @{
827 # Reset, leaving the CPU halted. The "reset-init" event
828 # proc gives faster access to the CPU and to NOR flash;
829 # "reset halt" would be slower.
830 reset init
831
832 # Write standard version of U-Boot into the first two
833 # sectors of NOR flash ... the standard version should
834 # do the same lowlevel init as "reset-init".
835 flash protect 0 0 1 off
836 flash erase_sector 0 0 1
837 flash write_bank 0 u-boot.bin 0x0
838 flash protect 0 0 1 on
839
840 # Reboot from scratch using that new boot loader.
841 reset run
842 @}
843 @end example
844
845 You may need more complicated utility procedures when booting
846 from NAND.
847 That often involves an extra bootloader stage,
848 running from on-chip SRAM to perform DDR RAM setup so it can load
849 the main bootloader code (which won't fit into that SRAM).
850
851 Other helper scripts might be used to write production system images,
852 involving considerably more than just a three stage bootloader.
853
854 @section Target Software Changes
855
856 Sometimes you may want to make some small changes to the software
857 you're developing, to help make JTAG debugging work better.
858 For example, in C or assembly language code you might
859 use @code{#ifdef JTAG_DEBUG} (or its converse) around code
860 handling issues like:
861
862 @itemize @bullet
863
864 @item @b{ARM Wait-For-Interrupt}...
865 Many ARM chips synchronize the JTAG clock using the core clock.
866 Low power states which stop that core clock thus prevent JTAG access.
867 Idle loops in tasking environments often enter those low power states
868 via the @code{WFI} instruction (or its coprocessor equivalent, before ARMv7).
869
870 You may want to @emph{disable that instruction} in source code,
871 or otherwise prevent using that state,
872 to ensure you can get JTAG access at any time.
873 For example, the OpenOCD @command{halt} command may not
874 work for an idle processor otherwise.
875
876 @item @b{Delay after reset}...
877 Not all chips have good support for debugger access
878 right after reset; many LPC2xxx chips have issues here.
879 Similarly, applications that reconfigure pins used for
880 JTAG access as they start will also block debugger access.
881
882 To work with boards like this, @emph{enable a short delay loop}
883 the first thing after reset, before "real" startup activities.
884 For example, one second's delay is usually more than enough
885 time for a JTAG debugger to attach, so that
886 early code execution can be debugged
887 or firmware can be replaced.
888
889 @item @b{Debug Communications Channel (DCC)}...
890 Some processors include mechanisms to send messages over JTAG.
891 Many ARM cores support these, as do some cores from other vendors.
892 (OpenOCD may be able to use this DCC internally, speeding up some
893 operations like writing to memory.)
894
895 Your application may want to deliver various debugging messages
896 over JTAG, by @emph{linking with a small library of code}
897 provided with OpenOCD and using the utilities there to send
898 various kinds of message.
899 @xref{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.
900
901 @end itemize
902
903 @node Config File Guidelines
904 @chapter Config File Guidelines
905
906 This chapter is aimed at any user who needs to write a config file,
907 including developers and integrators of OpenOCD and any user who
908 needs to get a new board working smoothly.
909 It provides guidelines for creating those files.
910
911 You should find the following directories under @t{$(INSTALLDIR)/scripts},
912 with files including the ones listed here.
913 Use them as-is where you can; or as models for new files.
914 @itemize @bullet
915 @item @file{interface} ...
916 think JTAG Dongle. Files that configure JTAG adapters go here.
917 @example
918 $ ls interface
919 arm-jtag-ew.cfg hitex_str9-comstick.cfg oocdlink.cfg
920 arm-usb-ocd.cfg icebear.cfg openocd-usb.cfg
921 at91rm9200.cfg jlink.cfg parport.cfg
922 axm0432.cfg jtagkey2.cfg parport_dlc5.cfg
923 calao-usb-a9260-c01.cfg jtagkey.cfg rlink.cfg
924 calao-usb-a9260-c02.cfg jtagkey-tiny.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
925 calao-usb-a9260.cfg luminary.cfg signalyzer.cfg
926 chameleon.cfg luminary-icdi.cfg stm32-stick.cfg
927 cortino.cfg luminary-lm3s811.cfg turtelizer2.cfg
928 dummy.cfg olimex-arm-usb-ocd.cfg usbprog.cfg
929 flyswatter.cfg olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg vsllink.cfg
930 $
931 @end example
932 @item @file{board} ...
933 think Circuit Board, PWA, PCB, they go by many names. Board files
934 contain initialization items that are specific to a board.
935 They reuse target configuration files, since the same
936 microprocessor chips are used on many boards,
937 but support for external parts varies widely. For
938 example, the SDRAM initialization sequence for the board, or the type
939 of external flash and what address it uses. Any initialization
940 sequence to enable that external flash or SDRAM should be found in the
941 board file. Boards may also contain multiple targets: two CPUs; or
942 a CPU and an FPGA.
943 @example
944 $ ls board
945 arm_evaluator7t.cfg keil_mcb1700.cfg
946 at91rm9200-dk.cfg keil_mcb2140.cfg
947 at91sam9g20-ek.cfg linksys_nslu2.cfg
948 atmel_at91sam7s-ek.cfg logicpd_imx27.cfg
949 atmel_at91sam9260-ek.cfg mini2440.cfg
950 atmel_sam3u_ek.cfg olimex_LPC2378STK.cfg
951 crossbow_tech_imote2.cfg olimex_lpc_h2148.cfg
952 csb337.cfg olimex_sam7_ex256.cfg
953 csb732.cfg olimex_sam9_l9260.cfg
954 digi_connectcore_wi-9c.cfg olimex_stm32_h103.cfg
955 dm355evm.cfg omap2420_h4.cfg
956 dm365evm.cfg osk5912.cfg
957 dm6446evm.cfg pic-p32mx.cfg
958 eir.cfg propox_mmnet1001.cfg
959 ek-lm3s1968.cfg pxa255_sst.cfg
960 ek-lm3s3748.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
961 ek-lm3s811.cfg stm3210e_eval.cfg
962 ek-lm3s9b9x.cfg stm32f10x_128k_eval.cfg
963 hammer.cfg str910-eval.cfg
964 hitex_lpc2929.cfg telo.cfg
965 hitex_stm32-performancestick.cfg ti_beagleboard.cfg
966 hitex_str9-comstick.cfg topas910.cfg
967 iar_str912_sk.cfg topasa900.cfg
968 imx27ads.cfg unknown_at91sam9260.cfg
969 imx27lnst.cfg x300t.cfg
970 imx31pdk.cfg zy1000.cfg
971 $
972 @end example
973 @item @file{target} ...
974 think chip. The ``target'' directory represents the JTAG TAPs
975 on a chip
976 which OpenOCD should control, not a board. Two common types of targets
977 are ARM chips and FPGA or CPLD chips.
978 When a chip has multiple TAPs (maybe it has both ARM and DSP cores),
979 the target config file defines all of them.
980 @example
981 $ ls target
982 aduc702x.cfg imx27.cfg pxa255.cfg
983 ar71xx.cfg imx31.cfg pxa270.cfg
984 at91eb40a.cfg imx35.cfg readme.txt
985 at91r40008.cfg is5114.cfg sam7se512.cfg
986 at91rm9200.cfg ixp42x.cfg sam7x256.cfg
987 at91sam3u1c.cfg lm3s1968.cfg samsung_s3c2410.cfg
988 at91sam3u1e.cfg lm3s3748.cfg samsung_s3c2440.cfg
989 at91sam3u2c.cfg lm3s6965.cfg samsung_s3c2450.cfg
990 at91sam3u2e.cfg lm3s811.cfg samsung_s3c4510.cfg
991 at91sam3u4c.cfg lm3s9b9x.cfg samsung_s3c6410.cfg
992 at91sam3u4e.cfg lpc1768.cfg sharp_lh79532.cfg
993 at91sam3uXX.cfg lpc2103.cfg smdk6410.cfg
994 at91sam7sx.cfg lpc2124.cfg smp8634.cfg
995 at91sam9260.cfg lpc2129.cfg stm32.cfg
996 c100.cfg lpc2148.cfg str710.cfg
997 c100config.tcl lpc2294.cfg str730.cfg
998 c100helper.tcl lpc2378.cfg str750.cfg
999 c100regs.tcl lpc2478.cfg str912.cfg
1000 cs351x.cfg lpc2900.cfg telo.cfg
1001 davinci.cfg mega128.cfg ti_dm355.cfg
1002 dragonite.cfg netx500.cfg ti_dm365.cfg
1003 epc9301.cfg omap2420.cfg ti_dm6446.cfg
1004 feroceon.cfg omap3530.cfg tmpa900.cfg
1005 icepick.cfg omap5912.cfg tmpa910.cfg
1006 imx21.cfg pic32mx.cfg xba_revA3.cfg
1007 $
1008 @end example
1009 @item @emph{more} ... browse for other library files which may be useful.
1010 For example, there are various generic and CPU-specific utilities.
1011 @end itemize
1012
1013 The @file{openocd.cfg} user config
1014 file may override features in any of the above files by
1015 setting variables before sourcing the target file, or by adding
1016 commands specific to their situation.
1017
1018 @section Interface Config Files
1019
1020 The user config file
1021 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1022
1023 @example
1024 source [find interface/FOOBAR.cfg]
1025 @end example
1026
1027 A preconfigured interface file should exist for every interface in use
1028 today, that said, perhaps some interfaces have only been used by the
1029 sole developer who created it.
1030
1031 A separate chapter gives information about how to set these up.
1032 @xref{Interface - Dongle Configuration}.
1033 Read the OpenOCD source code if you have a new kind of hardware interface
1034 and need to provide a driver for it.
1035
1036 @section Board Config Files
1037 @cindex config file, board
1038 @cindex board config file
1039
1040 The user config file
1041 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1042
1043 @example
1044 source [find board/FOOBAR.cfg]
1045 @end example
1046
1047 The point of a board config file is to package everything
1048 about a given board that user config files need to know.
1049 In summary the board files should contain (if present)
1050
1051 @enumerate
1052 @item One or more @command{source [target/...cfg]} statements
1053 @item NOR flash configuration (@pxref{NOR Configuration})
1054 @item NAND flash configuration (@pxref{NAND Configuration})
1055 @item Target @code{reset} handlers for SDRAM and I/O configuration
1056 @item JTAG adapter reset configuration (@pxref{Reset Configuration})
1057 @item All things that are not ``inside a chip''
1058 @end enumerate
1059
1060 Generic things inside target chips belong in target config files,
1061 not board config files. So for example a @code{reset-init} event
1062 handler should know board-specific oscillator and PLL parameters,
1063 which it passes to target-specific utility code.
1064
1065 The most complex task of a board config file is creating such a
1066 @code{reset-init} event handler.
1067 Define those handlers last, after you verify the rest of the board
1068 configuration works.
1069
1070 @subsection Communication Between Config files
1071
1072 In addition to target-specific utility code, another way that
1073 board and target config files communicate is by following a
1074 convention on how to use certain variables.
1075
1076 The full Tcl/Tk language supports ``namespaces'', but JIM-Tcl does not.
1077 Thus the rule we follow in OpenOCD is this: Variables that begin with
1078 a leading underscore are temporary in nature, and can be modified and
1079 used at will within a target configuration file.
1080
1081 Complex board config files can do the things like this,
1082 for a board with three chips:
1083
1084 @example
1085 # Chip #1: PXA270 for network side, big endian
1086 set CHIPNAME network
1087 set ENDIAN big
1088 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1089 # on return: _TARGETNAME = network.cpu
1090 # other commands can refer to the "network.cpu" target.
1091 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1092
1093 # Chip #2: PXA270 for video side, little endian
1094 set CHIPNAME video
1095 set ENDIAN little
1096 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1097 # on return: _TARGETNAME = video.cpu
1098 # other commands can refer to the "video.cpu" target.
1099 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1100
1101 # Chip #3: Xilinx FPGA for glue logic
1102 set CHIPNAME xilinx
1103 unset ENDIAN
1104 source [find target/spartan3.cfg]
1105 @end example
1106
1107 That example is oversimplified because it doesn't show any flash memory,
1108 or the @code{reset-init} event handlers to initialize external DRAM
1109 or (assuming it needs it) load a configuration into the FPGA.
1110 Such features are usually needed for low-level work with many boards,
1111 where ``low level'' implies that the board initialization software may
1112 not be working. (That's a common reason to need JTAG tools. Another
1113 is to enable working with microcontroller-based systems, which often
1114 have no debugging support except a JTAG connector.)
1115
1116 Target config files may also export utility functions to board and user
1117 config files. Such functions should use name prefixes, to help avoid
1118 naming collisions.
1119
1120 Board files could also accept input variables from user config files.
1121 For example, there might be a @code{J4_JUMPER} setting used to identify
1122 what kind of flash memory a development board is using, or how to set
1123 up other clocks and peripherals.
1124
1125 @subsection Variable Naming Convention
1126 @cindex variable names
1127
1128 Most boards have only one instance of a chip.
1129 However, it should be easy to create a board with more than
1130 one such chip (as shown above).
1131 Accordingly, we encourage these conventions for naming
1132 variables associated with different @file{target.cfg} files,
1133 to promote consistency and
1134 so that board files can override target defaults.
1135
1136 Inputs to target config files include:
1137
1138 @itemize @bullet
1139 @item @code{CHIPNAME} ...
1140 This gives a name to the overall chip, and is used as part of
1141 tap identifier dotted names.
1142 While the default is normally provided by the chip manufacturer,
1143 board files may need to distinguish between instances of a chip.
1144 @item @code{ENDIAN} ...
1145 By default @option{little} - although chips may hard-wire @option{big}.
1146 Chips that can't change endianness don't need to use this variable.
1147 @item @code{CPUTAPID} ...
1148 When OpenOCD examines the JTAG chain, it can be told verify the
1149 chips against the JTAG IDCODE register.
1150 The target file will hold one or more defaults, but sometimes the
1151 chip in a board will use a different ID (perhaps a newer revision).
1152 @end itemize
1153
1154 Outputs from target config files include:
1155
1156 @itemize @bullet
1157 @item @code{_TARGETNAME} ...
1158 By convention, this variable is created by the target configuration
1159 script. The board configuration file may make use of this variable to
1160 configure things like a ``reset init'' script, or other things
1161 specific to that board and that target.
1162 If the chip has 2 targets, the names are @code{_TARGETNAME0},
1163 @code{_TARGETNAME1}, ... etc.
1164 @end itemize
1165
1166 @subsection The reset-init Event Handler
1167 @cindex event, reset-init
1168 @cindex reset-init handler
1169
1170 Board config files run in the OpenOCD configuration stage;
1171 they can't use TAPs or targets, since they haven't been
1172 fully set up yet.
1173 This means you can't write memory or access chip registers;
1174 you can't even verify that a flash chip is present.
1175 That's done later in event handlers, of which the target @code{reset-init}
1176 handler is one of the most important.
1177
1178 Except on microcontrollers, the basic job of @code{reset-init} event
1179 handlers is setting up flash and DRAM, as normally handled by boot loaders.
1180 Microcontrollers rarely use boot loaders; they run right out of their
1181 on-chip flash and SRAM memory. But they may want to use one of these
1182 handlers too, if just for developer convenience.
1183
1184 @quotation Note
1185 Because this is so very board-specific, and chip-specific, no examples
1186 are included here.
1187 Instead, look at the board config files distributed with OpenOCD.
1188 If you have a boot loader, its source code will help; so will
1189 configuration files for other JTAG tools
1190 (@pxref{Translating Configuration Files}).
1191 @end quotation
1192
1193 Some of this code could probably be shared between different boards.
1194 For example, setting up a DRAM controller often doesn't differ by
1195 much except the bus width (16 bits or 32?) and memory timings, so a
1196 reusable TCL procedure loaded by the @file{target.cfg} file might take
1197 those as parameters.
1198 Similarly with oscillator, PLL, and clock setup;
1199 and disabling the watchdog.
1200 Structure the code cleanly, and provide comments to help
1201 the next developer doing such work.
1202 (@emph{You might be that next person} trying to reuse init code!)
1203
1204 The last thing normally done in a @code{reset-init} handler is probing
1205 whatever flash memory was configured. For most chips that needs to be
1206 done while the associated target is halted, either because JTAG memory
1207 access uses the CPU or to prevent conflicting CPU access.
1208
1209 @subsection JTAG Clock Rate
1210
1211 Before your @code{reset-init} handler has set up
1212 the PLLs and clocking, you may need to run with
1213 a low JTAG clock rate.
1214 @xref{JTAG Speed}.
1215 Then you'd increase that rate after your handler has
1216 made it possible to use the faster JTAG clock.
1217 When the initial low speed is board-specific, for example
1218 because it depends on a board-specific oscillator speed, then
1219 you should probably set it up in the board config file;
1220 if it's target-specific, it belongs in the target config file.
1221
1222 For most ARM-based processors the fastest JTAG clock@footnote{A FAQ
1223 @uref{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} gives details.}
1224 is one sixth of the CPU clock; or one eighth for ARM11 cores.
1225 Consult chip documentation to determine the peak JTAG clock rate,
1226 which might be less than that.
1227
1228 @quotation Warning
1229 On most ARMs, JTAG clock detection is coupled to the core clock, so
1230 software using a @option{wait for interrupt} operation blocks JTAG access.
1231 Adaptive clocking provides a partial workaround, but a more complete
1232 solution just avoids using that instruction with JTAG debuggers.
1233 @end quotation
1234
1235 If the board supports adaptive clocking, use the @command{jtag_rclk}
1236 command, in case your board is used with JTAG adapter which
1237 also supports it. Otherwise use @command{jtag_khz}.
1238 Set the slow rate at the beginning of the reset sequence,
1239 and the faster rate as soon as the clocks are at full speed.
1240
1241 @section Target Config Files
1242 @cindex config file, target
1243 @cindex target config file
1244
1245 Board config files communicate with target config files using
1246 naming conventions as described above, and may source one or
1247 more target config files like this:
1248
1249 @example
1250 source [find target/FOOBAR.cfg]
1251 @end example
1252
1253 The point of a target config file is to package everything
1254 about a given chip that board config files need to know.
1255 In summary the target files should contain
1256
1257 @enumerate
1258 @item Set defaults
1259 @item Add TAPs to the scan chain
1260 @item Add CPU targets (includes GDB support)
1261 @item CPU/Chip/CPU-Core specific features
1262 @item On-Chip flash
1263 @end enumerate
1264
1265 As a rule of thumb, a target file sets up only one chip.
1266 For a microcontroller, that will often include a single TAP,
1267 which is a CPU needing a GDB target, and its on-chip flash.
1268
1269 More complex chips may include multiple TAPs, and the target
1270 config file may need to define them all before OpenOCD
1271 can talk to the chip.
1272 For example, some phone chips have JTAG scan chains that include
1273 an ARM core for operating system use, a DSP,
1274 another ARM core embedded in an image processing engine,
1275 and other processing engines.
1276
1277 @subsection Default Value Boiler Plate Code
1278
1279 All target configuration files should start with code like this,
1280 letting board config files express environment-specific
1281 differences in how things should be set up.
1282
1283 @example
1284 # Boards may override chip names, perhaps based on role,
1285 # but the default should match what the vendor uses
1286 if @{ [info exists CHIPNAME] @} @{
1287 set _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME
1288 @} else @{
1289 set _CHIPNAME sam7x256
1290 @}
1291
1292 # ONLY use ENDIAN with targets that can change it.
1293 if @{ [info exists ENDIAN] @} @{
1294 set _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
1295 @} else @{
1296 set _ENDIAN little
1297 @}
1298
1299 # TAP identifiers may change as chips mature, for example with
1300 # new revision fields (the "3" here). Pick a good default; you
1301 # can pass several such identifiers to the "jtag newtap" command.
1302 if @{ [info exists CPUTAPID ] @} @{
1303 set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
1304 @} else @{
1305 set _CPUTAPID 0x3f0f0f0f
1306 @}
1307 @end example
1308 @c but 0x3f0f0f0f is for an str73x part ...
1309
1310 @emph{Remember:} Board config files may include multiple target
1311 config files, or the same target file multiple times
1312 (changing at least @code{CHIPNAME}).
1313
1314 Likewise, the target configuration file should define
1315 @code{_TARGETNAME} (or @code{_TARGETNAME0} etc) and
1316 use it later on when defining debug targets:
1317
1318 @example
1319 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1320 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1321 @end example
1322
1323 @subsection Adding TAPs to the Scan Chain
1324 After the ``defaults'' are set up,
1325 add the TAPs on each chip to the JTAG scan chain.
1326 @xref{TAP Declaration}, and the naming convention
1327 for taps.
1328
1329 In the simplest case the chip has only one TAP,
1330 probably for a CPU or FPGA.
1331 The config file for the Atmel AT91SAM7X256
1332 looks (in part) like this:
1333
1334 @example
1335 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf \
1336 -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
1337 @end example
1338
1339 A board with two such at91sam7 chips would be able
1340 to source such a config file twice, with different
1341 values for @code{CHIPNAME}, so
1342 it adds a different TAP each time.
1343
1344 If there are nonzero @option{-expected-id} values,
1345 OpenOCD attempts to verify the actual tap id against those values.
1346 It will issue error messages if there is mismatch, which
1347 can help to pinpoint problems in OpenOCD configurations.
1348
1349 @example
1350 JTAG tap: sam7x256.cpu tap/device found: 0x3f0f0f0f
1351 (Manufacturer: 0x787, Part: 0xf0f0, Version: 0x3)
1352 ERROR: Tap: sam7x256.cpu - Expected id: 0x12345678, Got: 0x3f0f0f0f
1353 ERROR: expected: mfg: 0x33c, part: 0x2345, ver: 0x1
1354 ERROR: got: mfg: 0x787, part: 0xf0f0, ver: 0x3
1355 @end example
1356
1357 There are more complex examples too, with chips that have
1358 multiple TAPs. Ones worth looking at include:
1359
1360 @itemize
1361 @item @file{target/omap3530.cfg} -- with disabled ARM and DSP,
1362 plus a JRC to enable them
1363 @item @file{target/str912.cfg} -- with flash, CPU, and boundary scan
1364 @item @file{target/ti_dm355.cfg} -- with ETM, ARM, and JRC (this JRC
1365 is not currently used)
1366 @end itemize
1367
1368 @subsection Add CPU targets
1369
1370 After adding a TAP for a CPU, you should set it up so that
1371 GDB and other commands can use it.
1372 @xref{CPU Configuration}.
1373 For the at91sam7 example above, the command can look like this;
1374 note that @code{$_ENDIAN} is not needed, since OpenOCD defaults
1375 to little endian, and this chip doesn't support changing that.
1376
1377 @example
1378 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1379 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1380 @end example
1381
1382 Work areas are small RAM areas associated with CPU targets.
1383 They are used by OpenOCD to speed up downloads,
1384 and to download small snippets of code to program flash chips.
1385 If the chip includes a form of ``on-chip-ram'' - and many do - define
1386 a work area if you can.
1387 Again using the at91sam7 as an example, this can look like:
1388
1389 @example
1390 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x00200000 \
1391 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
1392 @end example
1393
1394 @subsection Chip Reset Setup
1395
1396 As a rule, you should put the @command{reset_config} command
1397 into the board file. Most things you think you know about a
1398 chip can be tweaked by the board.
1399
1400 Some chips have specific ways the TRST and SRST signals are
1401 managed. In the unusual case that these are @emph{chip specific}
1402 and can never be changed by board wiring, they could go here.
1403
1404 Some chips need special attention during reset handling if
1405 they're going to be used with JTAG.
1406 An example might be needing to send some commands right
1407 after the target's TAP has been reset, providing a
1408 @code{reset-deassert-post} event handler that writes a chip
1409 register to report that JTAG debugging is being done.
1410
1411 JTAG clocking constraints often change during reset, and in
1412 some cases target config files (rather than board config files)
1413 are the right places to handle some of those issues.
1414 For example, immediately after reset most chips run using a
1415 slower clock than they will use later.
1416 That means that after reset (and potentially, as OpenOCD
1417 first starts up) they must use a slower JTAG clock rate
1418 than they will use later.
1419 @xref{JTAG Speed}.
1420
1421 @quotation Important
1422 When you are debugging code that runs right after chip
1423 reset, getting these issues right is critical.
1424 In particular, if you see intermittent failures when
1425 OpenOCD verifies the scan chain after reset,
1426 look at how you are setting up JTAG clocking.
1427 @end quotation
1428
1429 @subsection ARM Core Specific Hacks
1430
1431 If the chip has a DCC, enable it. If the chip is an ARM9 with some
1432 special high speed download features - enable it.
1433
1434 If present, the MMU, the MPU and the CACHE should be disabled.
1435
1436 Some ARM cores are equipped with trace support, which permits
1437 examination of the instruction and data bus activity. Trace
1438 activity is controlled through an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM)
1439 on one of the core's scan chains. The ETM emits voluminous data
1440 through a ``trace port''. (@xref{ARM Hardware Tracing}.)
1441 If you are using an external trace port,
1442 configure it in your board config file.
1443 If you are using an on-chip ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB),
1444 configure it in your target config file.
1445
1446 @example
1447 etm config $_TARGETNAME 16 normal full etb
1448 etb config $_TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.etb
1449 @end example
1450
1451 @subsection Internal Flash Configuration
1452
1453 This applies @b{ONLY TO MICROCONTROLLERS} that have flash built in.
1454
1455 @b{Never ever} in the ``target configuration file'' define any type of
1456 flash that is external to the chip. (For example a BOOT flash on
1457 Chip Select 0.) Such flash information goes in a board file - not
1458 the TARGET (chip) file.
1459
1460 Examples:
1461 @itemize @bullet
1462 @item at91sam7x256 - has 256K flash YES enable it.
1463 @item str912 - has flash internal YES enable it.
1464 @item imx27 - uses boot flash on CS0 - it goes in the board file.
1465 @item pxa270 - again - CS0 flash - it goes in the board file.
1466 @end itemize
1467
1468 @anchor{Translating Configuration Files}
1469 @section Translating Configuration Files
1470 @cindex translation
1471 If you have a configuration file for another hardware debugger
1472 or toolset (Abatron, BDI2000, BDI3000, CCS,
1473 Lauterbach, Segger, Macraigor, etc.), translating
1474 it into OpenOCD syntax is often quite straightforward. The most tricky
1475 part of creating a configuration script is oftentimes the reset init
1476 sequence where e.g. PLLs, DRAM and the like is set up.
1477
1478 One trick that you can use when translating is to write small
1479 Tcl procedures to translate the syntax into OpenOCD syntax. This
1480 can avoid manual translation errors and make it easier to
1481 convert other scripts later on.
1482
1483 Example of transforming quirky arguments to a simple search and
1484 replace job:
1485
1486 @example
1487 # Lauterbach syntax(?)
1488 #
1489 # Data.Set c15:0x042f %long 0x40000015
1490 #
1491 # OpenOCD syntax when using procedure below.
1492 #
1493 # setc15 0x01 0x00050078
1494
1495 proc setc15 @{regs value@} @{
1496 global TARGETNAME
1497
1498 echo [format "set p15 0x%04x, 0x%08x" $regs $value]
1499
1500 arm11 mcr $TARGETNAME 15 [expr ($regs>>12)&0x7] \
1501 [expr ($regs>>0)&0xf] [expr ($regs>>4)&0xf] \
1502 [expr ($regs>>8)&0x7] $value
1503 @}
1504 @end example
1505
1506
1507
1508 @node Daemon Configuration
1509 @chapter Daemon Configuration
1510 @cindex initialization
1511 The commands here are commonly found in the openocd.cfg file and are
1512 used to specify what TCP/IP ports are used, and how GDB should be
1513 supported.
1514
1515 @anchor{Configuration Stage}
1516 @section Configuration Stage
1517 @cindex configuration stage
1518 @cindex config command
1519
1520 When the OpenOCD server process starts up, it enters a
1521 @emph{configuration stage} which is the only time that
1522 certain commands, @emph{configuration commands}, may be issued.
1523 In this manual, the definition of a configuration command is
1524 presented as a @emph{Config Command}, not as a @emph{Command}
1525 which may be issued interactively.
1526
1527 Those configuration commands include declaration of TAPs,
1528 flash banks,
1529 the interface used for JTAG communication,
1530 and other basic setup.
1531 The server must leave the configuration stage before it
1532 may access or activate TAPs.
1533 After it leaves this stage, configuration commands may no
1534 longer be issued.
1535
1536 The first thing OpenOCD does after leaving the configuration
1537 stage is to verify that it can talk to the scan chain
1538 (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
1539 It will warn if it doesn't find TAPs it expects to find,
1540 or finds TAPs that aren't supposed to be there.
1541 You should see no errors at this point.
1542 If you see errors, resolve them by correcting the
1543 commands you used to configure the server.
1544 Common errors include using an initial JTAG speed that's too
1545 fast, and not providing the right IDCODE values for the TAPs
1546 on the scan chain.
1547
1548 @deffn {Config Command} init
1549 This command terminates the configuration stage and
1550 enters the normal command mode. This can be useful to add commands to
1551 the startup scripts and commands such as resetting the target,
1552 programming flash, etc. To reset the CPU upon startup, add "init" and
1553 "reset" at the end of the config script or at the end of the OpenOCD
1554 command line using the @option{-c} command line switch.
1555
1556 If this command does not appear in any startup/configuration file
1557 OpenOCD executes the command for you after processing all
1558 configuration files and/or command line options.
1559
1560 @b{NOTE:} This command normally occurs at or near the end of your
1561 openocd.cfg file to force OpenOCD to ``initialize'' and make the
1562 targets ready. For example: If your openocd.cfg file needs to
1563 read/write memory on your target, @command{init} must occur before
1564 the memory read/write commands. This includes @command{nand probe}.
1565 @end deffn
1566
1567 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} jtag_init
1568 This is invoked at server startup to verify that it can talk
1569 to the scan chain (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
1570
1571 The default implementation first tries @command{jtag arp_init},
1572 which uses only a lightweight JTAG reset before examining the
1573 scan chain.
1574 If that fails, it tries again, using a harder reset
1575 from the overridable procedure @command{init_reset}.
1576 @end deffn
1577
1578 @anchor{TCP/IP Ports}
1579 @section TCP/IP Ports
1580 @cindex TCP port
1581 @cindex server
1582 @cindex port
1583 @cindex security
1584 The OpenOCD server accepts remote commands in several syntaxes.
1585 Each syntax uses a different TCP/IP port, which you may specify
1586 only during configuration (before those ports are opened).
1587
1588 For reasons including security, you may wish to prevent remote
1589 access using one or more of these ports.
1590 In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as zero.
1591 If you disable all access through TCP/IP, you will need to
1592 use the command line @option{-pipe} option.
1593
1594 @deffn {Command} gdb_port (number)
1595 @cindex GDB server
1596 Specify or query the first port used for incoming GDB connections.
1597 The GDB port for the
1598 first target will be gdb_port, the second target will listen on gdb_port + 1, and so on.
1599 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1600 the port @var{number} defaults to 3333.
1601 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1602 @end deffn
1603
1604 @deffn {Command} tcl_port (number)
1605 Specify or query the port used for a simplified RPC
1606 connection that can be used by clients to issue TCL commands and get the
1607 output from the Tcl engine.
1608 Intended as a machine interface.
1609 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1610 the port @var{number} defaults to 6666.
1611 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1612 @end deffn
1613
1614 @deffn {Command} telnet_port (number)
1615 Specify or query the
1616 port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections.
1617 This port is intended for interaction with one human through TCL commands.
1618 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1619 the port @var{number} defaults to 4444.
1620 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1621 @end deffn
1622
1623 @anchor{GDB Configuration}
1624 @section GDB Configuration
1625 @cindex GDB
1626 @cindex GDB configuration
1627 You can reconfigure some GDB behaviors if needed.
1628 The ones listed here are static and global.
1629 @xref{Target Configuration}, about configuring individual targets.
1630 @xref{Target Events}, about configuring target-specific event handling.
1631
1632 @anchor{gdb_breakpoint_override}
1633 @deffn {Command} gdb_breakpoint_override [@option{hard}|@option{soft}|@option{disable}]
1634 Force breakpoint type for gdb @command{break} commands.
1635 This option supports GDB GUIs which don't
1636 distinguish hard versus soft breakpoints, if the default OpenOCD and
1637 GDB behaviour is not sufficient. GDB normally uses hardware
1638 breakpoints if the memory map has been set up for flash regions.
1639 @end deffn
1640
1641 @anchor{gdb_flash_program}
1642 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_flash_program (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1643 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to program the flash memory when a
1644 vFlash packet is received.
1645 The default behaviour is @option{enable}.
1646 @end deffn
1647
1648 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_memory_map (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1649 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to send the memory configuration to GDB when
1650 requested. GDB will then know when to set hardware breakpoints, and program flash
1651 using the GDB load command. @command{gdb_flash_program enable} must also be enabled
1652 for flash programming to work.
1653 Default behaviour is @option{enable}.
1654 @xref{gdb_flash_program}.
1655 @end deffn
1656
1657 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_report_data_abort (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1658 Specifies whether data aborts cause an error to be reported
1659 by GDB memory read packets.
1660 The default behaviour is @option{disable};
1661 use @option{enable} see these errors reported.
1662 @end deffn
1663
1664 @anchor{Event Polling}
1665 @section Event Polling
1666
1667 Hardware debuggers are parts of asynchronous systems,
1668 where significant events can happen at any time.
1669 The OpenOCD server needs to detect some of these events,
1670 so it can report them to through TCL command line
1671 or to GDB.
1672
1673 Examples of such events include:
1674
1675 @itemize
1676 @item One of the targets can stop running ... maybe it triggers
1677 a code breakpoint or data watchpoint, or halts itself.
1678 @item Messages may be sent over ``debug message'' channels ... many
1679 targets support such messages sent over JTAG,
1680 for receipt by the person debugging or tools.
1681 @item Loss of power ... some adapters can detect these events.
1682 @item Resets not issued through JTAG ... such reset sources
1683 can include button presses or other system hardware, sometimes
1684 including the target itself (perhaps through a watchdog).
1685 @item Debug instrumentation sometimes supports event triggering
1686 such as ``trace buffer full'' (so it can quickly be emptied)
1687 or other signals (to correlate with code behavior).
1688 @end itemize
1689
1690 None of those events are signaled through standard JTAG signals.
1691 However, most conventions for JTAG connectors include voltage
1692 level and system reset (SRST) signal detection.
1693 Some connectors also include instrumentation signals, which
1694 can imply events when those signals are inputs.
1695
1696 In general, OpenOCD needs to periodically check for those events,
1697 either by looking at the status of signals on the JTAG connector
1698 or by sending synchronous ``tell me your status'' JTAG requests
1699 to the various active targets.
1700 There is a command to manage and monitor that polling,
1701 which is normally done in the background.
1702
1703 @deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
1704 Poll the current target for its current state.
1705 (Also, @pxref{target curstate}.)
1706 If that target is in debug mode, architecture
1707 specific information about the current state is printed.
1708 An optional parameter
1709 allows background polling to be enabled and disabled.
1710
1711 You could use this from the TCL command shell, or
1712 from GDB using @command{monitor poll} command.
1713 @example
1714 > poll
1715 background polling: on
1716 target state: halted
1717 target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
1718 current mode: Supervisor
1719 cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
1720 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
1721 >
1722 @end example
1723 @end deffn
1724
1725 @node Interface - Dongle Configuration
1726 @chapter Interface - Dongle Configuration
1727 @cindex config file, interface
1728 @cindex interface config file
1729
1730 JTAG Adapters/Interfaces/Dongles are normally configured
1731 through commands in an interface configuration
1732 file which is sourced by your @file{openocd.cfg} file, or
1733 through a command line @option{-f interface/....cfg} option.
1734
1735 @example
1736 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
1737 @end example
1738
1739 These commands tell
1740 OpenOCD what type of JTAG adapter you have, and how to talk to it.
1741 A few cases are so simple that you only need to say what driver to use:
1742
1743 @example
1744 # jlink interface
1745 interface jlink
1746 @end example
1747
1748 Most adapters need a bit more configuration than that.
1749
1750
1751 @section Interface Configuration
1752
1753 The interface command tells OpenOCD what type of JTAG dongle you are
1754 using. Depending on the type of dongle, you may need to have one or
1755 more additional commands.
1756
1757 @deffn {Config Command} {interface} name
1758 Use the interface driver @var{name} to connect to the
1759 target.
1760 @end deffn
1761
1762 @deffn Command {interface_list}
1763 List the interface drivers that have been built into
1764 the running copy of OpenOCD.
1765 @end deffn
1766
1767 @deffn Command {jtag interface}
1768 Returns the name of the interface driver being used.
1769 @end deffn
1770
1771 @section Interface Drivers
1772
1773 Each of the interface drivers listed here must be explicitly
1774 enabled when OpenOCD is configured, in order to be made
1775 available at run time.
1776
1777 @deffn {Interface Driver} {amt_jtagaccel}
1778 Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
1779 connected to a PC's EPP mode parallel port.
1780 This defines some driver-specific commands:
1781
1782 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1783 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
1784 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
1785 @end deffn
1786
1787 @deffn {Config Command} rtck [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
1788 Displays status of RTCK option.
1789 Optionally sets that option first.
1790 @end deffn
1791 @end deffn
1792
1793 @deffn {Interface Driver} {arm-jtag-ew}
1794 Olimex ARM-JTAG-EW USB adapter
1795 This has one driver-specific command:
1796
1797 @deffn Command {armjtagew_info}
1798 Logs some status
1799 @end deffn
1800 @end deffn
1801
1802 @deffn {Interface Driver} {at91rm9200}
1803 Supports bitbanged JTAG from the local system,
1804 presuming that system is an Atmel AT91rm9200
1805 and a specific set of GPIOs is used.
1806 @c command: at91rm9200_device NAME
1807 @c chooses among list of bit configs ... only one option
1808 @end deffn
1809
1810 @deffn {Interface Driver} {dummy}
1811 A dummy software-only driver for debugging.
1812 @end deffn
1813
1814 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ep93xx}
1815 Cirrus Logic EP93xx based single-board computer bit-banging (in development)
1816 @end deffn
1817
1818 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ft2232}
1819 FTDI FT2232 (USB) based devices over one of the userspace libraries.
1820 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
1821 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
1822
1823 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_device_desc} description
1824 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
1825 of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not
1826 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
1827 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
1828 @end deffn
1829
1830 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_serial} serial-number
1831 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the FTDI FT2232 device to use,
1832 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one FT2232 device
1833 is connected to the host.
1834 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
1835 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
1836 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
1837 @end deffn
1838
1839 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_layout} name
1840 Each vendor's FT2232 device can use different GPIO signals
1841 to control output-enables, reset signals, and LEDs.
1842 Currently valid layout @var{name} values include:
1843 @itemize @minus
1844 @item @b{axm0432_jtag} Axiom AXM-0432
1845 @item @b{comstick} Hitex STR9 comstick
1846 @item @b{cortino} Hitex Cortino JTAG interface
1847 @item @b{evb_lm3s811} Luminary Micro EVB_LM3S811 as a JTAG interface,
1848 either for the local Cortex-M3 (SRST only)
1849 or in a passthrough mode (neither SRST nor TRST)
1850 @item @b{luminary_icdi} Luminary In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) Board
1851 @item @b{flyswatter} Tin Can Tools Flyswatter
1852 @item @b{icebear} ICEbear JTAG adapter from Section 5
1853 @item @b{jtagkey} Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGkey-Tiny (and compatibles)
1854 @item @b{jtagkey2} Amontec JTAGkey2 (and compatibles)
1855 @item @b{m5960} American Microsystems M5960
1856 @item @b{olimex-jtag} Olimex ARM-USB-OCD and ARM-USB-Tiny
1857 @item @b{oocdlink} OOCDLink
1858 @c oocdlink ~= jtagkey_prototype_v1
1859 @item @b{sheevaplug} Marvell Sheevaplug development kit
1860 @item @b{signalyzer} Xverve Signalyzer
1861 @item @b{stm32stick} Hitex STM32 Performance Stick
1862 @item @b{turtelizer2} egnite Software turtelizer2
1863 @item @b{usbjtag} "USBJTAG-1" layout described in the OpenOCD diploma thesis
1864 @end itemize
1865 @end deffn
1866
1867 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
1868 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
1869 default values are used.
1870 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
1871 @example
1872 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
1873 @end example
1874 @end deffn
1875
1876 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_latency} ms
1877 On some systems using FT2232 based JTAG interfaces the FT_Read function call in
1878 ft2232_read() fails to return the expected number of bytes. This can be caused by
1879 USB communication delays and has proved hard to reproduce and debug. Setting the
1880 FT2232 latency timer to a larger value increases delays for short USB packets but it
1881 also reduces the risk of timeouts before receiving the expected number of bytes.
1882 The OpenOCD default value is 2 and for some systems a value of 10 has proved useful.
1883 @end deffn
1884
1885 For example, the interface config file for a
1886 Turtelizer JTAG Adapter looks something like this:
1887
1888 @example
1889 interface ft2232
1890 ft2232_device_desc "Turtelizer JTAG/RS232 Adapter"
1891 ft2232_layout turtelizer2
1892 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xbdc8
1893 @end example
1894 @end deffn
1895
1896 @deffn {Interface Driver} {gw16012}
1897 Gateworks GW16012 JTAG programmer.
1898 This has one driver-specific command:
1899
1900 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1901 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
1902 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
1903 @end deffn
1904 @end deffn
1905
1906 @deffn {Interface Driver} {jlink}
1907 Segger jlink USB adapter
1908 @c command: jlink_info
1909 @c dumps status
1910 @c command: jlink_hw_jtag (2|3)
1911 @c sets version 2 or 3
1912 @end deffn
1913
1914 @deffn {Interface Driver} {parport}
1915 Supports PC parallel port bit-banging cables:
1916 Wigglers, PLD download cable, and more.
1917 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
1918 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
1919
1920 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_cable} name
1921 The layout of the parallel port cable used to connect to the target.
1922 Currently valid cable @var{name} values include:
1923
1924 @itemize @minus
1925 @item @b{altium} Altium Universal JTAG cable.
1926 @item @b{arm-jtag} Same as original wiggler except SRST and
1927 TRST connections reversed and TRST is also inverted.
1928 @item @b{chameleon} The Amontec Chameleon's CPLD when operated
1929 in configuration mode. This is only used to
1930 program the Chameleon itself, not a connected target.
1931 @item @b{dlc5} The Xilinx Parallel cable III.
1932 @item @b{flashlink} The ST Parallel cable.
1933 @item @b{lattice} Lattice ispDOWNLOAD Cable
1934 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler} The Wiggler configuration that comes with
1935 some versions of
1936 Amontec's Chameleon Programmer. The new version available from
1937 the website uses the original Wiggler layout ('@var{wiggler}')
1938 @item @b{triton} The parallel port adapter found on the
1939 ``Karo Triton 1 Development Board''.
1940 This is also the layout used by the HollyGates design
1941 (see @uref{http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/jtag/}).
1942 @item @b{wiggler} The original Wiggler layout, also supported by
1943 several clones, such as the Olimex ARM-JTAG
1944 @item @b{wiggler2} Same as original wiggler except an led is fitted on D5.
1945 @item @b{wiggler_ntrst_inverted} Same as original wiggler except TRST is inverted.
1946 @end itemize
1947 @end deffn
1948
1949 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1950 Either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of
1951 the @file{/dev/parport} device
1952
1953 When using PPDEV to access the parallel port, use the number of the parallel port:
1954 @option{parport_port 0} (the default). If @option{parport_port 0x378} is specified
1955 you may encounter a problem.
1956 @end deffn
1957
1958 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_write_on_exit} (on|off)
1959 This will configure the parallel driver to write a known
1960 cable-specific value to the parallel interface on exiting OpenOCD
1961 @end deffn
1962
1963 For example, the interface configuration file for a
1964 classic ``Wiggler'' cable might look something like this:
1965
1966 @example
1967 interface parport
1968 parport_port 0xc8b8
1969 parport_cable wiggler
1970 @end example
1971 @end deffn
1972
1973 @deffn {Interface Driver} {presto}
1974 ASIX PRESTO USB JTAG programmer.
1975 @c command: presto_serial str
1976 @c sets serial number
1977 @end deffn
1978
1979 @deffn {Interface Driver} {rlink}
1980 Raisonance RLink USB adapter
1981 @end deffn
1982
1983 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usbprog}
1984 usbprog is a freely programmable USB adapter.
1985 @end deffn
1986
1987 @deffn {Interface Driver} {vsllink}
1988 vsllink is part of Versaloon which is a versatile USB programmer.
1989
1990 @quotation Note
1991 This defines quite a few driver-specific commands,
1992 which are not currently documented here.
1993 @end quotation
1994 @end deffn
1995
1996 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ZY1000}
1997 This is the Zylin ZY1000 JTAG debugger.
1998
1999 @quotation Note
2000 This defines some driver-specific commands,
2001 which are not currently documented here.
2002 @end quotation
2003
2004 @deffn Command power [@option{on}|@option{off}]
2005 Turn power switch to target on/off.
2006 No arguments: print status.
2007 @end deffn
2008
2009 @end deffn
2010
2011 @anchor{JTAG Speed}
2012 @section JTAG Speed
2013 JTAG clock setup is part of system setup.
2014 It @emph{does not belong with interface setup} since any interface
2015 only knows a few of the constraints for the JTAG clock speed.
2016 Sometimes the JTAG speed is
2017 changed during the target initialization process: (1) slow at
2018 reset, (2) program the CPU clocks, (3) run fast.
2019 Both the "slow" and "fast" clock rates are functions of the
2020 oscillators used, the chip, the board design, and sometimes
2021 power management software that may be active.
2022
2023 The speed used during reset, and the scan chain verification which
2024 follows reset, can be adjusted using a @code{reset-start}
2025 target event handler.
2026 It can then be reconfigured to a faster speed by a
2027 @code{reset-init} target event handler after it reprograms those
2028 CPU clocks, or manually (if something else, such as a boot loader,
2029 sets up those clocks).
2030 @xref{Target Events}.
2031 When the initial low JTAG speed is a chip characteristic, perhaps
2032 because of a required oscillator speed, provide such a handler
2033 in the target config file.
2034 When that speed is a function of a board-specific characteristic
2035 such as which speed oscillator is used, it belongs in the board
2036 config file instead.
2037 In both cases it's safest to also set the initial JTAG clock rate
2038 to that same slow speed, so that OpenOCD never starts up using a
2039 clock speed that's faster than the scan chain can support.
2040
2041 @example
2042 jtag_rclk 3000
2043 $_TARGET.cpu configure -event reset-start @{ jtag_rclk 3000 @}
2044 @end example
2045
2046 If your system supports adaptive clocking (RTCK), configuring
2047 JTAG to use that is probably the most robust approach.
2048 However, it introduces delays to synchronize clocks; so it
2049 may not be the fastest solution.
2050
2051 @b{NOTE:} Script writers should consider using @command{jtag_rclk}
2052 instead of @command{jtag_khz}.
2053
2054 @deffn {Command} jtag_khz max_speed_kHz
2055 A non-zero speed is in KHZ. Hence: 3000 is 3mhz.
2056 JTAG interfaces usually support a limited number of
2057 speeds. The speed actually used won't be faster
2058 than the speed specified.
2059
2060 Chip data sheets generally include a top JTAG clock rate.
2061 The actual rate is often a function of a CPU core clock,
2062 and is normally less than that peak rate.
2063 For example, most ARM cores accept at most one sixth of the CPU clock.
2064
2065 Speed 0 (khz) selects RTCK method.
2066 @xref{FAQ RTCK}.
2067 If your system uses RTCK, you won't need to change the
2068 JTAG clocking after setup.
2069 Not all interfaces, boards, or targets support ``rtck''.
2070 If the interface device can not
2071 support it, an error is returned when you try to use RTCK.
2072 @end deffn
2073
2074 @defun jtag_rclk fallback_speed_kHz
2075 @cindex adaptive clocking
2076 @cindex RTCK
2077 This Tcl proc (defined in @file{startup.tcl}) attempts to enable RTCK/RCLK.
2078 If that fails (maybe the interface, board, or target doesn't
2079 support it), falls back to the specified frequency.
2080 @example
2081 # Fall back to 3mhz if RTCK is not supported
2082 jtag_rclk 3000
2083 @end example
2084 @end defun
2085
2086 @node Reset Configuration
2087 @chapter Reset Configuration
2088 @cindex Reset Configuration
2089
2090 Every system configuration may require a different reset
2091 configuration. This can also be quite confusing.
2092 Resets also interact with @var{reset-init} event handlers,
2093 which do things like setting up clocks and DRAM, and
2094 JTAG clock rates. (@xref{JTAG Speed}.)
2095 They can also interact with JTAG routers.
2096 Please see the various board files for examples.
2097
2098 @quotation Note
2099 To maintainers and integrators:
2100 Reset configuration touches several things at once.
2101 Normally the board configuration file
2102 should define it and assume that the JTAG adapter supports
2103 everything that's wired up to the board's JTAG connector.
2104
2105 However, the target configuration file could also make note
2106 of something the silicon vendor has done inside the chip,
2107 which will be true for most (or all) boards using that chip.
2108 And when the JTAG adapter doesn't support everything, the
2109 user configuration file will need to override parts of
2110 the reset configuration provided by other files.
2111 @end quotation
2112
2113 @section Types of Reset
2114
2115 There are many kinds of reset possible through JTAG, but
2116 they may not all work with a given board and adapter.
2117 That's part of why reset configuration can be error prone.
2118
2119 @itemize @bullet
2120 @item
2121 @emph{System Reset} ... the @emph{SRST} hardware signal
2122 resets all chips connected to the JTAG adapter, such as processors,
2123 power management chips, and I/O controllers. Normally resets triggered
2124 with this signal behave exactly like pressing a RESET button.
2125 @item
2126 @emph{JTAG TAP Reset} ... the @emph{TRST} hardware signal resets
2127 just the TAP controllers connected to the JTAG adapter.
2128 Such resets should not be visible to the rest of the system; resetting a
2129 device's the TAP controller just puts that controller into a known state.
2130 @item
2131 @emph{Emulation Reset} ... many devices can be reset through JTAG
2132 commands. These resets are often distinguishable from system
2133 resets, either explicitly (a "reset reason" register says so)
2134 or implicitly (not all parts of the chip get reset).
2135 @item
2136 @emph{Other Resets} ... system-on-chip devices often support
2137 several other types of reset.
2138 You may need to arrange that a watchdog timer stops
2139 while debugging, preventing a watchdog reset.
2140 There may be individual module resets.
2141 @end itemize
2142
2143 In the best case, OpenOCD can hold SRST, then reset
2144 the TAPs via TRST and send commands through JTAG to halt the
2145 CPU at the reset vector before the 1st instruction is executed.
2146 Then when it finally releases the SRST signal, the system is
2147 halted under debugger control before any code has executed.
2148 This is the behavior required to support the @command{reset halt}
2149 and @command{reset init} commands; after @command{reset init} a
2150 board-specific script might do things like setting up DRAM.
2151 (@xref{Reset Command}.)
2152
2153 @anchor{SRST and TRST Issues}
2154 @section SRST and TRST Issues
2155
2156 Because SRST and TRST are hardware signals, they can have a
2157 variety of system-specific constraints. Some of the most
2158 common issues are:
2159
2160 @itemize @bullet
2161
2162 @item @emph{Signal not available} ... Some boards don't wire
2163 SRST or TRST to the JTAG connector. Some JTAG adapters don't
2164 support such signals even if they are wired up.
2165 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{signals} options to say
2166 when either of those signals is not connected.
2167 When SRST is not available, your code might not be able to rely
2168 on controllers having been fully reset during code startup.
2169 Missing TRST is not a problem, since JTAG level resets can
2170 be triggered using with TMS signaling.
2171
2172 @item @emph{Signals shorted} ... Sometimes a chip, board, or
2173 adapter will connect SRST to TRST, instead of keeping them separate.
2174 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{combination} options to say
2175 when those signals aren't properly independent.
2176
2177 @item @emph{Timing} ... Reset circuitry like a resistor/capacitor
2178 delay circuit, reset supervisor, or on-chip features can extend
2179 the effect of a JTAG adapter's reset for some time after the adapter
2180 stops issuing the reset. For example, there may be chip or board
2181 requirements that all reset pulses last for at least a
2182 certain amount of time; and reset buttons commonly have
2183 hardware debouncing.
2184 Use the @command{jtag_nsrst_delay} and @command{jtag_ntrst_delay}
2185 commands to say when extra delays are needed.
2186
2187 @item @emph{Drive type} ... Reset lines often have a pullup
2188 resistor, letting the JTAG interface treat them as open-drain
2189 signals. But that's not a requirement, so the adapter may need
2190 to use push/pull output drivers.
2191 Also, with weak pullups it may be advisable to drive
2192 signals to both levels (push/pull) to minimize rise times.
2193 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{trst_type} and
2194 @var{srst_type} parameters to say how to drive reset signals.
2195
2196 @item @emph{Special initialization} ... Targets sometimes need
2197 special JTAG initialization sequences to handle chip-specific
2198 issues (not limited to errata).
2199 For example, certain JTAG commands might need to be issued while
2200 the system as a whole is in a reset state (SRST active)
2201 but the JTAG scan chain is usable (TRST inactive).
2202 Many systems treat combined assertion of SRST and TRST as a
2203 trigger for a harder reset than SRST alone.
2204 Such custom reset handling is discussed later in this chapter.
2205 @end itemize
2206
2207 There can also be other issues.
2208 Some devices don't fully conform to the JTAG specifications.
2209 Trivial system-specific differences are common, such as
2210 SRST and TRST using slightly different names.
2211 There are also vendors who distribute key JTAG documentation for
2212 their chips only to developers who have signed a Non-Disclosure
2213 Agreement (NDA).
2214
2215 Sometimes there are chip-specific extensions like a requirement to use
2216 the normally-optional TRST signal (precluding use of JTAG adapters which
2217 don't pass TRST through), or needing extra steps to complete a TAP reset.
2218
2219 In short, SRST and especially TRST handling may be very finicky,
2220 needing to cope with both architecture and board specific constraints.
2221
2222 @section Commands for Handling Resets
2223
2224 @deffn {Command} jtag_nsrst_delay milliseconds
2225 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
2226 nSRST (active-low system reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
2227 When a board has a reset button connected to SRST line it will
2228 probably have hardware debouncing, implying you should use this.
2229 @end deffn
2230
2231 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_delay milliseconds
2232 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
2233 nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
2234 @end deffn
2235
2236 @deffn {Command} reset_config mode_flag ...
2237 This command displays or modifies the reset configuration
2238 of your combination of JTAG board and target in target
2239 configuration scripts.
2240
2241 Information earlier in this section describes the kind of problems
2242 the command is intended to address (@pxref{SRST and TRST Issues}).
2243 As a rule this command belongs only in board config files,
2244 describing issues like @emph{board doesn't connect TRST};
2245 or in user config files, addressing limitations derived
2246 from a particular combination of interface and board.
2247 (An unlikely example would be using a TRST-only adapter
2248 with a board that only wires up SRST.)
2249
2250 The @var{mode_flag} options can be specified in any order, but only one
2251 of each type -- @var{signals}, @var{combination},
2252 @var{gates},
2253 @var{trst_type},
2254 and @var{srst_type} -- may be specified at a time.
2255 If you don't provide a new value for a given type, its previous
2256 value (perhaps the default) is unchanged.
2257 For example, this means that you don't need to say anything at all about
2258 TRST just to declare that if the JTAG adapter should want to drive SRST,
2259 it must explicitly be driven high (@option{srst_push_pull}).
2260
2261 @itemize
2262 @item
2263 @var{signals} can specify which of the reset signals are connected.
2264 For example, If the JTAG interface provides SRST, but the board doesn't
2265 connect that signal properly, then OpenOCD can't use it.
2266 Possible values are @option{none} (the default), @option{trst_only},
2267 @option{srst_only} and @option{trst_and_srst}.
2268
2269 @quotation Tip
2270 If your board provides SRST and/or TRST through the JTAG connector,
2271 you must declare that so those signals can be used.
2272 @end quotation
2273
2274 @item
2275 The @var{combination} is an optional value specifying broken reset
2276 signal implementations.
2277 The default behaviour if no option given is @option{separate},
2278 indicating everything behaves normally.
2279 @option{srst_pulls_trst} states that the
2280 test logic is reset together with the reset of the system (e.g. Philips
2281 LPC2000, "broken" board layout), @option{trst_pulls_srst} says that
2282 the system is reset together with the test logic (only hypothetical, I
2283 haven't seen hardware with such a bug, and can be worked around).
2284 @option{combined} implies both @option{srst_pulls_trst} and
2285 @option{trst_pulls_srst}.
2286
2287 @item
2288 The @var{gates} tokens control flags that describe some cases where
2289 JTAG may be unvailable during reset.
2290 @option{srst_gates_jtag} (default)
2291 indicates that asserting SRST gates the
2292 JTAG clock. This means that no communication can happen on JTAG
2293 while SRST is asserted.
2294 Its converse is @option{srst_nogate}, indicating that JTAG commands
2295 can safely be issued while SRST is active.
2296 @end itemize
2297
2298 The optional @var{trst_type} and @var{srst_type} parameters allow the
2299 driver mode of each reset line to be specified. These values only affect
2300 JTAG interfaces with support for different driver modes, like the Amontec
2301 JTAGkey and JTAG Accelerator. Also, they are necessarily ignored if the
2302 relevant signal (TRST or SRST) is not connected.
2303
2304 @itemize
2305 @item
2306 Possible @var{trst_type} driver modes for the test reset signal (TRST)
2307 are the default @option{trst_push_pull}, and @option{trst_open_drain}.
2308 Most boards connect this signal to a pulldown, so the JTAG TAPs
2309 never leave reset unless they are hooked up to a JTAG adapter.
2310
2311 @item
2312 Possible @var{srst_type} driver modes for the system reset signal (SRST)
2313 are the default @option{srst_open_drain}, and @option{srst_push_pull}.
2314 Most boards connect this signal to a pullup, and allow the
2315 signal to be pulled low by various events including system
2316 powerup and pressing a reset button.
2317 @end itemize
2318 @end deffn
2319
2320 @section Custom Reset Handling
2321 @cindex events
2322
2323 OpenOCD has several ways to help support the various reset
2324 mechanisms provided by chip and board vendors.
2325 The commands shown in the previous section give standard parameters.
2326 There are also @emph{event handlers} associated with TAPs or Targets.
2327 Those handlers are Tcl procedures you can provide, which are invoked
2328 at particular points in the reset sequence.
2329
2330 After configuring those mechanisms, you might still
2331 find your board doesn't start up or reset correctly.
2332 For example, maybe it needs a slightly different sequence
2333 of SRST and/or TRST manipulations, because of quirks that
2334 the @command{reset_config} mechanism doesn't address;
2335 or asserting both might trigger a stronger reset, which
2336 needs special attention.
2337
2338 Experiment with lower level operations, such as @command{jtag_reset}
2339 and the @command{jtag arp_*} operations shown here,
2340 to find a sequence of operations that works.
2341 @xref{JTAG Commands}.
2342 When you find a working sequence, it can be used to override
2343 @command{jtag_init}, which fires during OpenOCD startup
2344 (@pxref{Configuration Stage});
2345 or @command{init_reset}, which fires during reset processing.
2346
2347 You might also want to provide some project-specific reset
2348 schemes. For example, on a multi-target board the standard
2349 @command{reset} command would reset all targets, but you
2350 may need the ability to reset only one target at time and
2351 thus want to avoid using the board-wide SRST signal.
2352
2353 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} init_reset mode
2354 This is invoked near the beginning of the @command{reset} command,
2355 usually to provide as much of a cold (power-up) reset as practical.
2356 By default it is also invoked from @command{jtag_init} if
2357 the scan chain does not respond to pure JTAG operations.
2358 The @var{mode} parameter is the parameter given to the
2359 low level reset command (@option{halt},
2360 @option{init}, or @option{run}), @option{setup},
2361 or potentially some other value.
2362
2363 The default implementation just invokes @command{jtag arp_init-reset}.
2364 Replacements will normally build on low level JTAG
2365 operations such as @command{jtag_reset}.
2366 Operations here must not address individual TAPs
2367 (or their associated targets)
2368 until the JTAG scan chain has first been verified to work.
2369
2370 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
2371 they return.
2372 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
2373 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
2374 @end deffn
2375
2376 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init}
2377 This validates the scan chain using just the four
2378 standard JTAG signals (TMS, TCK, TDI, TDO).
2379 It starts by issuing a JTAG-only reset.
2380 Then it performs checks to verify that the scan chain configuration
2381 matches the TAPs it can observe.
2382 Those checks include checking IDCODE values for each active TAP,
2383 and verifying the length of their instruction registers using
2384 TAP @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} values.
2385 If these tests all pass, TAP @code{setup} events are
2386 issued to all TAPs with handlers for that event.
2387 @end deffn
2388
2389 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init-reset}
2390 This uses TRST and SRST to try resetting
2391 everything on the JTAG scan chain
2392 (and anything else connected to SRST).
2393 It then invokes the logic of @command{jtag arp_init}.
2394 @end deffn
2395
2396
2397 @node TAP Declaration
2398 @chapter TAP Declaration
2399 @cindex TAP declaration
2400 @cindex TAP configuration
2401
2402 @emph{Test Access Ports} (TAPs) are the core of JTAG.
2403 TAPs serve many roles, including:
2404
2405 @itemize @bullet
2406 @item @b{Debug Target} A CPU TAP can be used as a GDB debug target
2407 @item @b{Flash Programing} Some chips program the flash directly via JTAG.
2408 Others do it indirectly, making a CPU do it.
2409 @item @b{Program Download} Using the same CPU support GDB uses,
2410 you can initialize a DRAM controller, download code to DRAM, and then
2411 start running that code.
2412 @item @b{Boundary Scan} Most chips support boundary scan, which
2413 helps test for board assembly problems like solder bridges
2414 and missing connections
2415 @end itemize
2416
2417 OpenOCD must know about the active TAPs on your board(s).
2418 Setting up the TAPs is the core task of your configuration files.
2419 Once those TAPs are set up, you can pass their names to code
2420 which sets up CPUs and exports them as GDB targets,
2421 probes flash memory, performs low-level JTAG operations, and more.
2422
2423 @section Scan Chains
2424 @cindex scan chain
2425
2426 TAPs are part of a hardware @dfn{scan chain},
2427 which is daisy chain of TAPs.
2428 They also need to be added to
2429 OpenOCD's software mirror of that hardware list,
2430 giving each member a name and associating other data with it.
2431 Simple scan chains, with a single TAP, are common in
2432 systems with a single microcontroller or microprocessor.
2433 More complex chips may have several TAPs internally.
2434 Very complex scan chains might have a dozen or more TAPs:
2435 several in one chip, more in the next, and connecting
2436 to other boards with their own chips and TAPs.
2437
2438 You can display the list with the @command{scan_chain} command.
2439 (Don't confuse this with the list displayed by the @command{targets}
2440 command, presented in the next chapter.
2441 That only displays TAPs for CPUs which are configured as
2442 debugging targets.)
2443 Here's what the scan chain might look like for a chip more than one TAP:
2444
2445 @verbatim
2446 TapName Enabled IdCode Expected IrLen IrCap IrMask Instr
2447 -- ------------------ ------- ---------- ---------- ----- ----- ------ -----
2448 0 omap5912.dsp Y 0x03df1d81 0x03df1d81 38 0 0 0x...
2449 1 omap5912.arm Y 0x0692602f 0x0692602f 4 0x1 0 0xc
2450 2 omap5912.unknown Y 0x00000000 0x00000000 8 0 0 0xff
2451 @end verbatim
2452
2453 Unfortunately those TAPs can't always be autoconfigured,
2454 because not all devices provide good support for that.
2455 JTAG doesn't require supporting IDCODE instructions, and
2456 chips with JTAG routers may not link TAPs into the chain
2457 until they are told to do so.
2458
2459 The configuration mechanism currently supported by OpenOCD
2460 requires explicit configuration of all TAP devices using
2461 @command{jtag newtap} commands, as detailed later in this chapter.
2462 A command like this would declare one tap and name it @code{chip1.cpu}:
2463
2464 @example
2465 jtag newtap chip1 cpu -irlen 7 -ircapture 0x01 -irmask 0x55
2466 @end example
2467
2468 Each target configuration file lists the TAPs provided
2469 by a given chip.
2470 Board configuration files combine all the targets on a board,
2471 and so forth.
2472 Note that @emph{the order in which TAPs are declared is very important.}
2473 It must match the order in the JTAG scan chain, both inside
2474 a single chip and between them.
2475 @xref{FAQ TAP Order}.
2476
2477 For example, the ST Microsystems STR912 chip has
2478 three separate TAPs@footnote{See the ST
2479 document titled: @emph{STR91xFAxxx, Section 3.15 Jtag Interface, Page:
2480 28/102, Figure 3: JTAG chaining inside the STR91xFA}.
2481 @url{http://eu.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/13495.pdf}}.
2482 To configure those taps, @file{target/str912.cfg}
2483 includes commands something like this:
2484
2485 @example
2486 jtag newtap str912 flash ... params ...
2487 jtag newtap str912 cpu ... params ...
2488 jtag newtap str912 bs ... params ...
2489 @end example
2490
2491 Actual config files use a variable instead of literals like
2492 @option{str912}, to support more than one chip of each type.
2493 @xref{Config File Guidelines}.
2494
2495 @deffn Command {jtag names}
2496 Returns the names of all current TAPs in the scan chain.
2497 Use @command{jtag cget} or @command{jtag tapisenabled}
2498 to examine attributes and state of each TAP.
2499 @example
2500 foreach t [jtag names] @{
2501 puts [format "TAP: %s\n" $t]
2502 @}
2503 @end example
2504 @end deffn
2505
2506 @deffn Command {scan_chain}
2507 Displays the TAPs in the scan chain configuration,
2508 and their status.
2509 The set of TAPs listed by this command is fixed by
2510 exiting the OpenOCD configuration stage,
2511 but systems with a JTAG router can
2512 enable or disable TAPs dynamically.
2513 In addition to the enable/disable status, the contents of
2514 each TAP's instruction register can also change.
2515 @end deffn
2516
2517 @c FIXME! "jtag cget" should be able to return all TAP
2518 @c attributes, like "$target_name cget" does for targets.
2519
2520 @c Probably want "jtag eventlist", and a "tap-reset" event
2521 @c (on entry to RESET state).
2522
2523 @section TAP Names
2524 @cindex dotted name
2525
2526 When TAP objects are declared with @command{jtag newtap},
2527 a @dfn{dotted.name} is created for the TAP, combining the
2528 name of a module (usually a chip) and a label for the TAP.
2529 For example: @code{xilinx.tap}, @code{str912.flash},
2530 @code{omap3530.jrc}, @code{dm6446.dsp}, or @code{stm32.cpu}.
2531 Many other commands use that dotted.name to manipulate or
2532 refer to the TAP. For example, CPU configuration uses the
2533 name, as does declaration of NAND or NOR flash banks.
2534
2535 The components of a dotted name should follow ``C'' symbol
2536 name rules: start with an alphabetic character, then numbers
2537 and underscores are OK; while others (including dots!) are not.
2538
2539 @quotation Tip
2540 In older code, JTAG TAPs were numbered from 0..N.
2541 This feature is still present.
2542 However its use is highly discouraged, and
2543 should not be relied on; it will be removed by mid-2010.
2544 Update all of your scripts to use TAP names rather than numbers,
2545 by paying attention to the runtime warnings they trigger.
2546 Using TAP numbers in target configuration scripts prevents
2547 reusing those scripts on boards with multiple targets.
2548 @end quotation
2549
2550 @section TAP Declaration Commands
2551
2552 @c shouldn't this be(come) a {Config Command}?
2553 @anchor{jtag newtap}
2554 @deffn Command {jtag newtap} chipname tapname configparams...
2555 Declares a new TAP with the dotted name @var{chipname}.@var{tapname},
2556 and configured according to the various @var{configparams}.
2557
2558 The @var{chipname} is a symbolic name for the chip.
2559 Conventionally target config files use @code{$_CHIPNAME},
2560 defaulting to the model name given by the chip vendor but
2561 overridable.
2562
2563 @cindex TAP naming convention
2564 The @var{tapname} reflects the role of that TAP,
2565 and should follow this convention:
2566
2567 @itemize @bullet
2568 @item @code{bs} -- For boundary scan if this is a seperate TAP;
2569 @item @code{cpu} -- The main CPU of the chip, alternatively
2570 @code{arm} and @code{dsp} on chips with both ARM and DSP CPUs,
2571 @code{arm1} and @code{arm2} on chips two ARMs, and so forth;
2572 @item @code{etb} -- For an embedded trace buffer (example: an ARM ETB11);
2573 @item @code{flash} -- If the chip has a flash TAP, like the str912;
2574 @item @code{jrc} -- For JTAG route controller (example: the ICEpick modules
2575 on many Texas Instruments chips, like the OMAP3530 on Beagleboards);
2576 @item @code{tap} -- Should be used only FPGA or CPLD like devices
2577 with a single TAP;
2578 @item @code{unknownN} -- If you have no idea what the TAP is for (N is a number);
2579 @item @emph{when in doubt} -- Use the chip maker's name in their data sheet.
2580 For example, the Freescale IMX31 has a SDMA (Smart DMA) with
2581 a JTAG TAP; that TAP should be named @code{sdma}.
2582 @end itemize
2583
2584 Every TAP requires at least the following @var{configparams}:
2585
2586 @itemize @bullet
2587 @item @code{-irlen} @var{NUMBER}
2588 @*The length in bits of the
2589 instruction register, such as 4 or 5 bits.
2590 @end itemize
2591
2592 A TAP may also provide optional @var{configparams}:
2593
2594 @itemize @bullet
2595 @item @code{-disable} (or @code{-enable})
2596 @*Use the @code{-disable} parameter to flag a TAP which is not
2597 linked in to the scan chain after a reset using either TRST
2598 or the JTAG state machine's @sc{reset} state.
2599 You may use @code{-enable} to highlight the default state
2600 (the TAP is linked in).
2601 @xref{Enabling and Disabling TAPs}.
2602 @item @code{-expected-id} @var{number}
2603 @*A non-zero @var{number} represents a 32-bit IDCODE
2604 which you expect to find when the scan chain is examined.
2605 These codes are not required by all JTAG devices.
2606 @emph{Repeat the option} as many times as required if more than one
2607 ID code could appear (for example, multiple versions).
2608 Specify @var{number} as zero to suppress warnings about IDCODE
2609 values that were found but not included in the list.
2610 @item @code{-ircapture} @var{NUMBER}
2611 @*The bit pattern loaded by the TAP into the JTAG shift register
2612 on entry to the @sc{ircapture} state, such as 0x01.
2613 JTAG requires the two LSBs of this value to be 01.
2614 By default, @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} are set
2615 up to verify that two-bit value; but you may provide
2616 additional bits, if you know them.
2617 @item @code{-irmask} @var{NUMBER}
2618 @*A mask used with @code{-ircapture}
2619 to verify that instruction scans work correctly.
2620 Such scans are not used by OpenOCD except to verify that
2621 there seems to be no problems with JTAG scan chain operations.
2622 @end itemize
2623 @end deffn
2624
2625 @section Other TAP commands
2626
2627 @deffn Command {jtag cget} dotted.name @option{-event} name
2628 @deffnx Command {jtag configure} dotted.name @option{-event} name string
2629 At this writing this TAP attribute
2630 mechanism is used only for event handling.
2631 (It is not a direct analogue of the @code{cget}/@code{configure}
2632 mechanism for debugger targets.)
2633 See the next section for information about the available events.
2634
2635 The @code{configure} subcommand assigns an event handler,
2636 a TCL string which is evaluated when the event is triggered.
2637 The @code{cget} subcommand returns that handler.
2638 @end deffn
2639
2640 @anchor{TAP Events}
2641 @section TAP Events
2642 @cindex events
2643 @cindex TAP events
2644
2645 OpenOCD includes two event mechanisms.
2646 The one presented here applies to all JTAG TAPs.
2647 The other applies to debugger targets,
2648 which are associated with certain TAPs.
2649
2650 The TAP events currently defined are:
2651
2652 @itemize @bullet
2653 @item @b{post-reset}
2654 @* The TAP has just completed a JTAG reset.
2655 The tap may still be in the JTAG @sc{reset} state.
2656 Handlers for these events might perform initialization sequences
2657 such as issuing TCK cycles, TMS sequences to ensure
2658 exit from the ARM SWD mode, and more.
2659
2660 Because the scan chain has not yet been verified, handlers for these events
2661 @emph{should not issue commands which scan the JTAG IR or DR registers}
2662 of any particular target.
2663 @b{NOTE:} As this is written (September 2009), nothing prevents such access.
2664 @item @b{setup}
2665 @* The scan chain has been reset and verified.
2666 This handler may enable TAPs as needed.
2667 @item @b{tap-disable}
2668 @* The TAP needs to be disabled. This handler should
2669 implement @command{jtag tapdisable}
2670 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
2671 @item @b{tap-enable}
2672 @* The TAP needs to be enabled. This handler should
2673 implement @command{jtag tapenable}
2674 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
2675 @end itemize
2676
2677 If you need some action after each JTAG reset, which isn't actually
2678 specific to any TAP (since you can't yet trust the scan chain's
2679 contents to be accurate), you might:
2680
2681 @example
2682 jtag configure CHIP.jrc -event post-reset @{
2683 echo "JTAG Reset done"
2684 ... non-scan jtag operations to be done after reset
2685 @}
2686 @end example
2687
2688
2689 @anchor{Enabling and Disabling TAPs}
2690 @section Enabling and Disabling TAPs
2691 @cindex JTAG Route Controller
2692 @cindex jrc
2693
2694 In some systems, a @dfn{JTAG Route Controller} (JRC)
2695 is used to enable and/or disable specific JTAG TAPs.
2696 Many ARM based chips from Texas Instruments include
2697 an ``ICEpick'' module, which is a JRC.
2698 Such chips include DaVinci and OMAP3 processors.
2699
2700 A given TAP may not be visible until the JRC has been
2701 told to link it into the scan chain; and if the JRC
2702 has been told to unlink that TAP, it will no longer
2703 be visible.
2704 Such routers address problems that JTAG ``bypass mode''
2705 ignores, such as:
2706
2707 @itemize
2708 @item The scan chain can only go as fast as its slowest TAP.
2709 @item Having many TAPs slows instruction scans, since all
2710 TAPs receive new instructions.
2711 @item TAPs in the scan chain must be powered up, which wastes
2712 power and prevents debugging some power management mechanisms.
2713 @end itemize
2714
2715 The IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard has no concept of a ``disabled'' tap,
2716 as implied by the existence of JTAG routers.
2717 However, the upcoming IEEE 1149.7 framework (layered on top of JTAG)
2718 does include a kind of JTAG router functionality.
2719
2720 @c (a) currently the event handlers don't seem to be able to
2721 @c fail in a way that could lead to no-change-of-state.
2722
2723 In OpenOCD, tap enabling/disabling is invoked by the Tcl commands
2724 shown below, and is implemented using TAP event handlers.
2725 So for example, when defining a TAP for a CPU connected to
2726 a JTAG router, your @file{target.cfg} file
2727 should define TAP event handlers using
2728 code that looks something like this:
2729
2730 @example
2731 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-enable @{
2732 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
2733 @}
2734 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-disable @{
2735 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
2736 @}
2737 @end example
2738
2739 Then you might want that CPU's TAP enabled almost all the time:
2740
2741 @example
2742 jtag configure $CHIP.jrc -event setup "jtag tapenable $CHIP.cpu"
2743 @end example
2744
2745 Note how that particular setup event handler declaration
2746 uses quotes to evaluate @code{$CHIP} when the event is configured.
2747 Using brackets @{ @} would cause it to be evaluated later,
2748 at runtime, when it might have a different value.
2749
2750 @deffn Command {jtag tapdisable} dotted.name
2751 If necessary, disables the tap
2752 by sending it a @option{tap-disable} event.
2753 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2754 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2755 and "0" if it is disabled.
2756 @end deffn
2757
2758 @deffn Command {jtag tapenable} dotted.name
2759 If necessary, enables the tap
2760 by sending it a @option{tap-enable} event.
2761 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2762 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2763 and "0" if it is disabled.
2764 @end deffn
2765
2766 @deffn Command {jtag tapisenabled} dotted.name
2767 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2768 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2769 and "0" if it is disabled.
2770
2771 @quotation Note
2772 Humans will find the @command{scan_chain} command more helpful
2773 for querying the state of the JTAG taps.
2774 @end quotation
2775 @end deffn
2776
2777 @node CPU Configuration
2778 @chapter CPU Configuration
2779 @cindex GDB target
2780
2781 This chapter discusses how to set up GDB debug targets for CPUs.
2782 You can also access these targets without GDB
2783 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands},
2784 and @ref{Target State handling}) and
2785 through various kinds of NAND and NOR flash commands.
2786 If you have multiple CPUs you can have multiple such targets.
2787
2788 We'll start by looking at how to examine the targets you have,
2789 then look at how to add one more target and how to configure it.
2790
2791 @section Target List
2792 @cindex target, current
2793 @cindex target, list
2794
2795 All targets that have been set up are part of a list,
2796 where each member has a name.
2797 That name should normally be the same as the TAP name.
2798 You can display the list with the @command{targets}
2799 (plural!) command.
2800 This display often has only one CPU; here's what it might
2801 look like with more than one:
2802 @verbatim
2803 TargetName Type Endian TapName State
2804 -- ------------------ ---------- ------ ------------------ ------------
2805 0* at91rm9200.cpu arm920t little at91rm9200.cpu running
2806 1 MyTarget cortex_m3 little mychip.foo tap-disabled
2807 @end verbatim
2808
2809 One member of that list is the @dfn{current target}, which
2810 is implicitly referenced by many commands.
2811 It's the one marked with a @code{*} near the target name.
2812 In particular, memory addresses often refer to the address
2813 space seen by that current target.
2814 Commands like @command{mdw} (memory display words)
2815 and @command{flash erase_address} (erase NOR flash blocks)
2816 are examples; and there are many more.
2817
2818 Several commands let you examine the list of targets:
2819
2820 @deffn Command {target count}
2821 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
2822 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.
2823 Iterate target using @command{target names}, not by counting.}
2824
2825 Returns the number of targets, @math{N}.
2826 The highest numbered target is @math{N - 1}.
2827 @example
2828 set c [target count]
2829 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < $c @} @{ incr x @} @{
2830 # Assuming you have created this function
2831 print_target_details $x
2832 @}
2833 @end example
2834 @end deffn
2835
2836 @deffn Command {target current}
2837 Returns the name of the current target.
2838 @end deffn
2839
2840 @deffn Command {target names}
2841 Lists the names of all current targets in the list.
2842 @example
2843 foreach t [target names] @{
2844 puts [format "Target: %s\n" $t]
2845 @}
2846 @end example
2847 @end deffn
2848
2849 @deffn Command {target number} number
2850 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
2851 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.}
2852
2853 The list of targets is numbered starting at zero.
2854 This command returns the name of the target at index @var{number}.
2855 @example
2856 set thename [target number $x]
2857 puts [format "Target %d is: %s\n" $x $thename]
2858 @end example
2859 @end deffn
2860
2861 @c yep, "target list" would have been better.
2862 @c plus maybe "target setdefault".
2863
2864 @deffn Command targets [name]
2865 @emph{Note: the name of this command is plural. Other target
2866 command names are singular.}
2867
2868 With no parameter, this command displays a table of all known
2869 targets in a user friendly form.
2870
2871 With a parameter, this command sets the current target to
2872 the given target with the given @var{name}; this is
2873 only relevant on boards which have more than one target.
2874 @end deffn
2875
2876 @section Target CPU Types and Variants
2877 @cindex target type
2878 @cindex CPU type
2879 @cindex CPU variant
2880
2881 Each target has a @dfn{CPU type}, as shown in the output of
2882 the @command{targets} command. You need to specify that type
2883 when calling @command{target create}.
2884 The CPU type indicates more than just the instruction set.
2885 It also indicates how that instruction set is implemented,
2886 what kind of debug support it integrates,
2887 whether it has an MMU (and if so, what kind),
2888 what core-specific commands may be available
2889 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands}),
2890 and more.
2891
2892 For some CPU types, OpenOCD also defines @dfn{variants} which
2893 indicate differences that affect their handling.
2894 For example, a particular implementation bug might need to be
2895 worked around in some chip versions.
2896
2897 It's easy to see what target types are supported,
2898 since there's a command to list them.
2899 However, there is currently no way to list what target variants
2900 are supported (other than by reading the OpenOCD source code).
2901
2902 @anchor{target types}
2903 @deffn Command {target types}
2904 Lists all supported target types.
2905 At this writing, the supported CPU types and variants are:
2906
2907 @itemize @bullet
2908 @item @code{arm11} -- this is a generation of ARMv6 cores
2909 @item @code{arm720t} -- this is an ARMv4 core
2910 @item @code{arm7tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
2911 @item @code{arm920t} -- this is an ARMv5 core
2912 @item @code{arm926ejs} -- this is an ARMv5 core
2913 @item @code{arm966e} -- this is an ARMv5 core
2914 @item @code{arm9tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
2915 @item @code{avr} -- implements Atmel's 8-bit AVR instruction set.
2916 (Support for this is preliminary and incomplete.)
2917 @item @code{cortex_a8} -- this is an ARMv7 core
2918 @item @code{cortex_m3} -- this is an ARMv7 core, supporting only the
2919 compact Thumb2 instruction set. It supports one variant:
2920 @itemize @minus
2921 @item @code{lm3s} ... Use this when debugging older Stellaris LM3S targets.
2922 This will cause OpenOCD to use a software reset rather than asserting
2923 SRST, to avoid a issue with clearing the debug registers.
2924 This is fixed in Fury Rev B, DustDevil Rev B, Tempest; these revisions will
2925 be detected and the normal reset behaviour used.
2926 @end itemize
2927 @item @code{fa526} -- resembles arm920 (w/o Thumb)
2928 @item @code{feroceon} -- resembles arm926
2929 @item @code{mips_m4k} -- a MIPS core. This supports one variant:
2930 @itemize @minus
2931 @item @code{ejtag_srst} ... Use this when debugging targets that do not
2932 provide a functional SRST line on the EJTAG connector. This causes
2933 OpenOCD to instead use an EJTAG software reset command to reset the
2934 processor.
2935 You still need to enable @option{srst} on the @command{reset_config}
2936 command to enable OpenOCD hardware reset functionality.
2937 @end itemize
2938 @item @code{xscale} -- this is actually an architecture,
2939 not a CPU type. It is based on the ARMv5 architecture.
2940 There are several variants defined:
2941 @itemize @minus
2942 @item @code{ixp42x}, @code{ixp45x}, @code{ixp46x},
2943 @code{pxa27x} ... instruction register length is 7 bits
2944 @item @code{pxa250}, @code{pxa255},
2945 @code{pxa26x} ... instruction register length is 5 bits
2946 @end itemize
2947 @end itemize
2948 @end deffn
2949
2950 To avoid being confused by the variety of ARM based cores, remember
2951 this key point: @emph{ARM is a technology licencing company}.
2952 (See: @url{http://www.arm.com}.)
2953 The CPU name used by OpenOCD will reflect the CPU design that was
2954 licenced, not a vendor brand which incorporates that design.
2955 Name prefixes like arm7, arm9, arm11, and cortex
2956 reflect design generations;
2957 while names like ARMv4, ARMv5, ARMv6, and ARMv7
2958 reflect an architecture version implemented by a CPU design.
2959
2960 @anchor{Target Configuration}
2961 @section Target Configuration
2962
2963 Before creating a ``target'', you must have added its TAP to the scan chain.
2964 When you've added that TAP, you will have a @code{dotted.name}
2965 which is used to set up the CPU support.
2966 The chip-specific configuration file will normally configure its CPU(s)
2967 right after it adds all of the chip's TAPs to the scan chain.
2968
2969 Although you can set up a target in one step, it's often clearer if you
2970 use shorter commands and do it in two steps: create it, then configure
2971 optional parts.
2972 All operations on the target after it's created will use a new
2973 command, created as part of target creation.
2974
2975 The two main things to configure after target creation are
2976 a work area, which usually has target-specific defaults even
2977 if the board setup code overrides them later;
2978 and event handlers (@pxref{Target Events}), which tend
2979 to be much more board-specific.
2980 The key steps you use might look something like this
2981
2982 @example
2983 target create MyTarget cortex_m3 -chain-position mychip.cpu
2984 $MyTarget configure -work-area-phys 0x08000 -work-area-size 8096
2985 $MyTarget configure -event reset-deassert-pre @{ jtag_rclk 5 @}
2986 $MyTarget configure -event reset-init @{ myboard_reinit @}
2987 @end example
2988
2989 You should specify a working area if you can; typically it uses some
2990 on-chip SRAM.
2991 Such a working area can speed up many things, including bulk
2992 writes to target memory;
2993 flash operations like checking to see if memory needs to be erased;
2994 GDB memory checksumming;
2995 and more.
2996
2997 @quotation Warning
2998 On more complex chips, the work area can become
2999 inaccessible when application code
3000 (such as an operating system)
3001 enables or disables the MMU.
3002 For example, the particular MMU context used to acess the virtual
3003 address will probably matter ... and that context might not have
3004 easy access to other addresses needed.
3005 At this writing, OpenOCD doesn't have much MMU intelligence.
3006 @end quotation
3007
3008 It's often very useful to define a @code{reset-init} event handler.
3009 For systems that are normally used with a boot loader,
3010 common tasks include updating clocks and initializing memory
3011 controllers.
3012 That may be needed to let you write the boot loader into flash,
3013 in order to ``de-brick'' your board; or to load programs into
3014 external DDR memory without having run the boot loader.
3015
3016 @deffn Command {target create} target_name type configparams...
3017 This command creates a GDB debug target that refers to a specific JTAG tap.
3018 It enters that target into a list, and creates a new
3019 command (@command{@var{target_name}}) which is used for various
3020 purposes including additional configuration.
3021
3022 @itemize @bullet
3023 @item @var{target_name} ... is the name of the debug target.
3024 By convention this should be the same as the @emph{dotted.name}
3025 of the TAP associated with this target, which must be specified here
3026 using the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} configparam.
3027
3028 This name is also used to create the target object command,
3029 referred to here as @command{$target_name},
3030 and in other places the target needs to be identified.
3031 @item @var{type} ... specifies the target type. @xref{target types}.
3032 @item @var{configparams} ... all parameters accepted by
3033 @command{$target_name configure} are permitted.
3034 If the target is big-endian, set it here with @code{-endian big}.
3035 If the variant matters, set it here with @code{-variant}.
3036
3037 You @emph{must} set the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} here.
3038 @end itemize
3039 @end deffn
3040
3041 @deffn Command {$target_name configure} configparams...
3042 The options accepted by this command may also be
3043 specified as parameters to @command{target create}.
3044 Their values can later be queried one at a time by
3045 using the @command{$target_name cget} command.
3046
3047 @emph{Warning:} changing some of these after setup is dangerous.
3048 For example, moving a target from one TAP to another;
3049 and changing its endianness or variant.
3050
3051 @itemize @bullet
3052
3053 @item @code{-chain-position} @var{dotted.name} -- names the TAP
3054 used to access this target.
3055
3056 @item @code{-endian} (@option{big}|@option{little}) -- specifies
3057 whether the CPU uses big or little endian conventions
3058
3059 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} @var{event_body} --
3060 @xref{Target Events}.
3061 Note that this updates a list of named event handlers.
3062 Calling this twice with two different event names assigns
3063 two different handlers, but calling it twice with the
3064 same event name assigns only one handler.
3065
3066 @item @code{-variant} @var{name} -- specifies a variant of the target,
3067 which OpenOCD needs to know about.
3068
3069 @item @code{-work-area-backup} (@option{0}|@option{1}) -- says
3070 whether the work area gets backed up; by default,
3071 @emph{it is not backed up.}
3072 When possible, use a working_area that doesn't need to be backed up,
3073 since performing a backup slows down operations.
3074 For example, the beginning of an SRAM block is likely to
3075 be used by most build systems, but the end is often unused.
3076
3077 @item @code{-work-area-size} @var{size} -- specify/set the work area
3078
3079 @item @code{-work-area-phys} @var{address} -- set the work area
3080 base @var{address} to be used when no MMU is active.
3081
3082 @item @code{-work-area-virt} @var{address} -- set the work area
3083 base @var{address} to be used when an MMU is active.
3084
3085 @end itemize
3086 @end deffn
3087
3088 @section Other $target_name Commands
3089 @cindex object command
3090
3091 The Tcl/Tk language has the concept of object commands,
3092 and OpenOCD adopts that same model for targets.
3093
3094 A good Tk example is a on screen button.
3095 Once a button is created a button
3096 has a name (a path in Tk terms) and that name is useable as a first
3097 class command. For example in Tk, one can create a button and later
3098 configure it like this:
3099
3100 @example
3101 # Create
3102 button .foobar -background red -command @{ foo @}
3103 # Modify
3104 .foobar configure -foreground blue
3105 # Query
3106 set x [.foobar cget -background]
3107 # Report
3108 puts [format "The button is %s" $x]
3109 @end example
3110
3111 In OpenOCD's terms, the ``target'' is an object just like a Tcl/Tk
3112 button, and its object commands are invoked the same way.
3113
3114 @example
3115 str912.cpu mww 0x1234 0x42
3116 omap3530.cpu mww 0x5555 123
3117 @end example
3118
3119 The commands supported by OpenOCD target objects are:
3120
3121 @deffn Command {$target_name arp_examine}
3122 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_halt}
3123 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_poll}
3124 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_reset}
3125 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_waitstate}
3126 Internal OpenOCD scripts (most notably @file{startup.tcl})
3127 use these to deal with specific reset cases.
3128 They are not otherwise documented here.
3129 @end deffn
3130
3131 @deffn Command {$target_name array2mem} arrayname width address count
3132 @deffnx Command {$target_name mem2array} arrayname width address count
3133 These provide an efficient script-oriented interface to memory.
3134 The @code{array2mem} primitive writes bytes, halfwords, or words;
3135 while @code{mem2array} reads them.
3136 In both cases, the TCL side uses an array, and
3137 the target side uses raw memory.
3138
3139 The efficiency comes from enabling the use of
3140 bulk JTAG data transfer operations.
3141 The script orientation comes from working with data
3142 values that are packaged for use by TCL scripts;
3143 @command{mdw} type primitives only print data they retrieve,
3144 and neither store nor return those values.
3145
3146 @itemize
3147 @item @var{arrayname} ... is the name of an array variable
3148 @item @var{width} ... is 8/16/32 - indicating the memory access size
3149 @item @var{address} ... is the target memory address
3150 @item @var{count} ... is the number of elements to process
3151 @end itemize
3152 @end deffn
3153
3154 @deffn Command {$target_name cget} queryparm
3155 Each configuration parameter accepted by
3156 @command{$target_name configure}
3157 can be individually queried, to return its current value.
3158 The @var{queryparm} is a parameter name
3159 accepted by that command, such as @code{-work-area-phys}.
3160 There are a few special cases:
3161
3162 @itemize @bullet
3163 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} -- returns the handler for the
3164 event named @var{event_name}.
3165 This is a special case because setting a handler requires
3166 two parameters.
3167 @item @code{-type} -- returns the target type.
3168 This is a special case because this is set using
3169 @command{target create} and can't be changed
3170 using @command{$target_name configure}.
3171 @end itemize
3172
3173 For example, if you wanted to summarize information about
3174 all the targets you might use something like this:
3175
3176 @example
3177 foreach name [target names] @{
3178 set y [$name cget -endian]
3179 set z [$name cget -type]
3180 puts [format "Chip %d is %s, Endian: %s, type: %s" \
3181 $x $name $y $z]
3182 @}
3183 @end example
3184 @end deffn
3185
3186 @anchor{target curstate}
3187 @deffn Command {$target_name curstate}
3188 Displays the current target state:
3189 @code{debug-running},
3190 @code{halted},
3191 @code{reset},
3192 @code{running}, or @code{unknown}.
3193 (Also, @pxref{Event Polling}.)
3194 @end deffn
3195
3196 @deffn Command {$target_name eventlist}
3197 Displays a table listing all event handlers
3198 currently associated with this target.
3199 @xref{Target Events}.
3200 @end deffn
3201
3202 @deffn Command {$target_name invoke-event} event_name
3203 Invokes the handler for the event named @var{event_name}.
3204 (This is primarily intended for use by OpenOCD framework
3205 code, for example by the reset code in @file{startup.tcl}.)
3206 @end deffn
3207
3208 @deffn Command {$target_name mdw} addr [count]
3209 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdh} addr [count]
3210 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdb} addr [count]
3211 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
3212 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
3213 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
3214 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
3215 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
3216 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
3217 @end deffn
3218
3219 @deffn Command {$target_name mww} addr word
3220 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwh} addr halfword
3221 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwb} addr byte
3222 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
3223 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
3224 at the specified address @var{addr}.
3225 @end deffn
3226
3227 @anchor{Target Events}
3228 @section Target Events
3229 @cindex target events
3230 @cindex events
3231 At various times, certain things can happen, or you want them to happen.
3232 For example:
3233 @itemize @bullet
3234 @item What should happen when GDB connects? Should your target reset?
3235 @item When GDB tries to flash the target, do you need to enable the flash via a special command?
3236 @item During reset, do you need to write to certain memory locations
3237 to set up system clocks or
3238 to reconfigure the SDRAM?
3239 @end itemize
3240
3241 All of the above items can be addressed by target event handlers.
3242 These are set up by @command{$target_name configure -event} or
3243 @command{target create ... -event}.
3244
3245 The programmer's model matches the @code{-command} option used in Tcl/Tk
3246 buttons and events. The two examples below act the same, but one creates
3247 and invokes a small procedure while the other inlines it.
3248
3249 @example
3250 proc my_attach_proc @{ @} @{
3251 echo "Reset..."
3252 reset halt
3253 @}
3254 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach my_attach_proc
3255 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach @{
3256 echo "Reset..."
3257 reset halt
3258 @}
3259 @end example
3260
3261 The following target events are defined:
3262
3263 @itemize @bullet
3264 @item @b{debug-halted}
3265 @* The target has halted for debug reasons (i.e.: breakpoint)
3266 @item @b{debug-resumed}
3267 @* The target has resumed (i.e.: gdb said run)
3268 @item @b{early-halted}
3269 @* Occurs early in the halt process
3270 @ignore
3271 @item @b{examine-end}
3272 @* Currently not used (goal: when JTAG examine completes)
3273 @item @b{examine-start}
3274 @* Currently not used (goal: when JTAG examine starts)
3275 @end ignore
3276 @item @b{gdb-attach}
3277 @* When GDB connects
3278 @item @b{gdb-detach}
3279 @* When GDB disconnects
3280 @item @b{gdb-end}
3281 @* When the target has halted and GDB is not doing anything (see early halt)
3282 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-start}
3283 @* Before the GDB flash process tries to erase the flash
3284 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-end}
3285 @* After the GDB flash process has finished erasing the flash
3286 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-start}
3287 @* Before GDB writes to the flash
3288 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-end}
3289 @* After GDB writes to the flash
3290 @item @b{gdb-start}
3291 @* Before the target steps, gdb is trying to start/resume the target
3292 @item @b{halted}
3293 @* The target has halted
3294 @ignore
3295 @item @b{old-gdb_program_config}
3296 @* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
3297 @item @b{old-pre_resume}
3298 @* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
3299 @end ignore
3300 @item @b{reset-assert-pre}
3301 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3302 after @command{reset_init} was triggered
3303 but before SRST alone is re-asserted on the tap.
3304 @item @b{reset-assert-post}
3305 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3306 when SRST is asserted on the tap.
3307 @item @b{reset-deassert-pre}
3308 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3309 when SRST is about to be released on the tap.
3310 @item @b{reset-deassert-post}
3311 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3312 when SRST has been released on the tap.
3313 @item @b{reset-end}
3314 @* Issued as the final step in @command{reset} processing.
3315 @ignore
3316 @item @b{reset-halt-post}
3317 @* Currently not used
3318 @item @b{reset-halt-pre}
3319 @* Currently not used
3320 @end ignore
3321 @item @b{reset-init}
3322 @* Used by @b{reset init} command for board-specific initialization.
3323 This event fires after @emph{reset-deassert-post}.
3324
3325 This is where you would configure PLLs and clocking, set up DRAM so
3326 you can download programs that don't fit in on-chip SRAM, set up pin
3327 multiplexing, and so on.
3328 (You may be able to switch to a fast JTAG clock rate here, after
3329 the target clocks are fully set up.)
3330 @item @b{reset-start}
3331 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3332 before @command{reset_init} is called.
3333
3334 This is the most robust place to use @command{jtag_rclk}
3335 or @command{jtag_khz} to switch to a low JTAG clock rate,
3336 when reset disables PLLs needed to use a fast clock.
3337 @ignore
3338 @item @b{reset-wait-pos}
3339 @* Currently not used
3340 @item @b{reset-wait-pre}
3341 @* Currently not used
3342 @end ignore
3343 @item @b{resume-start}
3344 @* Before any target is resumed
3345 @item @b{resume-end}
3346 @* After all targets have resumed
3347 @item @b{resume-ok}
3348 @* Success
3349 @item @b{resumed}
3350 @* Target has resumed
3351 @end itemize
3352
3353
3354 @node Flash Commands
3355 @chapter Flash Commands
3356
3357 OpenOCD has different commands for NOR and NAND flash;
3358 the ``flash'' command works with NOR flash, while
3359 the ``nand'' command works with NAND flash.
3360 This partially reflects different hardware technologies:
3361 NOR flash usually supports direct CPU instruction and data bus access,
3362 while data from a NAND flash must be copied to memory before it can be
3363 used. (SPI flash must also be copied to memory before use.)
3364 However, the documentation also uses ``flash'' as a generic term;
3365 for example, ``Put flash configuration in board-specific files''.
3366
3367 Flash Steps:
3368 @enumerate
3369 @item Configure via the command @command{flash bank}
3370 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
3371 passing parameters as needed by the driver.
3372 @item Operate on the flash via @command{flash subcommand}
3373 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
3374 via a script in some automated way. Common tasks include writing a
3375 boot loader, operating system, or other data.
3376 @item GDB Flashing
3377 @* Flashing via GDB requires the flash be configured via ``flash
3378 bank'', and the GDB flash features be enabled.
3379 @xref{GDB Configuration}.
3380 @end enumerate
3381
3382 Many CPUs have the ablity to ``boot'' from the first flash bank.
3383 This means that misprogramming that bank can ``brick'' a system,
3384 so that it can't boot.
3385 JTAG tools, like OpenOCD, are often then used to ``de-brick'' the
3386 board by (re)installing working boot firmware.
3387
3388 @anchor{NOR Configuration}
3389 @section Flash Configuration Commands
3390 @cindex flash configuration
3391
3392 @deffn {Config Command} {flash bank} driver base size chip_width bus_width target [driver_options]
3393 Configures a flash bank which provides persistent storage
3394 for addresses from @math{base} to @math{base + size - 1}.
3395 These banks will often be visible to GDB through the target's memory map.
3396 In some cases, configuring a flash bank will activate extra commands;
3397 see the driver-specific documentation.
3398
3399 @itemize @bullet
3400 @item @var{driver} ... identifies the controller driver
3401 associated with the flash bank being declared.
3402 This is usually @code{cfi} for external flash, or else
3403 the name of a microcontroller with embedded flash memory.
3404 @xref{Flash Driver List}.
3405 @item @var{base} ... Base address of the flash chip.
3406 @item @var{size} ... Size of the chip, in bytes.
3407 For some drivers, this value is detected from the hardware.
3408 @item @var{chip_width} ... Width of the flash chip, in bytes;
3409 ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
3410 @item @var{bus_width} ... Width of the data bus used to access the
3411 chip, in bytes; ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
3412 @item @var{target} ... Names the target used to issue
3413 commands to the flash controller.
3414 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
3415 @item @var{driver_options} ... drivers may support, or require,
3416 additional parameters. See the driver-specific documentation
3417 for more information.
3418 @end itemize
3419 @quotation Note
3420 This command is not available after OpenOCD initialization has completed.
3421 Use it in board specific configuration files, not interactively.
3422 @end quotation
3423 @end deffn
3424
3425 @comment the REAL name for this command is "ocd_flash_banks"
3426 @comment less confusing would be: "flash list" (like "nand list")
3427 @deffn Command {flash banks}
3428 Prints a one-line summary of each device declared
3429 using @command{flash bank}, numbered from zero.
3430 Note that this is the @emph{plural} form;
3431 the @emph{singular} form is a very different command.
3432 @end deffn
3433
3434 @deffn Command {flash probe} num
3435 Identify the flash, or validate the parameters of the configured flash. Operation
3436 depends on the flash type.
3437 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3438 Most flash commands will implicitly @emph{autoprobe} the bank;
3439 flash drivers can distinguish between probing and autoprobing,
3440 but most don't bother.
3441 @end deffn
3442
3443 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to Flash
3444 @cindex flash erasing
3445 @cindex flash reading
3446 @cindex flash writing
3447 @cindex flash programming
3448
3449 One feature distinguishing NOR flash from NAND or serial flash technologies
3450 is that for read access, it acts exactly like any other addressible memory.
3451 This means you can use normal memory read commands like @command{mdw} or
3452 @command{dump_image} with it, with no special @command{flash} subcommands.
3453 @xref{Memory access}, and @ref{Image access}.
3454
3455 Write access works differently. Flash memory normally needs to be erased
3456 before it's written. Erasing a sector turns all of its bits to ones, and
3457 writing can turn ones into zeroes. This is why there are special commands
3458 for interactive erasing and writing, and why GDB needs to know which parts
3459 of the address space hold NOR flash memory.
3460
3461 @quotation Note
3462 Most of these erase and write commands leverage the fact that NOR flash
3463 chips consume target address space. They implicitly refer to the current
3464 JTAG target, and map from an address in that target's address space
3465 back to a flash bank.
3466 @comment In May 2009, those mappings may fail if any bank associated
3467 @comment with that target doesn't succesfuly autoprobe ... bug worth fixing?
3468 A few commands use abstract addressing based on bank and sector numbers,
3469 and don't depend on searching the current target and its address space.
3470 Avoid confusing the two command models.
3471 @end quotation
3472
3473 Some flash chips implement software protection against accidental writes,
3474 since such buggy writes could in some cases ``brick'' a system.
3475 For such systems, erasing and writing may require sector protection to be
3476 disabled first.
3477 Examples include CFI flash such as ``Intel Advanced Bootblock flash'',
3478 and AT91SAM7 on-chip flash.
3479 @xref{flash protect}.
3480
3481 @anchor{flash erase_sector}
3482 @deffn Command {flash erase_sector} num first last
3483 Erase sectors in bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
3484 up to and including @var{last}.
3485 Sector numbering starts at 0.
3486 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
3487 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
3488 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3489 @end deffn
3490
3491 @deffn Command {flash erase_address} address length
3492 Erase sectors starting at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
3493 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address}, and
3494 the specified length must stay within that bank.
3495 As a special case, when @var{length} is zero and @var{address} is
3496 the start of the bank, the whole flash is erased.
3497 @end deffn
3498
3499 @deffn Command {flash fillw} address word length
3500 @deffnx Command {flash fillh} address halfword length
3501 @deffnx Command {flash fillb} address byte length
3502 Fills flash memory with the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
3503 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
3504 starting at @var{address} and continuing
3505 for @var{length} units (word/halfword/byte).
3506 No erasure is done before writing; when needed, that must be done
3507 before issuing this command.
3508 Writes are done in blocks of up to 1024 bytes, and each write is
3509 verified by reading back the data and comparing it to what was written.
3510 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
3511 each block, and the specified length must stay within that bank.
3512 @end deffn
3513 @comment no current checks for errors if fill blocks touch multiple banks!
3514
3515 @anchor{flash write_bank}
3516 @deffn Command {flash write_bank} num filename offset
3517 Write the binary @file{filename} to flash bank @var{num},
3518 starting at @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
3519 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3520 @end deffn
3521
3522 @anchor{flash write_image}
3523 @deffn Command {flash write_image} [erase] filename [offset] [type]
3524 Write the image @file{filename} to the current target's flash bank(s).
3525 A relocation @var{offset} may be specified, in which case it is added
3526 to the base address for each section in the image.
3527 The file [@var{type}] can be specified
3528 explicitly as @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
3529 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19).
3530 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
3531 The relevant flash sectors will be erased prior to programming
3532 if the @option{erase} parameter is given.
3533 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
3534 each image segment.
3535 @end deffn
3536
3537 @section Other Flash commands
3538 @cindex flash protection
3539
3540 @deffn Command {flash erase_check} num
3541 Check erase state of sectors in flash bank @var{num},
3542 and display that status.
3543 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3544 This is the only operation that
3545 updates the erase state information displayed by @option{flash info}. That means you have
3546 to issue a @command{flash erase_check} command after erasing or programming the device
3547 to get updated information.
3548 (Code execution may have invalidated any state records kept by OpenOCD.)
3549 @end deffn
3550
3551 @deffn Command {flash info} num
3552 Print info about flash bank @var{num}
3553 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3554 The information includes per-sector protect status.
3555 @end deffn
3556
3557 @anchor{flash protect}
3558 @deffn Command {flash protect} num first last (@option{on}|@option{off})
3559 Enable (@option{on}) or disable (@option{off}) protection of flash sectors
3560 in flash bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
3561 and continuing up to and including @var{last}.
3562 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
3563 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
3564 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3565 @end deffn
3566
3567 @deffn Command {flash protect_check} num
3568 Check protection state of sectors in flash bank @var{num}.
3569 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3570 @comment @option{flash erase_sector} using the same syntax.
3571 @end deffn
3572
3573 @anchor{Flash Driver List}
3574 @section Flash Drivers, Options, and Commands
3575 As noted above, the @command{flash bank} command requires a driver name,
3576 and allows driver-specific options and behaviors.
3577 Some drivers also activate driver-specific commands.
3578
3579 @subsection External Flash
3580
3581 @deffn {Flash Driver} cfi
3582 @cindex Common Flash Interface
3583 @cindex CFI
3584 The ``Common Flash Interface'' (CFI) is the main standard for
3585 external NOR flash chips, each of which connects to a
3586 specific external chip select on the CPU.
3587 Frequently the first such chip is used to boot the system.
3588 Your board's @code{reset-init} handler might need to
3589 configure additional chip selects using other commands (like: @command{mww} to
3590 configure a bus and its timings) , or
3591 perhaps configure a GPIO pin that controls the ``write protect'' pin
3592 on the flash chip.
3593 The CFI driver can use a target-specific working area to significantly
3594 speed up operation.
3595
3596 The CFI driver can accept the following optional parameters, in any order:
3597
3598 @itemize
3599 @item @var{jedec_probe} ... is used to detect certain non-CFI flash ROMs,
3600 like AM29LV010 and similar types.
3601 @item @var{x16_as_x8} ... when a 16-bit flash is hooked up to an 8-bit bus.
3602 @end itemize
3603
3604 To configure two adjacent banks of 16 MBytes each, both sixteen bits (two bytes)
3605 wide on a sixteen bit bus:
3606
3607 @example
3608 flash bank cfi 0x00000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
3609 flash bank cfi 0x01000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
3610 @end example
3611 @c "cfi part_id" disabled
3612 @end deffn
3613
3614 @subsection Internal Flash (Microcontrollers)
3615
3616 @deffn {Flash Driver} aduc702x
3617 The ADUC702x analog microcontrollers from Analog Devices
3618 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
3619 The aduc702x flash driver works with models ADUC7019 through ADUC7028.
3620 The setup command only requires the @var{target} argument
3621 since all devices in this family have the same memory layout.
3622
3623 @example
3624 flash bank aduc702x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3625 @end example
3626 @end deffn
3627
3628 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam3
3629 @cindex at91sam3
3630 All members of the AT91SAM3 microcontroller family from
3631 Atmel include internal flash and use ARM's Cortex-M3 core. The driver
3632 currently (6/22/09) recognizes the AT91SAM3U[1/2/4][C/E] chips. Note
3633 that the driver was orginaly developed and tested using the
3634 AT91SAM3U4E, using a SAM3U-EK eval board. Support for other chips in
3635 the family was cribbed from the data sheet. @emph{Note to future
3636 readers/updaters: Please remove this worrysome comment after other
3637 chips are confirmed.}
3638
3639 The AT91SAM3U4[E/C] (256K) chips have two flash banks; most other chips
3640 have one flash bank. In all cases the flash banks are at
3641 the following fixed locations:
3642
3643 @example
3644 # Flash bank 0 - all chips
3645 flash bank at91sam3 0x00080000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
3646 # Flash bank 1 - only 256K chips
3647 flash bank at91sam3 0x00100000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
3648 @end example
3649
3650 Internally, the AT91SAM3 flash memory is organized as follows.
3651 Unlike the AT91SAM7 chips, these are not used as parameters
3652 to the @command{flash bank} command:
3653
3654 @itemize
3655 @item @emph{N-Banks:} 256K chips have 2 banks, others have 1 bank.
3656 @item @emph{Bank Size:} 128K/64K Per flash bank
3657 @item @emph{Sectors:} 16 or 8 per bank
3658 @item @emph{SectorSize:} 8K Per Sector
3659 @item @emph{PageSize:} 256 bytes per page. Note that OpenOCD operates on 'sector' sizes, not page sizes.
3660 @end itemize
3661
3662 The AT91SAM3 driver adds some additional commands:
3663
3664 @deffn Command {at91sam3 gpnvm}
3665 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm clear} number
3666 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm set} number
3667 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm show} [@option{all}|number]
3668 With no parameters, @command{show} or @command{show all},
3669 shows the status of all GPNVM bits.
3670 With @command{show} @var{number}, displays that bit.
3671
3672 With @command{set} @var{number} or @command{clear} @var{number},
3673 modifies that GPNVM bit.
3674 @end deffn
3675
3676 @deffn Command {at91sam3 info}
3677 This command attempts to display information about the AT91SAM3
3678 chip. @emph{First} it read the @code{CHIPID_CIDR} [address 0x400e0740, see
3679 Section 28.2.1, page 505 of the AT91SAM3U 29/may/2009 datasheet,
3680 document id: doc6430A] and decodes the values. @emph{Second} it reads the
3681 various clock configuration registers and attempts to display how it
3682 believes the chip is configured. By default, the SLOWCLK is assumed to
3683 be 32768 Hz, see the command @command{at91sam3 slowclk}.
3684 @end deffn
3685
3686 @deffn Command {at91sam3 slowclk} [value]
3687 This command shows/sets the slow clock frequency used in the
3688 @command{at91sam3 info} command calculations above.
3689 @end deffn
3690 @end deffn
3691
3692 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam7
3693 All members of the AT91SAM7 microcontroller family from Atmel include
3694 internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores. The driver automatically
3695 recognizes a number of these chips using the chip identification
3696 register, and autoconfigures itself.
3697
3698 @example
3699 flash bank at91sam7 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3700 @end example
3701
3702 For chips which are not recognized by the controller driver, you must
3703 provide additional parameters in the following order:
3704
3705 @itemize
3706 @item @var{chip_model} ... label used with @command{flash info}
3707 @item @var{banks}
3708 @item @var{sectors_per_bank}
3709 @item @var{pages_per_sector}
3710 @item @var{pages_size}
3711 @item @var{num_nvm_bits}
3712 @item @var{freq_khz} ... required if an external clock is provided,
3713 optional (but recommended) when the oscillator frequency is known
3714 @end itemize
3715
3716 It is recommended that you provide zeroes for all of those values
3717 except the clock frequency, so that everything except that frequency
3718 will be autoconfigured.
3719 Knowing the frequency helps ensure correct timings for flash access.
3720
3721 The flash controller handles erases automatically on a page (128/256 byte)
3722 basis, so explicit erase commands are not necessary for flash programming.
3723 However, there is an ``EraseAll`` command that can erase an entire flash
3724 plane (of up to 256KB), and it will be used automatically when you issue
3725 @command{flash erase_sector} or @command{flash erase_address} commands.
3726
3727 @deffn Command {at91sam7 gpnvm} bitnum (@option{set}|@option{clear})
3728 Set or clear a ``General Purpose Non-Volatle Memory'' (GPNVM)
3729 bit for the processor. Each processor has a number of such bits,
3730 used for controlling features such as brownout detection (so they
3731 are not truly general purpose).
3732 @quotation Note
3733 This assumes that the first flash bank (number 0) is associated with
3734 the appropriate at91sam7 target.
3735 @end quotation
3736 @end deffn
3737 @end deffn
3738
3739 @deffn {Flash Driver} avr
3740 The AVR 8-bit microcontrollers from Atmel integrate flash memory.
3741 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
3742 @comment - defines mass_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
3743 @end deffn
3744
3745 @deffn {Flash Driver} ecosflash
3746 @emph{No idea what this is...}
3747 The @var{ecosflash} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
3748 the name of a modules of target code which is downloaded
3749 and executed.
3750 @end deffn
3751
3752 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2000
3753 Most members of the LPC1700 and LPC2000 microcontroller families from NXP
3754 include internal flash and use Cortex-M3 (LPC1700) or ARM7TDMI (LPC2000) cores.
3755
3756 @quotation Note
3757 There are LPC2000 devices which are not supported by the @var{lpc2000}
3758 driver:
3759 The LPC2888 is supported by the @var{lpc288x} driver.
3760 The LPC29xx family is supported by the @var{lpc2900} driver.
3761 @end quotation
3762
3763 The @var{lpc2000} driver defines two mandatory and one optional parameters,
3764 which must appear in the following order:
3765
3766 @itemize
3767 @item @var{variant} ... required, may be
3768 @var{lpc2000_v1} (older LPC21xx and LPC22xx)
3769 @var{lpc2000_v2} (LPC213x, LPC214x, LPC210[123], LPC23xx and LPC24xx)
3770 or @var{lpc1700} (LPC175x and LPC176x)
3771 @item @var{clock_kHz} ... the frequency, in kiloHertz,
3772 at which the core is running
3773 @item @var{calc_checksum} ... optional (but you probably want to provide this!),
3774 telling the driver to calculate a valid checksum for the exception vector table.
3775 @end itemize
3776
3777 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
3778
3779 @example
3780 flash bank lpc2000 0x0 0x7d000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME \
3781 lpc2000_v2 14765 calc_checksum
3782 @end example
3783
3784 @deffn {Command} {lpc2000 part_id} bank
3785 Displays the four byte part identifier associated with
3786 the specified flash @var{bank}.
3787 @end deffn
3788 @end deffn
3789
3790 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc288x
3791 The LPC2888 microcontroller from NXP needs slightly different flash
3792 support from its lpc2000 siblings.
3793 The @var{lpc288x} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
3794 the programming clock rate in Hz.
3795 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
3796
3797 @example
3798 flash bank lpc288x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 12000000
3799 @end example
3800 @end deffn
3801
3802 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2900
3803 This driver supports the LPC29xx ARM968E based microcontroller family
3804 from NXP.
3805
3806 The predefined parameters @var{base}, @var{size}, @var{chip_width} and
3807 @var{bus_width} of the @code{flash bank} command are ignored. Flash size and
3808 sector layout are auto-configured by the driver.
3809 The driver has one additional mandatory parameter: The CPU clock rate
3810 (in kHz) at the time the flash operations will take place. Most of the time this
3811 will not be the crystal frequency, but a higher PLL frequency. The
3812 @code{reset-init} event handler in the board script is usually the place where
3813 you start the PLL.
3814
3815 The driver rejects flashless devices (currently the LPC2930).
3816
3817 The EEPROM in LPC2900 devices is not mapped directly into the address space.
3818 It must be handled much more like NAND flash memory, and will therefore be
3819 handled by a separate @code{lpc2900_eeprom} driver (not yet available).
3820
3821 Sector protection in terms of the LPC2900 is handled transparently. Every time a
3822 sector needs to be erased or programmed, it is automatically unprotected.
3823 What is shown as protection status in the @code{flash info} command, is
3824 actually the LPC2900 @emph{sector security}. This is a mechanism to prevent a
3825 sector from ever being erased or programmed again. As this is an irreversible
3826 mechanism, it is handled by a special command (@code{lpc2900 secure_sector}),
3827 and not by the standard @code{flash protect} command.
3828
3829 Example for a 125 MHz clock frequency:
3830 @example
3831 flash bank lpc2900 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 125000
3832 @end example
3833
3834 Some @code{lpc2900}-specific commands are defined. In the following command list,
3835 the @var{bank} parameter is the bank number as obtained by the
3836 @code{flash banks} command.
3837
3838 @deffn Command {lpc2900 signature} bank
3839 Calculates a 128-bit hash value, the @emph{signature}, from the whole flash
3840 content. This is a hardware feature of the flash block, hence the calculation is
3841 very fast. You may use this to verify the content of a programmed device against
3842 a known signature.
3843 Example:
3844 @example
3845 lpc2900 signature 0
3846 signature: 0x5f40cdc8:0xc64e592e:0x10490f89:0x32a0f317
3847 @end example
3848 @end deffn
3849
3850 @deffn Command {lpc2900 read_custom} bank filename
3851 Reads the 912 bytes of customer information from the flash index sector, and
3852 saves it to a file in binary format.
3853 Example:
3854 @example
3855 lpc2900 read_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin
3856 @end example
3857 @end deffn
3858
3859 The index sector of the flash is a @emph{write-only} sector. It cannot be
3860 erased! In order to guard against unintentional write access, all following
3861 commands need to be preceeded by a successful call to the @code{password}
3862 command:
3863
3864 @deffn Command {lpc2900 password} bank password
3865 You need to use this command right before each of the following commands:
3866 @code{lpc2900 write_custom}, @code{lpc2900 secure_sector},
3867 @code{lpc2900 secure_jtag}.
3868
3869 The password string is fixed to "I_know_what_I_am_doing".
3870 Example:
3871 @example
3872 lpc2900 password 0 I_know_what_I_am_doing
3873 Potentially dangerous operation allowed in next command!
3874 @end example
3875 @end deffn
3876
3877 @deffn Command {lpc2900 write_custom} bank filename type
3878 Writes the content of the file into the customer info space of the flash index
3879 sector. The filetype can be specified with the @var{type} field. Possible values
3880 for @var{type} are: @var{bin} (binary), @var{ihex} (Intel hex format),
3881 @var{elf} (ELF binary) or @var{s19} (Motorola S-records). The file must
3882 contain a single section, and the contained data length must be exactly
3883 912 bytes.
3884 @quotation Attention
3885 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
3886 @end quotation
3887 Example:
3888 @example
3889 lpc2900 write_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin bin
3890 @end example
3891 @end deffn
3892
3893 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_sector} bank first last
3894 Secures the sector range from @var{first} to @var{last} (including) against
3895 further program and erase operations. The sector security will be effective
3896 after the next power cycle.
3897 @quotation Attention
3898 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
3899 @end quotation
3900 Secured sectors appear as @emph{protected} in the @code{flash info} command.
3901 Example:
3902 @example
3903 lpc2900 secure_sector 0 1 1
3904 flash info 0
3905 #0 : lpc2900 at 0x20000000, size 0x000c0000, (...)
3906 # 0: 0x00000000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
3907 # 1: 0x00002000 (0x2000 8kB) protected
3908 # 2: 0x00004000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
3909 @end example
3910 @end deffn
3911
3912 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_jtag} bank
3913 Irreversibly disable the JTAG port. The new JTAG security setting will be
3914 effective after the next power cycle.
3915 @quotation Attention
3916 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
3917 @end quotation
3918 Examples:
3919 @example
3920 lpc2900 secure_jtag 0
3921 @end example
3922 @end deffn
3923 @end deffn
3924
3925 @deffn {Flash Driver} ocl
3926 @emph{No idea what this is, other than using some arm7/arm9 core.}
3927
3928 @example
3929 flash bank ocl 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3930 @end example
3931 @end deffn
3932
3933 @deffn {Flash Driver} pic32mx
3934 The PIC32MX microcontrollers are based on the MIPS 4K cores,
3935 and integrate flash memory.
3936 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
3937
3938 @example
3939 flash bank pix32mx 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3940 @end example
3941
3942 @comment numerous *disabled* commands are defined:
3943 @comment - chip_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
3944 @comment - lock, unlock ... pointless given protect on/off (yes?)
3945 @comment - pgm_word ... shouldn't bank be deduced from address??
3946 Some pic32mx-specific commands are defined:
3947 @deffn Command {pic32mx pgm_word} address value bank
3948 Programs the specified 32-bit @var{value} at the given @var{address}
3949 in the specified chip @var{bank}.
3950 @end deffn
3951 @end deffn
3952
3953 @deffn {Flash Driver} stellaris
3954 All members of the Stellaris LM3Sxxx microcontroller family from
3955 Texas Instruments
3956 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
3957 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
3958 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
3959 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stellaris mass_erase} command.
3960 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
3961 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
3962
3963 @example
3964 flash bank stellaris 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3965 @end example
3966 @end deffn
3967
3968 @deffn {Flash Driver} stm32x
3969 All members of the STM32 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
3970 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
3971 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
3972 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
3973
3974 @example
3975 flash bank stm32x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3976 @end example
3977
3978 Some stm32x-specific commands
3979 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stm32x mass_erase} command.
3980 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
3981 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
3982 are defined:
3983
3984 @deffn Command {stm32x lock} num
3985 Locks the entire stm32 device.
3986 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3987 @end deffn
3988
3989 @deffn Command {stm32x unlock} num
3990 Unlocks the entire stm32 device.
3991 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3992 @end deffn
3993
3994 @deffn Command {stm32x options_read} num
3995 Read and display the stm32 option bytes written by
3996 the @command{stm32x options_write} command.
3997 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3998 @end deffn
3999
4000 @deffn Command {stm32x options_write} num (@option{SWWDG}|@option{HWWDG}) (@option{RSTSTNDBY}|@option{NORSTSTNDBY}) (@option{RSTSTOP}|@option{NORSTSTOP})
4001 Writes the stm32 option byte with the specified values.
4002 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4003 @end deffn
4004 @end deffn
4005
4006 @deffn {Flash Driver} str7x
4007 All members of the STR7 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
4008 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
4009 The @var{str7x} driver defines one mandatory parameter, @var{variant},
4010 which is either @code{STR71x}, @code{STR73x} or @code{STR75x}.
4011
4012 @example
4013 flash bank str7x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME STR71x
4014 @end example
4015
4016 @deffn Command {str7x disable_jtag} bank
4017 Activate the Debug/Readout protection mechanism
4018 for the specified flash bank.
4019 @end deffn
4020 @end deffn
4021
4022 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9x
4023 Most members of the STR9 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
4024 include internal flash and use ARM966E cores.
4025 The str9 needs the flash controller to be configured using
4026 the @command{str9x flash_config} command prior to Flash programming.
4027
4028 @example
4029 flash bank str9x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4030 str9x flash_config 0 4 2 0 0x80000
4031 @end example
4032
4033 @deffn Command {str9x flash_config} num bbsr nbbsr bbadr nbbadr
4034 Configures the str9 flash controller.
4035 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4036
4037 @itemize @bullet
4038 @item @var{bbsr} - Boot Bank Size register
4039 @item @var{nbbsr} - Non Boot Bank Size register
4040 @item @var{bbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
4041 @item @var{nbbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
4042 @end itemize
4043 @end deffn
4044
4045 @end deffn
4046
4047 @deffn {Flash Driver} tms470
4048 Most members of the TMS470 microcontroller family from Texas Instruments
4049 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
4050 This driver doesn't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
4051
4052 Some tms470-specific commands are defined:
4053
4054 @deffn Command {tms470 flash_keyset} key0 key1 key2 key3
4055 Saves programming keys in a register, to enable flash erase and write commands.
4056 @end deffn
4057
4058 @deffn Command {tms470 osc_mhz} clock_mhz
4059 Reports the clock speed, which is used to calculate timings.
4060 @end deffn
4061
4062 @deffn Command {tms470 plldis} (0|1)
4063 Disables (@var{1}) or enables (@var{0}) use of the PLL to speed up
4064 the flash clock.
4065 @end deffn
4066 @end deffn
4067
4068 @subsection str9xpec driver
4069 @cindex str9xpec
4070
4071 Here is some background info to help
4072 you better understand how this driver works. OpenOCD has two flash drivers for
4073 the str9:
4074 @enumerate
4075 @item
4076 Standard driver @option{str9x} programmed via the str9 core. Normally used for
4077 flash programming as it is faster than the @option{str9xpec} driver.
4078 @item
4079 Direct programming @option{str9xpec} using the flash controller. This is an
4080 ISC compilant (IEEE 1532) tap connected in series with the str9 core. The str9
4081 core does not need to be running to program using this flash driver. Typical use
4082 for this driver is locking/unlocking the target and programming the option bytes.
4083 @end enumerate
4084
4085 Before we run any commands using the @option{str9xpec} driver we must first disable
4086 the str9 core. This example assumes the @option{str9xpec} driver has been
4087 configured for flash bank 0.
4088 @example
4089 # assert srst, we do not want core running
4090 # while accessing str9xpec flash driver
4091 jtag_reset 0 1
4092 # turn off target polling
4093 poll off
4094 # disable str9 core
4095 str9xpec enable_turbo 0
4096 # read option bytes
4097 str9xpec options_read 0
4098 # re-enable str9 core
4099 str9xpec disable_turbo 0
4100 poll on
4101 reset halt
4102 @end example
4103 The above example will read the str9 option bytes.
4104 When performing a unlock remember that you will not be able to halt the str9 - it
4105 has been locked. Halting the core is not required for the @option{str9xpec} driver
4106 as mentioned above, just issue the commands above manually or from a telnet prompt.
4107
4108 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9xpec
4109 Only use this driver for locking/unlocking the device or configuring the option bytes.
4110 Use the standard str9 driver for programming.
4111 Before using the flash commands the turbo mode must be enabled using the
4112 @command{str9xpec enable_turbo} command.
4113
4114 Several str9xpec-specific commands are defined:
4115
4116 @deffn Command {str9xpec disable_turbo} num
4117 Restore the str9 into JTAG chain.
4118 @end deffn
4119
4120 @deffn Command {str9xpec enable_turbo} num
4121 Enable turbo mode, will simply remove the str9 from the chain and talk
4122 directly to the embedded flash controller.
4123 @end deffn
4124
4125 @deffn Command {str9xpec lock} num
4126 Lock str9 device. The str9 will only respond to an unlock command that will
4127 erase the device.
4128 @end deffn
4129
4130 @deffn Command {str9xpec part_id} num
4131 Prints the part identifier for bank @var{num}.
4132 @end deffn
4133
4134 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_cmap} num (@option{bank0}|@option{bank1})
4135 Configure str9 boot bank.
4136 @end deffn
4137
4138 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdsel} num (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
4139 Configure str9 lvd source.
4140 @end deffn
4141
4142 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdthd} num (@option{2.4v}|@option{2.7v})
4143 Configure str9 lvd threshold.
4144 @end deffn
4145
4146 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdwarn} bank (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
4147 Configure str9 lvd reset warning source.
4148 @end deffn
4149
4150 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_read} num
4151 Read str9 option bytes.
4152 @end deffn
4153
4154 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_write} num
4155 Write str9 option bytes.
4156 @end deffn
4157
4158 @deffn Command {str9xpec unlock} num
4159 unlock str9 device.
4160 @end deffn
4161
4162 @end deffn
4163
4164
4165 @section mFlash
4166
4167 @subsection mFlash Configuration
4168 @cindex mFlash Configuration
4169
4170 @deffn {Config Command} {mflash bank} soc base RST_pin target
4171 Configures a mflash for @var{soc} host bank at
4172 address @var{base}.
4173 The pin number format depends on the host GPIO naming convention.
4174 Currently, the mflash driver supports s3c2440 and pxa270.
4175
4176 Example for s3c2440 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO B1:
4177
4178 @example
4179 mflash bank s3c2440 0x10000000 1b 0
4180 @end example
4181
4182 Example for pxa270 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO 43:
4183
4184 @example
4185 mflash bank pxa270 0x08000000 43 0
4186 @end example
4187 @end deffn
4188
4189 @subsection mFlash commands
4190 @cindex mFlash commands
4191
4192 @deffn Command {mflash config pll} frequency
4193 Configure mflash PLL.
4194 The @var{frequency} is the mflash input frequency, in Hz.
4195 Issuing this command will erase mflash's whole internal nand and write new pll.
4196 After this command, mflash needs power-on-reset for normal operation.
4197 If pll was newly configured, storage and boot(optional) info also need to be update.
4198 @end deffn
4199
4200 @deffn Command {mflash config boot}
4201 Configure bootable option.
4202 If bootable option is set, mflash offer the first 8 sectors
4203 (4kB) for boot.
4204 @end deffn
4205
4206 @deffn Command {mflash config storage}
4207 Configure storage information.
4208 For the normal storage operation, this information must be
4209 written.
4210 @end deffn
4211
4212 @deffn Command {mflash dump} num filename offset size
4213 Dump @var{size} bytes, starting at @var{offset} bytes from the
4214 beginning of the bank @var{num}, to the file named @var{filename}.
4215 @end deffn
4216
4217 @deffn Command {mflash probe}
4218 Probe mflash.
4219 @end deffn
4220
4221 @deffn Command {mflash write} num filename offset
4222 Write the binary file @var{filename} to mflash bank @var{num}, starting at
4223 @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
4224 @end deffn
4225
4226 @node NAND Flash Commands
4227 @chapter NAND Flash Commands
4228 @cindex NAND
4229
4230 Compared to NOR or SPI flash, NAND devices are inexpensive
4231 and high density. Today's NAND chips, and multi-chip modules,
4232 commonly hold multiple GigaBytes of data.
4233
4234 NAND chips consist of a number of ``erase blocks'' of a given
4235 size (such as 128 KBytes), each of which is divided into a
4236 number of pages (of perhaps 512 or 2048 bytes each). Each
4237 page of a NAND flash has an ``out of band'' (OOB) area to hold
4238 Error Correcting Code (ECC) and other metadata, usually 16 bytes
4239 of OOB for every 512 bytes of page data.
4240
4241 One key characteristic of NAND flash is that its error rate
4242 is higher than that of NOR flash. In normal operation, that
4243 ECC is used to correct and detect errors. However, NAND
4244 blocks can also wear out and become unusable; those blocks
4245 are then marked "bad". NAND chips are even shipped from the
4246 manufacturer with a few bad blocks. The highest density chips
4247 use a technology (MLC) that wears out more quickly, so ECC
4248 support is increasingly important as a way to detect blocks
4249 that have begun to fail, and help to preserve data integrity
4250 with techniques such as wear leveling.
4251
4252 Software is used to manage the ECC. Some controllers don't
4253 support ECC directly; in those cases, software ECC is used.
4254 Other controllers speed up the ECC calculations with hardware.
4255 Single-bit error correction hardware is routine. Controllers
4256 geared for newer MLC chips may correct 4 or more errors for
4257 every 512 bytes of data.
4258
4259 You will need to make sure that any data you write using
4260 OpenOCD includes the apppropriate kind of ECC. For example,
4261 that may mean passing the @code{oob_softecc} flag when
4262 writing NAND data, or ensuring that the correct hardware
4263 ECC mode is used.
4264
4265 The basic steps for using NAND devices include:
4266 @enumerate
4267 @item Declare via the command @command{nand device}
4268 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
4269 passing parameters as needed by the controller.
4270 @item Configure each device using @command{nand probe}.
4271 @* Do this only after the associated target is set up,
4272 such as in its reset-init script or in procures defined
4273 to access that device.
4274 @item Operate on the flash via @command{nand subcommand}
4275 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
4276 via a script in some automated way. Common task include writing a
4277 boot loader, operating system, or other data needed to initialize or
4278 de-brick a board.
4279 @end enumerate
4280
4281 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, the largest NAND
4282 flash fully supported by OpenOCD is 2 GiBytes (16 GiBits).
4283 This is because the variables used to hold offsets and lengths
4284 are only 32 bits wide.
4285 (Larger chips may work in some cases, unless an offset or length
4286 is larger than 0xffffffff, the largest 32-bit unsigned integer.)
4287 Some larger devices will work, since they are actually multi-chip
4288 modules with two smaller chips and individual chipselect lines.
4289
4290 @anchor{NAND Configuration}
4291 @section NAND Configuration Commands
4292 @cindex NAND configuration
4293
4294 NAND chips must be declared in configuration scripts,
4295 plus some additional configuration that's done after
4296 OpenOCD has initialized.
4297
4298 @deffn {Config Command} {nand device} controller target [configparams...]
4299 Declares a NAND device, which can be read and written to
4300 after it has been configured through @command{nand probe}.
4301 In OpenOCD, devices are single chips; this is unlike some
4302 operating systems, which may manage multiple chips as if
4303 they were a single (larger) device.
4304 In some cases, configuring a device will activate extra
4305 commands; see the controller-specific documentation.
4306
4307 @b{NOTE:} This command is not available after OpenOCD
4308 initialization has completed. Use it in board specific
4309 configuration files, not interactively.
4310
4311 @itemize @bullet
4312 @item @var{controller} ... identifies the controller driver
4313 associated with the NAND device being declared.
4314 @xref{NAND Driver List}.
4315 @item @var{target} ... names the target used when issuing
4316 commands to the NAND controller.
4317 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
4318 @item @var{configparams} ... controllers may support, or require,
4319 additional parameters. See the controller-specific documentation
4320 for more information.
4321 @end itemize
4322 @end deffn
4323
4324 @deffn Command {nand list}
4325 Prints a summary of each device declared
4326 using @command{nand device}, numbered from zero.
4327 Note that un-probed devices show no details.
4328 @example
4329 > nand list
4330 #0: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
4331 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
4332 #1: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
4333 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
4334 >
4335 @end example
4336 @end deffn
4337
4338 @deffn Command {nand probe} num
4339 Probes the specified device to determine key characteristics
4340 like its page and block sizes, and how many blocks it has.
4341 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4342 You must (successfully) probe a device before you can use
4343 it with most other NAND commands.
4344 @end deffn
4345
4346 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to NAND Flash
4347
4348 @deffn Command {nand dump} num filename offset length [oob_option]
4349 @cindex NAND reading
4350 Reads binary data from the NAND device and writes it to the file,
4351 starting at the specified offset.
4352 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4353
4354 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4355 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4356
4357 The @var{offset} and @var{length} must be exact multiples of the
4358 device's page size. They describe a data region; the OOB data
4359 associated with each such page may also be accessed.
4360
4361 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, no error correction
4362 was done on the data that's read, unless raw access was disabled
4363 and the underlying NAND controller driver had a @code{read_page}
4364 method which handled that error correction.
4365
4366 By default, only page data is saved to the specified file.
4367 Use an @var{oob_option} parameter to save OOB data:
4368 @itemize @bullet
4369 @item no oob_* parameter
4370 @*Output file holds only page data; OOB is discarded.
4371 @item @code{oob_raw}
4372 @*Output file interleaves page data and OOB data;
4373 the file will be longer than "length" by the size of the
4374 spare areas associated with each data page.
4375 Note that this kind of "raw" access is different from
4376 what's implied by @command{nand raw_access}, which just
4377 controls whether a hardware-aware access method is used.
4378 @item @code{oob_only}
4379 @*Output file has only raw OOB data, and will
4380 be smaller than "length" since it will contain only the
4381 spare areas associated with each data page.
4382 @end itemize
4383 @end deffn
4384
4385 @deffn Command {nand erase} num [offset length]
4386 @cindex NAND erasing
4387 @cindex NAND programming
4388 Erases blocks on the specified NAND device, starting at the
4389 specified @var{offset} and continuing for @var{length} bytes.
4390 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
4391 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
4392 If those parameters are not specified,
4393 the whole NAND chip will be erased.
4394 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4395
4396 @b{NOTE:} This command will try to erase bad blocks, when told
4397 to do so, which will probably invalidate the manufacturer's bad
4398 block marker.
4399 For the remainder of the current server session, @command{nand info}
4400 will still report that the block ``is'' bad.
4401 @end deffn
4402
4403 @deffn Command {nand write} num filename offset [option...]
4404 @cindex NAND writing
4405 @cindex NAND programming
4406 Writes binary data from the file into the specified NAND device,
4407 starting at the specified offset. Those pages should already
4408 have been erased; you can't change zero bits to one bits.
4409 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4410
4411 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4412 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4413
4414 The @var{offset} must be an exact multiple of the device's page size.
4415 All data in the file will be written, assuming it doesn't run
4416 past the end of the device.
4417 Only full pages are written, and any extra space in the last
4418 page will be filled with 0xff bytes. (That includes OOB data,
4419 if that's being written.)
4420
4421 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, bad blocks are
4422 ignored. That is, this routine will not skip bad blocks,
4423 but will instead try to write them. This can cause problems.
4424
4425 Provide at most one @var{option} parameter. With some
4426 NAND drivers, the meanings of these parameters may change
4427 if @command{nand raw_access} was used to disable hardware ECC.
4428 @itemize @bullet
4429 @item no oob_* parameter
4430 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4431 If raw acccess is in use, the OOB area will not be written.
4432 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
4433 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may write the OOB
4434 with hardware-computed ECC data.
4435 @item @code{oob_only}
4436 @*File has only raw OOB data, which is written to the OOB area.
4437 Each page's data area stays untouched. @i{This can be a dangerous
4438 option}, since it can invalidate the ECC data.
4439 You may need to force raw access to use this mode.
4440 @item @code{oob_raw}
4441 @*File interleaves data and OOB data, both of which are written
4442 If raw access is enabled, the data is written first, then the
4443 un-altered OOB.
4444 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
4445 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may modify the OOB
4446 before it's written, to include hardware-computed ECC data.
4447 @item @code{oob_softecc}
4448 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4449 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a standard 1-bit
4450 software ECC code stored in conventional locations.
4451 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
4452 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
4453 @item @code{oob_softecc_kw}
4454 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4455 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a 4-bit software ECC
4456 specific to the boot ROM in Marvell Kirkwood SoCs.
4457 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
4458 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
4459 @end itemize
4460 @end deffn
4461
4462 @section Other NAND commands
4463 @cindex NAND other commands
4464
4465 @deffn Command {nand check_bad_blocks} [offset length]
4466 Checks for manufacturer bad block markers on the specified NAND
4467 device. If no parameters are provided, checks the whole
4468 device; otherwise, starts at the specified @var{offset} and
4469 continues for @var{length} bytes.
4470 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
4471 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
4472 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4473
4474 @b{NOTE:} Before using this command you should force raw access
4475 with @command{nand raw_access enable} to ensure that the underlying
4476 driver will not try to apply hardware ECC.
4477 @end deffn
4478
4479 @deffn Command {nand info} num
4480 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4481 This prints the one-line summary from "nand list", plus for
4482 devices which have been probed this also prints any known
4483 status for each block.
4484 @end deffn
4485
4486 @deffn Command {nand raw_access} num (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
4487 Sets or clears an flag affecting how page I/O is done.
4488 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4489
4490 This flag is cleared (disabled) by default, but changing that
4491 value won't affect all NAND devices. The key factor is whether
4492 the underlying driver provides @code{read_page} or @code{write_page}
4493 methods. If it doesn't provide those methods, the setting of
4494 this flag is irrelevant; all access is effectively ``raw''.
4495
4496 When those methods exist, they are normally used when reading
4497 data (@command{nand dump} or reading bad block markers) or
4498 writing it (@command{nand write}). However, enabling
4499 raw access (setting the flag) prevents use of those methods,
4500 bypassing hardware ECC logic.
4501 @i{This can be a dangerous option}, since writing blocks
4502 with the wrong ECC data can cause them to be marked as bad.
4503 @end deffn
4504
4505 @anchor{NAND Driver List}
4506 @section NAND Drivers, Options, and Commands
4507 As noted above, the @command{nand device} command allows
4508 driver-specific options and behaviors.
4509 Some controllers also activate controller-specific commands.
4510
4511 @deffn {NAND Driver} davinci
4512 This driver handles the NAND controllers found on DaVinci family
4513 chips from Texas Instruments.
4514 It takes three extra parameters:
4515 address of the NAND chip;
4516 hardware ECC mode to use (@option{hwecc1},
4517 @option{hwecc4}, @option{hwecc4_infix});
4518 address of the AEMIF controller on this processor.
4519 @example
4520 nand device davinci dm355.arm 0x02000000 hwecc4 0x01e10000
4521 @end example
4522 All DaVinci processors support the single-bit ECC hardware,
4523 and newer ones also support the four-bit ECC hardware.
4524 The @code{write_page} and @code{read_page} methods are used
4525 to implement those ECC modes, unless they are disabled using
4526 the @command{nand raw_access} command.
4527 @end deffn
4528
4529 @deffn {NAND Driver} lpc3180
4530 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
4531 parameter: the clock rate used by the controller.
4532 @deffn Command {lpc3180 select} num [mlc|slc]
4533 Configures use of the MLC or SLC controller mode.
4534 MLC implies use of hardware ECC.
4535 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4536 @end deffn
4537
4538 At this writing, this driver includes @code{write_page}
4539 and @code{read_page} methods. Using @command{nand raw_access}
4540 to disable those methods will prevent use of hardware ECC
4541 in the MLC controller mode, but won't change SLC behavior.
4542 @end deffn
4543 @comment current lpc3180 code won't issue 5-byte address cycles
4544
4545 @deffn {NAND Driver} orion
4546 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
4547 parameter: the address of the controller.
4548 @example
4549 nand device orion 0xd8000000
4550 @end example
4551 These controllers don't define any specialized commands.
4552 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
4553 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
4554 change any behavior.
4555 @end deffn
4556
4557 @deffn {NAND Driver} s3c2410
4558 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2412
4559 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2440
4560 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2443
4561 These S3C24xx family controllers don't have any special
4562 @command{nand device} options, and don't define any
4563 specialized commands.
4564 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
4565 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
4566 change any behavior.
4567 @end deffn
4568
4569 @node PLD/FPGA Commands
4570 @chapter PLD/FPGA Commands
4571 @cindex PLD
4572 @cindex FPGA
4573
4574 Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and the more flexible
4575 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are both types of programmable hardware.
4576 OpenOCD can support programming them.
4577 Although PLDs are generally restrictive (cells are less functional, and
4578 there are no special purpose cells for memory or computational tasks),
4579 they share the same OpenOCD infrastructure.
4580 Accordingly, both are called PLDs here.
4581
4582 @section PLD/FPGA Configuration and Commands
4583
4584 As it does for JTAG TAPs, debug targets, and flash chips (both NOR and NAND),
4585 OpenOCD maintains a list of PLDs available for use in various commands.
4586 Also, each such PLD requires a driver.
4587
4588 They are referenced by the number shown by the @command{pld devices} command,
4589 and new PLDs are defined by @command{pld device driver_name}.
4590
4591 @deffn {Config Command} {pld device} driver_name tap_name [driver_options]
4592 Defines a new PLD device, supported by driver @var{driver_name},
4593 using the TAP named @var{tap_name}.
4594 The driver may make use of any @var{driver_options} to configure its
4595 behavior.
4596 @end deffn
4597
4598 @deffn {Command} {pld devices}
4599 Lists the PLDs and their numbers.
4600 @end deffn
4601
4602 @deffn {Command} {pld load} num filename
4603 Loads the file @file{filename} into the PLD identified by @var{num}.
4604 The file format must be inferred by the driver.
4605 @end deffn
4606
4607 @section PLD/FPGA Drivers, Options, and Commands
4608
4609 Drivers may support PLD-specific options to the @command{pld device}
4610 definition command, and may also define commands usable only with
4611 that particular type of PLD.
4612
4613 @deffn {FPGA Driver} virtex2
4614 Virtex-II is a family of FPGAs sold by Xilinx.
4615 It supports the IEEE 1532 standard for In-System Configuration (ISC).
4616 No driver-specific PLD definition options are used,
4617 and one driver-specific command is defined.
4618
4619 @deffn {Command} {virtex2 read_stat} num
4620 Reads and displays the Virtex-II status register (STAT)
4621 for FPGA @var{num}.
4622 @end deffn
4623 @end deffn
4624
4625 @node General Commands
4626 @chapter General Commands
4627 @cindex commands
4628
4629 The commands documented in this chapter here are common commands that
4630 you, as a human, may want to type and see the output of. Configuration type
4631 commands are documented elsewhere.
4632
4633 Intent:
4634 @itemize @bullet
4635 @item @b{Source Of Commands}
4636 @* OpenOCD commands can occur in a configuration script (discussed
4637 elsewhere) or typed manually by a human or supplied programatically,
4638 or via one of several TCP/IP Ports.
4639
4640 @item @b{From the human}
4641 @* A human should interact with the telnet interface (default port: 4444)
4642 or via GDB (default port 3333).
4643
4644 To issue commands from within a GDB session, use the @option{monitor}
4645 command, e.g. use @option{monitor poll} to issue the @option{poll}
4646 command. All output is relayed through the GDB session.
4647
4648 @item @b{Machine Interface}
4649 The Tcl interface's intent is to be a machine interface. The default Tcl
4650 port is 5555.
4651 @end itemize
4652
4653
4654 @section Daemon Commands
4655
4656 @deffn {Command} exit
4657 Exits the current telnet session.
4658 @end deffn
4659
4660 @c note EXTREMELY ANNOYING word wrap at column 75
4661 @c even when lines are e.g. 100+ columns ...
4662 @c coded in startup.tcl
4663 @deffn {Command} help [string]
4664 With no parameters, prints help text for all commands.
4665 Otherwise, prints each helptext containing @var{string}.
4666 Not every command provides helptext.
4667 @end deffn
4668
4669 @deffn Command sleep msec [@option{busy}]
4670 Wait for at least @var{msec} milliseconds before resuming.
4671 If @option{busy} is passed, busy-wait instead of sleeping.
4672 (This option is strongly discouraged.)
4673 Useful in connection with script files
4674 (@command{script} command and @command{target_name} configuration).
4675 @end deffn
4676
4677 @deffn Command shutdown
4678 Close the OpenOCD daemon, disconnecting all clients (GDB, telnet, other).
4679 @end deffn
4680
4681 @anchor{debug_level}
4682 @deffn Command debug_level [n]
4683 @cindex message level
4684 Display debug level.
4685 If @var{n} (from 0..3) is provided, then set it to that level.
4686 This affects the kind of messages sent to the server log.
4687 Level 0 is error messages only;
4688 level 1 adds warnings;
4689 level 2 adds informational messages;
4690 and level 3 adds debugging messages.
4691 The default is level 2, but that can be overridden on
4692 the command line along with the location of that log
4693 file (which is normally the server's standard output).
4694 @xref{Running}.
4695 @end deffn
4696
4697 @deffn Command fast (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
4698 Default disabled.
4699 Set default behaviour of OpenOCD to be "fast and dangerous".
4700
4701 At this writing, this only affects the defaults for two ARM7/ARM9 parameters:
4702 fast memory access, and DCC downloads. Those parameters may still be
4703 individually overridden.
4704
4705 The target specific "dangerous" optimisation tweaking options may come and go
4706 as more robust and user friendly ways are found to ensure maximum throughput
4707 and robustness with a minimum of configuration.
4708
4709 Typically the "fast enable" is specified first on the command line:
4710
4711 @example
4712 openocd -c "fast enable" -c "interface dummy" -f target/str710.cfg
4713 @end example
4714 @end deffn
4715
4716 @deffn Command echo message
4717 Logs a message at "user" priority.
4718 Output @var{message} to stdout.
4719 @example
4720 echo "Downloading kernel -- please wait"
4721 @end example
4722 @end deffn
4723
4724 @deffn Command log_output [filename]
4725 Redirect logging to @var{filename};
4726 the initial log output channel is stderr.
4727 @end deffn
4728
4729 @anchor{Target State handling}
4730 @section Target State handling
4731 @cindex reset
4732 @cindex halt
4733 @cindex target initialization
4734
4735 In this section ``target'' refers to a CPU configured as
4736 shown earlier (@pxref{CPU Configuration}).
4737 These commands, like many, implicitly refer to
4738 a current target which is used to perform the
4739 various operations. The current target may be changed
4740 by using @command{targets} command with the name of the
4741 target which should become current.
4742
4743 @deffn Command reg [(number|name) [value]]
4744 Access a single register by @var{number} or by its @var{name}.
4745
4746 @emph{With no arguments}:
4747 list all available registers for the current target,
4748 showing number, name, size, value, and cache status.
4749
4750 @emph{With number/name}: display that register's value.
4751
4752 @emph{With both number/name and value}: set register's value.
4753
4754 Cores may have surprisingly many registers in their
4755 Debug and trace infrastructure:
4756
4757 @example
4758 > reg
4759 (0) r0 (/32): 0x0000D3C2 (dirty: 1, valid: 1)
4760 (1) r1 (/32): 0xFD61F31C (dirty: 0, valid: 1)
4761 (2) r2 (/32): 0x00022551 (dirty: 0, valid: 1)
4762 ...
4763 (164) ETM_CONTEXTID_COMPARATOR_MASK (/32): \
4764 0x00000000 (dirty: 0, valid: 0)
4765 >
4766 @end example
4767 @end deffn
4768
4769 @deffn Command halt [ms]
4770 @deffnx Command wait_halt [ms]
4771 The @command{halt} command first sends a halt request to the target,
4772 which @command{wait_halt} doesn't.
4773 Otherwise these behave the same: wait up to @var{ms} milliseconds,
4774 or 5 seconds if there is no parameter, for the target to halt
4775 (and enter debug mode).
4776 Using 0 as the @var{ms} parameter prevents OpenOCD from waiting.
4777
4778 @quotation Warning
4779 On ARM cores, software using the @emph{wait for interrupt} operation
4780 often blocks the JTAG access needed by a @command{halt} command.
4781 This is because that operation also puts the core into a low
4782 power mode by gating the core clock;
4783 but the core clock is needed to detect JTAG clock transitions.
4784
4785 One partial workaround uses adaptive clocking: when the core is
4786 interrupted the operation completes, then JTAG clocks are accepted
4787 at least until the interrupt handler completes.
4788 However, this workaround is often unusable since the processor, board,
4789 and JTAG adapter must all support adaptive JTAG clocking.
4790 Also, it can't work until an interrupt is issued.
4791
4792 A more complete workaround is to not use that operation while you
4793 work with a JTAG debugger.
4794 Tasking environments generaly have idle loops where the body is the
4795 @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
4796 (On older cores, it is a coprocessor action;
4797 newer cores have a @option{wfi} instruction.)
4798 Such loops can just remove that operation, at the cost of higher
4799 power consumption (because the CPU is needlessly clocked).
4800 @end quotation
4801
4802 @end deffn
4803
4804 @deffn Command resume [address]
4805 Resume the target at its current code position,
4806 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
4807 OpenOCD will wait 5 seconds for the target to resume.
4808 @end deffn
4809
4810 @deffn Command step [address]
4811 Single-step the target at its current code position,
4812 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
4813 @end deffn
4814
4815 @anchor{Reset Command}
4816 @deffn Command reset
4817 @deffnx Command {reset run}
4818 @deffnx Command {reset halt}
4819 @deffnx Command {reset init}
4820 Perform as hard a reset as possible, using SRST if possible.
4821 @emph{All defined targets will be reset, and target
4822 events will fire during the reset sequence.}
4823
4824 The optional parameter specifies what should
4825 happen after the reset.
4826 If there is no parameter, a @command{reset run} is executed.
4827 The other options will not work on all systems.
4828 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
4829
4830 @itemize @minus
4831 @item @b{run} Let the target run
4832 @item @b{halt} Immediately halt the target
4833 @item @b{init} Immediately halt the target, and execute the reset-init script
4834 @end itemize
4835 @end deffn
4836
4837 @deffn Command soft_reset_halt
4838 Requesting target halt and executing a soft reset. This is often used
4839 when a target cannot be reset and halted. The target, after reset is
4840 released begins to execute code. OpenOCD attempts to stop the CPU and
4841 then sets the program counter back to the reset vector. Unfortunately
4842 the code that was executed may have left the hardware in an unknown
4843 state.
4844 @end deffn
4845
4846 @section I/O Utilities
4847
4848 These commands are available when
4849 OpenOCD is built with @option{--enable-ioutil}.
4850 They are mainly useful on embedded targets,
4851 notably the ZY1000.
4852 Hosts with operating systems have complementary tools.
4853
4854 @emph{Note:} there are several more such commands.
4855
4856 @deffn Command append_file filename [string]*
4857 Appends the @var{string} parameters to
4858 the text file @file{filename}.
4859 Each string except the last one is followed by one space.
4860 The last string is followed by a newline.
4861 @end deffn
4862
4863 @deffn Command cat filename
4864 Reads and displays the text file @file{filename}.
4865 @end deffn
4866
4867 @deffn Command cp src_filename dest_filename
4868 Copies contents from the file @file{src_filename}
4869 into @file{dest_filename}.
4870 @end deffn
4871
4872 @deffn Command ip
4873 @emph{No description provided.}
4874 @end deffn
4875
4876 @deffn Command ls
4877 @emph{No description provided.}
4878 @end deffn
4879
4880 @deffn Command mac
4881 @emph{No description provided.}
4882 @end deffn
4883
4884 @deffn Command meminfo
4885 Display available RAM memory on OpenOCD host.
4886 Used in OpenOCD regression testing scripts.
4887 @end deffn
4888
4889 @deffn Command peek
4890 @emph{No description provided.}
4891 @end deffn
4892
4893 @deffn Command poke
4894 @emph{No description provided.}
4895 @end deffn
4896
4897 @deffn Command rm filename
4898 @c "rm" has both normal and Jim-level versions??
4899 Unlinks the file @file{filename}.
4900 @end deffn
4901
4902 @deffn Command trunc filename
4903 Removes all data in the file @file{filename}.
4904 @end deffn
4905
4906 @anchor{Memory access}
4907 @section Memory access commands
4908 @cindex memory access
4909
4910 These commands allow accesses of a specific size to the memory
4911 system. Often these are used to configure the current target in some
4912 special way. For example - one may need to write certain values to the
4913 SDRAM controller to enable SDRAM.
4914
4915 @enumerate
4916 @item Use the @command{targets} (plural) command
4917 to change the current target.
4918 @item In system level scripts these commands are deprecated.
4919 Please use their TARGET object siblings to avoid making assumptions
4920 about what TAP is the current target, or about MMU configuration.
4921 @end enumerate
4922
4923 @deffn Command mdw addr [count]
4924 @deffnx Command mdh addr [count]
4925 @deffnx Command mdb addr [count]
4926 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
4927 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
4928 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
4929 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
4930 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
4931 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
4932 @end deffn
4933
4934 @deffn Command mww addr word
4935 @deffnx Command mwh addr halfword
4936 @deffnx Command mwb addr byte
4937 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
4938 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
4939 at the specified address @var{addr}.
4940 @end deffn
4941
4942
4943 @anchor{Image access}
4944 @section Image loading commands
4945 @cindex image loading
4946 @cindex image dumping
4947
4948 @anchor{dump_image}
4949 @deffn Command {dump_image} filename address size
4950 Dump @var{size} bytes of target memory starting at @var{address} to the
4951 binary file named @var{filename}.
4952 @end deffn
4953
4954 @deffn Command {fast_load}
4955 Loads an image stored in memory by @command{fast_load_image} to the
4956 current target. Must be preceeded by fast_load_image.
4957 @end deffn
4958
4959 @deffn Command {fast_load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
4960 Normally you should be using @command{load_image} or GDB load. However, for
4961 testing purposes or when I/O overhead is significant(OpenOCD running on an embedded
4962 host), storing the image in memory and uploading the image to the target
4963 can be a way to upload e.g. multiple debug sessions when the binary does not change.
4964 Arguments are the same as @command{load_image}, but the image is stored in OpenOCD host
4965 memory, i.e. does not affect target. This approach is also useful when profiling
4966 target programming performance as I/O and target programming can easily be profiled
4967 separately.
4968 @end deffn
4969
4970 @anchor{load_image}
4971 @deffn Command {load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
4972 Load image from file @var{filename} to target memory at @var{address}.
4973 The file format may optionally be specified
4974 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
4975 @end deffn
4976
4977 @deffn Command {test_image} filename [address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]]
4978 Displays image section sizes and addresses
4979 as if @var{filename} were loaded into target memory
4980 starting at @var{address} (defaults to zero).
4981 The file format may optionally be specified
4982 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
4983 @end deffn
4984
4985 @deffn Command {verify_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
4986 Verify @var{filename} against target memory starting at @var{address}.
4987 The file format may optionally be specified
4988 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
4989 This will first attempt a comparison using a CRC checksum, if this fails it will try a binary compare.
4990 @end deffn
4991
4992
4993 @section Breakpoint and Watchpoint commands
4994 @cindex breakpoint
4995 @cindex watchpoint
4996
4997 CPUs often make debug modules accessible through JTAG, with
4998 hardware support for a handful of code breakpoints and data
4999 watchpoints.
5000 In addition, CPUs almost always support software breakpoints.
5001
5002 @deffn Command {bp} [address len [@option{hw}]]
5003 With no parameters, lists all active breakpoints.
5004 Else sets a breakpoint on code execution starting
5005 at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
5006 This is a software breakpoint, unless @option{hw} is specified
5007 in which case it will be a hardware breakpoint.
5008
5009 (@xref{arm9tdmi vector_catch}, or @pxref{xscale vector_catch},
5010 for similar mechanisms that do not consume hardware breakpoints.)
5011 @end deffn
5012
5013 @deffn Command {rbp} address
5014 Remove the breakpoint at @var{address}.
5015 @end deffn
5016
5017 @deffn Command {rwp} address
5018 Remove data watchpoint on @var{address}
5019 @end deffn
5020
5021 @deffn Command {wp} [address len [(@option{r}|@option{w}|@option{a}) [value [mask]]]]
5022 With no parameters, lists all active watchpoints.
5023 Else sets a data watchpoint on data from @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
5024 The watch point is an "access" watchpoint unless
5025 the @option{r} or @option{w} parameter is provided,
5026 defining it as respectively a read or write watchpoint.
5027 If a @var{value} is provided, that value is used when determining if
5028 the watchpoint should trigger. The value may be first be masked
5029 using @var{mask} to mark ``don't care'' fields.
5030 @end deffn
5031
5032 @section Misc Commands
5033
5034 @cindex profiling
5035 @deffn Command {profile} seconds filename
5036 Profiling samples the CPU's program counter as quickly as possible,
5037 which is useful for non-intrusive stochastic profiling.
5038 Saves up to 10000 sampines in @file{filename} using ``gmon.out'' format.
5039 @end deffn
5040
5041 @deffn Command {version}
5042 Displays a string identifying the version of this OpenOCD server.
5043 @end deffn
5044
5045 @deffn Command {virt2phys} virtual_address
5046 Requests the current target to map the specified @var{virtual_address}
5047 to its corresponding physical address, and displays the result.
5048 @end deffn
5049
5050 @node Architecture and Core Commands
5051 @chapter Architecture and Core Commands
5052 @cindex Architecture Specific Commands
5053 @cindex Core Specific Commands
5054
5055 Most CPUs have specialized JTAG operations to support debugging.
5056 OpenOCD packages most such operations in its standard command framework.
5057 Some of those operations don't fit well in that framework, so they are
5058 exposed here as architecture or implementation (core) specific commands.
5059
5060 @anchor{ARM Hardware Tracing}
5061 @section ARM Hardware Tracing
5062 @cindex tracing
5063 @cindex ETM
5064 @cindex ETB
5065
5066 CPUs based on ARM cores may include standard tracing interfaces,
5067 based on an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM) which sends voluminous
5068 address and data bus trace records to a ``Trace Port''.
5069
5070 @itemize
5071 @item
5072 Development-oriented boards will sometimes provide a high speed
5073 trace connector for collecting that data, when the particular CPU
5074 supports such an interface.
5075 (The standard connector is a 38-pin Mictor, with both JTAG
5076 and trace port support.)
5077 Those trace connectors are supported by higher end JTAG adapters
5078 and some logic analyzer modules; frequently those modules can
5079 buffer several megabytes of trace data.
5080 Configuring an ETM coupled to such an external trace port belongs
5081 in the board-specific configuration file.
5082 @item
5083 If the CPU doesn't provide an external interface, it probably
5084 has an ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB) on the chip, which is a
5085 dedicated SRAM. 4KBytes is one common ETB size.
5086 Configuring an ETM coupled only to an ETB belongs in the CPU-specific
5087 (target) configuration file, since it works the same on all boards.
5088 @end itemize
5089
5090 ETM support in OpenOCD doesn't seem to be widely used yet.
5091
5092 @quotation Issues
5093 ETM support may be buggy, and at least some @command{etm config}
5094 parameters should be detected by asking the ETM for them.
5095 It seems like a GDB hookup should be possible,
5096 as well as triggering trace on specific events
5097 (perhaps @emph{handling IRQ 23} or @emph{calls foo()}).
5098 There should be GUI tools to manipulate saved trace data and help
5099 analyse it in conjunction with the source code.
5100 It's unclear how much of a common interface is shared
5101 with the current XScale trace support, or should be
5102 shared with eventual Nexus-style trace module support.
5103 At this writing (September 2009) only ARM7 and ARM9 support
5104 for ETM modules is available. The code should be able to
5105 work with some newer cores; but not all of them support
5106 this original style of JTAG access.
5107 @end quotation
5108
5109 @subsection ETM Configuration
5110 ETM setup is coupled with the trace port driver configuration.
5111
5112 @deffn {Config Command} {etm config} target width mode clocking driver
5113 Declares the ETM associated with @var{target}, and associates it
5114 with a given trace port @var{driver}. @xref{Trace Port Drivers}.
5115
5116 Several of the parameters must reflect the trace port configuration.
5117 The @var{width} must be either 4, 8, or 16.
5118 The @var{mode} must be @option{normal}, @option{multiplexted},
5119 or @option{demultiplexted}.
5120 The @var{clocking} must be @option{half} or @option{full}.
5121
5122 @quotation Note
5123 You can see the ETM registers using the @command{reg} command.
5124 Not all possible registers are present in every ETM.
5125 Most of the registers are write-only, and are used to configure
5126 what CPU activities are traced.
5127 @end quotation
5128 @end deffn
5129
5130 @deffn Command {etm info}
5131 Displays information about the current target's ETM.
5132 @end deffn
5133
5134 @deffn Command {etm status}
5135 Displays status of the current target's ETM and trace port driver:
5136 is the ETM idle, or is it collecting data?
5137 Did trace data overflow?
5138 Was it triggered?
5139 @end deffn
5140
5141 @deffn Command {etm tracemode} [type context_id_bits cycle_accurate branch_output]
5142 Displays what data that ETM will collect.
5143 If arguments are provided, first configures that data.
5144 When the configuration changes, tracing is stopped
5145 and any buffered trace data is invalidated.
5146
5147 @itemize
5148 @item @var{type} ... describing how data accesses are traced,
5149 when they pass any ViewData filtering that that was set up.
5150 The value is one of
5151 @option{none} (save nothing),
5152 @option{data} (save data),
5153 @option{address} (save addresses),
5154 @option{all} (save data and addresses)
5155 @item @var{context_id_bits} ... 0, 8, 16, or 32
5156 @item @var{cycle_accurate} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}
5157 cycle-accurate instruction tracing.
5158 Before ETMv3, enabling this causes much extra data to be recorded.
5159 @item @var{branch_output} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}.
5160 Disable this unless you need to try reconstructing the instruction
5161 trace stream without an image of the code.
5162 @end itemize
5163 @end deffn
5164
5165 @deffn Command {etm trigger_percent} [percent]
5166 This displays, or optionally changes, the trace port driver's
5167 behavior after the ETM's configured @emph{trigger} event fires.
5168 It controls how much more trace data is saved after the (single)
5169 trace trigger becomes active.
5170
5171 @itemize
5172 @item The default corresponds to @emph{trace around} usage,
5173 recording 50 percent data before the event and the rest
5174 afterwards.
5175 @item The minimum value of @var{percent} is 2 percent,
5176 recording almost exclusively data before the trigger.
5177 Such extreme @emph{trace before} usage can help figure out
5178 what caused that event to happen.
5179 @item The maximum value of @var{percent} is 100 percent,
5180 recording data almost exclusively after the event.
5181 This extreme @emph{trace after} usage might help sort out
5182 how the event caused trouble.
5183 @end itemize
5184 @c REVISIT allow "break" too -- enter debug mode.
5185 @end deffn
5186
5187 @subsection ETM Trace Operation
5188
5189 After setting up the ETM, you can use it to collect data.
5190 That data can be exported to files for later analysis.
5191 It can also be parsed with OpenOCD, for basic sanity checking.
5192
5193 To configure what is being traced, you will need to write
5194 various trace registers using @command{reg ETM_*} commands.
5195 For the definitions of these registers, read ARM publication
5196 @emph{IHI 0014, ``Embedded Trace Macrocell, Architecture Specification''}.
5197 Be aware that most of the relevant registers are write-only,
5198 and that ETM resources are limited. There are only a handful
5199 of address comparators, data comparators, counters, and so on.
5200
5201 Examples of scenarios you might arrange to trace include:
5202
5203 @itemize
5204 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{excluding} subroutines
5205 it calls. Use address range comparators to enable tracing
5206 for instruction access within that function's body.
5207 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{including} subroutines
5208 it calls. Use the sequencer and address comparators to activate
5209 tracing on an ``entered function'' state, then deactivate it by
5210 exiting that state when the function's exit code is invoked.
5211 @item Code flow starting at the fifth invocation of a function,
5212 combining one of the above models with a counter.
5213 @item CPU data accesses to the registers for a particular device,
5214 using address range comparators and the ViewData logic.
5215 @item Such data accesses only during IRQ handling, combining the above
5216 model with sequencer triggers which on entry and exit to the IRQ handler.
5217 @item @emph{... more}
5218 @end itemize
5219
5220 At this writing, September 2009, there are no Tcl utility
5221 procedures to help set up any common tracing scenarios.
5222
5223 @deffn Command {etm analyze}
5224 Reads trace data into memory, if it wasn't already present.
5225 Decodes and prints the data that was collected.
5226 @end deffn
5227
5228 @deffn Command {etm dump} filename
5229 Stores the captured trace data in @file{filename}.
5230 @end deffn
5231
5232 @deffn Command {etm image} filename [base_address] [type]
5233 Opens an image file.
5234 @end deffn
5235
5236 @deffn Command {etm load} filename
5237 Loads captured trace data from @file{filename}.
5238 @end deffn
5239
5240 @deffn Command {etm start}
5241 Starts trace data collection.
5242 @end deffn
5243
5244 @deffn Command {etm stop}
5245 Stops trace data collection.
5246 @end deffn
5247
5248 @anchor{Trace Port Drivers}
5249 @subsection Trace Port Drivers
5250
5251 To use an ETM trace port it must be associated with a driver.
5252
5253 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} dummy
5254 Use the @option{dummy} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
5255 not connected to anything (on-chip ETB or off-chip trace connector).
5256 @emph{This driver lets OpenOCD talk to the ETM, but it does not expose
5257 any trace data collection.}
5258 @deffn {Config Command} {etm_dummy config} target
5259 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a dummy driver.
5260 @end deffn
5261 @end deffn
5262
5263 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} etb
5264 Use the @option{etb} driver if you are configuring an ETM
5265 to use on-chip ETB memory.
5266 @deffn {Config Command} {etb config} target etb_tap
5267 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with the ETB at @var{etb_tap}.
5268 You can see the ETB registers using the @command{reg} command.
5269 @end deffn
5270 @end deffn
5271
5272 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} oocd_trace
5273 This driver isn't available unless OpenOCD was explicitly configured
5274 with the @option{--enable-oocd_trace} option. You probably don't want
5275 to configure it unless you've built the appropriate prototype hardware;
5276 it's @emph{proof-of-concept} software.
5277
5278 Use the @option{oocd_trace} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
5279 connected to an off-chip trace connector.
5280
5281 @deffn {Config Command} {oocd_trace config} target tty
5282 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a trace driver which
5283 collects data through the serial port @var{tty}.
5284 @end deffn
5285
5286 @deffn Command {oocd_trace resync}
5287 Re-synchronizes with the capture clock.
5288 @end deffn
5289
5290 @deffn Command {oocd_trace status}
5291 Reports whether the capture clock is locked or not.
5292 @end deffn
5293 @end deffn
5294
5295
5296 @section ARMv4 and ARMv5 Architecture
5297 @cindex ARMv4
5298 @cindex ARMv5
5299
5300 These commands are specific to ARM architecture v4 and v5,
5301 including all ARM7 or ARM9 systems and Intel XScale.
5302 They are available in addition to other core-specific
5303 commands that may be available.
5304
5305 @deffn Command {armv4_5 core_state} [@option{arm}|@option{thumb}]
5306 Displays the core_state, optionally changing it to process
5307 either @option{arm} or @option{thumb} instructions.
5308 The target may later be resumed in the currently set core_state.
5309 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5310 that is not currently supported in OpenOCD.)
5311 @end deffn
5312
5313 @deffn Command {armv4_5 disassemble} address [count [@option{thumb}]]
5314 @cindex disassemble
5315 Disassembles @var{count} instructions starting at @var{address}.
5316 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5317 If @option{thumb} is specified, or the low bit of the address is set,
5318 Thumb (16-bit) instructions are used;
5319 else ARM (32-bit) instructions are used.
5320 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5321 those instructions are not currently understood by OpenOCD.)
5322 @end deffn
5323
5324 @deffn Command {armv4_5 reg}
5325 Display a table of all banked core registers, fetching the current value from every
5326 core mode if necessary. OpenOCD versions before rev. 60 didn't fetch the current
5327 register value.
5328 @end deffn
5329
5330 @subsection ARM7 and ARM9 specific commands
5331 @cindex ARM7
5332 @cindex ARM9
5333
5334 These commands are specific to ARM7 and ARM9 cores, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T,
5335 ARM9TDMI, ARM920T or ARM926EJ-S.
5336 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5 commands,
5337 and any other core-specific commands that may be available.
5338
5339 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dbgrq} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5340 Control use of the EmbeddedIce DBGRQ signal to force entry into debug mode,
5341 instead of breakpoints. This should be
5342 safe for all but ARM7TDMI--S cores (like Philips LPC).
5343 This feature is enabled by default on most ARM9 cores,
5344 including ARM9TDMI, ARM920T, and ARM926EJ-S.
5345 @end deffn
5346
5347 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dcc_downloads} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5348 @cindex DCC
5349 Control the use of the debug communications channel (DCC) to write larger (>128 byte)
5350 amounts of memory. DCC downloads offer a huge speed increase, but might be
5351 unsafe, especially with targets running at very low speeds. This command was introduced
5352 with OpenOCD rev. 60, and requires a few bytes of working area.
5353 @end deffn
5354
5355 @anchor{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}
5356 @deffn Command {arm7_9 fast_memory_access} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5357 Enable or disable memory writes and reads that don't check completion of
5358 the operation. This provides a huge speed increase, especially with USB JTAG
5359 cables (FT2232), but might be unsafe if used with targets running at very low
5360 speeds, like the 32kHz startup clock of an AT91RM9200.
5361 @end deffn
5362
5363 @deffn {Debug Command} {arm7_9 write_core_reg} num mode word
5364 @emph{This is intended for use while debugging OpenOCD; you probably
5365 shouldn't use it.}
5366
5367 Writes a 32-bit @var{word} to register @var{num} (from 0 to 16)
5368 as used in the specified @var{mode}
5369 (where e.g. mode 16 is "user" and mode 19 is "supervisor";
5370 the M4..M0 bits of the PSR).
5371 Registers 0..15 are the normal CPU registers such as r0(0), r1(1) ... pc(15).
5372 Register 16 is the mode-specific SPSR,
5373 unless the specified mode is 0xffffffff (32-bit all-ones)
5374 in which case register 16 is the CPSR.
5375 The write goes directly to the CPU, bypassing the register cache.
5376 @end deffn
5377
5378 @deffn {Debug Command} {arm7_9 write_xpsr} word (@option{0}|@option{1})
5379 @emph{This is intended for use while debugging OpenOCD; you probably
5380 shouldn't use it.}
5381
5382 If the second parameter is zero, writes @var{word} to the
5383 Current Program Status register (CPSR).
5384 Else writes @var{word} to the current mode's Saved PSR (SPSR).
5385 In both cases, this bypasses the register cache.
5386 @end deffn
5387
5388 @deffn {Debug Command} {arm7_9 write_xpsr_im8} byte rotate (@option{0}|@option{1})
5389 @emph{This is intended for use while debugging OpenOCD; you probably
5390 shouldn't use it.}
5391
5392 Writes eight bits to the CPSR or SPSR,
5393 first rotating them by @math{2*rotate} bits,
5394 and bypassing the register cache.
5395 This has lower JTAG overhead than writing the entire CPSR or SPSR
5396 with @command{arm7_9 write_xpsr}.
5397 @end deffn
5398
5399 @subsection ARM720T specific commands
5400 @cindex ARM720T
5401
5402 These commands are available to ARM720T based CPUs,
5403 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
5404 based on the ARM7TDMI-S integer core.
5405 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5 and ARM7/ARM9 commands.
5406
5407 @deffn Command {arm720t cp15} regnum [value]
5408 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5409 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5410 @end deffn
5411
5412 @deffn Command {arm720t mdw_phys} addr [count]
5413 @deffnx Command {arm720t mdh_phys} addr [count]
5414 @deffnx Command {arm720t mdb_phys} addr [count]
5415 Display contents of physical address @var{addr}, as
5416 32-bit words (@command{mdw_phys}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh_phys}),
5417 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb_phys}).
5418 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5419 @end deffn
5420
5421 @deffn Command {arm720t mww_phys} addr word
5422 @deffnx Command {arm720t mwh_phys} addr halfword
5423 @deffnx Command {arm720t mwb_phys} addr byte
5424 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5425 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
5426 at the specified physical address @var{addr}.
5427 @end deffn
5428
5429 @deffn Command {arm720t virt2phys} va
5430 Translate a virtual address @var{va} to a physical address
5431 and display the result.
5432 @end deffn
5433
5434 @subsection ARM9 specific commands
5435 @cindex ARM9
5436
5437 ARM9-family cores are built around ARM9TDMI or ARM9E (including ARM9EJS)
5438 integer processors.
5439 Such cores include the ARM920T, ARM926EJ-S, and ARM966.
5440
5441 For historical reasons, one command shared by these cores starts
5442 with the @command{arm9tdmi} prefix.
5443 This is true even for ARM9E based processors, which implement the
5444 ARMv5TE architecture instead of ARMv4T.
5445
5446 @c 9-june-2009: tried this on arm920t, it didn't work.
5447 @c no-params always lists nothing caught, and that's how it acts.
5448
5449 @anchor{arm9tdmi vector_catch}
5450 @deffn Command {arm9tdmi vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
5451 @cindex vector_catch
5452 Vector Catch hardware provides a sort of dedicated breakpoint
5453 for hardware events such as reset, interrupt, and abort.
5454 You can use this to conserve normal breakpoint resources,
5455 so long as you're not concerned with code that branches directly
5456 to those hardware vectors.
5457
5458 This always finishes by listing the current configuration.
5459 If parameters are provided, it first reconfigures the
5460 vector catch hardware to intercept
5461 @option{all} of the hardware vectors,
5462 @option{none} of them,
5463 or a list with one or more of the following:
5464 @option{reset} @option{undef} @option{swi} @option{pabt} @option{dabt} @option{reserved}
5465 @option{irq} @option{fiq}.
5466 @end deffn
5467
5468 @subsection ARM920T specific commands
5469 @cindex ARM920T
5470
5471 These commands are available to ARM920T based CPUs,
5472 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
5473 built using the ARM9TDMI integer core.
5474 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5, ARM7/ARM9,
5475 and ARM9TDMI commands.
5476
5477 @deffn Command {arm920t cache_info}
5478 Print information about the caches found. This allows to see whether your target
5479 is an ARM920T (2x16kByte cache) or ARM922T (2x8kByte cache).
5480 @end deffn
5481
5482 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15} regnum [value]
5483 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5484 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5485 @end deffn
5486
5487 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15i} opcode [value [address]]
5488 Interpreted access using cp15 @var{opcode}.
5489 If no @var{value} is provided, the result is displayed.
5490 Else if that value is written using the specified @var{address},
5491 or using zero if no other address is not provided.
5492 @end deffn
5493
5494 @deffn Command {arm920t mdw_phys} addr [count]
5495 @deffnx Command {arm920t mdh_phys} addr [count]
5496 @deffnx Command {arm920t mdb_phys} addr [count]
5497 Display contents of physical address @var{addr}, as
5498 32-bit words (@command{mdw_phys}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh_phys}),
5499 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb_phys}).
5500 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5501 @end deffn
5502
5503 @deffn Command {arm920t mww_phys} addr word
5504 @deffnx Command {arm920t mwh_phys} addr halfword
5505 @deffnx Command {arm920t mwb_phys} addr byte
5506 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5507 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
5508 at the specified physical address @var{addr}.
5509 @end deffn
5510
5511 @deffn Command {arm920t read_cache} filename
5512 Dump the content of ICache and DCache to a file named @file{filename}.
5513 @end deffn
5514
5515 @deffn Command {arm920t read_mmu} filename
5516 Dump the content of the ITLB and DTLB to a file named @file{filename}.
5517 @end deffn
5518
5519 @deffn Command {arm920t virt2phys} va
5520 Translate a virtual address @var{va} to a physical address
5521 and display the result.
5522 @end deffn
5523
5524 @subsection ARM926ej-s specific commands
5525 @cindex ARM926ej-s
5526
5527 These commands are available to ARM926ej-s based CPUs,
5528 which are implementations of the ARMv5TEJ architecture
5529 based on the ARM9EJ-S integer core.
5530 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5, ARM7/ARM9,
5531 and ARM9TDMI commands.
5532
5533 The Feroceon cores also support these commands, although
5534 they are not built from ARM926ej-s designs.
5535
5536 @deffn Command {arm926ejs cache_info}
5537 Print information about the caches found.
5538 @end deffn
5539
5540 @deffn Command {arm926ejs cp15} opcode1 opcode2 CRn CRm regnum [value]
5541 Accesses cp15 register @var{regnum} using
5542 @var{opcode1}, @var{opcode2}, @var{CRn}, and @var{CRm}.
5543 If a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5544 Else that register is read and displayed.
5545 @end deffn
5546
5547 @deffn Command {arm926ejs mdw_phys} addr [count]
5548 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mdh_phys} addr [count]
5549 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mdb_phys} addr [count]
5550 Display contents of physical address @var{addr}, as
5551 32-bit words (@command{mdw_phys}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh_phys}),
5552 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb_phys}).
5553 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5554 @end deffn
5555
5556 @deffn Command {arm926ejs mww_phys} addr word
5557 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mwh_phys} addr halfword
5558 @deffnx Command {arm926ejs mwb_phys} addr byte
5559 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5560 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
5561 at the specified physical address @var{addr}.
5562 @end deffn
5563
5564 @deffn Command {arm926ejs virt2phys} va
5565 Translate a virtual address @var{va} to a physical address
5566 and display the result.
5567 @end deffn
5568
5569 @subsection ARM966E specific commands
5570 @cindex ARM966E
5571
5572 These commands are available to ARM966 based CPUs,
5573 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
5574 They are available in addition to the ARMv4/5, ARM7/ARM9,
5575 and ARM9TDMI commands.
5576
5577 @deffn Command {arm966e cp15} regnum [value]
5578 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5579 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5580 @end deffn
5581
5582 @subsection XScale specific commands
5583 @cindex XScale
5584
5585 Some notes about the debug implementation on the XScale CPUs:
5586
5587 The XScale CPU provides a special debug-only mini-instruction cache
5588 (mini-IC) in which exception vectors and target-resident debug handler
5589 code are placed by OpenOCD. In order to get access to the CPU, OpenOCD
5590 must point vector 0 (the reset vector) to the entry of the debug
5591 handler. However, this means that the complete first cacheline in the
5592 mini-IC is marked valid, which makes the CPU fetch all exception
5593 handlers from the mini-IC, ignoring the code in RAM.
5594
5595 OpenOCD currently does not sync the mini-IC entries with the RAM
5596 contents (which would fail anyway while the target is running), so
5597 the user must provide appropriate values using the @code{xscale
5598 vector_table} command.
5599
5600 It is recommended to place a pc-relative indirect branch in the vector
5601 table, and put the branch destination somewhere in memory. Doing so
5602 makes sure the code in the vector table stays constant regardless of
5603 code layout in memory:
5604 @example
5605 _vectors:
5606 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5607 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5608 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5609 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5610 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5611 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5612 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5613 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5614 .org 0x100
5615 .long real_reset_vector
5616 .long real_ui_handler
5617 .long real_swi_handler
5618 .long real_pf_abort
5619 .long real_data_abort
5620 .long 0 /* unused */
5621 .long real_irq_handler
5622 .long real_fiq_handler
5623 @end example
5624
5625 The debug handler must be placed somewhere in the address space using
5626 the @code{xscale debug_handler} command. The allowed locations for the
5627 debug handler are either (0x800 - 0x1fef800) or (0xfe000800 -
5628 0xfffff800). The default value is 0xfe000800.
5629
5630
5631 These commands are available to XScale based CPUs,
5632 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
5633
5634 @deffn Command {xscale analyze_trace}
5635 Displays the contents of the trace buffer.
5636 @end deffn
5637
5638 @deffn Command {xscale cache_clean_address} address
5639 Changes the address used when cleaning the data cache.
5640 @end deffn
5641
5642 @deffn Command {xscale cache_info}
5643 Displays information about the CPU caches.
5644 @end deffn
5645
5646 @deffn Command {xscale cp15} regnum [value]
5647 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5648 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5649 @end deffn
5650
5651 @deffn Command {xscale debug_handler} target address
5652 Changes the address used for the specified target's debug handler.
5653 @end deffn
5654
5655 @deffn Command {xscale dcache} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5656 Enables or disable the CPU's data cache.
5657 @end deffn
5658
5659 @deffn Command {xscale dump_trace} filename
5660 Dumps the raw contents of the trace buffer to @file{filename}.
5661 @end deffn
5662
5663 @deffn Command {xscale icache} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5664 Enables or disable the CPU's instruction cache.
5665 @end deffn
5666
5667 @deffn Command {xscale mmu} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5668 Enables or disable the CPU's memory management unit.
5669 @end deffn
5670
5671 @deffn Command {xscale trace_buffer} (@option{enable}|@option{disable}) [@option{fill} [n] | @option{wrap}]
5672 Enables or disables the trace buffer,
5673 and controls how it is emptied.
5674 @end deffn
5675
5676 @deffn Command {xscale trace_image} filename [offset [type]]
5677 Opens a trace image from @file{filename}, optionally rebasing
5678 its segment addresses by @var{offset}.
5679 The image @var{type} may be one of
5680 @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
5681 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19),
5682 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
5683 @end deffn
5684
5685 @anchor{xscale vector_catch}
5686 @deffn Command {xscale vector_catch} [mask]
5687 @cindex vector_catch
5688 Display a bitmask showing the hardware vectors to catch.
5689 If the optional parameter is provided, first set the bitmask to that value.
5690
5691 The mask bits correspond with bit 16..23 in the DCSR:
5692 @example
5693 0x01 Trap Reset
5694 0x02 Trap Undefined Instructions
5695 0x04 Trap Software Interrupt
5696 0x08 Trap Prefetch Abort
5697 0x10 Trap Data Abort
5698 0x20 reserved
5699 0x40 Trap IRQ
5700 0x80 Trap FIQ
5701 @end example
5702 @end deffn
5703
5704 @anchor{xscale vector_table}
5705 @deffn Command {xscale vector_table} [<low|high> <index> <value>]
5706 @cindex vector_table
5707
5708 Set an entry in the mini-IC vector table. There are two tables: one for
5709 low vectors (at 0x00000000), and one for high vectors (0xFFFF0000), each
5710 holding the 8 exception vectors. @var{index} can be 1-7, because vector 0
5711 points to the debug handler entry and can not be overwritten.
5712 @var{value} holds the 32-bit opcode that is placed in the mini-IC.
5713
5714 Without arguments, the current settings are displayed.
5715
5716 @end deffn
5717
5718 @section ARMv6 Architecture
5719 @cindex ARMv6
5720
5721 @subsection ARM11 specific commands
5722 @cindex ARM11
5723
5724 @deffn Command {arm11 mcr} pX opc1 CRn CRm opc2 value
5725 Write @var{value} to a coprocessor @var{pX} register
5726 passing parameters @var{CRn},
5727 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
5728 and the MCR instruction.
5729 (The difference beween this and the MCR2 instruction is
5730 one bit in the encoding, effecively a fifth parameter.)
5731 @end deffn
5732
5733 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite burst} [value]
5734 Displays the value of the memwrite burst-enable flag,
5735 which is enabled by default. Burst writes are only used
5736 for memory writes larger than 1 word. Single word writes
5737 are likely to be from reset init scripts and those writes
5738 are often to non-memory locations which could easily have
5739 many wait states, which could easily break burst writes.
5740 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5741 @end deffn
5742
5743 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite error_fatal} [value]
5744 Displays the value of the memwrite error_fatal flag,
5745 which is enabled by default.
5746 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5747 @end deffn
5748
5749 @deffn Command {arm11 mrc} pX opc1 CRn CRm opc2
5750 Read a coprocessor @var{pX} register passing parameters @var{CRn},
5751 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
5752 and the MRC instruction.
5753 (The difference beween this and the MRC2 instruction is
5754 one bit in the encoding, effecively a fifth parameter.)
5755 Displays the result.
5756 @end deffn
5757
5758 @deffn Command {arm11 step_irq_enable} [value]
5759 Displays the value of the flag controlling whether
5760 IRQs are enabled during single stepping;
5761 they are disabled by default.
5762 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5763 @end deffn
5764
5765 @deffn Command {arm11 vcr} [value]
5766 @cindex vector_catch
5767 Displays the value of the @emph{Vector Catch Register (VCR)},
5768 coprocessor 14 register 7.
5769 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5770
5771 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
5772 for certain hardware events.
5773 The specific bit values are core-specific (as in fact is using
5774 coprocessor 14 register 7 itself) but all current ARM11
5775 cores @emph{except the ARM1176} use the same six bits.
5776 @end deffn
5777
5778 @section ARMv7 Architecture
5779 @cindex ARMv7
5780
5781 @subsection ARMv7 Debug Access Port (DAP) specific commands
5782 @cindex Debug Access Port
5783 @cindex DAP
5784 These commands are specific to ARM architecture v7 Debug Access Port (DAP),
5785 included on cortex-m3 and cortex-a8 systems.
5786 They are available in addition to other core-specific commands that may be available.
5787
5788 @deffn Command {dap info} [num]
5789 Displays dap info for ap @var{num}, defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5790 @end deffn
5791
5792 @deffn Command {dap apsel} [num]
5793 Select AP @var{num}, defaulting to 0.
5794 @end deffn
5795
5796 @deffn Command {dap apid} [num]
5797 Displays id register from AP @var{num},
5798 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5799 @end deffn
5800
5801 @deffn Command {dap baseaddr} [num]
5802 Displays debug base address from AP @var{num},
5803 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5804 @end deffn
5805
5806 @deffn Command {dap memaccess} [value]
5807 Displays the number of extra tck for mem-ap memory bus access [0-255].
5808 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5809 @end deffn
5810
5811 @subsection ARMv7-A specific commands
5812 @cindex ARMv7-A
5813
5814 @deffn Command {armv7a disassemble} address [count [@option{thumb}]]
5815 @cindex disassemble
5816 Disassembles @var{count} instructions starting at @var{address}.
5817 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5818 If @option{thumb} is specified, or the low bit of the address is set,
5819 Thumb2 (mixed 16/32-bit) instructions are used;
5820 else ARM (32-bit) instructions are used.
5821 With a handful of exceptions, ThumbEE instructions are the same as Thumb2;
5822 ThumbEE disassembly currently has no explicit support.
5823 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5824 those instructions are not currently understood by OpenOCD.)
5825 @end deffn
5826
5827
5828 @subsection Cortex-M3 specific commands
5829 @cindex Cortex-M3
5830
5831 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 disassemble} address [count]
5832 @cindex disassemble
5833 Disassembles @var{count} Thumb2 instructions starting at @var{address}.
5834 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5835 @end deffn
5836
5837 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 maskisr} (@option{on}|@option{off})
5838 Control masking (disabling) interrupts during target step/resume.
5839 @end deffn
5840
5841 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
5842 @cindex vector_catch
5843 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
5844 for certain hardware events.
5845
5846 Parameters request interception of
5847 @option{all} of these hardware event vectors,
5848 @option{none} of them,
5849 or one or more of the following:
5850 @option{hard_err} for a HardFault exception;
5851 @option{mm_err} for a MemManage exception;
5852 @option{bus_err} for a BusFault exception;
5853 @option{irq_err},
5854 @option{state_err},
5855 @option{chk_err}, or
5856 @option{nocp_err} for various UsageFault exceptions; or
5857 @option{reset}.
5858 If NVIC setup code does not enable them,
5859 MemManage, BusFault, and UsageFault exceptions
5860 are mapped to HardFault.
5861 UsageFault checks for
5862 divide-by-zero and unaligned access
5863 must also be explicitly enabled.
5864
5865 This finishes by listing the current vector catch configuration.
5866 @end deffn
5867
5868 @anchor{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}
5869 @section Software Debug Messages and Tracing
5870 @cindex Linux-ARM DCC support
5871 @cindex tracing
5872 @cindex libdcc
5873 @cindex DCC
5874 OpenOCD can process certain requests from target software. Currently
5875 @command{target_request debugmsgs}
5876 is supported only for @option{arm7_9} and @option{cortex_m3} cores.
5877 These messages are received as part of target polling, so
5878 you need to have @command{poll on} active to receive them.
5879 They are intrusive in that they will affect program execution
5880 times. If that is a problem, @pxref{ARM Hardware Tracing}.
5881
5882 See @file{libdcc} in the contrib dir for more details.
5883 In addition to sending strings, characters, and
5884 arrays of various size integers from the target,
5885 @file{libdcc} also exports a software trace point mechanism.
5886 The target being debugged may
5887 issue trace messages which include a 24-bit @dfn{trace point} number.
5888 Trace point support includes two distinct mechanisms,
5889 each supported by a command:
5890
5891 @itemize
5892 @item @emph{History} ... A circular buffer of trace points
5893 can be set up, and then displayed at any time.
5894 This tracks where code has been, which can be invaluable in
5895 finding out how some fault was triggered.
5896
5897 The buffer may overflow, since it collects records continuously.
5898 It may be useful to use some of the 24 bits to represent a
5899 particular event, and other bits to hold data.
5900
5901 @item @emph{Counting} ... An array of counters can be set up,
5902 and then displayed at any time.
5903 This can help establish code coverage and identify hot spots.
5904
5905 The array of counters is directly indexed by the trace point
5906 number, so trace points with higher numbers are not counted.
5907 @end itemize
5908
5909 Linux-ARM kernels have a ``Kernel low-level debugging
5910 via EmbeddedICE DCC channel'' option (CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC,
5911 depends on CONFIG_DEBUG_LL) which uses this mechanism to
5912 deliver messages before a serial console can be activated.
5913 This is not the same format used by @file{libdcc}.
5914 Other software, such as the U-Boot boot loader, sometimes
5915 does the same thing.
5916
5917 @deffn Command {target_request debugmsgs} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}|@option{charmsg}]
5918 Displays current handling of target DCC message requests.
5919 These messages may be sent to the debugger while the target is running.
5920 The optional @option{enable} and @option{charmsg} parameters
5921 both enable the messages, while @option{disable} disables them.
5922
5923 With @option{charmsg} the DCC words each contain one character,
5924 as used by Linux with CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC;
5925 otherwise the libdcc format is used.
5926 @end deffn
5927
5928 @deffn Command {trace history} [@option{clear}|count]
5929 With no parameter, displays all the trace points that have triggered
5930 in the order they triggered.
5931 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace history records.
5932 With a @var{count} parameter, allocates space for that many
5933 history records.
5934 @end deffn
5935
5936 @deffn Command {trace point} [@option{clear}|identifier]
5937 With no parameter, displays all trace point identifiers and how many times
5938 they have been triggered.
5939 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace point counters.
5940 With a numeric @var{identifier} parameter, creates a new a trace point counter
5941 and associates it with that identifier.
5942
5943 @emph{Important:} The identifier and the trace point number
5944 are not related except by this command.
5945 These trace point numbers always start at zero (from server startup,
5946 or after @command{trace point clear}) and count up from there.
5947 @end deffn
5948
5949
5950 @node JTAG Commands
5951 @chapter JTAG Commands
5952 @cindex JTAG Commands
5953 Most general purpose JTAG commands have been presented earlier.
5954 (@xref{JTAG Speed}, @ref{Reset Configuration}, and @ref{TAP Declaration}.)
5955 Lower level JTAG commands, as presented here,
5956 may be needed to work with targets which require special
5957 attention during operations such as reset or initialization.
5958
5959 To use these commands you will need to understand some
5960 of the basics of JTAG, including:
5961
5962 @itemize @bullet
5963 @item A JTAG scan chain consists of a sequence of individual TAP
5964 devices such as a CPUs.
5965 @item Control operations involve moving each TAP through the same
5966 standard state machine (in parallel)
5967 using their shared TMS and clock signals.
5968 @item Data transfer involves shifting data through the chain of
5969 instruction or data registers of each TAP, writing new register values
5970 while the reading previous ones.
5971 @item Data register sizes are a function of the instruction active in
5972 a given TAP, while instruction register sizes are fixed for each TAP.
5973 All TAPs support a BYPASS instruction with a single bit data register.
5974 @item The way OpenOCD differentiates between TAP devices is by
5975 shifting different instructions into (and out of) their instruction
5976 registers.
5977 @end itemize
5978
5979 @section Low Level JTAG Commands
5980
5981 These commands are used by developers who need to access
5982 JTAG instruction or data registers, possibly controlling
5983 the order of TAP state transitions.
5984 If you're not debugging OpenOCD internals, or bringing up a
5985 new JTAG adapter or a new type of TAP device (like a CPU or
5986 JTAG router), you probably won't need to use these commands.
5987
5988 @deffn Command {drscan} tap [numbits value]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
5989 Loads the data register of @var{tap} with a series of bit fields
5990 that specify the entire register.
5991 Each field is @var{numbits} bits long with
5992 a numeric @var{value} (hexadecimal encouraged).
5993 The return value holds the original value of each
5994 of those fields.
5995
5996 For example, a 38 bit number might be specified as one
5997 field of 32 bits then one of 6 bits.
5998 @emph{For portability, never pass fields which are more
5999 than 32 bits long. Many OpenOCD implementations do not
6000 support 64-bit (or larger) integer values.}
6001
6002 All TAPs other than @var{tap} must be in BYPASS mode.
6003 The single bit in their data registers does not matter.
6004
6005 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
6006 in that state.
6007 For example @sc{drpause} might be specified, so that more
6008 instructions can be issued before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
6009 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
6010
6011 @quotation Warning
6012 OpenOCD does not record information about data register lengths,
6013 so @emph{it is important that you get the bit field lengths right}.
6014 Remember that different JTAG instructions refer to different
6015 data registers, which may have different lengths.
6016 Moreover, those lengths may not be fixed;
6017 the SCAN_N instruction can change the length of
6018 the register accessed by the INTEST instruction
6019 (by connecting a different scan chain).
6020 @end quotation
6021 @end deffn
6022
6023 @deffn Command {flush_count}
6024 Returns the number of times the JTAG queue has been flushed.
6025 This may be used for performance tuning.
6026
6027 For example, flushing a queue over USB involves a
6028 minimum latency, often several milliseconds, which does
6029 not change with the amount of data which is written.
6030 You may be able to identify performance problems by finding
6031 tasks which waste bandwidth by flushing small transfers too often,
6032 instead of batching them into larger operations.
6033 @end deffn
6034
6035 @deffn Command {irscan} [tap instruction]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
6036 For each @var{tap} listed, loads the instruction register
6037 with its associated numeric @var{instruction}.
6038 (The number of bits in that instruction may be displayed
6039 using the @command{scan_chain} command.)
6040 For other TAPs, a BYPASS instruction is loaded.
6041
6042 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
6043 in that state.
6044 For example @sc{irpause} might be specified, so the data register
6045 can be loaded before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
6046 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
6047
6048 @quotation Note
6049 OpenOCD currently supports only a single field for instruction
6050 register values, unlike data register values.
6051 For TAPs where the instruction register length is more than 32 bits,
6052 portable scripts currently must issue only BYPASS instructions.
6053 @end quotation
6054 @end deffn
6055
6056 @deffn Command {jtag_reset} trst srst
6057 Set values of reset signals.
6058 The @var{trst} and @var{srst} parameter values may be
6059 @option{0}, indicating that reset is inactive (pulled or driven high),
6060 or @option{1}, indicating it is active (pulled or driven low).
6061 The @command{reset_config} command should already have been used
6062 to configure how the board and JTAG adapter treat these two
6063 signals, and to say if either signal is even present.
6064 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
6065
6066 Note that TRST is specially handled.
6067 It actually signifies JTAG's @sc{reset} state.
6068 So if the board doesn't support the optional TRST signal,
6069 or it doesn't support it along with the specified SRST value,
6070 JTAG reset is triggered with TMS and TCK signals
6071 instead of the TRST signal.
6072 And no matter how that JTAG reset is triggered, once
6073 the scan chain enters @sc{reset} with TRST inactive,
6074 TAP @code{post-reset} events are delivered to all TAPs
6075 with handlers for that event.
6076 @end deffn
6077
6078 @deffn Command {runtest} @var{num_cycles}
6079 Move to the @sc{run/idle} state, and execute at least
6080 @var{num_cycles} of the JTAG clock (TCK).
6081 Instructions often need some time
6082 to execute before they take effect.
6083 @end deffn
6084
6085 @c tms_sequence (short|long)
6086 @c ... temporary, debug-only, probably gone before 0.2 ships
6087
6088 @deffn Command {verify_ircapture} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
6089 Verify values captured during @sc{ircapture} and returned
6090 during IR scans. Default is enabled, but this can be
6091 overridden by @command{verify_jtag}.
6092 @end deffn
6093
6094 @deffn Command {verify_jtag} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
6095 Enables verification of DR and IR scans, to help detect
6096 programming errors. For IR scans, @command{verify_ircapture}
6097 must also be enabled.
6098 Default is enabled.
6099 @end deffn
6100
6101 @section TAP state names
6102 @cindex TAP state names
6103
6104 The @var{tap_state} names used by OpenOCD in the @command{drscan},
6105 and @command{irscan} commands are:
6106
6107 @itemize @bullet
6108 @item @b{RESET} ... acts as if TRST were pulsed
6109 @item @b{RUN/IDLE} ... don't assume this always means IDLE
6110 @item @b{DRSELECT}
6111 @item @b{DRCAPTURE}
6112 @item @b{DRSHIFT} ... TDI/TDO shifting through the data register
6113 @item @b{DREXIT1}
6114 @item @b{DRPAUSE} ... data register ready for update or more shifting
6115 @item @b{DREXIT2}
6116 @item @b{DRUPDATE}
6117 @item @b{IRSELECT}
6118 @item @b{IRCAPTURE}
6119 @item @b{IRSHIFT} ... TDI/TDO shifting through the instruction register
6120 @item @b{IREXIT1}
6121 @item @b{IRPAUSE} ... instruction register ready for update or more shifting
6122 @item @b{IREXIT2}
6123 @item @b{IRUPDATE}
6124 @end itemize
6125
6126 Note that only six of those states are fully ``stable'' in the
6127 face of TMS fixed (low except for @sc{reset})
6128 and a free-running JTAG clock. For all the
6129 others, the next TCK transition changes to a new state.
6130
6131 @itemize @bullet
6132 @item From @sc{drshift} and @sc{irshift}, clock transitions will
6133 produce side effects by changing register contents. The values
6134 to be latched in upcoming @sc{drupdate} or @sc{irupdate} states
6135 may not be as expected.
6136 @item @sc{run/idle}, @sc{drpause}, and @sc{irpause} are reasonable
6137 choices after @command{drscan} or @command{irscan} commands,
6138 since they are free of JTAG side effects.
6139 @item @sc{run/idle} may have side effects that appear at non-JTAG
6140 levels, such as advancing the ARM9E-S instruction pipeline.
6141 Consult the documentation for the TAP(s) you are working with.
6142 @end itemize
6143
6144 @node Boundary Scan Commands
6145 @chapter Boundary Scan Commands
6146
6147 One of the original purposes of JTAG was to support
6148 boundary scan based hardware testing.
6149 Although its primary focus is to support On-Chip Debugging,
6150 OpenOCD also includes some boundary scan commands.
6151
6152 @section SVF: Serial Vector Format
6153 @cindex Serial Vector Format
6154 @cindex SVF
6155
6156 The Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{SVF}, is a
6157 way to represent JTAG test patterns in text files.
6158 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
6159
6160 @deffn Command {svf} filename [@option{quiet}]
6161 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
6162 runs the SVF script from @file{filename}.
6163 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
6164 each command is logged before it is executed.
6165 @end deffn
6166
6167 @section XSVF: Xilinx Serial Vector Format
6168 @cindex Xilinx Serial Vector Format
6169 @cindex XSVF
6170
6171 The Xilinx Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{XSVF}, is a
6172 binary representation of SVF which is optimized for use with
6173 Xilinx devices.
6174 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
6175
6176 @quotation Important
6177 Not all XSVF commands are supported.
6178 @end quotation
6179
6180 @deffn Command {xsvf} (tapname|@option{plain}) filename [@option{virt2}] [@option{quiet}]
6181 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
6182 runs the XSVF script from @file{filename}.
6183 When a @var{tapname} is specified, the commands are directed at
6184 that TAP.
6185 When @option{virt2} is specified, the @sc{xruntest} command counts
6186 are interpreted as TCK cycles instead of microseconds.
6187 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
6188 messages are logged for comments and some retries.
6189 @end deffn
6190
6191 @node TFTP
6192 @chapter TFTP
6193 @cindex TFTP
6194 If OpenOCD runs on an embedded host(as ZY1000 does), then TFTP can
6195 be used to access files on PCs (either the developer's PC or some other PC).
6196
6197 The way this works on the ZY1000 is to prefix a filename by
6198 "/tftp/ip/" and append the TFTP path on the TFTP
6199 server (tftpd). For example,
6200
6201 @example
6202 load_image /tftp/10.0.0.96/c:\temp\abc.elf
6203 @end example
6204
6205 will load c:\temp\abc.elf from the developer pc (10.0.0.96) into memory as
6206 if the file was hosted on the embedded host.
6207
6208 In order to achieve decent performance, you must choose a TFTP server
6209 that supports a packet size bigger than the default packet size (512 bytes). There
6210 are numerous TFTP servers out there (free and commercial) and you will have to do
6211 a bit of googling to find something that fits your requirements.
6212
6213 @node GDB and OpenOCD
6214 @chapter GDB and OpenOCD
6215 @cindex GDB
6216 OpenOCD complies with the remote gdbserver protocol, and as such can be used
6217 to debug remote targets.
6218
6219 @anchor{Connecting to GDB}
6220 @section Connecting to GDB
6221 @cindex Connecting to GDB
6222 Use GDB 6.7 or newer with OpenOCD if you run into trouble. For
6223 instance GDB 6.3 has a known bug that produces bogus memory access
6224 errors, which has since been fixed: look up 1836 in
6225 @url{http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=gdb}
6226
6227 OpenOCD can communicate with GDB in two ways:
6228
6229 @enumerate
6230 @item
6231 A socket (TCP/IP) connection is typically started as follows:
6232 @example
6233 target remote localhost:3333
6234 @end example
6235 This would cause GDB to connect to the gdbserver on the local pc using port 3333.
6236 @item
6237 A pipe connection is typically started as follows:
6238 @example
6239 target remote | openocd --pipe
6240 @end example
6241 This would cause GDB to run OpenOCD and communicate using pipes (stdin/stdout).
6242 Using this method has the advantage of GDB starting/stopping OpenOCD for the debug
6243 session.
6244 @end enumerate
6245
6246 To list the available OpenOCD commands type @command{monitor help} on the
6247 GDB command line.
6248
6249 OpenOCD supports the gdb @option{qSupported} packet, this enables information
6250 to be sent by the GDB remote server (i.e. OpenOCD) to GDB. Typical information includes
6251 packet size and the device's memory map.
6252
6253 Previous versions of OpenOCD required the following GDB options to increase
6254 the packet size and speed up GDB communication:
6255 @example
6256 set remote memory-write-packet-size 1024
6257 set remote memory-write-packet-size fixed
6258 set remote memory-read-packet-size 1024
6259 set remote memory-read-packet-size fixed
6260 @end example
6261 This is now handled in the @option{qSupported} PacketSize and should not be required.
6262
6263 @section Programming using GDB
6264 @cindex Programming using GDB
6265
6266 By default the target memory map is sent to GDB. This can be disabled by
6267 the following OpenOCD configuration option:
6268 @example
6269 gdb_memory_map disable
6270 @end example
6271 For this to function correctly a valid flash configuration must also be set
6272 in OpenOCD. For faster performance you should also configure a valid
6273 working area.
6274
6275 Informing GDB of the memory map of the target will enable GDB to protect any
6276 flash areas of the target and use hardware breakpoints by default. This means
6277 that the OpenOCD option @command{gdb_breakpoint_override} is not required when
6278 using a memory map. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6279
6280 To view the configured memory map in GDB, use the GDB command @option{info mem}
6281 All other unassigned addresses within GDB are treated as RAM.
6282
6283 GDB 6.8 and higher set any memory area not in the memory map as inaccessible.
6284 This can be changed to the old behaviour by using the following GDB command
6285 @example
6286 set mem inaccessible-by-default off
6287 @end example
6288
6289 If @command{gdb_flash_program enable} is also used, GDB will be able to
6290 program any flash memory using the vFlash interface.
6291
6292 GDB will look at the target memory map when a load command is given, if any
6293 areas to be programmed lie within the target flash area the vFlash packets
6294 will be used.
6295
6296 If the target needs configuring before GDB programming, an event
6297 script can be executed:
6298 @example
6299 $_TARGETNAME configure -event EVENTNAME BODY
6300 @end example
6301
6302 To verify any flash programming the GDB command @option{compare-sections}
6303 can be used.
6304
6305 @node Tcl Scripting API
6306 @chapter Tcl Scripting API
6307 @cindex Tcl Scripting API
6308 @cindex Tcl scripts
6309 @section API rules
6310
6311 The commands are stateless. E.g. the telnet command line has a concept
6312 of currently active target, the Tcl API proc's take this sort of state
6313 information as an argument to each proc.
6314
6315 There are three main types of return values: single value, name value
6316 pair list and lists.
6317
6318 Name value pair. The proc 'foo' below returns a name/value pair
6319 list.
6320
6321 @verbatim
6322
6323 > set foo(me) Duane
6324 > set foo(you) Oyvind
6325 > set foo(mouse) Micky
6326 > set foo(duck) Donald
6327
6328 If one does this:
6329
6330 > set foo
6331
6332 The result is:
6333
6334 me Duane you Oyvind mouse Micky duck Donald
6335
6336 Thus, to get the names of the associative array is easy:
6337
6338 foreach { name value } [set foo] {
6339 puts "Name: $name, Value: $value"
6340 }
6341 @end verbatim
6342
6343 Lists returned must be relatively small. Otherwise a range
6344 should be passed in to the proc in question.
6345
6346 @section Internal low-level Commands
6347
6348 By low-level, the intent is a human would not directly use these commands.
6349
6350 Low-level commands are (should be) prefixed with "ocd_", e.g.
6351 @command{ocd_flash_banks}
6352 is the low level API upon which @command{flash banks} is implemented.
6353
6354 @itemize @bullet
6355 @item @b{ocd_mem2array} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
6356
6357 Read memory and return as a Tcl array for script processing
6358 @item @b{ocd_array2mem} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
6359
6360 Convert a Tcl array to memory locations and write the values
6361 @item @b{ocd_flash_banks} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}> <@var{target}> [@option{driver options} ...]
6362
6363 Return information about the flash banks
6364 @end itemize
6365
6366 OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
6367 @file{startup.tcl} "unknown" proc will translate this into a Tcl proc
6368 called "flash_banks".
6369
6370 @section OpenOCD specific Global Variables
6371
6372 @subsection HostOS
6373
6374 Real Tcl has ::tcl_platform(), and platform::identify, and many other
6375 variables. JimTCL, as implemented in OpenOCD creates $HostOS which
6376 holds one of the following values:
6377
6378 @itemize @bullet
6379 @item @b{winxx} Built using Microsoft Visual Studio
6380 @item @b{linux} Linux is the underlying operating sytem
6381 @item @b{darwin} Darwin (mac-os) is the underlying operating sytem.
6382 @item @b{cygwin} Running under Cygwin
6383 @item @b{mingw32} Running under MingW32
6384 @item @b{other} Unknown, none of the above.
6385 @end itemize
6386
6387 Note: 'winxx' was choosen because today (March-2009) no distinction is made between Win32 and Win64.
6388
6389 @quotation Note
6390 We should add support for a variable like Tcl variable
6391 @code{tcl_platform(platform)}, it should be called
6392 @code{jim_platform} (because it
6393 is jim, not real tcl).
6394 @end quotation
6395
6396 @node Upgrading
6397 @chapter Deprecated/Removed Commands
6398 @cindex Deprecated/Removed Commands
6399 Certain OpenOCD commands have been deprecated or
6400 removed during the various revisions.
6401
6402 Upgrade your scripts as soon as possible.
6403 These descriptions for old commands may be removed
6404 a year after the command itself was removed.
6405 This means that in January 2010 this chapter may
6406 become much shorter.
6407
6408 @itemize @bullet
6409 @item @b{arm7_9 fast_writes}
6410 @cindex arm7_9 fast_writes
6411 @*Use @command{arm7_9 fast_memory_access} instead.
6412 @xref{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}.
6413 @item @b{endstate}
6414 @cindex endstate
6415 @*An buggy old command that would not really work since background polling would wipe out the global endstate
6416 @item @b{arm7_9 force_hw_bkpts}
6417 @*Use @command{gdb_breakpoint_override} instead. Note that GDB will use hardware breakpoints
6418 for flash if the GDB memory map has been set up(default when flash is declared in
6419 target configuration). @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6420 @item @b{arm7_9 sw_bkpts}
6421 @*On by default. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6422 @item @b{daemon_startup}
6423 @*this config option has been removed, simply adding @option{init} and @option{reset halt} to
6424 the end of your config script will give the same behaviour as using @option{daemon_startup reset}
6425 and @option{target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0}.
6426 @item @b{dump_binary}
6427 @*use @option{dump_image} command with same args. @xref{dump_image}.
6428 @item @b{flash erase}
6429 @*use @option{flash erase_sector} command with same args. @xref{flash erase_sector}.
6430 @item @b{flash write}
6431 @*use @option{flash write_bank} command with same args. @xref{flash write_bank}.
6432 @item @b{flash write_binary}
6433 @*use @option{flash write_bank} command with same args. @xref{flash write_bank}.
6434 @item @b{flash auto_erase}
6435 @*use @option{flash write_image} command passing @option{erase} as the first parameter. @xref{flash write_image}.
6436
6437 @item @b{jtag_device}
6438 @*use the @command{jtag newtap} command, converting from positional syntax
6439 to named prefixes, and naming the TAP.
6440 @xref{jtag newtap}.
6441 Note that if you try to use the old command, a message will tell you the
6442 right new command to use; and that the fourth parameter in the old syntax
6443 was never actually used.
6444 @example
6445 OLD: jtag_device 8 0x01 0xe3 0xfe
6446 NEW: jtag newtap CHIPNAME TAPNAME \
6447 -irlen 8 -ircapture 0x01 -irmask 0xe3
6448 @end example
6449
6450 @item @b{jtag_speed} value
6451 @*@xref{JTAG Speed}.
6452 Usually, a value of zero means maximum
6453 speed. The actual effect of this option depends on the JTAG interface used.
6454 @itemize @minus
6455 @item wiggler: maximum speed / @var{number}
6456 @item ft2232: 6MHz / (@var{number}+1)
6457 @item amt jtagaccel: 8 / 2**@var{number}
6458 @item jlink: maximum speed in kHz (0-12000), 0 will use RTCK
6459 @item rlink: 24MHz / @var{number}, but only for certain values of @var{number}
6460 @comment end speed list.
6461 @end itemize
6462
6463 @item @b{load_binary}
6464 @*use @option{load_image} command with same args. @xref{load_image}.
6465 @item @b{run_and_halt_time}
6466 @*This command has been removed for simpler reset behaviour, it can be simulated with the
6467 following commands:
6468 @smallexample
6469 reset run
6470 sleep 100
6471 halt
6472 @end smallexample
6473 @item @b{target} <@var{type}> <@var{endian}> <@var{jtag-position}>
6474 @*use the create subcommand of @option{target}.
6475 @item @b{target_script} <@var{target#}> <@var{eventname}> <@var{scriptname}>
6476 @*use <@var{target_name}> configure -event <@var{eventname}> "script <@var{scriptname}>"
6477 @item @b{working_area}
6478 @*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.
6479 @end itemize
6480
6481 @node FAQ
6482 @chapter FAQ
6483 @cindex faq
6484 @enumerate
6485 @anchor{FAQ RTCK}
6486 @item @b{RTCK, also known as: Adaptive Clocking - What is it?}
6487 @cindex RTCK
6488 @cindex adaptive clocking
6489 @*
6490
6491 In digital circuit design it is often refered to as ``clock
6492 synchronisation'' the JTAG interface uses one clock (TCK or TCLK)
6493 operating at some speed, your target is operating at another. The two
6494 clocks are not synchronised, they are ``asynchronous''
6495
6496 In order for the two to work together they must be synchronised. Otherwise
6497 the two systems will get out of sync with each other and nothing will
6498 work. There are 2 basic options:
6499 @enumerate
6500 @item
6501 Use a special circuit.
6502 @item
6503 One clock must be some multiple slower than the other.
6504 @end enumerate
6505
6506 @b{Does this really matter?} For some chips and some situations, this
6507 is a non-issue (i.e.: A 500MHz ARM926) but for others - for example some
6508 Atmel SAM7 and SAM9 chips start operation from reset at 32kHz -
6509 program/enable the oscillators and eventually the main clock. It is in
6510 those critical times you must slow the JTAG clock to sometimes 1 to
6511 4kHz.
6512
6513 Imagine debugging a 500MHz ARM926 hand held battery powered device
6514 that ``deep sleeps'' at 32kHz between every keystroke. It can be
6515 painful.
6516
6517 @b{Solution #1 - A special circuit}
6518
6519 In order to make use of this, your JTAG dongle must support the RTCK
6520 feature. Not all dongles support this - keep reading!
6521
6522 The RTCK signal often found in some ARM chips is used to help with
6523 this problem. ARM has a good description of the problem described at
6524 this link: @url{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} [checked
6525 28/nov/2008]. Link title: ``How does the JTAG synchronisation logic
6526 work? / how does adaptive clocking work?''.
6527
6528 The nice thing about adaptive clocking is that ``battery powered hand
6529 held device example'' - the adaptiveness works perfectly all the
6530 time. One can set a break point or halt the system in the deep power
6531 down code, slow step out until the system speeds up.
6532
6533 Note that adaptive clocking may also need to work at the board level,
6534 when a board-level scan chain has multiple chips.
6535 Parallel clock voting schemes are good way to implement this,
6536 both within and between chips, and can easily be implemented
6537 with a CPLD.
6538 It's not difficult to have logic fan a module's input TCK signal out
6539 to each TAP in the scan chain, and then wait until each TAP's RTCK comes
6540 back with the right polarity before changing the output RTCK signal.
6541 Texas Instruments makes some clock voting logic available
6542 for free (with no support) in VHDL form; see
6543 @url{http://tiexpressdsp.com/index.php/Adaptive_Clocking}
6544
6545 @b{Solution #2 - Always works - but may be slower}
6546
6547 Often this is a perfectly acceptable solution.
6548
6549 In most simple terms: Often the JTAG clock must be 1/10 to 1/12 of
6550 the target clock speed. But what that ``magic division'' is varies
6551 depending on the chips on your board.
6552 @b{ARM rule of thumb} Most ARM based systems require an 6:1 division;
6553 ARM11 cores use an 8:1 division.
6554 @b{Xilinx rule of thumb} is 1/12 the clock speed.
6555
6556 Note: Many FTDI2232C based JTAG dongles are limited to 6MHz.
6557
6558 You can still debug the 'low power' situations - you just need to
6559 manually adjust the clock speed at every step. While painful and
6560 tedious, it is not always practical.
6561
6562 It is however easy to ``code your way around it'' - i.e.: Cheat a little,
6563 have a special debug mode in your application that does a ``high power
6564 sleep''. If you are careful - 98% of your problems can be debugged
6565 this way.
6566
6567 Note that on ARM you may need to avoid using the @emph{wait for interrupt}
6568 operation in your idle loops even if you don't otherwise change the CPU
6569 clock rate.
6570 That operation gates the CPU clock, and thus the JTAG clock; which
6571 prevents JTAG access. One consequence is not being able to @command{halt}
6572 cores which are executing that @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
6573
6574 To set the JTAG frequency use the command:
6575
6576 @example
6577 # Example: 1.234MHz
6578 jtag_khz 1234
6579 @end example
6580
6581
6582 @item @b{Win32 Pathnames} Why don't backslashes work in Windows paths?
6583
6584 OpenOCD uses Tcl and a backslash is an escape char. Use @{ and @}
6585 around Windows filenames.
6586
6587 @example
6588 > echo \a
6589
6590 > echo @{\a@}
6591 \a
6592 > echo "\a"
6593
6594 >
6595 @end example
6596
6597
6598 @item @b{Missing: cygwin1.dll} OpenOCD complains about a missing cygwin1.dll.
6599
6600 Make sure you have Cygwin installed, or at least a version of OpenOCD that
6601 claims to come with all the necessary DLLs. When using Cygwin, try launching
6602 OpenOCD from the Cygwin shell.
6603
6604 @item @b{Breakpoint Issue} I'm trying to set a breakpoint using GDB (or a frontend like Insight or
6605 Eclipse), but OpenOCD complains that "Info: arm7_9_common.c:213
6606 arm7_9_add_breakpoint(): sw breakpoint requested, but software breakpoints not enabled".
6607
6608 GDB issues software breakpoints when a normal breakpoint is requested, or to implement
6609 source-line single-stepping. On ARMv4T systems, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T or ARM920T,
6610 software breakpoints consume one of the two available hardware breakpoints.
6611
6612 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} When erasing or writing LPC2000 on-chip flash, the operation fails at random.
6613
6614 Make sure the core frequency specified in the @option{flash lpc2000} line matches the
6615 clock at the time you're programming the flash. If you've specified the crystal's
6616 frequency, make sure the PLL is disabled. If you've specified the full core speed
6617 (e.g. 60MHz), make sure the PLL is enabled.
6618
6619 @item @b{Amontec Chameleon} When debugging using an Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
6620 I keep getting "Error: amt_jtagaccel.c:184 amt_wait_scan_busy(): amt_jtagaccel timed
6621 out while waiting for end of scan, rtck was disabled".
6622
6623 Make sure your PC's parallel port operates in EPP mode. You might have to try several
6624 settings in your PC BIOS (ECP, EPP, and different versions of those).
6625
6626 @item @b{Data Aborts} When debugging with OpenOCD and GDB (plain GDB, Insight, or Eclipse),
6627 I get lots of "Error: arm7_9_common.c:1771 arm7_9_read_memory():
6628 memory read caused data abort".
6629
6630 The errors are non-fatal, and are the result of GDB trying to trace stack frames
6631 beyond the last valid frame. It might be possible to prevent this by setting up
6632 a proper "initial" stack frame, if you happen to know what exactly has to
6633 be done, feel free to add this here.
6634
6635 @b{Simple:} In your startup code - push 8 registers of zeros onto the
6636 stack before calling main(). What GDB is doing is ``climbing'' the run
6637 time stack by reading various values on the stack using the standard
6638 call frame for the target. GDB keeps going - until one of 2 things
6639 happen @b{#1} an invalid frame is found, or @b{#2} some huge number of
6640 stackframes have been processed. By pushing zeros on the stack, GDB
6641 gracefully stops.
6642
6643 @b{Debugging Interrupt Service Routines} - In your ISR before you call
6644 your C code, do the same - artifically push some zeros onto the stack,
6645 remember to pop them off when the ISR is done.
6646
6647 @b{Also note:} If you have a multi-threaded operating system, they
6648 often do not @b{in the intrest of saving memory} waste these few
6649 bytes. Painful...
6650
6651
6652 @item @b{JTAG Reset Config} I get the following message in the OpenOCD console (or log file):
6653 "Warning: arm7_9_common.c:679 arm7_9_assert_reset(): srst resets test logic, too".
6654
6655 This warning doesn't indicate any serious problem, as long as you don't want to
6656 debug your core right out of reset. Your .cfg file specified @option{jtag_reset
6657 trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst} to tell OpenOCD that either your board,
6658 your debugger or your target uC (e.g. LPC2000) can't assert the two reset signals
6659 independently. With this setup, it's not possible to halt the core right out of
6660 reset, everything else should work fine.
6661
6662 @item @b{USB Power} When using OpenOCD in conjunction with Amontec JTAGkey and the Yagarto
6663 toolchain (Eclipse, arm-elf-gcc, arm-elf-gdb), the debugging seems to be
6664 unstable. When single-stepping over large blocks of code, GDB and OpenOCD
6665 quit with an error message. Is there a stability issue with OpenOCD?
6666
6667 No, this is not a stability issue concerning OpenOCD. Most users have solved
6668 this issue by simply using a self-powered USB hub, which they connect their
6669 Amontec JTAGkey to. Apparently, some computers do not provide a USB power
6670 supply stable enough for the Amontec JTAGkey to be operated.
6671
6672 @b{Laptops running on battery have this problem too...}
6673
6674 @item @b{USB Power} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the
6675 following error messages: "Error: ft2232.c:201 ft2232_read(): FT_Read returned:
6676 4" and "Error: ft2232.c:365 ft2232_send_and_recv(): couldn't read from FT2232".
6677 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
6678
6679 First of all, the reason might be the USB power supply. Try using a self-powered
6680 hub instead of a direct connection to your computer. Secondly, the error code 4
6681 corresponds to an FT_IO_ERROR, which means that the driver for the FTDI USB
6682 chip ran into some sort of error - this points us to a USB problem.
6683
6684 @item @b{GDB Disconnects} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the following
6685 error message: "Error: gdb_server.c:101 gdb_get_char(): read: 10054".
6686 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
6687
6688 Error code 10054 corresponds to WSAECONNRESET, which means that the debugger (GDB)
6689 has closed the connection to OpenOCD. This might be a GDB issue.
6690
6691 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} In the configuration file in the section where flash device configurations
6692 are described, there is a parameter for specifying the clock frequency
6693 for LPC2000 internal flash devices (e.g. @option{flash bank lpc2000
6694 0x0 0x40000 0 0 0 lpc2000_v1 14746 calc_checksum}), which must be
6695 specified in kilohertz. However, I do have a quartz crystal of a
6696 frequency that contains fractions of kilohertz (e.g. 14,745,600 Hz,
6697 i.e. 14,745.600 kHz). Is it possible to specify real numbers for the
6698 clock frequency?
6699
6700 No. The clock frequency specified here must be given as an integral number.
6701 However, this clock frequency is used by the In-Application-Programming (IAP)
6702 routines of the LPC2000 family only, which seems to be very tolerant concerning
6703 the given clock frequency, so a slight difference between the specified clock
6704 frequency and the actual clock frequency will not cause any trouble.
6705
6706 @item @b{Command Order} Do I have to keep a specific order for the commands in the configuration file?
6707
6708 Well, yes and no. Commands can be given in arbitrary order, yet the
6709 devices listed for the JTAG scan chain must be given in the right
6710 order (jtag newdevice), with the device closest to the TDO-Pin being
6711 listed first. In general, whenever objects of the same type exist
6712 which require an index number, then these objects must be given in the
6713 right order (jtag newtap, targets and flash banks - a target
6714 references a jtag newtap and a flash bank references a target).
6715
6716 You can use the ``scan_chain'' command to verify and display the tap order.
6717
6718 Also, some commands can't execute until after @command{init} has been
6719 processed. Such commands include @command{nand probe} and everything
6720 else that needs to write to controller registers, perhaps for setting
6721 up DRAM and loading it with code.
6722
6723 @anchor{FAQ TAP Order}
6724 @item @b{JTAG TAP Order} Do I have to declare the TAPS in some
6725 particular order?
6726
6727 Yes; whenever you have more than one, you must declare them in
6728 the same order used by the hardware.
6729
6730 Many newer devices have multiple JTAG TAPs. For example: ST
6731 Microsystems STM32 chips have two TAPs, a ``boundary scan TAP'' and
6732 ``Cortex-M3'' TAP. Example: The STM32 reference manual, Document ID:
6733 RM0008, Section 26.5, Figure 259, page 651/681, the ``TDI'' pin is
6734 connected to the boundary scan TAP, which then connects to the
6735 Cortex-M3 TAP, which then connects to the TDO pin.
6736
6737 Thus, the proper order for the STM32 chip is: (1) The Cortex-M3, then
6738 (2) The boundary scan TAP. If your board includes an additional JTAG
6739 chip in the scan chain (for example a Xilinx CPLD or FPGA) you could
6740 place it before or after the STM32 chip in the chain. For example:
6741
6742 @itemize @bullet
6743 @item OpenOCD_TDI(output) -> STM32 TDI Pin (BS Input)
6744 @item STM32 BS TDO (output) -> STM32 Cortex-M3 TDI (input)
6745 @item STM32 Cortex-M3 TDO (output) -> SM32 TDO Pin
6746 @item STM32 TDO Pin (output) -> Xilinx TDI Pin (input)
6747 @item Xilinx TDO Pin -> OpenOCD TDO (input)
6748 @end itemize
6749
6750 The ``jtag device'' commands would thus be in the order shown below. Note:
6751
6752 @itemize @bullet
6753 @item jtag newtap Xilinx tap -irlen ...
6754 @item jtag newtap stm32 cpu -irlen ...
6755 @item jtag newtap stm32 bs -irlen ...
6756 @item # Create the debug target and say where it is
6757 @item target create stm32.cpu -chain-position stm32.cpu ...
6758 @end itemize
6759
6760
6761 @item @b{SYSCOMP} Sometimes my debugging session terminates with an error. When I look into the
6762 log file, I can see these error messages: Error: arm7_9_common.c:561
6763 arm7_9_execute_sys_speed(): timeout waiting for SYSCOMP
6764
6765 TODO.
6766
6767 @end enumerate
6768
6769 @node Tcl Crash Course
6770 @chapter Tcl Crash Course
6771 @cindex Tcl
6772
6773 Not everyone knows Tcl - this is not intended to be a replacement for
6774 learning Tcl, the intent of this chapter is to give you some idea of
6775 how the Tcl scripts work.
6776
6777 This chapter is written with two audiences in mind. (1) OpenOCD users
6778 who need to understand a bit more of how JIM-Tcl works so they can do
6779 something useful, and (2) those that want to add a new command to
6780 OpenOCD.
6781
6782 @section Tcl Rule #1
6783 There is a famous joke, it goes like this:
6784 @enumerate
6785 @item Rule #1: The wife is always correct
6786 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6787 @end enumerate
6788
6789 The Tcl equal is this:
6790
6791 @enumerate
6792 @item Rule #1: Everything is a string
6793 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6794 @end enumerate
6795
6796 As in the famous joke, the consequences of Rule #1 are profound. Once
6797 you understand Rule #1, you will understand Tcl.
6798
6799 @section Tcl Rule #1b
6800 There is a second pair of rules.
6801 @enumerate
6802 @item Rule #1: Control flow does not exist. Only commands
6803 @* For example: the classic FOR loop or IF statement is not a control
6804 flow item, they are commands, there is no such thing as control flow
6805 in Tcl.
6806 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6807 @* Actually what happens is this: There are commands that by
6808 convention, act like control flow key words in other languages. One of
6809 those commands is the word ``for'', another command is ``if''.
6810 @end enumerate
6811
6812 @section Per Rule #1 - All Results are strings
6813 Every Tcl command results in a string. The word ``result'' is used
6814 deliberatly. No result is just an empty string. Remember: @i{Rule #1 -
6815 Everything is a string}
6816
6817 @section Tcl Quoting Operators
6818 In life of a Tcl script, there are two important periods of time, the
6819 difference is subtle.
6820 @enumerate
6821 @item Parse Time
6822 @item Evaluation Time
6823 @end enumerate
6824
6825 The two key items here are how ``quoted things'' work in Tcl. Tcl has
6826 three primary quoting constructs, the [square-brackets] the
6827 @{curly-braces@} and ``double-quotes''
6828
6829 By now you should know $VARIABLES always start with a $DOLLAR
6830 sign. BTW: To set a variable, you actually use the command ``set'', as
6831 in ``set VARNAME VALUE'' much like the ancient BASIC langauge ``let x
6832 = 1'' statement, but without the equal sign.
6833
6834 @itemize @bullet
6835 @item @b{[square-brackets]}
6836 @* @b{[square-brackets]} are command substitutions. It operates much
6837 like Unix Shell `back-ticks`. The result of a [square-bracket]
6838 operation is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything is a
6839 string}. These two statements are roughly identical:
6840 @example
6841 # bash example
6842 X=`date`
6843 echo "The Date is: $X"
6844 # Tcl example
6845 set X [date]
6846 puts "The Date is: $X"
6847 @end example
6848 @item @b{``double-quoted-things''}
6849 @* @b{``double-quoted-things''} are just simply quoted
6850 text. $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are expanded in place - the
6851 result however is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything
6852 is a string}
6853 @example
6854 set x "Dinner"
6855 puts "It is now \"[date]\", $x is in 1 hour"
6856 @end example
6857 @item @b{@{Curly-Braces@}}
6858 @*@b{@{Curly-Braces@}} are magic: $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are
6859 parsed, but are NOT expanded or executed. @{Curly-Braces@} are like
6860 'single-quote' operators in BASH shell scripts, with the added
6861 feature: @{curly-braces@} can be nested, single quotes can not. @{@{@{this is
6862 nested 3 times@}@}@} NOTE: [date] is a bad example;
6863 at this writing, Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command.
6864 @end itemize
6865
6866 @section Consequences of Rule 1/2/3/4
6867
6868 The consequences of Rule 1 are profound.
6869
6870 @subsection Tokenisation & Execution.
6871
6872 Of course, whitespace, blank lines and #comment lines are handled in
6873 the normal way.
6874
6875 As a script is parsed, each (multi) line in the script file is
6876 tokenised and according to the quoting rules. After tokenisation, that
6877 line is immedatly executed.
6878
6879 Multi line statements end with one or more ``still-open''
6880 @{curly-braces@} which - eventually - closes a few lines later.
6881
6882 @subsection Command Execution
6883
6884 Remember earlier: There are no ``control flow''
6885 statements in Tcl. Instead there are COMMANDS that simply act like
6886 control flow operators.
6887
6888 Commands are executed like this:
6889
6890 @enumerate
6891 @item Parse the next line into (argc) and (argv[]).
6892 @item Look up (argv[0]) in a table and call its function.
6893 @item Repeat until End Of File.
6894 @end enumerate
6895
6896 It sort of works like this:
6897 @example
6898 for(;;)@{
6899 ReadAndParse( &argc, &argv );
6900
6901 cmdPtr = LookupCommand( argv[0] );
6902
6903 (*cmdPtr->Execute)( argc, argv );
6904 @}
6905 @end example
6906
6907 When the command ``proc'' is parsed (which creates a procedure
6908 function) it gets 3 parameters on the command line. @b{1} the name of
6909 the proc (function), @b{2} the list of parameters, and @b{3} the body
6910 of the function. Not the choice of words: LIST and BODY. The PROC
6911 command stores these items in a table somewhere so it can be found by
6912 ``LookupCommand()''
6913
6914 @subsection The FOR command
6915
6916 The most interesting command to look at is the FOR command. In Tcl,
6917 the FOR command is normally implemented in C. Remember, FOR is a
6918 command just like any other command.
6919
6920 When the ascii text containing the FOR command is parsed, the parser
6921 produces 5 parameter strings, @i{(If in doubt: Refer to Rule #1)} they
6922 are:
6923
6924 @enumerate 0
6925 @item The ascii text 'for'
6926 @item The start text
6927 @item The test expression
6928 @item The next text
6929 @item The body text
6930 @end enumerate
6931
6932 Sort of reminds you of ``main( int argc, char **argv )'' does it not?
6933 Remember @i{Rule #1 - Everything is a string.} The key point is this:
6934 Often many of those parameters are in @{curly-braces@} - thus the
6935 variables inside are not expanded or replaced until later.
6936
6937 Remember that every Tcl command looks like the classic ``main( argc,
6938 argv )'' function in C. In JimTCL - they actually look like this:
6939
6940 @example
6941 int
6942 MyCommand( Jim_Interp *interp,
6943 int *argc,
6944 Jim_Obj * const *argvs );
6945 @end example
6946
6947 Real Tcl is nearly identical. Although the newer versions have
6948 introduced a byte-code parser and intepreter, but at the core, it
6949 still operates in the same basic way.
6950
6951 @subsection FOR command implementation
6952
6953 To understand Tcl it is perhaps most helpful to see the FOR
6954 command. Remember, it is a COMMAND not a control flow structure.
6955
6956 In Tcl there are two underlying C helper functions.
6957
6958 Remember Rule #1 - You are a string.
6959
6960 The @b{first} helper parses and executes commands found in an ascii
6961 string. Commands can be seperated by semicolons, or newlines. While
6962 parsing, variables are expanded via the quoting rules.
6963
6964 The @b{second} helper evaluates an ascii string as a numerical
6965 expression and returns a value.
6966
6967 Here is an example of how the @b{FOR} command could be
6968 implemented. The pseudo code below does not show error handling.
6969 @example
6970 void Execute_AsciiString( void *interp, const char *string );
6971
6972 int Evaluate_AsciiExpression( void *interp, const char *string );
6973
6974 int
6975 MyForCommand( void *interp,
6976 int argc,
6977 char **argv )
6978 @{
6979 if( argc != 5 )@{
6980 SetResult( interp, "WRONG number of parameters");
6981 return ERROR;
6982 @}
6983
6984 // argv[0] = the ascii string just like C
6985
6986 // Execute the start statement.
6987 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[1] );
6988
6989 // Top of loop test
6990 for(;;)@{
6991 i = Evaluate_AsciiExpression(interp, argv[2]);
6992 if( i == 0 )
6993 break;
6994
6995 // Execute the body
6996 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[3] );
6997
6998 // Execute the LOOP part
6999 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[4] );
7000 @}
7001
7002 // Return no error
7003 SetResult( interp, "" );
7004 return SUCCESS;
7005 @}
7006 @end example
7007
7008 Every other command IF, WHILE, FORMAT, PUTS, EXPR, everything works
7009 in the same basic way.
7010
7011 @section OpenOCD Tcl Usage
7012
7013 @subsection source and find commands
7014 @b{Where:} In many configuration files
7015 @* Example: @b{ source [find FILENAME] }
7016 @*Remember the parsing rules
7017 @enumerate
7018 @item The FIND command is in square brackets.
7019 @* The FIND command is executed with the parameter FILENAME. It should
7020 find the full path to the named file. The RESULT is a string, which is
7021 substituted on the orginal command line.
7022 @item The command source is executed with the resulting filename.
7023 @* SOURCE reads a file and executes as a script.
7024 @end enumerate
7025 @subsection format command
7026 @b{Where:} Generally occurs in numerous places.
7027 @* Tcl has no command like @b{printf()}, instead it has @b{format}, which is really more like
7028 @b{sprintf()}.
7029 @b{Example}
7030 @example
7031 set x 6
7032 set y 7
7033 puts [format "The answer: %d" [expr $x * $y]]
7034 @end example
7035 @enumerate
7036 @item The SET command creates 2 variables, X and Y.
7037 @item The double [nested] EXPR command performs math
7038 @* The EXPR command produces numerical result as a string.
7039 @* Refer to Rule #1
7040 @item The format command is executed, producing a single string
7041 @* Refer to Rule #1.
7042 @item The PUTS command outputs the text.
7043 @end enumerate
7044 @subsection Body or Inlined Text
7045 @b{Where:} Various TARGET scripts.
7046 @example
7047 #1 Good
7048 proc someproc @{@} @{
7049 ... multiple lines of stuff ...
7050 @}
7051 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO someproc
7052 #2 Good - no variables
7053 $_TARGETNAME confgure -event foo "this ; that;"
7054 #3 Good Curly Braces
7055 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO @{
7056 puts "Time: [date]"
7057 @}
7058 #4 DANGER DANGER DANGER
7059 $_TARGETNAME configure -event foo "puts \"Time: [date]\""
7060 @end example
7061 @enumerate
7062 @item The $_TARGETNAME is an OpenOCD variable convention.
7063 @*@b{$_TARGETNAME} represents the last target created, the value changes
7064 each time a new target is created. Remember the parsing rules. When
7065 the ascii text is parsed, the @b{$_TARGETNAME} becomes a simple string,
7066 the name of the target which happens to be a TARGET (object)
7067 command.
7068 @item The 2nd parameter to the @option{-event} parameter is a TCBODY
7069 @*There are 4 examples:
7070 @enumerate
7071 @item The TCLBODY is a simple string that happens to be a proc name
7072 @item The TCLBODY is several simple commands seperated by semicolons
7073 @item The TCLBODY is a multi-line @{curly-brace@} quoted string
7074 @item The TCLBODY is a string with variables that get expanded.
7075 @end enumerate
7076
7077 In the end, when the target event FOO occurs the TCLBODY is
7078 evaluated. Method @b{#1} and @b{#2} are functionally identical. For
7079 Method @b{#3} and @b{#4} it is more interesting. What is the TCLBODY?
7080
7081 Remember the parsing rules. In case #3, @{curly-braces@} mean the
7082 $VARS and [square-brackets] are expanded later, when the EVENT occurs,
7083 and the text is evaluated. In case #4, they are replaced before the
7084 ``Target Object Command'' is executed. This occurs at the same time
7085 $_TARGETNAME is replaced. In case #4 the date will never
7086 change. @{BTW: [date] is a bad example; at this writing,
7087 Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command@}
7088 @end enumerate
7089 @subsection Global Variables
7090 @b{Where:} You might discover this when writing your own procs @* In
7091 simple terms: Inside a PROC, if you need to access a global variable
7092 you must say so. See also ``upvar''. Example:
7093 @example
7094 proc myproc @{ @} @{
7095 set y 0 #Local variable Y
7096 global x #Global variable X
7097 puts [format "X=%d, Y=%d" $x $y]
7098 @}
7099 @end example
7100 @section Other Tcl Hacks
7101 @b{Dynamic variable creation}
7102 @example
7103 # Dynamically create a bunch of variables.
7104 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < 32 @} @{ set x [expr $x + 1]@} @{
7105 # Create var name
7106 set vn [format "BIT%d" $x]
7107 # Make it a global
7108 global $vn
7109 # Set it.
7110 set $vn [expr (1 << $x)]
7111 @}
7112 @end example
7113 @b{Dynamic proc/command creation}
7114 @example
7115 # One "X" function - 5 uart functions.
7116 foreach who @{A B C D E@}
7117 proc [format "show_uart%c" $who] @{ @} "show_UARTx $who"
7118 @}
7119 @end example
7120
7121 @include fdl.texi
7122
7123 @node OpenOCD Concept Index
7124 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
7125 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
7126 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
7127 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
7128 @unnumbered OpenOCD Concept Index
7129
7130 @printindex cp
7131
7132 @node Command and Driver Index
7133 @unnumbered Command and Driver Index
7134 @printindex fn
7135
7136 @bye

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