ftdi: Added a method to read the signal values

[openocd.git] / doc / openocd.texi

diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index dcb843acb7e6eec0c87032915b7cbfe71fac9d12..1632e4268aeb684214d7c6013d8ff9720b5d0685 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ only during configuration (before those ports are opened).
 
 For reasons including security, you may wish to prevent remote
 access using one or more of these ports.
-In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as zero.
+In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as "disabled".
 If you disable all access through TCP/IP, you will need to
 use the command line @option{-pipe} option.
 
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ output from the Tcl engine.
 Intended as a machine interface.
 When not specified during the configuration stage,
 the port @var{number} defaults to 6666.
-
+When specified as "disabled", this service is not activated.
 @end deffn
 
 @deffn {Command} telnet_port [number]
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections.
 This port is intended for interaction with one human through TCL commands.
 When not specified during the configuration stage,
 the port @var{number} defaults to 4444.
-When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
+When specified as "disabled", this service is not activated.
 @end deffn
 
 @anchor{gdbconfiguration}
@@ -2515,7 +2515,8 @@ The driver uses a signal abstraction to enable Tcl configuration files to
 define outputs for one or several FTDI GPIO. These outputs can then be
 controlled using the @command{ftdi_set_signal} command. Special signal names
 are reserved for nTRST, nSRST and LED (for blink) so that they, if defined,
-will be used for their customary purpose.
+will be used for their customary purpose. Inputs can be read using the
+@command{ftdi_get_signal} command.
 
 Depending on the type of buffer attached to the FTDI GPIO, the outputs have to
 be controlled differently. In order to support tristateable signals such as
@@ -2582,7 +2583,7 @@ minimal impact on the target system. Avoid floating inputs, conflicting outputs
 and initially asserted reset signals.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_layout_signal} name [@option{-data}|@option{-ndata} data_mask] [@option{-oe}|@option{-noe} oe_mask] [@option{-alias}|@option{-nalias} name]
+@deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_layout_signal} name [@option{-data}|@option{-ndata} data_mask] [@option{-input}|@option{-ninput} input_mask] [@option{-oe}|@option{-noe} oe_mask] [@option{-alias}|@option{-nalias} name]
 Creates a signal with the specified @var{name}, controlled by one or more FTDI
 GPIO pins via a range of possible buffer connections. The masks are FTDI GPIO
 register bitmasks to tell the driver the connection and type of the output
@@ -2590,7 +2591,9 @@ buffer driving the respective signal. @var{data_mask} is the bitmask for the
 pin(s) connected to the data input of the output buffer. @option{-ndata} is
 used with inverting data inputs and @option{-data} with non-inverting inputs.
 The @option{-oe} (or @option{-noe}) option tells where the output-enable (or
-not-output-enable) input to the output buffer is connected.
+not-output-enable) input to the output buffer is connected. The options
+@option{-input} and @option{-ninput} specify the bitmask for pins to be read
+with the method @command{ftdi_get_signal}.
 
 Both @var{data_mask} and @var{oe_mask} need not be specified. For example, a
 simple open-collector transistor driver would be specified with @option{-oe}
@@ -2620,6 +2623,10 @@ Set a previously defined signal to the specified level.
 @end itemize
 @end deffn
 
+@deffn {Command} {ftdi_get_signal} name
+Get the value of a previously defined signal.
+@end deffn
+
 @deffn {Command} {ftdi_tdo_sample_edge} @option{rising}|@option{falling}
 Configure TCK edge at which the adapter samples the value of the TDO signal