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7 * OpenOCD: (openocd). OpenOCD User's Guide
16 This User's Guide documents
17 release @value{VERSION},
18 dated @value{UPDATED},
19 of the Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD).
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{} 2008-2010 Oyvind Harboe @email{oyvind.harboe@@zylin.com}
25 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 Duane Ellis @email{openocd@@duaneellis.com}
26 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2009-2010 David Brownell
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31 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
32 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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34 Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
35 Free Documentation License''.
40 @titlefont{@emph{Open On-Chip Debugger:}}
42 @title OpenOCD User's Guide
43 @subtitle for release @value{VERSION}
44 @subtitle @value{UPDATED}
47 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
56 @top OpenOCD User's Guide
62 * About:: About OpenOCD
63 * Developers:: OpenOCD Developer Resources
64 * Debug Adapter Hardware:: Debug Adapter Hardware
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 * Debug Adapter Configuration:: Debug Adapter Configuration
71 * Reset Configuration:: Reset Configuration
72 * TAP Declaration:: TAP Declaration
73 * CPU Configuration:: CPU Configuration
74 * Flash Commands:: Flash Commands
75 * Flash Programming:: Flash Programming
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 * Utility Commands:: Utility Commands
83 * GDB and OpenOCD:: Using GDB and OpenOCD
84 * Tcl Scripting API:: Tcl Scripting API
85 * FAQ:: Frequently Asked Questions
86 * Tcl Crash Course:: Tcl Crash Course
87 * License:: GNU Free Documentation License
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
101 OpenOCD was created by Dominic Rath as part of a 2005 diploma thesis written
102 at the University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (@uref{http://www.hs-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
107 @section What is OpenOCD?
111 The Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) aims to provide debugging,
112 in-system programming and boundary-scan testing for embedded target
115 It does so with the assistance of a @dfn{debug adapter}, which is
116 a small hardware module which helps provide the right kind of
117 electrical signaling to the target being debugged. These are
118 required since the debug host (on which OpenOCD runs) won't
119 usually have native support for such signaling, or the connector
120 needed to hook up to the target.
122 Such debug adapters support one or more @dfn{transport} protocols,
123 each of which involves different electrical signaling (and uses
124 different messaging protocols on top of that signaling). There
125 are many types of debug adapter, and little uniformity in what
126 they are called. (There are also product naming differences.)
128 These adapters are sometimes packaged as discrete dongles, which
129 may generically be called @dfn{hardware interface dongles}.
130 Some development boards also integrate them directly, which may
131 let the development board connect directly to the debug
132 host over USB (and sometimes also to power it over USB).
134 For example, a @dfn{JTAG Adapter} supports JTAG
135 signaling, and is used to communicate
136 with JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) compliant TAPs on your target board.
137 A @dfn{TAP} is a ``Test Access Port'', a module which processes
138 special instructions and data. TAPs are daisy-chained within and
139 between chips and boards. JTAG supports debugging and boundary
142 There are also @dfn{SWD Adapters} that support Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
143 signaling to communicate with some newer ARM cores, as well as debug
144 adapters which support both JTAG and SWD transports. SWD supports only
145 debugging, whereas JTAG also supports boundary scan operations.
147 For some chips, there are also @dfn{Programming Adapters} supporting
148 special transports used only to write code to flash memory, without
149 support for on-chip debugging or boundary scan.
150 (At this writing, OpenOCD does not support such non-debug adapters.)
153 @b{Dongles:} OpenOCD currently supports many types of hardware dongles:
154 USB-based, parallel port-based, and other standalone boxes that run
155 OpenOCD internally. @xref{Debug Adapter Hardware}.
157 @b{GDB Debug:} It allows ARM7 (ARM7TDMI and ARM720t), ARM9 (ARM920T,
158 ARM922T, ARM926EJ--S, ARM966E--S), XScale (PXA25x, IXP42x), Cortex-M3
159 (Stellaris LM3, ST STM32 and Energy Micro EFM32) and Intel Quark (x10xx)
160 based cores to be debugged via the GDB protocol.
162 @b{Flash Programming:} Flash writing is supported for external
163 CFI-compatible NOR flashes (Intel and AMD/Spansion command set) and several
164 internal flashes (LPC1700, LPC1800, LPC2000, LPC4300, AT91SAM7, AT91SAM3U,
165 STR7x, STR9x, LM3, STM32x and EFM32). Preliminary support for various NAND flash
166 controllers (LPC3180, Orion, S3C24xx, more) is included.
168 @section OpenOCD Web Site
170 The OpenOCD web site provides the latest public news from the community:
172 @uref{http://openocd.org/}
174 @section Latest User's Guide:
176 The user's guide you are now reading may not be the latest one
177 available. A version for more recent code may be available.
178 Its HTML form is published regularly at:
180 @uref{http://openocd.org/doc/html/index.html}
182 PDF form is likewise published at:
184 @uref{http://openocd.org/doc/pdf/openocd.pdf}
186 @section OpenOCD User's Forum
188 There is an OpenOCD forum (phpBB) hosted by SparkFun,
189 which might be helpful to you. Note that if you want
190 anything to come to the attention of developers, you
191 should post it to the OpenOCD Developer Mailing List
192 instead of this forum.
194 @uref{http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewforum.php?f=18}
196 @section OpenOCD User's Mailing List
198 The OpenOCD User Mailing List provides the primary means of
199 communication between users:
201 @uref{https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/openocd-user}
205 Support can also be found on irc:
206 @uref{irc://irc.freenode.net/openocd}
209 @chapter OpenOCD Developer Resources
212 If you are interested in improving the state of OpenOCD's debugging and
213 testing support, new contributions will be welcome. Motivated developers
214 can produce new target, flash or interface drivers, improve the
215 documentation, as well as more conventional bug fixes and enhancements.
217 The resources in this chapter are available for developers wishing to explore
218 or expand the OpenOCD source code.
220 @section OpenOCD Git Repository
222 During the 0.3.x release cycle, OpenOCD switched from Subversion to
223 a Git repository hosted at SourceForge. The repository URL is:
225 @uref{git://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code}
229 @uref{http://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code}
231 You may prefer to use a mirror and the HTTP protocol:
233 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/r/openocd.git}
235 With standard Git tools, use @command{git clone} to initialize
236 a local repository, and @command{git pull} to update it.
237 There are also gitweb pages letting you browse the repository
238 with a web browser, or download arbitrary snapshots without
239 needing a Git client:
241 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/w/openocd.git}
243 The @file{README} file contains the instructions for building the project
244 from the repository or a snapshot.
246 Developers that want to contribute patches to the OpenOCD system are
247 @b{strongly} encouraged to work against mainline.
248 Patches created against older versions may require additional
249 work from their submitter in order to be updated for newer releases.
251 @section Doxygen Developer Manual
253 During the 0.2.x release cycle, the OpenOCD project began
254 providing a Doxygen reference manual. This document contains more
255 technical information about the software internals, development
256 processes, and similar documentation:
258 @uref{http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/html/index.html}
260 This document is a work-in-progress, but contributions would be welcome
261 to fill in the gaps. All of the source files are provided in-tree,
262 listed in the Doxyfile configuration at the top of the source tree.
264 @section Gerrit Review System
266 All changes in the OpenOCD Git repository go through the web-based Gerrit
269 @uref{http://openocd.zylin.com/}
271 After a one-time registration and repository setup, anyone can push commits
272 from their local Git repository directly into Gerrit.
273 All users and developers are encouraged to review, test, discuss and vote
274 for changes in Gerrit. The feedback provides the basis for a maintainer to
275 eventually submit the change to the main Git repository.
277 The @file{HACKING} file, also available as the Patch Guide in the Doxygen
278 Developer Manual, contains basic information about how to connect a
279 repository to Gerrit, prepare and push patches. Patch authors are expected to
280 maintain their changes while they're in Gerrit, respond to feedback and if
281 necessary rework and push improved versions of the change.
283 @section OpenOCD Developer Mailing List
285 The OpenOCD Developer Mailing List provides the primary means of
286 communication between developers:
288 @uref{https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/openocd-devel}
290 @section OpenOCD Bug Tracker
292 The OpenOCD Bug Tracker is hosted on SourceForge:
294 @uref{http://bugs.openocd.org/}
297 @node Debug Adapter Hardware
298 @chapter Debug Adapter Hardware
307 Defined: @b{dongle}: A small device that plugs into a computer and serves as
308 an adapter .... [snip]
310 In the OpenOCD case, this generally refers to @b{a small adapter} that
311 attaches to your computer via USB or the parallel port. One
312 exception is the Ultimate Solutions ZY1000, packaged as a small box you
313 attach via an ethernet cable. The ZY1000 has the advantage that it does not
314 require any drivers to be installed on the developer PC. It also has
315 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
316 and has a built-in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
319 @section Choosing a Dongle
321 There are several things you should keep in mind when choosing a dongle.
324 @item @b{Transport} Does it support the kind of communication that you need?
325 OpenOCD focusses mostly on JTAG. Your version may also support
326 other ways to communicate with target devices.
327 @item @b{Voltage} What voltage is your target - 1.8, 2.8, 3.3, or 5V?
328 Does your dongle support it? You might need a level converter.
329 @item @b{Pinout} What pinout does your target board use?
330 Does your dongle support it? You may be able to use jumper
331 wires, or an "octopus" connector, to convert pinouts.
332 @item @b{Connection} Does your computer have the USB, parallel, or
333 Ethernet port needed?
334 @item @b{RTCK} Do you expect to use it with ARM chips and boards with
335 RTCK support (also known as ``adaptive clocking'')?
338 @section Stand-alone JTAG Probe
340 The ZY1000 from Ultimate Solutions is technically not a dongle but a
341 stand-alone JTAG probe that, unlike most dongles, doesn't require any drivers
342 running on the developer's host computer.
343 Once installed on a network using DHCP or a static IP assignment, users can
344 access the ZY1000 probe locally or remotely from any host with access to the
345 IP address assigned to the probe.
346 The ZY1000 provides an intuitive web interface with direct access to the
348 Users may also run a GDBSERVER directly on the ZY1000 to take full advantage
349 of GCC & GDB to debug any distribution of embedded Linux or NetBSD running on
351 The ZY1000 supports RTCK & RCLK or adaptive clocking and has a built-in relay
352 to power cycle the target remotely.
354 For more information, visit:
356 @b{ZY1000} See: @url{http://www.ultsol.com/index.php/component/content/article/8/210-zylin-zy1000-main}
358 @section USB FT2232 Based
360 There are many USB JTAG dongles on the market, many of them based
361 on a chip from ``Future Technology Devices International'' (FTDI)
362 known as the FTDI FT2232; this is a USB full speed (12 Mbps) chip.
363 See: @url{http://www.ftdichip.com} for more information.
364 In summer 2009, USB high speed (480 Mbps) versions of these FTDI
365 chips started to become available in JTAG adapters. Around 2012, a new
366 variant appeared - FT232H - this is a single-channel version of FT2232H.
367 (Adapters using those high speed FT2232H or FT232H chips may support adaptive
370 The FT2232 chips are flexible enough to support some other
371 transport options, such as SWD or the SPI variants used to
372 program some chips. They have two communications channels,
373 and one can be used for a UART adapter at the same time the
374 other one is used to provide a debug adapter.
376 Also, some development boards integrate an FT2232 chip to serve as
377 a built-in low-cost debug adapter and USB-to-serial solution.
381 @* Link @url{http://elk.informatik.fh-augsburg.de/hhweb/doc/openocd/usbjtag/usbjtag.html}
383 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey.shtml}
385 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey2.shtml}
387 @* See: @url{http://www.oocdlink.com} By Joern Kaipf
389 @* See: @url{http://www.signalyzer.com}
390 @item @b{Stellaris Eval Boards}
391 @* See: @url{http://www.ti.com} - The Stellaris eval boards
392 bundle FT2232-based JTAG and SWD support, which can be used to debug
393 the Stellaris chips. Using separate JTAG adapters is optional.
394 These boards can also be used in a "pass through" mode as JTAG adapters
395 to other target boards, disabling the Stellaris chip.
396 @item @b{TI/Luminary ICDI}
397 @* See: @url{http://www.ti.com} - TI/Luminary In-Circuit Debug
398 Interface (ICDI) Boards are included in Stellaris LM3S9B9x
399 Evaluation Kits. Like the non-detachable FT2232 support on the other
400 Stellaris eval boards, they can be used to debug other target boards.
401 @item @b{olimex-jtag}
402 @* See: @url{http://www.olimex.com}
403 @item @b{Flyswatter/Flyswatter2}
404 @* See: @url{http://www.tincantools.com}
405 @item @b{turtelizer2}
407 @uref{http://www.ethernut.de/en/hardware/turtelizer/index.html, Turtelizer 2}, or
408 @url{http://www.ethernut.de}
410 @* Link: @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=383}
412 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/stm32-stick}
413 @item @b{axm0432_jtag}
414 @* Axiom AXM-0432 Link @url{http://www.axman.com} - NOTE: This JTAG does not appear
415 to be available anymore as of April 2012.
417 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=cortino}
418 @item @b{dlp-usb1232h}
419 @* Link @url{http://www.dlpdesign.com/usb/usb1232h.shtml}
420 @item @b{digilent-hs1}
421 @* Link @url{http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?Prod=JTAG-HS1}
423 @* Link @url{http://code.google.com/p/opendous/wiki/JTAG} FT2232H-based
425 @item @b{JTAG-lock-pick Tiny 2}
426 @* Link @url{http://www.distortec.com/jtag-lock-pick-tiny-2} FT232H-based
429 @* Link: @url{http://shop.gateworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=70_80&product_id=64}
433 @section USB-JTAG / Altera USB-Blaster compatibles
435 These devices also show up as FTDI devices, but are not
436 protocol-compatible with the FT2232 devices. They are, however,
437 protocol-compatible among themselves. USB-JTAG devices typically consist
438 of a FT245 followed by a CPLD that understands a particular protocol,
439 or emulates this protocol using some other hardware.
441 They may appear under different USB VID/PID depending on the particular
442 product. The driver can be configured to search for any VID/PID pair
443 (see the section on driver commands).
446 @item @b{USB-JTAG} Kolja Waschk's USB Blaster-compatible adapter
447 @* Link: @url{http://ixo-jtag.sourceforge.net/}
448 @item @b{Altera USB-Blaster}
449 @* Link: @url{http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_usb_blstr.pdf}
452 @section USB J-Link based
453 There are several OEM versions of the SEGGER @b{J-Link} adapter. It is
454 an example of a microcontroller based JTAG adapter, it uses an
455 AT91SAM764 internally.
458 @item @b{SEGGER J-Link}
459 @* Link: @url{http://www.segger.com/jlink.html}
460 @item @b{Atmel SAM-ICE} (Only works with Atmel chips!)
461 @* Link: @url{http://www.atmel.com/tools/atmelsam-ice.aspx}
465 @section USB RLINK based
466 Raisonance has an adapter called @b{RLink}. It exists in a stripped-down form on the STM32 Primer,
467 permanently attached to the JTAG lines. It also exists on the STM32 Primer2, but that is wired for
468 SWD and not JTAG, thus not supported.
471 @item @b{Raisonance RLink}
472 @* Link: @url{http://www.mcu-raisonance.com/~rlink-debugger-programmer__@/microcontrollers__tool~tool__T018:4cn9ziz4bnx6.html}
473 @item @b{STM32 Primer}
474 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer.php}
475 @item @b{STM32 Primer2}
476 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer2.php}
479 @section USB ST-LINK based
480 ST Micro has an adapter called @b{ST-LINK}.
481 They only work with ST Micro chips, notably STM32 and STM8.
485 @* This is available standalone and as part of some kits, eg. STM32VLDISCOVERY.
486 @* Link: @url{http://www.st.com/internet/evalboard/product/219866.jsp}
488 @* This is available standalone and as part of some kits, eg. STM32F4DISCOVERY.
489 @* Link: @url{http://www.st.com/internet/evalboard/product/251168.jsp}
492 For info the original ST-LINK enumerates using the mass storage usb class; however,
493 its implementation is completely broken. The result is this causes issues under Linux.
494 The simplest solution is to get Linux to ignore the ST-LINK using one of the following methods:
496 @item modprobe -r usb-storage && modprobe usb-storage quirks=483:3744:i
497 @item add "options usb-storage quirks=483:3744:i" to /etc/modprobe.conf
500 @section USB TI/Stellaris ICDI based
501 Texas Instruments has an adapter called @b{ICDI}.
502 It is not to be confused with the FTDI based adapters that were originally fitted to their
503 evaluation boards. This is the adapter fitted to the Stellaris LaunchPad.
505 @section USB CMSIS-DAP based
506 ARM has released a interface standard called CMSIS-DAP that simplifies connecting
507 debuggers to ARM Cortex based targets @url{http://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/dapdebug/dapdebug_introduction.htm}.
512 @* Link: @url{http://shop.embedded-projects.net/} - which uses an Atmel MEGA32 and a UBN9604
514 @item @b{USB - Presto}
515 @* Link: @url{http://tools.asix.net/prg_presto.htm}
517 @item @b{Versaloon-Link}
518 @* Link: @url{http://www.versaloon.com}
520 @item @b{ARM-JTAG-EW}
521 @* Link: @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag-ew.html}
524 @* Link: @url{http://dangerousprototypes.com/bus-pirate-manual/}
527 @* Link: @url{http://code.google.com/p/opendous-jtag/} - which uses an AT90USB162
530 @* Link: @url{http://code.google.com/p/estick-jtag/}
532 @item @b{Keil ULINK v1}
533 @* Link: @url{http://www.keil.com/ulink1/}
536 @section IBM PC Parallel Printer Port Based
538 The two well-known ``JTAG Parallel Ports'' cables are the Xilinx DLC5
539 and the Macraigor Wiggler. There are many clones and variations of
542 Note that parallel ports are becoming much less common, so if you
543 have the choice you should probably avoid these adapters in favor
548 @item @b{Wiggler} - There are many clones of this.
549 @* Link: @url{http://www.macraigor.com/wiggler.htm}
551 @item @b{DLC5} - From XILINX - There are many clones of this
552 @* Link: Search the web for: ``XILINX DLC5'' - it is no longer
553 produced, PDF schematics are easily found and it is easy to make.
555 @item @b{Amontec - JTAG Accelerator}
556 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtag_accelerator.shtml}
559 @* Link: @url{http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/~michaels/index.php/hardware/armjtag}
561 @item @b{Wiggler_ntrst_inverted}
562 @* Yet another variation - See the source code, src/jtag/parport.c
564 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler}
565 @* Unknown - probably not on the market today
568 @* Link: Most likely @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag.html} [another wiggler clone]
571 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/chameleon.shtml}
577 @* ispDownload from Lattice Semiconductor
578 @url{http://www.latticesemi.com/lit/docs/@/devtools/dlcable.pdf}
581 @* From ST Microsystems;
582 @* Link: @url{http://www.st.com/internet/com/TECHNICAL_RESOURCES/TECHNICAL_LITERATURE/DATA_BRIEF/DM00039500.pdf}
590 @* An EP93xx based Linux machine using the GPIO pins directly.
593 @* Like the EP93xx - but an ATMEL AT91RM9200 based solution using the GPIO pins on the chip.
595 @item @b{bcm2835gpio}
596 @* A BCM2835-based board (e.g. Raspberry Pi) using the GPIO pins of the expansion header.
599 @* A JTAG driver acting as a client for the JTAG VPI server interface.
600 @* Link: @url{http://github.com/fjullien/jtag_vpi}
605 @chapter About Jim-Tcl
609 OpenOCD uses a small ``Tcl Interpreter'' known as Jim-Tcl.
610 This programming language provides a simple and extensible
613 All commands presented in this Guide are extensions to Jim-Tcl.
614 You can use them as simple commands, without needing to learn
615 much of anything about Tcl.
616 Alternatively, you can write Tcl programs with them.
618 You can learn more about Jim at its website, @url{http://jim.tcl.tk}.
619 There is an active and responsive community, get on the mailing list
620 if you have any questions. Jim-Tcl maintainers also lurk on the
621 OpenOCD mailing list.
624 @item @b{Jim vs. Tcl}
625 @* Jim-Tcl is a stripped down version of the well known Tcl language,
626 which can be found here: @url{http://www.tcl.tk}. Jim-Tcl has far
627 fewer features. Jim-Tcl is several dozens of .C files and .H files and
628 implements the basic Tcl command set. In contrast: Tcl 8.6 is a
629 4.2 MB .zip file containing 1540 files.
631 @item @b{Missing Features}
632 @* Our practice has been: Add/clone the real Tcl feature if/when
633 needed. We welcome Jim-Tcl improvements, not bloat. Also there
634 are a large number of optional Jim-Tcl features that are not
638 @* OpenOCD configuration scripts are Jim-Tcl Scripts. OpenOCD's
639 command interpreter today is a mixture of (newer)
640 Jim-Tcl commands, and the (older) original command interpreter.
643 @* At the OpenOCD telnet command line (or via the GDB monitor command) one
644 can type a Tcl for() loop, set variables, etc.
645 Some of the commands documented in this guide are implemented
646 as Tcl scripts, from a @file{startup.tcl} file internal to the server.
648 @item @b{Historical Note}
649 @* Jim-Tcl was introduced to OpenOCD in spring 2008. Fall 2010,
650 before OpenOCD 0.5 release, OpenOCD switched to using Jim-Tcl
651 as a Git submodule, which greatly simplified upgrading Jim-Tcl
652 to benefit from new features and bugfixes in Jim-Tcl.
654 @item @b{Need a crash course in Tcl?}
655 @*@xref{Tcl Crash Course}.
660 @cindex command line options
662 @cindex directory search
664 Properly installing OpenOCD sets up your operating system to grant it access
665 to the debug adapters. On Linux, this usually involves installing a file
666 in @file{/etc/udev/rules.d,} so OpenOCD has permissions. An example rules file
667 that works for many common adapters is shipped with OpenOCD in the
668 @file{contrib} directory. MS-Windows needs
669 complex and confusing driver configuration for every peripheral. Such issues
670 are unique to each operating system, and are not detailed in this User's Guide.
672 Then later you will invoke the OpenOCD server, with various options to
673 tell it how each debug session should work.
674 The @option{--help} option shows:
678 --help | -h display this help
679 --version | -v display OpenOCD version
680 --file | -f use configuration file <name>
681 --search | -s dir to search for config files and scripts
682 --debug | -d set debug level <0-3>
683 --log_output | -l redirect log output to file <name>
684 --command | -c run <command>
687 If you don't give any @option{-f} or @option{-c} options,
688 OpenOCD tries to read the configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}.
689 To specify one or more different
690 configuration files, use @option{-f} options. For example:
693 openocd -f config1.cfg -f config2.cfg -f config3.cfg
696 Configuration files and scripts are searched for in
698 @item the current directory,
699 @item any search dir specified on the command line using the @option{-s} option,
700 @item any search dir specified using the @command{add_script_search_dir} command,
701 @item @file{$HOME/.openocd} (not on Windows),
702 @item a directory in the @env{OPENOCD_SCRIPTS} environment variable (if set),
703 @item the site wide script library @file{$pkgdatadir/site} and
704 @item the OpenOCD-supplied script library @file{$pkgdatadir/scripts}.
706 The first found file with a matching file name will be used.
709 Don't try to use configuration script names or paths which
710 include the "#" character. That character begins Tcl comments.
713 @section Simple setup, no customization
715 In the best case, you can use two scripts from one of the script
716 libraries, hook up your JTAG adapter, and start the server ... and
717 your JTAG setup will just work "out of the box". Always try to
718 start by reusing those scripts, but assume you'll need more
719 customization even if this works. @xref{OpenOCD Project Setup}.
721 If you find a script for your JTAG adapter, and for your board or
722 target, you may be able to hook up your JTAG adapter then start
723 the server with some variation of one of the following:
726 openocd -f interface/ADAPTER.cfg -f board/MYBOARD.cfg
727 openocd -f interface/ftdi/ADAPTER.cfg -f board/MYBOARD.cfg
730 You might also need to configure which reset signals are present,
731 using @option{-c 'reset_config trst_and_srst'} or something similar.
732 If all goes well you'll see output something like
735 Open On-Chip Debugger 0.4.0 (2010-01-14-15:06)
736 For bug reports, read
737 http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
738 Info : JTAG tap: lm3s.cpu tap/device found: 0x3ba00477
739 (mfg: 0x23b, part: 0xba00, ver: 0x3)
742 Seeing that "tap/device found" message, and no warnings, means
743 the JTAG communication is working. That's a key milestone, but
744 you'll probably need more project-specific setup.
746 @section What OpenOCD does as it starts
748 OpenOCD starts by processing the configuration commands provided
749 on the command line or, if there were no @option{-c command} or
750 @option{-f file.cfg} options given, in @file{openocd.cfg}.
751 @xref{configurationstage,,Configuration Stage}.
752 At the end of the configuration stage it verifies the JTAG scan
753 chain defined using those commands; your configuration should
754 ensure that this always succeeds.
755 Normally, OpenOCD then starts running as a daemon.
756 Alternatively, commands may be used to terminate the configuration
757 stage early, perform work (such as updating some flash memory),
758 and then shut down without acting as a daemon.
760 Once OpenOCD starts running as a daemon, it waits for connections from
761 clients (Telnet, GDB, Other) and processes the commands issued through
764 If you are having problems, you can enable internal debug messages via
765 the @option{-d} option.
767 Also it is possible to interleave Jim-Tcl commands w/config scripts using the
768 @option{-c} command line switch.
770 To enable debug output (when reporting problems or working on OpenOCD
771 itself), use the @option{-d} command line switch. This sets the
772 @option{debug_level} to "3", outputting the most information,
773 including debug messages. The default setting is "2", outputting only
774 informational messages, warnings and errors. You can also change this
775 setting from within a telnet or gdb session using @command{debug_level<n>}
776 (@pxref{debuglevel,,debug_level}).
778 You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the
779 @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
781 Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not
782 establish a connection with the target. In general, it is possible for
783 the JTAG controller to be unresponsive until the target is set up
784 correctly via e.g. GDB monitor commands in a GDB init script.
786 @node OpenOCD Project Setup
787 @chapter OpenOCD Project Setup
789 To use OpenOCD with your development projects, you need to do more than
790 just connect the JTAG adapter hardware (dongle) to your development board
791 and start the OpenOCD server.
792 You also need to configure your OpenOCD server so that it knows
793 about your adapter and board, and helps your work.
794 You may also want to connect OpenOCD to GDB, possibly
795 using Eclipse or some other GUI.
797 @section Hooking up the JTAG Adapter
799 Today's most common case is a dongle with a JTAG cable on one side
800 (such as a ribbon cable with a 10-pin or 20-pin IDC connector)
801 and a USB cable on the other.
802 Instead of USB, some cables use Ethernet;
803 older ones may use a PC parallel port, or even a serial port.
806 @item @emph{Start with power to your target board turned off},
807 and nothing connected to your JTAG adapter.
808 If you're particularly paranoid, unplug power to the board.
809 It's important to have the ground signal properly set up,
810 unless you are using a JTAG adapter which provides
811 galvanic isolation between the target board and the
814 @item @emph{Be sure it's the right kind of JTAG connector.}
815 If your dongle has a 20-pin ARM connector, you need some kind
816 of adapter (or octopus, see below) to hook it up to
817 boards using 14-pin or 10-pin connectors ... or to 20-pin
818 connectors which don't use ARM's pinout.
820 In the same vein, make sure the voltage levels are compatible.
821 Not all JTAG adapters have the level shifters needed to work
822 with 1.2 Volt boards.
824 @item @emph{Be certain the cable is properly oriented} or you might
825 damage your board. In most cases there are only two possible
826 ways to connect the cable.
827 Connect the JTAG cable from your adapter to the board.
828 Be sure it's firmly connected.
830 In the best case, the connector is keyed to physically
831 prevent you from inserting it wrong.
832 This is most often done using a slot on the board's male connector
833 housing, which must match a key on the JTAG cable's female connector.
834 If there's no housing, then you must look carefully and
835 make sure pin 1 on the cable hooks up to pin 1 on the board.
836 Ribbon cables are frequently all grey except for a wire on one
837 edge, which is red. The red wire is pin 1.
839 Sometimes dongles provide cables where one end is an ``octopus'' of
840 color coded single-wire connectors, instead of a connector block.
841 These are great when converting from one JTAG pinout to another,
842 but are tedious to set up.
843 Use these with connector pinout diagrams to help you match up the
844 adapter signals to the right board pins.
846 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's other end} once the JTAG cable is connected.
847 A USB, parallel, or serial port connector will go to the host which
848 you are using to run OpenOCD.
849 For Ethernet, consult the documentation and your network administrator.
851 For USB-based JTAG adapters you have an easy sanity check at this point:
852 does the host operating system see the JTAG adapter? If you're running
853 Linux, try the @command{lsusb} command. If that host is an
854 MS-Windows host, you'll need to install a driver before OpenOCD works.
856 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's power supply, if needed.}
857 This step is primarily for non-USB adapters,
858 but sometimes USB adapters need extra power.
860 @item @emph{Power up the target board.}
861 Unless you just let the magic smoke escape,
862 you're now ready to set up the OpenOCD server
863 so you can use JTAG to work with that board.
867 Talk with the OpenOCD server using
868 telnet (@code{telnet localhost 4444} on many systems) or GDB.
869 @xref{GDB and OpenOCD}.
871 @section Project Directory
873 There are many ways you can configure OpenOCD and start it up.
875 A simple way to organize them all involves keeping a
876 single directory for your work with a given board.
877 When you start OpenOCD from that directory,
878 it searches there first for configuration files, scripts,
879 files accessed through semihosting,
880 and for code you upload to the target board.
881 It is also the natural place to write files,
882 such as log files and data you download from the board.
884 @section Configuration Basics
886 There are two basic ways of configuring OpenOCD, and
887 a variety of ways you can mix them.
888 Think of the difference as just being how you start the server:
891 @item Many @option{-f file} or @option{-c command} options on the command line
892 @item No options, but a @dfn{user config file}
893 in the current directory named @file{openocd.cfg}
896 Here is an example @file{openocd.cfg} file for a setup
897 using a Signalyzer FT2232-based JTAG adapter to talk to
898 a board with an Atmel AT91SAM7X256 microcontroller:
901 source [find interface/signalyzer.cfg]
903 # GDB can also flash my flash!
904 gdb_memory_map enable
905 gdb_flash_program enable
907 source [find target/sam7x256.cfg]
910 Here is the command line equivalent of that configuration:
913 openocd -f interface/signalyzer.cfg \
914 -c "gdb_memory_map enable" \
915 -c "gdb_flash_program enable" \
916 -f target/sam7x256.cfg
919 You could wrap such long command lines in shell scripts,
920 each supporting a different development task.
921 One might re-flash the board with a specific firmware version.
922 Another might set up a particular debugging or run-time environment.
925 At this writing (October 2009) the command line method has
926 problems with how it treats variables.
927 For example, after @option{-c "set VAR value"}, or doing the
928 same in a script, the variable @var{VAR} will have no value
929 that can be tested in a later script.
932 Here we will focus on the simpler solution: one user config
933 file, including basic configuration plus any TCL procedures
934 to simplify your work.
936 @section User Config Files
937 @cindex config file, user
938 @cindex user config file
939 @cindex config file, overview
941 A user configuration file ties together all the parts of a project
943 One of the following will match your situation best:
946 @item Ideally almost everything comes from configuration files
947 provided by someone else.
948 For example, OpenOCD distributes a @file{scripts} directory
949 (probably in @file{/usr/share/openocd/scripts} on Linux).
950 Board and tool vendors can provide these too, as can individual
951 user sites; the @option{-s} command line option lets you say
952 where to find these files. (@xref{Running}.)
953 The AT91SAM7X256 example above works this way.
955 Three main types of non-user configuration file each have their
956 own subdirectory in the @file{scripts} directory:
959 @item @b{interface} -- one for each different debug adapter;
960 @item @b{board} -- one for each different board
961 @item @b{target} -- the chips which integrate CPUs and other JTAG TAPs
964 Best case: include just two files, and they handle everything else.
965 The first is an interface config file.
966 The second is board-specific, and it sets up the JTAG TAPs and
967 their GDB targets (by deferring to some @file{target.cfg} file),
968 declares all flash memory, and leaves you nothing to do except
972 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
973 source [find board/csb337.cfg]
976 Boards with a single microcontroller often won't need more
977 than the target config file, as in the AT91SAM7X256 example.
978 That's because there is no external memory (flash, DDR RAM), and
979 the board differences are encapsulated by application code.
981 @item Maybe you don't know yet what your board looks like to JTAG.
982 Once you know the @file{interface.cfg} file to use, you may
983 need help from OpenOCD to discover what's on the board.
984 Once you find the JTAG TAPs, you can just search for appropriate
986 configuration files ... or write your own, from the bottom up.
987 @xref{autoprobing,,Autoprobing}.
989 @item You can often reuse some standard config files but
990 need to write a few new ones, probably a @file{board.cfg} file.
991 You will be using commands described later in this User's Guide,
992 and working with the guidelines in the next chapter.
994 For example, there may be configuration files for your JTAG adapter
995 and target chip, but you need a new board-specific config file
996 giving access to your particular flash chips.
997 Or you might need to write another target chip configuration file
998 for a new chip built around the Cortex M3 core.
1001 When you write new configuration files, please submit
1002 them for inclusion in the next OpenOCD release.
1003 For example, a @file{board/newboard.cfg} file will help the
1004 next users of that board, and a @file{target/newcpu.cfg}
1005 will help support users of any board using that chip.
1009 You may may need to write some C code.
1010 It may be as simple as supporting a new FT2232 or parport
1011 based adapter; a bit more involved, like a NAND or NOR flash
1012 controller driver; or a big piece of work like supporting
1013 a new chip architecture.
1016 Reuse the existing config files when you can.
1017 Look first in the @file{scripts/boards} area, then @file{scripts/targets}.
1018 You may find a board configuration that's a good example to follow.
1020 When you write config files, separate the reusable parts
1021 (things every user of that interface, chip, or board needs)
1022 from ones specific to your environment and debugging approach.
1026 For example, a @code{gdb-attach} event handler that invokes
1027 the @command{reset init} command will interfere with debugging
1028 early boot code, which performs some of the same actions
1029 that the @code{reset-init} event handler does.
1032 Likewise, the @command{arm9 vector_catch} command (or
1033 @cindex vector_catch
1034 its siblings @command{xscale vector_catch}
1035 and @command{cortex_m vector_catch}) can be a timesaver
1036 during some debug sessions, but don't make everyone use that either.
1037 Keep those kinds of debugging aids in your user config file,
1038 along with messaging and tracing setup.
1039 (@xref{softwaredebugmessagesandtracing,,Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.)
1042 You might need to override some defaults.
1043 For example, you might need to move, shrink, or back up the target's
1044 work area if your application needs much SRAM.
1047 TCP/IP port configuration is another example of something which
1048 is environment-specific, and should only appear in
1049 a user config file. @xref{tcpipports,,TCP/IP Ports}.
1052 @section Project-Specific Utilities
1054 A few project-specific utility
1055 routines may well speed up your work.
1056 Write them, and keep them in your project's user config file.
1058 For example, if you are making a boot loader work on a
1059 board, it's nice to be able to debug the ``after it's
1060 loaded to RAM'' parts separately from the finicky early
1061 code which sets up the DDR RAM controller and clocks.
1062 A script like this one, or a more GDB-aware sibling,
1066 proc ramboot @{ @} @{
1067 # Reset, running the target's "reset-init" scripts
1068 # to initialize clocks and the DDR RAM controller.
1069 # Leave the CPU halted.
1072 # Load CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT version into DDR RAM.
1073 load_image u-boot.bin 0x20000000
1080 Then once that code is working you will need to make it
1081 boot from NOR flash; a different utility would help.
1082 Alternatively, some developers write to flash using GDB.
1083 (You might use a similar script if you're working with a flash
1084 based microcontroller application instead of a boot loader.)
1087 proc newboot @{ @} @{
1088 # Reset, leaving the CPU halted. The "reset-init" event
1089 # proc gives faster access to the CPU and to NOR flash;
1090 # "reset halt" would be slower.
1093 # Write standard version of U-Boot into the first two
1094 # sectors of NOR flash ... the standard version should
1095 # do the same lowlevel init as "reset-init".
1096 flash protect 0 0 1 off
1097 flash erase_sector 0 0 1
1098 flash write_bank 0 u-boot.bin 0x0
1099 flash protect 0 0 1 on
1101 # Reboot from scratch using that new boot loader.
1106 You may need more complicated utility procedures when booting
1108 That often involves an extra bootloader stage,
1109 running from on-chip SRAM to perform DDR RAM setup so it can load
1110 the main bootloader code (which won't fit into that SRAM).
1112 Other helper scripts might be used to write production system images,
1113 involving considerably more than just a three stage bootloader.
1115 @section Target Software Changes
1117 Sometimes you may want to make some small changes to the software
1118 you're developing, to help make JTAG debugging work better.
1119 For example, in C or assembly language code you might
1120 use @code{#ifdef JTAG_DEBUG} (or its converse) around code
1121 handling issues like:
1125 @item @b{Watchdog Timers}...
1126 Watchog timers are typically used to automatically reset systems if
1127 some application task doesn't periodically reset the timer. (The
1128 assumption is that the system has locked up if the task can't run.)
1129 When a JTAG debugger halts the system, that task won't be able to run
1130 and reset the timer ... potentially causing resets in the middle of
1131 your debug sessions.
1133 It's rarely a good idea to disable such watchdogs, since their usage
1134 needs to be debugged just like all other parts of your firmware.
1135 That might however be your only option.
1137 Look instead for chip-specific ways to stop the watchdog from counting
1138 while the system is in a debug halt state. It may be simplest to set
1139 that non-counting mode in your debugger startup scripts. You may however
1140 need a different approach when, for example, a motor could be physically
1141 damaged by firmware remaining inactive in a debug halt state. That might
1142 involve a type of firmware mode where that "non-counting" mode is disabled
1143 at the beginning then re-enabled at the end; a watchdog reset might fire
1144 and complicate the debug session, but hardware (or people) would be
1145 protected.@footnote{Note that many systems support a "monitor mode" debug
1146 that is a somewhat cleaner way to address such issues. You can think of
1147 it as only halting part of the system, maybe just one task,
1148 instead of the whole thing.
1149 At this writing, January 2010, OpenOCD based debugging does not support
1150 monitor mode debug, only "halt mode" debug.}
1152 @item @b{ARM Semihosting}...
1153 @cindex ARM semihosting
1154 When linked with a special runtime library provided with many
1155 toolchains@footnote{See chapter 8 "Semihosting" in
1156 @uref{http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.dui0203i/DUI0203I_rvct_developer_guide.pdf,
1157 ARM DUI 0203I}, the "RealView Compilation Tools Developer Guide".
1158 The CodeSourcery EABI toolchain also includes a semihosting library.},
1159 your target code can use I/O facilities on the debug host. That library
1160 provides a small set of system calls which are handled by OpenOCD.
1161 It can let the debugger provide your system console and a file system,
1162 helping with early debugging or providing a more capable environment
1163 for sometimes-complex tasks like installing system firmware onto
1166 @item @b{ARM Wait-For-Interrupt}...
1167 Many ARM chips synchronize the JTAG clock using the core clock.
1168 Low power states which stop that core clock thus prevent JTAG access.
1169 Idle loops in tasking environments often enter those low power states
1170 via the @code{WFI} instruction (or its coprocessor equivalent, before ARMv7).
1172 You may want to @emph{disable that instruction} in source code,
1173 or otherwise prevent using that state,
1174 to ensure you can get JTAG access at any time.@footnote{As a more
1175 polite alternative, some processors have special debug-oriented
1176 registers which can be used to change various features including
1177 how the low power states are clocked while debugging.
1178 The STM32 DBGMCU_CR register is an example; at the cost of extra
1179 power consumption, JTAG can be used during low power states.}
1180 For example, the OpenOCD @command{halt} command may not
1181 work for an idle processor otherwise.
1183 @item @b{Delay after reset}...
1184 Not all chips have good support for debugger access
1185 right after reset; many LPC2xxx chips have issues here.
1186 Similarly, applications that reconfigure pins used for
1187 JTAG access as they start will also block debugger access.
1189 To work with boards like this, @emph{enable a short delay loop}
1190 the first thing after reset, before "real" startup activities.
1191 For example, one second's delay is usually more than enough
1192 time for a JTAG debugger to attach, so that
1193 early code execution can be debugged
1194 or firmware can be replaced.
1196 @item @b{Debug Communications Channel (DCC)}...
1197 Some processors include mechanisms to send messages over JTAG.
1198 Many ARM cores support these, as do some cores from other vendors.
1199 (OpenOCD may be able to use this DCC internally, speeding up some
1200 operations like writing to memory.)
1202 Your application may want to deliver various debugging messages
1203 over JTAG, by @emph{linking with a small library of code}
1204 provided with OpenOCD and using the utilities there to send
1205 various kinds of message.
1206 @xref{softwaredebugmessagesandtracing,,Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.
1210 @section Target Hardware Setup
1212 Chip vendors often provide software development boards which
1213 are highly configurable, so that they can support all options
1214 that product boards may require. @emph{Make sure that any
1215 jumpers or switches match the system configuration you are
1218 Common issues include:
1222 @item @b{JTAG setup} ...
1223 Boards may support more than one JTAG configuration.
1224 Examples include jumpers controlling pullups versus pulldowns
1225 on the nTRST and/or nSRST signals, and choice of connectors
1226 (e.g. which of two headers on the base board,
1227 or one from a daughtercard).
1228 For some Texas Instruments boards, you may need to jumper the
1229 EMU0 and EMU1 signals (which OpenOCD won't currently control).
1231 @item @b{Boot Modes} ...
1232 Complex chips often support multiple boot modes, controlled
1233 by external jumpers. Make sure this is set up correctly.
1234 For example many i.MX boards from NXP need to be jumpered
1235 to "ATX mode" to start booting using the on-chip ROM, when
1236 using second stage bootloader code stored in a NAND flash chip.
1238 Such explicit configuration is common, and not limited to
1239 booting from NAND. You might also need to set jumpers to
1240 start booting using code loaded from an MMC/SD card; external
1241 SPI flash; Ethernet, UART, or USB links; NOR flash; OneNAND
1242 flash; some external host; or various other sources.
1245 @item @b{Memory Addressing} ...
1246 Boards which support multiple boot modes may also have jumpers
1247 to configure memory addressing. One board, for example, jumpers
1248 external chipselect 0 (used for booting) to address either
1249 a large SRAM (which must be pre-loaded via JTAG), NOR flash,
1250 or NAND flash. When it's jumpered to address NAND flash, that
1251 board must also be told to start booting from on-chip ROM.
1253 Your @file{board.cfg} file may also need to be told this jumper
1254 configuration, so that it can know whether to declare NOR flash
1255 using @command{flash bank} or instead declare NAND flash with
1256 @command{nand device}; and likewise which probe to perform in
1257 its @code{reset-init} handler.
1259 A closely related issue is bus width. Jumpers might need to
1260 distinguish between 8 bit or 16 bit bus access for the flash
1261 used to start booting.
1263 @item @b{Peripheral Access} ...
1264 Development boards generally provide access to every peripheral
1265 on the chip, sometimes in multiple modes (such as by providing
1266 multiple audio codec chips).
1267 This interacts with software
1268 configuration of pin multiplexing, where for example a
1269 given pin may be routed either to the MMC/SD controller
1270 or the GPIO controller. It also often interacts with
1271 configuration jumpers. One jumper may be used to route
1272 signals to an MMC/SD card slot or an expansion bus (which
1273 might in turn affect booting); others might control which
1274 audio or video codecs are used.
1278 Plus you should of course have @code{reset-init} event handlers
1279 which set up the hardware to match that jumper configuration.
1280 That includes in particular any oscillator or PLL used to clock
1281 the CPU, and any memory controllers needed to access external
1282 memory and peripherals. Without such handlers, you won't be
1283 able to access those resources without working target firmware
1284 which can do that setup ... this can be awkward when you're
1285 trying to debug that target firmware. Even if there's a ROM
1286 bootloader which handles a few issues, it rarely provides full
1287 access to all board-specific capabilities.
1290 @node Config File Guidelines
1291 @chapter Config File Guidelines
1293 This chapter is aimed at any user who needs to write a config file,
1294 including developers and integrators of OpenOCD and any user who
1295 needs to get a new board working smoothly.
1296 It provides guidelines for creating those files.
1298 You should find the following directories under
1299 @t{$(INSTALLDIR)/scripts}, with config files maintained upstream. Use
1300 them as-is where you can; or as models for new files.
1302 @item @file{interface} ...
1303 These are for debug adapters. Files that specify configuration to use
1304 specific JTAG, SWD and other adapters go here.
1305 @item @file{board} ...
1306 Think Circuit Board, PWA, PCB, they go by many names. Board files
1307 contain initialization items that are specific to a board.
1309 They reuse target configuration files, since the same
1310 microprocessor chips are used on many boards,
1311 but support for external parts varies widely. For
1312 example, the SDRAM initialization sequence for the board, or the type
1313 of external flash and what address it uses. Any initialization
1314 sequence to enable that external flash or SDRAM should be found in the
1315 board file. Boards may also contain multiple targets: two CPUs; or
1317 @item @file{target} ...
1318 Think chip. The ``target'' directory represents the JTAG TAPs
1320 which OpenOCD should control, not a board. Two common types of targets
1321 are ARM chips and FPGA or CPLD chips.
1322 When a chip has multiple TAPs (maybe it has both ARM and DSP cores),
1323 the target config file defines all of them.
1324 @item @emph{more} ... browse for other library files which may be useful.
1325 For example, there are various generic and CPU-specific utilities.
1328 The @file{openocd.cfg} user config
1329 file may override features in any of the above files by
1330 setting variables before sourcing the target file, or by adding
1331 commands specific to their situation.
1333 @section Interface Config Files
1335 The user config file
1336 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1339 source [find interface/FOOBAR.cfg]
1342 A preconfigured interface file should exist for every debug adapter
1343 in use today with OpenOCD.
1344 That said, perhaps some of these config files
1345 have only been used by the developer who created it.
1347 A separate chapter gives information about how to set these up.
1348 @xref{Debug Adapter Configuration}.
1349 Read the OpenOCD source code (and Developer's Guide)
1350 if you have a new kind of hardware interface
1351 and need to provide a driver for it.
1353 @section Board Config Files
1354 @cindex config file, board
1355 @cindex board config file
1357 The user config file
1358 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1361 source [find board/FOOBAR.cfg]
1364 The point of a board config file is to package everything
1365 about a given board that user config files need to know.
1366 In summary the board files should contain (if present)
1369 @item One or more @command{source [find target/...cfg]} statements
1370 @item NOR flash configuration (@pxref{norconfiguration,,NOR Configuration})
1371 @item NAND flash configuration (@pxref{nandconfiguration,,NAND Configuration})
1372 @item Target @code{reset} handlers for SDRAM and I/O configuration
1373 @item JTAG adapter reset configuration (@pxref{Reset Configuration})
1374 @item All things that are not ``inside a chip''
1377 Generic things inside target chips belong in target config files,
1378 not board config files. So for example a @code{reset-init} event
1379 handler should know board-specific oscillator and PLL parameters,
1380 which it passes to target-specific utility code.
1382 The most complex task of a board config file is creating such a
1383 @code{reset-init} event handler.
1384 Define those handlers last, after you verify the rest of the board
1385 configuration works.
1387 @subsection Communication Between Config files
1389 In addition to target-specific utility code, another way that
1390 board and target config files communicate is by following a
1391 convention on how to use certain variables.
1393 The full Tcl/Tk language supports ``namespaces'', but Jim-Tcl does not.
1394 Thus the rule we follow in OpenOCD is this: Variables that begin with
1395 a leading underscore are temporary in nature, and can be modified and
1396 used at will within a target configuration file.
1398 Complex board config files can do the things like this,
1399 for a board with three chips:
1402 # Chip #1: PXA270 for network side, big endian
1403 set CHIPNAME network
1405 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1406 # on return: _TARGETNAME = network.cpu
1407 # other commands can refer to the "network.cpu" target.
1408 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1410 # Chip #2: PXA270 for video side, little endian
1413 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1414 # on return: _TARGETNAME = video.cpu
1415 # other commands can refer to the "video.cpu" target.
1416 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1418 # Chip #3: Xilinx FPGA for glue logic
1421 source [find target/spartan3.cfg]
1424 That example is oversimplified because it doesn't show any flash memory,
1425 or the @code{reset-init} event handlers to initialize external DRAM
1426 or (assuming it needs it) load a configuration into the FPGA.
1427 Such features are usually needed for low-level work with many boards,
1428 where ``low level'' implies that the board initialization software may
1429 not be working. (That's a common reason to need JTAG tools. Another
1430 is to enable working with microcontroller-based systems, which often
1431 have no debugging support except a JTAG connector.)
1433 Target config files may also export utility functions to board and user
1434 config files. Such functions should use name prefixes, to help avoid
1437 Board files could also accept input variables from user config files.
1438 For example, there might be a @code{J4_JUMPER} setting used to identify
1439 what kind of flash memory a development board is using, or how to set
1440 up other clocks and peripherals.
1442 @subsection Variable Naming Convention
1443 @cindex variable names
1445 Most boards have only one instance of a chip.
1446 However, it should be easy to create a board with more than
1447 one such chip (as shown above).
1448 Accordingly, we encourage these conventions for naming
1449 variables associated with different @file{target.cfg} files,
1450 to promote consistency and
1451 so that board files can override target defaults.
1453 Inputs to target config files include:
1456 @item @code{CHIPNAME} ...
1457 This gives a name to the overall chip, and is used as part of
1458 tap identifier dotted names.
1459 While the default is normally provided by the chip manufacturer,
1460 board files may need to distinguish between instances of a chip.
1461 @item @code{ENDIAN} ...
1462 By default @option{little} - although chips may hard-wire @option{big}.
1463 Chips that can't change endianness don't need to use this variable.
1464 @item @code{CPUTAPID} ...
1465 When OpenOCD examines the JTAG chain, it can be told verify the
1466 chips against the JTAG IDCODE register.
1467 The target file will hold one or more defaults, but sometimes the
1468 chip in a board will use a different ID (perhaps a newer revision).
1471 Outputs from target config files include:
1474 @item @code{_TARGETNAME} ...
1475 By convention, this variable is created by the target configuration
1476 script. The board configuration file may make use of this variable to
1477 configure things like a ``reset init'' script, or other things
1478 specific to that board and that target.
1479 If the chip has 2 targets, the names are @code{_TARGETNAME0},
1480 @code{_TARGETNAME1}, ... etc.
1483 @subsection The reset-init Event Handler
1484 @cindex event, reset-init
1485 @cindex reset-init handler
1487 Board config files run in the OpenOCD configuration stage;
1488 they can't use TAPs or targets, since they haven't been
1490 This means you can't write memory or access chip registers;
1491 you can't even verify that a flash chip is present.
1492 That's done later in event handlers, of which the target @code{reset-init}
1493 handler is one of the most important.
1495 Except on microcontrollers, the basic job of @code{reset-init} event
1496 handlers is setting up flash and DRAM, as normally handled by boot loaders.
1497 Microcontrollers rarely use boot loaders; they run right out of their
1498 on-chip flash and SRAM memory. But they may want to use one of these
1499 handlers too, if just for developer convenience.
1502 Because this is so very board-specific, and chip-specific, no examples
1504 Instead, look at the board config files distributed with OpenOCD.
1505 If you have a boot loader, its source code will help; so will
1506 configuration files for other JTAG tools
1507 (@pxref{translatingconfigurationfiles,,Translating Configuration Files}).
1510 Some of this code could probably be shared between different boards.
1511 For example, setting up a DRAM controller often doesn't differ by
1512 much except the bus width (16 bits or 32?) and memory timings, so a
1513 reusable TCL procedure loaded by the @file{target.cfg} file might take
1514 those as parameters.
1515 Similarly with oscillator, PLL, and clock setup;
1516 and disabling the watchdog.
1517 Structure the code cleanly, and provide comments to help
1518 the next developer doing such work.
1519 (@emph{You might be that next person} trying to reuse init code!)
1521 The last thing normally done in a @code{reset-init} handler is probing
1522 whatever flash memory was configured. For most chips that needs to be
1523 done while the associated target is halted, either because JTAG memory
1524 access uses the CPU or to prevent conflicting CPU access.
1526 @subsection JTAG Clock Rate
1528 Before your @code{reset-init} handler has set up
1529 the PLLs and clocking, you may need to run with
1530 a low JTAG clock rate.
1531 @xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}.
1532 Then you'd increase that rate after your handler has
1533 made it possible to use the faster JTAG clock.
1534 When the initial low speed is board-specific, for example
1535 because it depends on a board-specific oscillator speed, then
1536 you should probably set it up in the board config file;
1537 if it's target-specific, it belongs in the target config file.
1539 For most ARM-based processors the fastest JTAG clock@footnote{A FAQ
1540 @uref{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} gives details.}
1541 is one sixth of the CPU clock; or one eighth for ARM11 cores.
1542 Consult chip documentation to determine the peak JTAG clock rate,
1543 which might be less than that.
1546 On most ARMs, JTAG clock detection is coupled to the core clock, so
1547 software using a @option{wait for interrupt} operation blocks JTAG access.
1548 Adaptive clocking provides a partial workaround, but a more complete
1549 solution just avoids using that instruction with JTAG debuggers.
1552 If both the chip and the board support adaptive clocking,
1553 use the @command{jtag_rclk}
1554 command, in case your board is used with JTAG adapter which
1555 also supports it. Otherwise use @command{adapter_khz}.
1556 Set the slow rate at the beginning of the reset sequence,
1557 and the faster rate as soon as the clocks are at full speed.
1559 @anchor{theinitboardprocedure}
1560 @subsection The init_board procedure
1561 @cindex init_board procedure
1563 The concept of @code{init_board} procedure is very similar to @code{init_targets}
1564 (@xref{theinittargetsprocedure,,The init_targets procedure}.) - it's a replacement of ``linear''
1565 configuration scripts. This procedure is meant to be executed when OpenOCD enters run stage
1566 (@xref{enteringtherunstage,,Entering the Run Stage},) after @code{init_targets}. The idea to have
1567 separate @code{init_targets} and @code{init_board} procedures is to allow the first one to configure
1568 everything target specific (internal flash, internal RAM, etc.) and the second one to configure
1569 everything board specific (reset signals, chip frequency, reset-init event handler, external memory, etc.).
1570 Additionally ``linear'' board config file will most likely fail when target config file uses
1571 @code{init_targets} scheme (``linear'' script is executed before @code{init} and @code{init_targets} - after),
1572 so separating these two configuration stages is very convenient, as the easiest way to overcome this
1573 problem is to convert board config file to use @code{init_board} procedure. Board config scripts don't
1574 need to override @code{init_targets} defined in target config files when they only need to add some specifics.
1576 Just as @code{init_targets}, the @code{init_board} procedure can be overridden by ``next level'' script (which sources
1577 the original), allowing greater code reuse.
1580 ### board_file.cfg ###
1582 # source target file that does most of the config in init_targets
1583 source [find target/target.cfg]
1585 proc enable_fast_clock @{@} @{
1586 # enables fast on-board clock source
1587 # configures the chip to use it
1590 # initialize only board specifics - reset, clock, adapter frequency
1591 proc init_board @{@} @{
1592 reset_config trst_and_srst trst_pulls_srst
1594 $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-init @{
1602 @section Target Config Files
1603 @cindex config file, target
1604 @cindex target config file
1606 Board config files communicate with target config files using
1607 naming conventions as described above, and may source one or
1608 more target config files like this:
1611 source [find target/FOOBAR.cfg]
1614 The point of a target config file is to package everything
1615 about a given chip that board config files need to know.
1616 In summary the target files should contain
1620 @item Add TAPs to the scan chain
1621 @item Add CPU targets (includes GDB support)
1622 @item CPU/Chip/CPU-Core specific features
1626 As a rule of thumb, a target file sets up only one chip.
1627 For a microcontroller, that will often include a single TAP,
1628 which is a CPU needing a GDB target, and its on-chip flash.
1630 More complex chips may include multiple TAPs, and the target
1631 config file may need to define them all before OpenOCD
1632 can talk to the chip.
1633 For example, some phone chips have JTAG scan chains that include
1634 an ARM core for operating system use, a DSP,
1635 another ARM core embedded in an image processing engine,
1636 and other processing engines.
1638 @subsection Default Value Boiler Plate Code
1640 All target configuration files should start with code like this,
1641 letting board config files express environment-specific
1642 differences in how things should be set up.
1645 # Boards may override chip names, perhaps based on role,
1646 # but the default should match what the vendor uses
1647 if @{ [info exists CHIPNAME] @} @{
1648 set _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME
1650 set _CHIPNAME sam7x256
1653 # ONLY use ENDIAN with targets that can change it.
1654 if @{ [info exists ENDIAN] @} @{
1660 # TAP identifiers may change as chips mature, for example with
1661 # new revision fields (the "3" here). Pick a good default; you
1662 # can pass several such identifiers to the "jtag newtap" command.
1663 if @{ [info exists CPUTAPID ] @} @{
1664 set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
1666 set _CPUTAPID 0x3f0f0f0f
1669 @c but 0x3f0f0f0f is for an str73x part ...
1671 @emph{Remember:} Board config files may include multiple target
1672 config files, or the same target file multiple times
1673 (changing at least @code{CHIPNAME}).
1675 Likewise, the target configuration file should define
1676 @code{_TARGETNAME} (or @code{_TARGETNAME0} etc) and
1677 use it later on when defining debug targets:
1680 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1681 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1684 @subsection Adding TAPs to the Scan Chain
1685 After the ``defaults'' are set up,
1686 add the TAPs on each chip to the JTAG scan chain.
1687 @xref{TAP Declaration}, and the naming convention
1690 In the simplest case the chip has only one TAP,
1691 probably for a CPU or FPGA.
1692 The config file for the Atmel AT91SAM7X256
1693 looks (in part) like this:
1696 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
1699 A board with two such at91sam7 chips would be able
1700 to source such a config file twice, with different
1701 values for @code{CHIPNAME}, so
1702 it adds a different TAP each time.
1704 If there are nonzero @option{-expected-id} values,
1705 OpenOCD attempts to verify the actual tap id against those values.
1706 It will issue error messages if there is mismatch, which
1707 can help to pinpoint problems in OpenOCD configurations.
1710 JTAG tap: sam7x256.cpu tap/device found: 0x3f0f0f0f
1711 (Manufacturer: 0x787, Part: 0xf0f0, Version: 0x3)
1712 ERROR: Tap: sam7x256.cpu - Expected id: 0x12345678, Got: 0x3f0f0f0f
1713 ERROR: expected: mfg: 0x33c, part: 0x2345, ver: 0x1
1714 ERROR: got: mfg: 0x787, part: 0xf0f0, ver: 0x3
1717 There are more complex examples too, with chips that have
1718 multiple TAPs. Ones worth looking at include:
1721 @item @file{target/omap3530.cfg} -- with disabled ARM and DSP,
1722 plus a JRC to enable them
1723 @item @file{target/str912.cfg} -- with flash, CPU, and boundary scan
1724 @item @file{target/ti_dm355.cfg} -- with ETM, ARM, and JRC (this JRC
1725 is not currently used)
1728 @subsection Add CPU targets
1730 After adding a TAP for a CPU, you should set it up so that
1731 GDB and other commands can use it.
1732 @xref{CPU Configuration}.
1733 For the at91sam7 example above, the command can look like this;
1734 note that @code{$_ENDIAN} is not needed, since OpenOCD defaults
1735 to little endian, and this chip doesn't support changing that.
1738 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1739 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1742 Work areas are small RAM areas associated with CPU targets.
1743 They are used by OpenOCD to speed up downloads,
1744 and to download small snippets of code to program flash chips.
1745 If the chip includes a form of ``on-chip-ram'' - and many do - define
1746 a work area if you can.
1747 Again using the at91sam7 as an example, this can look like:
1750 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x00200000 \
1751 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
1754 @anchor{definecputargetsworkinginsmp}
1755 @subsection Define CPU targets working in SMP
1757 After setting targets, you can define a list of targets working in SMP.
1760 set _TARGETNAME_1 $_CHIPNAME.cpu1
1761 set _TARGETNAME_2 $_CHIPNAME.cpu2
1762 target create $_TARGETNAME_1 cortex_a -chain-position $_CHIPNAME.dap \
1763 -coreid 0 -dbgbase $_DAP_DBG1
1764 target create $_TARGETNAME_2 cortex_a -chain-position $_CHIPNAME.dap \
1765 -coreid 1 -dbgbase $_DAP_DBG2
1766 #define 2 targets working in smp.
1767 target smp $_CHIPNAME.cpu2 $_CHIPNAME.cpu1
1769 In the above example on cortex_a, 2 cpus are working in SMP.
1770 In SMP only one GDB instance is created and :
1772 @item a set of hardware breakpoint sets the same breakpoint on all targets in the list.
1773 @item halt command triggers the halt of all targets in the list.
1774 @item resume command triggers the write context and the restart of all targets in the list.
1775 @item following a breakpoint: the target stopped by the breakpoint is displayed to the GDB session.
1776 @item dedicated GDB serial protocol packets are implemented for switching/retrieving the target
1777 displayed by the GDB session @pxref{usingopenocdsmpwithgdb,,Using OpenOCD SMP with GDB}.
1780 The SMP behaviour can be disabled/enabled dynamically. On cortex_a following
1781 command have been implemented.
1783 @item cortex_a smp_on : enable SMP mode, behaviour is as described above.
1784 @item cortex_a smp_off : disable SMP mode, the current target is the one
1785 displayed in the GDB session, only this target is now controlled by GDB
1786 session. This behaviour is useful during system boot up.
1787 @item cortex_a smp_gdb : display/fix the core id displayed in GDB session see
1794 #0 : coreid 0 is displayed to GDB ,
1795 #-> -1 : next resume triggers a real resume
1796 > cortex_a smp_gdb 1
1798 #0 :coreid 0 is displayed to GDB ,
1799 #->1 : next resume displays coreid 1 to GDB
1803 #1 :coreid 1 is displayed to GDB ,
1804 #->1 : next resume displays coreid 1 to GDB
1805 > cortex_a smp_gdb -1
1807 #1 :coreid 1 is displayed to GDB,
1808 #->-1 : next resume triggers a real resume
1812 @subsection Chip Reset Setup
1814 As a rule, you should put the @command{reset_config} command
1815 into the board file. Most things you think you know about a
1816 chip can be tweaked by the board.
1818 Some chips have specific ways the TRST and SRST signals are
1819 managed. In the unusual case that these are @emph{chip specific}
1820 and can never be changed by board wiring, they could go here.
1821 For example, some chips can't support JTAG debugging without
1824 Provide a @code{reset-assert} event handler if you can.
1825 Such a handler uses JTAG operations to reset the target,
1826 letting this target config be used in systems which don't
1827 provide the optional SRST signal, or on systems where you
1828 don't want to reset all targets at once.
1829 Such a handler might write to chip registers to force a reset,
1830 use a JRC to do that (preferable -- the target may be wedged!),
1831 or force a watchdog timer to trigger.
1832 (For Cortex-M targets, this is not necessary. The target
1833 driver knows how to use trigger an NVIC reset when SRST is
1836 Some chips need special attention during reset handling if
1837 they're going to be used with JTAG.
1838 An example might be needing to send some commands right
1839 after the target's TAP has been reset, providing a
1840 @code{reset-deassert-post} event handler that writes a chip
1841 register to report that JTAG debugging is being done.
1842 Another would be reconfiguring the watchdog so that it stops
1843 counting while the core is halted in the debugger.
1845 JTAG clocking constraints often change during reset, and in
1846 some cases target config files (rather than board config files)
1847 are the right places to handle some of those issues.
1848 For example, immediately after reset most chips run using a
1849 slower clock than they will use later.
1850 That means that after reset (and potentially, as OpenOCD
1851 first starts up) they must use a slower JTAG clock rate
1852 than they will use later.
1853 @xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}.
1855 @quotation Important
1856 When you are debugging code that runs right after chip
1857 reset, getting these issues right is critical.
1858 In particular, if you see intermittent failures when
1859 OpenOCD verifies the scan chain after reset,
1860 look at how you are setting up JTAG clocking.
1863 @anchor{theinittargetsprocedure}
1864 @subsection The init_targets procedure
1865 @cindex init_targets procedure
1867 Target config files can either be ``linear'' (script executed line-by-line when parsed in
1868 configuration stage, @xref{configurationstage,,Configuration Stage},) or they can contain a special
1869 procedure called @code{init_targets}, which will be executed when entering run stage
1870 (after parsing all config files or after @code{init} command, @xref{enteringtherunstage,,Entering the Run Stage}.)
1871 Such procedure can be overriden by ``next level'' script (which sources the original).
1872 This concept faciliates code reuse when basic target config files provide generic configuration
1873 procedures and @code{init_targets} procedure, which can then be sourced and enchanced or changed in
1874 a ``more specific'' target config file. This is not possible with ``linear'' config scripts,
1875 because sourcing them executes every initialization commands they provide.
1878 ### generic_file.cfg ###
1880 proc setup_my_chip @{chip_name flash_size ram_size@} @{
1881 # basic initialization procedure ...
1884 proc init_targets @{@} @{
1885 # initializes generic chip with 4kB of flash and 1kB of RAM
1886 setup_my_chip MY_GENERIC_CHIP 4096 1024
1889 ### specific_file.cfg ###
1891 source [find target/generic_file.cfg]
1893 proc init_targets @{@} @{
1894 # initializes specific chip with 128kB of flash and 64kB of RAM
1895 setup_my_chip MY_CHIP_WITH_128K_FLASH_64KB_RAM 131072 65536
1899 The easiest way to convert ``linear'' config files to @code{init_targets} version is to
1900 enclose every line of ``code'' (i.e. not @code{source} commands, procedures, etc.) in this procedure.
1902 For an example of this scheme see LPC2000 target config files.
1904 The @code{init_boards} procedure is a similar concept concerning board config files
1905 (@xref{theinitboardprocedure,,The init_board procedure}.)
1907 @anchor{theinittargeteventsprocedure}
1908 @subsection The init_target_events procedure
1909 @cindex init_target_events procedure
1911 A special procedure called @code{init_target_events} is run just after
1912 @code{init_targets} (@xref{theinittargetsprocedure,,The init_targets
1913 procedure}.) and before @code{init_board}
1914 (@xref{theinitboardprocedure,,The init_board procedure}.) It is used
1915 to set up default target events for the targets that do not have those
1916 events already assigned.
1918 @subsection ARM Core Specific Hacks
1920 If the chip has a DCC, enable it. If the chip is an ARM9 with some
1921 special high speed download features - enable it.
1923 If present, the MMU, the MPU and the CACHE should be disabled.
1925 Some ARM cores are equipped with trace support, which permits
1926 examination of the instruction and data bus activity. Trace
1927 activity is controlled through an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM)
1928 on one of the core's scan chains. The ETM emits voluminous data
1929 through a ``trace port''. (@xref{armhardwaretracing,,ARM Hardware Tracing}.)
1930 If you are using an external trace port,
1931 configure it in your board config file.
1932 If you are using an on-chip ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB),
1933 configure it in your target config file.
1936 etm config $_TARGETNAME 16 normal full etb
1937 etb config $_TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.etb
1940 @subsection Internal Flash Configuration
1942 This applies @b{ONLY TO MICROCONTROLLERS} that have flash built in.
1944 @b{Never ever} in the ``target configuration file'' define any type of
1945 flash that is external to the chip. (For example a BOOT flash on
1946 Chip Select 0.) Such flash information goes in a board file - not
1947 the TARGET (chip) file.
1951 @item at91sam7x256 - has 256K flash YES enable it.
1952 @item str912 - has flash internal YES enable it.
1953 @item imx27 - uses boot flash on CS0 - it goes in the board file.
1954 @item pxa270 - again - CS0 flash - it goes in the board file.
1957 @anchor{translatingconfigurationfiles}
1958 @section Translating Configuration Files
1960 If you have a configuration file for another hardware debugger
1961 or toolset (Abatron, BDI2000, BDI3000, CCS,
1962 Lauterbach, SEGGER, Macraigor, etc.), translating
1963 it into OpenOCD syntax is often quite straightforward. The most tricky
1964 part of creating a configuration script is oftentimes the reset init
1965 sequence where e.g. PLLs, DRAM and the like is set up.
1967 One trick that you can use when translating is to write small
1968 Tcl procedures to translate the syntax into OpenOCD syntax. This
1969 can avoid manual translation errors and make it easier to
1970 convert other scripts later on.
1972 Example of transforming quirky arguments to a simple search and
1976 # Lauterbach syntax(?)
1978 # Data.Set c15:0x042f %long 0x40000015
1980 # OpenOCD syntax when using procedure below.
1982 # setc15 0x01 0x00050078
1984 proc setc15 @{regs value@} @{
1987 echo [format "set p15 0x%04x, 0x%08x" $regs $value]
1989 arm mcr 15 [expr ($regs>>12)&0x7] \
1990 [expr ($regs>>0)&0xf] [expr ($regs>>4)&0xf] \
1991 [expr ($regs>>8)&0x7] $value
1997 @node Daemon Configuration
1998 @chapter Daemon Configuration
1999 @cindex initialization
2000 The commands here are commonly found in the openocd.cfg file and are
2001 used to specify what TCP/IP ports are used, and how GDB should be
2004 @anchor{configurationstage}
2005 @section Configuration Stage
2006 @cindex configuration stage
2007 @cindex config command
2009 When the OpenOCD server process starts up, it enters a
2010 @emph{configuration stage} which is the only time that
2011 certain commands, @emph{configuration commands}, may be issued.
2012 Normally, configuration commands are only available
2013 inside startup scripts.
2015 In this manual, the definition of a configuration command is
2016 presented as a @emph{Config Command}, not as a @emph{Command}
2017 which may be issued interactively.
2018 The runtime @command{help} command also highlights configuration
2019 commands, and those which may be issued at any time.
2021 Those configuration commands include declaration of TAPs,
2023 the interface used for JTAG communication,
2024 and other basic setup.
2025 The server must leave the configuration stage before it
2026 may access or activate TAPs.
2027 After it leaves this stage, configuration commands may no
2030 @anchor{enteringtherunstage}
2031 @section Entering the Run Stage
2033 The first thing OpenOCD does after leaving the configuration
2034 stage is to verify that it can talk to the scan chain
2035 (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
2036 It will warn if it doesn't find TAPs it expects to find,
2037 or finds TAPs that aren't supposed to be there.
2038 You should see no errors at this point.
2039 If you see errors, resolve them by correcting the
2040 commands you used to configure the server.
2041 Common errors include using an initial JTAG speed that's too
2042 fast, and not providing the right IDCODE values for the TAPs
2045 Once OpenOCD has entered the run stage, a number of commands
2047 A number of these relate to the debug targets you may have declared.
2048 For example, the @command{mww} command will not be available until
2049 a target has been successfuly instantiated.
2050 If you want to use those commands, you may need to force
2051 entry to the run stage.
2053 @deffn {Config Command} init
2054 This command terminates the configuration stage and
2055 enters the run stage. This helps when you need to have
2056 the startup scripts manage tasks such as resetting the target,
2057 programming flash, etc. To reset the CPU upon startup, add "init" and
2058 "reset" at the end of the config script or at the end of the OpenOCD
2059 command line using the @option{-c} command line switch.
2061 If this command does not appear in any startup/configuration file
2062 OpenOCD executes the command for you after processing all
2063 configuration files and/or command line options.
2065 @b{NOTE:} This command normally occurs at or near the end of your
2066 openocd.cfg file to force OpenOCD to ``initialize'' and make the
2067 targets ready. For example: If your openocd.cfg file needs to
2068 read/write memory on your target, @command{init} must occur before
2069 the memory read/write commands. This includes @command{nand probe}.
2072 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} jtag_init
2073 This is invoked at server startup to verify that it can talk
2074 to the scan chain (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
2076 The default implementation first tries @command{jtag arp_init},
2077 which uses only a lightweight JTAG reset before examining the
2079 If that fails, it tries again, using a harder reset
2080 from the overridable procedure @command{init_reset}.
2082 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
2084 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
2085 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
2089 @section TCP/IP Ports
2094 The OpenOCD server accepts remote commands in several syntaxes.
2095 Each syntax uses a different TCP/IP port, which you may specify
2096 only during configuration (before those ports are opened).
2098 For reasons including security, you may wish to prevent remote
2099 access using one or more of these ports.
2100 In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as zero.
2101 If you disable all access through TCP/IP, you will need to
2102 use the command line @option{-pipe} option.
2104 @deffn {Command} gdb_port [number]
2106 Normally gdb listens to a TCP/IP port, but GDB can also
2107 communicate via pipes(stdin/out or named pipes). The name
2108 "gdb_port" stuck because it covers probably more than 90% of
2109 the normal use cases.
2111 No arguments reports GDB port. "pipe" means listen to stdin
2112 output to stdout, an integer is base port number, "disable"
2113 disables the gdb server.
2115 When using "pipe", also use log_output to redirect the log
2116 output to a file so as not to flood the stdin/out pipes.
2118 The -p/--pipe option is deprecated and a warning is printed
2119 as it is equivalent to passing in -c "gdb_port pipe; log_output openocd.log".
2121 Any other string is interpreted as named pipe to listen to.
2122 Output pipe is the same name as input pipe, but with 'o' appended,
2123 e.g. /var/gdb, /var/gdbo.
2125 The GDB port for the first target will be the base port, the
2126 second target will listen on gdb_port + 1, and so on.
2127 When not specified during the configuration stage,
2128 the port @var{number} defaults to 3333.
2130 Note: when using "gdb_port pipe", increasing the default remote timeout in
2131 gdb (with 'set remotetimeout') is recommended. An insufficient timeout may
2132 cause initialization to fail with "Unknown remote qXfer reply: OK".
2136 @deffn {Command} tcl_port [number]
2137 Specify or query the port used for a simplified RPC
2138 connection that can be used by clients to issue TCL commands and get the
2139 output from the Tcl engine.
2140 Intended as a machine interface.
2141 When not specified during the configuration stage,
2142 the port @var{number} defaults to 6666.
2146 @deffn {Command} telnet_port [number]
2147 Specify or query the
2148 port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections.
2149 This port is intended for interaction with one human through TCL commands.
2150 When not specified during the configuration stage,
2151 the port @var{number} defaults to 4444.
2152 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
2155 @anchor{gdbconfiguration}
2156 @section GDB Configuration
2158 @cindex GDB configuration
2159 You can reconfigure some GDB behaviors if needed.
2160 The ones listed here are static and global.
2161 @xref{targetconfiguration,,Target Configuration}, about configuring individual targets.
2162 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}, about configuring target-specific event handling.
2164 @anchor{gdbbreakpointoverride}
2165 @deffn {Command} gdb_breakpoint_override [@option{hard}|@option{soft}|@option{disable}]
2166 Force breakpoint type for gdb @command{break} commands.
2167 This option supports GDB GUIs which don't
2168 distinguish hard versus soft breakpoints, if the default OpenOCD and
2169 GDB behaviour is not sufficient. GDB normally uses hardware
2170 breakpoints if the memory map has been set up for flash regions.
2173 @anchor{gdbflashprogram}
2174 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_flash_program (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2175 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to program the flash memory when a
2176 vFlash packet is received.
2177 The default behaviour is @option{enable}.
2180 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_memory_map (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2181 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to send the memory configuration to GDB when
2182 requested. GDB will then know when to set hardware breakpoints, and program flash
2183 using the GDB load command. @command{gdb_flash_program enable} must also be enabled
2184 for flash programming to work.
2185 Default behaviour is @option{enable}.
2186 @xref{gdbflashprogram,,gdb_flash_program}.
2189 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_report_data_abort (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2190 Specifies whether data aborts cause an error to be reported
2191 by GDB memory read packets.
2192 The default behaviour is @option{disable};
2193 use @option{enable} see these errors reported.
2196 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_target_description (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2197 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to send the target descriptions to gdb via qXfer:features:read packet.
2198 The default behaviour is @option{enable}.
2201 @deffn {Command} gdb_save_tdesc
2202 Saves the target descripton file to the local file system.
2204 The file name is @i{target_name}.xml.
2207 @anchor{eventpolling}
2208 @section Event Polling
2210 Hardware debuggers are parts of asynchronous systems,
2211 where significant events can happen at any time.
2212 The OpenOCD server needs to detect some of these events,
2213 so it can report them to through TCL command line
2216 Examples of such events include:
2219 @item One of the targets can stop running ... maybe it triggers
2220 a code breakpoint or data watchpoint, or halts itself.
2221 @item Messages may be sent over ``debug message'' channels ... many
2222 targets support such messages sent over JTAG,
2223 for receipt by the person debugging or tools.
2224 @item Loss of power ... some adapters can detect these events.
2225 @item Resets not issued through JTAG ... such reset sources
2226 can include button presses or other system hardware, sometimes
2227 including the target itself (perhaps through a watchdog).
2228 @item Debug instrumentation sometimes supports event triggering
2229 such as ``trace buffer full'' (so it can quickly be emptied)
2230 or other signals (to correlate with code behavior).
2233 None of those events are signaled through standard JTAG signals.
2234 However, most conventions for JTAG connectors include voltage
2235 level and system reset (SRST) signal detection.
2236 Some connectors also include instrumentation signals, which
2237 can imply events when those signals are inputs.
2239 In general, OpenOCD needs to periodically check for those events,
2240 either by looking at the status of signals on the JTAG connector
2241 or by sending synchronous ``tell me your status'' JTAG requests
2242 to the various active targets.
2243 There is a command to manage and monitor that polling,
2244 which is normally done in the background.
2246 @deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
2247 Poll the current target for its current state.
2248 (Also, @pxref{targetcurstate,,target curstate}.)
2249 If that target is in debug mode, architecture
2250 specific information about the current state is printed.
2251 An optional parameter
2252 allows background polling to be enabled and disabled.
2254 You could use this from the TCL command shell, or
2255 from GDB using @command{monitor poll} command.
2256 Leave background polling enabled while you're using GDB.
2259 background polling: on
2260 target state: halted
2261 target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
2262 current mode: Supervisor
2263 cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
2264 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
2269 @node Debug Adapter Configuration
2270 @chapter Debug Adapter Configuration
2271 @cindex config file, interface
2272 @cindex interface config file
2274 Correctly installing OpenOCD includes making your operating system give
2275 OpenOCD access to debug adapters. Once that has been done, Tcl commands
2276 are used to select which one is used, and to configure how it is used.
2279 Because OpenOCD started out with a focus purely on JTAG, you may find
2280 places where it wrongly presumes JTAG is the only transport protocol
2281 in use. Be aware that recent versions of OpenOCD are removing that
2282 limitation. JTAG remains more functional than most other transports.
2283 Other transports do not support boundary scan operations, or may be
2284 specific to a given chip vendor. Some might be usable only for
2285 programming flash memory, instead of also for debugging.
2288 Debug Adapters/Interfaces/Dongles are normally configured
2289 through commands in an interface configuration
2290 file which is sourced by your @file{openocd.cfg} file, or
2291 through a command line @option{-f interface/....cfg} option.
2294 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
2298 OpenOCD what type of JTAG adapter you have, and how to talk to it.
2299 A few cases are so simple that you only need to say what driver to use:
2306 Most adapters need a bit more configuration than that.
2309 @section Interface Configuration
2311 The interface command tells OpenOCD what type of debug adapter you are
2312 using. Depending on the type of adapter, you may need to use one or
2313 more additional commands to further identify or configure the adapter.
2315 @deffn {Config Command} {interface} name
2316 Use the interface driver @var{name} to connect to the
2320 @deffn Command {interface_list}
2321 List the debug adapter drivers that have been built into
2322 the running copy of OpenOCD.
2324 @deffn Command {interface transports} transport_name+
2325 Specifies the transports supported by this debug adapter.
2326 The adapter driver builds-in similar knowledge; use this only
2327 when external configuration (such as jumpering) changes what
2328 the hardware can support.
2333 @deffn Command {adapter_name}
2334 Returns the name of the debug adapter driver being used.
2337 @section Interface Drivers
2339 Each of the interface drivers listed here must be explicitly
2340 enabled when OpenOCD is configured, in order to be made
2341 available at run time.
2343 @deffn {Interface Driver} {amt_jtagaccel}
2344 Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
2345 connected to a PC's EPP mode parallel port.
2346 This defines some driver-specific commands:
2348 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
2349 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
2350 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
2353 @deffn {Config Command} rtck [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
2354 Displays status of RTCK option.
2355 Optionally sets that option first.
2359 @deffn {Interface Driver} {arm-jtag-ew}
2360 Olimex ARM-JTAG-EW USB adapter
2361 This has one driver-specific command:
2363 @deffn Command {armjtagew_info}
2368 @deffn {Interface Driver} {at91rm9200}
2369 Supports bitbanged JTAG from the local system,
2370 presuming that system is an Atmel AT91rm9200
2371 and a specific set of GPIOs is used.
2372 @c command: at91rm9200_device NAME
2373 @c chooses among list of bit configs ... only one option
2376 @deffn {Interface Driver} {cmsis-dap}
2377 ARM CMSIS-DAP compliant based adapter.
2379 @deffn {Config Command} {cmsis_dap_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
2380 The vendor ID and product ID of the CMSIS-DAP device. If not specified
2381 the driver will attempt to auto detect the CMSIS-DAP device.
2382 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
2384 cmsis_dap_vid_pid 0xc251 0xf001 0x0d28 0x0204
2388 @deffn {Config Command} {cmsis_dap_serial} [serial]
2389 Specifies the @var{serial} of the CMSIS-DAP device to use.
2390 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
2393 @deffn {Command} {cmsis-dap info}
2394 Display various device information, like hardware version, firmware version, current bus status.
2398 @deffn {Interface Driver} {dummy}
2399 A dummy software-only driver for debugging.
2402 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ep93xx}
2403 Cirrus Logic EP93xx based single-board computer bit-banging (in development)
2406 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ft2232}
2407 FTDI FT2232 (USB) based devices over one of the userspace libraries.
2409 Note that this driver has several flaws and the @command{ftdi} driver is
2410 recommended as its replacement.
2412 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
2413 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2415 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_device_desc} description
2416 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
2417 of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not
2418 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
2419 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
2422 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_serial} serial-number
2423 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the FTDI FT2232 device to use,
2424 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one FT2232 device
2425 is connected to the host.
2426 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
2427 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
2428 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
2431 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_layout} name
2432 Each vendor's FT2232 device can use different GPIO signals
2433 to control output-enables, reset signals, and LEDs.
2434 Currently valid layout @var{name} values include:
2436 @item @b{axm0432_jtag} Axiom AXM-0432
2437 @item @b{comstick} Hitex STR9 comstick
2438 @item @b{cortino} Hitex Cortino JTAG interface
2439 @item @b{evb_lm3s811} TI/Luminary Micro EVB_LM3S811 as a JTAG interface,
2440 either for the local Cortex-M3 (SRST only)
2441 or in a passthrough mode (neither SRST nor TRST)
2442 This layout can not support the SWO trace mechanism, and should be
2443 used only for older boards (before rev C).
2444 @item @b{luminary_icdi} This layout should be used with most TI/Luminary
2445 eval boards, including Rev C LM3S811 eval boards and the eponymous
2446 ICDI boards, to debug either the local Cortex-M3 or in passthrough mode
2447 to debug some other target. It can support the SWO trace mechanism.
2448 @item @b{flyswatter} Tin Can Tools Flyswatter
2449 @item @b{icebear} ICEbear JTAG adapter from Section 5
2450 @item @b{jtagkey} Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGkey-Tiny (and compatibles)
2451 @item @b{jtagkey2} Amontec JTAGkey2 (and compatibles)
2452 @item @b{m5960} American Microsystems M5960
2453 @item @b{olimex-jtag} Olimex ARM-USB-OCD and ARM-USB-Tiny
2454 @item @b{oocdlink} OOCDLink
2455 @c oocdlink ~= jtagkey_prototype_v1
2456 @item @b{redbee-econotag} Integrated with a Redbee development board.
2457 @item @b{redbee-usb} Integrated with a Redbee USB-stick development board.
2458 @item @b{sheevaplug} Marvell Sheevaplug development kit
2459 @item @b{signalyzer} Xverve Signalyzer
2460 @item @b{stm32stick} Hitex STM32 Performance Stick
2461 @item @b{turtelizer2} egnite Software turtelizer2
2462 @item @b{usbjtag} "USBJTAG-1" layout described in the OpenOCD diploma thesis
2466 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
2467 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
2468 default values are used.
2469 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
2471 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
2475 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_latency} ms
2476 On some systems using FT2232 based JTAG interfaces the FT_Read function call in
2477 ft2232_read() fails to return the expected number of bytes. This can be caused by
2478 USB communication delays and has proved hard to reproduce and debug. Setting the
2479 FT2232 latency timer to a larger value increases delays for short USB packets but it
2480 also reduces the risk of timeouts before receiving the expected number of bytes.
2481 The OpenOCD default value is 2 and for some systems a value of 10 has proved useful.
2484 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_channel} channel
2485 Used to select the channel of the ft2232 chip to use (between 1 and 4).
2486 The default value is 1.
2489 For example, the interface config file for a
2490 Turtelizer JTAG Adapter looks something like this:
2494 ft2232_device_desc "Turtelizer JTAG/RS232 Adapter"
2495 ft2232_layout turtelizer2
2496 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xbdc8
2500 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ftdi}
2501 This driver is for adapters using the MPSSE (Multi-Protocol Synchronous Serial
2502 Engine) mode built into many FTDI chips, such as the FT2232, FT4232 and FT232H.
2503 It is a complete rewrite to address a large number of problems with the ft2232
2506 The driver is using libusb-1.0 in asynchronous mode to talk to the FTDI device,
2507 bypassing intermediate libraries like libftdi of D2XX. Performance-wise it is
2508 consistently faster than the ft2232 driver, sometimes several times faster.
2510 A major improvement of this driver is that support for new FTDI based adapters
2511 can be added competely through configuration files, without the need to patch
2512 and rebuild OpenOCD.
2514 The driver uses a signal abstraction to enable Tcl configuration files to
2515 define outputs for one or several FTDI GPIO. These outputs can then be
2516 controlled using the @command{ftdi_set_signal} command. Special signal names
2517 are reserved for nTRST, nSRST and LED (for blink) so that they, if defined,
2518 will be used for their customary purpose.
2520 Depending on the type of buffer attached to the FTDI GPIO, the outputs have to
2521 be controlled differently. In order to support tristateable signals such as
2522 nSRST, both a data GPIO and an output-enable GPIO can be specified for each
2523 signal. The following output buffer configurations are supported:
2526 @item Push-pull with one FTDI output as (non-)inverted data line
2527 @item Open drain with one FTDI output as (non-)inverted output-enable
2528 @item Tristate with one FTDI output as (non-)inverted data line and another
2529 FTDI output as (non-)inverted output-enable
2530 @item Unbuffered, using the FTDI GPIO as a tristate output directly by
2531 switching data and direction as necessary
2534 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
2535 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2537 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
2538 The vendor ID and product ID of the adapter. If not specified, the FTDI
2539 default values are used.
2540 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
2542 ftdi_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
2546 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_device_desc} description
2547 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
2548 of the adapter. If not specified, the device description is ignored
2549 during device selection.
2552 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_serial} serial-number
2553 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the adapter to use,
2554 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one adapter
2555 is connected to the host.
2556 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
2557 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
2558 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
2561 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_location} <bus>:<port>[,<port>]...
2562 Specifies the physical USB port of the adapter to use. The path
2563 roots at @var{bus} and walks down the physical ports, with each
2564 @var{port} option specifying a deeper level in the bus topology, the last
2565 @var{port} denoting where the target adapter is actually plugged.
2566 The USB bus topology can be queried with the command @emph{lsusb -t}.
2568 This command is only available if your libusb1 is at least version 1.0.16.
2571 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_channel} channel
2572 Selects the channel of the FTDI device to use for MPSSE operations. Most
2573 adapters use the default, channel 0, but there are exceptions.
2576 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_layout_init} data direction
2577 Specifies the initial values of the FTDI GPIO data and direction registers.
2578 Each value is a 16-bit number corresponding to the concatenation of the high
2579 and low FTDI GPIO registers. The values should be selected based on the
2580 schematics of the adapter, such that all signals are set to safe levels with
2581 minimal impact on the target system. Avoid floating inputs, conflicting outputs
2582 and initially asserted reset signals.
2585 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_layout_signal} name [@option{-data}|@option{-ndata} data_mask] [@option{-oe}|@option{-noe} oe_mask] [@option{-alias}|@option{-nalias} name]
2586 Creates a signal with the specified @var{name}, controlled by one or more FTDI
2587 GPIO pins via a range of possible buffer connections. The masks are FTDI GPIO
2588 register bitmasks to tell the driver the connection and type of the output
2589 buffer driving the respective signal. @var{data_mask} is the bitmask for the
2590 pin(s) connected to the data input of the output buffer. @option{-ndata} is
2591 used with inverting data inputs and @option{-data} with non-inverting inputs.
2592 The @option{-oe} (or @option{-noe}) option tells where the output-enable (or
2593 not-output-enable) input to the output buffer is connected.
2595 Both @var{data_mask} and @var{oe_mask} need not be specified. For example, a
2596 simple open-collector transistor driver would be specified with @option{-oe}
2597 only. In that case the signal can only be set to drive low or to Hi-Z and the
2598 driver will complain if the signal is set to drive high. Which means that if
2599 it's a reset signal, @command{reset_config} must be specified as
2600 @option{srst_open_drain}, not @option{srst_push_pull}.
2602 A special case is provided when @option{-data} and @option{-oe} is set to the
2603 same bitmask. Then the FTDI pin is considered being connected straight to the
2604 target without any buffer. The FTDI pin is then switched between output and
2605 input as necessary to provide the full set of low, high and Hi-Z
2606 characteristics. In all other cases, the pins specified in a signal definition
2607 are always driven by the FTDI.
2609 If @option{-alias} or @option{-nalias} is used, the signal is created
2610 identical (or with data inverted) to an already specified signal
2614 @deffn {Command} {ftdi_set_signal} name @option{0}|@option{1}|@option{z}
2615 Set a previously defined signal to the specified level.
2617 @item @option{0}, drive low
2618 @item @option{1}, drive high
2619 @item @option{z}, set to high-impedance
2623 @deffn {Command} {ftdi_tdo_sample_edge} @option{rising}|@option{falling}
2624 Configure TCK edge at which the adapter samples the value of the TDO signal
2626 Due to signal propagation delays, sampling TDO on rising TCK can become quite
2627 peculiar at high JTAG clock speeds. However, FTDI chips offer a possiblity to sample
2628 TDO on falling edge of TCK. With some board/adapter configurations, this may increase
2629 stability at higher JTAG clocks.
2631 @item @option{rising}, sample TDO on rising edge of TCK - this is the default
2632 @item @option{falling}, sample TDO on falling edge of TCK
2636 For example adapter definitions, see the configuration files shipped in the
2637 @file{interface/ftdi} directory.
2641 @deffn {Interface Driver} {remote_bitbang}
2642 Drive JTAG from a remote process. This sets up a UNIX or TCP socket connection
2643 with a remote process and sends ASCII encoded bitbang requests to that process
2644 instead of directly driving JTAG.
2646 The remote_bitbang driver is useful for debugging software running on
2647 processors which are being simulated.
2649 @deffn {Config Command} {remote_bitbang_port} number
2650 Specifies the TCP port of the remote process to connect to or 0 to use UNIX
2651 sockets instead of TCP.
2654 @deffn {Config Command} {remote_bitbang_host} hostname
2655 Specifies the hostname of the remote process to connect to using TCP, or the
2656 name of the UNIX socket to use if remote_bitbang_port is 0.
2659 For example, to connect remotely via TCP to the host foobar you might have
2663 interface remote_bitbang
2664 remote_bitbang_port 3335
2665 remote_bitbang_host foobar
2668 To connect to another process running locally via UNIX sockets with socket
2672 interface remote_bitbang
2673 remote_bitbang_port 0
2674 remote_bitbang_host mysocket
2678 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usb_blaster}
2679 USB JTAG/USB-Blaster compatibles over one of the userspace libraries
2680 for FTDI chips. These interfaces have several commands, used to
2681 configure the driver before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2683 @deffn {Config Command} {usb_blaster_device_desc} description
2684 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
2685 of the FTDI FT245 device. If not
2686 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
2687 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
2690 @deffn {Config Command} {usb_blaster_vid_pid} vid pid
2691 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT245 device. If not specified,
2692 default values are used.
2693 Currently, only one @var{vid}, @var{pid} pair may be given, e.g. for
2694 Altera USB-Blaster (default):
2696 usb_blaster_vid_pid 0x09FB 0x6001
2698 The following VID/PID is for Kolja Waschk's USB JTAG:
2700 usb_blaster_vid_pid 0x16C0 0x06AD
2704 @deffn {Command} {usb_blaster_pin} (@option{pin6}|@option{pin8}) (@option{0}|@option{1}|@option{s}|@option{t})
2705 Sets the state or function of the unused GPIO pins on USB-Blasters
2706 (pins 6 and 8 on the female JTAG header). These pins can be used as
2707 SRST and/or TRST provided the appropriate connections are made on the
2710 For example, to use pin 6 as SRST:
2712 usb_blaster_pin pin6 s
2713 reset_config srst_only
2717 @deffn {Command} {usb_blaster_lowlevel_driver} (@option{ftdi}|@option{ftd2xx}|@option{ublast2})
2718 Chooses the low level access method for the adapter. If not specified,
2719 @option{ftdi} is selected unless it wasn't enabled during the
2720 configure stage. USB-Blaster II needs @option{ublast2}.
2723 @deffn {Command} {usb_blaster_firmware} @var{path}
2724 This command specifies @var{path} to access USB-Blaster II firmware
2725 image. To be used with USB-Blaster II only.
2730 @deffn {Interface Driver} {gw16012}
2731 Gateworks GW16012 JTAG programmer.
2732 This has one driver-specific command:
2734 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} [port_number]
2735 Display either the address of the I/O port
2736 (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
2737 If a parameter is provided, first switch to use that port.
2738 This is a write-once setting.
2742 @deffn {Interface Driver} {jlink}
2743 SEGGER J-Link family of USB adapters. It currently supports JTAG and SWD
2746 @quotation Compatibility Note
2747 SEGGER released many firmware versions for the many harware versions they
2748 produced. OpenOCD was extensively tested and intended to run on all of them,
2749 but some combinations were reported as incompatible. As a general
2750 recommendation, it is advisable to use the latest firmware version
2751 available for each hardware version. However the current V8 is a moving
2752 target, and SEGGER firmware versions released after the OpenOCD was
2753 released may not be compatible. In such cases it is recommended to
2754 revert to the last known functional version. For 0.5.0, this is from
2755 "Feb 8 2012 14:30:39", packed with 4.42c. For 0.6.0, the last known
2756 version is from "May 3 2012 18:36:22", packed with 4.46f.
2759 @deffn {Command} {jlink hwstatus}
2760 Display various hardware related information, for example target voltage and pin
2763 @deffn {Command} {jlink freemem}
2764 Display free device internal memory.
2766 @deffn {Command} {jlink jtag} [@option{2}|@option{3}]
2767 Set the JTAG command version to be used. Without argument, show the actual JTAG
2770 @deffn {Command} {jlink config}
2771 Display the device configuration.
2773 @deffn {Command} {jlink config targetpower} [@option{on}|@option{off}]
2774 Set the target power state on JTAG-pin 19. Without argument, show the target
2777 @deffn {Command} {jlink config mac} [@option{ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff}]
2778 Set the MAC address of the device. Without argument, show the MAC address.
2780 @deffn {Command} {jlink config ip} [@option{A.B.C.D}(@option{/E}|@option{F.G.H.I})]
2781 Set the IP configuration of the device, where A.B.C.D is the IP address, E the
2782 bit of the subnet mask and F.G.H.I the subnet mask. Without arguments, show the
2785 @deffn {Command} {jlink config usb} [@option{0} to @option{3}]
2786 Set the USB address of the device. This will also change the USB Product ID
2787 (PID) of the device. Without argument, show the USB address.
2789 @deffn {Command} {jlink config reset}
2790 Reset the current configuration.
2792 @deffn {Command} {jlink config write}
2793 Write the current configuration to the internal persistent storage.
2795 @deffn {Config} {jlink usb} <@option{0} to @option{3}>
2796 Set the USB address of the interface, in case more than one adapter is connected
2797 to the host. If not specified, USB addresses are not considered. Device
2798 selection via USB address is deprecated and the serial number should be used
2801 As a configuration command, it can be used only before 'init'.
2803 @deffn {Config} {jlink serial} <serial number>
2804 Set the serial number of the interface, in case more than one adapter is
2805 connected to the host. If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
2807 As a configuration command, it can be used only before 'init'.
2811 @deffn {Interface Driver} {parport}
2812 Supports PC parallel port bit-banging cables:
2813 Wigglers, PLD download cable, and more.
2814 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
2815 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2817 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_cable} name
2818 Set the layout of the parallel port cable used to connect to the target.
2819 This is a write-once setting.
2820 Currently valid cable @var{name} values include:
2823 @item @b{altium} Altium Universal JTAG cable.
2824 @item @b{arm-jtag} Same as original wiggler except SRST and
2825 TRST connections reversed and TRST is also inverted.
2826 @item @b{chameleon} The Amontec Chameleon's CPLD when operated
2827 in configuration mode. This is only used to
2828 program the Chameleon itself, not a connected target.
2829 @item @b{dlc5} The Xilinx Parallel cable III.
2830 @item @b{flashlink} The ST Parallel cable.
2831 @item @b{lattice} Lattice ispDOWNLOAD Cable
2832 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler} The Wiggler configuration that comes with
2834 Amontec's Chameleon Programmer. The new version available from
2835 the website uses the original Wiggler layout ('@var{wiggler}')
2836 @item @b{triton} The parallel port adapter found on the
2837 ``Karo Triton 1 Development Board''.
2838 This is also the layout used by the HollyGates design
2839 (see @uref{http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/jtag/}).
2840 @item @b{wiggler} The original Wiggler layout, also supported by
2841 several clones, such as the Olimex ARM-JTAG
2842 @item @b{wiggler2} Same as original wiggler except an led is fitted on D5.
2843 @item @b{wiggler_ntrst_inverted} Same as original wiggler except TRST is inverted.
2847 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} [port_number]
2848 Display either the address of the I/O port
2849 (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
2850 If a parameter is provided, first switch to use that port.
2851 This is a write-once setting.
2853 When using PPDEV to access the parallel port, use the number of the parallel port:
2854 @option{parport_port 0} (the default). If @option{parport_port 0x378} is specified
2855 you may encounter a problem.
2858 @deffn Command {parport_toggling_time} [nanoseconds]
2859 Displays how many nanoseconds the hardware needs to toggle TCK;
2860 the parport driver uses this value to obey the
2861 @command{adapter_khz} configuration.
2862 When the optional @var{nanoseconds} parameter is given,
2863 that setting is changed before displaying the current value.
2865 The default setting should work reasonably well on commodity PC hardware.
2866 However, you may want to calibrate for your specific hardware.
2868 To measure the toggling time with a logic analyzer or a digital storage
2869 oscilloscope, follow the procedure below:
2871 > parport_toggling_time 1000
2874 This sets the maximum JTAG clock speed of the hardware, but
2875 the actual speed probably deviates from the requested 500 kHz.
2876 Now, measure the time between the two closest spaced TCK transitions.
2877 You can use @command{runtest 1000} or something similar to generate a
2878 large set of samples.
2879 Update the setting to match your measurement:
2881 > parport_toggling_time <measured nanoseconds>
2883 Now the clock speed will be a better match for @command{adapter_khz rate}
2884 commands given in OpenOCD scripts and event handlers.
2886 You can do something similar with many digital multimeters, but note
2887 that you'll probably need to run the clock continuously for several
2888 seconds before it decides what clock rate to show. Adjust the
2889 toggling time up or down until the measured clock rate is a good
2890 match for the adapter_khz rate you specified; be conservative.
2894 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_write_on_exit} (@option{on}|@option{off})
2895 This will configure the parallel driver to write a known
2896 cable-specific value to the parallel interface on exiting OpenOCD.
2899 For example, the interface configuration file for a
2900 classic ``Wiggler'' cable on LPT2 might look something like this:
2905 parport_cable wiggler
2909 @deffn {Interface Driver} {presto}
2910 ASIX PRESTO USB JTAG programmer.
2911 @deffn {Config Command} {presto_serial} serial_string
2912 Configures the USB serial number of the Presto device to use.
2916 @deffn {Interface Driver} {rlink}
2917 Raisonance RLink USB adapter
2920 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usbprog}
2921 usbprog is a freely programmable USB adapter.
2924 @deffn {Interface Driver} {vsllink}
2925 vsllink is part of Versaloon which is a versatile USB programmer.
2928 This defines quite a few driver-specific commands,
2929 which are not currently documented here.
2933 @anchor{hla_interface}
2934 @deffn {Interface Driver} {hla}
2935 This is a driver that supports multiple High Level Adapters.
2936 This type of adapter does not expose some of the lower level api's
2937 that OpenOCD would normally use to access the target.
2939 Currently supported adapters include the ST STLINK and TI ICDI.
2940 STLINK firmware version >= V2.J21.S4 recommended due to issues with earlier
2941 versions of firmware where serial number is reset after first use. Suggest
2942 using ST firmware update utility to upgrade STLINK firmware even if current
2943 version reported is V2.J21.S4.
2945 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_device_desc} description
2946 Currently Not Supported.
2949 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_serial} serial
2950 Specifies the serial number of the adapter.
2953 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_layout} (@option{stlink}|@option{icdi})
2954 Specifies the adapter layout to use.
2957 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_vid_pid} vid pid
2958 The vendor ID and product ID of the device.
2961 @deffn {Command} {hla_command} command
2962 Execute a custom adapter-specific command. The @var{command} string is
2963 passed as is to the underlying adapter layout handler.
2967 @deffn {Interface Driver} {opendous}
2968 opendous-jtag is a freely programmable USB adapter.
2971 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ulink}
2972 This is the Keil ULINK v1 JTAG debugger.
2975 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ZY1000}
2976 This is the Zylin ZY1000 JTAG debugger.
2980 This defines some driver-specific commands,
2981 which are not currently documented here.
2984 @deffn Command power [@option{on}|@option{off}]
2985 Turn power switch to target on/off.
2986 No arguments: print status.
2989 @deffn {Interface Driver} {bcm2835gpio}
2990 This SoC is present in Raspberry Pi which is a cheap single-board computer
2991 exposing some GPIOs on its expansion header.
2993 The driver accesses memory-mapped GPIO peripheral registers directly
2994 for maximum performance, but the only possible race condition is for
2995 the pins' modes/muxing (which is highly unlikely), so it should be
2996 able to coexist nicely with both sysfs bitbanging and various
2997 peripherals' kernel drivers. The driver restores the previous
2998 configuration on exit.
3000 See @file{interface/raspberrypi-native.cfg} for a sample config and
3005 @section Transport Configuration
3007 As noted earlier, depending on the version of OpenOCD you use,
3008 and the debug adapter you are using,
3009 several transports may be available to
3010 communicate with debug targets (or perhaps to program flash memory).
3011 @deffn Command {transport list}
3012 displays the names of the transports supported by this
3016 @deffn Command {transport select} @option{transport_name}
3017 Select which of the supported transports to use in this OpenOCD session.
3019 When invoked with @option{transport_name}, attempts to select the named
3020 transport. The transport must be supported by the debug adapter
3021 hardware and by the version of OpenOCD you are using (including the
3024 If no transport has been selected and no @option{transport_name} is
3025 provided, @command{transport select} auto-selects the first transport
3026 supported by the debug adapter.
3028 @command{transport select} always returns the name of the session's selected
3032 @subsection JTAG Transport
3034 JTAG is the original transport supported by OpenOCD, and most
3035 of the OpenOCD commands support it.
3036 JTAG transports expose a chain of one or more Test Access Points (TAPs),
3037 each of which must be explicitly declared.
3038 JTAG supports both debugging and boundary scan testing.
3039 Flash programming support is built on top of debug support.
3041 JTAG transport is selected with the command @command{transport select
3042 jtag}. Unless your adapter uses @ref{hla_interface,the hla interface
3043 driver}, in which case the command is @command{transport select
3046 @subsection SWD Transport
3048 @cindex Serial Wire Debug
3049 SWD (Serial Wire Debug) is an ARM-specific transport which exposes one
3050 Debug Access Point (DAP, which must be explicitly declared.
3051 (SWD uses fewer signal wires than JTAG.)
3052 SWD is debug-oriented, and does not support boundary scan testing.
3053 Flash programming support is built on top of debug support.
3054 (Some processors support both JTAG and SWD.)
3056 SWD transport is selected with the command @command{transport select
3057 swd}. Unless your adapter uses @ref{hla_interface,the hla interface
3058 driver}, in which case the command is @command{transport select
3061 @deffn Command {swd newdap} ...
3062 Declares a single DAP which uses SWD transport.
3063 Parameters are currently the same as "jtag newtap" but this is
3066 @deffn Command {swd wcr trn prescale}
3067 Updates TRN (turnaraound delay) and prescaling.fields of the
3068 Wire Control Register (WCR).
3069 No parameters: displays current settings.
3072 @subsection SPI Transport
3074 @cindex Serial Peripheral Interface
3075 The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is a general purpose transport
3076 which uses four wire signaling. Some processors use it as part of a
3077 solution for flash programming.
3081 JTAG clock setup is part of system setup.
3082 It @emph{does not belong with interface setup} since any interface
3083 only knows a few of the constraints for the JTAG clock speed.
3084 Sometimes the JTAG speed is
3085 changed during the target initialization process: (1) slow at
3086 reset, (2) program the CPU clocks, (3) run fast.
3087 Both the "slow" and "fast" clock rates are functions of the
3088 oscillators used, the chip, the board design, and sometimes
3089 power management software that may be active.
3091 The speed used during reset, and the scan chain verification which
3092 follows reset, can be adjusted using a @code{reset-start}
3093 target event handler.
3094 It can then be reconfigured to a faster speed by a
3095 @code{reset-init} target event handler after it reprograms those
3096 CPU clocks, or manually (if something else, such as a boot loader,
3097 sets up those clocks).
3098 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}.
3099 When the initial low JTAG speed is a chip characteristic, perhaps
3100 because of a required oscillator speed, provide such a handler
3101 in the target config file.
3102 When that speed is a function of a board-specific characteristic
3103 such as which speed oscillator is used, it belongs in the board
3104 config file instead.
3105 In both cases it's safest to also set the initial JTAG clock rate
3106 to that same slow speed, so that OpenOCD never starts up using a
3107 clock speed that's faster than the scan chain can support.
3111 $_TARGET.cpu configure -event reset-start @{ jtag_rclk 3000 @}
3114 If your system supports adaptive clocking (RTCK), configuring
3115 JTAG to use that is probably the most robust approach.
3116 However, it introduces delays to synchronize clocks; so it
3117 may not be the fastest solution.
3119 @b{NOTE:} Script writers should consider using @command{jtag_rclk}
3120 instead of @command{adapter_khz}, but only for (ARM) cores and boards
3121 which support adaptive clocking.
3123 @deffn {Command} adapter_khz max_speed_kHz
3124 A non-zero speed is in KHZ. Hence: 3000 is 3mhz.
3125 JTAG interfaces usually support a limited number of
3126 speeds. The speed actually used won't be faster
3127 than the speed specified.
3129 Chip data sheets generally include a top JTAG clock rate.
3130 The actual rate is often a function of a CPU core clock,
3131 and is normally less than that peak rate.
3132 For example, most ARM cores accept at most one sixth of the CPU clock.
3134 Speed 0 (khz) selects RTCK method.
3135 @xref{faqrtck,,FAQ RTCK}.
3136 If your system uses RTCK, you won't need to change the
3137 JTAG clocking after setup.
3138 Not all interfaces, boards, or targets support ``rtck''.
3139 If the interface device can not
3140 support it, an error is returned when you try to use RTCK.
3143 @defun jtag_rclk fallback_speed_kHz
3144 @cindex adaptive clocking
3146 This Tcl proc (defined in @file{startup.tcl}) attempts to enable RTCK/RCLK.
3147 If that fails (maybe the interface, board, or target doesn't
3148 support it), falls back to the specified frequency.
3150 # Fall back to 3mhz if RTCK is not supported
3155 @node Reset Configuration
3156 @chapter Reset Configuration
3157 @cindex Reset Configuration
3159 Every system configuration may require a different reset
3160 configuration. This can also be quite confusing.
3161 Resets also interact with @var{reset-init} event handlers,
3162 which do things like setting up clocks and DRAM, and
3163 JTAG clock rates. (@xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}.)
3164 They can also interact with JTAG routers.
3165 Please see the various board files for examples.
3168 To maintainers and integrators:
3169 Reset configuration touches several things at once.
3170 Normally the board configuration file
3171 should define it and assume that the JTAG adapter supports
3172 everything that's wired up to the board's JTAG connector.
3174 However, the target configuration file could also make note
3175 of something the silicon vendor has done inside the chip,
3176 which will be true for most (or all) boards using that chip.
3177 And when the JTAG adapter doesn't support everything, the
3178 user configuration file will need to override parts of
3179 the reset configuration provided by other files.
3182 @section Types of Reset
3184 There are many kinds of reset possible through JTAG, but
3185 they may not all work with a given board and adapter.
3186 That's part of why reset configuration can be error prone.
3190 @emph{System Reset} ... the @emph{SRST} hardware signal
3191 resets all chips connected to the JTAG adapter, such as processors,
3192 power management chips, and I/O controllers. Normally resets triggered
3193 with this signal behave exactly like pressing a RESET button.
3195 @emph{JTAG TAP Reset} ... the @emph{TRST} hardware signal resets
3196 just the TAP controllers connected to the JTAG adapter.
3197 Such resets should not be visible to the rest of the system; resetting a
3198 device's TAP controller just puts that controller into a known state.
3200 @emph{Emulation Reset} ... many devices can be reset through JTAG
3201 commands. These resets are often distinguishable from system
3202 resets, either explicitly (a "reset reason" register says so)
3203 or implicitly (not all parts of the chip get reset).
3205 @emph{Other Resets} ... system-on-chip devices often support
3206 several other types of reset.
3207 You may need to arrange that a watchdog timer stops
3208 while debugging, preventing a watchdog reset.
3209 There may be individual module resets.
3212 In the best case, OpenOCD can hold SRST, then reset
3213 the TAPs via TRST and send commands through JTAG to halt the
3214 CPU at the reset vector before the 1st instruction is executed.
3215 Then when it finally releases the SRST signal, the system is
3216 halted under debugger control before any code has executed.
3217 This is the behavior required to support the @command{reset halt}
3218 and @command{reset init} commands; after @command{reset init} a
3219 board-specific script might do things like setting up DRAM.
3220 (@xref{resetcommand,,Reset Command}.)
3222 @anchor{srstandtrstissues}
3223 @section SRST and TRST Issues
3225 Because SRST and TRST are hardware signals, they can have a
3226 variety of system-specific constraints. Some of the most
3231 @item @emph{Signal not available} ... Some boards don't wire
3232 SRST or TRST to the JTAG connector. Some JTAG adapters don't
3233 support such signals even if they are wired up.
3234 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{signals} options to say
3235 when either of those signals is not connected.
3236 When SRST is not available, your code might not be able to rely
3237 on controllers having been fully reset during code startup.
3238 Missing TRST is not a problem, since JTAG-level resets can
3239 be triggered using with TMS signaling.
3241 @item @emph{Signals shorted} ... Sometimes a chip, board, or
3242 adapter will connect SRST to TRST, instead of keeping them separate.
3243 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{combination} options to say
3244 when those signals aren't properly independent.
3246 @item @emph{Timing} ... Reset circuitry like a resistor/capacitor
3247 delay circuit, reset supervisor, or on-chip features can extend
3248 the effect of a JTAG adapter's reset for some time after the adapter
3249 stops issuing the reset. For example, there may be chip or board
3250 requirements that all reset pulses last for at least a
3251 certain amount of time; and reset buttons commonly have
3252 hardware debouncing.
3253 Use the @command{adapter_nsrst_delay} and @command{jtag_ntrst_delay}
3254 commands to say when extra delays are needed.
3256 @item @emph{Drive type} ... Reset lines often have a pullup
3257 resistor, letting the JTAG interface treat them as open-drain
3258 signals. But that's not a requirement, so the adapter may need
3259 to use push/pull output drivers.
3260 Also, with weak pullups it may be advisable to drive
3261 signals to both levels (push/pull) to minimize rise times.
3262 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{trst_type} and
3263 @var{srst_type} parameters to say how to drive reset signals.
3265 @item @emph{Special initialization} ... Targets sometimes need
3266 special JTAG initialization sequences to handle chip-specific
3267 issues (not limited to errata).
3268 For example, certain JTAG commands might need to be issued while
3269 the system as a whole is in a reset state (SRST active)
3270 but the JTAG scan chain is usable (TRST inactive).
3271 Many systems treat combined assertion of SRST and TRST as a
3272 trigger for a harder reset than SRST alone.
3273 Such custom reset handling is discussed later in this chapter.
3276 There can also be other issues.
3277 Some devices don't fully conform to the JTAG specifications.
3278 Trivial system-specific differences are common, such as
3279 SRST and TRST using slightly different names.
3280 There are also vendors who distribute key JTAG documentation for
3281 their chips only to developers who have signed a Non-Disclosure
3284 Sometimes there are chip-specific extensions like a requirement to use
3285 the normally-optional TRST signal (precluding use of JTAG adapters which
3286 don't pass TRST through), or needing extra steps to complete a TAP reset.
3288 In short, SRST and especially TRST handling may be very finicky,
3289 needing to cope with both architecture and board specific constraints.
3291 @section Commands for Handling Resets
3293 @deffn {Command} adapter_nsrst_assert_width milliseconds
3294 Minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait
3295 after asserting nSRST (active-low system reset) before
3296 allowing it to be deasserted.
3299 @deffn {Command} adapter_nsrst_delay milliseconds
3300 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
3301 nSRST (active-low system reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
3302 When a board has a reset button connected to SRST line it will
3303 probably have hardware debouncing, implying you should use this.
3306 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_assert_width milliseconds
3307 Minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait
3308 after asserting nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before
3309 allowing it to be deasserted.
3312 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_delay milliseconds
3313 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
3314 nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
3317 @deffn {Command} reset_config mode_flag ...
3318 This command displays or modifies the reset configuration
3319 of your combination of JTAG board and target in target
3320 configuration scripts.
3322 Information earlier in this section describes the kind of problems
3323 the command is intended to address (@pxref{srstandtrstissues,,SRST and TRST Issues}).
3324 As a rule this command belongs only in board config files,
3325 describing issues like @emph{board doesn't connect TRST};
3326 or in user config files, addressing limitations derived
3327 from a particular combination of interface and board.
3328 (An unlikely example would be using a TRST-only adapter
3329 with a board that only wires up SRST.)
3331 The @var{mode_flag} options can be specified in any order, but only one
3332 of each type -- @var{signals}, @var{combination}, @var{gates},
3333 @var{trst_type}, @var{srst_type} and @var{connect_type}
3334 -- may be specified at a time.
3335 If you don't provide a new value for a given type, its previous
3336 value (perhaps the default) is unchanged.
3337 For example, this means that you don't need to say anything at all about
3338 TRST just to declare that if the JTAG adapter should want to drive SRST,
3339 it must explicitly be driven high (@option{srst_push_pull}).
3343 @var{signals} can specify which of the reset signals are connected.
3344 For example, If the JTAG interface provides SRST, but the board doesn't
3345 connect that signal properly, then OpenOCD can't use it.
3346 Possible values are @option{none} (the default), @option{trst_only},
3347 @option{srst_only} and @option{trst_and_srst}.
3350 If your board provides SRST and/or TRST through the JTAG connector,
3351 you must declare that so those signals can be used.
3355 The @var{combination} is an optional value specifying broken reset
3356 signal implementations.
3357 The default behaviour if no option given is @option{separate},
3358 indicating everything behaves normally.
3359 @option{srst_pulls_trst} states that the
3360 test logic is reset together with the reset of the system (e.g. NXP
3361 LPC2000, "broken" board layout), @option{trst_pulls_srst} says that
3362 the system is reset together with the test logic (only hypothetical, I
3363 haven't seen hardware with such a bug, and can be worked around).
3364 @option{combined} implies both @option{srst_pulls_trst} and
3365 @option{trst_pulls_srst}.
3368 The @var{gates} tokens control flags that describe some cases where
3369 JTAG may be unvailable during reset.
3370 @option{srst_gates_jtag} (default)
3371 indicates that asserting SRST gates the
3372 JTAG clock. This means that no communication can happen on JTAG
3373 while SRST is asserted.
3374 Its converse is @option{srst_nogate}, indicating that JTAG commands
3375 can safely be issued while SRST is active.
3378 The @var{connect_type} tokens control flags that describe some cases where
3379 SRST is asserted while connecting to the target. @option{srst_nogate}
3380 is required to use this option.
3381 @option{connect_deassert_srst} (default)
3382 indicates that SRST will not be asserted while connecting to the target.
3383 Its converse is @option{connect_assert_srst}, indicating that SRST will
3384 be asserted before any target connection.
3385 Only some targets support this feature, STM32 and STR9 are examples.
3386 This feature is useful if you are unable to connect to your target due
3387 to incorrect options byte config or illegal program execution.
3390 The optional @var{trst_type} and @var{srst_type} parameters allow the
3391 driver mode of each reset line to be specified. These values only affect
3392 JTAG interfaces with support for different driver modes, like the Amontec
3393 JTAGkey and JTAG Accelerator. Also, they are necessarily ignored if the
3394 relevant signal (TRST or SRST) is not connected.
3398 Possible @var{trst_type} driver modes for the test reset signal (TRST)
3399 are the default @option{trst_push_pull}, and @option{trst_open_drain}.
3400 Most boards connect this signal to a pulldown, so the JTAG TAPs
3401 never leave reset unless they are hooked up to a JTAG adapter.
3404 Possible @var{srst_type} driver modes for the system reset signal (SRST)
3405 are the default @option{srst_open_drain}, and @option{srst_push_pull}.
3406 Most boards connect this signal to a pullup, and allow the
3407 signal to be pulled low by various events including system
3408 powerup and pressing a reset button.
3412 @section Custom Reset Handling
3415 OpenOCD has several ways to help support the various reset
3416 mechanisms provided by chip and board vendors.
3417 The commands shown in the previous section give standard parameters.
3418 There are also @emph{event handlers} associated with TAPs or Targets.
3419 Those handlers are Tcl procedures you can provide, which are invoked
3420 at particular points in the reset sequence.
3422 @emph{When SRST is not an option} you must set
3423 up a @code{reset-assert} event handler for your target.
3424 For example, some JTAG adapters don't include the SRST signal;
3425 and some boards have multiple targets, and you won't always
3426 want to reset everything at once.
3428 After configuring those mechanisms, you might still
3429 find your board doesn't start up or reset correctly.
3430 For example, maybe it needs a slightly different sequence
3431 of SRST and/or TRST manipulations, because of quirks that
3432 the @command{reset_config} mechanism doesn't address;
3433 or asserting both might trigger a stronger reset, which
3434 needs special attention.
3436 Experiment with lower level operations, such as @command{jtag_reset}
3437 and the @command{jtag arp_*} operations shown here,
3438 to find a sequence of operations that works.
3439 @xref{JTAG Commands}.
3440 When you find a working sequence, it can be used to override
3441 @command{jtag_init}, which fires during OpenOCD startup
3442 (@pxref{configurationstage,,Configuration Stage});
3443 or @command{init_reset}, which fires during reset processing.
3445 You might also want to provide some project-specific reset
3446 schemes. For example, on a multi-target board the standard
3447 @command{reset} command would reset all targets, but you
3448 may need the ability to reset only one target at time and
3449 thus want to avoid using the board-wide SRST signal.
3451 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} init_reset mode
3452 This is invoked near the beginning of the @command{reset} command,
3453 usually to provide as much of a cold (power-up) reset as practical.
3454 By default it is also invoked from @command{jtag_init} if
3455 the scan chain does not respond to pure JTAG operations.
3456 The @var{mode} parameter is the parameter given to the
3457 low level reset command (@option{halt},
3458 @option{init}, or @option{run}), @option{setup},
3459 or potentially some other value.
3461 The default implementation just invokes @command{jtag arp_init-reset}.
3462 Replacements will normally build on low level JTAG
3463 operations such as @command{jtag_reset}.
3464 Operations here must not address individual TAPs
3465 (or their associated targets)
3466 until the JTAG scan chain has first been verified to work.
3468 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
3470 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
3471 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
3474 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init}
3475 This validates the scan chain using just the four
3476 standard JTAG signals (TMS, TCK, TDI, TDO).
3477 It starts by issuing a JTAG-only reset.
3478 Then it performs checks to verify that the scan chain configuration
3479 matches the TAPs it can observe.
3480 Those checks include checking IDCODE values for each active TAP,
3481 and verifying the length of their instruction registers using
3482 TAP @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} values.
3483 If these tests all pass, TAP @code{setup} events are
3484 issued to all TAPs with handlers for that event.
3487 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init-reset}
3488 This uses TRST and SRST to try resetting
3489 everything on the JTAG scan chain
3490 (and anything else connected to SRST).
3491 It then invokes the logic of @command{jtag arp_init}.
3495 @node TAP Declaration
3496 @chapter TAP Declaration
3497 @cindex TAP declaration
3498 @cindex TAP configuration
3500 @emph{Test Access Ports} (TAPs) are the core of JTAG.
3501 TAPs serve many roles, including:
3504 @item @b{Debug Target} A CPU TAP can be used as a GDB debug target.
3505 @item @b{Flash Programming} Some chips program the flash directly via JTAG.
3506 Others do it indirectly, making a CPU do it.
3507 @item @b{Program Download} Using the same CPU support GDB uses,
3508 you can initialize a DRAM controller, download code to DRAM, and then
3509 start running that code.
3510 @item @b{Boundary Scan} Most chips support boundary scan, which
3511 helps test for board assembly problems like solder bridges
3512 and missing connections.
3515 OpenOCD must know about the active TAPs on your board(s).
3516 Setting up the TAPs is the core task of your configuration files.
3517 Once those TAPs are set up, you can pass their names to code
3518 which sets up CPUs and exports them as GDB targets,
3519 probes flash memory, performs low-level JTAG operations, and more.
3521 @section Scan Chains
3524 TAPs are part of a hardware @dfn{scan chain},
3525 which is a daisy chain of TAPs.
3526 They also need to be added to
3527 OpenOCD's software mirror of that hardware list,
3528 giving each member a name and associating other data with it.
3529 Simple scan chains, with a single TAP, are common in
3530 systems with a single microcontroller or microprocessor.
3531 More complex chips may have several TAPs internally.
3532 Very complex scan chains might have a dozen or more TAPs:
3533 several in one chip, more in the next, and connecting
3534 to other boards with their own chips and TAPs.
3536 You can display the list with the @command{scan_chain} command.
3537 (Don't confuse this with the list displayed by the @command{targets}
3538 command, presented in the next chapter.
3539 That only displays TAPs for CPUs which are configured as
3541 Here's what the scan chain might look like for a chip more than one TAP:
3544 TapName Enabled IdCode Expected IrLen IrCap IrMask
3545 -- ------------------ ------- ---------- ---------- ----- ----- ------
3546 0 omap5912.dsp Y 0x03df1d81 0x03df1d81 38 0x01 0x03
3547 1 omap5912.arm Y 0x0692602f 0x0692602f 4 0x01 0x0f
3548 2 omap5912.unknown Y 0x00000000 0x00000000 8 0x01 0x03
3551 OpenOCD can detect some of that information, but not all
3552 of it. @xref{autoprobing,,Autoprobing}.
3553 Unfortunately, those TAPs can't always be autoconfigured,
3554 because not all devices provide good support for that.
3555 JTAG doesn't require supporting IDCODE instructions, and
3556 chips with JTAG routers may not link TAPs into the chain
3557 until they are told to do so.
3559 The configuration mechanism currently supported by OpenOCD
3560 requires explicit configuration of all TAP devices using
3561 @command{jtag newtap} commands, as detailed later in this chapter.
3562 A command like this would declare one tap and name it @code{chip1.cpu}:
3565 jtag newtap chip1 cpu -irlen 4 -expected-id 0x3ba00477
3568 Each target configuration file lists the TAPs provided
3570 Board configuration files combine all the targets on a board,
3572 Note that @emph{the order in which TAPs are declared is very important.}
3573 That declaration order must match the order in the JTAG scan chain,
3574 both inside a single chip and between them.
3575 @xref{faqtaporder,,FAQ TAP Order}.
3577 For example, the ST Microsystems STR912 chip has
3578 three separate TAPs@footnote{See the ST
3579 document titled: @emph{STR91xFAxxx, Section 3.15 Jtag Interface, Page:
3580 28/102, Figure 3: JTAG chaining inside the STR91xFA}.
3581 @url{http://eu.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/13495.pdf}}.
3582 To configure those taps, @file{target/str912.cfg}
3583 includes commands something like this:
3586 jtag newtap str912 flash ... params ...
3587 jtag newtap str912 cpu ... params ...
3588 jtag newtap str912 bs ... params ...
3591 Actual config files typically use a variable such as @code{$_CHIPNAME}
3592 instead of literals like @option{str912}, to support more than one chip
3593 of each type. @xref{Config File Guidelines}.
3595 @deffn Command {jtag names}
3596 Returns the names of all current TAPs in the scan chain.
3597 Use @command{jtag cget} or @command{jtag tapisenabled}
3598 to examine attributes and state of each TAP.
3600 foreach t [jtag names] @{
3601 puts [format "TAP: %s\n" $t]
3606 @deffn Command {scan_chain}
3607 Displays the TAPs in the scan chain configuration,
3609 The set of TAPs listed by this command is fixed by
3610 exiting the OpenOCD configuration stage,
3611 but systems with a JTAG router can
3612 enable or disable TAPs dynamically.
3615 @c FIXME! "jtag cget" should be able to return all TAP
3616 @c attributes, like "$target_name cget" does for targets.
3618 @c Probably want "jtag eventlist", and a "tap-reset" event
3619 @c (on entry to RESET state).
3624 When TAP objects are declared with @command{jtag newtap},
3625 a @dfn{dotted.name} is created for the TAP, combining the
3626 name of a module (usually a chip) and a label for the TAP.
3627 For example: @code{xilinx.tap}, @code{str912.flash},
3628 @code{omap3530.jrc}, @code{dm6446.dsp}, or @code{stm32.cpu}.
3629 Many other commands use that dotted.name to manipulate or
3630 refer to the TAP. For example, CPU configuration uses the
3631 name, as does declaration of NAND or NOR flash banks.
3633 The components of a dotted name should follow ``C'' symbol
3634 name rules: start with an alphabetic character, then numbers
3635 and underscores are OK; while others (including dots!) are not.
3637 @section TAP Declaration Commands
3639 @c shouldn't this be(come) a {Config Command}?
3640 @deffn Command {jtag newtap} chipname tapname configparams...
3641 Declares a new TAP with the dotted name @var{chipname}.@var{tapname},
3642 and configured according to the various @var{configparams}.
3644 The @var{chipname} is a symbolic name for the chip.
3645 Conventionally target config files use @code{$_CHIPNAME},
3646 defaulting to the model name given by the chip vendor but
3649 @cindex TAP naming convention
3650 The @var{tapname} reflects the role of that TAP,
3651 and should follow this convention:
3654 @item @code{bs} -- For boundary scan if this is a separate TAP;
3655 @item @code{cpu} -- The main CPU of the chip, alternatively
3656 @code{arm} and @code{dsp} on chips with both ARM and DSP CPUs,
3657 @code{arm1} and @code{arm2} on chips with two ARMs, and so forth;
3658 @item @code{etb} -- For an embedded trace buffer (example: an ARM ETB11);
3659 @item @code{flash} -- If the chip has a flash TAP, like the str912;
3660 @item @code{jrc} -- For JTAG route controller (example: the ICEPick modules
3661 on many Texas Instruments chips, like the OMAP3530 on Beagleboards);
3662 @item @code{tap} -- Should be used only for FPGA- or CPLD-like devices
3664 @item @code{unknownN} -- If you have no idea what the TAP is for (N is a number);
3665 @item @emph{when in doubt} -- Use the chip maker's name in their data sheet.
3666 For example, the Freescale i.MX31 has a SDMA (Smart DMA) with
3667 a JTAG TAP; that TAP should be named @code{sdma}.
3670 Every TAP requires at least the following @var{configparams}:
3673 @item @code{-irlen} @var{NUMBER}
3674 @*The length in bits of the
3675 instruction register, such as 4 or 5 bits.
3678 A TAP may also provide optional @var{configparams}:
3681 @item @code{-disable} (or @code{-enable})
3682 @*Use the @code{-disable} parameter to flag a TAP which is not
3683 linked into the scan chain after a reset using either TRST
3684 or the JTAG state machine's @sc{reset} state.
3685 You may use @code{-enable} to highlight the default state
3686 (the TAP is linked in).
3687 @xref{enablinganddisablingtaps,,Enabling and Disabling TAPs}.
3688 @item @code{-expected-id} @var{NUMBER}
3689 @*A non-zero @var{number} represents a 32-bit IDCODE
3690 which you expect to find when the scan chain is examined.
3691 These codes are not required by all JTAG devices.
3692 @emph{Repeat the option} as many times as required if more than one
3693 ID code could appear (for example, multiple versions).
3694 Specify @var{number} as zero to suppress warnings about IDCODE
3695 values that were found but not included in the list.
3697 Provide this value if at all possible, since it lets OpenOCD
3698 tell when the scan chain it sees isn't right. These values
3699 are provided in vendors' chip documentation, usually a technical
3700 reference manual. Sometimes you may need to probe the JTAG
3701 hardware to find these values.
3702 @xref{autoprobing,,Autoprobing}.
3703 @item @code{-ignore-version}
3704 @*Specify this to ignore the JTAG version field in the @code{-expected-id}
3705 option. When vendors put out multiple versions of a chip, or use the same
3706 JTAG-level ID for several largely-compatible chips, it may be more practical
3707 to ignore the version field than to update config files to handle all of
3708 the various chip IDs. The version field is defined as bit 28-31 of the IDCODE.
3709 @item @code{-ircapture} @var{NUMBER}
3710 @*The bit pattern loaded by the TAP into the JTAG shift register
3711 on entry to the @sc{ircapture} state, such as 0x01.
3712 JTAG requires the two LSBs of this value to be 01.
3713 By default, @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} are set
3714 up to verify that two-bit value. You may provide
3715 additional bits if you know them, or indicate that
3716 a TAP doesn't conform to the JTAG specification.
3717 @item @code{-irmask} @var{NUMBER}
3718 @*A mask used with @code{-ircapture}
3719 to verify that instruction scans work correctly.
3720 Such scans are not used by OpenOCD except to verify that
3721 there seems to be no problems with JTAG scan chain operations.
3725 @section Other TAP commands
3727 @deffn Command {jtag cget} dotted.name @option{-event} event_name
3728 @deffnx Command {jtag configure} dotted.name @option{-event} event_name handler
3729 At this writing this TAP attribute
3730 mechanism is used only for event handling.
3731 (It is not a direct analogue of the @code{cget}/@code{configure}
3732 mechanism for debugger targets.)
3733 See the next section for information about the available events.
3735 The @code{configure} subcommand assigns an event handler,
3736 a TCL string which is evaluated when the event is triggered.
3737 The @code{cget} subcommand returns that handler.
3744 OpenOCD includes two event mechanisms.
3745 The one presented here applies to all JTAG TAPs.
3746 The other applies to debugger targets,
3747 which are associated with certain TAPs.
3749 The TAP events currently defined are:
3752 @item @b{post-reset}
3753 @* The TAP has just completed a JTAG reset.
3754 The tap may still be in the JTAG @sc{reset} state.
3755 Handlers for these events might perform initialization sequences
3756 such as issuing TCK cycles, TMS sequences to ensure
3757 exit from the ARM SWD mode, and more.
3759 Because the scan chain has not yet been verified, handlers for these events
3760 @emph{should not issue commands which scan the JTAG IR or DR registers}
3761 of any particular target.
3762 @b{NOTE:} As this is written (September 2009), nothing prevents such access.
3764 @* The scan chain has been reset and verified.
3765 This handler may enable TAPs as needed.
3766 @item @b{tap-disable}
3767 @* The TAP needs to be disabled. This handler should
3768 implement @command{jtag tapdisable}
3769 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
3770 @item @b{tap-enable}
3771 @* The TAP needs to be enabled. This handler should
3772 implement @command{jtag tapenable}
3773 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
3776 If you need some action after each JTAG reset which isn't actually
3777 specific to any TAP (since you can't yet trust the scan chain's
3778 contents to be accurate), you might:
3781 jtag configure CHIP.jrc -event post-reset @{
3782 echo "JTAG Reset done"
3783 ... non-scan jtag operations to be done after reset
3788 @anchor{enablinganddisablingtaps}
3789 @section Enabling and Disabling TAPs
3790 @cindex JTAG Route Controller
3793 In some systems, a @dfn{JTAG Route Controller} (JRC)
3794 is used to enable and/or disable specific JTAG TAPs.
3795 Many ARM-based chips from Texas Instruments include
3796 an ``ICEPick'' module, which is a JRC.
3797 Such chips include DaVinci and OMAP3 processors.
3799 A given TAP may not be visible until the JRC has been
3800 told to link it into the scan chain; and if the JRC
3801 has been told to unlink that TAP, it will no longer
3803 Such routers address problems that JTAG ``bypass mode''
3807 @item The scan chain can only go as fast as its slowest TAP.
3808 @item Having many TAPs slows instruction scans, since all
3809 TAPs receive new instructions.
3810 @item TAPs in the scan chain must be powered up, which wastes
3811 power and prevents debugging some power management mechanisms.
3814 The IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard has no concept of a ``disabled'' tap,
3815 as implied by the existence of JTAG routers.
3816 However, the upcoming IEEE 1149.7 framework (layered on top of JTAG)
3817 does include a kind of JTAG router functionality.
3819 @c (a) currently the event handlers don't seem to be able to
3820 @c fail in a way that could lead to no-change-of-state.
3822 In OpenOCD, tap enabling/disabling is invoked by the Tcl commands
3823 shown below, and is implemented using TAP event handlers.
3824 So for example, when defining a TAP for a CPU connected to
3825 a JTAG router, your @file{target.cfg} file
3826 should define TAP event handlers using
3827 code that looks something like this:
3830 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-enable @{
3831 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
3833 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-disable @{
3834 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
3838 Then you might want that CPU's TAP enabled almost all the time:
3841 jtag configure $CHIP.jrc -event setup "jtag tapenable $CHIP.cpu"
3844 Note how that particular setup event handler declaration
3845 uses quotes to evaluate @code{$CHIP} when the event is configured.
3846 Using brackets @{ @} would cause it to be evaluated later,
3847 at runtime, when it might have a different value.
3849 @deffn Command {jtag tapdisable} dotted.name
3850 If necessary, disables the tap
3851 by sending it a @option{tap-disable} event.
3852 Returns the string "1" if the tap
3853 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
3854 and "0" if it is disabled.
3857 @deffn Command {jtag tapenable} dotted.name
3858 If necessary, enables the tap
3859 by sending it a @option{tap-enable} event.
3860 Returns the string "1" if the tap
3861 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
3862 and "0" if it is disabled.
3865 @deffn Command {jtag tapisenabled} dotted.name
3866 Returns the string "1" if the tap
3867 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
3868 and "0" if it is disabled.
3871 Humans will find the @command{scan_chain} command more helpful
3872 for querying the state of the JTAG taps.
3876 @anchor{autoprobing}
3877 @section Autoprobing
3879 @cindex JTAG autoprobe
3881 TAP configuration is the first thing that needs to be done
3882 after interface and reset configuration. Sometimes it's
3883 hard finding out what TAPs exist, or how they are identified.
3884 Vendor documentation is not always easy to find and use.
3886 To help you get past such problems, OpenOCD has a limited
3887 @emph{autoprobing} ability to look at the scan chain, doing
3888 a @dfn{blind interrogation} and then reporting the TAPs it finds.
3889 To use this mechanism, start the OpenOCD server with only data
3890 that configures your JTAG interface, and arranges to come up
3891 with a slow clock (many devices don't support fast JTAG clocks
3892 right when they come out of reset).
3894 For example, your @file{openocd.cfg} file might have:
3897 source [find interface/olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h.cfg]
3898 reset_config trst_and_srst
3902 When you start the server without any TAPs configured, it will
3903 attempt to autoconfigure the TAPs. There are two parts to this:
3906 @item @emph{TAP discovery} ...
3907 After a JTAG reset (sometimes a system reset may be needed too),
3908 each TAP's data registers will hold the contents of either the
3909 IDCODE or BYPASS register.
3910 If JTAG communication is working, OpenOCD will see each TAP,
3911 and report what @option{-expected-id} to use with it.
3912 @item @emph{IR Length discovery} ...
3913 Unfortunately JTAG does not provide a reliable way to find out
3914 the value of the @option{-irlen} parameter to use with a TAP
3916 If OpenOCD can discover the length of a TAP's instruction
3917 register, it will report it.
3918 Otherwise you may need to consult vendor documentation, such
3919 as chip data sheets or BSDL files.
3922 In many cases your board will have a simple scan chain with just
3923 a single device. Here's what OpenOCD reported with one board
3924 that's a bit more complex:
3928 There are no enabled taps. AUTO PROBING MIGHT NOT WORK!!
3929 AUTO auto0.tap - use "jtag newtap auto0 tap -expected-id 0x2b900f0f ..."
3930 AUTO auto1.tap - use "jtag newtap auto1 tap -expected-id 0x07926001 ..."
3931 AUTO auto2.tap - use "jtag newtap auto2 tap -expected-id 0x0b73b02f ..."
3932 AUTO auto0.tap - use "... -irlen 4"
3933 AUTO auto1.tap - use "... -irlen 4"
3934 AUTO auto2.tap - use "... -irlen 6"
3935 no gdb ports allocated as no target has been specified
3938 Given that information, you should be able to either find some existing
3939 config files to use, or create your own. If you create your own, you
3940 would configure from the bottom up: first a @file{target.cfg} file
3941 with these TAPs, any targets associated with them, and any on-chip
3942 resources; then a @file{board.cfg} with off-chip resources, clocking,
3945 @node CPU Configuration
3946 @chapter CPU Configuration
3949 This chapter discusses how to set up GDB debug targets for CPUs.
3950 You can also access these targets without GDB
3951 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands},
3952 and @ref{targetstatehandling,,Target State handling}) and
3953 through various kinds of NAND and NOR flash commands.
3954 If you have multiple CPUs you can have multiple such targets.
3956 We'll start by looking at how to examine the targets you have,
3957 then look at how to add one more target and how to configure it.
3959 @section Target List
3960 @cindex target, current
3961 @cindex target, list
3963 All targets that have been set up are part of a list,
3964 where each member has a name.
3965 That name should normally be the same as the TAP name.
3966 You can display the list with the @command{targets}
3968 This display often has only one CPU; here's what it might
3969 look like with more than one:
3971 TargetName Type Endian TapName State
3972 -- ------------------ ---------- ------ ------------------ ------------
3973 0* at91rm9200.cpu arm920t little at91rm9200.cpu running
3974 1 MyTarget cortex_m little mychip.foo tap-disabled
3977 One member of that list is the @dfn{current target}, which
3978 is implicitly referenced by many commands.
3979 It's the one marked with a @code{*} near the target name.
3980 In particular, memory addresses often refer to the address
3981 space seen by that current target.
3982 Commands like @command{mdw} (memory display words)
3983 and @command{flash erase_address} (erase NOR flash blocks)
3984 are examples; and there are many more.
3986 Several commands let you examine the list of targets:
3988 @deffn Command {target current}
3989 Returns the name of the current target.
3992 @deffn Command {target names}
3993 Lists the names of all current targets in the list.
3995 foreach t [target names] @{
3996 puts [format "Target: %s\n" $t]
4001 @c yep, "target list" would have been better.
4002 @c plus maybe "target setdefault".
4004 @deffn Command targets [name]
4005 @emph{Note: the name of this command is plural. Other target
4006 command names are singular.}
4008 With no parameter, this command displays a table of all known
4009 targets in a user friendly form.
4011 With a parameter, this command sets the current target to
4012 the given target with the given @var{name}; this is
4013 only relevant on boards which have more than one target.
4016 @section Target CPU Types
4020 Each target has a @dfn{CPU type}, as shown in the output of
4021 the @command{targets} command. You need to specify that type
4022 when calling @command{target create}.
4023 The CPU type indicates more than just the instruction set.
4024 It also indicates how that instruction set is implemented,
4025 what kind of debug support it integrates,
4026 whether it has an MMU (and if so, what kind),
4027 what core-specific commands may be available
4028 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands}),
4031 It's easy to see what target types are supported,
4032 since there's a command to list them.
4034 @anchor{targettypes}
4035 @deffn Command {target types}
4036 Lists all supported target types.
4037 At this writing, the supported CPU types are:
4040 @item @code{arm11} -- this is a generation of ARMv6 cores
4041 @item @code{arm720t} -- this is an ARMv4 core with an MMU
4042 @item @code{arm7tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
4043 @item @code{arm920t} -- this is an ARMv4 core with an MMU
4044 @item @code{arm926ejs} -- this is an ARMv5 core with an MMU
4045 @item @code{arm966e} -- this is an ARMv5 core
4046 @item @code{arm9tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
4047 @item @code{avr} -- implements Atmel's 8-bit AVR instruction set.
4048 (Support for this is preliminary and incomplete.)
4049 @item @code{cortex_a} -- this is an ARMv7 core with an MMU
4050 @item @code{cortex_m} -- this is an ARMv7 core, supporting only the
4051 compact Thumb2 instruction set.
4052 @item @code{dragonite} -- resembles arm966e
4053 @item @code{dsp563xx} -- implements Freescale's 24-bit DSP.
4054 (Support for this is still incomplete.)
4055 @item @code{fa526} -- resembles arm920 (w/o Thumb)
4056 @item @code{feroceon} -- resembles arm926
4057 @item @code{mips_m4k} -- a MIPS core
4058 @item @code{xscale} -- this is actually an architecture,
4059 not a CPU type. It is based on the ARMv5 architecture.
4060 @item @code{openrisc} -- this is an OpenRISC 1000 core.
4061 The current implementation supports three JTAG TAP cores:
4063 @item @code{OpenCores TAP} (See: @url{http://opencores.org/project,jtag})
4064 @item @code{Altera Virtual JTAG TAP} (See: @url{http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_virtualjtag.pdf})
4065 @item @code{Xilinx BSCAN_* virtual JTAG interface} (See: @url{http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx14_2/spartan6_hdl.pdf})
4067 And two debug interfaces cores:
4069 @item @code{Advanced debug interface} (See: @url{http://opencores.org/project,adv_debug_sys})
4070 @item @code{SoC Debug Interface} (See: @url{http://opencores.org/project,dbg_interface})
4075 To avoid being confused by the variety of ARM based cores, remember
4076 this key point: @emph{ARM is a technology licencing company}.
4077 (See: @url{http://www.arm.com}.)
4078 The CPU name used by OpenOCD will reflect the CPU design that was
4079 licenced, not a vendor brand which incorporates that design.
4080 Name prefixes like arm7, arm9, arm11, and cortex
4081 reflect design generations;
4082 while names like ARMv4, ARMv5, ARMv6, and ARMv7
4083 reflect an architecture version implemented by a CPU design.
4085 @anchor{targetconfiguration}
4086 @section Target Configuration
4088 Before creating a ``target'', you must have added its TAP to the scan chain.
4089 When you've added that TAP, you will have a @code{dotted.name}
4090 which is used to set up the CPU support.
4091 The chip-specific configuration file will normally configure its CPU(s)
4092 right after it adds all of the chip's TAPs to the scan chain.
4094 Although you can set up a target in one step, it's often clearer if you
4095 use shorter commands and do it in two steps: create it, then configure
4097 All operations on the target after it's created will use a new
4098 command, created as part of target creation.
4100 The two main things to configure after target creation are
4101 a work area, which usually has target-specific defaults even
4102 if the board setup code overrides them later;
4103 and event handlers (@pxref{targetevents,,Target Events}), which tend
4104 to be much more board-specific.
4105 The key steps you use might look something like this
4108 target create MyTarget cortex_m -chain-position mychip.cpu
4109 $MyTarget configure -work-area-phys 0x08000 -work-area-size 8096
4110 $MyTarget configure -event reset-deassert-pre @{ jtag_rclk 5 @}
4111 $MyTarget configure -event reset-init @{ myboard_reinit @}
4114 You should specify a working area if you can; typically it uses some
4116 Such a working area can speed up many things, including bulk
4117 writes to target memory;
4118 flash operations like checking to see if memory needs to be erased;
4119 GDB memory checksumming;
4123 On more complex chips, the work area can become
4124 inaccessible when application code
4125 (such as an operating system)
4126 enables or disables the MMU.
4127 For example, the particular MMU context used to acess the virtual
4128 address will probably matter ... and that context might not have
4129 easy access to other addresses needed.
4130 At this writing, OpenOCD doesn't have much MMU intelligence.
4133 It's often very useful to define a @code{reset-init} event handler.
4134 For systems that are normally used with a boot loader,
4135 common tasks include updating clocks and initializing memory
4137 That may be needed to let you write the boot loader into flash,
4138 in order to ``de-brick'' your board; or to load programs into
4139 external DDR memory without having run the boot loader.
4141 @deffn Command {target create} target_name type configparams...
4142 This command creates a GDB debug target that refers to a specific JTAG tap.
4143 It enters that target into a list, and creates a new
4144 command (@command{@var{target_name}}) which is used for various
4145 purposes including additional configuration.
4148 @item @var{target_name} ... is the name of the debug target.
4149 By convention this should be the same as the @emph{dotted.name}
4150 of the TAP associated with this target, which must be specified here
4151 using the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} configparam.
4153 This name is also used to create the target object command,
4154 referred to here as @command{$target_name},
4155 and in other places the target needs to be identified.
4156 @item @var{type} ... specifies the target type. @xref{targettypes,,target types}.
4157 @item @var{configparams} ... all parameters accepted by
4158 @command{$target_name configure} are permitted.
4159 If the target is big-endian, set it here with @code{-endian big}.
4161 You @emph{must} set the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} here.
4165 @deffn Command {$target_name configure} configparams...
4166 The options accepted by this command may also be
4167 specified as parameters to @command{target create}.
4168 Their values can later be queried one at a time by
4169 using the @command{$target_name cget} command.
4171 @emph{Warning:} changing some of these after setup is dangerous.
4172 For example, moving a target from one TAP to another;
4173 and changing its endianness.
4177 @item @code{-chain-position} @var{dotted.name} -- names the TAP
4178 used to access this target.