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4 @settitle OpenOCD User's Guide
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6 @direntry
7 * OpenOCD: (openocd). OpenOCD User's Guide
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16 This User's Guide documents
17 release @value{VERSION},
18 dated @value{UPDATED},
19 of the Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD).
20
21 @itemize @bullet
22 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 The OpenOCD Project
23 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2007-2008 Spencer Oliver @email{spen@@spen-soft.co.uk}
24 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008-2010 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
27 @end itemize
28
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39 @titlepage
40 @titlefont{@emph{Open On-Chip Debugger:}}
41 @sp 1
42 @title OpenOCD User's Guide
43 @subtitle for release @value{VERSION}
44 @subtitle @value{UPDATED}
45
46 @page
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51 @summarycontents
52 @contents
53
54 @ifnottex
55 @node Top
56 @top OpenOCD User's Guide
57
58 @insertcopying
59 @end ifnottex
60
61 @menu
62 * About:: About OpenOCD
63 * Developers:: OpenOCD 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 * NAND Flash Commands:: NAND Flash Commands
77 * PLD/FPGA Commands:: PLD/FPGA Commands
78 * General Commands:: General Commands
79 * Architecture and Core Commands:: Architecture and Core Commands
80 * JTAG Commands:: JTAG Commands
81 * Boundary Scan Commands:: Boundary Scan Commands
82 * TFTP:: TFTP
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
88
89 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
90 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
91 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
92 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
93 * OpenOCD Concept Index:: Concept Index
94 * Command and Driver Index:: Command and Driver Index
95 @end menu
96
97 @node About
98 @unnumbered About
99 @cindex about
100
101 OpenOCD was created by Dominic Rath as part of a diploma thesis written at the
102 University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (@uref{http://www.fh-augsburg.de}).
103 Since that time, the project has grown into an active open-source project,
104 supported by a diverse community of software and hardware developers from
105 around the world.
106
107 @section What is OpenOCD?
108 @cindex TAP
109 @cindex JTAG
110
111 The Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) aims to provide debugging,
112 in-system programming and boundary-scan testing for embedded target
113 devices.
114
115 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.
121
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.)
127
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 can be directly connected to the debug
132 host over USB (and sometimes also to power it over USB).
133
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
140 scan operations.
141
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 only supports
145 debugging, whereas JTAG also supports boundary scan operations.
146
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.)
151
152
153 @b{Dongles:} OpenOCD currently supports many types of hardware dongles: USB
154 based, parallel port based, and other standalone boxes that run
155 OpenOCD internally. @xref{Debug Adapter Hardware}.
156
157 @b{GDB Debug:} It allows ARM7 (ARM7TDMI and ARM720t), ARM9 (ARM920T,
158 ARM922T, ARM926EJ--S, ARM966E--S), XScale (PXA25x, IXP42x) and
159 Cortex-M3 (Stellaris LM3, ST STM32 and Energy Micro EFM32) based cores to be
160 debugged via the GDB protocol.
161
162 @b{Flash Programing:} Flash writing is supported for external CFI
163 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) controller is included.
167
168 @section OpenOCD Web Site
169
170 The OpenOCD web site provides the latest public news from the community:
171
172 @uref{http://openocd.sourceforge.net/}
173
174 @section Latest User's Guide:
175
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:
179
180 @uref{http://openocd.sourceforge.net/doc/html/index.html}
181
182 PDF form is likewise published at:
183
184 @uref{http://openocd.sourceforge.net/doc/pdf/openocd.pdf}
185
186 @section OpenOCD User's Forum
187
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.
193
194 @uref{http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewforum.php?f=18}
195
196 @section OpenOCD User's Mailing List
197
198 The OpenOCD User Mailing List provides the primary means of
199 communication between users:
200
201 @uref{https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/openocd-user}
202
203 @section OpenOCD IRC
204
205 Support can also be found on irc:
206 @uref{irc://irc.freenode.net/openocd}
207
208 @node Developers
209 @chapter OpenOCD Developer Resources
210 @cindex developers
211
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.
216
217 The resources in this chapter are available for developers wishing to explore
218 or expand the OpenOCD source code.
219
220 @section OpenOCD GIT Repository
221
222 During the 0.3.x release cycle, OpenOCD switched from Subversion to
223 a GIT repository hosted at SourceForge. The repository URL is:
224
225 @uref{git://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code}
226
227 or via http
228
229 @uref{http://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code}
230
231 You may prefer to use a mirror and the HTTP protocol:
232
233 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/r/openocd.git}
234
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:
240
241 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/w/openocd.git}
242
243 The @file{README} file contains the instructions for building the project
244 from the repository or a snapshot.
245
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.
250
251 @section Doxygen Developer Manual
252
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:
257
258 @uref{http://openocd.sourceforge.net/doc/doxygen/html/index.html}
259
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 in the top of the source tree.
263
264 @section OpenOCD Developer Mailing List
265
266 The OpenOCD Developer Mailing List provides the primary means of
267 communication between developers:
268
269 @uref{https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/openocd-devel}
270
271 Discuss and submit patches to this list.
272 The @file{HACKING} file contains basic information about how
273 to prepare patches.
274
275 @section OpenOCD Bug Database
276
277 During the 0.4.x release cycle the OpenOCD project team began
278 using Trac for its bug database:
279
280 @uref{https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/openocd}
281
282
283 @node Debug Adapter Hardware
284 @chapter Debug Adapter Hardware
285 @cindex dongles
286 @cindex FTDI
287 @cindex wiggler
288 @cindex zy1000
289 @cindex printer port
290 @cindex USB Adapter
291 @cindex RTCK
292
293 Defined: @b{dongle}: A small device that plugins into a computer and serves as
294 an adapter .... [snip]
295
296 In the OpenOCD case, this generally refers to @b{a small adapter} that
297 attaches to your computer via USB or the Parallel Printer Port. One
298 exception is the Zylin ZY1000, packaged as a small box you attach via
299 an ethernet cable. The Zylin ZY1000 has the advantage that it does not
300 require any drivers to be installed on the developer PC. It also has
301 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
302 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
303
304
305 @section Choosing a Dongle
306
307 There are several things you should keep in mind when choosing a dongle.
308
309 @enumerate
310 @item @b{Transport} Does it support the kind of communication that you need?
311 OpenOCD focusses mostly on JTAG. Your version may also support
312 other ways to communicate with target devices.
313 @item @b{Voltage} What voltage is your target - 1.8, 2.8, 3.3, or 5V?
314 Does your dongle support it? You might need a level converter.
315 @item @b{Pinout} What pinout does your target board use?
316 Does your dongle support it? You may be able to use jumper
317 wires, or an "octopus" connector, to convert pinouts.
318 @item @b{Connection} Does your computer have the USB, printer, or
319 Ethernet port needed?
320 @item @b{RTCK} Do you expect to use it with ARM chips and boards with
321 RTCK support? Also known as ``adaptive clocking''
322 @end enumerate
323
324 @section Stand-alone JTAG Probe
325
326 The ZY1000 from Ultimate Solutions is technically not a dongle but a
327 stand-alone JTAG probe that unlikemost dongles doesn’t require any drivers
328 running on the developers host computer.
329 Once installed on a network using DHCP or a static IP assignment, users can
330 access the ZY1000 probe locally or remotely from any host with access to the
331 IP address assigned to the probe.
332 The ZY1000 provides an intuitive web interface with direct access to the
333 OpenOCD debugger.
334 Users may also run a GDBSERVER directly on the ZY1000 to take full advantage
335 of GCC & GDB to debug any distribution of embedded Linux or NetBSD running on
336 the target.
337 The ZY1000 supports RTCK & RCLK or adaptive clocking and has a built-in relay
338 to power cycle the target remotely.
339
340 For more information, visit:
341
342 @b{ZY1000} See: @url{http://www.ultsol.com/index.php/component/content/article/8/33-zylin-zy1000-jtag-probe}
343
344 @section USB FT2232 Based
345
346 There are many USB JTAG dongles on the market, many of them are based
347 on a chip from ``Future Technology Devices International'' (FTDI)
348 known as the FTDI FT2232; this is a USB full speed (12 Mbps) chip.
349 See: @url{http://www.ftdichip.com} for more information.
350 In summer 2009, USB high speed (480 Mbps) versions of these FTDI
351 chips are starting to become available in JTAG adapters. Around 2012 a new
352 variant appeared - FT232H - this is a single-channel version of FT2232H.
353 (Adapters using those high speed FT2232H or FT232H chips may support adaptive
354 clocking.)
355
356 The FT2232 chips are flexible enough to support some other
357 transport options, such as SWD or the SPI variants used to
358 program some chips. They have two communications channels,
359 and one can be used for a UART adapter at the same time the
360 other one is used to provide a debug adapter.
361
362 Also, some development boards integrate an FT2232 chip to serve as
363 a built-in low cost debug adapter and usb-to-serial solution.
364
365 @itemize @bullet
366 @item @b{usbjtag}
367 @* Link @url{http://elk.informatik.fh-augsburg.de/hhweb/doc/openocd/usbjtag/usbjtag.html}
368 @item @b{jtagkey}
369 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey.shtml}
370 @item @b{jtagkey2}
371 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey2.shtml}
372 @item @b{oocdlink}
373 @* See: @url{http://www.oocdlink.com} By Joern Kaipf
374 @item @b{signalyzer}
375 @* See: @url{http://www.signalyzer.com}
376 @item @b{Stellaris Eval Boards}
377 @* See: @url{http://www.ti.com} - The Stellaris eval boards
378 bundle FT2232-based JTAG and SWD support, which can be used to debug
379 the Stellaris chips. Using separate JTAG adapters is optional.
380 These boards can also be used in a "pass through" mode as JTAG adapters
381 to other target boards, disabling the Stellaris chip.
382 @item @b{TI/Luminary ICDI}
383 @* See: @url{http://www.ti.com} - TI/Luminary In-Circuit Debug
384 Interface (ICDI) Boards are included in Stellaris LM3S9B9x
385 Evaluation Kits. Like the non-detachable FT2232 support on the other
386 Stellaris eval boards, they can be used to debug other target boards.
387 @item @b{olimex-jtag}
388 @* See: @url{http://www.olimex.com}
389 @item @b{Flyswatter/Flyswatter2}
390 @* See: @url{http://www.tincantools.com}
391 @item @b{turtelizer2}
392 @* See:
393 @uref{http://www.ethernut.de/en/hardware/turtelizer/index.html, Turtelizer 2}, or
394 @url{http://www.ethernut.de}
395 @item @b{comstick}
396 @* Link: @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=383}
397 @item @b{stm32stick}
398 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/stm32-stick}
399 @item @b{axm0432_jtag}
400 @* Axiom AXM-0432 Link @url{http://www.axman.com} - NOTE: This JTAG does not appear
401 to be available anymore as of April 2012.
402 @item @b{cortino}
403 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=cortino}
404 @item @b{dlp-usb1232h}
405 @* Link @url{http://www.dlpdesign.com/usb/usb1232h.shtml}
406 @item @b{digilent-hs1}
407 @* Link @url{http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?Prod=JTAG-HS1}
408 @item @b{opendous}
409 @* Link @url{http://code.google.com/p/opendous/wiki/JTAG} FT2232H-based
410 (OpenHardware).
411 @item @b{JTAG-lock-pick Tiny 2}
412 @* Link @url{http://www.distortec.com/jtag-lock-pick-tiny-2} FT232H-based
413 @end itemize
414
415 @section USB-JTAG / Altera USB-Blaster compatibles
416
417 These devices also show up as FTDI devices, but are not
418 protocol-compatible with the FT2232 devices. They are, however,
419 protocol-compatible among themselves. USB-JTAG devices typically consist
420 of a FT245 followed by a CPLD that understands a particular protocol,
421 or emulate this protocol using some other hardware.
422
423 They may appear under different USB VID/PID depending on the particular
424 product. The driver can be configured to search for any VID/PID pair
425 (see the section on driver commands).
426
427 @itemize
428 @item @b{USB-JTAG} Kolja Waschk's USB Blaster-compatible adapter
429 @* Link: @url{http://ixo-jtag.sourceforge.net/}
430 @item @b{Altera USB-Blaster}
431 @* Link: @url{http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_usb_blstr.pdf}
432 @end itemize
433
434 @section USB JLINK based
435 There are several OEM versions of the Segger @b{JLINK} adapter. It is
436 an example of a micro controller based JTAG adapter, it uses an
437 AT91SAM764 internally.
438
439 @itemize @bullet
440 @item @b{ATMEL SAMICE} Only works with ATMEL chips!
441 @* Link: @url{http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3892}
442 @item @b{SEGGER JLINK}
443 @* Link: @url{http://www.segger.com/jlink.html}
444 @item @b{IAR J-Link}
445 @* Link: @url{http://www.iar.com/en/products/hardware-debug-probes/iar-j-link/}
446 @end itemize
447
448 @section USB RLINK based
449 Raisonance has an adapter called @b{RLink}. It exists in a stripped-down form on the STM32 Primer,
450 permanently attached to the JTAG lines. It also exists on the STM32 Primer2, but that is wired for
451 SWD and not JTAG, thus not supported.
452
453 @itemize @bullet
454 @item @b{Raisonance RLink}
455 @* Link: @url{http://www.mcu-raisonance.com/~rlink-debugger-programmer__microcontrollers__tool~tool__T018:4cn9ziz4bnx6.html}
456 @item @b{STM32 Primer}
457 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer.php}
458 @item @b{STM32 Primer2}
459 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer2.php}
460 @end itemize
461
462 @section USB ST-LINK based
463 ST Micro has an adapter called @b{ST-LINK}.
464 They only work with ST Micro chips, notably STM32 and STM8.
465
466 @itemize @bullet
467 @item @b{ST-LINK}
468 @* This is available standalone and as part of some kits, eg. STM32VLDISCOVERY.
469 @* Link: @url{http://www.st.com/internet/evalboard/product/219866.jsp}
470 @item @b{ST-LINK/V2}
471 @* This is available standalone and as part of some kits, eg. STM32F4DISCOVERY.
472 @* Link: @url{http://www.st.com/internet/evalboard/product/251168.jsp}
473 @end itemize
474
475 For info the original ST-LINK enumerates using the mass storage usb class, however
476 it's implementation is completely broken. The result is this causes issues under linux.
477 The simplest solution is to get linux to ignore the ST-LINK using one of the following methods:
478 @itemize @bullet
479 @item modprobe -r usb-storage && modprobe usb-storage quirks=483:3744:i
480 @item add "options usb-storage quirks=483:3744:i" to /etc/modprobe.conf
481 @end itemize
482
483 @section USB TI/Stellaris ICDI based
484 Texas Instruments has an adapter called @b{ICDI}.
485 It is not to be confused with the FTDI based adapters that were originally fitted to their
486 evaluation boards. This is the adapter fitted to the Stellaris LaunchPad.
487
488 @section USB Other
489 @itemize @bullet
490 @item @b{USBprog}
491 @* Link: @url{http://shop.embedded-projects.net/} - which uses an Atmel MEGA32 and a UBN9604
492
493 @item @b{USB - Presto}
494 @* Link: @url{http://tools.asix.net/prg_presto.htm}
495
496 @item @b{Versaloon-Link}
497 @* Link: @url{http://www.versaloon.com}
498
499 @item @b{ARM-JTAG-EW}
500 @* Link: @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag-ew.html}
501
502 @item @b{Buspirate}
503 @* Link: @url{http://dangerousprototypes.com/bus-pirate-manual/}
504
505 @item @b{opendous}
506 @* Link: @url{http://code.google.com/p/opendous-jtag/} - which uses an AT90USB162
507
508 @item @b{estick}
509 @* Link: @url{http://code.google.com/p/estick-jtag/}
510
511 @item @b{Keil ULINK v1}
512 @* Link: @url{http://www.keil.com/ulink1/}
513 @end itemize
514
515 @section IBM PC Parallel Printer Port Based
516
517 The two well known ``JTAG Parallel Ports'' cables are the Xilnx DLC5
518 and the Macraigor Wiggler. There are many clones and variations of
519 these on the market.
520
521 Note that parallel ports are becoming much less common, so if you
522 have the choice you should probably avoid these adapters in favor
523 of USB-based ones.
524
525 @itemize @bullet
526
527 @item @b{Wiggler} - There are many clones of this.
528 @* Link: @url{http://www.macraigor.com/wiggler.htm}
529
530 @item @b{DLC5} - From XILINX - There are many clones of this
531 @* Link: Search the web for: ``XILINX DLC5'' - it is no longer
532 produced, PDF schematics are easily found and it is easy to make.
533
534 @item @b{Amontec - JTAG Accelerator}
535 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtag_accelerator.shtml}
536
537 @item @b{GW16402}
538 @* Link: @url{http://www.gateworks.com/products/avila_accessories/gw16042.php}
539
540 @item @b{Wiggler2}
541 @* Link: @url{http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/~michaels/index.php/hardware/armjtag}
542
543 @item @b{Wiggler_ntrst_inverted}
544 @* Yet another variation - See the source code, src/jtag/parport.c
545
546 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler}
547 @* Unknown - probably not on the market today
548
549 @item @b{arm-jtag}
550 @* Link: Most likely @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag.html} [another wiggler clone]
551
552 @item @b{chameleon}
553 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/chameleon.shtml}
554
555 @item @b{Triton}
556 @* Unknown.
557
558 @item @b{Lattice}
559 @* ispDownload from Lattice Semiconductor
560 @url{http://www.latticesemi.com/lit/docs/@/devtools/dlcable.pdf}
561
562 @item @b{flashlink}
563 @* From ST Microsystems;
564 @* Link: @url{http://www.st.com/internet/com/TECHNICAL_RESOURCES/TECHNICAL_LITERATURE/DATA_BRIEF/DM00039500.pdf}
565
566 @end itemize
567
568 @section Other...
569 @itemize @bullet
570
571 @item @b{ep93xx}
572 @* An EP93xx based Linux machine using the GPIO pins directly.
573
574 @item @b{at91rm9200}
575 @* Like the EP93xx - but an ATMEL AT91RM9200 based solution using the GPIO pins on the chip.
576
577 @item @b{bcm2835gpio}
578 @* A BCM2835-based board (e.g. Raspberry Pi) using the GPIO pins of the expansion header.
579
580 @end itemize
581
582 @node About Jim-Tcl
583 @chapter About Jim-Tcl
584 @cindex Jim-Tcl
585 @cindex tcl
586
587 OpenOCD uses a small ``Tcl Interpreter'' known as Jim-Tcl.
588 This programming language provides a simple and extensible
589 command interpreter.
590
591 All commands presented in this Guide are extensions to Jim-Tcl.
592 You can use them as simple commands, without needing to learn
593 much of anything about Tcl.
594 Alternatively, can write Tcl programs with them.
595
596 You can learn more about Jim at its website, @url{http://jim.berlios.de}.
597 There is an active and responsive community, get on the mailing list
598 if you have any questions. Jim-Tcl maintainers also lurk on the
599 OpenOCD mailing list.
600
601 @itemize @bullet
602 @item @b{Jim vs. Tcl}
603 @* Jim-Tcl is a stripped down version of the well known Tcl language,
604 which can be found here: @url{http://www.tcl.tk}. Jim-Tcl has far
605 fewer features. Jim-Tcl is several dozens of .C files and .H files and
606 implements the basic Tcl command set. In contrast: Tcl 8.6 is a
607 4.2 MB .zip file containing 1540 files.
608
609 @item @b{Missing Features}
610 @* Our practice has been: Add/clone the real Tcl feature if/when
611 needed. We welcome Jim-Tcl improvements, not bloat. Also there
612 are a large number of optional Jim-Tcl features that are not
613 enabled in OpenOCD.
614
615 @item @b{Scripts}
616 @* OpenOCD configuration scripts are Jim-Tcl Scripts. OpenOCD's
617 command interpreter today is a mixture of (newer)
618 Jim-Tcl commands, and (older) the orginal command interpreter.
619
620 @item @b{Commands}
621 @* At the OpenOCD telnet command line (or via the GDB monitor command) one
622 can type a Tcl for() loop, set variables, etc.
623 Some of the commands documented in this guide are implemented
624 as Tcl scripts, from a @file{startup.tcl} file internal to the server.
625
626 @item @b{Historical Note}
627 @* Jim-Tcl was introduced to OpenOCD in spring 2008. Fall 2010,
628 before OpenOCD 0.5 release OpenOCD switched to using Jim Tcl
629 as a git submodule, which greatly simplified upgrading Jim Tcl
630 to benefit from new features and bugfixes in Jim Tcl.
631
632 @item @b{Need a crash course in Tcl?}
633 @*@xref{Tcl Crash Course}.
634 @end itemize
635
636 @node Running
637 @chapter Running
638 @cindex command line options
639 @cindex logfile
640 @cindex directory search
641
642 Properly installing OpenOCD sets up your operating system to grant it access
643 to the debug adapters. On Linux, this usually involves installing a file
644 in @file{/etc/udev/rules.d,} so OpenOCD has permissions. MS-Windows needs
645 complex and confusing driver configuration for every peripheral. Such issues
646 are unique to each operating system, and are not detailed in this User's Guide.
647
648 Then later you will invoke the OpenOCD server, with various options to
649 tell it how each debug session should work.
650 The @option{--help} option shows:
651 @verbatim
652 bash$ openocd --help
653
654 --help | -h display this help
655 --version | -v display OpenOCD version
656 --file | -f use configuration file <name>
657 --search | -s dir to search for config files and scripts
658 --debug | -d set debug level <0-3>
659 --log_output | -l redirect log output to file <name>
660 --command | -c run <command>
661 @end verbatim
662
663 If you don't give any @option{-f} or @option{-c} options,
664 OpenOCD tries to read the configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}.
665 To specify one or more different
666 configuration files, use @option{-f} options. For example:
667
668 @example
669 openocd -f config1.cfg -f config2.cfg -f config3.cfg
670 @end example
671
672 Configuration files and scripts are searched for in
673 @enumerate
674 @item the current directory,
675 @item any search dir specified on the command line using the @option{-s} option,
676 @item any search dir specified using the @command{add_script_search_dir} command,
677 @item @file{$HOME/.openocd} (not on Windows),
678 @item the site wide script library @file{$pkgdatadir/site} and
679 @item the OpenOCD-supplied script library @file{$pkgdatadir/scripts}.
680 @end enumerate
681 The first found file with a matching file name will be used.
682
683 @quotation Note
684 Don't try to use configuration script names or paths which
685 include the "#" character. That character begins Tcl comments.
686 @end quotation
687
688 @section Simple setup, no customization
689
690 In the best case, you can use two scripts from one of the script
691 libraries, hook up your JTAG adapter, and start the server ... and
692 your JTAG setup will just work "out of the box". Always try to
693 start by reusing those scripts, but assume you'll need more
694 customization even if this works. @xref{OpenOCD Project Setup}.
695
696 If you find a script for your JTAG adapter, and for your board or
697 target, you may be able to hook up your JTAG adapter then start
698 the server like:
699
700 @example
701 openocd -f interface/ADAPTER.cfg -f board/MYBOARD.cfg
702 @end example
703
704 You might also need to configure which reset signals are present,
705 using @option{-c 'reset_config trst_and_srst'} or something similar.
706 If all goes well you'll see output something like
707
708 @example
709 Open On-Chip Debugger 0.4.0 (2010-01-14-15:06)
710 For bug reports, read
711 http://openocd.sourceforge.net/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
712 Info : JTAG tap: lm3s.cpu tap/device found: 0x3ba00477
713 (mfg: 0x23b, part: 0xba00, ver: 0x3)
714 @end example
715
716 Seeing that "tap/device found" message, and no warnings, means
717 the JTAG communication is working. That's a key milestone, but
718 you'll probably need more project-specific setup.
719
720 @section What OpenOCD does as it starts
721
722 OpenOCD starts by processing the configuration commands provided
723 on the command line or, if there were no @option{-c command} or
724 @option{-f file.cfg} options given, in @file{openocd.cfg}.
725 @xref{configurationstage,,Configuration Stage}.
726 At the end of the configuration stage it verifies the JTAG scan
727 chain defined using those commands; your configuration should
728 ensure that this always succeeds.
729 Normally, OpenOCD then starts running as a daemon.
730 Alternatively, commands may be used to terminate the configuration
731 stage early, perform work (such as updating some flash memory),
732 and then shut down without acting as a daemon.
733
734 Once OpenOCD starts running as a daemon, it waits for connections from
735 clients (Telnet, GDB, Other) and processes the commands issued through
736 those channels.
737
738 If you are having problems, you can enable internal debug messages via
739 the @option{-d} option.
740
741 Also it is possible to interleave Jim-Tcl commands w/config scripts using the
742 @option{-c} command line switch.
743
744 To enable debug output (when reporting problems or working on OpenOCD
745 itself), use the @option{-d} command line switch. This sets the
746 @option{debug_level} to "3", outputting the most information,
747 including debug messages. The default setting is "2", outputting only
748 informational messages, warnings and errors. You can also change this
749 setting from within a telnet or gdb session using @command{debug_level<n>}
750 (@pxref{debuglevel,,debug_level}).
751
752 You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the
753 @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
754
755 Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not
756 establish a connection with the target. In general, it is possible for
757 the JTAG controller to be unresponsive until the target is set up
758 correctly via e.g. GDB monitor commands in a GDB init script.
759
760 @node OpenOCD Project Setup
761 @chapter OpenOCD Project Setup
762
763 To use OpenOCD with your development projects, you need to do more than
764 just connecting the JTAG adapter hardware (dongle) to your development board
765 and then starting the OpenOCD server.
766 You also need to configure that server so that it knows
767 about that adapter and board, and helps your work.
768 You may also want to connect OpenOCD to GDB, possibly
769 using Eclipse or some other GUI.
770
771 @section Hooking up the JTAG Adapter
772
773 Today's most common case is a dongle with a JTAG cable on one side
774 (such as a ribbon cable with a 10-pin or 20-pin IDC connector)
775 and a USB cable on the other.
776 Instead of USB, some cables use Ethernet;
777 older ones may use a PC parallel port, or even a serial port.
778
779 @enumerate
780 @item @emph{Start with power to your target board turned off},
781 and nothing connected to your JTAG adapter.
782 If you're particularly paranoid, unplug power to the board.
783 It's important to have the ground signal properly set up,
784 unless you are using a JTAG adapter which provides
785 galvanic isolation between the target board and the
786 debugging host.
787
788 @item @emph{Be sure it's the right kind of JTAG connector.}
789 If your dongle has a 20-pin ARM connector, you need some kind
790 of adapter (or octopus, see below) to hook it up to
791 boards using 14-pin or 10-pin connectors ... or to 20-pin
792 connectors which don't use ARM's pinout.
793
794 In the same vein, make sure the voltage levels are compatible.
795 Not all JTAG adapters have the level shifters needed to work
796 with 1.2 Volt boards.
797
798 @item @emph{Be certain the cable is properly oriented} or you might
799 damage your board. In most cases there are only two possible
800 ways to connect the cable.
801 Connect the JTAG cable from your adapter to the board.
802 Be sure it's firmly connected.
803
804 In the best case, the connector is keyed to physically
805 prevent you from inserting it wrong.
806 This is most often done using a slot on the board's male connector
807 housing, which must match a key on the JTAG cable's female connector.
808 If there's no housing, then you must look carefully and
809 make sure pin 1 on the cable hooks up to pin 1 on the board.
810 Ribbon cables are frequently all grey except for a wire on one
811 edge, which is red. The red wire is pin 1.
812
813 Sometimes dongles provide cables where one end is an ``octopus'' of
814 color coded single-wire connectors, instead of a connector block.
815 These are great when converting from one JTAG pinout to another,
816 but are tedious to set up.
817 Use these with connector pinout diagrams to help you match up the
818 adapter signals to the right board pins.
819
820 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's other end} once the JTAG cable is connected.
821 A USB, parallel, or serial port connector will go to the host which
822 you are using to run OpenOCD.
823 For Ethernet, consult the documentation and your network administrator.
824
825 For USB based JTAG adapters you have an easy sanity check at this point:
826 does the host operating system see the JTAG adapter? If that host is an
827 MS-Windows host, you'll need to install a driver before OpenOCD works.
828
829 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's power supply, if needed.}
830 This step is primarily for non-USB adapters,
831 but sometimes USB adapters need extra power.
832
833 @item @emph{Power up the target board.}
834 Unless you just let the magic smoke escape,
835 you're now ready to set up the OpenOCD server
836 so you can use JTAG to work with that board.
837
838 @end enumerate
839
840 Talk with the OpenOCD server using
841 telnet (@code{telnet localhost 4444} on many systems) or GDB.
842 @xref{GDB and OpenOCD}.
843
844 @section Project Directory
845
846 There are many ways you can configure OpenOCD and start it up.
847
848 A simple way to organize them all involves keeping a
849 single directory for your work with a given board.
850 When you start OpenOCD from that directory,
851 it searches there first for configuration files, scripts,
852 files accessed through semihosting,
853 and for code you upload to the target board.
854 It is also the natural place to write files,
855 such as log files and data you download from the board.
856
857 @section Configuration Basics
858
859 There are two basic ways of configuring OpenOCD, and
860 a variety of ways you can mix them.
861 Think of the difference as just being how you start the server:
862
863 @itemize
864 @item Many @option{-f file} or @option{-c command} options on the command line
865 @item No options, but a @dfn{user config file}
866 in the current directory named @file{openocd.cfg}
867 @end itemize
868
869 Here is an example @file{openocd.cfg} file for a setup
870 using a Signalyzer FT2232-based JTAG adapter to talk to
871 a board with an Atmel AT91SAM7X256 microcontroller:
872
873 @example
874 source [find interface/signalyzer.cfg]
875
876 # GDB can also flash my flash!
877 gdb_memory_map enable
878 gdb_flash_program enable
879
880 source [find target/sam7x256.cfg]
881 @end example
882
883 Here is the command line equivalent of that configuration:
884
885 @example
886 openocd -f interface/signalyzer.cfg \
887 -c "gdb_memory_map enable" \
888 -c "gdb_flash_program enable" \
889 -f target/sam7x256.cfg
890 @end example
891
892 You could wrap such long command lines in shell scripts,
893 each supporting a different development task.
894 One might re-flash the board with a specific firmware version.
895 Another might set up a particular debugging or run-time environment.
896
897 @quotation Important
898 At this writing (October 2009) the command line method has
899 problems with how it treats variables.
900 For example, after @option{-c "set VAR value"}, or doing the
901 same in a script, the variable @var{VAR} will have no value
902 that can be tested in a later script.
903 @end quotation
904
905 Here we will focus on the simpler solution: one user config
906 file, including basic configuration plus any TCL procedures
907 to simplify your work.
908
909 @section User Config Files
910 @cindex config file, user
911 @cindex user config file
912 @cindex config file, overview
913
914 A user configuration file ties together all the parts of a project
915 in one place.
916 One of the following will match your situation best:
917
918 @itemize
919 @item Ideally almost everything comes from configuration files
920 provided by someone else.
921 For example, OpenOCD distributes a @file{scripts} directory
922 (probably in @file{/usr/share/openocd/scripts} on Linux).
923 Board and tool vendors can provide these too, as can individual
924 user sites; the @option{-s} command line option lets you say
925 where to find these files. (@xref{Running}.)
926 The AT91SAM7X256 example above works this way.
927
928 Three main types of non-user configuration file each have their
929 own subdirectory in the @file{scripts} directory:
930
931 @enumerate
932 @item @b{interface} -- one for each different debug adapter;
933 @item @b{board} -- one for each different board
934 @item @b{target} -- the chips which integrate CPUs and other JTAG TAPs
935 @end enumerate
936
937 Best case: include just two files, and they handle everything else.
938 The first is an interface config file.
939 The second is board-specific, and it sets up the JTAG TAPs and
940 their GDB targets (by deferring to some @file{target.cfg} file),
941 declares all flash memory, and leaves you nothing to do except
942 meet your deadline:
943
944 @example
945 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
946 source [find board/csb337.cfg]
947 @end example
948
949 Boards with a single microcontroller often won't need more
950 than the target config file, as in the AT91SAM7X256 example.
951 That's because there is no external memory (flash, DDR RAM), and
952 the board differences are encapsulated by application code.
953
954 @item Maybe you don't know yet what your board looks like to JTAG.
955 Once you know the @file{interface.cfg} file to use, you may
956 need help from OpenOCD to discover what's on the board.
957 Once you find the JTAG TAPs, you can just search for appropriate
958 target and board
959 configuration files ... or write your own, from the bottom up.
960 @xref{autoprobing,,Autoprobing}.
961
962 @item You can often reuse some standard config files but
963 need to write a few new ones, probably a @file{board.cfg} file.
964 You will be using commands described later in this User's Guide,
965 and working with the guidelines in the next chapter.
966
967 For example, there may be configuration files for your JTAG adapter
968 and target chip, but you need a new board-specific config file
969 giving access to your particular flash chips.
970 Or you might need to write another target chip configuration file
971 for a new chip built around the Cortex M3 core.
972
973 @quotation Note
974 When you write new configuration files, please submit
975 them for inclusion in the next OpenOCD release.
976 For example, a @file{board/newboard.cfg} file will help the
977 next users of that board, and a @file{target/newcpu.cfg}
978 will help support users of any board using that chip.
979 @end quotation
980
981 @item
982 You may may need to write some C code.
983 It may be as simple as a supporting a new ft2232 or parport
984 based adapter; a bit more involved, like a NAND or NOR flash
985 controller driver; or a big piece of work like supporting
986 a new chip architecture.
987 @end itemize
988
989 Reuse the existing config files when you can.
990 Look first in the @file{scripts/boards} area, then @file{scripts/targets}.
991 You may find a board configuration that's a good example to follow.
992
993 When you write config files, separate the reusable parts
994 (things every user of that interface, chip, or board needs)
995 from ones specific to your environment and debugging approach.
996 @itemize
997
998 @item
999 For example, a @code{gdb-attach} event handler that invokes
1000 the @command{reset init} command will interfere with debugging
1001 early boot code, which performs some of the same actions
1002 that the @code{reset-init} event handler does.
1003
1004 @item
1005 Likewise, the @command{arm9 vector_catch} command (or
1006 @cindex vector_catch
1007 its siblings @command{xscale vector_catch}
1008 and @command{cortex_m vector_catch}) can be a timesaver
1009 during some debug sessions, but don't make everyone use that either.
1010 Keep those kinds of debugging aids in your user config file,
1011 along with messaging and tracing setup.
1012 (@xref{softwaredebugmessagesandtracing,,Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.)
1013
1014 @item
1015 You might need to override some defaults.
1016 For example, you might need to move, shrink, or back up the target's
1017 work area if your application needs much SRAM.
1018
1019 @item
1020 TCP/IP port configuration is another example of something which
1021 is environment-specific, and should only appear in
1022 a user config file. @xref{tcpipports,,TCP/IP Ports}.
1023 @end itemize
1024
1025 @section Project-Specific Utilities
1026
1027 A few project-specific utility
1028 routines may well speed up your work.
1029 Write them, and keep them in your project's user config file.
1030
1031 For example, if you are making a boot loader work on a
1032 board, it's nice to be able to debug the ``after it's
1033 loaded to RAM'' parts separately from the finicky early
1034 code which sets up the DDR RAM controller and clocks.
1035 A script like this one, or a more GDB-aware sibling,
1036 may help:
1037
1038 @example
1039 proc ramboot @{ @} @{
1040 # Reset, running the target's "reset-init" scripts
1041 # to initialize clocks and the DDR RAM controller.
1042 # Leave the CPU halted.
1043 reset init
1044
1045 # Load CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT version into DDR RAM.
1046 load_image u-boot.bin 0x20000000
1047
1048 # Start running.
1049 resume 0x20000000
1050 @}
1051 @end example
1052
1053 Then once that code is working you will need to make it
1054 boot from NOR flash; a different utility would help.
1055 Alternatively, some developers write to flash using GDB.
1056 (You might use a similar script if you're working with a flash
1057 based microcontroller application instead of a boot loader.)
1058
1059 @example
1060 proc newboot @{ @} @{
1061 # Reset, leaving the CPU halted. The "reset-init" event
1062 # proc gives faster access to the CPU and to NOR flash;
1063 # "reset halt" would be slower.
1064 reset init
1065
1066 # Write standard version of U-Boot into the first two
1067 # sectors of NOR flash ... the standard version should
1068 # do the same lowlevel init as "reset-init".
1069 flash protect 0 0 1 off
1070 flash erase_sector 0 0 1
1071 flash write_bank 0 u-boot.bin 0x0
1072 flash protect 0 0 1 on
1073
1074 # Reboot from scratch using that new boot loader.
1075 reset run
1076 @}
1077 @end example
1078
1079 You may need more complicated utility procedures when booting
1080 from NAND.
1081 That often involves an extra bootloader stage,
1082 running from on-chip SRAM to perform DDR RAM setup so it can load
1083 the main bootloader code (which won't fit into that SRAM).
1084
1085 Other helper scripts might be used to write production system images,
1086 involving considerably more than just a three stage bootloader.
1087
1088 @section Target Software Changes
1089
1090 Sometimes you may want to make some small changes to the software
1091 you're developing, to help make JTAG debugging work better.
1092 For example, in C or assembly language code you might
1093 use @code{#ifdef JTAG_DEBUG} (or its converse) around code
1094 handling issues like:
1095
1096 @itemize @bullet
1097
1098 @item @b{Watchdog Timers}...
1099 Watchog timers are typically used to automatically reset systems if
1100 some application task doesn't periodically reset the timer. (The
1101 assumption is that the system has locked up if the task can't run.)
1102 When a JTAG debugger halts the system, that task won't be able to run
1103 and reset the timer ... potentially causing resets in the middle of
1104 your debug sessions.
1105
1106 It's rarely a good idea to disable such watchdogs, since their usage
1107 needs to be debugged just like all other parts of your firmware.
1108 That might however be your only option.
1109
1110 Look instead for chip-specific ways to stop the watchdog from counting
1111 while the system is in a debug halt state. It may be simplest to set
1112 that non-counting mode in your debugger startup scripts. You may however
1113 need a different approach when, for example, a motor could be physically
1114 damaged by firmware remaining inactive in a debug halt state. That might
1115 involve a type of firmware mode where that "non-counting" mode is disabled
1116 at the beginning then re-enabled at the end; a watchdog reset might fire
1117 and complicate the debug session, but hardware (or people) would be
1118 protected.@footnote{Note that many systems support a "monitor mode" debug
1119 that is a somewhat cleaner way to address such issues. You can think of
1120 it as only halting part of the system, maybe just one task,
1121 instead of the whole thing.
1122 At this writing, January 2010, OpenOCD based debugging does not support
1123 monitor mode debug, only "halt mode" debug.}
1124
1125 @item @b{ARM Semihosting}...
1126 @cindex ARM semihosting
1127 When linked with a special runtime library provided with many
1128 toolchains@footnote{See chapter 8 "Semihosting" in
1129 @uref{http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.dui0203i/DUI0203I_rvct_developer_guide.pdf,
1130 ARM DUI 0203I}, the "RealView Compilation Tools Developer Guide".
1131 The CodeSourcery EABI toolchain also includes a semihosting library.},
1132 your target code can use I/O facilities on the debug host. That library
1133 provides a small set of system calls which are handled by OpenOCD.
1134 It can let the debugger provide your system console and a file system,
1135 helping with early debugging or providing a more capable environment
1136 for sometimes-complex tasks like installing system firmware onto
1137 NAND or SPI flash.
1138
1139 @item @b{ARM Wait-For-Interrupt}...
1140 Many ARM chips synchronize the JTAG clock using the core clock.
1141 Low power states which stop that core clock thus prevent JTAG access.
1142 Idle loops in tasking environments often enter those low power states
1143 via the @code{WFI} instruction (or its coprocessor equivalent, before ARMv7).
1144
1145 You may want to @emph{disable that instruction} in source code,
1146 or otherwise prevent using that state,
1147 to ensure you can get JTAG access at any time.@footnote{As a more
1148 polite alternative, some processors have special debug-oriented
1149 registers which can be used to change various features including
1150 how the low power states are clocked while debugging.
1151 The STM32 DBGMCU_CR register is an example; at the cost of extra
1152 power consumption, JTAG can be used during low power states.}
1153 For example, the OpenOCD @command{halt} command may not
1154 work for an idle processor otherwise.
1155
1156 @item @b{Delay after reset}...
1157 Not all chips have good support for debugger access
1158 right after reset; many LPC2xxx chips have issues here.
1159 Similarly, applications that reconfigure pins used for
1160 JTAG access as they start will also block debugger access.
1161
1162 To work with boards like this, @emph{enable a short delay loop}
1163 the first thing after reset, before "real" startup activities.
1164 For example, one second's delay is usually more than enough
1165 time for a JTAG debugger to attach, so that
1166 early code execution can be debugged
1167 or firmware can be replaced.
1168
1169 @item @b{Debug Communications Channel (DCC)}...
1170 Some processors include mechanisms to send messages over JTAG.
1171 Many ARM cores support these, as do some cores from other vendors.
1172 (OpenOCD may be able to use this DCC internally, speeding up some
1173 operations like writing to memory.)
1174
1175 Your application may want to deliver various debugging messages
1176 over JTAG, by @emph{linking with a small library of code}
1177 provided with OpenOCD and using the utilities there to send
1178 various kinds of message.
1179 @xref{softwaredebugmessagesandtracing,,Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.
1180
1181 @end itemize
1182
1183 @section Target Hardware Setup
1184
1185 Chip vendors often provide software development boards which
1186 are highly configurable, so that they can support all options
1187 that product boards may require. @emph{Make sure that any
1188 jumpers or switches match the system configuration you are
1189 working with.}
1190
1191 Common issues include:
1192
1193 @itemize @bullet
1194
1195 @item @b{JTAG setup} ...
1196 Boards may support more than one JTAG configuration.
1197 Examples include jumpers controlling pullups versus pulldowns
1198 on the nTRST and/or nSRST signals, and choice of connectors
1199 (e.g. which of two headers on the base board,
1200 or one from a daughtercard).
1201 For some Texas Instruments boards, you may need to jumper the
1202 EMU0 and EMU1 signals (which OpenOCD won't currently control).
1203
1204 @item @b{Boot Modes} ...
1205 Complex chips often support multiple boot modes, controlled
1206 by external jumpers. Make sure this is set up correctly.
1207 For example many i.MX boards from NXP need to be jumpered
1208 to "ATX mode" to start booting using the on-chip ROM, when
1209 using second stage bootloader code stored in a NAND flash chip.
1210
1211 Such explicit configuration is common, and not limited to
1212 booting from NAND. You might also need to set jumpers to
1213 start booting using code loaded from an MMC/SD card; external
1214 SPI flash; Ethernet, UART, or USB links; NOR flash; OneNAND
1215 flash; some external host; or various other sources.
1216
1217
1218 @item @b{Memory Addressing} ...
1219 Boards which support multiple boot modes may also have jumpers
1220 to configure memory addressing. One board, for example, jumpers
1221 external chipselect 0 (used for booting) to address either
1222 a large SRAM (which must be pre-loaded via JTAG), NOR flash,
1223 or NAND flash. When it's jumpered to address NAND flash, that
1224 board must also be told to start booting from on-chip ROM.
1225
1226 Your @file{board.cfg} file may also need to be told this jumper
1227 configuration, so that it can know whether to declare NOR flash
1228 using @command{flash bank} or instead declare NAND flash with
1229 @command{nand device}; and likewise which probe to perform in
1230 its @code{reset-init} handler.
1231
1232 A closely related issue is bus width. Jumpers might need to
1233 distinguish between 8 bit or 16 bit bus access for the flash
1234 used to start booting.
1235
1236 @item @b{Peripheral Access} ...
1237 Development boards generally provide access to every peripheral
1238 on the chip, sometimes in multiple modes (such as by providing
1239 multiple audio codec chips).
1240 This interacts with software
1241 configuration of pin multiplexing, where for example a
1242 given pin may be routed either to the MMC/SD controller
1243 or the GPIO controller. It also often interacts with
1244 configuration jumpers. One jumper may be used to route
1245 signals to an MMC/SD card slot or an expansion bus (which
1246 might in turn affect booting); others might control which
1247 audio or video codecs are used.
1248
1249 @end itemize
1250
1251 Plus you should of course have @code{reset-init} event handlers
1252 which set up the hardware to match that jumper configuration.
1253 That includes in particular any oscillator or PLL used to clock
1254 the CPU, and any memory controllers needed to access external
1255 memory and peripherals. Without such handlers, you won't be
1256 able to access those resources without working target firmware
1257 which can do that setup ... this can be awkward when you're
1258 trying to debug that target firmware. Even if there's a ROM
1259 bootloader which handles a few issues, it rarely provides full
1260 access to all board-specific capabilities.
1261
1262
1263 @node Config File Guidelines
1264 @chapter Config File Guidelines
1265
1266 This chapter is aimed at any user who needs to write a config file,
1267 including developers and integrators of OpenOCD and any user who
1268 needs to get a new board working smoothly.
1269 It provides guidelines for creating those files.
1270
1271 You should find the following directories under @t{$(INSTALLDIR)/scripts},
1272 with files including the ones listed here.
1273 Use them as-is where you can; or as models for new files.
1274 @itemize @bullet
1275 @item @file{interface} ...
1276 These are for debug adapters.
1277 Files that configure JTAG adapters go here.
1278 @example
1279 $ ls interface -R
1280 interface/:
1281 altera-usb-blaster.cfg hilscher_nxhx50_re.cfg openocd-usb-hs.cfg
1282 arm-jtag-ew.cfg hitex_str9-comstick.cfg openrd.cfg
1283 at91rm9200.cfg icebear.cfg osbdm.cfg
1284 axm0432.cfg jlink.cfg parport.cfg
1285 busblaster.cfg jtagkey2.cfg parport_dlc5.cfg
1286 buspirate.cfg jtagkey2p.cfg redbee-econotag.cfg
1287 calao-usb-a9260-c01.cfg jtagkey.cfg redbee-usb.cfg
1288 calao-usb-a9260-c02.cfg jtagkey-tiny.cfg rlink.cfg
1289 calao-usb-a9260.cfg jtag-lock-pick_tiny_2.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
1290 chameleon.cfg kt-link.cfg signalyzer.cfg
1291 cortino.cfg lisa-l.cfg signalyzer-h2.cfg
1292 digilent-hs1.cfg luminary.cfg signalyzer-h4.cfg
1293 dlp-usb1232h.cfg luminary-icdi.cfg signalyzer-lite.cfg
1294 dummy.cfg luminary-lm3s811.cfg stlink-v1.cfg
1295 estick.cfg minimodule.cfg stlink-v2.cfg
1296 flashlink.cfg neodb.cfg stm32-stick.cfg
1297 flossjtag.cfg ngxtech.cfg sysfsgpio-raspberrypi.cfg
1298 flossjtag-noeeprom.cfg olimex-arm-usb-ocd.cfg ti-icdi.cfg
1299 flyswatter2.cfg olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h.cfg turtelizer2.cfg
1300 flyswatter.cfg olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h.cfg ulink.cfg
1301 ftdi olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg usb-jtag.cfg
1302 hilscher_nxhx10_etm.cfg oocdlink.cfg usbprog.cfg
1303 hilscher_nxhx500_etm.cfg opendous.cfg vpaclink.cfg
1304 hilscher_nxhx500_re.cfg opendous_ftdi.cfg vsllink.cfg
1305 hilscher_nxhx50_etm.cfg openocd-usb.cfg xds100v2.cfg
1306
1307 interface/ftdi:
1308 axm0432.cfg icebear.cfg oocdlink.cfg
1309 calao-usb-a9260-c01.cfg jtagkey2.cfg opendous_ftdi.cfg
1310 calao-usb-a9260-c02.cfg jtagkey2p.cfg openocd-usb.cfg
1311 cortino.cfg jtagkey.cfg openocd-usb-hs.cfg
1312 dlp-usb1232h.cfg jtag-lock-pick_tiny_2.cfg openrd.cfg
1313 dp_busblaster.cfg kt-link.cfg redbee-econotag.cfg
1314 flossjtag.cfg lisa-l.cfg redbee-usb.cfg
1315 flossjtag-noeeprom.cfg luminary.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
1316 flyswatter2.cfg luminary-icdi.cfg signalyzer.cfg
1317 flyswatter.cfg luminary-lm3s811.cfg signalyzer-lite.cfg
1318 hilscher_nxhx10_etm.cfg minimodule.cfg stm32-stick.cfg
1319 hilscher_nxhx500_etm.cfg neodb.cfg turtelizer2-revB.cfg
1320 hilscher_nxhx500_re.cfg ngxtech.cfg turtelizer2-revC.cfg
1321 hilscher_nxhx50_etm.cfg olimex-arm-usb-ocd.cfg vpaclink.cfg
1322 hilscher_nxhx50_re.cfg olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h.cfg xds100v2.cfg
1323 hitex_lpc1768stick.cfg olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h.cfg
1324 hitex_str9-comstick.cfg olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg
1325 $
1326 @end example
1327 @item @file{board} ...
1328 think Circuit Board, PWA, PCB, they go by many names. Board files
1329 contain initialization items that are specific to a board.
1330 They reuse target configuration files, since the same
1331 microprocessor chips are used on many boards,
1332 but support for external parts varies widely. For
1333 example, the SDRAM initialization sequence for the board, or the type
1334 of external flash and what address it uses. Any initialization
1335 sequence to enable that external flash or SDRAM should be found in the
1336 board file. Boards may also contain multiple targets: two CPUs; or
1337 a CPU and an FPGA.
1338 @example
1339 $ ls board
1340 actux3.cfg lpc1850_spifi_generic.cfg
1341 am3517evm.cfg lpc4350_spifi_generic.cfg
1342 arm_evaluator7t.cfg lubbock.cfg
1343 at91cap7a-stk-sdram.cfg mcb1700.cfg
1344 at91eb40a.cfg microchip_explorer16.cfg
1345 at91rm9200-dk.cfg mini2440.cfg
1346 at91rm9200-ek.cfg mini6410.cfg
1347 at91sam9261-ek.cfg netgear-dg834v3.cfg
1348 at91sam9263-ek.cfg olimex_LPC2378STK.cfg
1349 at91sam9g20-ek.cfg olimex_lpc_h2148.cfg
1350 atmel_at91sam7s-ek.cfg olimex_sam7_ex256.cfg
1351 atmel_at91sam9260-ek.cfg olimex_sam9_l9260.cfg
1352 atmel_at91sam9rl-ek.cfg olimex_stm32_h103.cfg
1353 atmel_sam3n_ek.cfg olimex_stm32_h107.cfg
1354 atmel_sam3s_ek.cfg olimex_stm32_p107.cfg
1355 atmel_sam3u_ek.cfg omap2420_h4.cfg
1356 atmel_sam3x_ek.cfg open-bldc.cfg
1357 atmel_sam4s_ek.cfg openrd.cfg
1358 balloon3-cpu.cfg osk5912.cfg
1359 colibri.cfg phone_se_j100i.cfg
1360 crossbow_tech_imote2.cfg phytec_lpc3250.cfg
1361 csb337.cfg pic-p32mx.cfg
1362 csb732.cfg propox_mmnet1001.cfg
1363 da850evm.cfg pxa255_sst.cfg
1364 digi_connectcore_wi-9c.cfg redbee.cfg
1365 diolan_lpc4350-db1.cfg rsc-w910.cfg
1366 dm355evm.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
1367 dm365evm.cfg smdk6410.cfg
1368 dm6446evm.cfg spear300evb.cfg
1369 efikamx.cfg spear300evb_mod.cfg
1370 eir.cfg spear310evb20.cfg
1371 ek-lm3s1968.cfg spear310evb20_mod.cfg
1372 ek-lm3s3748.cfg spear320cpu.cfg
1373 ek-lm3s6965.cfg spear320cpu_mod.cfg
1374 ek-lm3s811.cfg steval_pcc010.cfg
1375 ek-lm3s811-revb.cfg stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
1376 ek-lm3s8962.cfg stm32100b_eval.cfg
1377 ek-lm3s9b9x.cfg stm3210b_eval.cfg
1378 ek-lm3s9d92.cfg stm3210c_eval.cfg
1379 ek-lm4f120xl.cfg stm3210e_eval.cfg
1380 ek-lm4f232.cfg stm3220g_eval.cfg
1381 embedded-artists_lpc2478-32.cfg stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
1382 ethernut3.cfg stm3241g_eval.cfg
1383 glyn_tonga2.cfg stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
1384 hammer.cfg stm32f0discovery.cfg
1385 hilscher_nxdb500sys.cfg stm32f3discovery.cfg
1386 hilscher_nxeb500hmi.cfg stm32f4discovery.cfg
1387 hilscher_nxhx10.cfg stm32ldiscovery.cfg
1388 hilscher_nxhx500.cfg stm32vldiscovery.cfg
1389 hilscher_nxhx50.cfg str910-eval.cfg
1390 hilscher_nxsb100.cfg telo.cfg
1391 hitex_lpc1768stick.cfg ti_am335xevm.cfg
1392 hitex_lpc2929.cfg ti_beagleboard.cfg
1393 hitex_stm32-performancestick.cfg ti_beagleboard_xm.cfg
1394 hitex_str9-comstick.cfg ti_beaglebone.cfg
1395 iar_lpc1768.cfg ti_blaze.cfg
1396 iar_str912_sk.cfg ti_pandaboard.cfg
1397 icnova_imx53_sodimm.cfg ti_pandaboard_es.cfg
1398 icnova_sam9g45_sodimm.cfg topas910.cfg
1399 imx27ads.cfg topasa900.cfg
1400 imx27lnst.cfg twr-k60f120m.cfg
1401 imx28evk.cfg twr-k60n512.cfg
1402 imx31pdk.cfg tx25_stk5.cfg
1403 imx35pdk.cfg tx27_stk5.cfg
1404 imx53loco.cfg unknown_at91sam9260.cfg
1405 keil_mcb1700.cfg uptech_2410.cfg
1406 keil_mcb2140.cfg verdex.cfg
1407 kwikstik.cfg voipac.cfg
1408 linksys_nslu2.cfg voltcraft_dso-3062c.cfg
1409 lisa-l.cfg x300t.cfg
1410 logicpd_imx27.cfg zy1000.cfg
1411 $
1412 @end example
1413 @item @file{target} ...
1414 think chip. The ``target'' directory represents the JTAG TAPs
1415 on a chip
1416 which OpenOCD should control, not a board. Two common types of targets
1417 are ARM chips and FPGA or CPLD chips.
1418 When a chip has multiple TAPs (maybe it has both ARM and DSP cores),
1419 the target config file defines all of them.
1420 @example
1421 $ ls target
1422 aduc702x.cfg lpc1763.cfg
1423 am335x.cfg lpc1764.cfg
1424 amdm37x.cfg lpc1765.cfg
1425 ar71xx.cfg lpc1766.cfg
1426 at32ap7000.cfg lpc1767.cfg
1427 at91r40008.cfg lpc1768.cfg
1428 at91rm9200.cfg lpc1769.cfg
1429 at91sam3ax_4x.cfg lpc1788.cfg
1430 at91sam3ax_8x.cfg lpc17xx.cfg
1431 at91sam3ax_xx.cfg lpc1850.cfg
1432 at91sam3nXX.cfg lpc2103.cfg
1433 at91sam3sXX.cfg lpc2124.cfg
1434 at91sam3u1c.cfg lpc2129.cfg
1435 at91sam3u1e.cfg lpc2148.cfg
1436 at91sam3u2c.cfg lpc2294.cfg
1437 at91sam3u2e.cfg lpc2378.cfg
1438 at91sam3u4c.cfg lpc2460.cfg
1439 at91sam3u4e.cfg lpc2478.cfg
1440 at91sam3uxx.cfg lpc2900.cfg
1441 at91sam3XXX.cfg lpc2xxx.cfg
1442 at91sam4sd32x.cfg lpc3131.cfg
1443 at91sam4sXX.cfg lpc3250.cfg
1444 at91sam4XXX.cfg lpc4350.cfg
1445 at91sam7se512.cfg lpc4350.cfg.orig
1446 at91sam7sx.cfg mc13224v.cfg
1447 at91sam7x256.cfg nuc910.cfg
1448 at91sam7x512.cfg omap2420.cfg
1449 at91sam9260.cfg omap3530.cfg
1450 at91sam9260_ext_RAM_ext_flash.cfg omap4430.cfg
1451 at91sam9261.cfg omap4460.cfg
1452 at91sam9263.cfg omap5912.cfg
1453 at91sam9.cfg omapl138.cfg
1454 at91sam9g10.cfg pic32mx.cfg
1455 at91sam9g20.cfg pxa255.cfg
1456 at91sam9g45.cfg pxa270.cfg
1457 at91sam9rl.cfg pxa3xx.cfg
1458 atmega128.cfg readme.txt
1459 avr32.cfg samsung_s3c2410.cfg
1460 c100.cfg samsung_s3c2440.cfg
1461 c100config.tcl samsung_s3c2450.cfg
1462 c100helper.tcl samsung_s3c4510.cfg
1463 c100regs.tcl samsung_s3c6410.cfg
1464 cs351x.cfg sharp_lh79532.cfg
1465 davinci.cfg smp8634.cfg
1466 dragonite.cfg spear3xx.cfg
1467 dsp56321.cfg stellaris.cfg
1468 dsp568013.cfg stellaris_icdi.cfg
1469 dsp568037.cfg stm32f0x_stlink.cfg
1470 efm32_stlink.cfg stm32f1x.cfg
1471 epc9301.cfg stm32f1x_stlink.cfg
1472 faux.cfg stm32f2x.cfg
1473 feroceon.cfg stm32f2x_stlink.cfg
1474 fm3.cfg stm32f3x.cfg
1475 hilscher_netx10.cfg stm32f3x_stlink.cfg
1476 hilscher_netx500.cfg stm32f4x.cfg
1477 hilscher_netx50.cfg stm32f4x_stlink.cfg
1478 icepick.cfg stm32l.cfg
1479 imx21.cfg stm32lx_dual_bank.cfg
1480 imx25.cfg stm32lx_stlink.cfg
1481 imx27.cfg stm32_stlink.cfg
1482 imx28.cfg stm32w108_stlink.cfg
1483 imx31.cfg stm32xl.cfg
1484 imx35.cfg str710.cfg
1485 imx51.cfg str730.cfg
1486 imx53.cfg str750.cfg
1487 imx6.cfg str912.cfg
1488 imx.cfg swj-dp.tcl
1489 is5114.cfg test_reset_syntax_error.cfg
1490 ixp42x.cfg test_syntax_error.cfg
1491 k40.cfg ti-ar7.cfg
1492 k60.cfg ti_calypso.cfg
1493 lpc1751.cfg ti_dm355.cfg
1494 lpc1752.cfg ti_dm365.cfg
1495 lpc1754.cfg ti_dm6446.cfg
1496 lpc1756.cfg tmpa900.cfg
1497 lpc1758.cfg tmpa910.cfg
1498 lpc1759.cfg u8500.cfg
1499 @end example
1500 @item @emph{more} ... browse for other library files which may be useful.
1501 For example, there are various generic and CPU-specific utilities.
1502 @end itemize
1503
1504 The @file{openocd.cfg} user config
1505 file may override features in any of the above files by
1506 setting variables before sourcing the target file, or by adding
1507 commands specific to their situation.
1508
1509 @section Interface Config Files
1510
1511 The user config file
1512 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1513
1514 @example
1515 source [find interface/FOOBAR.cfg]
1516 @end example
1517
1518 A preconfigured interface file should exist for every debug adapter
1519 in use today with OpenOCD.
1520 That said, perhaps some of these config files
1521 have only been used by the developer who created it.
1522
1523 A separate chapter gives information about how to set these up.
1524 @xref{Debug Adapter Configuration}.
1525 Read the OpenOCD source code (and Developer's Guide)
1526 if you have a new kind of hardware interface
1527 and need to provide a driver for it.
1528
1529 @section Board Config Files
1530 @cindex config file, board
1531 @cindex board config file
1532
1533 The user config file
1534 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1535
1536 @example
1537 source [find board/FOOBAR.cfg]
1538 @end example
1539
1540 The point of a board config file is to package everything
1541 about a given board that user config files need to know.
1542 In summary the board files should contain (if present)
1543
1544 @enumerate
1545 @item One or more @command{source [target/...cfg]} statements
1546 @item NOR flash configuration (@pxref{norconfiguration,,NOR Configuration})
1547 @item NAND flash configuration (@pxref{nandconfiguration,,NAND Configuration})
1548 @item Target @code{reset} handlers for SDRAM and I/O configuration
1549 @item JTAG adapter reset configuration (@pxref{Reset Configuration})
1550 @item All things that are not ``inside a chip''
1551 @end enumerate
1552
1553 Generic things inside target chips belong in target config files,
1554 not board config files. So for example a @code{reset-init} event
1555 handler should know board-specific oscillator and PLL parameters,
1556 which it passes to target-specific utility code.
1557
1558 The most complex task of a board config file is creating such a
1559 @code{reset-init} event handler.
1560 Define those handlers last, after you verify the rest of the board
1561 configuration works.
1562
1563 @subsection Communication Between Config files
1564
1565 In addition to target-specific utility code, another way that
1566 board and target config files communicate is by following a
1567 convention on how to use certain variables.
1568
1569 The full Tcl/Tk language supports ``namespaces'', but Jim-Tcl does not.
1570 Thus the rule we follow in OpenOCD is this: Variables that begin with
1571 a leading underscore are temporary in nature, and can be modified and
1572 used at will within a target configuration file.
1573
1574 Complex board config files can do the things like this,
1575 for a board with three chips:
1576
1577 @example
1578 # Chip #1: PXA270 for network side, big endian
1579 set CHIPNAME network
1580 set ENDIAN big
1581 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1582 # on return: _TARGETNAME = network.cpu
1583 # other commands can refer to the "network.cpu" target.
1584 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1585
1586 # Chip #2: PXA270 for video side, little endian
1587 set CHIPNAME video
1588 set ENDIAN little
1589 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1590 # on return: _TARGETNAME = video.cpu
1591 # other commands can refer to the "video.cpu" target.
1592 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1593
1594 # Chip #3: Xilinx FPGA for glue logic
1595 set CHIPNAME xilinx
1596 unset ENDIAN
1597 source [find target/spartan3.cfg]
1598 @end example
1599
1600 That example is oversimplified because it doesn't show any flash memory,
1601 or the @code{reset-init} event handlers to initialize external DRAM
1602 or (assuming it needs it) load a configuration into the FPGA.
1603 Such features are usually needed for low-level work with many boards,
1604 where ``low level'' implies that the board initialization software may
1605 not be working. (That's a common reason to need JTAG tools. Another
1606 is to enable working with microcontroller-based systems, which often
1607 have no debugging support except a JTAG connector.)
1608
1609 Target config files may also export utility functions to board and user
1610 config files. Such functions should use name prefixes, to help avoid
1611 naming collisions.
1612
1613 Board files could also accept input variables from user config files.
1614 For example, there might be a @code{J4_JUMPER} setting used to identify
1615 what kind of flash memory a development board is using, or how to set
1616 up other clocks and peripherals.
1617
1618 @subsection Variable Naming Convention
1619 @cindex variable names
1620
1621 Most boards have only one instance of a chip.
1622 However, it should be easy to create a board with more than
1623 one such chip (as shown above).
1624 Accordingly, we encourage these conventions for naming
1625 variables associated with different @file{target.cfg} files,
1626 to promote consistency and
1627 so that board files can override target defaults.
1628
1629 Inputs to target config files include:
1630
1631 @itemize @bullet
1632 @item @code{CHIPNAME} ...
1633 This gives a name to the overall chip, and is used as part of
1634 tap identifier dotted names.
1635 While the default is normally provided by the chip manufacturer,
1636 board files may need to distinguish between instances of a chip.
1637 @item @code{ENDIAN} ...
1638 By default @option{little} - although chips may hard-wire @option{big}.
1639 Chips that can't change endianness don't need to use this variable.
1640 @item @code{CPUTAPID} ...
1641 When OpenOCD examines the JTAG chain, it can be told verify the
1642 chips against the JTAG IDCODE register.
1643 The target file will hold one or more defaults, but sometimes the
1644 chip in a board will use a different ID (perhaps a newer revision).
1645 @end itemize
1646
1647 Outputs from target config files include:
1648
1649 @itemize @bullet
1650 @item @code{_TARGETNAME} ...
1651 By convention, this variable is created by the target configuration
1652 script. The board configuration file may make use of this variable to
1653 configure things like a ``reset init'' script, or other things
1654 specific to that board and that target.
1655 If the chip has 2 targets, the names are @code{_TARGETNAME0},
1656 @code{_TARGETNAME1}, ... etc.
1657 @end itemize
1658
1659 @subsection The reset-init Event Handler
1660 @cindex event, reset-init
1661 @cindex reset-init handler
1662
1663 Board config files run in the OpenOCD configuration stage;
1664 they can't use TAPs or targets, since they haven't been
1665 fully set up yet.
1666 This means you can't write memory or access chip registers;
1667 you can't even verify that a flash chip is present.
1668 That's done later in event handlers, of which the target @code{reset-init}
1669 handler is one of the most important.
1670
1671 Except on microcontrollers, the basic job of @code{reset-init} event
1672 handlers is setting up flash and DRAM, as normally handled by boot loaders.
1673 Microcontrollers rarely use boot loaders; they run right out of their
1674 on-chip flash and SRAM memory. But they may want to use one of these
1675 handlers too, if just for developer convenience.
1676
1677 @quotation Note
1678 Because this is so very board-specific, and chip-specific, no examples
1679 are included here.
1680 Instead, look at the board config files distributed with OpenOCD.
1681 If you have a boot loader, its source code will help; so will
1682 configuration files for other JTAG tools
1683 (@pxref{translatingconfigurationfiles,,Translating Configuration Files}).
1684 @end quotation
1685
1686 Some of this code could probably be shared between different boards.
1687 For example, setting up a DRAM controller often doesn't differ by
1688 much except the bus width (16 bits or 32?) and memory timings, so a
1689 reusable TCL procedure loaded by the @file{target.cfg} file might take
1690 those as parameters.
1691 Similarly with oscillator, PLL, and clock setup;
1692 and disabling the watchdog.
1693 Structure the code cleanly, and provide comments to help
1694 the next developer doing such work.
1695 (@emph{You might be that next person} trying to reuse init code!)
1696
1697 The last thing normally done in a @code{reset-init} handler is probing
1698 whatever flash memory was configured. For most chips that needs to be
1699 done while the associated target is halted, either because JTAG memory
1700 access uses the CPU or to prevent conflicting CPU access.
1701
1702 @subsection JTAG Clock Rate
1703
1704 Before your @code{reset-init} handler has set up
1705 the PLLs and clocking, you may need to run with
1706 a low JTAG clock rate.
1707 @xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}.
1708 Then you'd increase that rate after your handler has
1709 made it possible to use the faster JTAG clock.
1710 When the initial low speed is board-specific, for example
1711 because it depends on a board-specific oscillator speed, then
1712 you should probably set it up in the board config file;
1713 if it's target-specific, it belongs in the target config file.
1714
1715 For most ARM-based processors the fastest JTAG clock@footnote{A FAQ
1716 @uref{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} gives details.}
1717 is one sixth of the CPU clock; or one eighth for ARM11 cores.
1718 Consult chip documentation to determine the peak JTAG clock rate,
1719 which might be less than that.
1720
1721 @quotation Warning
1722 On most ARMs, JTAG clock detection is coupled to the core clock, so
1723 software using a @option{wait for interrupt} operation blocks JTAG access.
1724 Adaptive clocking provides a partial workaround, but a more complete
1725 solution just avoids using that instruction with JTAG debuggers.
1726 @end quotation
1727
1728 If both the chip and the board support adaptive clocking,
1729 use the @command{jtag_rclk}
1730 command, in case your board is used with JTAG adapter which
1731 also supports it. Otherwise use @command{adapter_khz}.
1732 Set the slow rate at the beginning of the reset sequence,
1733 and the faster rate as soon as the clocks are at full speed.
1734
1735 @anchor{theinitboardprocedure}
1736 @subsection The init_board procedure
1737 @cindex init_board procedure
1738
1739 The concept of @code{init_board} procedure is very similar to @code{init_targets}
1740 (@xref{theinittargetsprocedure,,The init_targets procedure}.) - it's a replacement of ``linear''
1741 configuration scripts. This procedure is meant to be executed when OpenOCD enters run stage
1742 (@xref{enteringtherunstage,,Entering the Run Stage},) after @code{init_targets}. The idea to have
1743 spearate @code{init_targets} and @code{init_board} procedures is to allow the first one to configure
1744 everything target specific (internal flash, internal RAM, etc.) and the second one to configure
1745 everything board specific (reset signals, chip frequency, reset-init event handler, external memory, etc.).
1746 Additionally ``linear'' board config file will most likely fail when target config file uses
1747 @code{init_targets} scheme (``linear'' script is executed before @code{init} and @code{init_targets} - after),
1748 so separating these two configuration stages is very convenient, as the easiest way to overcome this
1749 problem is to convert board config file to use @code{init_board} procedure. Board config scripts don't
1750 need to override @code{init_targets} defined in target config files when they only need to to add some specifics.
1751
1752 Just as @code{init_targets}, the @code{init_board} procedure can be overriden by ``next level'' script (which sources
1753 the original), allowing greater code reuse.
1754
1755 @example
1756 ### board_file.cfg ###
1757
1758 # source target file that does most of the config in init_targets
1759 source [find target/target.cfg]
1760
1761 proc enable_fast_clock @{@} @{
1762 # enables fast on-board clock source
1763 # configures the chip to use it
1764 @}
1765
1766 # initialize only board specifics - reset, clock, adapter frequency
1767 proc init_board @{@} @{
1768 reset_config trst_and_srst trst_pulls_srst
1769
1770 $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-init @{
1771 adapter_khz 1
1772 enable_fast_clock
1773 adapter_khz 10000
1774 @}
1775 @}
1776 @end example
1777
1778 @section Target Config Files
1779 @cindex config file, target
1780 @cindex target config file
1781
1782 Board config files communicate with target config files using
1783 naming conventions as described above, and may source one or
1784 more target config files like this:
1785
1786 @example
1787 source [find target/FOOBAR.cfg]
1788 @end example
1789
1790 The point of a target config file is to package everything
1791 about a given chip that board config files need to know.
1792 In summary the target files should contain
1793
1794 @enumerate
1795 @item Set defaults
1796 @item Add TAPs to the scan chain
1797 @item Add CPU targets (includes GDB support)
1798 @item CPU/Chip/CPU-Core specific features
1799 @item On-Chip flash
1800 @end enumerate
1801
1802 As a rule of thumb, a target file sets up only one chip.
1803 For a microcontroller, that will often include a single TAP,
1804 which is a CPU needing a GDB target, and its on-chip flash.
1805
1806 More complex chips may include multiple TAPs, and the target
1807 config file may need to define them all before OpenOCD
1808 can talk to the chip.
1809 For example, some phone chips have JTAG scan chains that include
1810 an ARM core for operating system use, a DSP,
1811 another ARM core embedded in an image processing engine,
1812 and other processing engines.
1813
1814 @subsection Default Value Boiler Plate Code
1815
1816 All target configuration files should start with code like this,
1817 letting board config files express environment-specific
1818 differences in how things should be set up.
1819
1820 @example
1821 # Boards may override chip names, perhaps based on role,
1822 # but the default should match what the vendor uses
1823 if @{ [info exists CHIPNAME] @} @{
1824 set _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME
1825 @} else @{
1826 set _CHIPNAME sam7x256
1827 @}
1828
1829 # ONLY use ENDIAN with targets that can change it.
1830 if @{ [info exists ENDIAN] @} @{
1831 set _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
1832 @} else @{
1833 set _ENDIAN little
1834 @}
1835
1836 # TAP identifiers may change as chips mature, for example with
1837 # new revision fields (the "3" here). Pick a good default; you
1838 # can pass several such identifiers to the "jtag newtap" command.
1839 if @{ [info exists CPUTAPID ] @} @{
1840 set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
1841 @} else @{
1842 set _CPUTAPID 0x3f0f0f0f
1843 @}
1844 @end example
1845 @c but 0x3f0f0f0f is for an str73x part ...
1846
1847 @emph{Remember:} Board config files may include multiple target
1848 config files, or the same target file multiple times
1849 (changing at least @code{CHIPNAME}).
1850
1851 Likewise, the target configuration file should define
1852 @code{_TARGETNAME} (or @code{_TARGETNAME0} etc) and
1853 use it later on when defining debug targets:
1854
1855 @example
1856 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1857 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1858 @end example
1859
1860 @subsection Adding TAPs to the Scan Chain
1861 After the ``defaults'' are set up,
1862 add the TAPs on each chip to the JTAG scan chain.
1863 @xref{TAP Declaration}, and the naming convention
1864 for taps.
1865
1866 In the simplest case the chip has only one TAP,
1867 probably for a CPU or FPGA.
1868 The config file for the Atmel AT91SAM7X256
1869 looks (in part) like this:
1870
1871 @example
1872 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
1873 @end example
1874
1875 A board with two such at91sam7 chips would be able
1876 to source such a config file twice, with different
1877 values for @code{CHIPNAME}, so
1878 it adds a different TAP each time.
1879
1880 If there are nonzero @option{-expected-id} values,
1881 OpenOCD attempts to verify the actual tap id against those values.
1882 It will issue error messages if there is mismatch, which
1883 can help to pinpoint problems in OpenOCD configurations.
1884
1885 @example
1886 JTAG tap: sam7x256.cpu tap/device found: 0x3f0f0f0f
1887 (Manufacturer: 0x787, Part: 0xf0f0, Version: 0x3)
1888 ERROR: Tap: sam7x256.cpu - Expected id: 0x12345678, Got: 0x3f0f0f0f
1889 ERROR: expected: mfg: 0x33c, part: 0x2345, ver: 0x1
1890 ERROR: got: mfg: 0x787, part: 0xf0f0, ver: 0x3
1891 @end example
1892
1893 There are more complex examples too, with chips that have
1894 multiple TAPs. Ones worth looking at include:
1895
1896 @itemize
1897 @item @file{target/omap3530.cfg} -- with disabled ARM and DSP,
1898 plus a JRC to enable them
1899 @item @file{target/str912.cfg} -- with flash, CPU, and boundary scan
1900 @item @file{target/ti_dm355.cfg} -- with ETM, ARM, and JRC (this JRC
1901 is not currently used)
1902 @end itemize
1903
1904 @subsection Add CPU targets
1905
1906 After adding a TAP for a CPU, you should set it up so that
1907 GDB and other commands can use it.
1908 @xref{CPU Configuration}.
1909 For the at91sam7 example above, the command can look like this;
1910 note that @code{$_ENDIAN} is not needed, since OpenOCD defaults
1911 to little endian, and this chip doesn't support changing that.
1912
1913 @example
1914 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1915 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1916 @end example
1917
1918 Work areas are small RAM areas associated with CPU targets.
1919 They are used by OpenOCD to speed up downloads,
1920 and to download small snippets of code to program flash chips.
1921 If the chip includes a form of ``on-chip-ram'' - and many do - define
1922 a work area if you can.
1923 Again using the at91sam7 as an example, this can look like:
1924
1925 @example
1926 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x00200000 \
1927 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
1928 @end example
1929
1930 @anchor{definecputargetsworkinginsmp}
1931 @subsection Define CPU targets working in SMP
1932 @cindex SMP
1933 After setting targets, you can define a list of targets working in SMP.
1934
1935 @example
1936 set _TARGETNAME_1 $_CHIPNAME.cpu1
1937 set _TARGETNAME_2 $_CHIPNAME.cpu2
1938 target create $_TARGETNAME_1 cortex_a -chain-position $_CHIPNAME.dap \
1939 -coreid 0 -dbgbase $_DAP_DBG1
1940 target create $_TARGETNAME_2 cortex_a -chain-position $_CHIPNAME.dap \
1941 -coreid 1 -dbgbase $_DAP_DBG2
1942 #define 2 targets working in smp.
1943 target smp $_CHIPNAME.cpu2 $_CHIPNAME.cpu1
1944 @end example
1945 In the above example on cortex_a, 2 cpus are working in SMP.
1946 In SMP only one GDB instance is created and :
1947 @itemize @bullet
1948 @item a set of hardware breakpoint sets the same breakpoint on all targets in the list.
1949 @item halt command triggers the halt of all targets in the list.
1950 @item resume command triggers the write context and the restart of all targets in the list.
1951 @item following a breakpoint: the target stopped by the breakpoint is displayed to the GDB session.
1952 @item dedicated GDB serial protocol packets are implemented for switching/retrieving the target
1953 displayed by the GDB session @pxref{usingopenocdsmpwithgdb,,Using OpenOCD SMP with GDB}.
1954 @end itemize
1955
1956 The SMP behaviour can be disabled/enabled dynamically. On cortex_a following
1957 command have been implemented.
1958 @itemize @bullet
1959 @item cortex_a smp_on : enable SMP mode, behaviour is as described above.
1960 @item cortex_a smp_off : disable SMP mode, the current target is the one
1961 displayed in the GDB session, only this target is now controlled by GDB
1962 session. This behaviour is useful during system boot up.
1963 @item cortex_a smp_gdb : display/fix the core id displayed in GDB session see
1964 following example.
1965 @end itemize
1966
1967 @example
1968 >cortex_a smp_gdb
1969 gdb coreid 0 -> -1
1970 #0 : coreid 0 is displayed to GDB ,
1971 #-> -1 : next resume triggers a real resume
1972 > cortex_a smp_gdb 1
1973 gdb coreid 0 -> 1
1974 #0 :coreid 0 is displayed to GDB ,
1975 #->1 : next resume displays coreid 1 to GDB
1976 > resume
1977 > cortex_a smp_gdb
1978 gdb coreid 1 -> 1
1979 #1 :coreid 1 is displayed to GDB ,
1980 #->1 : next resume displays coreid 1 to GDB
1981 > cortex_a smp_gdb -1
1982 gdb coreid 1 -> -1
1983 #1 :coreid 1 is displayed to GDB,
1984 #->-1 : next resume triggers a real resume
1985 @end example
1986
1987
1988 @subsection Chip Reset Setup
1989
1990 As a rule, you should put the @command{reset_config} command
1991 into the board file. Most things you think you know about a
1992 chip can be tweaked by the board.
1993
1994 Some chips have specific ways the TRST and SRST signals are
1995 managed. In the unusual case that these are @emph{chip specific}
1996 and can never be changed by board wiring, they could go here.
1997 For example, some chips can't support JTAG debugging without
1998 both signals.
1999
2000 Provide a @code{reset-assert} event handler if you can.
2001 Such a handler uses JTAG operations to reset the target,
2002 letting this target config be used in systems which don't
2003 provide the optional SRST signal, or on systems where you
2004 don't want to reset all targets at once.
2005 Such a handler might write to chip registers to force a reset,
2006 use a JRC to do that (preferable -- the target may be wedged!),
2007 or force a watchdog timer to trigger.
2008 (For Cortex-M targets, this is not necessary. The target
2009 driver knows how to use trigger an NVIC reset when SRST is
2010 not available.)
2011
2012 Some chips need special attention during reset handling if
2013 they're going to be used with JTAG.
2014 An example might be needing to send some commands right
2015 after the target's TAP has been reset, providing a
2016 @code{reset-deassert-post} event handler that writes a chip
2017 register to report that JTAG debugging is being done.
2018 Another would be reconfiguring the watchdog so that it stops
2019 counting while the core is halted in the debugger.
2020
2021 JTAG clocking constraints often change during reset, and in
2022 some cases target config files (rather than board config files)
2023 are the right places to handle some of those issues.
2024 For example, immediately after reset most chips run using a
2025 slower clock than they will use later.
2026 That means that after reset (and potentially, as OpenOCD
2027 first starts up) they must use a slower JTAG clock rate
2028 than they will use later.
2029 @xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}.
2030
2031 @quotation Important
2032 When you are debugging code that runs right after chip
2033 reset, getting these issues right is critical.
2034 In particular, if you see intermittent failures when
2035 OpenOCD verifies the scan chain after reset,
2036 look at how you are setting up JTAG clocking.
2037 @end quotation
2038
2039 @anchor{theinittargetsprocedure}
2040 @subsection The init_targets procedure
2041 @cindex init_targets procedure
2042
2043 Target config files can either be ``linear'' (script executed line-by-line when parsed in
2044 configuration stage, @xref{configurationstage,,Configuration Stage},) or they can contain a special
2045 procedure called @code{init_targets}, which will be executed when entering run stage
2046 (after parsing all config files or after @code{init} command, @xref{enteringtherunstage,,Entering the Run Stage}.)
2047 Such procedure can be overriden by ``next level'' script (which sources the original).
2048 This concept faciliates code reuse when basic target config files provide generic configuration
2049 procedures and @code{init_targets} procedure, which can then be sourced and enchanced or changed in
2050 a ``more specific'' target config file. This is not possible with ``linear'' config scripts,
2051 because sourcing them executes every initialization commands they provide.
2052
2053 @example
2054 ### generic_file.cfg ###
2055
2056 proc setup_my_chip @{chip_name flash_size ram_size@} @{
2057 # basic initialization procedure ...
2058 @}
2059
2060 proc init_targets @{@} @{
2061 # initializes generic chip with 4kB of flash and 1kB of RAM
2062 setup_my_chip MY_GENERIC_CHIP 4096 1024
2063 @}
2064
2065 ### specific_file.cfg ###
2066
2067 source [find target/generic_file.cfg]
2068
2069 proc init_targets @{@} @{
2070 # initializes specific chip with 128kB of flash and 64kB of RAM
2071 setup_my_chip MY_CHIP_WITH_128K_FLASH_64KB_RAM 131072 65536
2072 @}
2073 @end example
2074
2075 The easiest way to convert ``linear'' config files to @code{init_targets} version is to
2076 enclose every line of ``code'' (i.e. not @code{source} commands, procedures, etc.) in this procedure.
2077
2078 For an example of this scheme see LPC2000 target config files.
2079
2080 The @code{init_boards} procedure is a similar concept concerning board config files
2081 (@xref{theinitboardprocedure,,The init_board procedure}.)
2082
2083 @subsection ARM Core Specific Hacks
2084
2085 If the chip has a DCC, enable it. If the chip is an ARM9 with some
2086 special high speed download features - enable it.
2087
2088 If present, the MMU, the MPU and the CACHE should be disabled.
2089
2090 Some ARM cores are equipped with trace support, which permits
2091 examination of the instruction and data bus activity. Trace
2092 activity is controlled through an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM)
2093 on one of the core's scan chains. The ETM emits voluminous data
2094 through a ``trace port''. (@xref{armhardwaretracing,,ARM Hardware Tracing}.)
2095 If you are using an external trace port,
2096 configure it in your board config file.
2097 If you are using an on-chip ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB),
2098 configure it in your target config file.
2099
2100 @example
2101 etm config $_TARGETNAME 16 normal full etb
2102 etb config $_TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.etb
2103 @end example
2104
2105 @subsection Internal Flash Configuration
2106
2107 This applies @b{ONLY TO MICROCONTROLLERS} that have flash built in.
2108
2109 @b{Never ever} in the ``target configuration file'' define any type of
2110 flash that is external to the chip. (For example a BOOT flash on
2111 Chip Select 0.) Such flash information goes in a board file - not
2112 the TARGET (chip) file.
2113
2114 Examples:
2115 @itemize @bullet
2116 @item at91sam7x256 - has 256K flash YES enable it.
2117 @item str912 - has flash internal YES enable it.
2118 @item imx27 - uses boot flash on CS0 - it goes in the board file.
2119 @item pxa270 - again - CS0 flash - it goes in the board file.
2120 @end itemize
2121
2122 @anchor{translatingconfigurationfiles}
2123 @section Translating Configuration Files
2124 @cindex translation
2125 If you have a configuration file for another hardware debugger
2126 or toolset (Abatron, BDI2000, BDI3000, CCS,
2127 Lauterbach, Segger, Macraigor, etc.), translating
2128 it into OpenOCD syntax is often quite straightforward. The most tricky
2129 part of creating a configuration script is oftentimes the reset init
2130 sequence where e.g. PLLs, DRAM and the like is set up.
2131
2132 One trick that you can use when translating is to write small
2133 Tcl procedures to translate the syntax into OpenOCD syntax. This
2134 can avoid manual translation errors and make it easier to
2135 convert other scripts later on.
2136
2137 Example of transforming quirky arguments to a simple search and
2138 replace job:
2139
2140 @example
2141 # Lauterbach syntax(?)
2142 #
2143 # Data.Set c15:0x042f %long 0x40000015
2144 #
2145 # OpenOCD syntax when using procedure below.
2146 #
2147 # setc15 0x01 0x00050078
2148
2149 proc setc15 @{regs value@} @{
2150 global TARGETNAME
2151
2152 echo [format "set p15 0x%04x, 0x%08x" $regs $value]
2153
2154 arm mcr 15 [expr ($regs>>12)&0x7] \
2155 [expr ($regs>>0)&0xf] [expr ($regs>>4)&0xf] \
2156 [expr ($regs>>8)&0x7] $value
2157 @}
2158 @end example
2159
2160
2161
2162 @node Daemon Configuration
2163 @chapter Daemon Configuration
2164 @cindex initialization
2165 The commands here are commonly found in the openocd.cfg file and are
2166 used to specify what TCP/IP ports are used, and how GDB should be
2167 supported.
2168
2169 @anchor{configurationstage}
2170 @section Configuration Stage
2171 @cindex configuration stage
2172 @cindex config command
2173
2174 When the OpenOCD server process starts up, it enters a
2175 @emph{configuration stage} which is the only time that
2176 certain commands, @emph{configuration commands}, may be issued.
2177 Normally, configuration commands are only available
2178 inside startup scripts.
2179
2180 In this manual, the definition of a configuration command is
2181 presented as a @emph{Config Command}, not as a @emph{Command}
2182 which may be issued interactively.
2183 The runtime @command{help} command also highlights configuration
2184 commands, and those which may be issued at any time.
2185
2186 Those configuration commands include declaration of TAPs,
2187 flash banks,
2188 the interface used for JTAG communication,
2189 and other basic setup.
2190 The server must leave the configuration stage before it
2191 may access or activate TAPs.
2192 After it leaves this stage, configuration commands may no
2193 longer be issued.
2194
2195 @anchor{enteringtherunstage}
2196 @section Entering the Run Stage
2197
2198 The first thing OpenOCD does after leaving the configuration
2199 stage is to verify that it can talk to the scan chain
2200 (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
2201 It will warn if it doesn't find TAPs it expects to find,
2202 or finds TAPs that aren't supposed to be there.
2203 You should see no errors at this point.
2204 If you see errors, resolve them by correcting the
2205 commands you used to configure the server.
2206 Common errors include using an initial JTAG speed that's too
2207 fast, and not providing the right IDCODE values for the TAPs
2208 on the scan chain.
2209
2210 Once OpenOCD has entered the run stage, a number of commands
2211 become available.
2212 A number of these relate to the debug targets you may have declared.
2213 For example, the @command{mww} command will not be available until
2214 a target has been successfuly instantiated.
2215 If you want to use those commands, you may need to force
2216 entry to the run stage.
2217
2218 @deffn {Config Command} init
2219 This command terminates the configuration stage and
2220 enters the run stage. This helps when you need to have
2221 the startup scripts manage tasks such as resetting the target,
2222 programming flash, etc. To reset the CPU upon startup, add "init" and
2223 "reset" at the end of the config script or at the end of the OpenOCD
2224 command line using the @option{-c} command line switch.
2225
2226 If this command does not appear in any startup/configuration file
2227 OpenOCD executes the command for you after processing all
2228 configuration files and/or command line options.
2229
2230 @b{NOTE:} This command normally occurs at or near the end of your
2231 openocd.cfg file to force OpenOCD to ``initialize'' and make the
2232 targets ready. For example: If your openocd.cfg file needs to
2233 read/write memory on your target, @command{init} must occur before
2234 the memory read/write commands. This includes @command{nand probe}.
2235 @end deffn
2236
2237 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} jtag_init
2238 This is invoked at server startup to verify that it can talk
2239 to the scan chain (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
2240
2241 The default implementation first tries @command{jtag arp_init},
2242 which uses only a lightweight JTAG reset before examining the
2243 scan chain.
2244 If that fails, it tries again, using a harder reset
2245 from the overridable procedure @command{init_reset}.
2246
2247 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
2248 they return.
2249 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
2250 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
2251 @end deffn
2252
2253 @anchor{tcpipports}
2254 @section TCP/IP Ports
2255 @cindex TCP port
2256 @cindex server
2257 @cindex port
2258 @cindex security
2259 The OpenOCD server accepts remote commands in several syntaxes.
2260 Each syntax uses a different TCP/IP port, which you may specify
2261 only during configuration (before those ports are opened).
2262
2263 For reasons including security, you may wish to prevent remote
2264 access using one or more of these ports.
2265 In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as zero.
2266 If you disable all access through TCP/IP, you will need to
2267 use the command line @option{-pipe} option.
2268
2269 @deffn {Command} gdb_port [number]
2270 @cindex GDB server
2271 Normally gdb listens to a TCP/IP port, but GDB can also
2272 communicate via pipes(stdin/out or named pipes). The name
2273 "gdb_port" stuck because it covers probably more than 90% of
2274 the normal use cases.
2275
2276 No arguments reports GDB port. "pipe" means listen to stdin
2277 output to stdout, an integer is base port number, "disable"
2278 disables the gdb server.
2279
2280 When using "pipe", also use log_output to redirect the log
2281 output to a file so as not to flood the stdin/out pipes.
2282
2283 The -p/--pipe option is deprecated and a warning is printed
2284 as it is equivalent to passing in -c "gdb_port pipe; log_output openocd.log".
2285
2286 Any other string is interpreted as named pipe to listen to.
2287 Output pipe is the same name as input pipe, but with 'o' appended,
2288 e.g. /var/gdb, /var/gdbo.
2289
2290 The GDB port for the first target will be the base port, the
2291 second target will listen on gdb_port + 1, and so on.
2292 When not specified during the configuration stage,
2293 the port @var{number} defaults to 3333.
2294 @end deffn
2295
2296 @deffn {Command} tcl_port [number]
2297 Specify or query the port used for a simplified RPC
2298 connection that can be used by clients to issue TCL commands and get the
2299 output from the Tcl engine.
2300 Intended as a machine interface.
2301 When not specified during the configuration stage,
2302 the port @var{number} defaults to 6666.
2303
2304 @end deffn
2305
2306 @deffn {Command} telnet_port [number]
2307 Specify or query the
2308 port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections.
2309 This port is intended for interaction with one human through TCL commands.
2310 When not specified during the configuration stage,
2311 the port @var{number} defaults to 4444.
2312 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
2313 @end deffn
2314
2315 @anchor{gdbconfiguration}
2316 @section GDB Configuration
2317 @cindex GDB
2318 @cindex GDB configuration
2319 You can reconfigure some GDB behaviors if needed.
2320 The ones listed here are static and global.
2321 @xref{targetconfiguration,,Target Configuration}, about configuring individual targets.
2322 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}, about configuring target-specific event handling.
2323
2324 @anchor{gdbbreakpointoverride}
2325 @deffn {Command} gdb_breakpoint_override [@option{hard}|@option{soft}|@option{disable}]
2326 Force breakpoint type for gdb @command{break} commands.
2327 This option supports GDB GUIs which don't
2328 distinguish hard versus soft breakpoints, if the default OpenOCD and
2329 GDB behaviour is not sufficient. GDB normally uses hardware
2330 breakpoints if the memory map has been set up for flash regions.
2331 @end deffn
2332
2333 @anchor{gdbflashprogram}
2334 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_flash_program (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2335 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to program the flash memory when a
2336 vFlash packet is received.
2337 The default behaviour is @option{enable}.
2338 @end deffn
2339
2340 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_memory_map (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2341 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to send the memory configuration to GDB when
2342 requested. GDB will then know when to set hardware breakpoints, and program flash
2343 using the GDB load command. @command{gdb_flash_program enable} must also be enabled
2344 for flash programming to work.
2345 Default behaviour is @option{enable}.
2346 @xref{gdbflashprogram,,gdb_flash_program}.
2347 @end deffn
2348
2349 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_report_data_abort (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
2350 Specifies whether data aborts cause an error to be reported
2351 by GDB memory read packets.
2352 The default behaviour is @option{disable};
2353 use @option{enable} see these errors reported.
2354 @end deffn
2355
2356 @anchor{eventpolling}
2357 @section Event Polling
2358
2359 Hardware debuggers are parts of asynchronous systems,
2360 where significant events can happen at any time.
2361 The OpenOCD server needs to detect some of these events,
2362 so it can report them to through TCL command line
2363 or to GDB.
2364
2365 Examples of such events include:
2366
2367 @itemize
2368 @item One of the targets can stop running ... maybe it triggers
2369 a code breakpoint or data watchpoint, or halts itself.
2370 @item Messages may be sent over ``debug message'' channels ... many
2371 targets support such messages sent over JTAG,
2372 for receipt by the person debugging or tools.
2373 @item Loss of power ... some adapters can detect these events.
2374 @item Resets not issued through JTAG ... such reset sources
2375 can include button presses or other system hardware, sometimes
2376 including the target itself (perhaps through a watchdog).
2377 @item Debug instrumentation sometimes supports event triggering
2378 such as ``trace buffer full'' (so it can quickly be emptied)
2379 or other signals (to correlate with code behavior).
2380 @end itemize
2381
2382 None of those events are signaled through standard JTAG signals.
2383 However, most conventions for JTAG connectors include voltage
2384 level and system reset (SRST) signal detection.
2385 Some connectors also include instrumentation signals, which
2386 can imply events when those signals are inputs.
2387
2388 In general, OpenOCD needs to periodically check for those events,
2389 either by looking at the status of signals on the JTAG connector
2390 or by sending synchronous ``tell me your status'' JTAG requests
2391 to the various active targets.
2392 There is a command to manage and monitor that polling,
2393 which is normally done in the background.
2394
2395 @deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
2396 Poll the current target for its current state.
2397 (Also, @pxref{targetcurstate,,target curstate}.)
2398 If that target is in debug mode, architecture
2399 specific information about the current state is printed.
2400 An optional parameter
2401 allows background polling to be enabled and disabled.
2402
2403 You could use this from the TCL command shell, or
2404 from GDB using @command{monitor poll} command.
2405 Leave background polling enabled while you're using GDB.
2406 @example
2407 > poll
2408 background polling: on
2409 target state: halted
2410 target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
2411 current mode: Supervisor
2412 cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
2413 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
2414 >
2415 @end example
2416 @end deffn
2417
2418 @node Debug Adapter Configuration
2419 @chapter Debug Adapter Configuration
2420 @cindex config file, interface
2421 @cindex interface config file
2422
2423 Correctly installing OpenOCD includes making your operating system give
2424 OpenOCD access to debug adapters. Once that has been done, Tcl commands
2425 are used to select which one is used, and to configure how it is used.
2426
2427 @quotation Note
2428 Because OpenOCD started out with a focus purely on JTAG, you may find
2429 places where it wrongly presumes JTAG is the only transport protocol
2430 in use. Be aware that recent versions of OpenOCD are removing that
2431 limitation. JTAG remains more functional than most other transports.
2432 Other transports do not support boundary scan operations, or may be
2433 specific to a given chip vendor. Some might be usable only for
2434 programming flash memory, instead of also for debugging.
2435 @end quotation
2436
2437 Debug Adapters/Interfaces/Dongles are normally configured
2438 through commands in an interface configuration
2439 file which is sourced by your @file{openocd.cfg} file, or
2440 through a command line @option{-f interface/....cfg} option.
2441
2442 @example
2443 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
2444 @end example
2445
2446 These commands tell
2447 OpenOCD what type of JTAG adapter you have, and how to talk to it.
2448 A few cases are so simple that you only need to say what driver to use:
2449
2450 @example
2451 # jlink interface
2452 interface jlink
2453 @end example
2454
2455 Most adapters need a bit more configuration than that.
2456
2457
2458 @section Interface Configuration
2459
2460 The interface command tells OpenOCD what type of debug adapter you are
2461 using. Depending on the type of adapter, you may need to use one or
2462 more additional commands to further identify or configure the adapter.
2463
2464 @deffn {Config Command} {interface} name
2465 Use the interface driver @var{name} to connect to the
2466 target.
2467 @end deffn
2468
2469 @deffn Command {interface_list}
2470 List the debug adapter drivers that have been built into
2471 the running copy of OpenOCD.
2472 @end deffn
2473 @deffn Command {interface transports} transport_name+
2474 Specifies the transports supported by this debug adapter.
2475 The adapter driver builds-in similar knowledge; use this only
2476 when external configuration (such as jumpering) changes what
2477 the hardware can support.
2478 @end deffn
2479
2480
2481
2482 @deffn Command {adapter_name}
2483 Returns the name of the debug adapter driver being used.
2484 @end deffn
2485
2486 @section Interface Drivers
2487
2488 Each of the interface drivers listed here must be explicitly
2489 enabled when OpenOCD is configured, in order to be made
2490 available at run time.
2491
2492 @deffn {Interface Driver} {amt_jtagaccel}
2493 Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
2494 connected to a PC's EPP mode parallel port.
2495 This defines some driver-specific commands:
2496
2497 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
2498 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
2499 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
2500 @end deffn
2501
2502 @deffn {Config Command} rtck [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
2503 Displays status of RTCK option.
2504 Optionally sets that option first.
2505 @end deffn
2506 @end deffn
2507
2508 @deffn {Interface Driver} {arm-jtag-ew}
2509 Olimex ARM-JTAG-EW USB adapter
2510 This has one driver-specific command:
2511
2512 @deffn Command {armjtagew_info}
2513 Logs some status
2514 @end deffn
2515 @end deffn
2516
2517 @deffn {Interface Driver} {at91rm9200}
2518 Supports bitbanged JTAG from the local system,
2519 presuming that system is an Atmel AT91rm9200
2520 and a specific set of GPIOs is used.
2521 @c command: at91rm9200_device NAME
2522 @c chooses among list of bit configs ... only one option
2523 @end deffn
2524
2525 @deffn {Interface Driver} {dummy}
2526 A dummy software-only driver for debugging.
2527 @end deffn
2528
2529 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ep93xx}
2530 Cirrus Logic EP93xx based single-board computer bit-banging (in development)
2531 @end deffn
2532
2533 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ft2232}
2534 FTDI FT2232 (USB) based devices over one of the userspace libraries.
2535
2536 Note that this driver has several flaws and the @command{ftdi} driver is
2537 recommended as its replacement.
2538
2539 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
2540 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2541
2542 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_device_desc} description
2543 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
2544 of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not
2545 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
2546 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
2547 @end deffn
2548
2549 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_serial} serial-number
2550 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the FTDI FT2232 device to use,
2551 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one FT2232 device
2552 is connected to the host.
2553 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
2554 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
2555 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
2556 @end deffn
2557
2558 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_layout} name
2559 Each vendor's FT2232 device can use different GPIO signals
2560 to control output-enables, reset signals, and LEDs.
2561 Currently valid layout @var{name} values include:
2562 @itemize @minus
2563 @item @b{axm0432_jtag} Axiom AXM-0432
2564 @item @b{comstick} Hitex STR9 comstick
2565 @item @b{cortino} Hitex Cortino JTAG interface
2566 @item @b{evb_lm3s811} TI/Luminary Micro EVB_LM3S811 as a JTAG interface,
2567 either for the local Cortex-M3 (SRST only)
2568 or in a passthrough mode (neither SRST nor TRST)
2569 This layout can not support the SWO trace mechanism, and should be
2570 used only for older boards (before rev C).
2571 @item @b{luminary_icdi} This layout should be used with most TI/Luminary
2572 eval boards, including Rev C LM3S811 eval boards and the eponymous
2573 ICDI boards, to debug either the local Cortex-M3 or in passthrough mode
2574 to debug some other target. It can support the SWO trace mechanism.
2575 @item @b{flyswatter} Tin Can Tools Flyswatter
2576 @item @b{icebear} ICEbear JTAG adapter from Section 5
2577 @item @b{jtagkey} Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGkey-Tiny (and compatibles)
2578 @item @b{jtagkey2} Amontec JTAGkey2 (and compatibles)
2579 @item @b{m5960} American Microsystems M5960
2580 @item @b{olimex-jtag} Olimex ARM-USB-OCD and ARM-USB-Tiny
2581 @item @b{oocdlink} OOCDLink
2582 @c oocdlink ~= jtagkey_prototype_v1
2583 @item @b{redbee-econotag} Integrated with a Redbee development board.
2584 @item @b{redbee-usb} Integrated with a Redbee USB-stick development board.
2585 @item @b{sheevaplug} Marvell Sheevaplug development kit
2586 @item @b{signalyzer} Xverve Signalyzer
2587 @item @b{stm32stick} Hitex STM32 Performance Stick
2588 @item @b{turtelizer2} egnite Software turtelizer2
2589 @item @b{usbjtag} "USBJTAG-1" layout described in the OpenOCD diploma thesis
2590 @end itemize
2591 @end deffn
2592
2593 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
2594 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
2595 default values are used.
2596 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
2597 @example
2598 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
2599 @end example
2600 @end deffn
2601
2602 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_latency} ms
2603 On some systems using FT2232 based JTAG interfaces the FT_Read function call in
2604 ft2232_read() fails to return the expected number of bytes. This can be caused by
2605 USB communication delays and has proved hard to reproduce and debug. Setting the
2606 FT2232 latency timer to a larger value increases delays for short USB packets but it
2607 also reduces the risk of timeouts before receiving the expected number of bytes.
2608 The OpenOCD default value is 2 and for some systems a value of 10 has proved useful.
2609 @end deffn
2610
2611 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_channel} channel
2612 Used to select the channel of the ft2232 chip to use (between 1 and 4).
2613 The default value is 1.
2614 @end deffn
2615
2616 For example, the interface config file for a
2617 Turtelizer JTAG Adapter looks something like this:
2618
2619 @example
2620 interface ft2232
2621 ft2232_device_desc "Turtelizer JTAG/RS232 Adapter"
2622 ft2232_layout turtelizer2
2623 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xbdc8
2624 @end example
2625 @end deffn
2626
2627 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ftdi}
2628 This driver is for adapters using the MPSSE (Multi-Protocol Synchronous Serial
2629 Engine) mode built into many FTDI chips, such as the FT2232, FT4232 and FT232H.
2630 It is a complete rewrite to address a large number of problems with the ft2232
2631 interface driver.
2632
2633 The driver is using libusb-1.0 in asynchronous mode to talk to the FTDI device,
2634 bypassing intermediate libraries like libftdi of D2XX. Performance-wise it is
2635 consistently faster than the ft2232 driver, sometimes several times faster.
2636
2637 A major improvement of this driver is that support for new FTDI based adapters
2638 can be added competely through configuration files, without the need to patch
2639 and rebuild OpenOCD.
2640
2641 The driver uses a signal abstraction to enable Tcl configuration files to
2642 define outputs for one or several FTDI GPIO. These outputs can then be
2643 controlled using the @command{ftdi_set_signal} command. Special signal names
2644 are reserved for nTRST, nSRST and LED (for blink) so that they, if defined,
2645 will be used for their customary purpose.
2646
2647 Depending on the type of buffer attached to the FTDI GPIO, the outputs have to
2648 be controlled differently. In order to support tristateable signals such as
2649 nSRST, both a data GPIO and an output-enable GPIO can be specified for each
2650 signal. The following output buffer configurations are supported:
2651
2652 @itemize @minus
2653 @item Push-pull with one FTDI output as (non-)inverted data line
2654 @item Open drain with one FTDI output as (non-)inverted output-enable
2655 @item Tristate with one FTDI output as (non-)inverted data line and another
2656 FTDI output as (non-)inverted output-enable
2657 @item Unbuffered, using the FTDI GPIO as a tristate output directly by
2658 switching data and direction as necessary
2659 @end itemize
2660
2661 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
2662 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2663
2664 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
2665 The vendor ID and product ID of the adapter. If not specified, the FTDI
2666 default values are used.
2667 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
2668 @example
2669 ftdi_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
2670 @end example
2671 @end deffn
2672
2673 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_device_desc} description
2674 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
2675 of the adapter. If not specified, the device description is ignored
2676 during device selection.
2677 @end deffn
2678
2679 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_serial} serial-number
2680 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the adapter to use,
2681 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one adapter
2682 is connected to the host.
2683 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
2684 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
2685 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
2686 @end deffn
2687
2688 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_channel} channel
2689 Selects the channel of the FTDI device to use for MPSSE operations. Most
2690 adapters use the default, channel 0, but there are exceptions.
2691 @end deffn
2692
2693 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_layout_init} data direction
2694 Specifies the initial values of the FTDI GPIO data and direction registers.
2695 Each value is a 16-bit number corresponding to the concatenation of the high
2696 and low FTDI GPIO registers. The values should be selected based on the
2697 schematics of the adapter, such that all signals are set to safe levels with
2698 minimal impact on the target system. Avoid floating inputs, conflicting outputs
2699 and initially asserted reset signals.
2700 @end deffn
2701
2702 @deffn {Config Command} {ftdi_layout_signal} name [@option{-data}|@option{-ndata} data_mask] [@option{-oe}|@option{-noe} oe_mask]
2703 Creates a signal with the specified @var{name}, controlled by one or more FTDI
2704 GPIO pins via a range of possible buffer connections. The masks are FTDI GPIO
2705 register bitmasks to tell the driver the connection and type of the output
2706 buffer driving the respective signal. @var{data_mask} is the bitmask for the
2707 pin(s) connected to the data input of the output buffer. @option{-ndata} is
2708 used with inverting data inputs and @option{-data} with non-inverting inputs.
2709 The @option{-oe} (or @option{-noe}) option tells where the output-enable (or
2710 not-output-enable) input to the output buffer is connected.
2711
2712 Both @var{data_mask} and @var{oe_mask} need not be specified. For example, a
2713 simple open-collector transistor driver would be specified with @option{-oe}
2714 only. In that case the signal can only be set to drive low or to Hi-Z and the
2715 driver will complain if the signal is set to drive high. Which means that if
2716 it's a reset signal, @command{reset_config} must be specified as
2717 @option{srst_open_drain}, not @option{srst_push_pull}.
2718
2719 A special case is provided when @option{-data} and @option{-oe} is set to the
2720 same bitmask. Then the FTDI pin is considered being connected straight to the
2721 target without any buffer. The FTDI pin is then switched between output and
2722 input as necessary to provide the full set of low, high and Hi-Z
2723 characteristics. In all other cases, the pins specified in a signal definition
2724 are always driven by the FTDI.
2725 @end deffn
2726
2727 @deffn {Command} {ftdi_set_signal} name @option{0}|@option{1}|@option{z}
2728 Set a previously defined signal to the specified level.
2729 @itemize @minus
2730 @item @option{0}, drive low
2731 @item @option{1}, drive high
2732 @item @option{z}, set to high-impedance
2733 @end itemize
2734 @end deffn
2735
2736 For example adapter definitions, see the configuration files shipped in the
2737 @file{interface/ftdi} directory.
2738 @end deffn
2739
2740 @deffn {Interface Driver} {remote_bitbang}
2741 Drive JTAG from a remote process. This sets up a UNIX or TCP socket connection
2742 with a remote process and sends ASCII encoded bitbang requests to that process
2743 instead of directly driving JTAG.
2744
2745 The remote_bitbang driver is useful for debugging software running on
2746 processors which are being simulated.
2747
2748 @deffn {Config Command} {remote_bitbang_port} number
2749 Specifies the TCP port of the remote process to connect to or 0 to use UNIX
2750 sockets instead of TCP.
2751 @end deffn
2752
2753 @deffn {Config Command} {remote_bitbang_host} hostname
2754 Specifies the hostname of the remote process to connect to using TCP, or the
2755 name of the UNIX socket to use if remote_bitbang_port is 0.
2756 @end deffn
2757
2758 For example, to connect remotely via TCP to the host foobar you might have
2759 something like:
2760
2761 @example
2762 interface remote_bitbang
2763 remote_bitbang_port 3335
2764 remote_bitbang_host foobar
2765 @end example
2766
2767 To connect to another process running locally via UNIX sockets with socket
2768 named mysocket:
2769
2770 @example
2771 interface remote_bitbang
2772 remote_bitbang_port 0
2773 remote_bitbang_host mysocket
2774 @end example
2775 @end deffn
2776
2777 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usb_blaster}
2778 USB JTAG/USB-Blaster compatibles over one of the userspace libraries
2779 for FTDI chips. These interfaces have several commands, used to
2780 configure the driver before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2781
2782 @deffn {Config Command} {usb_blaster_device_desc} description
2783 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
2784 of the FTDI FT245 device. If not
2785 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
2786 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
2787 @end deffn
2788
2789 @deffn {Config Command} {usb_blaster_vid_pid} vid pid
2790 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT245 device. If not specified,
2791 default values are used.
2792 Currently, only one @var{vid}, @var{pid} pair may be given, e.g. for
2793 Altera USB-Blaster (default):
2794 @example
2795 usb_blaster_vid_pid 0x09FB 0x6001
2796 @end example
2797 The following VID/PID is for Kolja Waschk's USB JTAG:
2798 @example
2799 usb_blaster_vid_pid 0x16C0 0x06AD
2800 @end example
2801 @end deffn
2802
2803 @deffn {Command} {usb_blaster} (@option{pin6}|@option{pin8}) (@option{0}|@option{1})
2804 Sets the state of the unused GPIO pins on USB-Blasters (pins 6 and 8 on the
2805 female JTAG header). These pins can be used as SRST and/or TRST provided the
2806 appropriate connections are made on the target board.
2807
2808 For example, to use pin 6 as SRST (as with an AVR board):
2809 @example
2810 $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-assert \
2811 "usb_blaster pin6 1; wait 1; usb_blaster pin6 0"
2812 @end example
2813 @end deffn
2814
2815 @end deffn
2816
2817 @deffn {Interface Driver} {gw16012}
2818 Gateworks GW16012 JTAG programmer.
2819 This has one driver-specific command:
2820
2821 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} [port_number]
2822 Display either the address of the I/O port
2823 (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
2824 If a parameter is provided, first switch to use that port.
2825 This is a write-once setting.
2826 @end deffn
2827 @end deffn
2828
2829 @deffn {Interface Driver} {jlink}
2830 Segger J-Link family of USB adapters. It currently supports only the JTAG transport.
2831
2832 @quotation Compatibility Note
2833 Segger released many firmware versions for the many harware versions they
2834 produced. OpenOCD was extensively tested and intended to run on all of them,
2835 but some combinations were reported as incompatible. As a general
2836 recommendation, it is advisable to use the latest firmware version
2837 available for each hardware version. However the current V8 is a moving
2838 target, and Segger firmware versions released after the OpenOCD was
2839 released may not be compatible. In such cases it is recommended to
2840 revert to the last known functional version. For 0.5.0, this is from
2841 "Feb 8 2012 14:30:39", packed with 4.42c. For 0.6.0, the last known
2842 version is from "May 3 2012 18:36:22", packed with 4.46f.
2843 @end quotation
2844
2845 @deffn {Command} {jlink caps}
2846 Display the device firmware capabilities.
2847 @end deffn
2848 @deffn {Command} {jlink info}
2849 Display various device information, like hardware version, firmware version, current bus status.
2850 @end deffn
2851 @deffn {Command} {jlink hw_jtag} [@option{2}|@option{3}]
2852 Set the JTAG protocol version to be used. Without argument, show the actual JTAG protocol version.
2853 @end deffn
2854 @deffn {Command} {jlink config}
2855 Display the J-Link configuration.
2856 @end deffn
2857 @deffn {Command} {jlink config kickstart} [val]
2858 Set the Kickstart power on JTAG-pin 19. Without argument, show the Kickstart configuration.
2859 @end deffn
2860 @deffn {Command} {jlink config mac_address} [@option{ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff}]
2861 Set the MAC address of the J-Link Pro. Without argument, show the MAC address.
2862 @end deffn
2863 @deffn {Command} {jlink config ip} [@option{A.B.C.D}(@option{/E}|@option{F.G.H.I})]
2864 Set the IP configuration of the J-Link Pro, where A.B.C.D is the IP address,
2865 E the bit of the subnet mask and
2866 F.G.H.I the subnet mask. Without arguments, show the IP configuration.
2867 @end deffn
2868 @deffn {Command} {jlink config usb_address} [@option{0x00} to @option{0x03} or @option{0xff}]
2869 Set the USB address; this will also change the product id. Without argument, show the USB address.
2870 @end deffn
2871 @deffn {Command} {jlink config reset}
2872 Reset the current configuration.
2873 @end deffn
2874 @deffn {Command} {jlink config save}
2875 Save the current configuration to the internal persistent storage.
2876 @end deffn
2877 @deffn {Config} {jlink pid} val
2878 Set the USB PID of the interface. As a configuration command, it can be used only before 'init'.
2879 @end deffn
2880 @end deffn
2881
2882 @deffn {Interface Driver} {parport}
2883 Supports PC parallel port bit-banging cables:
2884 Wigglers, PLD download cable, and more.
2885 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
2886 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
2887
2888 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_cable} name
2889 Set the layout of the parallel port cable used to connect to the target.
2890 This is a write-once setting.
2891 Currently valid cable @var{name} values include:
2892
2893 @itemize @minus
2894 @item @b{altium} Altium Universal JTAG cable.
2895 @item @b{arm-jtag} Same as original wiggler except SRST and
2896 TRST connections reversed and TRST is also inverted.
2897 @item @b{chameleon} The Amontec Chameleon's CPLD when operated
2898 in configuration mode. This is only used to
2899 program the Chameleon itself, not a connected target.
2900 @item @b{dlc5} The Xilinx Parallel cable III.
2901 @item @b{flashlink} The ST Parallel cable.
2902 @item @b{lattice} Lattice ispDOWNLOAD Cable
2903 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler} The Wiggler configuration that comes with
2904 some versions of
2905 Amontec's Chameleon Programmer. The new version available from
2906 the website uses the original Wiggler layout ('@var{wiggler}')
2907 @item @b{triton} The parallel port adapter found on the
2908 ``Karo Triton 1 Development Board''.
2909 This is also the layout used by the HollyGates design
2910 (see @uref{http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/jtag/}).
2911 @item @b{wiggler} The original Wiggler layout, also supported by
2912 several clones, such as the Olimex ARM-JTAG
2913 @item @b{wiggler2} Same as original wiggler except an led is fitted on D5.
2914 @item @b{wiggler_ntrst_inverted} Same as original wiggler except TRST is inverted.
2915 @end itemize
2916 @end deffn
2917
2918 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} [port_number]
2919 Display either the address of the I/O port
2920 (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
2921 If a parameter is provided, first switch to use that port.
2922 This is a write-once setting.
2923
2924 When using PPDEV to access the parallel port, use the number of the parallel port:
2925 @option{parport_port 0} (the default). If @option{parport_port 0x378} is specified
2926 you may encounter a problem.
2927 @end deffn
2928
2929 @deffn Command {parport_toggling_time} [nanoseconds]
2930 Displays how many nanoseconds the hardware needs to toggle TCK;
2931 the parport driver uses this value to obey the
2932 @command{adapter_khz} configuration.
2933 When the optional @var{nanoseconds} parameter is given,
2934 that setting is changed before displaying the current value.
2935
2936 The default setting should work reasonably well on commodity PC hardware.
2937 However, you may want to calibrate for your specific hardware.
2938 @quotation Tip
2939 To measure the toggling time with a logic analyzer or a digital storage
2940 oscilloscope, follow the procedure below:
2941 @example
2942 > parport_toggling_time 1000
2943 > adapter_khz 500
2944 @end example
2945 This sets the maximum JTAG clock speed of the hardware, but
2946 the actual speed probably deviates from the requested 500 kHz.
2947 Now, measure the time between the two closest spaced TCK transitions.
2948 You can use @command{runtest 1000} or something similar to generate a
2949 large set of samples.
2950 Update the setting to match your measurement:
2951 @example
2952 > parport_toggling_time <measured nanoseconds>
2953 @end example
2954 Now the clock speed will be a better match for @command{adapter_khz rate}
2955 commands given in OpenOCD scripts and event handlers.
2956
2957 You can do something similar with many digital multimeters, but note
2958 that you'll probably need to run the clock continuously for several
2959 seconds before it decides what clock rate to show. Adjust the
2960 toggling time up or down until the measured clock rate is a good
2961 match for the adapter_khz rate you specified; be conservative.
2962 @end quotation
2963 @end deffn
2964
2965 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_write_on_exit} (@option{on}|@option{off})
2966 This will configure the parallel driver to write a known
2967 cable-specific value to the parallel interface on exiting OpenOCD.
2968 @end deffn
2969
2970 For example, the interface configuration file for a
2971 classic ``Wiggler'' cable on LPT2 might look something like this:
2972
2973 @example
2974 interface parport
2975 parport_port 0x278
2976 parport_cable wiggler
2977 @end example
2978 @end deffn
2979
2980 @deffn {Interface Driver} {presto}
2981 ASIX PRESTO USB JTAG programmer.
2982 @deffn {Config Command} {presto_serial} serial_string
2983 Configures the USB serial number of the Presto device to use.
2984 @end deffn
2985 @end deffn
2986
2987 @deffn {Interface Driver} {rlink}
2988 Raisonance RLink USB adapter
2989 @end deffn
2990
2991 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usbprog}
2992 usbprog is a freely programmable USB adapter.
2993 @end deffn
2994
2995 @deffn {Interface Driver} {vsllink}
2996 vsllink is part of Versaloon which is a versatile USB programmer.
2997
2998 @quotation Note
2999 This defines quite a few driver-specific commands,
3000 which are not currently documented here.
3001 @end quotation
3002 @end deffn
3003
3004 @deffn {Interface Driver} {hla}
3005 This is a driver that supports multiple High Level Adapters.
3006 This type of adapter does not expose some of the lower level api's
3007 that OpenOCD would normally use to access the target.
3008
3009 Currently supported adapters include the ST STLINK and TI ICDI.
3010
3011 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_device_desc} description
3012 Currently Not Supported.
3013 @end deffn
3014
3015 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_serial} serial
3016 Currently Not Supported.
3017 @end deffn
3018
3019 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_layout} (@option{stlink}|@option{icdi})
3020 Specifies the adapter layout to use.
3021 @end deffn
3022
3023 @deffn {Config Command} {hla_vid_pid} vid pid
3024 The vendor ID and product ID of the device.
3025 @end deffn
3026
3027 @deffn {Config Command} {stlink_api} api_level
3028 Manually sets the stlink api used, valid options are 1 or 2. (@b{STLINK Only}).
3029 @end deffn
3030 @end deffn
3031
3032 @deffn {Interface Driver} {opendous}
3033 opendous-jtag is a freely programmable USB adapter.
3034 @end deffn
3035
3036 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ulink}
3037 This is the Keil ULINK v1 JTAG debugger.
3038 @end deffn
3039
3040 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ZY1000}
3041 This is the Zylin ZY1000 JTAG debugger.
3042 @end deffn
3043
3044 @quotation Note
3045 This defines some driver-specific commands,
3046 which are not currently documented here.
3047 @end quotation
3048
3049 @deffn Command power [@option{on}|@option{off}]
3050 Turn power switch to target on/off.
3051 No arguments: print status.
3052 @end deffn
3053
3054 @deffn {Interface Driver} {bcm2835gpio}
3055 This SoC is present in Raspberry Pi which is a cheap single-board computer
3056 exposing some GPIOs on its expansion header.
3057
3058 The driver accesses memory-mapped GPIO peripheral registers directly
3059 for maximum performance, but the only possible race condition is for
3060 the pins' modes/muxing (which is highly unlikely), so it should be
3061 able to coexist nicely with both sysfs bitbanging and various
3062 peripherals' kernel drivers. The driver restores the previous
3063 configuration on exit.
3064
3065 See @file{interface/raspberrypi-native.cfg} for a sample config and
3066 pinout.
3067
3068 @end deffn
3069
3070 @section Transport Configuration
3071 @cindex Transport
3072 As noted earlier, depending on the version of OpenOCD you use,
3073 and the debug adapter you are using,
3074 several transports may be available to
3075 communicate with debug targets (or perhaps to program flash memory).
3076 @deffn Command {transport list}
3077 displays the names of the transports supported by this
3078 version of OpenOCD.
3079 @end deffn
3080
3081 @deffn Command {transport select} transport_name
3082 Select which of the supported transports to use in this OpenOCD session.
3083 The transport must be supported by the debug adapter hardware and by the
3084 version of OPenOCD you are using (including the adapter's driver).
3085 No arguments: returns name of session's selected transport.
3086 @end deffn
3087
3088 @subsection JTAG Transport
3089 @cindex JTAG
3090 JTAG is the original transport supported by OpenOCD, and most
3091 of the OpenOCD commands support it.
3092 JTAG transports expose a chain of one or more Test Access Points (TAPs),
3093 each of which must be explicitly declared.
3094 JTAG supports both debugging and boundary scan testing.
3095 Flash programming support is built on top of debug support.
3096 @subsection SWD Transport
3097 @cindex SWD
3098 @cindex Serial Wire Debug
3099 SWD (Serial Wire Debug) is an ARM-specific transport which exposes one
3100 Debug Access Point (DAP, which must be explicitly declared.
3101 (SWD uses fewer signal wires than JTAG.)
3102 SWD is debug-oriented, and does not support boundary scan testing.
3103 Flash programming support is built on top of debug support.
3104 (Some processors support both JTAG and SWD.)
3105 @deffn Command {swd newdap} ...
3106 Declares a single DAP which uses SWD transport.
3107 Parameters are currently the same as "jtag newtap" but this is
3108 expected to change.
3109 @end deffn
3110 @deffn Command {swd wcr trn prescale}
3111 Updates TRN (turnaraound delay) and prescaling.fields of the
3112 Wire Control Register (WCR).
3113 No parameters: displays current settings.
3114 @end deffn
3115
3116 @subsection SPI Transport
3117 @cindex SPI
3118 @cindex Serial Peripheral Interface
3119 The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is a general purpose transport
3120 which uses four wire signaling. Some processors use it as part of a
3121 solution for flash programming.
3122
3123 @anchor{jtagspeed}
3124 @section JTAG Speed
3125 JTAG clock setup is part of system setup.
3126 It @emph{does not belong with interface setup} since any interface
3127 only knows a few of the constraints for the JTAG clock speed.
3128 Sometimes the JTAG speed is
3129 changed during the target initialization process: (1) slow at
3130 reset, (2) program the CPU clocks, (3) run fast.
3131 Both the "slow" and "fast" clock rates are functions of the
3132 oscillators used, the chip, the board design, and sometimes
3133 power management software that may be active.
3134
3135 The speed used during reset, and the scan chain verification which
3136 follows reset, can be adjusted using a @code{reset-start}
3137 target event handler.
3138 It can then be reconfigured to a faster speed by a
3139 @code{reset-init} target event handler after it reprograms those
3140 CPU clocks, or manually (if something else, such as a boot loader,
3141 sets up those clocks).
3142 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}.
3143 When the initial low JTAG speed is a chip characteristic, perhaps
3144 because of a required oscillator speed, provide such a handler
3145 in the target config file.
3146 When that speed is a function of a board-specific characteristic
3147 such as which speed oscillator is used, it belongs in the board
3148 config file instead.
3149 In both cases it's safest to also set the initial JTAG clock rate
3150 to that same slow speed, so that OpenOCD never starts up using a
3151 clock speed that's faster than the scan chain can support.
3152
3153 @example
3154 jtag_rclk 3000
3155 $_TARGET.cpu configure -event reset-start @{ jtag_rclk 3000 @}
3156 @end example
3157
3158 If your system supports adaptive clocking (RTCK), configuring
3159 JTAG to use that is probably the most robust approach.
3160 However, it introduces delays to synchronize clocks; so it
3161 may not be the fastest solution.
3162
3163 @b{NOTE:} Script writers should consider using @command{jtag_rclk}
3164 instead of @command{adapter_khz}, but only for (ARM) cores and boards
3165 which support adaptive clocking.
3166
3167 @deffn {Command} adapter_khz max_speed_kHz
3168 A non-zero speed is in KHZ. Hence: 3000 is 3mhz.
3169 JTAG interfaces usually support a limited number of
3170 speeds. The speed actually used won't be faster
3171 than the speed specified.
3172
3173 Chip data sheets generally include a top JTAG clock rate.
3174 The actual rate is often a function of a CPU core clock,
3175 and is normally less than that peak rate.
3176 For example, most ARM cores accept at most one sixth of the CPU clock.
3177
3178 Speed 0 (khz) selects RTCK method.
3179 @xref{faqrtck,,FAQ RTCK}.
3180 If your system uses RTCK, you won't need to change the
3181 JTAG clocking after setup.
3182 Not all interfaces, boards, or targets support ``rtck''.
3183 If the interface device can not
3184 support it, an error is returned when you try to use RTCK.
3185 @end deffn
3186
3187 @defun jtag_rclk fallback_speed_kHz
3188 @cindex adaptive clocking
3189 @cindex RTCK
3190 This Tcl proc (defined in @file{startup.tcl}) attempts to enable RTCK/RCLK.
3191 If that fails (maybe the interface, board, or target doesn't
3192 support it), falls back to the specified frequency.
3193 @example
3194 # Fall back to 3mhz if RTCK is not supported
3195 jtag_rclk 3000
3196 @end example
3197 @end defun
3198
3199 @node Reset Configuration
3200 @chapter Reset Configuration
3201 @cindex Reset Configuration
3202
3203 Every system configuration may require a different reset
3204 configuration. This can also be quite confusing.
3205 Resets also interact with @var{reset-init} event handlers,
3206 which do things like setting up clocks and DRAM, and
3207 JTAG clock rates. (@xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}.)
3208 They can also interact with JTAG routers.
3209 Please see the various board files for examples.
3210
3211 @quotation Note
3212 To maintainers and integrators:
3213 Reset configuration touches several things at once.
3214 Normally the board configuration file
3215 should define it and assume that the JTAG adapter supports
3216 everything that's wired up to the board's JTAG connector.
3217
3218 However, the target configuration file could also make note
3219 of something the silicon vendor has done inside the chip,
3220 which will be true for most (or all) boards using that chip.
3221 And when the JTAG adapter doesn't support everything, the
3222 user configuration file will need to override parts of
3223 the reset configuration provided by other files.
3224 @end quotation
3225
3226 @section Types of Reset
3227
3228 There are many kinds of reset possible through JTAG, but
3229 they may not all work with a given board and adapter.
3230 That's part of why reset configuration can be error prone.
3231
3232 @itemize @bullet
3233 @item
3234 @emph{System Reset} ... the @emph{SRST} hardware signal
3235 resets all chips connected to the JTAG adapter, such as processors,
3236 power management chips, and I/O controllers. Normally resets triggered
3237 with this signal behave exactly like pressing a RESET button.
3238 @item
3239 @emph{JTAG TAP Reset} ... the @emph{TRST} hardware signal resets
3240 just the TAP controllers connected to the JTAG adapter.
3241 Such resets should not be visible to the rest of the system; resetting a
3242 device's TAP controller just puts that controller into a known state.
3243 @item
3244 @emph{Emulation Reset} ... many devices can be reset through JTAG
3245 commands. These resets are often distinguishable from system
3246 resets, either explicitly (a "reset reason" register says so)
3247 or implicitly (not all parts of the chip get reset).
3248 @item
3249 @emph{Other Resets} ... system-on-chip devices often support
3250 several other types of reset.
3251 You may need to arrange that a watchdog timer stops
3252 while debugging, preventing a watchdog reset.
3253 There may be individual module resets.
3254 @end itemize
3255
3256 In the best case, OpenOCD can hold SRST, then reset
3257 the TAPs via TRST and send commands through JTAG to halt the
3258 CPU at the reset vector before the 1st instruction is executed.
3259 Then when it finally releases the SRST signal, the system is
3260 halted under debugger control before any code has executed.
3261 This is the behavior required to support the @command{reset halt}
3262 and @command{reset init} commands; after @command{reset init} a
3263 board-specific script might do things like setting up DRAM.
3264 (@xref{resetcommand,,Reset Command}.)
3265
3266 @anchor{srstandtrstissues}
3267 @section SRST and TRST Issues
3268
3269 Because SRST and TRST are hardware signals, they can have a
3270 variety of system-specific constraints. Some of the most
3271 common issues are:
3272
3273 @itemize @bullet
3274
3275 @item @emph{Signal not available} ... Some boards don't wire
3276 SRST or TRST to the JTAG connector. Some JTAG adapters don't
3277 support such signals even if they are wired up.
3278 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{signals} options to say
3279 when either of those signals is not connected.
3280 When SRST is not available, your code might not be able to rely
3281 on controllers having been fully reset during code startup.
3282 Missing TRST is not a problem, since JTAG-level resets can
3283 be triggered using with TMS signaling.
3284
3285 @item @emph{Signals shorted} ... Sometimes a chip, board, or
3286 adapter will connect SRST to TRST, instead of keeping them separate.
3287 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{combination} options to say
3288 when those signals aren't properly independent.
3289
3290 @item @emph{Timing} ... Reset circuitry like a resistor/capacitor
3291 delay circuit, reset supervisor, or on-chip features can extend
3292 the effect of a JTAG adapter's reset for some time after the adapter
3293 stops issuing the reset. For example, there may be chip or board
3294 requirements that all reset pulses last for at least a
3295 certain amount of time; and reset buttons commonly have
3296 hardware debouncing.
3297 Use the @command{adapter_nsrst_delay} and @command{jtag_ntrst_delay}
3298 commands to say when extra delays are needed.
3299
3300 @item @emph{Drive type} ... Reset lines often have a pullup
3301 resistor, letting the JTAG interface treat them as open-drain
3302 signals. But that's not a requirement, so the adapter may need
3303 to use push/pull output drivers.
3304 Also, with weak pullups it may be advisable to drive
3305 signals to both levels (push/pull) to minimize rise times.
3306 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{trst_type} and
3307 @var{srst_type} parameters to say how to drive reset signals.
3308
3309 @item @emph{Special initialization} ... Targets sometimes need
3310 special JTAG initialization sequences to handle chip-specific
3311 issues (not limited to errata).
3312 For example, certain JTAG commands might need to be issued while
3313 the system as a whole is in a reset state (SRST active)
3314 but the JTAG scan chain is usable (TRST inactive).
3315 Many systems treat combined assertion of SRST and TRST as a
3316 trigger for a harder reset than SRST alone.
3317 Such custom reset handling is discussed later in this chapter.
3318 @end itemize
3319
3320 There can also be other issues.
3321 Some devices don't fully conform to the JTAG specifications.
3322 Trivial system-specific differences are common, such as
3323 SRST and TRST using slightly different names.
3324 There are also vendors who distribute key JTAG documentation for
3325 their chips only to developers who have signed a Non-Disclosure
3326 Agreement (NDA).
3327
3328 Sometimes there are chip-specific extensions like a requirement to use
3329 the normally-optional TRST signal (precluding use of JTAG adapters which
3330 don't pass TRST through), or needing extra steps to complete a TAP reset.
3331
3332 In short, SRST and especially TRST handling may be very finicky,
3333 needing to cope with both architecture and board specific constraints.
3334
3335 @section Commands for Handling Resets
3336
3337 @deffn {Command} adapter_nsrst_assert_width milliseconds
3338 Minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait
3339 after asserting nSRST (active-low system reset) before
3340 allowing it to be deasserted.
3341 @end deffn
3342
3343 @deffn {Command} adapter_nsrst_delay milliseconds
3344 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
3345 nSRST (active-low system reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
3346 When a board has a reset button connected to SRST line it will
3347 probably have hardware debouncing, implying you should use this.
3348 @end deffn
3349
3350 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_assert_width milliseconds
3351 Minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait
3352 after asserting nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before
3353 allowing it to be deasserted.
3354 @end deffn
3355
3356 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_delay milliseconds
3357 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
3358 nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
3359 @end deffn
3360
3361 @deffn {Command} reset_config mode_flag ...
3362 This command displays or modifies the reset configuration
3363 of your combination of JTAG board and target in target
3364 configuration scripts.
3365
3366 Information earlier in this section describes the kind of problems
3367 the command is intended to address (@pxref{srstandtrstissues,,SRST and TRST Issues}).
3368 As a rule this command belongs only in board config files,
3369 describing issues like @emph{board doesn't connect TRST};
3370 or in user config files, addressing limitations derived
3371 from a particular combination of interface and board.
3372 (An unlikely example would be using a TRST-only adapter
3373 with a board that only wires up SRST.)
3374
3375 The @var{mode_flag} options can be specified in any order, but only one
3376 of each type -- @var{signals}, @var{combination}, @var{gates},
3377 @var{trst_type}, @var{srst_type} and @var{connect_type}
3378 -- may be specified at a time.
3379 If you don't provide a new value for a given type, its previous
3380 value (perhaps the default) is unchanged.
3381 For example, this means that you don't need to say anything at all about
3382 TRST just to declare that if the JTAG adapter should want to drive SRST,
3383 it must explicitly be driven high (@option{srst_push_pull}).
3384
3385 @itemize
3386 @item
3387 @var{signals} can specify which of the reset signals are connected.
3388 For example, If the JTAG interface provides SRST, but the board doesn't
3389 connect that signal properly, then OpenOCD can't use it.
3390 Possible values are @option{none} (the default), @option{trst_only},
3391 @option{srst_only} and @option{trst_and_srst}.
3392
3393 @quotation Tip
3394 If your board provides SRST and/or TRST through the JTAG connector,
3395 you must declare that so those signals can be used.
3396 @end quotation
3397
3398 @item
3399 The @var{combination} is an optional value specifying broken reset
3400 signal implementations.
3401 The default behaviour if no option given is @option{separate},
3402 indicating everything behaves normally.
3403 @option{srst_pulls_trst} states that the
3404 test logic is reset together with the reset of the system (e.g. NXP
3405 LPC2000, "broken" board layout), @option{trst_pulls_srst} says that
3406 the system is reset together with the test logic (only hypothetical, I
3407 haven't seen hardware with such a bug, and can be worked around).
3408 @option{combined} implies both @option{srst_pulls_trst} and
3409 @option{trst_pulls_srst}.
3410
3411 @item
3412 The @var{gates} tokens control flags that describe some cases where
3413 JTAG may be unvailable during reset.
3414 @option{srst_gates_jtag} (default)
3415 indicates that asserting SRST gates the
3416 JTAG clock. This means that no communication can happen on JTAG
3417 while SRST is asserted.
3418 Its converse is @option{srst_nogate}, indicating that JTAG commands
3419 can safely be issued while SRST is active.
3420
3421 @item
3422 The @var{connect_type} tokens control flags that describe some cases where
3423 SRST is asserted while connecting to the target. @option{srst_nogate}
3424 is required to use this option.
3425 @option{connect_deassert_srst} (default)
3426 indicates that SRST will not be asserted while connecting to the target.
3427 Its converse is @option{connect_assert_srst}, indicating that SRST will
3428 be asserted before any target connection.
3429 Only some targets support this feature, STM32 and STR9 are examples.
3430 This feature is useful if you are unable to connect to your target due
3431 to incorrect options byte config or illegal program execution.
3432 @end itemize
3433
3434 The optional @var{trst_type} and @var{srst_type} parameters allow the
3435 driver mode of each reset line to be specified. These values only affect
3436 JTAG interfaces with support for different driver modes, like the Amontec
3437 JTAGkey and JTAG Accelerator. Also, they are necessarily ignored if the
3438 relevant signal (TRST or SRST) is not connected.
3439
3440 @itemize
3441 @item
3442 Possible @var{trst_type} driver modes for the test reset signal (TRST)
3443 are the default @option{trst_push_pull}, and @option{trst_open_drain}.
3444 Most boards connect this signal to a pulldown, so the JTAG TAPs
3445 never leave reset unless they are hooked up to a JTAG adapter.
3446
3447 @item
3448 Possible @var{srst_type} driver modes for the system reset signal (SRST)
3449 are the default @option{srst_open_drain}, and @option{srst_push_pull}.
3450 Most boards connect this signal to a pullup, and allow the
3451 signal to be pulled low by various events including system
3452 powerup and pressing a reset button.
3453 @end itemize
3454 @end deffn
3455
3456 @section Custom Reset Handling
3457 @cindex events
3458
3459 OpenOCD has several ways to help support the various reset
3460 mechanisms provided by chip and board vendors.
3461 The commands shown in the previous section give standard parameters.
3462 There are also @emph{event handlers} associated with TAPs or Targets.
3463 Those handlers are Tcl procedures you can provide, which are invoked
3464 at particular points in the reset sequence.
3465
3466 @emph{When SRST is not an option} you must set
3467 up a @code{reset-assert} event handler for your target.
3468 For example, some JTAG adapters don't include the SRST signal;
3469 and some boards have multiple targets, and you won't always
3470 want to reset everything at once.
3471
3472 After configuring those mechanisms, you might still
3473 find your board doesn't start up or reset correctly.
3474 For example, maybe it needs a slightly different sequence
3475 of SRST and/or TRST manipulations, because of quirks that
3476 the @command{reset_config} mechanism doesn't address;
3477 or asserting both might trigger a stronger reset, which
3478 needs special attention.
3479
3480 Experiment with lower level operations, such as @command{jtag_reset}
3481 and the @command{jtag arp_*} operations shown here,
3482 to find a sequence of operations that works.
3483 @xref{JTAG Commands}.
3484 When you find a working sequence, it can be used to override
3485 @command{jtag_init}, which fires during OpenOCD startup
3486 (@pxref{configurationstage,,Configuration Stage});
3487 or @command{init_reset}, which fires during reset processing.
3488
3489 You might also want to provide some project-specific reset
3490 schemes. For example, on a multi-target board the standard
3491 @command{reset} command would reset all targets, but you
3492 may need the ability to reset only one target at time and
3493 thus want to avoid using the board-wide SRST signal.
3494
3495 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} init_reset mode
3496 This is invoked near the beginning of the @command{reset} command,
3497 usually to provide as much of a cold (power-up) reset as practical.
3498 By default it is also invoked from @command{jtag_init} if
3499 the scan chain does not respond to pure JTAG operations.
3500 The @var{mode} parameter is the parameter given to the
3501 low level reset command (@option{halt},
3502 @option{init}, or @option{run}), @option{setup},
3503 or potentially some other value.
3504
3505 The default implementation just invokes @command{jtag arp_init-reset}.
3506 Replacements will normally build on low level JTAG
3507 operations such as @command{jtag_reset}.
3508 Operations here must not address individual TAPs
3509 (or their associated targets)
3510 until the JTAG scan chain has first been verified to work.
3511
3512 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
3513 they return.
3514 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
3515 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
3516 @end deffn
3517
3518 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init}
3519 This validates the scan chain using just the four
3520 standard JTAG signals (TMS, TCK, TDI, TDO).
3521 It starts by issuing a JTAG-only reset.
3522 Then it performs checks to verify that the scan chain configuration
3523 matches the TAPs it can observe.
3524 Those checks include checking IDCODE values for each active TAP,
3525 and verifying the length of their instruction registers using
3526 TAP @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} values.
3527 If these tests all pass, TAP @code{setup} events are
3528 issued to all TAPs with handlers for that event.
3529 @end deffn
3530
3531 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init-reset}
3532 This uses TRST and SRST to try resetting
3533 everything on the JTAG scan chain
3534 (and anything else connected to SRST).
3535 It then invokes the logic of @command{jtag arp_init}.
3536 @end deffn
3537
3538
3539 @node TAP Declaration
3540 @chapter TAP Declaration
3541 @cindex TAP declaration
3542 @cindex TAP configuration
3543
3544 @emph{Test Access Ports} (TAPs) are the core of JTAG.
3545 TAPs serve many roles, including:
3546
3547 @itemize @bullet
3548 @item @b{Debug Target} A CPU TAP can be used as a GDB debug target
3549 @item @b{Flash Programing} Some chips program the flash directly via JTAG.
3550 Others do it indirectly, making a CPU do it.
3551 @item @b{Program Download} Using the same CPU support GDB uses,
3552 you can initialize a DRAM controller, download code to DRAM, and then
3553 start running that code.
3554 @item @b{Boundary Scan} Most chips support boundary scan, which
3555 helps test for board assembly problems like solder bridges
3556 and missing connections
3557 @end itemize
3558
3559 OpenOCD must know about the active TAPs on your board(s).
3560 Setting up the TAPs is the core task of your configuration files.
3561 Once those TAPs are set up, you can pass their names to code
3562 which sets up CPUs and exports them as GDB targets,
3563 probes flash memory, performs low-level JTAG operations, and more.
3564
3565 @section Scan Chains
3566 @cindex scan chain
3567
3568 TAPs are part of a hardware @dfn{scan chain},
3569 which is daisy chain of TAPs.
3570 They also need to be added to
3571 OpenOCD's software mirror of that hardware list,
3572 giving each member a name and associating other data with it.
3573 Simple scan chains, with a single TAP, are common in
3574 systems with a single microcontroller or microprocessor.
3575 More complex chips may have several TAPs internally.
3576 Very complex scan chains might have a dozen or more TAPs:
3577 several in one chip, more in the next, and connecting
3578 to other boards with their own chips and TAPs.
3579
3580 You can display the list with the @command{scan_chain} command.
3581 (Don't confuse this with the list displayed by the @command{targets}
3582 command, presented in the next chapter.
3583 That only displays TAPs for CPUs which are configured as
3584 debugging targets.)
3585 Here's what the scan chain might look like for a chip more than one TAP:
3586
3587 @verbatim
3588 TapName Enabled IdCode Expected IrLen IrCap IrMask
3589 -- ------------------ ------- ---------- ---------- ----- ----- ------
3590 0 omap5912.dsp Y 0x03df1d81 0x03df1d81 38 0x01 0x03
3591 1 omap5912.arm Y 0x0692602f 0x0692602f 4 0x01 0x0f
3592 2 omap5912.unknown Y 0x00000000 0x00000000 8 0x01 0x03
3593 @end verbatim
3594
3595 OpenOCD can detect some of that information, but not all
3596 of it. @xref{autoprobing,,Autoprobing}.
3597 Unfortunately those TAPs can't always be autoconfigured,
3598 because not all devices provide good support for that.
3599 JTAG doesn't require supporting IDCODE instructions, and
3600 chips with JTAG routers may not link TAPs into the chain
3601 until they are told to do so.
3602
3603 The configuration mechanism currently supported by OpenOCD
3604 requires explicit configuration of all TAP devices using
3605 @command{jtag newtap} commands, as detailed later in this chapter.
3606 A command like this would declare one tap and name it @code{chip1.cpu}:
3607
3608 @example
3609 jtag newtap chip1 cpu -irlen 4 -expected-id 0x3ba00477
3610 @end example
3611
3612 Each target configuration file lists the TAPs provided
3613 by a given chip.
3614 Board configuration files combine all the targets on a board,
3615 and so forth.
3616 Note that @emph{the order in which TAPs are declared is very important.}
3617 It must match the order in the JTAG scan chain, both inside
3618 a single chip and between them.
3619 @xref{faqtaporder,,FAQ TAP Order}.
3620
3621 For example, the ST Microsystems STR912 chip has
3622 three separate TAPs@footnote{See the ST
3623 document titled: @emph{STR91xFAxxx, Section 3.15 Jtag Interface, Page:
3624 28/102, Figure 3: JTAG chaining inside the STR91xFA}.
3625 @url{http://eu.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/13495.pdf}}.
3626 To configure those taps, @file{target/str912.cfg}
3627 includes commands something like this:
3628
3629 @example
3630 jtag newtap str912 flash ... params ...
3631 jtag newtap str912 cpu ... params ...
3632 jtag newtap str912 bs ... params ...
3633 @end example
3634
3635 Actual config files use a variable instead of literals like
3636 @option{str912}, to support more than one chip of each type.
3637 @xref{Config File Guidelines}.
3638
3639 @deffn Command {jtag names}
3640 Returns the names of all current TAPs in the scan chain.
3641 Use @command{jtag cget} or @command{jtag tapisenabled}
3642 to examine attributes and state of each TAP.
3643 @example
3644 foreach t [jtag names] @{
3645 puts [format "TAP: %s\n" $t]
3646 @}
3647 @end example
3648 @end deffn
3649
3650 @deffn Command {scan_chain}
3651 Displays the TAPs in the scan chain configuration,
3652 and their status.
3653 The set of TAPs listed by this command is fixed by
3654 exiting the OpenOCD configuration stage,
3655 but systems with a JTAG router can
3656 enable or disable TAPs dynamically.
3657 @end deffn
3658
3659 @c FIXME! "jtag cget" should be able to return all TAP
3660 @c attributes, like "$target_name cget" does for targets.
3661
3662 @c Probably want "jtag eventlist", and a "tap-reset" event
3663 @c (on entry to RESET state).
3664
3665 @section TAP Names
3666 @cindex dotted name
3667
3668 When TAP objects are declared with @command{jtag newtap},
3669 a @dfn{dotted.name} is created for the TAP, combining the
3670 name of a module (usually a chip) and a label for the TAP.
3671 For example: @code{xilinx.tap}, @code{str912.flash},
3672 @code{omap3530.jrc}, @code{dm6446.dsp}, or @code{stm32.cpu}.
3673 Many other commands use that dotted.name to manipulate or
3674 refer to the TAP. For example, CPU configuration uses the
3675 name, as does declaration of NAND or NOR flash banks.
3676
3677 The components of a dotted name should follow ``C'' symbol
3678 name rules: start with an alphabetic character, then numbers
3679 and underscores are OK; while others (including dots!) are not.
3680
3681 @quotation Tip
3682 In older code, JTAG TAPs were numbered from 0..N.
3683 This feature is still present.
3684 However its use is highly discouraged, and
3685 should not be relied on; it will be removed by mid-2010.
3686 Update all of your scripts to use TAP names rather than numbers,
3687 by paying attention to the runtime warnings they trigger.
3688 Using TAP numbers in target configuration scripts prevents
3689 reusing those scripts on boards with multiple targets.
3690 @end quotation
3691
3692 @section TAP Declaration Commands
3693
3694 @c shouldn't this be(come) a {Config Command}?
3695 @deffn Command {jtag newtap} chipname tapname configparams...
3696 Declares a new TAP with the dotted name @var{chipname}.@var{tapname},
3697 and configured according to the various @var{configparams}.
3698
3699 The @var{chipname} is a symbolic name for the chip.
3700 Conventionally target config files use @code{$_CHIPNAME},
3701 defaulting to the model name given by the chip vendor but
3702 overridable.
3703
3704 @cindex TAP naming convention
3705 The @var{tapname} reflects the role of that TAP,
3706 and should follow this convention:
3707
3708 @itemize @bullet
3709 @item @code{bs} -- For boundary scan if this is a seperate TAP;
3710 @item @code{cpu} -- The main CPU of the chip, alternatively
3711 @code{arm} and @code{dsp} on chips with both ARM and DSP CPUs,
3712 @code{arm1} and @code{arm2} on chips two ARMs, and so forth;
3713 @item @code{etb} -- For an embedded trace buffer (example: an ARM ETB11);
3714 @item @code{flash} -- If the chip has a flash TAP, like the str912;
3715 @item @code{jrc} -- For JTAG route controller (example: the ICEpick modules
3716 on many Texas Instruments chips, like the OMAP3530 on Beagleboards);
3717 @item @code{tap} -- Should be used only FPGA or CPLD like devices
3718 with a single TAP;
3719 @item @code{unknownN} -- If you have no idea what the TAP is for (N is a number);
3720 @item @emph{when in doubt} -- Use the chip maker's name in their data sheet.
3721 For example, the Freescale IMX31 has a SDMA (Smart DMA) with
3722 a JTAG TAP; that TAP should be named @code{sdma}.
3723 @end itemize
3724
3725 Every TAP requires at least the following @var{configparams}:
3726
3727 @itemize @bullet
3728 @item @code{-irlen} @var{NUMBER}
3729 @*The length in bits of the
3730 instruction register, such as 4 or 5 bits.
3731 @end itemize
3732
3733 A TAP may also provide optional @var{configparams}:
3734
3735 @itemize @bullet
3736 @item @code{-disable} (or @code{-enable})
3737 @*Use the @code{-disable} parameter to flag a TAP which is not
3738 linked in to the scan chain after a reset using either TRST
3739 or the JTAG state machine's @sc{reset} state.
3740 You may use @code{-enable} to highlight the default state
3741 (the TAP is linked in).
3742 @xref{enablinganddisablingtaps,,Enabling and Disabling TAPs}.
3743 @item @code{-expected-id} @var{number}
3744 @*A non-zero @var{number} represents a 32-bit IDCODE
3745 which you expect to find when the scan chain is examined.
3746 These codes are not required by all JTAG devices.
3747 @emph{Repeat the option} as many times as required if more than one
3748 ID code could appear (for example, multiple versions).
3749 Specify @var{number} as zero to suppress warnings about IDCODE
3750 values that were found but not included in the list.
3751
3752 Provide this value if at all possible, since it lets OpenOCD
3753 tell when the scan chain it sees isn't right. These values
3754 are provided in vendors' chip documentation, usually a technical
3755 reference manual. Sometimes you may need to probe the JTAG
3756 hardware to find these values.
3757 @xref{autoprobing,,Autoprobing}.
3758 @item @code{-ignore-version}
3759 @*Specify this to ignore the JTAG version field in the @code{-expected-id}
3760 option. When vendors put out multiple versions of a chip, or use the same
3761 JTAG-level ID for several largely-compatible chips, it may be more practical
3762 to ignore the version field than to update config files to handle all of
3763 the various chip IDs. The version field is defined as bit 28-31 of the IDCODE.
3764 @item @code{-ircapture} @var{NUMBER}
3765 @*The bit pattern loaded by the TAP into the JTAG shift register
3766 on entry to the @sc{ircapture} state, such as 0x01.
3767 JTAG requires the two LSBs of this value to be 01.
3768 By default, @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} are set
3769 up to verify that two-bit value. You may provide
3770 additional bits, if you know them, or indicate that
3771 a TAP doesn't conform to the JTAG specification.
3772 @item @code{-irmask} @var{NUMBER}
3773 @*A mask used with @code{-ircapture}
3774 to verify that instruction scans work correctly.
3775 Such scans are not used by OpenOCD except to verify that
3776 there seems to be no problems with JTAG scan chain operations.
3777 @end itemize
3778 @end deffn
3779
3780 @section Other TAP commands
3781
3782 @deffn Command {jtag cget} dotted.name @option{-event} name
3783 @deffnx Command {jtag configure} dotted.name @option{-event} name string
3784 At this writing this TAP attribute
3785 mechanism is used only for event handling.
3786 (It is not a direct analogue of the @code{cget}/@code{configure}
3787 mechanism for debugger targets.)
3788 See the next section for information about the available events.
3789
3790 The @code{configure} subcommand assigns an event handler,
3791 a TCL string which is evaluated when the event is triggered.
3792 The @code{cget} subcommand returns that handler.
3793 @end deffn
3794
3795 @section TAP Events
3796 @cindex events
3797 @cindex TAP events
3798
3799 OpenOCD includes two event mechanisms.
3800 The one presented here applies to all JTAG TAPs.
3801 The other applies to debugger targets,
3802 which are associated with certain TAPs.
3803
3804 The TAP events currently defined are:
3805
3806 @itemize @bullet
3807 @item @b{post-reset}
3808 @* The TAP has just completed a JTAG reset.
3809 The tap may still be in the JTAG @sc{reset} state.
3810 Handlers for these events might perform initialization sequences
3811 such as issuing TCK cycles, TMS sequences to ensure
3812 exit from the ARM SWD mode, and more.
3813
3814 Because the scan chain has not yet been verified, handlers for these events
3815 @emph{should not issue commands which scan the JTAG IR or DR registers}
3816 of any particular target.
3817 @b{NOTE:} As this is written (September 2009), nothing prevents such access.
3818 @item @b{setup}
3819 @* The scan chain has been reset and verified.
3820 This handler may enable TAPs as needed.
3821 @item @b{tap-disable}
3822 @* The TAP needs to be disabled. This handler should
3823 implement @command{jtag tapdisable}
3824 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
3825 @item @b{tap-enable}
3826 @* The TAP needs to be enabled. This handler should
3827 implement @command{jtag tapenable}
3828 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
3829 @end itemize
3830
3831 If you need some action after each JTAG reset, which isn't actually
3832 specific to any TAP (since you can't yet trust the scan chain's
3833 contents to be accurate), you might:
3834
3835 @example
3836 jtag configure CHIP.jrc -event post-reset @{
3837 echo "JTAG Reset done"
3838 ... non-scan jtag operations to be done after reset
3839 @}
3840 @end example
3841
3842
3843 @anchor{enablinganddisablingtaps}
3844 @section Enabling and Disabling TAPs
3845 @cindex JTAG Route Controller
3846 @cindex jrc
3847
3848 In some systems, a @dfn{JTAG Route Controller} (JRC)
3849 is used to enable and/or disable specific JTAG TAPs.
3850 Many ARM based chips from Texas Instruments include
3851 an ``ICEpick'' module, which is a JRC.
3852 Such chips include DaVinci and OMAP3 processors.
3853
3854 A given TAP may not be visible until the JRC has been
3855 told to link it into the scan chain; and if the JRC
3856 has been told to unlink that TAP, it will no longer
3857 be visible.
3858 Such routers address problems that JTAG ``bypass mode''
3859 ignores, such as:
3860
3861 @itemize
3862 @item The scan chain can only go as fast as its slowest TAP.
3863 @item Having many TAPs slows instruction scans, since all
3864 TAPs receive new instructions.
3865 @item TAPs in the scan chain must be powered up, which wastes
3866 power and prevents debugging some power management mechanisms.
3867 @end itemize
3868
3869 The IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard has no concept of a ``disabled'' tap,
3870 as implied by the existence of JTAG routers.
3871 However, the upcoming IEEE 1149.7 framework (layered on top of JTAG)
3872 does include a kind of JTAG router functionality.
3873
3874 @c (a) currently the event handlers don't seem to be able to
3875 @c fail in a way that could lead to no-change-of-state.
3876
3877 In OpenOCD, tap enabling/disabling is invoked by the Tcl commands
3878 shown below, and is implemented using TAP event handlers.
3879 So for example, when defining a TAP for a CPU connected to
3880 a JTAG router, your @file{target.cfg} file
3881 should define TAP event handlers using
3882 code that looks something like this:
3883
3884 @example
3885 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-enable @{
3886 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
3887 @}
3888 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-disable @{
3889 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
3890 @}
3891 @end example
3892
3893 Then you might want that CPU's TAP enabled almost all the time:
3894
3895 @example
3896 jtag configure $CHIP.jrc -event setup "jtag tapenable $CHIP.cpu"
3897 @end example
3898
3899 Note how that particular setup event handler declaration
3900 uses quotes to evaluate @code{$CHIP} when the event is configured.
3901 Using brackets @{ @} would cause it to be evaluated later,
3902 at runtime, when it might have a different value.
3903
3904 @deffn Command {jtag tapdisable} dotted.name
3905 If necessary, disables the tap
3906 by sending it a @option{tap-disable} event.
3907 Returns the string "1" if the tap
3908 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
3909 and "0" if it is disabled.
3910 @end deffn
3911
3912 @deffn Command {jtag tapenable} dotted.name
3913 If necessary, enables the tap
3914 by sending it a @option{tap-enable} event.
3915 Returns the string "1" if the tap
3916 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
3917 and "0" if it is disabled.
3918 @end deffn
3919
3920 @deffn Command {jtag tapisenabled} dotted.name
3921 Returns the string "1" if the tap
3922 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
3923 and "0" if it is disabled.
3924
3925 @quotation Note
3926 Humans will find the @command{scan_chain} command more helpful
3927 for querying the state of the JTAG taps.
3928 @end quotation
3929 @end deffn
3930
3931 @anchor{autoprobing}
3932 @section Autoprobing
3933 @cindex autoprobe
3934 @cindex JTAG autoprobe
3935
3936 TAP configuration is the first thing that needs to be done
3937 after interface and reset configuration. Sometimes it's
3938 hard finding out what TAPs exist, or how they are identified.
3939 Vendor documentation is not always easy to find and use.
3940
3941 To help you get past such problems, OpenOCD has a limited
3942 @emph{autoprobing} ability to look at the scan chain, doing
3943 a @dfn{blind interrogation} and then reporting the TAPs it finds.
3944 To use this mechanism, start the OpenOCD server with only data
3945 that configures your JTAG interface, and arranges to come up
3946 with a slow clock (many devices don't support fast JTAG clocks
3947 right when they come out of reset).
3948
3949 For example, your @file{openocd.cfg} file might have:
3950
3951 @example
3952 source [find interface/olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h.cfg]
3953 reset_config trst_and_srst
3954 jtag_rclk 8
3955 @end example
3956
3957 When you start the server without any TAPs configured, it will
3958 attempt to autoconfigure the TAPs. There are two parts to this:
3959
3960 @enumerate
3961 @item @emph{TAP discovery} ...
3962 After a JTAG reset (sometimes a system reset may be needed too),
3963 each TAP's data registers will hold the contents of either the
3964 IDCODE or BYPASS register.
3965 If JTAG communication is working, OpenOCD will see each TAP,
3966 and report what @option{-expected-id} to use with it.
3967 @item @emph{IR Length discovery} ...
3968 Unfortunately JTAG does not provide a reliable way to find out
3969 the value of the @option{-irlen} parameter to use with a TAP
3970 that is discovered.
3971 If OpenOCD can discover the length of a TAP's instruction
3972 register, it will report it.
3973 Otherwise you may need to consult vendor documentation, such
3974 as chip data sheets or BSDL files.
3975 @end enumerate
3976
3977 In many cases your board will have a simple scan chain with just
3978 a single device. Here's what OpenOCD reported with one board
3979 that's a bit more complex:
3980
3981 @example
3982 clock speed 8 kHz
3983 There are no enabled taps. AUTO PROBING MIGHT NOT WORK!!
3984 AUTO auto0.tap - use "jtag newtap auto0 tap -expected-id 0x2b900f0f ..."
3985 AUTO auto1.tap - use "jtag newtap auto1 tap -expected-id 0x07926001 ..."
3986 AUTO auto2.tap - use "jtag newtap auto2 tap -expected-id 0x0b73b02f ..."
3987 AUTO auto0.tap - use "... -irlen 4"
3988 AUTO auto1.tap - use "... -irlen 4"
3989 AUTO auto2.tap - use "... -irlen 6"
3990 no gdb ports allocated as no target has been specified
3991 @end example
3992
3993 Given that information, you should be able to either find some existing
3994 config files to use, or create your own. If you create your own, you
3995 would configure from the bottom up: first a @file{target.cfg} file
3996 with these TAPs, any targets associated with them, and any on-chip
3997 resources; then a @file{board.cfg} with off-chip resources, clocking,
3998 and so forth.
3999
4000 @node CPU Configuration
4001 @chapter CPU Configuration
4002 @cindex GDB target
4003
4004 This chapter discusses how to set up GDB debug targets for CPUs.
4005 You can also access these targets without GDB
4006 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands},
4007 and @ref{targetstatehandling,,Target State handling}) and
4008 through various kinds of NAND and NOR flash commands.
4009 If you have multiple CPUs you can have multiple such targets.
4010
4011 We'll start by looking at how to examine the targets you have,
4012 then look at how to add one more target and how to configure it.
4013
4014 @section Target List
4015 @cindex target, current
4016 @cindex target, list
4017
4018 All targets that have been set up are part of a list,
4019 where each member has a name.
4020 That name should normally be the same as the TAP name.
4021 You can display the list with the @command{targets}
4022 (plural!) command.
4023 This display often has only one CPU; here's what it might
4024 look like with more than one:
4025 @verbatim
4026 TargetName Type Endian TapName State
4027 -- ------------------ ---------- ------ ------------------ ------------
4028 0* at91rm9200.cpu arm920t little at91rm9200.cpu running
4029 1 MyTarget cortex_m little mychip.foo tap-disabled
4030 @end verbatim
4031
4032 One member of that list is the @dfn{current target}, which
4033 is implicitly referenced by many commands.
4034 It's the one marked with a @code{*} near the target name.
4035 In particular, memory addresses often refer to the address
4036 space seen by that current target.
4037 Commands like @command{mdw} (memory display words)
4038 and @command{flash erase_address} (erase NOR flash blocks)
4039 are examples; and there are many more.
4040
4041 Several commands let you examine the list of targets:
4042
4043 @deffn Command {target count}
4044 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
4045 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.
4046 Iterate target using @command{target names}, not by counting.}
4047
4048 Returns the number of targets, @math{N}.
4049 The highest numbered target is @math{N - 1}.
4050 @example
4051 set c [target count]
4052 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < $c @} @{ incr x @} @{
4053 # Assuming you have created this function
4054 print_target_details $x
4055 @}
4056 @end example
4057 @end deffn
4058
4059 @deffn Command {target current}
4060 Returns the name of the current target.
4061 @end deffn
4062
4063 @deffn Command {target names}
4064 Lists the names of all current targets in the list.
4065 @example
4066 foreach t [target names] @{
4067 puts [format "Target: %s\n" $t]
4068 @}
4069 @end example
4070 @end deffn
4071
4072 @deffn Command {target number} number
4073 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
4074 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.}
4075
4076 The list of targets is numbered starting at zero.
4077 This command returns the name of the target at index @var{number}.
4078 @example
4079 set thename [target number $x]
4080 puts [format "Target %d is: %s\n" $x $thename]
4081 @end example
4082 @end deffn
4083
4084 @c yep, "target list" would have been better.
4085 @c plus maybe "target setdefault".
4086
4087 @deffn Command targets [name]
4088 @emph{Note: the name of this command is plural. Other target
4089 command names are singular.}
4090
4091 With no parameter, this command displays a table of all known
4092 targets in a user friendly form.
4093
4094 With a parameter, this command sets the current target to
4095 the given target with the given @var{name}; this is
4096 only relevant on boards which have more than one target.
4097 @end deffn
4098
4099 @section Target CPU Types and Variants
4100 @cindex target type
4101 @cindex CPU type
4102 @cindex CPU variant
4103
4104 Each target has a @dfn{CPU type}, as shown in the output of
4105 the @command{targets} command. You need to specify that type
4106 when calling @command{target create}.
4107 The CPU type indicates more than just the instruction set.
4108 It also indicates how that instruction set is implemented,
4109 what kind of debug support it integrates,
4110 whether it has an MMU (and if so, what kind),
4111 what core-specific commands may be available
4112 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands}),
4113 and more.
4114
4115 For some CPU types, OpenOCD also defines @dfn{variants} which
4116 indicate differences that affect their handling.
4117 For example, a particular implementation bug might need to be
4118 worked around in some chip versions.
4119
4120 It's easy to see what target types are supported,
4121 since there's a command to list them.
4122 However, there is currently no way to list what target variants
4123 are supported (other than by reading the OpenOCD source code).
4124
4125 @anchor{targettypes}
4126 @deffn Command {target types}
4127 Lists all supported target types.
4128 At this writing, the supported CPU types and variants are:
4129
4130 @itemize @bullet
4131 @item @code{arm11} -- this is a generation of ARMv6 cores
4132 @item @code{arm720t} -- this is an ARMv4 core with an MMU
4133 @item @code{arm7tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
4134 @item @code{arm920t} -- this is an ARMv4 core with an MMU
4135 @item @code{arm926ejs} -- this is an ARMv5 core with an MMU
4136 @item @code{arm966e} -- this is an ARMv5 core
4137 @item @code{arm9tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
4138 @item @code{avr} -- implements Atmel's 8-bit AVR instruction set.
4139 (Support for this is preliminary and incomplete.)
4140 @item @code{cortex_a} -- this is an ARMv7 core with an MMU
4141 @item @code{cortex_m} -- this is an ARMv7 core, supporting only the
4142 compact Thumb2 instruction set.
4143 @item @code{dragonite} -- resembles arm966e
4144 @item @code{dsp563xx} -- implements Freescale's 24-bit DSP.
4145 (Support for this is still incomplete.)
4146 @item @code{fa526} -- resembles arm920 (w/o Thumb)
4147 @item @code{feroceon} -- resembles arm926
4148 @item @code{mips_m4k} -- a MIPS core. This supports one variant:
4149 @item @code{xscale} -- this is actually an architecture,
4150 not a CPU type. It is based on the ARMv5 architecture.
4151 There are several variants defined:
4152 @itemize @minus
4153 @item @code{ixp42x}, @code{ixp45x}, @code{ixp46x},
4154 @code{pxa27x} ... instruction register length is 7 bits
4155 @item @code{pxa250}, @code{pxa255},
4156 @code{pxa26x} ... instruction register length is 5 bits
4157 @item @code{pxa3xx} ... instruction register length is 11 bits
4158 @end itemize
4159 @end itemize
4160 @end deffn
4161
4162 To avoid being confused by the variety of ARM based cores, remember
4163 this key point: @emph{ARM is a technology licencing company}.
4164 (See: @url{http://www.arm.com}.)
4165 The CPU name used by OpenOCD will reflect the CPU design that was
4166 licenced, not a vendor brand which incorporates that design.
4167 Name prefixes like arm7, arm9, arm11, and cortex
4168 reflect design generations;
4169 while names like ARMv4, ARMv5, ARMv6, and ARMv7
4170 reflect an architecture version implemented by a CPU design.
4171
4172 @anchor{targetconfiguration}
4173 @section Target Configuration
4174
4175 Before creating a ``target'', you must have added its TAP to the scan chain.
4176 When you've added that TAP, you will have a @code{dotted.name}
4177 which is used to set up the CPU support.
4178 The chip-specific configuration file will normally configure its CPU(s)
4179 right after it adds all of the chip's TAPs to the scan chain.
4180
4181 Although you can set up a target in one step, it's often clearer if you
4182 use shorter commands and do it in two steps: create it, then configure
4183 optional parts.
4184 All operations on the target after it's created will use a new
4185 command, created as part of target creation.
4186
4187 The two main things to configure after target creation are
4188 a work area, which usually has target-specific defaults even
4189 if the board setup code overrides them later;
4190 and event handlers (@pxref{targetevents,,Target Events}), which tend
4191 to be much more board-specific.
4192 The key steps you use might look something like this
4193
4194 @example
4195 target create MyTarget cortex_m -chain-position mychip.cpu
4196 $MyTarget configure -work-area-phys 0x08000 -work-area-size 8096
4197 $MyTarget configure -event reset-deassert-pre @{ jtag_rclk 5 @}
4198 $MyTarget configure -event reset-init @{ myboard_reinit @}
4199 @end example
4200
4201 You should specify a working area if you can; typically it uses some
4202 on-chip SRAM.
4203 Such a working area can speed up many things, including bulk
4204 writes to target memory;
4205 flash operations like checking to see if memory needs to be erased;
4206 GDB memory checksumming;
4207 and more.
4208
4209 @quotation Warning
4210 On more complex chips, the work area can become
4211 inaccessible when application code
4212 (such as an operating system)
4213 enables or disables the MMU.
4214 For example, the particular MMU context used to acess the virtual
4215 address will probably matter ... and that context might not have
4216 easy access to other addresses needed.
4217 At this writing, OpenOCD doesn't have much MMU intelligence.
4218 @end quotation
4219
4220 It's often very useful to define a @code{reset-init} event handler.
4221 For systems that are normally used with a boot loader,
4222 common tasks include updating clocks and initializing memory
4223 controllers.
4224 That may be needed to let you write the boot loader into flash,
4225 in order to ``de-brick'' your board; or to load programs into
4226 external DDR memory without having run the boot loader.
4227
4228 @deffn Command {target create} target_name type configparams...
4229 This command creates a GDB debug target that refers to a specific JTAG tap.
4230 It enters that target into a list, and creates a new
4231 command (@command{@var{target_name}}) which is used for various
4232 purposes including additional configuration.
4233
4234 @itemize @bullet
4235 @item @var{target_name} ... is the name of the debug target.
4236 By convention this should be the same as the @emph{dotted.name}
4237 of the TAP associated with this target, which must be specified here
4238 using the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} configparam.
4239
4240 This name is also used to create the target object command,
4241 referred to here as @command{$target_name},
4242 and in other places the target needs to be identified.
4243 @item @var{type} ... specifies the target type. @xref{targettypes,,target types}.
4244 @item @var{configparams} ... all parameters accepted by
4245 @command{$target_name configure} are permitted.
4246 If the target is big-endian, set it here with @code{-endian big}.
4247 If the variant matters, set it here with @code{-variant}.
4248
4249 You @emph{must} set the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} here.
4250 @end itemize
4251 @end deffn
4252
4253 @deffn Command {$target_name configure} configparams...
4254 The options accepted by this command may also be
4255 specified as parameters to @command{target create}.
4256 Their values can later be queried one at a time by
4257 using the @command{$target_name cget} command.
4258
4259 @emph{Warning:} changing some of these after setup is dangerous.
4260 For example, moving a target from one TAP to another;
4261 and changing its endianness or variant.
4262
4263 @itemize @bullet
4264
4265 @item @code{-chain-position} @var{dotted.name} -- names the TAP
4266 used to access this target.
4267
4268 @item @code{-endian} (@option{big}|@option{little}) -- specifies
4269 whether the CPU uses big or little endian conventions
4270
4271 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} @var{event_body} --
4272 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}.
4273 Note that this updates a list of named event handlers.
4274 Calling this twice with two different event names assigns
4275 two different handlers, but calling it twice with the
4276 same event name assigns only one handler.
4277
4278 @item @code{-variant} @var{name} -- specifies a variant of the target,
4279 which OpenOCD needs to know about.
4280
4281 @item @code{-work-area-backup} (@option{0}|@option{1}) -- says
4282 whether the work area gets backed up; by default,
4283 @emph{it is not backed up.}
4284 When possible, use a working_area that doesn't need to be backed up,
4285 since performing a backup slows down operations.
4286 For example, the beginning of an SRAM block is likely to
4287 be used by most build systems, but the end is often unused.
4288
4289 @item @code{-work-area-size} @var{size} -- specify work are size,
4290 in bytes. The same size applies regardless of whether its physical
4291 or virtual address is being used.
4292
4293 @item @code{-work-area-phys} @var{address} -- set the work area
4294 base @var{address} to be used when no MMU is active.
4295
4296 @item @code{-work-area-virt} @var{address} -- set the work area
4297 base @var{address} to be used when an MMU is active.
4298 @emph{Do not specify a value for this except on targets with an MMU.}
4299 The value should normally correspond to a static mapping for the
4300 @code{-work-area-phys} address, set up by the current operating system.
4301
4302 @item @code{-rtos} @var{rtos_type} -- enable rtos support for target,
4303 @var{rtos_type} can be one of @option{auto}|@option{eCos}|@option{ThreadX}|
4304 @option{FreeRTOS}|@option{linux}|@option{ChibiOS}|@option{embKernel}.
4305
4306 @end itemize
4307 @end deffn
4308
4309 @section Other $target_name Commands
4310 @cindex object command
4311
4312 The Tcl/Tk language has the concept of object commands,
4313 and OpenOCD adopts that same model for targets.
4314
4315 A good Tk example is a on screen button.
4316 Once a button is created a button
4317 has a name (a path in Tk terms) and that name is useable as a first
4318 class command. For example in Tk, one can create a button and later
4319 configure it like this:
4320
4321 @example
4322 # Create
4323 button .foobar -background red -command @{ foo @}
4324 # Modify
4325 .foobar configure -foreground blue
4326 # Query
4327 set x [.foobar cget -background]
4328 # Report
4329 puts [format "The button is %s" $x]
4330 @end example
4331
4332 In OpenOCD's terms, the ``target'' is an object just like a Tcl/Tk
4333 button, and its object commands are invoked the same way.
4334
4335 @example
4336 str912.cpu mww 0x1234 0x42
4337 omap3530.cpu mww 0x5555 123
4338 @end example
4339
4340 The commands supported by OpenOCD target objects are:
4341
4342 @deffn Command {$target_name arp_examine}
4343 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_halt}
4344 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_poll}
4345 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_reset}
4346 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_waitstate}
4347 Internal OpenOCD scripts (most notably @file{startup.tcl})
4348 use these to deal with specific reset cases.
4349 They are not otherwise documented here.
4350 @end deffn
4351
4352 @deffn Command {$target_name array2mem} arrayname width address count
4353 @deffnx Command {$target_name mem2array} arrayname width address count
4354 These provide an efficient script-oriented interface to memory.
4355 The @code{array2mem} primitive writes bytes, halfwords, or words;
4356 while @code{mem2array} reads them.
4357 In both cases, the TCL side uses an array, and
4358 the target side uses raw memory.
4359
4360 The efficiency comes from enabling the use of
4361 bulk JTAG data transfer operations.
4362 The script orientation comes from working with data
4363 values that are packaged for use by TCL scripts;
4364 @command{mdw} type primitives only print data they retrieve,
4365 and neither store nor return those values.
4366
4367 @itemize
4368 @item @var{arrayname} ... is the name of an array variable
4369 @item @var{width} ... is 8/16/32 - indicating the memory access size
4370 @item @var{address} ... is the target memory address
4371 @item @var{count} ... is the number of elements to process
4372 @end itemize
4373 @end deffn
4374
4375 @deffn Command {$target_name cget} queryparm
4376 Each configuration parameter accepted by
4377 @command{$target_name configure}
4378 can be individually queried, to return its current value.
4379 The @var{queryparm} is a parameter name
4380 accepted by that command, such as @code{-work-area-phys}.
4381 There are a few special cases:
4382
4383 @itemize @bullet
4384 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} -- returns the handler for the
4385 event named @var{event_name}.
4386 This is a special case because setting a handler requires
4387 two parameters.
4388 @item @code{-type} -- returns the target type.
4389 This is a special case because this is set using
4390 @command{target create} and can't be changed
4391 using @command{$target_name configure}.
4392 @end itemize
4393
4394 For example, if you wanted to summarize information about
4395 all the targets you might use something like this:
4396
4397 @example
4398 foreach name [target names] @{
4399 set y [$name cget -endian]
4400 set z [$name cget -type]
4401 puts [format "Chip %d is %s, Endian: %s, type: %s" \
4402 $x $name $y $z]
4403 @}
4404 @end example
4405 @end deffn
4406
4407 @anchor{targetcurstate}
4408 @deffn Command {$target_name curstate}
4409 Displays the current target state:
4410 @code{debug-running},
4411 @code{halted},
4412 @code{reset},
4413 @code{running}, or @code{unknown}.
4414 (Also, @pxref{eventpolling,,Event Polling}.)
4415 @end deffn
4416
4417 @deffn Command {$target_name eventlist}
4418 Displays a table listing all event handlers
4419 currently associated with this target.
4420 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}.
4421 @end deffn
4422
4423 @deffn Command {$target_name invoke-event} event_name
4424 Invokes the handler for the event named @var{event_name}.
4425 (This is primarily intended for use by OpenOCD framework
4426 code, for example by the reset code in @file{startup.tcl}.)
4427 @end deffn
4428
4429 @deffn Command {$target_name mdw} addr [count]
4430 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdh} addr [count]
4431 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdb} addr [count]
4432 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
4433 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
4434 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
4435 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
4436 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
4437 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
4438 @end deffn
4439
4440 @deffn Command {$target_name mww} addr word
4441 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwh} addr halfword
4442 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwb} addr byte
4443 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
4444 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
4445 at the specified address @var{addr}.
4446 @end deffn
4447
4448 @anchor{targetevents}
4449 @section Target Events
4450 @cindex target events
4451 @cindex events
4452 At various times, certain things can happen, or you want them to happen.
4453 For example:
4454 @itemize @bullet
4455 @item What should happen when GDB connects? Should your target reset?
4456 @item When GDB tries to flash the target, do you need to enable the flash via a special command?
4457 @item Is using SRST appropriate (and possible) on your system?
4458 Or instead of that, do you need to issue JTAG commands to trigger reset?
4459 SRST usually resets everything on the scan chain, which can be inappropriate.
4460 @item During reset, do you need to write to certain memory locations
4461 to set up system clocks or
4462 to reconfigure the SDRAM?
4463 How about configuring the watchdog timer, or other peripherals,
4464 to stop running while you hold the core stopped for debugging?
4465 @end itemize
4466
4467 All of the above items can be addressed by target event handlers.
4468 These are set up by @command{$target_name configure -event} or
4469 @command{target create ... -event}.
4470
4471 The programmer's model matches the @code{-command} option used in Tcl/Tk
4472 buttons and events. The two examples below act the same, but one creates
4473 and invokes a small procedure while the other inlines it.
4474
4475 @example
4476 proc my_attach_proc @{ @} @{
4477 echo "Reset..."
4478 reset halt
4479 @}
4480 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach my_attach_proc
4481 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach @{
4482 echo "Reset..."
4483 # To make flash probe and gdb load to flash work we need a reset init.
4484 reset init
4485 @}
4486 @end example
4487
4488 The following target events are defined:
4489
4490 @itemize @bullet
4491 @item @b{debug-halted}
4492 @* The target has halted for debug reasons (i.e.: breakpoint)
4493 @item @b{debug-resumed}
4494 @* The target has resumed (i.e.: gdb said run)
4495 @item @b{early-halted}
4496 @* Occurs early in the halt process
4497 @item @b{examine-start}
4498 @* Before target examine is called.
4499 @item @b{examine-end}
4500 @* After target examine is called with no errors.
4501 @item @b{gdb-attach}
4502 @* When GDB connects. This is before any communication with the target, so this
4503 can be used to set up the target so it is possible to probe flash. Probing flash
4504 is necessary during gdb connect if gdb load is to write the image to flash. Another
4505 use of the flash memory map is for GDB to automatically hardware/software breakpoints
4506 depending on whether the breakpoint is in RAM or read only memory.
4507 @item @b{gdb-detach}
4508 @* When GDB disconnects
4509 @item @b{gdb-end}
4510 @* When the target has halted and GDB is not doing anything (see early halt)
4511 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-start}
4512 @* Before the GDB flash process tries to erase the flash
4513 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-end}
4514 @* After the GDB flash process has finished erasing the flash
4515 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-start}
4516 @* Before GDB writes to the flash
4517 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-end}
4518 @* After GDB writes to the flash
4519 @item @b{gdb-start}
4520 @* Before the target steps, gdb is trying to start/resume the target
4521 @item @b{halted}
4522 @* The target has halted
4523 @item @b{reset-assert-pre}
4524 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
4525 after @command{reset_init} was triggered
4526 but before either SRST alone is re-asserted on the scan chain,
4527 or @code{reset-assert} is triggered.
4528 @item @b{reset-assert}
4529 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
4530 after @command{reset-assert-pre} was triggered.
4531 When such a handler is present, cores which support this event will use
4532 it instead of asserting SRST.
4533 This support is essential for debugging with JTAG interfaces which
4534 don't include an SRST line (JTAG doesn't require SRST), and for
4535 selective reset on scan chains that have multiple targets.
4536 @item @b{reset-assert-post}
4537 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
4538 after @code{reset-assert} has been triggered.
4539 or the target asserted SRST on the entire scan chain.
4540 @item @b{reset-deassert-pre}
4541 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
4542 after @code{reset-assert-post} has been triggered.
4543 @item @b{reset-deassert-post}
4544 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
4545 after @code{reset-deassert-pre} has been triggered
4546 and (if the target is using it) after SRST has been
4547 released on the scan chain.
4548 @item @b{reset-end}
4549 @* Issued as the final step in @command{reset} processing.
4550 @ignore
4551 @item @b{reset-halt-post}
4552 @* Currently not used
4553 @item @b{reset-halt-pre}
4554 @* Currently not used
4555 @end ignore
4556 @item @b{reset-init}
4557 @* Used by @b{reset init} command for board-specific initialization.
4558 This event fires after @emph{reset-deassert-post}.
4559
4560 This is where you would configure PLLs and clocking, set up DRAM so
4561 you can download programs that don't fit in on-chip SRAM, set up pin
4562 multiplexing, and so on.
4563 (You may be able to switch to a fast JTAG clock rate here, after
4564 the target clocks are fully set up.)
4565 @item @b{reset-start}
4566 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
4567 before @command{reset_init} is called.
4568
4569 This is the most robust place to use @command{jtag_rclk}
4570 or @command{adapter_khz} to switch to a low JTAG clock rate,
4571 when reset disables PLLs needed to use a fast clock.
4572 @ignore
4573 @item @b{reset-wait-pos}
4574 @* Currently not used
4575 @item @b{reset-wait-pre}
4576 @* Currently not used
4577 @end ignore
4578 @item @b{resume-start}
4579 @* Before any target is resumed
4580 @item @b{resume-end}
4581 @* After all targets have resumed
4582 @item @b{resumed}
4583 @* Target has resumed
4584 @end itemize
4585
4586 @node Flash Commands
4587 @chapter Flash Commands
4588
4589 OpenOCD has different commands for NOR and NAND flash;
4590 the ``flash'' command works with NOR flash, while
4591 the ``nand'' command works with NAND flash.
4592 This partially reflects different hardware technologies:
4593 NOR flash usually supports direct CPU instruction and data bus access,
4594 while data from a NAND flash must be copied to memory before it can be
4595 used. (SPI flash must also be copied to memory before use.)
4596 However, the documentation also uses ``flash'' as a generic term;
4597 for example, ``Put flash configuration in board-specific files''.
4598
4599 Flash Steps:
4600 @enumerate
4601 @item Configure via the command @command{flash bank}
4602 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
4603 passing parameters as needed by the driver.
4604 @item Operate on the flash via @command{flash subcommand}
4605 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
4606 via a script in some automated way. Common tasks include writing a
4607 boot loader, operating system, or other data.
4608 @item GDB Flashing
4609 @* Flashing via GDB requires the flash be configured via ``flash
4610 bank'', and the GDB flash features be enabled.
4611 @xref{gdbconfiguration,,GDB Configuration}.
4612 @end enumerate
4613
4614 Many CPUs have the ablity to ``boot'' from the first flash bank.
4615 This means that misprogramming that bank can ``brick'' a system,
4616 so that it can't boot.
4617 JTAG tools, like OpenOCD, are often then used to ``de-brick'' the
4618 board by (re)installing working boot firmware.
4619
4620 @anchor{norconfiguration}
4621 @section Flash Configuration Commands
4622 @cindex flash configuration
4623
4624 @deffn {Config Command} {flash bank} name driver base size chip_width bus_width target [driver_options]
4625 Configures a flash bank which provides persistent storage
4626 for addresses from @math{base} to @math{base + size - 1}.
4627 These banks will often be visible to GDB through the target's memory map.
4628 In some cases, configuring a flash bank will activate extra commands;
4629 see the driver-specific documentation.
4630
4631 @itemize @bullet
4632 @item @var{name} ... may be used to reference the flash bank
4633 in other flash commands. A number is also available.
4634 @item @var{driver} ... identifies the controller driver
4635 associated with the flash bank being declared.
4636 This is usually @code{cfi} for external flash, or else
4637 the name of a microcontroller with embedded flash memory.
4638 @xref{flashdriverlist,,Flash Driver List}.
4639 @item @var{base} ... Base address of the flash chip.
4640 @item @var{size} ... Size of the chip, in bytes.
4641 For some drivers, this value is detected from the hardware.
4642 @item @var{chip_width} ... Width of the flash chip, in bytes;
4643 ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
4644 @item @var{bus_width} ... Width of the data bus used to access the
4645 chip, in bytes; ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
4646 @item @var{target} ... Names the target used to issue
4647 commands to the flash controller.
4648 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
4649 @item @var{driver_options} ... drivers may support, or require,
4650 additional parameters. See the driver-specific documentation
4651 for more information.
4652 @end itemize
4653 @quotation Note
4654 This command is not available after OpenOCD initialization has completed.
4655 Use it in board specific configuration files, not interactively.
4656 @end quotation
4657 @end deffn
4658
4659 @comment the REAL name for this command is "ocd_flash_banks"
4660 @comment less confusing would be: "flash list" (like "nand list")
4661 @deffn Command {flash banks}
4662 Prints a one-line summary of each device that was
4663 declared using @command{flash bank}, numbered from zero.
4664 Note that this is the @emph{plural} form;
4665 the @emph{singular} form is a very different command.
4666 @end deffn
4667
4668 @deffn Command {flash list}
4669 Retrieves a list of associative arrays for each device that was
4670 declared using @command{flash bank}, numbered from zero.
4671 This returned list can be manipulated easily from within scripts.
4672 @end deffn
4673
4674 @deffn Command {flash probe} num
4675 Identify the flash, or validate the parameters of the configured flash. Operation
4676 depends on the flash type.
4677 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4678 Most flash commands will implicitly @emph{autoprobe} the bank;
4679 flash drivers can distinguish between probing and autoprobing,
4680 but most don't bother.
4681 @end deffn
4682
4683 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to Flash
4684 @cindex flash erasing
4685 @cindex flash reading
4686 @cindex flash writing
4687 @cindex flash programming
4688 @anchor{flashprogrammingcommands}
4689
4690 One feature distinguishing NOR flash from NAND or serial flash technologies
4691 is that for read access, it acts exactly like any other addressible memory.
4692 This means you can use normal memory read commands like @command{mdw} or
4693 @command{dump_image} with it, with no special @command{flash} subcommands.
4694 @xref{memoryaccess,,Memory access}, and @ref{imageaccess,,Image access}.
4695
4696 Write access works differently. Flash memory normally needs to be erased
4697 before it's written. Erasing a sector turns all of its bits to ones, and
4698 writing can turn ones into zeroes. This is why there are special commands
4699 for interactive erasing and writing, and why GDB needs to know which parts
4700 of the address space hold NOR flash memory.
4701
4702 @quotation Note
4703 Most of these erase and write commands leverage the fact that NOR flash
4704 chips consume target address space. They implicitly refer to the current
4705 JTAG target, and map from an address in that target's address space
4706 back to a flash bank.
4707 @comment In May 2009, those mappings may fail if any bank associated
4708 @comment with that target doesn't succesfuly autoprobe ... bug worth fixing?
4709 A few commands use abstract addressing based on bank and sector numbers,
4710 and don't depend on searching the current target and its address space.
4711 Avoid confusing the two command models.
4712 @end quotation
4713
4714 Some flash chips implement software protection against accidental writes,
4715 since such buggy writes could in some cases ``brick'' a system.
4716 For such systems, erasing and writing may require sector protection to be
4717 disabled first.
4718 Examples include CFI flash such as ``Intel Advanced Bootblock flash'',
4719 and AT91SAM7 on-chip flash.
4720 @xref{flashprotect,,flash protect}.
4721
4722 @deffn Command {flash erase_sector} num first last
4723 Erase sectors in bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
4724 up to and including @var{last}.
4725 Sector numbering starts at 0.
4726 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
4727 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
4728 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4729 @end deffn
4730
4731 @deffn Command {flash erase_address} [@option{pad}] [@option{unlock}] address length
4732 Erase sectors starting at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
4733 Unless @option{pad} is specified, @math{address} must begin a
4734 flash sector, and @math{address + length - 1} must end a sector.
4735 Specifying @option{pad} erases extra data at the beginning and/or
4736 end of the specified region, as needed to erase only full sectors.
4737 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address}, and
4738 the specified length must stay within that bank.
4739 As a special case, when @var{length} is zero and @var{address} is
4740 the start of the bank, the whole flash is erased.
4741 If @option{unlock} is specified, then the flash is unprotected
4742 before erase starts.
4743 @end deffn
4744
4745 @deffn Command {flash fillw} address word length
4746 @deffnx Command {flash fillh} address halfword length
4747 @deffnx Command {flash fillb} address byte length
4748 Fills flash memory with the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
4749 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
4750 starting at @var{address} and continuing
4751 for @var{length} units (word/halfword/byte).
4752 No erasure is done before writing; when needed, that must be done
4753 before issuing this command.
4754 Writes are done in blocks of up to 1024 bytes, and each write is
4755 verified by reading back the data and comparing it to what was written.
4756 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
4757 each block, and the specified length must stay within that bank.
4758 @end deffn
4759 @comment no current checks for errors if fill blocks touch multiple banks!
4760
4761 @deffn Command {flash write_bank} num filename offset
4762 Write the binary @file{filename} to flash bank @var{num},
4763 starting at @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
4764 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4765 @end deffn
4766
4767 @deffn Command {flash write_image} [erase] [unlock] filename [offset] [type]
4768 Write the image @file{filename} to the current target's flash bank(s).
4769 A relocation @var{offset} may be specified, in which case it is added
4770 to the base address for each section in the image.
4771 The file [@var{type}] can be specified
4772 explicitly as @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
4773 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19).
4774 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
4775 The relevant flash sectors will be erased prior to programming
4776 if the @option{erase} parameter is given. If @option{unlock} is
4777 provided, then the flash banks are unlocked before erase and
4778 program. The flash bank to use is inferred from the address of
4779 each image section.
4780
4781 @quotation Warning
4782 Be careful using the @option{erase} flag when the flash is holding
4783 data you want to preserve.
4784 Portions of the flash outside those described in the image's
4785 sections might be erased with no notice.
4786 @itemize
4787 @item
4788 When a section of the image being written does not fill out all the
4789 sectors it uses, the unwritten parts of those sectors are necessarily
4790 also erased, because sectors can't be partially erased.
4791 @item
4792 Data stored in sector "holes" between image sections are also affected.
4793 For example, "@command{flash write_image erase ...}" of an image with
4794 one byte at the beginning of a flash bank and one byte at the end
4795 erases the entire bank -- not just the two sectors being written.
4796 @end itemize
4797 Also, when flash protection is important, you must re-apply it after
4798 it has been removed by the @option{unlock} flag.
4799 @end quotation
4800
4801 @end deffn
4802
4803 @section Other Flash commands
4804 @cindex flash protection
4805
4806 @deffn Command {flash erase_check} num
4807 Check erase state of sectors in flash bank @var{num},
4808 and display that status.
4809 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4810 @end deffn
4811
4812 @deffn Command {flash info} num
4813 Print info about flash bank @var{num}
4814 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4815 This command will first query the hardware, it does not print cached
4816 and possibly stale information.
4817 @end deffn
4818
4819 @anchor{flashprotect}
4820 @deffn Command {flash protect} num first last (@option{on}|@option{off})
4821 Enable (@option{on}) or disable (@option{off}) protection of flash sectors
4822 in flash bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
4823 and continuing up to and including @var{last}.
4824 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
4825 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
4826 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4827 @end deffn
4828
4829 @anchor{program}
4830 @deffn Command {program} filename [verify] [reset] [offset]
4831 This is a helper script that simplifies using OpenOCD as a standalone
4832 programmer. The only required parameter is @option{filename}, the others are optional.
4833 @xref{Flash Programming}.
4834 @end deffn
4835
4836 @anchor{flashdriverlist}
4837 @section Flash Driver List
4838 As noted above, the @command{flash bank} command requires a driver name,
4839 and allows driver-specific options and behaviors.
4840 Some drivers also activate driver-specific commands.
4841
4842 @subsection External Flash
4843
4844 @deffn {Flash Driver} cfi
4845 @cindex Common Flash Interface
4846 @cindex CFI
4847 The ``Common Flash Interface'' (CFI) is the main standard for
4848 external NOR flash chips, each of which connects to a
4849 specific external chip select on the CPU.
4850 Frequently the first such chip is used to boot the system.
4851 Your board's @code{reset-init} handler might need to
4852 configure additional chip selects using other commands (like: @command{mww} to
4853 configure a bus and its timings), or
4854 perhaps configure a GPIO pin that controls the ``write protect'' pin
4855 on the flash chip.
4856 The CFI driver can use a target-specific working area to significantly
4857 speed up operation.
4858
4859 The CFI driver can accept the following optional parameters, in any order:
4860
4861 @itemize
4862 @item @var{jedec_probe} ... is used to detect certain non-CFI flash ROMs,
4863 like AM29LV010 and similar types.
4864 @item @var{x16_as_x8} ... when a 16-bit flash is hooked up to an 8-bit bus.
4865 @end itemize
4866
4867 To configure two adjacent banks of 16 MBytes each, both sixteen bits (two bytes)
4868 wide on a sixteen bit bus:
4869
4870 @example
4871 flash bank $_FLASHNAME cfi 0x00000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
4872 flash bank $_FLASHNAME cfi 0x01000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
4873 @end example
4874
4875 To configure one bank of 32 MBytes
4876 built from two sixteen bit (two byte) wide parts wired in parallel
4877 to create a thirty-two bit (four byte) bus with doubled throughput:
4878
4879 @example
4880 flash bank $_FLASHNAME cfi 0x00000000 0x02000000 2 4 $_TARGETNAME
4881 @end example
4882
4883 @c "cfi part_id" disabled
4884 @end deffn
4885
4886 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpcspifi
4887 @cindex NXP SPI Flash Interface
4888 @cindex SPIFI
4889 @cindex lpcspifi
4890 NXP's LPC43xx and LPC18xx families include a proprietary SPI
4891 Flash Interface (SPIFI) peripheral that can drive and provide
4892 memory mapped access to external SPI flash devices.
4893
4894 The lpcspifi driver initializes this interface and provides
4895 program and erase functionality for these serial flash devices.
4896 Use of this driver @b{requires} a working area of at least 1kB
4897 to be configured on the target device; more than this will
4898 significantly reduce flash programming times.
4899
4900 The setup command only requires the @var{base} parameter. All
4901 other parameters are ignored, and the flash size and layout
4902 are configured by the driver.
4903
4904 @example
4905 flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpcspifi 0x14000000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4906 @end example
4907
4908 @end deffn
4909
4910 @deffn {Flash Driver} stmsmi
4911 @cindex STMicroelectronics Serial Memory Interface
4912 @cindex SMI
4913 @cindex stmsmi
4914 Some devices form STMicroelectronics (e.g. STR75x MCU family,
4915 SPEAr MPU family) include a proprietary
4916 ``Serial Memory Interface'' (SMI) controller able to drive external
4917 SPI flash devices.
4918 Depending on specific device and board configuration, up to 4 external
4919 flash devices can be connected.
4920
4921 SMI makes the flash content directly accessible in the CPU address
4922 space; each external device is mapped in a memory bank.
4923 CPU can directly read data, execute code and boot from SMI banks.
4924 Normal OpenOCD commands like @command{mdw} can be used to display
4925 the flash content.
4926
4927 The setup command only requires the @var{base} parameter in order
4928 to identify the memory bank.
4929 All other parameters are ignored. Additional information, like
4930 flash size, are detected automatically.
4931
4932 @example
4933 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stmsmi 0xf8000000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4934 @end example
4935
4936 @end deffn
4937
4938 @subsection Internal Flash (Microcontrollers)
4939
4940 @deffn {Flash Driver} aduc702x
4941 The ADUC702x analog microcontrollers from Analog Devices
4942 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
4943 The aduc702x flash driver works with models ADUC7019 through ADUC7028.
4944 The setup command only requires the @var{target} argument
4945 since all devices in this family have the same memory layout.
4946
4947 @example
4948 flash bank $_FLASHNAME aduc702x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4949 @end example
4950 @end deffn
4951
4952 @anchor{at91sam3}
4953 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam3
4954 @cindex at91sam3
4955 All members of the AT91SAM3 microcontroller family from
4956 Atmel include internal flash and use ARM's Cortex-M3 core. The driver
4957 currently (6/22/09) recognizes the AT91SAM3U[1/2/4][C/E] chips. Note
4958 that the driver was orginaly developed and tested using the
4959 AT91SAM3U4E, using a SAM3U-EK eval board. Support for other chips in
4960 the family was cribbed from the data sheet. @emph{Note to future
4961 readers/updaters: Please remove this worrysome comment after other
4962 chips are confirmed.}
4963
4964 The AT91SAM3U4[E/C] (256K) chips have two flash banks; most other chips
4965 have one flash bank. In all cases the flash banks are at
4966 the following fixed locations:
4967
4968 @example
4969 # Flash bank 0 - all chips
4970 flash bank $_FLASHNAME at91sam3 0x00080000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
4971 # Flash bank 1 - only 256K chips
4972 flash bank $_FLASHNAME at91sam3 0x00100000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
4973 @end example
4974
4975 Internally, the AT91SAM3 flash memory is organized as follows.
4976 Unlike the AT91SAM7 chips, these are not used as parameters
4977 to the @command{flash bank} command:
4978
4979 @itemize
4980 @item @emph{N-Banks:} 256K chips have 2 banks, others have 1 bank.
4981 @item @emph{Bank Size:} 128K/64K Per flash bank
4982 @item @emph{Sectors:} 16 or 8 per bank
4983 @item @emph{SectorSize:} 8K Per Sector
4984 @item @emph{PageSize:} 256 bytes per page. Note that OpenOCD operates on 'sector' sizes, not page sizes.
4985 @end itemize
4986
4987 The AT91SAM3 driver adds some additional commands:
4988
4989 @deffn Command {at91sam3 gpnvm}
4990 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm clear} number
4991 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm set} number
4992 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm show} [@option{all}|number]
4993 With no parameters, @command{show} or @command{show all},
4994 shows the status of all GPNVM bits.
4995 With @command{show} @var{number}, displays that bit.
4996
4997 With @command{set} @var{number} or @command{clear} @var{number},
4998 modifies that GPNVM bit.
4999 @end deffn
5000
5001 @deffn Command {at91sam3 info}
5002 This command attempts to display information about the AT91SAM3
5003 chip. @emph{First} it read the @code{CHIPID_CIDR} [address 0x400e0740, see
5004 Section 28.2.1, page 505 of the AT91SAM3U 29/may/2009 datasheet,
5005 document id: doc6430A] and decodes the values. @emph{Second} it reads the
5006 various clock configuration registers and attempts to display how it
5007 believes the chip is configured. By default, the SLOWCLK is assumed to
5008 be 32768 Hz, see the command @command{at91sam3 slowclk}.
5009 @end deffn
5010
5011 @deffn Command {at91sam3 slowclk} [value]
5012 This command shows/sets the slow clock frequency used in the
5013 @command{at91sam3 info} command calculations above.
5014 @end deffn
5015 @end deffn
5016
5017 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam4
5018 @cindex at91sam4
5019 All members of the AT91SAM4 microcontroller family from
5020 Atmel include internal flash and use ARM's Cortex-M4 core.
5021 This driver uses the same cmd names/syntax as @xref{at91sam3}.
5022 @end deffn
5023
5024 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam7
5025 All members of the AT91SAM7 microcontroller family from Atmel include
5026 internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores. The driver automatically
5027 recognizes a number of these chips using the chip identification
5028 register, and autoconfigures itself.
5029
5030 @example
5031 flash bank $_FLASHNAME at91sam7 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5032 @end example
5033
5034 For chips which are not recognized by the controller driver, you must
5035 provide additional parameters in the following order:
5036
5037 @itemize
5038 @item @var{chip_model} ... label used with @command{flash info}
5039 @item @var{banks}
5040 @item @var{sectors_per_bank}
5041 @item @var{pages_per_sector}
5042 @item @var{pages_size}
5043 @item @var{num_nvm_bits}
5044 @item @var{freq_khz} ... required if an external clock is provided,
5045 optional (but recommended) when the oscillator frequency is known
5046 @end itemize
5047
5048 It is recommended that you provide zeroes for all of those values
5049 except the clock frequency, so that everything except that frequency
5050 will be autoconfigured.
5051 Knowing the frequency helps ensure correct timings for flash access.
5052
5053 The flash controller handles erases automatically on a page (128/256 byte)
5054 basis, so explicit erase commands are not necessary for flash programming.
5055 However, there is an ``EraseAll`` command that can erase an entire flash
5056 plane (of up to 256KB), and it will be used automatically when you issue
5057 @command{flash erase_sector} or @command{flash erase_address} commands.
5058
5059 @deffn Command {at91sam7 gpnvm} bitnum (@option{set}|@option{clear})
5060 Set or clear a ``General Purpose Non-Volatile Memory'' (GPNVM)
5061 bit for the processor. Each processor has a number of such bits,
5062 used for controlling features such as brownout detection (so they
5063 are not truly general purpose).
5064 @quotation Note
5065 This assumes that the first flash bank (number 0) is associated with
5066 the appropriate at91sam7 target.
5067 @end quotation
5068 @end deffn
5069 @end deffn
5070
5071 @deffn {Flash Driver} avr
5072 The AVR 8-bit microcontrollers from Atmel integrate flash memory.
5073 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
5074 @comment - defines mass_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
5075 @end deffn
5076
5077 @deffn {Flash Driver} efm32
5078 All members of the EFM32 microcontroller family from Energy Micro include
5079 internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores. The driver automatically recognizes
5080 a number of these chips using the chip identification register, and
5081 autoconfigures itself.
5082 @example
5083 flash bank $_FLASHNAME efm32 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5084 @end example
5085 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete. Unprotecting flash pages is not
5086 supported.}
5087 @end deffn
5088
5089 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2000
5090 Most members of the LPC1700, LPC1800, LPC2000 and LPC4300 microcontroller
5091 families from NXP include internal flash and use Cortex-M3 (LPC1700, LPC1800),
5092 Cortex-M4 (LPC4300) or ARM7TDMI (LPC2000) cores.
5093
5094 @quotation Note
5095 There are LPC2000 devices which are not supported by the @var{lpc2000}
5096 driver:
5097 The LPC2888 is supported by the @var{lpc288x} driver.
5098 The LPC29xx family is supported by the @var{lpc2900} driver.
5099 @end quotation
5100
5101 The @var{lpc2000} driver defines two mandatory and one optional parameters,
5102 which must appear in the following order:
5103
5104 @itemize
5105 @item @var{variant} ... required, may be
5106 @option{lpc2000_v1} (older LPC21xx and LPC22xx)
5107 @option{lpc2000_v2} (LPC213x, LPC214x, LPC210[123], LPC23xx and LPC24xx)
5108 @option{lpc1700} (LPC175x and LPC176x)
5109 or @option{lpc4300} - available also as @option{lpc1800} alias (LPC18x[2357] and
5110 LPC43x[2357])
5111 @item @var{clock_kHz} ... the frequency, in kiloHertz,
5112 at which the core is running
5113 @item @option{calc_checksum} ... optional (but you probably want to provide this!),
5114 telling the driver to calculate a valid checksum for the exception vector table.
5115 @quotation Note
5116 If you don't provide @option{calc_checksum} when you're writing the vector
5117 table, the boot ROM will almost certainly ignore your flash image.
5118 However, if you do provide it,
5119 with most tool chains @command{verify_image} will fail.
5120 @end quotation
5121 @end itemize
5122
5123 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
5124
5125 @example
5126 flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpc2000 0x0 0x7d000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME \
5127 lpc2000_v2 14765 calc_checksum
5128 @end example
5129
5130 @deffn {Command} {lpc2000 part_id} bank
5131 Displays the four byte part identifier associated with
5132 the specified flash @var{bank}.
5133 @end deffn
5134 @end deffn
5135
5136 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc288x
5137 The LPC2888 microcontroller from NXP needs slightly different flash
5138 support from its lpc2000 siblings.
5139 The @var{lpc288x} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
5140 the programming clock rate in Hz.
5141 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
5142
5143 @example
5144 flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpc288x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 12000000
5145 @end example
5146 @end deffn
5147
5148 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2900
5149 This driver supports the LPC29xx ARM968E based microcontroller family
5150 from NXP.
5151
5152 The predefined parameters @var{base}, @var{size}, @var{chip_width} and
5153 @var{bus_width} of the @code{flash bank} command are ignored. Flash size and
5154 sector layout are auto-configured by the driver.
5155 The driver has one additional mandatory parameter: The CPU clock rate
5156 (in kHz) at the time the flash operations will take place. Most of the time this
5157 will not be the crystal frequency, but a higher PLL frequency. The
5158 @code{reset-init} event handler in the board script is usually the place where
5159 you start the PLL.
5160
5161 The driver rejects flashless devices (currently the LPC2930).
5162
5163 The EEPROM in LPC2900 devices is not mapped directly into the address space.
5164 It must be handled much more like NAND flash memory, and will therefore be
5165 handled by a separate @code{lpc2900_eeprom} driver (not yet available).
5166
5167 Sector protection in terms of the LPC2900 is handled transparently. Every time a
5168 sector needs to be erased or programmed, it is automatically unprotected.
5169 What is shown as protection status in the @code{flash info} command, is
5170 actually the LPC2900 @emph{sector security}. This is a mechanism to prevent a
5171 sector from ever being erased or programmed again. As this is an irreversible
5172 mechanism, it is handled by a special command (@code{lpc2900 secure_sector}),
5173 and not by the standard @code{flash protect} command.
5174
5175 Example for a 125 MHz clock frequency:
5176 @example
5177 flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpc2900 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 125000
5178 @end example
5179
5180 Some @code{lpc2900}-specific commands are defined. In the following command list,
5181 the @var{bank} parameter is the bank number as obtained by the
5182 @code{flash banks} command.
5183
5184 @deffn Command {lpc2900 signature} bank
5185 Calculates a 128-bit hash value, the @emph{signature}, from the whole flash
5186 content. This is a hardware feature of the flash block, hence the calculation is
5187 very fast. You may use this to verify the content of a programmed device against
5188 a known signature.
5189 Example:
5190 @example
5191 lpc2900 signature 0
5192 signature: 0x5f40cdc8:0xc64e592e:0x10490f89:0x32a0f317
5193 @end example
5194 @end deffn
5195
5196 @deffn Command {lpc2900 read_custom} bank filename
5197 Reads the 912 bytes of customer information from the flash index sector, and
5198 saves it to a file in binary format.
5199 Example:
5200 @example
5201 lpc2900 read_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin
5202 @end example
5203 @end deffn
5204
5205 The index sector of the flash is a @emph{write-only} sector. It cannot be
5206 erased! In order to guard against unintentional write access, all following
5207 commands need to be preceeded by a successful call to the @code{password}
5208 command:
5209
5210 @deffn Command {lpc2900 password} bank password
5211 You need to use this command right before each of the following commands:
5212 @code{lpc2900 write_custom}, @code{lpc2900 secure_sector},
5213 @code{lpc2900 secure_jtag}.
5214
5215 The password string is fixed to "I_know_what_I_am_doing".
5216 Example:
5217 @example
5218 lpc2900 password 0 I_know_what_I_am_doing
5219 Potentially dangerous operation allowed in next command!
5220 @end example
5221 @end deffn
5222
5223 @deffn Command {lpc2900 write_custom} bank filename type
5224 Writes the content of the file into the customer info space of the flash index
5225 sector. The filetype can be specified with the @var{type} field. Possible values
5226 for @var{type} are: @var{bin} (binary), @var{ihex} (Intel hex format),
5227 @var{elf} (ELF binary) or @var{s19} (Motorola S-records). The file must
5228 contain a single section, and the contained data length must be exactly
5229 912 bytes.
5230 @quotation Attention
5231 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
5232 @end quotation
5233 Example:
5234 @example
5235 lpc2900 write_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin bin
5236 @end example
5237 @end deffn
5238
5239 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_sector} bank first last
5240 Secures the sector range from @var{first} to @var{last} (including) against
5241 further program and erase operations. The sector security will be effective
5242 after the next power cycle.
5243 @quotation Attention
5244 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
5245 @end quotation
5246 Secured sectors appear as @emph{protected} in the @code{flash info} command.
5247 Example:
5248 @example
5249 lpc2900 secure_sector 0 1 1
5250 flash info 0
5251 #0 : lpc2900 at 0x20000000, size 0x000c0000, (...)
5252 # 0: 0x00000000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
5253 # 1: 0x00002000 (0x2000 8kB) protected
5254 # 2: 0x00004000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
5255 @end example
5256 @end deffn
5257
5258 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_jtag} bank
5259 Irreversibly disable the JTAG port. The new JTAG security setting will be
5260 effective after the next power cycle.
5261 @quotation Attention
5262 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
5263 @end quotation
5264 Examples:
5265 @example
5266 lpc2900 secure_jtag 0
5267 @end example
5268 @end deffn
5269 @end deffn
5270
5271 @deffn {Flash Driver} ocl
5272 @emph{No idea what this is, other than using some arm7/arm9 core.}
5273
5274 @example
5275 flash bank $_FLASHNAME ocl 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5276 @end example
5277 @end deffn
5278
5279 @deffn {Flash Driver} pic32mx
5280 The PIC32MX microcontrollers are based on the MIPS 4K cores,
5281 and integrate flash memory.
5282
5283 @example
5284 flash bank $_FLASHNAME pix32mx 0x1fc00000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5285 flash bank $_FLASHNAME pix32mx 0x1d000000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5286 @end example
5287
5288 @comment numerous *disabled* commands are defined:
5289 @comment - chip_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
5290 @comment - lock, unlock ... pointless given protect on/off (yes?)
5291 @comment - pgm_word ... shouldn't bank be deduced from address??
5292 Some pic32mx-specific commands are defined:
5293 @deffn Command {pic32mx pgm_word} address value bank
5294 Programs the specified 32-bit @var{value} at the given @var{address}
5295 in the specified chip @var{bank}.
5296 @end deffn
5297 @deffn Command {pic32mx unlock} bank
5298 Unlock and erase specified chip @var{bank}.
5299 This will remove any Code Protection.
5300 @end deffn
5301 @end deffn
5302
5303 @deffn {Flash Driver} stellaris
5304 All members of the Stellaris LM3Sxxx microcontroller family from
5305 Texas Instruments
5306 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
5307 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
5308 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
5309 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stellaris mass_erase} command.
5310 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
5311 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
5312
5313 @example
5314 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stellaris 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5315 @end example
5316
5317 @deffn Command {stellaris recover bank_id}
5318 Performs the @emph{Recovering a "Locked" Device} procedure to
5319 restore the flash specified by @var{bank_id} and its associated
5320 nonvolatile registers to their factory default values (erased).
5321 This is the only way to remove flash protection or re-enable
5322 debugging if that capability has been disabled.
5323
5324 Note that the final "power cycle the chip" step in this procedure
5325 must be performed by hand, since OpenOCD can't do it.
5326 @quotation Warning
5327 if more than one Stellaris chip is connected, the procedure is
5328 applied to all of them.
5329 @end quotation
5330 @end deffn
5331 @end deffn
5332
5333 @deffn {Flash Driver} stm32f1x
5334 All members of the STM32F0, STM32F1 and STM32F3 microcontroller families
5335 from ST Microelectronics include internal flash and use ARM Cortex-M0/M3/M4 cores.
5336 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
5337 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
5338
5339 @example
5340 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32f1x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5341 @end example
5342
5343 Note that some devices have been found that have a flash size register that contains
5344 an invalid value, to workaround this issue you can override the probed value used by
5345 the flash driver.
5346
5347 @example
5348 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32f1x 0 0x20000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5349 @end example
5350
5351 If you have a target with dual flash banks then define the second bank
5352 as per the following example.
5353 @example
5354 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32f1x 0x08080000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5355 @end example
5356
5357 Some stm32f1x-specific commands
5358 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stm32f1x mass_erase} command.
5359 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
5360 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
5361 are defined:
5362
5363 @deffn Command {stm32f1x lock} num
5364 Locks the entire stm32 device.
5365 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5366 @end deffn
5367
5368 @deffn Command {stm32f1x unlock} num
5369 Unlocks the entire stm32 device.
5370 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5371 @end deffn
5372
5373 @deffn Command {stm32f1x options_read} num
5374 Read and display the stm32 option bytes written by
5375 the @command{stm32f1x options_write} command.
5376 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5377 @end deffn
5378
5379 @deffn Command {stm32f1x options_write} num (@option{SWWDG}|@option{HWWDG}) (@option{RSTSTNDBY}|@option{NORSTSTNDBY}) (@option{RSTSTOP}|@option{NORSTSTOP})
5380 Writes the stm32 option byte with the specified values.
5381 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5382 @end deffn
5383 @end deffn
5384
5385 @deffn {Flash Driver} stm32f2x
5386 All members of the STM32F2 and STM32F4 microcontroller families from ST Microelectronics
5387 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex-M3/M4 cores.
5388 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
5389 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
5390
5391 Note that some devices have been found that have a flash size register that contains
5392 an invalid value, to workaround this issue you can override the probed value used by
5393 the flash driver.
5394
5395 @example
5396 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32f2x 0 0x20000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5397 @end example
5398
5399 Some stm32f2x-specific commands are defined:
5400
5401 @deffn Command {stm32f2x lock} num
5402 Locks the entire stm32 device.
5403 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5404 @end deffn
5405
5406 @deffn Command {stm32f2x unlock} num
5407 Unlocks the entire stm32 device.
5408 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5409 @end deffn
5410 @end deffn
5411
5412 @deffn {Flash Driver} stm32lx
5413 All members of the STM32L microcontroller families from ST Microelectronics
5414 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex-M3 cores.
5415 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
5416 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
5417
5418 Note that some devices have been found that have a flash size register that contains
5419 an invalid value, to workaround this issue you can override the probed value used by
5420 the flash driver.
5421
5422 @example
5423 flash bank $_FLASHNAME stm32lx 0 0x20000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5424 @end example
5425 @end deffn
5426
5427 @deffn {Flash Driver} str7x
5428 All members of the STR7 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
5429 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
5430 The @var{str7x} driver defines one mandatory parameter, @var{variant},
5431 which is either @code{STR71x}, @code{STR73x} or @code{STR75x}.
5432
5433 @example
5434 flash bank $_FLASHNAME str7x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME STR71x
5435 @end example
5436
5437 @deffn Command {str7x disable_jtag} bank
5438 Activate the Debug/Readout protection mechanism
5439 for the specified flash bank.
5440 @end deffn
5441 @end deffn
5442
5443 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9x
5444 Most members of the STR9 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
5445 include internal flash and use ARM966E cores.
5446 The str9 needs the flash controller to be configured using
5447 the @command{str9x flash_config} command prior to Flash programming.
5448
5449 @example
5450 flash bank $_FLASHNAME str9x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5451 str9x flash_config 0 4 2 0 0x80000
5452 @end example
5453
5454 @deffn Command {str9x flash_config} num bbsr nbbsr bbadr nbbadr
5455 Configures the str9 flash controller.
5456 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
5457
5458 @itemize @bullet
5459 @item @var{bbsr} - Boot Bank Size register
5460 @item @var{nbbsr} - Non Boot Bank Size register
5461 @item @var{bbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
5462 @item @var{nbbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
5463 @end itemize
5464 @end deffn
5465
5466 @end deffn
5467
5468 @deffn {Flash Driver} tms470
5469 Most members of the TMS470 microcontroller family from Texas Instruments
5470 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
5471 This driver doesn't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
5472
5473 Some tms470-specific commands are defined:
5474
5475 @deffn Command {tms470 flash_keyset} key0 key1 key2 key3
5476 Saves programming keys in a register, to enable flash erase and write commands.
5477 @end deffn
5478
5479 @deffn Command {tms470 osc_mhz} clock_mhz
5480 Reports the clock speed, which is used to calculate timings.
5481 @end deffn
5482
5483 @deffn Command {tms470 plldis} (0|1)
5484 Disables (@var{1}) or enables (@var{0}) use of the PLL to speed up
5485 the flash clock.
5486 @end deffn
5487 @end deffn
5488
5489 @deffn {Flash Driver} virtual
5490 This is a special driver that maps a previously defined bank to another
5491 address. All bank settings will be copied from the master physical bank.
5492
5493 The @var{virtual} driver defines one mandatory parameters,
5494
5495 @itemize
5496 @item @var{master_bank} The bank that this virtual address refers to.
5497 @end itemize
5498
5499 So in the following example addresses 0xbfc00000 and 0x9fc00000 refer to
5500 the flash bank defined at address 0x1fc00000. Any cmds executed on
5501 the virtual banks are actually performed on the physical banks.
5502 @example
5503 flash bank $_FLASHNAME pic32mx 0x1fc00000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5504 flash bank vbank0 virtual 0xbfc00000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME $_FLASHNAME
5505 flash bank vbank1 virtual 0x9fc00000 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME $_FLASHNAME
5506 @end example
5507 @end deffn
5508
5509 @deffn {Flash Driver} fm3
5510 All members of the FM3 microcontroller family from Fujitsu
5511 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
5512 The @var{fm3} driver uses the @var{target} parameter to select the
5513 correct bank config, it can currently be one of the following:
5514 @code{mb9bfxx1.cpu}, @code{mb9bfxx2.cpu}, @code{mb9bfxx3.cpu},
5515 @code{mb9bfxx4.cpu}, @code{mb9bfxx5.cpu} or @code{mb9bfxx6.cpu}.
5516
5517 @example
5518 flash bank $_FLASHNAME fm3 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
5519 @end example
5520 @end deffn
5521
5522 @subsection str9xpec driver
5523 @cindex str9xpec
5524
5525 Here is some background info to help
5526 you better understand how this driver works. OpenOCD has two flash drivers for
5527 the str9:
5528 @enumerate
5529 @item
5530 Standard driver @option{str9x} programmed via the str9 core. Normally used for
5531 flash programming as it is faster than the @option{str9xpec} driver.
5532 @item
5533 Direct programming @option{str9xpec} using the flash controller. This is an
5534 ISC compilant (IEEE 1532) tap connected in series with the str9 core. The str9
5535 core does not need to be running to program using this flash driver. Typical use
5536 for this driver is locking/unlocking the target and programming the option bytes.
5537 @end enumerate
5538
5539 Before we run any commands using the @option{str9xpec} driver we must first disable
5540 the str9 core. This example assumes the @option{str9xpec} driver has been
5541 configured for flash bank 0.
5542 @example
5543 # assert srst, we do not want core running
5544 # while accessing str9xpec flash driver
5545 jtag_reset 0 1
5546 # turn off target polling
5547 poll off
5548 # disable str9 core
5549 str9xpec enable_turbo 0
5550 # read option bytes
5551 str9xpec options_read 0
5552 # re-enable str9 core
5553 str9xpec disable_turbo 0
5554 poll on
5555 reset halt
5556 @end example
5557 The above example will read the str9 option bytes.
5558 When performing a unlock remember that you will not be able to halt the str9 - it
5559 has been locked. Halting the core is not required for the @option{str9xpec} driver
5560 as mentioned above, just issue the commands above manually or from a telnet prompt.
5561
5562 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9xpec
5563 Only use this driver for locking/unlocking the device or configuring the option bytes.
5564 Use the standard str9 driver for programming.
5565 Before using the flash commands the turbo mode must be enabled using the
5566 @command{str9xpec enable_turbo} command.
5567
5568 Several str9xpec-specific commands are defined:
5569
5570 @deffn Command {str9xpec disable_turbo} num
5571 Restore the str9 into JTAG chain.
5572 @end deffn
5573
5574 @deffn Command {str9xpec enable_turbo} num
5575 Enable turbo mode, will simply remove the str9 from the chain and talk
5576 directly to the embedded flash controller.
5577 @end deffn
5578
5579 @deffn Command {str9xpec lock} num
5580 Lock str9 device. The str9 will only respond to an unlock command that will
5581 erase the device.
5582 @end deffn
5583
5584 @deffn Command {str9xpec part_id} num
5585 Prints the part identifier for bank @var{num}.
5586 @end deffn
5587
5588 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_cmap} num (@option{bank0}|@option{bank1})
5589 Configure str9 boot bank.
5590 @end deffn
5591
5592 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdsel} num (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
5593 Configure str9 lvd source.
5594 @end deffn
5595
5596 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdthd} num (@option{2.4v}|@option{2.7v})
5597 Configure str9 lvd threshold.
5598 @end deffn
5599
5600 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdwarn} bank (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
5601 Configure str9 lvd reset warning source.
5602 @end deffn
5603
5604 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_read} num
5605 Read str9 option bytes.
5606 @end deffn
5607
5608 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_write} num
5609 Write str9 option bytes.
5610 @end deffn
5611
5612 @deffn Command {str9xpec unlock} num
5613 unlock str9 device.
5614 @end deffn
5615
5616 @end deffn
5617
5618
5619 @section mFlash
5620
5621 @subsection mFlash Configuration
5622 @cindex mFlash Configuration
5623
5624 @deffn {Config Command} {mflash bank} soc base RST_pin target
5625 Configures a mflash for @var{soc} host bank at
5626 address @var{base}.
5627 The pin number format depends on the host GPIO naming convention.
5628 Currently, the mflash driver supports s3c2440 and pxa270.
5629
5630 Example for s3c2440 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO B1:
5631
5632 @example
5633 mflash bank $_FLASHNAME s3c2440 0x10000000 1b 0
5634 @end example
5635
5636 Example for pxa270 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO 43:
5637
5638 @example
5639 mflash bank $_FLASHNAME pxa270 0x08000000 43 0
5640 @end example
5641 @end deffn
5642
5643 @subsection mFlash commands
5644 @cindex mFlash commands
5645
5646 @deffn Command {mflash config pll} frequency
5647 Configure mflash PLL.
5648 The @var{frequency} is the mflash input frequency, in Hz.
5649 Issuing this command will erase mflash's whole internal nand and write new pll.
5650 After this command, mflash needs power-on-reset for normal operation.
5651 If pll was newly configured, storage and boot(optional) info also need to be update.
5652 @end deffn
5653
5654 @deffn Command {mflash config boot}
5655 Configure bootable option.
5656 If bootable option is set, mflash offer the first 8 sectors
5657 (4kB) for boot.
5658 @end deffn
5659
5660 @deffn Command {mflash config storage}
5661 Configure storage information.
5662 For the normal storage operation, this information must be
5663 written.
5664 @end deffn
5665
5666 @deffn Command {mflash dump} num filename offset size
5667 Dump @var{size} bytes, starting at @var{offset} bytes from the
5668 beginning of the bank @var{num}, to the file named @var{filename}.
5669 @end deffn
5670
5671 @deffn Command {mflash probe}
5672 Probe mflash.
5673 @end deffn
5674
5675 @deffn Command {mflash write} num filename offset
5676 Write the binary file @var{filename} to mflash bank @var{num}, starting at
5677 @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
5678 @end deffn
5679
5680 @node Flash Programming
5681 @chapter Flash Programming
5682
5683 OpenOCD implements numerous ways to program the target flash, whether internal or external.
5684 Programming can be acheived by either using GDB @ref{programmingusinggdb,,Programming using GDB},
5685 or using the cmds given in @ref{flashprogrammingcommands,,Flash Programming Commands}.
5686
5687 @*To simplify using the flash cmds directly a jimtcl script is available that handles the programming and verify stage.
5688 OpenOCD will program/verify/reset the target and shutdown.
5689
5690 The script is executed as follows and by default the following actions will be peformed.
5691 @enumerate
5692 @item 'init' is executed.
5693 @item 'reset init' is called to reset and halt the target, any 'reset init' scripts are executed.
5694 @item @code{flash write_image} is called to erase and write any flash using the filename given.
5695 @item @code{verify_image} is called if @option{verify} parameter is given.
5696 @item @code{reset run} is called if @option{reset} parameter is given.
5697 @item OpenOCD is shutdown.
5698 @end enumerate
5699
5700 An example of usage is given below. @xref{program}.
5701
5702 @example
5703 # program and verify using elf/hex/s19. verify and reset
5704 # are optional parameters
5705 openocd -f board/stm32f3discovery.cfg \
5706 -c "program filename.elf verify reset"
5707
5708 # binary files need the flash address passing
5709 openocd -f board/stm32f3discovery.cfg \
5710 -c "program filename.bin 0x08000000"
5711 @end example
5712
5713 @node NAND Flash Commands
5714 @chapter NAND Flash Commands
5715 @cindex NAND
5716
5717 Compared to NOR or SPI flash, NAND devices are inexpensive
5718 and high density. Today's NAND chips, and multi-chip modules,
5719 commonly hold multiple GigaBytes of data.
5720
5721 NAND chips consist of a number of ``erase blocks'' of a given
5722 size (such as 128 KBytes), each of which is divided into a
5723 number of pages (of perhaps 512 or 2048 bytes each). Each
5724 page of a NAND flash has an ``out of band'' (OOB) area to hold
5725 Error Correcting Code (ECC) and other metadata, usually 16 bytes
5726 of OOB for every 512 bytes of page data.
5727
5728 One key characteristic of NAND flash is that its error rate
5729 is higher than that of NOR flash. In normal operation, that
5730 ECC is used to correct and detect errors. However, NAND
5731 blocks can also wear out and become unusable; those blocks
5732 are then marked "bad". NAND chips are even shipped from the
5733 manufacturer with a few bad blocks. The highest density chips
5734 use a technology (MLC) that wears out more quickly, so ECC
5735 support is increasingly important as a way to detect blocks
5736 that have begun to fail, and help to preserve data integrity
5737 with techniques such as wear leveling.
5738
5739 Software is used to manage the ECC. Some controllers don't
5740 support ECC directly; in those cases, software ECC is used.
5741 Other controllers speed up the ECC calculations with hardware.
5742 Single-bit error correction hardware is routine. Controllers
5743 geared for newer MLC chips may correct 4 or more errors for
5744 every 512 bytes of data.
5745
5746 You will need to make sure that any data you write using
5747 OpenOCD includes the apppropriate kind of ECC. For example,
5748 that may mean passing the @code{oob_softecc} flag when
5749 writing NAND data, or ensuring that the correct hardware
5750 ECC mode is used.
5751
5752 The basic steps for using NAND devices include:
5753 @enumerate
5754 @item Declare via the command @command{nand device}
5755 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
5756 passing parameters as needed by the controller.
5757 @item Configure each device using @command{nand probe}.
5758 @* Do this only after the associated target is set up,
5759 such as in its reset-init script or in procures defined
5760 to access that device.
5761 @item Operate on the flash via @command{nand subcommand}
5762 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
5763 via a script in some automated way. Common task include writing a
5764 boot loader, operating system, or other data needed to initialize or
5765 de-brick a board.
5766 @end enumerate
5767
5768 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, the largest NAND
5769 flash fully supported by OpenOCD is 2 GiBytes (16 GiBits).
5770 This is because the variables used to hold offsets and lengths
5771 are only 32 bits wide.
5772 (Larger chips may work in some cases, unless an offset or length
5773 is larger than 0xffffffff, the largest 32-bit unsigned integer.)
5774 Some larger devices will work, since they are actually multi-chip
5775 modules with two smaller chips and individual chipselect lines.
5776
5777 @anchor{nandconfiguration}
5778 @section NAND Configuration Commands
5779 @cindex NAND configuration
5780
5781 NAND chips must be declared in configuration scripts,
5782 plus some additional configuration that's done after
5783 OpenOCD has initialized.
5784
5785 @deffn {Config Command} {nand device} name driver target [configparams...]
5786 Declares a NAND device, which can be read and written to
5787 after it has been configured through @command{nand probe}.
5788 In OpenOCD, devices are single chips; this is unlike some
5789 operating systems, which may manage multiple chips as if
5790 they were a single (larger) device.
5791 In some cases, configuring a device will activate extra
5792 commands; see the controller-specific documentation.
5793
5794 @b{NOTE:} This command is not available after OpenOCD
5795 initialization has completed. Use it in board specific
5796 configuration files, not interactively.
5797
5798 @itemize @bullet
5799 @item @var{name} ... may be used to reference the NAND bank
5800 in most other NAND commands. A number is also available.
5801 @item @var{driver} ... identifies the NAND controller driver
5802 associated with the NAND device being declared.
5803 @xref{nanddriverlist,,NAND Driver List}.
5804 @item @var{target} ... names the target used when issuing
5805 commands to the NAND controller.
5806 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
5807 @item @var{configparams} ... controllers may support, or require,
5808 additional parameters. See the controller-specific documentation
5809 for more information.
5810 @end itemize
5811 @end deffn
5812
5813 @deffn Command {nand list}
5814 Prints a summary of each device declared
5815 using @command{nand device}, numbered from zero.
5816 Note that un-probed devices show no details.
5817 @example
5818 > nand list
5819 #0: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
5820 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
5821 #1: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
5822 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
5823 >
5824 @end example
5825 @end deffn
5826
5827 @deffn Command {nand probe} num
5828 Probes the specified device to determine key characteristics
5829 like its page and block sizes, and how many blocks it has.
5830 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5831 You must (successfully) probe a device before you can use
5832 it with most other NAND commands.
5833 @end deffn
5834
5835 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to NAND Flash
5836
5837 @deffn Command {nand dump} num filename offset length [oob_option]
5838 @cindex NAND reading
5839 Reads binary data from the NAND device and writes it to the file,
5840 starting at the specified offset.
5841 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5842
5843 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
5844 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
5845
5846 The @var{offset} and @var{length} must be exact multiples of the
5847 device's page size. They describe a data region; the OOB data
5848 associated with each such page may also be accessed.
5849
5850 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, no error correction
5851 was done on the data that's read, unless raw access was disabled
5852 and the underlying NAND controller driver had a @code{read_page}
5853 method which handled that error correction.
5854
5855 By default, only page data is saved to the specified file.
5856 Use an @var{oob_option} parameter to save OOB data:
5857 @itemize @bullet
5858 @item no oob_* parameter
5859 @*Output file holds only page data; OOB is discarded.
5860 @item @code{oob_raw}
5861 @*Output file interleaves page data and OOB data;
5862 the file will be longer than "length" by the size of the
5863 spare areas associated with each data page.
5864 Note that this kind of "raw" access is different from
5865 what's implied by @command{nand raw_access}, which just
5866 controls whether a hardware-aware access method is used.
5867 @item @code{oob_only}
5868 @*Output file has only raw OOB data, and will
5869 be smaller than "length" since it will contain only the
5870 spare areas associated with each data page.
5871 @end itemize
5872 @end deffn
5873
5874 @deffn Command {nand erase} num [offset length]
5875 @cindex NAND erasing
5876 @cindex NAND programming
5877 Erases blocks on the specified NAND device, starting at the
5878 specified @var{offset} and continuing for @var{length} bytes.
5879 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
5880 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
5881 If those parameters are not specified,
5882 the whole NAND chip will be erased.
5883 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5884
5885 @b{NOTE:} This command will try to erase bad blocks, when told
5886 to do so, which will probably invalidate the manufacturer's bad
5887 block marker.
5888 For the remainder of the current server session, @command{nand info}
5889 will still report that the block ``is'' bad.
5890 @end deffn
5891
5892 @deffn Command {nand write} num filename offset [option...]
5893 @cindex NAND writing
5894 @cindex NAND programming
5895 Writes binary data from the file into the specified NAND device,
5896 starting at the specified offset. Those pages should already
5897 have been erased; you can't change zero bits to one bits.
5898 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5899
5900 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
5901 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
5902
5903 The @var{offset} must be an exact multiple of the device's page size.
5904 All data in the file will be written, assuming it doesn't run
5905 past the end of the device.
5906 Only full pages are written, and any extra space in the last
5907 page will be filled with 0xff bytes. (That includes OOB data,
5908 if that's being written.)
5909
5910 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, bad blocks are
5911 ignored. That is, this routine will not skip bad blocks,
5912 but will instead try to write them. This can cause problems.
5913
5914 Provide at most one @var{option} parameter. With some
5915 NAND drivers, the meanings of these parameters may change
5916 if @command{nand raw_access} was used to disable hardware ECC.
5917 @itemize @bullet
5918 @item no oob_* parameter
5919 @*File has only page data, which is written.
5920 If raw acccess is in use, the OOB area will not be written.
5921 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
5922 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may write the OOB
5923 with hardware-computed ECC data.
5924 @item @code{oob_only}
5925 @*File has only raw OOB data, which is written to the OOB area.
5926 Each page's data area stays untouched. @i{This can be a dangerous
5927 option}, since it can invalidate the ECC data.
5928 You may need to force raw access to use this mode.
5929 @item @code{oob_raw}
5930 @*File interleaves data and OOB data, both of which are written
5931 If raw access is enabled, the data is written first, then the
5932 un-altered OOB.
5933 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
5934 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may modify the OOB
5935 before it's written, to include hardware-computed ECC data.
5936 @item @code{oob_softecc}
5937 @*File has only page data, which is written.
5938 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a standard 1-bit
5939 software ECC code stored in conventional locations.
5940 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
5941 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
5942 @item @code{oob_softecc_kw}
5943 @*File has only page data, which is written.
5944 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a 4-bit software ECC
5945 specific to the boot ROM in Marvell Kirkwood SoCs.
5946 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
5947 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
5948 @end itemize
5949 @end deffn
5950
5951 @deffn Command {nand verify} num filename offset [option...]
5952 @cindex NAND verification
5953 @cindex NAND programming
5954 Verify the binary data in the file has been programmed to the
5955 specified NAND device, starting at the specified offset.
5956 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5957
5958 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
5959 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
5960
5961 The @var{offset} must be an exact multiple of the device's page size.
5962 All data in the file will be read and compared to the contents of the
5963 flash, assuming it doesn't run past the end of the device.
5964 As with @command{nand write}, only full pages are verified, so any extra
5965 space in the last page will be filled with 0xff bytes.
5966
5967 The same @var{options} accepted by @command{nand write},
5968 and the file will be processed similarly to produce the buffers that
5969 can be compared against the contents produced from @command{nand dump}.
5970
5971 @b{NOTE:} This will not work when the underlying NAND controller
5972 driver's @code{write_page} routine must update the OOB with a
5973 hardward-computed ECC before the data is written. This limitation may
5974 be removed in a future release.
5975 @end deffn
5976
5977 @section Other NAND commands
5978 @cindex NAND other commands
5979
5980 @deffn Command {nand check_bad_blocks} num [offset length]
5981 Checks for manufacturer bad block markers on the specified NAND
5982 device. If no parameters are provided, checks the whole
5983 device; otherwise, starts at the specified @var{offset} and
5984 continues for @var{length} bytes.
5985 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
5986 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
5987 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5988
5989 @b{NOTE:} Before using this command you should force raw access
5990 with @command{nand raw_access enable} to ensure that the underlying
5991 driver will not try to apply hardware ECC.
5992 @end deffn
5993
5994 @deffn Command {nand info} num
5995 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
5996 This prints the one-line summary from "nand list", plus for
5997 devices which have been probed this also prints any known
5998 status for each block.
5999 @end deffn
6000
6001 @deffn Command {nand raw_access} num (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
6002 Sets or clears an flag affecting how page I/O is done.
6003 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
6004
6005 This flag is cleared (disabled) by default, but changing that
6006 value won't affect all NAND devices. The key factor is whether
6007 the underlying driver provides @code{read_page} or @code{write_page}
6008 methods. If it doesn't provide those methods, the setting of
6009 this flag is irrelevant; all access is effectively ``raw''.
6010
6011 When those methods exist, they are normally used when reading
6012 data (@command{nand dump} or reading bad block markers) or
6013 writing it (@command{nand write}). However, enabling
6014 raw access (setting the flag) prevents use of those methods,
6015 bypassing hardware ECC logic.
6016 @i{This can be a dangerous option}, since writing blocks
6017 with the wrong ECC data can cause them to be marked as bad.
6018 @end deffn
6019
6020 @anchor{nanddriverlist}
6021 @section NAND Driver List
6022 As noted above, the @command{nand device} command allows
6023 driver-specific options and behaviors.
6024 Some controllers also activate controller-specific commands.
6025
6026 @deffn {NAND Driver} at91sam9
6027 This driver handles the NAND controllers found on AT91SAM9 family chips from
6028 Atmel. It takes two extra parameters: address of the NAND chip;
6029 address of the ECC controller.
6030 @example
6031 nand device $NANDFLASH at91sam9 $CHIPNAME 0x40000000 0xfffffe800
6032 @end example
6033 AT91SAM9 chips support single-bit ECC hardware. The @code{write_page} and
6034 @code{read_page} methods are used to utilize the ECC hardware unless they are
6035 disabled by using the @command{nand raw_access} command. There are four
6036 additional commands that are needed to fully configure the AT91SAM9 NAND
6037 controller. Two are optional; most boards use the same wiring for ALE/CLE:
6038 @deffn Command {at91sam9 cle} num addr_line
6039 Configure the address line used for latching commands. The @var{num}
6040 parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
6041 @end deffn
6042 @deffn Command {at91sam9 ale} num addr_line
6043 Configure the address line used for latching addresses. The @var{num}
6044 parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
6045 @end deffn
6046
6047 For the next two commands, it is assumed that the pins have already been
6048 properly configured for input or output.
6049 @deffn Command {at91sam9 rdy_busy} num pio_base_addr pin
6050 Configure the RDY/nBUSY input from the NAND device. The @var{num}
6051 parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}. @var{pio_base_addr}
6052 is the base address of the PIO controller and @var{pin} is the pin number.
6053 @end deffn
6054 @deffn Command {at91sam9 ce} num pio_base_addr pin
6055 Configure the chip enable input to the NAND device. The @var{num}
6056 parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}. @var{pio_base_addr}
6057 is the base address of the PIO controller and @var{pin} is the pin number.
6058 @end deffn
6059 @end deffn
6060
6061 @deffn {NAND Driver} davinci
6062 This driver handles the NAND controllers found on DaVinci family
6063 chips from Texas Instruments.
6064 It takes three extra parameters:
6065 address of the NAND chip;
6066 hardware ECC mode to use (@option{hwecc1},
6067 @option{hwecc4}, @option{hwecc4_infix});
6068 address of the AEMIF controller on this processor.
6069 @example
6070 nand device davinci dm355.arm 0x02000000 hwecc4 0x01e10000
6071 @end example
6072 All DaVinci processors support the single-bit ECC hardware,
6073 and newer ones also support the four-bit ECC hardware.
6074 The @code{write_page} and @code{read_page} methods are used
6075 to implement those ECC modes, unless they are disabled using
6076 the @command{nand raw_access} command.
6077 @end deffn
6078
6079 @deffn {NAND Driver} lpc3180
6080 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
6081 parameter: the clock rate used by the controller.
6082 @deffn Command {lpc3180 select} num [mlc|slc]
6083 Configures use of the MLC or SLC controller mode.
6084 MLC implies use of hardware ECC.
6085 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
6086 @end deffn
6087
6088 At this writing, this driver includes @code{write_page}
6089 and @code{read_page} methods. Using @command{nand raw_access}
6090 to disable those methods will prevent use of hardware ECC
6091 in the MLC controller mode, but won't change SLC behavior.
6092 @end deffn
6093 @comment current lpc3180 code won't issue 5-byte address cycles
6094
6095 @deffn {NAND Driver} mx3
6096 This driver handles the NAND controller in i.MX31. The mxc driver
6097 should work for this chip aswell.
6098 @end deffn
6099
6100 @deffn {NAND Driver} mxc
6101 This driver handles the NAND controller found in Freescale i.MX
6102 chips. It has support for v1 (i.MX27 and i.MX31) and v2 (i.MX35).
6103 The driver takes 3 extra arguments, chip (@option{mx27},
6104 @option{mx31}, @option{mx35}), ecc (@option{noecc}, @option{hwecc})
6105 and optionally if bad block information should be swapped between
6106 main area and spare area (@option{biswap}), defaults to off.
6107 @example
6108 nand device mx35.nand mxc imx35.cpu mx35 hwecc biswap
6109 @end example
6110 @deffn Command {mxc biswap} bank_num [enable|disable]
6111 Turns on/off bad block information swaping from main area,
6112 without parameter query status.
6113 @end deffn
6114 @end deffn
6115
6116 @deffn {NAND Driver} orion
6117 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
6118 parameter: the address of the controller.
6119 @example
6120 nand device orion 0xd8000000
6121 @end example
6122 These controllers don't define any specialized commands.
6123 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
6124 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
6125 change any behavior.
6126 @end deffn
6127
6128 @deffn {NAND Driver} s3c2410
6129 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2412
6130 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2440
6131 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2443
6132 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c6400
6133 These S3C family controllers don't have any special
6134 @command{nand device} options, and don't define any
6135 specialized commands.
6136 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
6137 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
6138 change any behavior.
6139 @end deffn
6140
6141 @node PLD/FPGA Commands
6142 @chapter PLD/FPGA Commands
6143 @cindex PLD
6144 @cindex FPGA
6145
6146 Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and the more flexible
6147 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are both types of programmable hardware.
6148 OpenOCD can support programming them.
6149 Although PLDs are generally restrictive (cells are less functional, and
6150 there are no special purpose cells for memory or computational tasks),
6151 they share the same OpenOCD infrastructure.
6152 Accordingly, both are called PLDs here.
6153
6154 @section PLD/FPGA Configuration and Commands
6155
6156 As it does for JTAG TAPs, debug targets, and flash chips (both NOR and NAND),
6157 OpenOCD maintains a list of PLDs available for use in various commands.
6158 Also, each such PLD requires a driver.
6159
6160 They are referenced by the number shown by the @command{pld devices} command,
6161 and new PLDs are defined by @command{pld device driver_name}.
6162
6163 @deffn {Config Command} {pld device} driver_name tap_name [driver_options]
6164 Defines a new PLD device, supported by driver @var{driver_name},
6165 using the TAP named @var{tap_name}.
6166 The driver may make use of any @var{driver_options} to configure its
6167 behavior.
6168 @end deffn
6169
6170 @deffn {Command} {pld devices}
6171 Lists the PLDs and their numbers.
6172 @end deffn
6173
6174 @deffn {Command} {pld load} num filename
6175 Loads the file @file{filename} into the PLD identified by @var{num}.
6176 The file format must be inferred by the driver.
6177 @end deffn
6178
6179 @section PLD/FPGA Drivers, Options, and Commands
6180
6181 Drivers may support PLD-specific options to the @command{pld device}
6182 definition command, and may also define commands usable only with
6183 that particular type of PLD.
6184
6185 @deffn {FPGA Driver} virtex2
6186 Virtex-II is a family of FPGAs sold by Xilinx.
6187 It supports the IEEE 1532 standard for In-System Configuration (ISC).
6188 No driver-specific PLD definition options are used,
6189 and one driver-specific command is defined.
6190
6191 @deffn {Command} {virtex2 read_stat} num
6192 Reads and displays the Virtex-II status register (STAT)
6193 for FPGA @var{num}.
6194 @end deffn
6195 @end deffn
6196
6197 @node General Commands
6198 @chapter General Commands
6199 @cindex commands
6200
6201 The commands documented in this chapter here are common commands that
6202 you, as a human, may want to type and see the output of. Configuration type
6203 commands are documented elsewhere.
6204
6205 Intent:
6206 @itemize @bullet
6207 @item @b{Source Of Commands}
6208 @* OpenOCD commands can occur in a configuration script (discussed
6209 elsewhere) or typed manually by a human or supplied programatically,
6210 or via one of several TCP/IP Ports.
6211
6212 @item @b{From the human}
6213 @* A human should interact with the telnet interface (default port: 4444)
6214 or via GDB (default port 3333).
6215
6216 To issue commands from within a GDB session, use the @option{monitor}
6217 command, e.g. use @option{monitor poll} to issue the @option{poll}
6218 command. All output is relayed through the GDB session.
6219
6220 @item @b{Machine Interface}
6221 The Tcl interface's intent is to be a machine interface. The default Tcl
6222 port is 5555.
6223 @end itemize
6224
6225
6226 @section Daemon Commands
6227
6228 @deffn {Command} exit
6229 Exits the current telnet session.
6230 @end deffn
6231
6232 @deffn {Command} help [string]
6233 With no parameters, prints help text for all commands.
6234 Otherwise, prints each helptext containing @var{string}.
6235 Not every command provides helptext.
6236
6237 Configuration commands, and commands valid at any time, are
6238 explicitly noted in parenthesis.
6239 In most cases, no such restriction is listed; this indicates commands
6240 which are only available after the configuration stage has completed.
6241 @end deffn
6242
6243 @deffn Command sleep msec [@option{busy}]
6244 Wait for at least @var{msec} milliseconds before resuming.
6245 If @option{busy} is passed, busy-wait instead of sleeping.
6246 (This option is strongly discouraged.)
6247 Useful in connection with script files
6248 (@command{script} command and @command{target_name} configuration).
6249 @end deffn
6250
6251 @deffn Command shutdown
6252 Close the OpenOCD daemon, disconnecting all clients (GDB, telnet, other).
6253 @end deffn
6254
6255 @anchor{debuglevel}
6256 @deffn Command debug_level [n]
6257 @cindex message level
6258 Display debug level.
6259 If @var{n} (from 0..3) is provided, then set it to that level.
6260 This affects the kind of messages sent to the server log.
6261 Level 0 is error messages only;
6262 level 1 adds warnings;
6263 level 2 adds informational messages;
6264 and level 3 adds debugging messages.
6265 The default is level 2, but that can be overridden on
6266 the command line along with the location of that log
6267 file (which is normally the server's standard output).
6268 @xref{Running}.
6269 @end deffn
6270
6271 @deffn Command echo [-n] message
6272 Logs a message at "user" priority.
6273 Output @var{message} to stdout.
6274 Option "-n" suppresses trailing newline.
6275 @example
6276 echo "Downloading kernel -- please wait"
6277 @end example
6278 @end deffn
6279
6280 @deffn Command log_output [filename]
6281 Redirect logging to @var{filename};
6282 the initial log output channel is stderr.
6283 @end deffn
6284
6285 @deffn Command add_script_search_dir [directory]
6286 Add @var{directory} to the file/script search path.
6287 @end deffn
6288
6289 @anchor{targetstatehandling}
6290 @section Target State handling
6291 @cindex reset
6292 @cindex halt
6293 @cindex target initialization
6294
6295 In this section ``target'' refers to a CPU configured as
6296 shown earlier (@pxref{CPU Configuration}).
6297 These commands, like many, implicitly refer to
6298 a current target which is used to perform the
6299 various operations. The current target may be changed
6300 by using @command{targets} command with the name of the
6301 target which should become current.
6302
6303 @deffn Command reg [(number|name) [value]]
6304 Access a single register by @var{number} or by its @var{name}.
6305 The target must generally be halted before access to CPU core
6306 registers is allowed. Depending on the hardware, some other
6307 registers may be accessible while the target is running.
6308
6309 @emph{With no arguments}:
6310 list all available registers for the current target,
6311 showing number, name, size, value, and cache status.
6312 For valid entries, a value is shown; valid entries
6313 which are also dirty (and will be written back later)
6314 are flagged as such.
6315
6316 @emph{With number/name}: display that register's value.
6317
6318 @emph{With both number/name and value}: set register's value.
6319 Writes may be held in a writeback cache internal to OpenOCD,
6320 so that setting the value marks the register as dirty instead
6321 of immediately flushing that value. Resuming CPU execution
6322 (including by single stepping) or otherwise activating the
6323 relevant module will flush such values.
6324
6325 Cores may have surprisingly many registers in their
6326 Debug and trace infrastructure:
6327
6328 @example
6329 > reg
6330 ===== ARM registers
6331 (0) r0 (/32): 0x0000D3C2 (dirty)
6332 (1) r1 (/32): 0xFD61F31C
6333 (2) r2 (/32)
6334 ...
6335 (164) ETM_contextid_comparator_mask (/32)
6336 >
6337 @end example
6338 @end deffn
6339
6340 @deffn Command halt [ms]
6341 @deffnx Command wait_halt [ms]
6342 The @command{halt} command first sends a halt request to the target,
6343 which @command{wait_halt} doesn't.
6344 Otherwise these behave the same: wait up to @var{ms} milliseconds,
6345 or 5 seconds if there is no parameter, for the target to halt
6346 (and enter debug mode).
6347 Using 0 as the @var{ms} parameter prevents OpenOCD from waiting.
6348
6349 @quotation Warning
6350 On ARM cores, software using the @emph{wait for interrupt} operation
6351 often blocks the JTAG access needed by a @command{halt} command.
6352 This is because that operation also puts the core into a low
6353 power mode by gating the core clock;
6354 but the core clock is needed to detect JTAG clock transitions.
6355
6356 One partial workaround uses adaptive clocking: when the core is
6357 interrupted the operation completes, then JTAG clocks are accepted
6358 at least until the interrupt handler completes.
6359 However, this workaround is often unusable since the processor, board,
6360 and JTAG adapter must all support adaptive JTAG clocking.
6361 Also, it can't work until an interrupt is issued.
6362
6363 A more complete workaround is to not use that operation while you
6364 work with a JTAG debugger.
6365 Tasking environments generaly have idle loops where the body is the
6366 @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
6367 (On older cores, it is a coprocessor action;
6368 newer cores have a @option{wfi} instruction.)
6369 Such loops can just remove that operation, at the cost of higher
6370 power consumption (because the CPU is needlessly clocked).
6371 @end quotation
6372
6373 @end deffn
6374
6375 @deffn Command resume [address]
6376 Resume the target at its current code position,
6377 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
6378 OpenOCD will wait 5 seconds for the target to resume.
6379 @end deffn
6380
6381 @deffn Command step [address]
6382 Single-step the target at its current code position,
6383 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
6384 @end deffn
6385
6386 @anchor{resetcommand}
6387 @deffn Command reset
6388 @deffnx Command {reset run}
6389 @deffnx Command {reset halt}
6390 @deffnx Command {reset init}
6391 Perform as hard a reset as possible, using SRST if possible.
6392 @emph{All defined targets will be reset, and target
6393 events will fire during the reset sequence.}
6394
6395 The optional parameter specifies what should
6396 happen after the reset.
6397 If there is no parameter, a @command{reset run} is executed.
6398 The other options will not work on all systems.
6399 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
6400
6401 @itemize @minus
6402 @item @b{run} Let the target run
6403 @item @b{halt} Immediately halt the target
6404 @item @b{init} Immediately halt the target, and execute the reset-init script
6405 @end itemize
6406 @end deffn
6407
6408 @deffn Command soft_reset_halt
6409 Requesting target halt and executing a soft reset. This is often used
6410 when a target cannot be reset and halted. The target, after reset is
6411 released begins to execute code. OpenOCD attempts to stop the CPU and
6412 then sets the program counter back to the reset vector. Unfortunately
6413 the code that was executed may have left the hardware in an unknown
6414 state.
6415 @end deffn
6416
6417 @section I/O Utilities
6418
6419 These commands are available when
6420 OpenOCD is built with @option{--enable-ioutil}.
6421 They are mainly useful on embedded targets,
6422 notably the ZY1000.
6423 Hosts with operating systems have complementary tools.
6424
6425 @emph{Note:} there are several more such commands.
6426
6427 @deffn Command append_file filename [string]*
6428 Appends the @var{string} parameters to
6429 the text file @file{filename}.
6430 Each string except the last one is followed by one space.
6431 The last string is followed by a newline.
6432 @end deffn
6433
6434 @deffn Command cat filename
6435 Reads and displays the text file @file{filename}.
6436 @end deffn
6437
6438 @deffn Command cp src_filename dest_filename
6439 Copies contents from the file @file{src_filename}
6440 into @file{dest_filename}.
6441 @end deffn
6442
6443 @deffn Command ip
6444 @emph{No description provided.}
6445 @end deffn
6446
6447 @deffn Command ls
6448 @emph{No description provided.}
6449 @end deffn
6450
6451 @deffn Command mac
6452 @emph{No description provided.}
6453 @end deffn
6454
6455 @deffn Command meminfo
6456 Display available RAM memory on OpenOCD host.
6457 Used in OpenOCD regression testing scripts.
6458 @end deffn
6459
6460 @deffn Command peek
6461 @emph{No description provided.}
6462 @end deffn
6463
6464 @deffn Command poke
6465 @emph{No description provided.}
6466 @end deffn
6467
6468 @deffn Command rm filename
6469 @c "rm" has both normal and Jim-level versions??
6470 Unlinks the file @file{filename}.
6471 @end deffn
6472
6473 @deffn Command trunc filename
6474 Removes all data in the file @file{filename}.
6475 @end deffn
6476
6477 @anchor{memoryaccess}
6478 @section Memory access commands
6479 @cindex memory access
6480
6481 These commands allow accesses of a specific size to the memory
6482 system. Often these are used to configure the current target in some
6483 special way. For example - one may need to write certain values to the
6484 SDRAM controller to enable SDRAM.
6485
6486 @enumerate
6487 @item Use the @command{targets} (plural) command
6488 to change the current target.
6489 @item In system level scripts these commands are deprecated.
6490 Please use their TARGET object siblings to avoid making assumptions
6491 about what TAP is the current target, or about MMU configuration.
6492 @end enumerate
6493
6494 @deffn Command mdw [phys] addr [count]
6495 @deffnx Command mdh [phys] addr [count]
6496 @deffnx Command mdb [phys] addr [count]
6497 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
6498 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
6499 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
6500 When the current target has an MMU which is present and active,
6501 @var{addr} is interpreted as a virtual address.
6502 Otherwise, or if the optional @var{phys} flag is specified,
6503 @var{addr} is interpreted as a physical address.
6504 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
6505 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
6506 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
6507 @end deffn
6508
6509 @deffn Command mww [phys] addr word
6510 @deffnx Command mwh [phys] addr halfword
6511 @deffnx Command mwb [phys] addr byte
6512 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
6513 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) value,
6514 at the specified address @var{addr}.
6515 When the current target has an MMU which is present and active,
6516 @var{addr} is interpreted as a virtual address.
6517 Otherwise, or if the optional @var{phys} flag is specified,
6518 @var{addr} is interpreted as a physical address.
6519 @end deffn
6520
6521 @anchor{imageaccess}
6522 @section Image loading commands
6523 @cindex image loading
6524 @cindex image dumping
6525
6526 @deffn Command {dump_image} filename address size
6527 Dump @var{size} bytes of target memory starting at @var{address} to the
6528 binary file named @var{filename}.
6529 @end deffn
6530
6531 @deffn Command {fast_load}
6532 Loads an image stored in memory by @command{fast_load_image} to the
6533 current target. Must be preceeded by fast_load_image.
6534 @end deffn
6535
6536 @deffn Command {fast_load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}|@option{s19}]
6537 Normally you should be using @command{load_image} or GDB load. However, for
6538 testing purposes or when I/O overhead is significant(OpenOCD running on an embedded
6539 host), storing the image in memory and uploading the image to the target
6540 can be a way to upload e.g. multiple debug sessions when the binary does not change.
6541 Arguments are the same as @command{load_image}, but the image is stored in OpenOCD host
6542 memory, i.e. does not affect target. This approach is also useful when profiling
6543 target programming performance as I/O and target programming can easily be profiled
6544 separately.
6545 @end deffn
6546
6547 @deffn Command {load_image} filename address [[@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}|@option{s19}] @option{min_addr} @option{max_length}]
6548 Load image from file @var{filename} to target memory offset by @var{address} from its load address.
6549 The file format may optionally be specified
6550 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, @option{elf}, or @option{s19}).
6551 In addition the following arguments may be specifed:
6552 @var{min_addr} - ignore data below @var{min_addr} (this is w.r.t. to the target's load address + @var{address})
6553 @var{max_length} - maximum number of bytes to load.
6554 @example
6555 proc load_image_bin @{fname foffset address length @} @{
6556 # Load data from fname filename at foffset offset to
6557 # target at address. Load at most length bytes.
6558 load_image $fname [expr $address - $foffset] bin $address $length
6559 @}
6560 @end example
6561 @end deffn
6562
6563 @deffn Command {test_image} filename [address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]]
6564 Displays image section sizes and addresses
6565 as if @var{filename} were loaded into target memory
6566 starting at @var{address} (defaults to zero).
6567 The file format may optionally be specified
6568 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
6569 @end deffn
6570
6571 @deffn Command {verify_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
6572 Verify @var{filename} against target memory starting at @var{address}.
6573 The file format may optionally be specified
6574 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
6575 This will first attempt a comparison using a CRC checksum, if this fails it will try a binary compare.
6576 @end deffn
6577
6578
6579 @section Breakpoint and Watchpoint commands
6580 @cindex breakpoint
6581 @cindex watchpoint
6582
6583 CPUs often make debug modules accessible through JTAG, with
6584 hardware support for a handful of code breakpoints and data
6585 watchpoints.
6586 In addition, CPUs almost always support software breakpoints.
6587
6588 @deffn Command {bp} [address len [@option{hw}]]
6589 With no parameters, lists all active breakpoints.
6590 Else sets a breakpoint on code execution starting
6591 at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
6592 This is a software breakpoint, unless @option{hw} is specified
6593 in which case it will be a hardware breakpoint.
6594
6595 (@xref{arm9vectorcatch,,arm9 vector_catch}, or @pxref{xscalevectorcatch,,xscale vector_catch},
6596 for similar mechanisms that do not consume hardware breakpoints.)
6597 @end deffn
6598
6599 @deffn Command {rbp} address
6600 Remove the breakpoint at @var{address}.
6601 @end deffn
6602
6603 @deffn Command {rwp} address
6604 Remove data watchpoint on @var{address}
6605 @end deffn
6606
6607 @deffn Command {wp} [address len [(@option{r}|@option{w}|@option{a}) [value [mask]]]]
6608 With no parameters, lists all active watchpoints.
6609 Else sets a data watchpoint on data from @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
6610 The watch point is an "access" watchpoint unless
6611 the @option{r} or @option{w} parameter is provided,
6612 defining it as respectively a read or write watchpoint.
6613 If a @var{value} is provided, that value is used when determining if
6614 the watchpoint should trigger. The value may be first be masked
6615 using @var{mask} to mark ``don't care'' fields.
6616 @end deffn
6617
6618 @section Misc Commands
6619
6620 @cindex profiling
6621 @deffn Command {profile} seconds filename
6622 Profiling samples the CPU's program counter as quickly as possible,
6623 which is useful for non-intrusive stochastic profiling.
6624 Saves up to 10000 sampines in @file{filename} using ``gmon.out'' format.
6625 @end deffn
6626
6627 @deffn Command {version}
6628 Displays a string identifying the version of this OpenOCD server.
6629 @end deffn
6630
6631 @deffn Command {virt2phys} virtual_address
6632 Requests the current target to map the specified @var{virtual_address}
6633 to its corresponding physical address, and displays the result.
6634 @end deffn
6635
6636 @node Architecture and Core Commands
6637 @chapter Architecture and Core Commands
6638 @cindex Architecture Specific Commands
6639 @cindex Core Specific Commands
6640
6641 Most CPUs have specialized JTAG operations to support debugging.
6642 OpenOCD packages most such operations in its standard command framework.
6643 Some of those operations don't fit well in that framework, so they are
6644 exposed here as architecture or implementation (core) specific commands.
6645
6646 @anchor{armhardwaretracing}
6647 @section ARM Hardware Tracing
6648 @cindex tracing
6649 @cindex ETM
6650 @cindex ETB
6651
6652 CPUs based on ARM cores may include standard tracing interfaces,
6653 based on an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM) which sends voluminous
6654 address and data bus trace records to a ``Trace Port''.
6655
6656 @itemize
6657 @item
6658 Development-oriented boards will sometimes provide a high speed
6659 trace connector for collecting that data, when the particular CPU
6660 supports such an interface.
6661 (The standard connector is a 38-pin Mictor, with both JTAG
6662 and trace port support.)
6663 Those trace connectors are supported by higher end JTAG adapters
6664 and some logic analyzer modules; frequently those modules can
6665 buffer several megabytes of trace data.
6666 Configuring an ETM coupled to such an external trace port belongs
6667 in the board-specific configuration file.
6668 @item
6669 If the CPU doesn't provide an external interface, it probably
6670 has an ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB) on the chip, which is a
6671 dedicated SRAM. 4KBytes is one common ETB size.
6672 Configuring an ETM coupled only to an ETB belongs in the CPU-specific
6673 (target) configuration file, since it works the same on all boards.
6674 @end itemize
6675
6676 ETM support in OpenOCD doesn't seem to be widely used yet.
6677
6678 @quotation Issues
6679 ETM support may be buggy, and at least some @command{etm config}
6680 parameters should be detected by asking the ETM for them.
6681
6682 ETM trigger events could also implement a kind of complex
6683 hardware breakpoint, much more powerful than the simple
6684 watchpoint hardware exported by EmbeddedICE modules.
6685 @emph{Such breakpoints can be triggered even when using the
6686 dummy trace port driver}.
6687
6688 It seems like a GDB hookup should be possible,
6689 as well as tracing only during specific states
6690 (perhaps @emph{handling IRQ 23} or @emph{calls foo()}).
6691
6692 There should be GUI tools to manipulate saved trace data and help
6693 analyse it in conjunction with the source code.
6694 It's unclear how much of a common interface is shared
6695 with the current XScale trace support, or should be
6696 shared with eventual Nexus-style trace module support.
6697
6698 At this writing (November 2009) only ARM7, ARM9, and ARM11 support
6699 for ETM modules is available. The code should be able to
6700 work with some newer cores; but not all of them support
6701 this original style of JTAG access.
6702 @end quotation
6703
6704 @subsection ETM Configuration
6705 ETM setup is coupled with the trace port driver configuration.
6706
6707 @deffn {Config Command} {etm config} target width mode clocking driver
6708 Declares the ETM associated with @var{target}, and associates it
6709 with a given trace port @var{driver}. @xref{traceportdrivers,,Trace Port Drivers}.
6710
6711 Several of the parameters must reflect the trace port capabilities,
6712 which are a function of silicon capabilties (exposed later
6713 using @command{etm info}) and of what hardware is connected to
6714 that port (such as an external pod, or ETB).
6715 The @var{width} must be either 4, 8, or 16,
6716 except with ETMv3.0 and newer modules which may also
6717 support 1, 2, 24, 32, 48, and 64 bit widths.
6718 (With those versions, @command{etm info} also shows whether
6719 the selected port width and mode are supported.)
6720
6721 The @var{mode} must be @option{normal}, @option{multiplexed},
6722 or @option{demultiplexed}.
6723 The @var{clocking} must be @option{half} or @option{full}.
6724
6725 @quotation Warning
6726 With ETMv3.0 and newer, the bits set with the @var{mode} and
6727 @var{clocking} parameters both control the mode.
6728 This modified mode does not map to the values supported by
6729 previous ETM modules, so this syntax is subject to change.
6730 @end quotation
6731
6732 @quotation Note
6733 You can see the ETM registers using the @command{reg} command.
6734 Not all possible registers are present in every ETM.
6735 Most of the registers are write-only, and are used to configure
6736 what CPU activities are traced.
6737 @end quotation
6738 @end deffn
6739
6740 @deffn Command {etm info}
6741 Displays information about the current target's ETM.
6742 This includes resource counts from the @code{ETM_CONFIG} register,
6743 as well as silicon capabilities (except on rather old modules).
6744 from the @code{ETM_SYS_CONFIG} register.
6745 @end deffn
6746
6747 @deffn Command {etm status}
6748 Displays status of the current target's ETM and trace port driver:
6749 is the ETM idle, or is it collecting data?
6750 Did trace data overflow?
6751 Was it triggered?
6752 @end deffn
6753
6754 @deffn Command {etm tracemode} [type context_id_bits cycle_accurate branch_output]
6755 Displays what data that ETM will collect.
6756 If arguments are provided, first configures that data.
6757 When the configuration changes, tracing is stopped
6758 and any buffered trace data is invalidated.
6759
6760 @itemize
6761 @item @var{type} ... describing how data accesses are traced,
6762 when they pass any ViewData filtering that that was set up.
6763 The value is one of
6764 @option{none} (save nothing),
6765 @option{data} (save data),
6766 @option{address} (save addresses),
6767 @option{all} (save data and addresses)
6768 @item @var{context_id_bits} ... 0, 8, 16, or 32
6769 @item @var{cycle_accurate} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}
6770 cycle-accurate instruction tracing.
6771 Before ETMv3, enabling this causes much extra data to be recorded.
6772 @item @var{branch_output} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}.
6773 Disable this unless you need to try reconstructing the instruction
6774 trace stream without an image of the code.
6775 @end itemize
6776 @end deffn
6777
6778 @deffn Command {etm trigger_debug} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
6779 Displays whether ETM triggering debug entry (like a breakpoint) is
6780 enabled or disabled, after optionally modifying that configuration.
6781 The default behaviour is @option{disable}.
6782 Any change takes effect after the next @command{etm start}.
6783
6784 By using script commands to configure ETM registers, you can make the
6785 processor enter debug state automatically when certain conditions,
6786 more complex than supported by the breakpoint hardware, happen.
6787 @end deffn
6788
6789 @subsection ETM Trace Operation
6790
6791 After setting up the ETM, you can use it to collect data.
6792 That data can be exported to files for later analysis.
6793 It can also be parsed with OpenOCD, for basic sanity checking.
6794
6795 To configure what is being traced, you will need to write
6796 various trace registers using @command{reg ETM_*} commands.
6797 For the definitions of these registers, read ARM publication
6798 @emph{IHI 0014, ``Embedded Trace Macrocell, Architecture Specification''}.
6799 Be aware that most of the relevant registers are write-only,
6800 and that ETM resources are limited. There are only a handful
6801 of address comparators, data comparators, counters, and so on.
6802
6803 Examples of scenarios you might arrange to trace include:
6804
6805 @itemize
6806 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{excluding} subroutines
6807 it calls. Use address range comparators to enable tracing
6808 for instruction access within that function's body.
6809 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{including} subroutines
6810 it calls. Use the sequencer and address comparators to activate
6811 tracing on an ``entered function'' state, then deactivate it by
6812 exiting that state when the function's exit code is invoked.
6813 @item Code flow starting at the fifth invocation of a function,
6814 combining one of the above models with a counter.
6815 @item CPU data accesses to the registers for a particular device,
6816 using address range comparators and the ViewData logic.
6817 @item Such data accesses only during IRQ handling, combining the above
6818 model with sequencer triggers which on entry and exit to the IRQ handler.
6819 @item @emph{... more}
6820 @end itemize
6821
6822 At this writing, September 2009, there are no Tcl utility
6823 procedures to help set up any common tracing scenarios.
6824
6825 @deffn Command {etm analyze}
6826 Reads trace data into memory, if it wasn't already present.
6827 Decodes and prints the data that was collected.
6828 @end deffn
6829
6830 @deffn Command {etm dump} filename
6831 Stores the captured trace data in @file{filename}.
6832 @end deffn
6833
6834 @deffn Command {etm image} filename [base_address] [type]
6835 Opens an image file.
6836 @end deffn
6837
6838 @deffn Command {etm load} filename
6839 Loads captured trace data from @file{filename}.
6840 @end deffn
6841
6842 @deffn Command {etm start}
6843 Starts trace data collection.
6844 @end deffn
6845
6846 @deffn Command {etm stop}
6847 Stops trace data collection.
6848 @end deffn
6849
6850 @anchor{traceportdrivers}
6851 @subsection Trace Port Drivers
6852
6853 To use an ETM trace port it must be associated with a driver.
6854
6855 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} dummy
6856 Use the @option{dummy} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
6857 not connected to anything (on-chip ETB or off-chip trace connector).
6858 @emph{This driver lets OpenOCD talk to the ETM, but it does not expose
6859 any trace data collection.}
6860 @deffn {Config Command} {etm_dummy config} target
6861 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a dummy driver.
6862 @end deffn
6863 @end deffn
6864
6865 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} etb
6866 Use the @option{etb} driver if you are configuring an ETM
6867 to use on-chip ETB memory.
6868 @deffn {Config Command} {etb config} target etb_tap
6869 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with the ETB at @var{etb_tap}.
6870 You can see the ETB registers using the @command{reg} command.
6871 @end deffn
6872 @deffn Command {etb trigger_percent} [percent]
6873 This displays, or optionally changes, ETB behavior after the
6874 ETM's configured @emph{trigger} event fires.
6875 It controls how much more trace data is saved after the (single)
6876 trace trigger becomes active.
6877
6878 @itemize
6879 @item The default corresponds to @emph{trace around} usage,
6880 recording 50 percent data before the event and the rest
6881 afterwards.
6882 @item The minimum value of @var{percent} is 2 percent,
6883 recording almost exclusively data before the trigger.
6884 Such extreme @emph{trace before} usage can help figure out
6885 what caused that event to happen.
6886 @item The maximum value of @var{percent} is 100 percent,
6887 recording data almost exclusively after the event.
6888 This extreme @emph{trace after} usage might help sort out
6889 how the event caused trouble.
6890 @end itemize
6891 @c REVISIT allow "break" too -- enter debug mode.
6892 @end deffn
6893
6894 @end deffn
6895
6896 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} oocd_trace
6897 This driver isn't available unless OpenOCD was explicitly configured
6898 with the @option{--enable-oocd_trace} option. You probably don't want
6899 to configure it unless you've built the appropriate prototype hardware;
6900 it's @emph{proof-of-concept} software.
6901
6902 Use the @option{oocd_trace} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
6903 connected to an off-chip trace connector.
6904
6905 @deffn {Config Command} {oocd_trace config} target tty
6906 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a trace driver which
6907 collects data through the serial port @var{tty}.
6908 @end deffn
6909
6910 @deffn Command {oocd_trace resync}
6911 Re-synchronizes with the capture clock.
6912 @end deffn
6913
6914 @deffn Command {oocd_trace status}
6915 Reports whether the capture clock is locked or not.
6916 @end deffn
6917 @end deffn
6918
6919
6920 @section Generic ARM
6921 @cindex ARM
6922
6923 These commands should be available on all ARM processors.
6924 They are available in addition to other core-specific
6925 commands that may be available.
6926
6927 @deffn Command {arm core_state} [@option{arm}|@option{thumb}]
6928 Displays the core_state, optionally changing it to process
6929 either @option{arm} or @option{thumb} instructions.
6930 The target may later be resumed in the currently set core_state.
6931 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
6932 that is not currently supported in OpenOCD.)
6933 @end deffn
6934
6935 @deffn Command {arm disassemble} address [count [@option{thumb}]]
6936 @cindex disassemble
6937 Disassembles @var{count} instructions starting at @var{address}.
6938 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
6939 If @option{thumb} is specified, or the low bit of the address is set,
6940 Thumb2 (mixed 16/32-bit) instructions are used;
6941 else ARM (32-bit) instructions are used.
6942 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
6943 those instructions are not currently understood by OpenOCD.)
6944
6945 Note that all Thumb instructions are Thumb2 instructions,
6946 so older processors (without Thumb2 support) will still
6947 see correct disassembly of Thumb code.
6948 Also, ThumbEE opcodes are the same as Thumb2,
6949 with a handful of exceptions.
6950 ThumbEE disassembly currently has no explicit support.
6951 @end deffn
6952
6953 @deffn Command {arm mcr} pX op1 CRn CRm op2 value
6954 Write @var{value} to a coprocessor @var{pX} register
6955 passing parameters @var{CRn},
6956 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
6957 and using the MCR instruction.
6958 (Parameter sequence matches the ARM instruction, but omits
6959 an ARM register.)
6960 @end deffn
6961
6962 @deffn Command {arm mrc} pX coproc op1 CRn CRm op2
6963 Read a coprocessor @var{pX} register passing parameters @var{CRn},
6964 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
6965 and the MRC instruction.
6966 Returns the result so it can be manipulated by Jim scripts.
6967 (Parameter sequence matches the ARM instruction, but omits
6968 an ARM register.)
6969 @end deffn
6970
6971 @deffn Command {arm reg}
6972 Display a table of all banked core registers, fetching the current value from every
6973 core mode if necessary.
6974 @end deffn
6975
6976 @deffn Command {arm semihosting} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
6977 @cindex ARM semihosting
6978 Display status of semihosting, after optionally changing that status.
6979
6980 Semihosting allows for code executing on an ARM target to use the
6981 I/O facilities on the host computer i.e. the system where OpenOCD
6982 is running. The target application must be linked against a library
6983 implementing the ARM semihosting convention that forwards operation
6984 requests by using a special SVC instruction that is trapped at the
6985 Supervisor Call vector by OpenOCD.
6986 @end deffn
6987
6988 @section ARMv4 and ARMv5 Architecture
6989 @cindex ARMv4
6990 @cindex ARMv5
6991
6992 The ARMv4 and ARMv5 architectures are widely used in embedded systems,
6993 and introduced core parts of the instruction set in use today.
6994 That includes the Thumb instruction set, introduced in the ARMv4T
6995 variant.
6996
6997 @subsection ARM7 and ARM9 specific commands
6998 @cindex ARM7
6999 @cindex ARM9
7000
7001 These commands are specific to ARM7 and ARM9 cores, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T,
7002 ARM9TDMI, ARM920T or ARM926EJ-S.
7003 They are available in addition to the ARM commands,
7004 and any other core-specific commands that may be available.
7005
7006 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dbgrq} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7007 Displays the value of the flag controlling use of the
7008 the EmbeddedIce DBGRQ signal to force entry into debug mode,
7009 instead of breakpoints.
7010 If a boolean parameter is provided, first assigns that flag.
7011
7012 This should be
7013 safe for all but ARM7TDMI-S cores (like NXP LPC).
7014 This feature is enabled by default on most ARM9 cores,
7015 including ARM9TDMI, ARM920T, and ARM926EJ-S.
7016 @end deffn
7017
7018 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dcc_downloads} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7019 @cindex DCC
7020 Displays the value of the flag controlling use of the debug communications
7021 channel (DCC) to write larger (>128 byte) amounts of memory.
7022 If a boolean parameter is provided, first assigns that flag.
7023
7024 DCC downloads offer a huge speed increase, but might be
7025 unsafe, especially with targets running at very low speeds. This command was introduced
7026 with OpenOCD rev. 60, and requires a few bytes of working area.
7027 @end deffn
7028
7029 @deffn Command {arm7_9 fast_memory_access} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7030 Displays the value of the flag controlling use of memory writes and reads
7031 that don't check completion of the operation.
7032 If a boolean parameter is provided, first assigns that flag.
7033
7034 This provides a huge speed increase, especially with USB JTAG
7035 cables (FT2232), but might be unsafe if used with targets running at very low
7036 speeds, like the 32kHz startup clock of an AT91RM9200.
7037 @end deffn
7038
7039 @subsection ARM720T specific commands
7040 @cindex ARM720T
7041
7042 These commands are available to ARM720T based CPUs,
7043 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
7044 based on the ARM7TDMI-S integer core.
7045 They are available in addition to the ARM and ARM7/ARM9 commands.
7046
7047 @deffn Command {arm720t cp15} opcode [value]
7048 @emph{DEPRECATED -- avoid using this.
7049 Use the @command{arm mrc} or @command{arm mcr} commands instead.}
7050
7051 Display cp15 register returned by the ARM instruction @var{opcode};
7052 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
7053 The @var{opcode} should be the value of either an MRC or MCR instruction.
7054 @end deffn
7055
7056 @subsection ARM9 specific commands
7057 @cindex ARM9
7058
7059 ARM9-family cores are built around ARM9TDMI or ARM9E (including ARM9EJS)
7060 integer processors.
7061 Such cores include the ARM920T, ARM926EJ-S, and ARM966.
7062
7063 @c 9-june-2009: tried this on arm920t, it didn't work.
7064 @c no-params always lists nothing caught, and that's how it acts.
7065 @c 23-oct-2009: doesn't work _consistently_ ... as if the ICE
7066 @c versions have different rules about when they commit writes.
7067
7068 @anchor{arm9vectorcatch}
7069 @deffn Command {arm9 vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
7070 @cindex vector_catch
7071 Vector Catch hardware provides a sort of dedicated breakpoint
7072 for hardware events such as reset, interrupt, and abort.
7073 You can use this to conserve normal breakpoint resources,
7074 so long as you're not concerned with code that branches directly
7075 to those hardware vectors.
7076
7077 This always finishes by listing the current configuration.
7078 If parameters are provided, it first reconfigures the
7079 vector catch hardware to intercept
7080 @option{all} of the hardware vectors,
7081 @option{none} of them,
7082 or a list with one or more of the following:
7083 @option{reset} @option{undef} @option{swi} @option{pabt} @option{dabt}
7084 @option{irq} @option{fiq}.
7085 @end deffn
7086
7087 @subsection ARM920T specific commands
7088 @cindex ARM920T
7089
7090 These commands are available to ARM920T based CPUs,
7091 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
7092 built using the ARM9TDMI integer core.
7093 They are available in addition to the ARM, ARM7/ARM9,
7094 and ARM9 commands.
7095
7096 @deffn Command {arm920t cache_info}
7097 Print information about the caches found. This allows to see whether your target
7098 is an ARM920T (2x16kByte cache) or ARM922T (2x8kByte cache).
7099 @end deffn
7100
7101 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15} regnum [value]
7102 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
7103 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
7104 This uses "physical access" and the register number is as
7105 shown in bits 38..33 of table 9-9 in the ARM920T TRM.
7106 (Not all registers can be written.)
7107 @end deffn
7108
7109 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15i} opcode [value [address]]
7110 @emph{DEPRECATED -- avoid using this.
7111 Use the @command{arm mrc} or @command{arm mcr} commands instead.}
7112
7113 Interpreted access using ARM instruction @var{opcode}, which should
7114 be the value of either an MRC or MCR instruction
7115 (as shown tables 9-11, 9-12, and 9-13 in the ARM920T TRM).
7116 If no @var{value} is provided, the result is displayed.
7117 Else if that value is written using the specified @var{address},
7118 or using zero if no other address is provided.
7119 @end deffn
7120
7121 @deffn Command {arm920t read_cache} filename
7122 Dump the content of ICache and DCache to a file named @file{filename}.
7123 @end deffn
7124
7125 @deffn Command {arm920t read_mmu} filename
7126 Dump the content of the ITLB and DTLB to a file named @file{filename}.
7127 @end deffn
7128
7129 @subsection ARM926ej-s specific commands
7130 @cindex ARM926ej-s
7131
7132 These commands are available to ARM926ej-s based CPUs,
7133 which are implementations of the ARMv5TEJ architecture
7134 based on the ARM9EJ-S integer core.
7135 They are available in addition to the ARM, ARM7/ARM9,
7136 and ARM9 commands.
7137
7138 The Feroceon cores also support these commands, although
7139 they are not built from ARM926ej-s designs.
7140
7141 @deffn Command {arm926ejs cache_info}
7142 Print information about the caches found.
7143 @end deffn
7144
7145 @subsection ARM966E specific commands
7146 @cindex ARM966E
7147
7148 These commands are available to ARM966 based CPUs,
7149 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
7150 They are available in addition to the ARM, ARM7/ARM9,
7151 and ARM9 commands.
7152
7153 @deffn Command {arm966e cp15} regnum [value]
7154 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
7155 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
7156 The six bit @var{regnum} values are bits 37..32 from table 7-2 of the
7157 ARM966E-S TRM.
7158 There is no current control over bits 31..30 from that table,
7159 as required for BIST support.
7160 @end deffn
7161
7162 @subsection XScale specific commands
7163 @cindex XScale
7164
7165 Some notes about the debug implementation on the XScale CPUs:
7166
7167 The XScale CPU provides a special debug-only mini-instruction cache
7168 (mini-IC) in which exception vectors and target-resident debug handler
7169 code are placed by OpenOCD. In order to get access to the CPU, OpenOCD
7170 must point vector 0 (the reset vector) to the entry of the debug
7171 handler. However, this means that the complete first cacheline in the
7172 mini-IC is marked valid, which makes the CPU fetch all exception
7173 handlers from the mini-IC, ignoring the code in RAM.
7174
7175 To address this situation, OpenOCD provides the @code{xscale
7176 vector_table} command, which allows the user to explicity write
7177 individual entries to either the high or low vector table stored in
7178 the mini-IC.
7179
7180 It is recommended to place a pc-relative indirect branch in the vector
7181 table, and put the branch destination somewhere in memory. Doing so
7182 makes sure the code in the vector table stays constant regardless of
7183 code layout in memory:
7184 @example
7185 _vectors:
7186 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7187 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7188 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7189 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7190 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7191 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7192 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7193 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
7194 .org 0x100
7195 .long real_reset_vector
7196 .long real_ui_handler
7197 .long real_swi_handler
7198 .long real_pf_abort
7199 .long real_data_abort
7200 .long 0 /* unused */
7201 .long real_irq_handler
7202 .long real_fiq_handler
7203 @end example
7204
7205 Alternatively, you may choose to keep some or all of the mini-IC
7206 vector table entries synced with those written to memory by your
7207 system software. The mini-IC can not be modified while the processor
7208 is executing, but for each vector table entry not previously defined
7209 using the @code{xscale vector_table} command, OpenOCD will copy the
7210 value from memory to the mini-IC every time execution resumes from a
7211 halt. This is done for both high and low vector tables (although the
7212 table not in use may not be mapped to valid memory, and in this case
7213 that copy operation will silently fail). This means that you will
7214 need to briefly halt execution at some strategic point during system
7215 start-up; e.g., after the software has initialized the vector table,
7216 but before exceptions are enabled. A breakpoint can be used to
7217 accomplish this once the appropriate location in the start-up code has
7218 been identified. A watchpoint over the vector table region is helpful
7219 in finding the location if you're not sure. Note that the same
7220 situation exists any time the vector table is modified by the system
7221 software.
7222
7223 The debug handler must be placed somewhere in the address space using
7224 the @code{xscale debug_handler} command. The allowed locations for the
7225 debug handler are either (0x800 - 0x1fef800) or (0xfe000800 -
7226 0xfffff800). The default value is 0xfe000800.
7227
7228 XScale has resources to support two hardware breakpoints and two
7229 watchpoints. However, the following restrictions on watchpoint
7230 functionality apply: (1) the value and mask arguments to the @code{wp}
7231 command are not supported, (2) the watchpoint length must be a
7232 power of two and not less than four, and can not be greater than the
7233 watchpoint address, and (3) a watchpoint with a length greater than
7234 four consumes all the watchpoint hardware resources. This means that
7235 at any one time, you can have enabled either two watchpoints with a
7236 length of four, or one watchpoint with a length greater than four.
7237
7238 These commands are available to XScale based CPUs,
7239 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
7240
7241 @deffn Command {xscale analyze_trace}
7242 Displays the contents of the trace buffer.
7243 @end deffn
7244
7245 @deffn Command {xscale cache_clean_address} address
7246 Changes the address used when cleaning the data cache.
7247 @end deffn
7248
7249 @deffn Command {xscale cache_info}
7250 Displays information about the CPU caches.
7251 @end deffn
7252
7253 @deffn Command {xscale cp15} regnum [value]
7254 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
7255 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
7256 @end deffn
7257
7258 @deffn Command {xscale debug_handler} target address
7259 Changes the address used for the specified target's debug handler.
7260 @end deffn
7261
7262 @deffn Command {xscale dcache} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7263 Enables or disable the CPU's data cache.
7264 @end deffn
7265
7266 @deffn Command {xscale dump_trace} filename
7267 Dumps the raw contents of the trace buffer to @file{filename}.
7268 @end deffn
7269
7270 @deffn Command {xscale icache} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7271 Enables or disable the CPU's instruction cache.
7272 @end deffn
7273
7274 @deffn Command {xscale mmu} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7275 Enables or disable the CPU's memory management unit.
7276 @end deffn
7277
7278 @deffn Command {xscale trace_buffer} [@option{enable}|@option{disable} [@option{fill} [n] | @option{wrap}]]
7279 Displays the trace buffer status, after optionally
7280 enabling or disabling the trace buffer
7281 and modifying how it is emptied.
7282 @end deffn
7283
7284 @deffn Command {xscale trace_image} filename [offset [type]]
7285 Opens a trace image from @file{filename}, optionally rebasing
7286 its segment addresses by @var{offset}.
7287 The image @var{type} may be one of
7288 @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
7289 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19),
7290 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
7291 @end deffn
7292
7293 @anchor{xscalevectorcatch}
7294 @deffn Command {xscale vector_catch} [mask]
7295 @cindex vector_catch
7296 Display a bitmask showing the hardware vectors to catch.
7297 If the optional parameter is provided, first set the bitmask to that value.
7298
7299 The mask bits correspond with bit 16..23 in the DCSR:
7300 @example
7301 0x01 Trap Reset
7302 0x02 Trap Undefined Instructions
7303 0x04 Trap Software Interrupt
7304 0x08 Trap Prefetch Abort
7305 0x10 Trap Data Abort
7306 0x20 reserved
7307 0x40 Trap IRQ
7308 0x80 Trap FIQ
7309 @end example
7310 @end deffn
7311
7312 @deffn Command {xscale vector_table} [(@option{low}|@option{high}) index value]
7313 @cindex vector_table
7314
7315 Set an entry in the mini-IC vector table. There are two tables: one for
7316 low vectors (at 0x00000000), and one for high vectors (0xFFFF0000), each
7317 holding the 8 exception vectors. @var{index} can be 1-7, because vector 0
7318 points to the debug handler entry and can not be overwritten.
7319 @var{value} holds the 32-bit opcode that is placed in the mini-IC.
7320
7321 Without arguments, the current settings are displayed.
7322
7323 @end deffn
7324
7325 @section ARMv6 Architecture
7326 @cindex ARMv6
7327
7328 @subsection ARM11 specific commands
7329 @cindex ARM11
7330
7331 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite burst} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7332 Displays the value of the memwrite burst-enable flag,
7333 which is enabled by default.
7334 If a boolean parameter is provided, first assigns that flag.
7335 Burst writes are only used for memory writes larger than 1 word.
7336 They improve performance by assuming that the CPU has read each data
7337 word over JTAG and completed its write before the next word arrives,
7338 instead of polling for a status flag to verify that completion.
7339 This is usually safe, because JTAG runs much slower than the CPU.
7340 @end deffn
7341
7342 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite error_fatal} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7343 Displays the value of the memwrite error_fatal flag,
7344 which is enabled by default.
7345 If a boolean parameter is provided, first assigns that flag.
7346 When set, certain memory write errors cause earlier transfer termination.
7347 @end deffn
7348
7349 @deffn Command {arm11 step_irq_enable} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
7350 Displays the value of the flag controlling whether
7351 IRQs are enabled during single stepping;
7352 they are disabled by default.
7353 If a boolean parameter is provided, first assigns that.
7354 @end deffn
7355
7356 @deffn Command {arm11 vcr} [value]
7357 @cindex vector_catch
7358 Displays the value of the @emph{Vector Catch Register (VCR)},
7359 coprocessor 14 register 7.
7360 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
7361
7362 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
7363 for certain hardware events.
7364 The specific bit values are core-specific (as in fact is using
7365 coprocessor 14 register 7 itself) but all current ARM11
7366 cores @emph{except the ARM1176} use the same six bits.
7367 @end deffn
7368
7369 @section ARMv7 Architecture
7370 @cindex ARMv7
7371
7372 @subsection ARMv7 Debug Access Port (DAP) specific commands
7373 @cindex Debug Access Port
7374 @cindex DAP
7375 These commands are specific to ARM architecture v7 Debug Access Port (DAP),
7376 included on Cortex-M and Cortex-A systems.
7377 They are available in addition to other core-specific commands that may be available.
7378
7379 @deffn Command {dap apid} [num]
7380 Displays ID register from AP @var{num},
7381 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
7382 @end deffn
7383
7384 @deffn Command {dap apsel} [num]
7385 Select AP @var{num}, defaulting to 0.
7386 @end deffn
7387
7388 @deffn Command {dap baseaddr} [num]
7389 Displays debug base address from MEM-AP @var{num},
7390 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
7391 @end deffn
7392
7393 @deffn Command {dap info} [num]
7394 Displays the ROM table for MEM-AP @var{num},
7395 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
7396 @end deffn
7397
7398 @deffn Command {dap memaccess} [value]
7399 Displays the number of extra tck cycles in the JTAG idle to use for MEM-AP
7400 memory bus access [0-255], giving additional time to respond to reads.
7401 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
7402 @end deffn
7403
7404 @deffn Command {dap apcsw} [0 / 1]
7405 fix CSW_SPROT from register AP_REG_CSW on selected dap.
7406 Defaulting to 0.
7407 @end deffn
7408
7409 @subsection Cortex-M specific commands
7410 @cindex Cortex-M
7411
7412 @deffn Command {cortex_m maskisr} (@option{auto}|@option{on}|@option{off})
7413 Control masking (disabling) interrupts during target step/resume.
7414
7415 The @option{auto} option handles interrupts during stepping a way they get
7416 served but don't disturb the program flow. The step command first allows
7417 pending interrupt handlers to execute, then disables interrupts and steps over
7418 the next instruction where the core was halted. After the step interrupts
7419 are enabled again. If the interrupt handlers don't complete within 500ms,
7420 the step command leaves with the core running.
7421
7422 Note that a free breakpoint is required for the @option{auto} option. If no
7423 breakpoint is available at the time of the step, then the step is taken
7424 with interrupts enabled, i.e. the same way the @option{off} option does.
7425
7426 Default is @option{auto}.
7427 @end deffn
7428
7429 @deffn Command {cortex_m vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
7430 @cindex vector_catch
7431 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
7432 for certain hardware events.
7433
7434 Parameters request interception of
7435 @option{all} of these hardware event vectors,
7436 @option{none} of them,
7437 or one or more of the following:
7438 @option{hard_err} for a HardFault exception;
7439 @option{mm_err} for a MemManage exception;
7440 @option{bus_err} for a BusFault exception;
7441 @option{irq_err},
7442 @option{state_err},
7443 @option{chk_err}, or
7444 @option{nocp_err} for various UsageFault exceptions; or
7445 @option{reset}.
7446 If NVIC setup code does not enable them,
7447 MemManage, BusFault, and UsageFault exceptions
7448 are mapped to HardFault.
7449 UsageFault checks for
7450 divide-by-zero and unaligned access
7451 must also be explicitly enabled.
7452
7453 This finishes by listing the current vector catch configuration.
7454 @end deffn
7455
7456 @deffn Command {cortex_m reset_config} (@option{srst}|@option{sysresetreq}|@option{vectreset})
7457 Control reset handling. The default @option{srst} is to use srst if fitted,
7458 otherwise fallback to @option{vectreset}.
7459 @itemize @minus
7460 @item @option{srst} use hardware srst if fitted otherwise fallback to @option{vectreset}.
7461 @item @option{sysresetreq} use NVIC SYSRESETREQ to reset system.
7462 @item @option{vectreset} use NVIC VECTRESET to reset system.
7463 @end itemize
7464 Using @option{vectreset} is a safe option for all current Cortex-M cores.
7465 This however has the disadvantage of only resetting the core, all peripherals
7466 are uneffected. A solution would be to use a @code{reset-init} event handler to manually reset
7467 the peripherals.
7468 @xref{targetevents,,Target Events}.
7469 @end deffn
7470
7471 @anchor{softwaredebugmessagesandtracing}
7472 @section Software Debug Messages and Tracing
7473 @cindex Linux-ARM DCC support
7474 @cindex tracing
7475 @cindex libdcc
7476 @cindex DCC
7477 OpenOCD can process certain requests from target software, when
7478 the target uses appropriate libraries.
7479 The most powerful mechanism is semihosting, but there is also
7480 a lighter weight mechanism using only the DCC channel.
7481
7482 Currently @command{target_request debugmsgs}
7483 is supported only for @option{arm7_9} and @option{cortex_m} cores.
7484 These messages are received as part of target polling, so
7485 you need to have @command{poll on} active to receive them.
7486 They are intrusive in that they will affect program execution
7487 times. If that is a problem, @pxref{armhardwaretracing,,ARM Hardware Tracing}.
7488
7489 See @file{libdcc} in the contrib dir for more details.
7490 In addition to sending strings, characters, and
7491 arrays of various size integers from the target,
7492 @file{libdcc} also exports a software trace point mechanism.
7493 The target being debugged may
7494 issue trace messages which include a 24-bit @dfn{trace point} number.
7495 Trace point support includes two distinct mechanisms,
7496 each supported by a command:
7497
7498 @itemize
7499 @item @emph{History} ... A circular buffer of trace points
7500 can be set up, and then displayed at any time.
7501 This tracks where code has been, which can be invaluable in
7502 finding out how some fault was triggered.
7503
7504 The buffer may overflow, since it collects records continuously.
7505 It may be useful to use some of the 24 bits to represent a
7506 particular event, and other bits to hold data.
7507
7508 @item @emph{Counting} ... An array of counters can be set up,
7509 and then displayed at any time.
7510 This can help establish code coverage and identify hot spots.
7511
7512 The array of counters is directly indexed by the trace point
7513 number, so trace points with higher numbers are not counted.
7514 @end itemize
7515
7516 Linux-ARM kernels have a ``Kernel low-level debugging
7517 via EmbeddedICE DCC channel'' option (CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC,
7518 depends on CONFIG_DEBUG_LL) which uses this mechanism to
7519 deliver messages before a serial console can be activated.
7520 This is not the same format used by @file{libdcc}.
7521 Other software, such as the U-Boot boot loader, sometimes
7522 does the same thing.
7523
7524 @deffn Command {target_request debugmsgs} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}|@option{charmsg}]
7525 Displays current handling of target DCC message requests.
7526 These messages may be sent to the debugger while the target is running.
7527 The optional @option{enable} and @option{charmsg} parameters
7528 both enable the messages, while @option{disable} disables them.
7529
7530 With @option{charmsg} the DCC words each contain one character,
7531 as used by Linux with CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC;
7532 otherwise the libdcc format is used.
7533 @end deffn
7534
7535 @deffn Command {trace history} [@option{clear}|count]
7536 With no parameter, displays all the trace points that have triggered
7537 in the order they triggered.
7538 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace history records.
7539 With a @var{count} parameter, allocates space for that many
7540 history records.
7541 @end deffn
7542
7543 @deffn Command {trace point} [@option{clear}|identifier]
7544 With no parameter, displays all trace point identifiers and how many times
7545 they have been triggered.
7546 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace point counters.
7547 With a numeric @var{identifier} parameter, creates a new a trace point counter
7548 and associates it with that identifier.
7549
7550 @emph{Important:} The identifier and the trace point number
7551 are not related except by this command.
7552 These trace point numbers always start at zero (from server startup,
7553 or after @command{trace point clear}) and count up from there.
7554 @end deffn
7555
7556
7557 @node JTAG Commands
7558 @chapter JTAG Commands
7559 @cindex JTAG Commands
7560 Most general purpose JTAG commands have been presented earlier.
7561 (@xref{jtagspeed,,JTAG Speed}, @ref{Reset Configuration}, and @ref{TAP Declaration}.)
7562 Lower level JTAG commands, as presented here,
7563 may be needed to work with targets which require special
7564 attention during operations such as reset or initialization.
7565
7566 To use these commands you will need to understand some
7567 of the basics of JTAG, including:
7568
7569 @itemize @bullet
7570 @item A JTAG scan chain consists of a sequence of individual TAP
7571 devices such as a CPUs.
7572 @item Control operations involve moving each TAP through the same
7573 standard state machine (in parallel)
7574 using their shared TMS and clock signals.
7575 @item Data transfer involves shifting data through the chain of
7576 instruction or data registers of each TAP, writing new register values
7577 while the reading previous ones.
7578 @item Data register sizes are a function of the instruction active in
7579 a given TAP, while instruction register sizes are fixed for each TAP.
7580 All TAPs support a BYPASS instruction with a single bit data register.
7581 @item The way OpenOCD differentiates between TAP devices is by
7582 shifting different instructions into (and out of) their instruction
7583 registers.
7584 @end itemize
7585
7586 @section Low Level JTAG Commands
7587
7588 These commands are used by developers who need to access
7589 JTAG instruction or data registers, possibly controlling
7590 the order of TAP state transitions.
7591 If you're not debugging OpenOCD internals, or bringing up a
7592 new JTAG adapter or a new type of TAP device (like a CPU or
7593 JTAG router), you probably won't need to use these commands.
7594 In a debug session that doesn't use JTAG for its transport protocol,
7595 these commands are not available.
7596
7597 @deffn Command {drscan} tap [numbits value]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
7598 Loads the data register of @var{tap} with a series of bit fields
7599 that specify the entire register.
7600 Each field is @var{numbits} bits long with
7601 a numeric @var{value} (hexadecimal encouraged).
7602 The return value holds the original value of each
7603 of those fields.
7604
7605 For example, a 38 bit number might be specified as one
7606 field of 32 bits then one of 6 bits.
7607 @emph{For portability, never pass fields which are more
7608 than 32 bits long. Many OpenOCD implementations do not
7609 support 64-bit (or larger) integer values.}
7610
7611 All TAPs other than @var{tap} must be in BYPASS mode.
7612 The single bit in their data registers does not matter.
7613
7614 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
7615 in that state.
7616 For example @sc{drpause} might be specified, so that more
7617 instructions can be issued before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
7618 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
7619
7620 @quotation Warning
7621 OpenOCD does not record information about data register lengths,
7622 so @emph{it is important that you get the bit field lengths right}.
7623 Remember that different JTAG instructions refer to different
7624 data registers, which may have different lengths.
7625 Moreover, those lengths may not be fixed;
7626 the SCAN_N instruction can change the length of
7627 the register accessed by the INTEST instruction
7628 (by connecting a different scan chain).
7629 @end quotation
7630 @end deffn
7631
7632 @deffn Command {flush_count}
7633 Returns the number of times the JTAG queue has been flushed.
7634 This may be used for performance tuning.
7635
7636 For example, flushing a queue over USB involves a
7637 minimum latency, often several milliseconds, which does
7638 not change with the amount of data which is written.
7639 You may be able to identify performance problems by finding
7640 tasks which waste bandwidth by flushing small transfers too often,
7641 instead of batching them into larger operations.
7642 @end deffn
7643
7644 @deffn Command {irscan} [tap instruction]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
7645 For each @var{tap} listed, loads the instruction register
7646 with its associated numeric @var{instruction}.
7647 (The number of bits in that instruction may be displayed
7648 using the @command{scan_chain} command.)
7649 For other TAPs, a BYPASS instruction is loaded.
7650
7651 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
7652 in that state.
7653 For example @sc{irpause} might be specified, so the data register
7654 can be loaded before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
7655 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
7656
7657 @quotation Note
7658 OpenOCD currently supports only a single field for instruction
7659 register values, unlike data register values.
7660 For TAPs where the instruction register length is more than 32 bits,
7661 portable scripts currently must issue only BYPASS instructions.
7662 @end quotation
7663 @end deffn
7664
7665 @deffn Command {jtag_reset} trst srst
7666 Set values of reset signals.
7667 The @var{trst} and @var{srst} parameter values may be
7668 @option{0}, indicating that reset is inactive (pulled or driven high),
7669 or @option{1}, indicating it is active (pulled or driven low).
7670 The @command{reset_config} command should already have been used
7671 to configure how the board and JTAG adapter treat these two
7672 signals, and to say if either signal is even present.
7673 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
7674
7675 Note that TRST is specially handled.
7676 It actually signifies JTAG's @sc{reset} state.
7677 So if the board doesn't support the optional TRST signal,
7678 or it doesn't support it along with the specified SRST value,
7679 JTAG reset is triggered with TMS and TCK signals
7680 instead of the TRST signal.
7681 And no matter how that JTAG reset is triggered, once
7682 the scan chain enters @sc{reset} with TRST inactive,
7683 TAP @code{post-reset} events are delivered to all TAPs
7684 with handlers for that event.
7685 @end deffn
7686
7687 @deffn Command {pathmove} start_state [next_state ...]
7688 Start by moving to @var{start_state}, which
7689 must be one of the @emph{stable} states.
7690 Unless it is the only state given, this will often be the
7691 current state, so that no TCK transitions are needed.
7692 Then, in a series of single state transitions
7693 (conforming to the JTAG state machine) shift to
7694 each @var{next_state} in sequence, one per TCK cycle.
7695 The final state must also be stable.
7696 @end deffn
7697
7698 @deffn Command {runtest} @var{num_cycles}
7699 Move to the @sc{run/idle} state, and execute at least
7700 @var{num_cycles} of the JTAG clock (TCK).
7701 Instructions often need some time
7702 to execute before they take effect.
7703 @end deffn
7704
7705 @c tms_sequence (short|long)
7706 @c ... temporary, debug-only, other than USBprog bug workaround...
7707
7708 @deffn Command {verify_ircapture} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
7709 Verify values captured during @sc{ircapture} and returned
7710 during IR scans. Default is enabled, but this can be
7711 overridden by @command{verify_jtag}.
7712 This flag is ignored when validating JTAG chain configuration.
7713 @end deffn
7714
7715 @deffn Command {verify_jtag} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
7716 Enables verification of DR and IR scans, to help detect
7717 programming errors. For IR scans, @command{verify_ircapture}
7718 must also be enabled.
7719 Default is enabled.
7720 @end deffn
7721
7722 @section TAP state names
7723 @cindex TAP state names
7724
7725 The @var{tap_state} names used by OpenOCD in the @command{drscan},
7726 @command{irscan}, and @command{pathmove} commands are the same
7727 as those used in SVF boundary scan documents, except that
7728 SVF uses @sc{idle} instead of @sc{run/idle}.
7729
7730 @itemize @bullet
7731 @item @b{RESET} ... @emph{stable} (with TMS high);
7732 acts as if TRST were pulsed
7733 @item @b{RUN/IDLE} ... @emph{stable}; don't assume this always means IDLE
7734 @item @b{DRSELECT}
7735 @item @b{DRCAPTURE}
7736 @item @b{DRSHIFT} ... @emph{stable}; TDI/TDO shifting
7737 through the data register
7738 @item @b{DREXIT1}
7739 @item @b{DRPAUSE} ... @emph{stable}; data register ready
7740 for update or more shifting
7741 @item @b{DREXIT2}
7742 @item @b{DRUPDATE}
7743 @item @b{IRSELECT}
7744 @item @b{IRCAPTURE}
7745 @item @b{IRSHIFT} ... @emph{stable}; TDI/TDO shifting
7746 through the instruction register
7747 @item @b{IREXIT1}
7748 @item @b{IRPAUSE} ... @emph{stable}; instruction register ready
7749 for update or more shifting
7750 @item @b{IREXIT2}
7751 @item @b{IRUPDATE}
7752 @end itemize
7753
7754 Note that only six of those states are fully ``stable'' in the
7755 face of TMS fixed (low except for @sc{reset})
7756 and a free-running JTAG clock. For all the
7757 others, the next TCK transition changes to a new state.
7758
7759 @itemize @bullet
7760 @item From @sc{drshift} and @sc{irshift}, clock transitions will
7761 produce side effects by changing register contents. The values
7762 to be latched in upcoming @sc{drupdate} or @sc{irupdate} states
7763 may not be as expected.
7764 @item @sc{run/idle}, @sc{drpause}, and @sc{irpause} are reasonable
7765 choices after @command{drscan} or @command{irscan} commands,
7766 since they are free of JTAG side effects.
7767 @item @sc{run/idle} may have side effects that appear at non-JTAG
7768 levels, such as advancing the ARM9E-S instruction pipeline.
7769 Consult the documentation for the TAP(s) you are working with.
7770 @end itemize
7771
7772 @node Boundary Scan Commands
7773 @chapter Boundary Scan Commands
7774
7775 One of the original purposes of JTAG was to support
7776 boundary scan based hardware testing.
7777 Although its primary focus is to support On-Chip Debugging,
7778 OpenOCD also includes some boundary scan commands.
7779
7780 @section SVF: Serial Vector Format
7781 @cindex Serial Vector Format
7782 @cindex SVF
7783
7784 The Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{SVF}, is a
7785 way to represent JTAG test patterns in text files.
7786 In a debug session using JTAG for its transport protocol,
7787 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
7788
7789 @deffn Command {svf} filename [@option{quiet}]
7790 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
7791 runs the SVF script from @file{filename}.
7792 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
7793 each command is logged before it is executed.
7794 @end deffn
7795
7796 @section XSVF: Xilinx Serial Vector Format
7797 @cindex Xilinx Serial Vector Format
7798 @cindex XSVF
7799
7800 The Xilinx Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{XSVF}, is a
7801 binary representation of SVF which is optimized for use with
7802 Xilinx devices.
7803 In a debug session using JTAG for its transport protocol,
7804 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
7805
7806 @quotation Important
7807 Not all XSVF commands are supported.
7808 @end quotation
7809
7810 @deffn Command {xsvf} (tapname|@option{plain}) filename [@option{virt2}] [@option{quiet}]
7811 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
7812 runs the XSVF script from @file{filename}.
7813 When a @var{tapname} is specified, the commands are directed at
7814 that TAP.
7815 When @option{virt2} is specified, the @sc{xruntest} command counts
7816 are interpreted as TCK cycles instead of microseconds.
7817 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
7818 messages are logged for comments and some retries.
7819 @end deffn
7820
7821 The OpenOCD sources also include two utility scripts
7822 for working with XSVF; they are not currently installed
7823 after building the software.
7824 You may find them useful:
7825
7826 @itemize
7827 @item @emph{svf2xsvf} ... converts SVF files into the extended XSVF
7828 syntax understood by the @command{xsvf} command; see notes below.
7829 @item @emph{xsvfdump} ... converts XSVF files into a text output format;
7830 understands the OpenOCD extensions.
7831 @end itemize
7832
7833 The input format accepts a handful of non-standard extensions.
7834 These include three opcodes corresponding to SVF extensions
7835 from Lattice Semiconductor (LCOUNT, LDELAY, LDSR), and
7836 two opcodes supporting a more accurate translation of SVF
7837 (XTRST, XWAITSTATE).
7838 If @emph{xsvfdump} shows a file is using those opcodes, it
7839 probably will not be usable with other XSVF tools.
7840
7841
7842 @node TFTP
7843 @chapter TFTP
7844 @cindex TFTP
7845 If OpenOCD runs on an embedded host(as ZY1000 does), then TFTP can
7846 be used to access files on PCs (either the developer's PC or some other PC).
7847
7848 The way this works on the ZY1000 is to prefix a filename by
7849 "/tftp/ip/" and append the TFTP path on the TFTP
7850 server (tftpd). For example,
7851
7852 @example
7853 load_image /tftp/10.0.0.96/c:\temp\abc.elf
7854 @end example
7855
7856 will load c:\temp\abc.elf from the developer pc (10.0.0.96) into memory as
7857 if the file was hosted on the embedded host.
7858
7859 In order to achieve decent performance, you must choose a TFTP server
7860 that supports a packet size bigger than the default packet size (512 bytes). There
7861 are numerous TFTP servers out there (free and commercial) and you will have to do
7862 a bit of googling to find something that fits your requirements.
7863
7864 @node GDB and OpenOCD
7865 @chapter GDB and OpenOCD
7866 @cindex GDB
7867 OpenOCD complies with the remote gdbserver protocol, and as such can be used
7868 to debug remote targets.
7869 Setting up GDB to work with OpenOCD can involve several components:
7870
7871 @itemize
7872 @item The OpenOCD server support for GDB may need to be configured.
7873 @xref{gdbconfiguration,,GDB Configuration}.
7874 @item GDB's support for OpenOCD may need configuration,
7875 as shown in this chapter.
7876 @item If you have a GUI environment like Eclipse,
7877 that also will probably need to be configured.
7878 @end itemize
7879
7880 Of course, the version of GDB you use will need to be one which has
7881 been built to know about the target CPU you're using. It's probably
7882 part of the tool chain you're using. For example, if you are doing
7883 cross-development for ARM on an x86 PC, instead of using the native
7884 x86 @command{gdb} command you might use @command{arm-none-eabi-gdb}
7885 if that's the tool chain used to compile your code.
7886
7887 @section Connecting to GDB
7888 @cindex Connecting to GDB
7889 Use GDB 6.7 or newer with OpenOCD if you run into trouble. For
7890 instance GDB 6.3 has a known bug that produces bogus memory access
7891 errors, which has since been fixed; see
7892 @url{http://osdir.com/ml/gdb.bugs.discuss/2004-12/msg00018.html}
7893
7894 OpenOCD can communicate with GDB in two ways:
7895
7896 @enumerate
7897 @item
7898 A socket (TCP/IP) connection is typically started as follows:
7899 @example
7900 target remote localhost:3333
7901 @end example
7902 This would cause GDB to connect to the gdbserver on the local pc using port 3333.
7903
7904 It is also possible to use the GDB extended remote protocol as follows:
7905 @example
7906 target extended-remote localhost:3333
7907 @end example
7908 @item
7909 A pipe connection is typically started as follows:
7910 @example
7911 target remote | openocd -c "gdb_port pipe; log_output openocd.log"
7912 @end example
7913 This would cause GDB to run OpenOCD and communicate using pipes (stdin/stdout).
7914 Using this method has the advantage of GDB starting/stopping OpenOCD for the debug
7915 session. log_output sends the log output to a file to ensure that the pipe is
7916 not saturated when using higher debug level outputs.
7917 @end enumerate
7918
7919 To list the available OpenOCD commands type @command{monitor help} on the
7920 GDB command line.
7921
7922 @section Sample GDB session startup
7923
7924 With the remote protocol, GDB sessions start a little differently
7925 than they do when you're debugging locally.
7926 Here's an examples showing how to start a debug session with a
7927 small ARM program.
7928 In this case the program was linked to be loaded into SRAM on a Cortex-M3.
7929 Most programs would be written into flash (address 0) and run from there.
7930
7931 @example
7932 $ arm-none-eabi-gdb example.elf
7933 (gdb) target remote localhost:3333
7934 Remote debugging using localhost:3333
7935 ...
7936 (gdb) monitor reset halt
7937 ...
7938 (gdb) load
7939 Loading section .vectors, size 0x100 lma 0x20000000
7940 Loading section .text, size 0x5a0 lma 0x20000100
7941 Loading section .data, size 0x18 lma 0x200006a0
7942 Start address 0x2000061c, load size 1720
7943 Transfer rate: 22 KB/sec, 573 bytes/write.
7944 (gdb) continue
7945 Continuing.
7946 ...
7947 @end example
7948
7949 You could then interrupt the GDB session to make the program break,
7950 type @command{where} to show the stack, @command{list} to show the
7951 code around the program counter, @command{step} through code,
7952 set breakpoints or watchpoints, and so on.
7953
7954 @section Configuring GDB for OpenOCD
7955
7956 OpenOCD supports the gdb @option{qSupported} packet, this enables information
7957 to be sent by the GDB remote server (i.e. OpenOCD) to GDB. Typical information includes
7958 packet size and the device's memory map.
7959 You do not need to configure the packet size by hand,
7960 and the relevant parts of the memory map should be automatically
7961 set up when you declare (NOR) flash banks.
7962
7963 However, there are other things which GDB can't currently query.
7964 You may need to set those up by hand.
7965 As OpenOCD starts up, you will often see a line reporting
7966 something like:
7967
7968 @example
7969 Info : lm3s.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints
7970 @end example
7971
7972 You can pass that information to GDB with these commands:
7973
7974 @example
7975 set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit 6
7976 set remote hardware-watchpoint-limit 4
7977 @end example
7978
7979 With that particular hardware (Cortex-M3) the hardware breakpoints
7980 only work for code running from flash memory. Most other ARM systems
7981 do not have such restrictions.
7982
7983 Another example of useful GDB configuration came from a user who
7984 found that single stepping his Cortex-M3 didn't work well with IRQs
7985 and an RTOS until he told GDB to disable the IRQs while stepping:
7986
7987 @example
7988 define hook-step
7989 mon cortex_m maskisr on
7990 end
7991 define hookpost-step
7992 mon cortex_m maskisr off
7993 end
7994 @end example
7995
7996 Rather than typing such commands interactively, you may prefer to
7997 save them in a file and have GDB execute them as it starts, perhaps
7998 using a @file{.gdbinit} in your project directory or starting GDB
7999 using @command{gdb -x filename}.
8000
8001 @section Programming using GDB
8002 @cindex Programming using GDB
8003 @anchor{programmingusinggdb}
8004
8005 By default the target memory map is sent to GDB. This can be disabled by
8006 the following OpenOCD configuration option:
8007 @example
8008 gdb_memory_map disable
8009 @end example
8010 For this to function correctly a valid flash configuration must also be set
8011 in OpenOCD. For faster performance you should also configure a valid
8012 working area.
8013
8014 Informing GDB of the memory map of the target will enable GDB to protect any
8015 flash areas of the target and use hardware breakpoints by default. This means
8016 that the OpenOCD option @command{gdb_breakpoint_override} is not required when
8017 using a memory map. @xref{gdbbreakpointoverride,,gdb_breakpoint_override}.
8018
8019 To view the configured memory map in GDB, use the GDB command @option{info mem}
8020 All other unassigned addresses within GDB are treated as RAM.
8021
8022 GDB 6.8 and higher set any memory area not in the memory map as inaccessible.
8023 This can be changed to the old behaviour by using the following GDB command
8024 @example
8025 set mem inaccessible-by-default off
8026 @end example
8027
8028 If @command{gdb_flash_program enable} is also used, GDB will be able to
8029 program any flash memory using the vFlash interface.
8030
8031 GDB will look at the target memory map when a load command is given, if any
8032 areas to be programmed lie within the target flash area the vFlash packets
8033 will be used.
8034
8035 If the target needs configuring before GDB programming, an event
8036 script can be executed:
8037 @example
8038 $_TARGETNAME configure -event EVENTNAME BODY
8039 @end example
8040
8041 To verify any flash programming the GDB command @option{compare-sections}
8042 can be used.
8043 @anchor{usingopenocdsmpwithgdb}
8044 @section Using OpenOCD SMP with GDB
8045 @cindex SMP
8046 For SMP support following GDB serial protocol packet have been defined :
8047 @itemize @bullet
8048 @item j - smp status request
8049 @item J - smp set request
8050 @end itemize
8051
8052 OpenOCD implements :
8053 @itemize @bullet
8054 @item @option{jc} packet for reading core id displayed by
8055 GDB connection. Reply is @option{XXXXXXXX} (8 hex digits giving core id) or
8056 @option{E01} for target not smp.
8057 @item @option{JcXXXXXXXX} (8 hex digits) packet for setting core id displayed at next GDB continue
8058 (core id -1 is reserved for returning to normal resume mode). Reply @option{E01}
8059 for target not smp or @option{OK} on success.
8060 @end itemize
8061
8062 Handling of this packet within GDB can be done :
8063 @itemize @bullet
8064 @item by the creation of an internal variable (i.e @option{_core}) by mean
8065 of function allocate_computed_value allowing following GDB command.
8066 @example
8067 set $_core 1
8068 #Jc01 packet is sent
8069 print $_core
8070 #jc packet is sent and result is affected in $
8071 @end example
8072
8073 @item by the usage of GDB maintenance command as described in following example (2 cpus in SMP with
8074 core id 0 and 1 @pxref{definecputargetsworkinginsmp,,Define CPU targets working in SMP}).
8075
8076 @example
8077 # toggle0 : force display of coreid 0
8078 define toggle0
8079 maint packet Jc0
8080 continue
8081 main packet Jc-1
8082 end
8083 # toggle1 : force display of coreid 1
8084 define toggle1
8085 maint packet Jc1
8086 continue
8087 main packet Jc-1
8088 end
8089 @end example
8090 @end itemize
8091
8092
8093 @node Tcl Scripting API
8094 @chapter Tcl Scripting API
8095 @cindex Tcl Scripting API
8096 @cindex Tcl scripts
8097 @section API rules
8098
8099 The commands are stateless. E.g. the telnet command line has a concept
8100 of currently active target, the Tcl API proc's take this sort of state
8101 information as an argument to each proc.
8102
8103 There are three main types of return values: single value, name value
8104 pair list and lists.
8105
8106 Name value pair. The proc 'foo' below returns a name/value pair
8107 list.
8108
8109 @verbatim
8110
8111 > set foo(me) Duane
8112 > set foo(you) Oyvind
8113 > set foo(mouse) Micky
8114 > set foo(duck) Donald
8115
8116 If one does this:
8117
8118 > set foo
8119
8120 The result is:
8121
8122 me Duane you Oyvind mouse Micky duck Donald
8123
8124 Thus, to get the names of the associative array is easy:
8125
8126 foreach { name value } [set foo] {
8127 puts "Name: $name, Value: $value"
8128 }
8129 @end verbatim
8130
8131 Lists returned must be relatively small. Otherwise a range
8132 should be passed in to the proc in question.
8133
8134 @section Internal low-level Commands
8135
8136 By low-level, the intent is a human would not directly use these commands.
8137
8138 Low-level commands are (should be) prefixed with "ocd_", e.g.
8139 @command{ocd_flash_banks}
8140 is the low level API upon which @command{flash banks} is implemented.
8141
8142 @itemize @bullet
8143 @item @b{mem2array} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
8144
8145 Read memory and return as a Tcl array for script processing
8146 @item @b{array2mem} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
8147
8148 Convert a Tcl array to memory locations and write the values
8149 @item @b{ocd_flash_banks} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}> <@var{target}> [@option{driver options} ...]
8150
8151 Return information about the flash banks
8152 @end itemize
8153
8154 OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
8155 @file{startup.tcl} "unknown" proc will translate this into a Tcl proc
8156 called "flash_banks".
8157
8158 @section OpenOCD specific Global Variables
8159
8160 Real Tcl has ::tcl_platform(), and platform::identify, and many other
8161 variables. JimTCL, as implemented in OpenOCD creates $ocd_HOSTOS which
8162 holds one of the following values:
8163
8164 @itemize @bullet
8165 @item @b{cygwin} Running under Cygwin
8166 @item @b{darwin} Darwin (Mac-OS) is the underlying operating sytem.
8167 @item @b{freebsd} Running under FreeBSD
8168 @item @b{linux} Linux is the underlying operating sytem
8169 @item @b{mingw32} Running under MingW32
8170 @item @b{winxx} Built using Microsoft Visual Studio
8171 @item @b{other} Unknown, none of the above.
8172 @end itemize
8173
8174 Note: 'winxx' was choosen because today (March-2009) no distinction is made between Win32 and Win64.
8175
8176 @quotation Note
8177 We should add support for a variable like Tcl variable
8178 @code{tcl_platform(platform)}, it should be called
8179 @code{jim_platform} (because it
8180 is jim, not real tcl).
8181 @end quotation
8182
8183 @node FAQ
8184 @chapter FAQ
8185 @cindex faq
8186 @enumerate
8187 @anchor{faqrtck}
8188 @item @b{RTCK, also known as: Adaptive Clocking - What is it?}
8189 @cindex RTCK
8190 @cindex adaptive clocking
8191 @*
8192
8193 In digital circuit design it is often refered to as ``clock
8194 synchronisation'' the JTAG interface uses one clock (TCK or TCLK)
8195 operating at some speed, your CPU target is operating at another.
8196 The two clocks are not synchronised, they are ``asynchronous''
8197
8198 In order for the two to work together they must be synchronised
8199 well enough to work; JTAG can't go ten times faster than the CPU,
8200 for example. There are 2 basic options:
8201 @enumerate
8202 @item
8203 Use a special "adaptive clocking" circuit to change the JTAG
8204 clock rate to match what the CPU currently supports.
8205 @item
8206 The JTAG clock must be fixed at some speed that's enough slower than
8207 the CPU clock that all TMS and TDI transitions can be detected.
8208 @end enumerate
8209
8210 @b{Does this really matter?} For some chips and some situations, this
8211 is a non-issue, like a 500MHz ARM926 with a 5 MHz JTAG link;
8212 the CPU has no difficulty keeping up with JTAG.
8213 Startup sequences are often problematic though, as are other
8214 situations where the CPU clock rate changes (perhaps to save
8215 power).
8216
8217 For example, Atmel AT91SAM chips start operation from reset with
8218 a 32kHz system clock. Boot firmware may activate the main oscillator
8219 and PLL before switching to a faster clock (perhaps that 500 MHz
8220 ARM926 scenario).
8221 If you're using JTAG to debug that startup sequence, you must slow
8222 the JTAG clock to sometimes 1 to 4kHz. After startup completes,
8223 JTAG can use a faster clock.
8224
8225 Consider also debugging a 500MHz ARM926 hand held battery powered
8226 device that enters a low power ``deep sleep'' mode, at 32kHz CPU
8227 clock, between keystrokes unless it has work to do. When would
8228 that 5 MHz JTAG clock be usable?
8229
8230 @b{Solution #1 - A special circuit}
8231
8232 In order to make use of this,
8233 your CPU, board, and JTAG adapter must all support the RTCK
8234 feature. Not all of them support this; keep reading!
8235
8236 The RTCK ("Return TCK") signal in some ARM chips is used to help with
8237 this problem. ARM has a good description of the problem described at
8238 this link: @url{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} [checked
8239 28/nov/2008]. Link title: ``How does the JTAG synchronisation logic
8240 work? / how does adaptive clocking work?''.
8241
8242 The nice thing about adaptive clocking is that ``battery powered hand
8243 held device example'' - the adaptiveness works perfectly all the
8244 time. One can set a break point or halt the system in the deep power
8245 down code, slow step out until the system speeds up.
8246
8247 Note that adaptive clocking may also need to work at the board level,
8248 when a board-level scan chain has multiple chips.
8249 Parallel clock voting schemes are good way to implement this,
8250 both within and between chips, and can easily be implemented
8251 with a CPLD.
8252 It's not difficult to have logic fan a module's input TCK signal out
8253 to each TAP in the scan chain, and then wait until each TAP's RTCK comes
8254 back with the right polarity before changing the output RTCK signal.
8255 Texas Instruments makes some clock voting logic available
8256 for free (with no support) in VHDL form; see
8257 @url{http://tiexpressdsp.com/index.php/Adaptive_Clocking}
8258
8259 @b{Solution #2 - Always works - but may be slower}
8260
8261 Often this is a perfectly acceptable solution.
8262
8263 In most simple terms: Often the JTAG clock must be 1/10 to 1/12 of
8264 the target clock speed. But what that ``magic division'' is varies
8265 depending on the chips on your board.
8266 @b{ARM rule of thumb} Most ARM based systems require an 6:1 division;
8267 ARM11 cores use an 8:1 division.
8268 @b{Xilinx rule of thumb} is 1/12 the clock speed.
8269
8270 Note: most full speed FT2232 based JTAG adapters are limited to a
8271 maximum of 6MHz. The ones using USB high speed chips (FT2232H)
8272 often support faster clock rates (and adaptive clocking).
8273
8274 You can still debug the 'low power' situations - you just need to
8275 either use a fixed and very slow JTAG clock rate ... or else
8276 manually adjust the clock speed at every step. (Adjusting is painful
8277 and tedious, and is not always practical.)
8278
8279 It is however easy to ``code your way around it'' - i.e.: Cheat a little,
8280 have a special debug mode in your application that does a ``high power
8281 sleep''. If you are careful - 98% of your problems can be debugged
8282 this way.
8283
8284 Note that on ARM you may need to avoid using the @emph{wait for interrupt}
8285 operation in your idle loops even if you don't otherwise change the CPU
8286 clock rate.
8287 That operation gates the CPU clock, and thus the JTAG clock; which
8288 prevents JTAG access. One consequence is not being able to @command{halt}
8289 cores which are executing that @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
8290
8291 To set the JTAG frequency use the command:
8292
8293 @example
8294 # Example: 1.234MHz
8295 adapter_khz 1234
8296 @end example
8297
8298
8299 @item @b{Win32 Pathnames} Why don't backslashes work in Windows paths?
8300
8301 OpenOCD uses Tcl and a backslash is an escape char. Use @{ and @}
8302 around Windows filenames.
8303
8304 @example
8305 > echo \a
8306
8307 > echo @{\a@}
8308 \a
8309 > echo "\a"
8310
8311 >
8312 @end example
8313
8314
8315 @item @b{Missing: cygwin1.dll} OpenOCD complains about a missing cygwin1.dll.
8316
8317 Make sure you have Cygwin installed, or at least a version of OpenOCD that
8318 claims to come with all the necessary DLLs. When using Cygwin, try launching
8319 OpenOCD from the Cygwin shell.
8320
8321 @item @b{Breakpoint Issue} I'm trying to set a breakpoint using GDB (or a frontend like Insight or
8322 Eclipse), but OpenOCD complains that "Info: arm7_9_common.c:213
8323 arm7_9_add_breakpoint(): sw breakpoint requested, but software breakpoints not enabled".
8324
8325 GDB issues software breakpoints when a normal breakpoint is requested, or to implement
8326 source-line single-stepping. On ARMv4T systems, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T or ARM920T,
8327 software breakpoints consume one of the two available hardware breakpoints.
8328
8329 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} When erasing or writing LPC2000 on-chip flash, the operation fails at random.
8330
8331 Make sure the core frequency specified in the @option{flash lpc2000} line matches the
8332 clock at the time you're programming the flash. If you've specified the crystal's
8333 frequency, make sure the PLL is disabled. If you've specified the full core speed
8334 (e.g. 60MHz), make sure the PLL is enabled.
8335
8336 @item @b{Amontec Chameleon} When debugging using an Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
8337 I keep getting "Error: amt_jtagaccel.c:184 amt_wait_scan_busy(): amt_jtagaccel timed
8338 out while waiting for end of scan, rtck was disabled".
8339
8340 Make sure your PC's parallel port operates in EPP mode. You might have to try several
8341 settings in your PC BIOS (ECP, EPP, and different versions of those).
8342
8343 @item @b{Data Aborts} When debugging with OpenOCD and GDB (plain GDB, Insight, or Eclipse),
8344 I get lots of "Error: arm7_9_common.c:1771 arm7_9_read_memory():
8345 memory read caused data abort".
8346
8347 The errors are non-fatal, and are the result of GDB trying to trace stack frames
8348 beyond the last valid frame. It might be possible to prevent this by setting up
8349 a proper "initial" stack frame, if you happen to know what exactly has to
8350 be done, feel free to add this here.
8351
8352 @b{Simple:} In your startup code - push 8 registers of zeros onto the
8353 stack before calling main(). What GDB is doing is ``climbing'' the run
8354 time stack by reading various values on the stack using the standard
8355 call frame for the target. GDB keeps going - until one of 2 things
8356 happen @b{#1} an invalid frame is found, or @b{#2} some huge number of
8357 stackframes have been processed. By pushing zeros on the stack, GDB
8358 gracefully stops.
8359
8360 @b{Debugging Interrupt Service Routines} - In your ISR before you call
8361 your C code, do the same - artifically push some zeros onto the stack,
8362 remember to pop them off when the ISR is done.
8363
8364 @b{Also note:} If you have a multi-threaded operating system, they
8365 often do not @b{in the intrest of saving memory} waste these few
8366 bytes. Painful...
8367
8368
8369 @item @b{JTAG Reset Config} I get the following message in the OpenOCD console (or log file):
8370 "Warning: arm7_9_common.c:679 arm7_9_assert_reset(): srst resets test logic, too".
8371
8372 This warning doesn't indicate any serious problem, as long as you don't want to
8373 debug your core right out of reset. Your .cfg file specified @option{jtag_reset
8374 trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst} to tell OpenOCD that either your board,
8375 your debugger or your target uC (e.g. LPC2000) can't assert the two reset signals
8376 independently. With this setup, it's not possible to halt the core right out of
8377 reset, everything else should work fine.
8378
8379 @item @b{USB Power} When using OpenOCD in conjunction with Amontec JTAGkey and the Yagarto
8380 toolchain (Eclipse, arm-elf-gcc, arm-elf-gdb), the debugging seems to be
8381 unstable. When single-stepping over large blocks of code, GDB and OpenOCD
8382 quit with an error message. Is there a stability issue with OpenOCD?
8383
8384 No, this is not a stability issue concerning OpenOCD. Most users have solved
8385 this issue by simply using a self-powered USB hub, which they connect their
8386 Amontec JTAGkey to. Apparently, some computers do not provide a USB power
8387 supply stable enough for the Amontec JTAGkey to be operated.
8388
8389 @b{Laptops running on battery have this problem too...}
8390
8391 @item @b{USB Power} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the
8392 following error messages: "Error: ft2232.c:201 ft2232_read(): FT_Read returned:
8393 4" and "Error: ft2232.c:365 ft2232_send_and_recv(): couldn't read from FT2232".
8394 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
8395
8396 First of all, the reason might be the USB power supply. Try using a self-powered
8397 hub instead of a direct connection to your computer. Secondly, the error code 4
8398 corresponds to an FT_IO_ERROR, which means that the driver for the FTDI USB
8399 chip ran into some sort of error - this points us to a USB problem.
8400
8401 @item @b{GDB Disconnects} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the following
8402 error message: "Error: gdb_server.c:101 gdb_get_char(): read: 10054".
8403 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
8404
8405 Error code 10054 corresponds to WSAECONNRESET, which means that the debugger (GDB)
8406 has closed the connection to OpenOCD. This might be a GDB issue.
8407
8408 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} In the configuration file in the section where flash device configurations
8409 are described, there is a parameter for specifying the clock frequency
8410 for LPC2000 internal flash devices (e.g. @option{flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpc2000
8411 0x0 0x40000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME lpc2000_v1 14746 calc_checksum}), which must be
8412 specified in kilohertz. However, I do have a quartz crystal of a
8413 frequency that contains fractions of kilohertz (e.g. 14,745,600 Hz,
8414 i.e. 14,745.600 kHz). Is it possible to specify real numbers for the
8415 clock frequency?
8416
8417 No. The clock frequency specified here must be given as an integral number.
8418 However, this clock frequency is used by the In-Application-Programming (IAP)
8419 routines of the LPC2000 family only, which seems to be very tolerant concerning
8420 the given clock frequency, so a slight difference between the specified clock
8421 frequency and the actual clock frequency will not cause any trouble.
8422
8423 @item @b{Command Order} Do I have to keep a specific order for the commands in the configuration file?
8424
8425 Well, yes and no. Commands can be given in arbitrary order, yet the
8426 devices listed for the JTAG scan chain must be given in the right
8427 order (jtag newdevice), with the device closest to the TDO-Pin being
8428 listed first. In general, whenever objects of the same type exist
8429 which require an index number, then these objects must be given in the
8430 right order (jtag newtap, targets and flash banks - a target
8431 references a jtag newtap and a flash bank references a target).
8432
8433 You can use the ``scan_chain'' command to verify and display the tap order.
8434
8435 Also, some commands can't execute until after @command{init} has been
8436 processed. Such commands include @command{nand probe} and everything
8437 else that needs to write to controller registers, perhaps for setting
8438 up DRAM and loading it with code.
8439
8440 @anchor{faqtaporder}
8441 @item @b{JTAG TAP Order} Do I have to declare the TAPS in some
8442 particular order?
8443
8444 Yes; whenever you have more than one, you must declare them in
8445 the same order used by the hardware.
8446
8447 Many newer devices have multiple JTAG TAPs. For example: ST
8448 Microsystems STM32 chips have two TAPs, a ``boundary scan TAP'' and
8449 ``Cortex-M3'' TAP. Example: The STM32 reference manual, Document ID:
8450 RM0008, Section 26.5, Figure 259, page 651/681, the ``TDI'' pin is
8451 connected to the boundary scan TAP, which then connects to the
8452 Cortex-M3 TAP, which then connects to the TDO pin.
8453
8454 Thus, the proper order for the STM32 chip is: (1) The Cortex-M3, then
8455 (2) The boundary scan TAP. If your board includes an additional JTAG
8456 chip in the scan chain (for example a Xilinx CPLD or FPGA) you could
8457 place it before or after the STM32 chip in the chain. For example:
8458
8459 @itemize @bullet
8460 @item OpenOCD_TDI(output) -> STM32 TDI Pin (BS Input)
8461 @item STM32 BS TDO (output) -> STM32 Cortex-M3 TDI (input)
8462 @item STM32 Cortex-M3 TDO (output) -> SM32 TDO Pin
8463 @item STM32 TDO Pin (output) -> Xilinx TDI Pin (input)
8464 @item Xilinx TDO Pin -> OpenOCD TDO (input)
8465 @end itemize
8466
8467 The ``jtag device'' commands would thus be in the order shown below. Note:
8468
8469 @itemize @bullet
8470 @item jtag newtap Xilinx tap -irlen ...
8471 @item jtag newtap stm32 cpu -irlen ...
8472 @item jtag newtap stm32 bs -irlen ...
8473 @item # Create the debug target and say where it is
8474 @item target create stm32.cpu -chain-position stm32.cpu ...
8475 @end itemize
8476
8477
8478 @item @b{SYSCOMP} Sometimes my debugging session terminates with an error. When I look into the
8479 log file, I can see these error messages: Error: arm7_9_common.c:561
8480 arm7_9_execute_sys_speed(): timeout waiting for SYSCOMP
8481
8482 TODO.
8483
8484 @end enumerate
8485
8486 @node Tcl Crash Course
8487 @chapter Tcl Crash Course
8488 @cindex Tcl
8489
8490 Not everyone knows Tcl - this is not intended to be a replacement for
8491 learning Tcl, the intent of this chapter is to give you some idea of
8492 how the Tcl scripts work.
8493
8494 This chapter is written with two audiences in mind. (1) OpenOCD users
8495 who need to understand a bit more of how Jim-Tcl works so they can do
8496 something useful, and (2) those that want to add a new command to
8497 OpenOCD.
8498
8499 @section Tcl Rule #1
8500 There is a famous joke, it goes like this:
8501 @enumerate
8502 @item Rule #1: The wife is always correct
8503 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
8504 @end enumerate
8505
8506 The Tcl equal is this:
8507
8508 @enumerate
8509 @item Rule #1: Everything is a string
8510 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
8511 @end enumerate
8512
8513 As in the famous joke, the consequences of Rule #1 are profound. Once
8514 you understand Rule #1, you will understand Tcl.
8515
8516 @section Tcl Rule #1b
8517 There is a second pair of rules.
8518 @enumerate
8519 @item Rule #1: Control flow does not exist. Only commands
8520 @* For example: the classic FOR loop or IF statement is not a control
8521 flow item, they are commands, there is no such thing as control flow
8522 in Tcl.
8523 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
8524 @* Actually what happens is this: There are commands that by
8525 convention, act like control flow key words in other languages. One of
8526 those commands is the word ``for'', another command is ``if''.
8527 @end enumerate
8528
8529 @section Per Rule #1 - All Results are strings
8530 Every Tcl command results in a string. The word ``result'' is used
8531 deliberatly. No result is just an empty string. Remember: @i{Rule #1 -
8532 Everything is a string}
8533
8534 @section Tcl Quoting Operators
8535 In life of a Tcl script, there are two important periods of time, the
8536 difference is subtle.
8537 @enumerate
8538 @item Parse Time
8539 @item Evaluation Time
8540 @end enumerate
8541
8542 The two key items here are how ``quoted things'' work in Tcl. Tcl has
8543 three primary quoting constructs, the [square-brackets] the
8544 @{curly-braces@} and ``double-quotes''
8545
8546 By now you should know $VARIABLES always start with a $DOLLAR
8547 sign. BTW: To set a variable, you actually use the command ``set'', as
8548 in ``set VARNAME VALUE'' much like the ancient BASIC langauge ``let x
8549 = 1'' statement, but without the equal sign.
8550
8551 @itemize @bullet
8552 @item @b{[square-brackets]}
8553 @* @b{[square-brackets]} are command substitutions. It operates much
8554 like Unix Shell `back-ticks`. The result of a [square-bracket]
8555 operation is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything is a
8556 string}. These two statements are roughly identical:
8557 @example
8558 # bash example
8559 X=`date`
8560 echo "The Date is: $X"
8561 # Tcl example
8562 set X [date]
8563 puts "The Date is: $X"
8564 @end example
8565 @item @b{``double-quoted-things''}
8566 @* @b{``double-quoted-things''} are just simply quoted
8567 text. $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are expanded in place - the
8568 result however is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything
8569 is a string}
8570 @example
8571 set x "Dinner"
8572 puts "It is now \"[date]\", $x is in 1 hour"
8573 @end example
8574 @item @b{@{Curly-Braces@}}
8575 @*@b{@{Curly-Braces@}} are magic: $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are
8576 parsed, but are NOT expanded or executed. @{Curly-Braces@} are like
8577 'single-quote' operators in BASH shell scripts, with the added
8578 feature: @{curly-braces@} can be nested, single quotes can not. @{@{@{this is
8579 nested 3 times@}@}@} NOTE: [date] is a bad example;
8580 at this writing, Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command.
8581 @end itemize
8582
8583 @section Consequences of Rule 1/2/3/4
8584
8585 The consequences of Rule 1 are profound.
8586
8587 @subsection Tokenisation & Execution.
8588
8589 Of course, whitespace, blank lines and #comment lines are handled in
8590 the normal way.
8591
8592 As a script is parsed, each (multi) line in the script file is
8593 tokenised and according to the quoting rules. After tokenisation, that
8594 line is immedatly executed.
8595
8596 Multi line statements end with one or more ``still-open''
8597 @{curly-braces@} which - eventually - closes a few lines later.
8598
8599 @subsection Command Execution
8600
8601 Remember earlier: There are no ``control flow''
8602 statements in Tcl. Instead there are COMMANDS that simply act like
8603 control flow operators.
8604
8605 Commands are executed like this:
8606
8607 @enumerate
8608 @item Parse the next line into (argc) and (argv[]).
8609 @item Look up (argv[0]) in a table and call its function.
8610 @item Repeat until End Of File.
8611 @end enumerate
8612
8613 It sort of works like this:
8614 @example
8615 for(;;)@{
8616 ReadAndParse( &argc, &argv );
8617
8618 cmdPtr = LookupCommand( argv[0] );
8619
8620 (*cmdPtr->Execute)( argc, argv );
8621 @}
8622 @end example
8623
8624 When the command ``proc'' is parsed (which creates a procedure
8625 function) it gets 3 parameters on the command line. @b{1} the name of
8626 the proc (function), @b{2} the list of parameters, and @b{3} the body
8627 of the function. Not the choice of words: LIST and BODY. The PROC
8628 command stores these items in a table somewhere so it can be found by
8629 ``LookupCommand()''
8630
8631 @subsection The FOR command
8632
8633 The most interesting command to look at is the FOR command. In Tcl,
8634 the FOR command is normally implemented in C. Remember, FOR is a
8635 command just like any other command.
8636
8637 When the ascii text containing the FOR command is parsed, the parser
8638 produces 5 parameter strings, @i{(If in doubt: Refer to Rule #1)} they
8639 are:
8640
8641 @enumerate 0
8642 @item The ascii text 'for'
8643 @item The start text
8644 @item The test expression
8645 @item The next text
8646 @item The body text
8647 @end enumerate
8648
8649 Sort of reminds you of ``main( int argc, char **argv )'' does it not?
8650 Remember @i{Rule #1 - Everything is a string.} The key point is this:
8651 Often many of those parameters are in @{curly-braces@} - thus the
8652 variables inside are not expanded or replaced until later.
8653
8654 Remember that every Tcl command looks like the classic ``main( argc,
8655 argv )'' function in C. In JimTCL - they actually look like this:
8656
8657 @example
8658 int
8659 MyCommand( Jim_Interp *interp,
8660 int *argc,
8661 Jim_Obj * const *argvs );
8662 @end example
8663
8664 Real Tcl is nearly identical. Although the newer versions have
8665 introduced a byte-code parser and intepreter, but at the core, it
8666 still operates in the same basic way.
8667
8668 @subsection FOR command implementation
8669
8670 To understand Tcl it is perhaps most helpful to see the FOR
8671 command. Remember, it is a COMMAND not a control flow structure.
8672
8673 In Tcl there are two underlying C helper functions.
8674
8675 Remember Rule #1 - You are a string.
8676
8677 The @b{first} helper parses and executes commands found in an ascii
8678 string. Commands can be seperated by semicolons, or newlines. While
8679 parsing, variables are expanded via the quoting rules.
8680
8681 The @b{second} helper evaluates an ascii string as a numerical
8682 expression and returns a value.
8683
8684 Here is an example of how the @b{FOR} command could be
8685 implemented. The pseudo code below does not show error handling.
8686 @example
8687 void Execute_AsciiString( void *interp, const char *string );
8688
8689 int Evaluate_AsciiExpression( void *interp, const char *string );
8690
8691 int
8692 MyForCommand( void *interp,
8693 int argc,
8694 char **argv )
8695 @{
8696 if( argc != 5 )@{
8697 SetResult( interp, "WRONG number of parameters");
8698 return ERROR;
8699 @}
8700
8701 // argv[0] = the ascii string just like C
8702
8703 // Execute the start statement.
8704 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[1] );
8705
8706 // Top of loop test
8707 for(;;)@{
8708 i = Evaluate_AsciiExpression(interp, argv[2]);
8709 if( i == 0 )
8710 break;
8711
8712 // Execute the body
8713 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[3] );
8714
8715 // Execute the LOOP part
8716 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[4] );
8717 @}
8718
8719 // Return no error
8720 SetResult( interp, "" );
8721 return SUCCESS;
8722 @}
8723 @end example
8724
8725 Every other command IF, WHILE, FORMAT, PUTS, EXPR, everything works
8726 in the same basic way.
8727
8728 @section OpenOCD Tcl Usage
8729
8730 @subsection source and find commands
8731 @b{Where:} In many configuration files
8732 @* Example: @b{ source [find FILENAME] }
8733 @*Remember the parsing rules
8734 @enumerate
8735 @item The @command{find} command is in square brackets,
8736 and is executed with the parameter FILENAME. It should find and return
8737 the full path to a file with that name; it uses an internal search path.
8738 The RESULT is a string, which is substituted into the command line in
8739 place of the bracketed @command{find} command.
8740 (Don't try to use a FILENAME which includes the "#" character.
8741 That character begins Tcl comments.)
8742 @item The @command{source} command is executed with the resulting filename;
8743 it reads a file and executes as a script.
8744 @end enumerate
8745 @subsection format command
8746 @b{Where:} Generally occurs in numerous places.
8747 @* Tcl has no command like @b{printf()}, instead it has @b{format}, which is really more like
8748 @b{sprintf()}.
8749 @b{Example}
8750 @example
8751 set x 6
8752 set y 7
8753 puts [format "The answer: %d" [expr $x * $y]]
8754 @end example
8755 @enumerate
8756 @item The SET command creates 2 variables, X and Y.
8757 @item The double [nested] EXPR command performs math
8758 @* The EXPR command produces numerical result as a string.
8759 @* Refer to Rule #1
8760 @item The format command is executed, producing a single string
8761 @* Refer to Rule #1.
8762 @item The PUTS command outputs the text.
8763 @end enumerate
8764 @subsection Body or Inlined Text
8765 @b{Where:} Various TARGET scripts.
8766 @example
8767 #1 Good
8768 proc someproc @{@} @{
8769 ... multiple lines of stuff ...
8770 @}
8771 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO someproc
8772 #2 Good - no variables
8773 $_TARGETNAME confgure -event foo "this ; that;"
8774 #3 Good Curly Braces
8775 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO @{
8776 puts "Time: [date]"
8777 @}
8778 #4 DANGER DANGER DANGER
8779 $_TARGETNAME configure -event foo "puts \"Time: [date]\""
8780 @end example
8781 @enumerate
8782 @item The $_TARGETNAME is an OpenOCD variable convention.
8783 @*@b{$_TARGETNAME} represents the last target created, the value changes
8784 each time a new target is created. Remember the parsing rules. When
8785 the ascii text is parsed, the @b{$_TARGETNAME} becomes a simple string,
8786 the name of the target which happens to be a TARGET (object)
8787 command.
8788 @item The 2nd parameter to the @option{-event} parameter is a TCBODY
8789 @*There are 4 examples:
8790 @enumerate
8791 @item The TCLBODY is a simple string that happens to be a proc name
8792 @item The TCLBODY is several simple commands seperated by semicolons
8793 @item The TCLBODY is a multi-line @{curly-brace@} quoted string
8794 @item The TCLBODY is a string with variables that get expanded.
8795 @end enumerate
8796
8797 In the end, when the target event FOO occurs the TCLBODY is
8798 evaluated. Method @b{#1} and @b{#2} are functionally identical. For
8799 Method @b{#3} and @b{#4} it is more interesting. What is the TCLBODY?
8800
8801 Remember the parsing rules. In case #3, @{curly-braces@} mean the
8802 $VARS and [square-brackets] are expanded later, when the EVENT occurs,
8803 and the text is evaluated. In case #4, they are replaced before the
8804 ``Target Object Command'' is executed. This occurs at the same time
8805 $_TARGETNAME is replaced. In case #4 the date will never
8806 change. @{BTW: [date] is a bad example; at this writing,
8807 Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command@}
8808 @end enumerate
8809 @subsection Global Variables
8810 @b{Where:} You might discover this when writing your own procs @* In
8811 simple terms: Inside a PROC, if you need to access a global variable
8812 you must say so. See also ``upvar''. Example:
8813 @example
8814 proc myproc @{ @} @{
8815 set y 0 #Local variable Y
8816 global x #Global variable X
8817 puts [format "X=%d, Y=%d" $x $y]
8818 @}
8819 @end example
8820 @section Other Tcl Hacks
8821 @b{Dynamic variable creation}
8822 @example
8823 # Dynamically create a bunch of variables.
8824 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < 32 @} @{ set x [expr $x + 1]@} @{
8825 # Create var name
8826 set vn [format "BIT%d" $x]
8827 # Make it a global
8828 global $vn
8829 # Set it.
8830 set $vn [expr (1 << $x)]
8831 @}
8832 @end example
8833 @b{Dynamic proc/command creation}
8834 @example
8835 # One "X" function - 5 uart functions.
8836 foreach who @{A B C D E@}
8837 proc [format "show_uart%c" $who] @{ @} "show_UARTx $who"
8838 @}
8839 @end example
8840
8841 @include fdl.texi
8842
8843 @node OpenOCD Concept Index
8844 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
8845 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
8846 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
8847 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
8848 @unnumbered OpenOCD Concept Index
8849
8850 @printindex cp
8851
8852 @node Command and Driver Index
8853 @unnumbered Command and Driver Index
8854 @printindex fn
8855
8856 @bye

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