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\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
@c %**start of header
@setfilename openocd.info
@settitle Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD)
@dircategory Development
@direntry
* OpenOCD: (openocd). Open On-Chip Debugger.
@end direntry
@c %**end of header
@include version.texi
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Copyright @copyright{} 2007-2008 Spen @email{spen@@spen-soft.co.uk}@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2008 Oyvind Harboe @email{oyvind.harboe@@zylin.com}
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@titlepage
@title Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD)
@subtitle Edition @value{EDITION} for OpenOCD version @value{VERSION}
@subtitle @value{UPDATED}
@page
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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@end titlepage
@contents
@node Top, About, , (dir)
@top OpenOCD
This manual documents edition @value{EDITION} of the Open On-Chip Debugger
(OpenOCD) version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}.
@insertcopying
@menu
* About:: About OpenOCD.
* Developers:: OpenOCD developers
* Building:: Building OpenOCD
* Running:: Running OpenOCD
* Configuration:: OpenOCD Configuration.
* Target library:: Target library
* Commands:: OpenOCD Commands
* Sample Scripts:: Sample Target Scripts
* GDB and OpenOCD:: Using GDB and OpenOCD
* TCL and OpenOCD:: Using TCL and OpenOCD
* TCL scripting API:: Tcl scripting API
* Upgrading:: Deprecated/Removed Commands
* FAQ:: Frequently Asked Questions
* License:: GNU Free Documentation License
* Index:: Main index.
@end menu
@node About
@unnumbered About
@cindex about
The Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) aims to provide debugging, in-system programming
and boundary-scan testing for embedded target devices. The targets are interfaced
using JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) compliant hardware, but this may be extended to other
connection types in the future.
OpenOCD currently supports Wiggler (clones), FTDI FT2232 based JTAG interfaces, the
Amontec JTAG Accelerator, and the Gateworks GW1602. It allows ARM7 (ARM7TDMI and ARM720t),
ARM9 (ARM920t, ARM922t, ARM926ej--s, ARM966e--s), XScale (PXA25x, IXP42x) and
Cortex-M3 (Luminary Stellaris LM3 and ST STM32) based cores to be debugged.
Flash writing is supported for external CFI compatible flashes (Intel and AMD/Spansion
command set) and several internal flashes (LPC2000, AT91SAM7, STR7x, STR9x, LM3
and STM32x). Preliminary support for using the LPC3180's NAND flash controller is included.
@node Developers
@chapter Developers
@cindex developers
OpenOCD was created by Dominic Rath as part of a diploma thesis written at the
University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (@uref{http://www.fh-augsburg.de}).
Others interested in improving the state of free and open debug and testing technology
are welcome to participate.
Other developers have contributed support for additional targets and flashes as well
as numerous bugfixes and enhancements. See the AUTHORS file for regular contributors.
The main OpenOCD web site is available at @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/web/}
@node Building
@chapter Building
@cindex building OpenOCD
If you are interested in getting actual work done rather than building
OpenOCD, then check if your interface supplier provides binaries for
you. Chances are that that binary is from some SVN version that is more
stable than SVN trunk where bleeding edge development takes place.
You can download the current SVN version with SVN client of your choice from the
following repositories:
(@uref{svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd/trunk})
or
(@uref{http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/openocd/trunk})
Using the SVN command line client, you can use the following command to fetch the
latest version (make sure there is no (non-svn) directory called "openocd" in the
current directory):
@smallexample
svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/openocd/trunk openocd
@end smallexample
Building OpenOCD requires a recent version of the GNU autotools.
On my build system, I'm using autoconf 2.13 and automake 1.9. For building on Windows,
you have to use Cygwin. Make sure that your @env{PATH} environment variable contains no
other locations with Unix utils (like UnxUtils) - these can't handle the Cygwin
paths, resulting in obscure dependency errors (This is an observation I've gathered
from the logs of one user - correct me if I'm wrong).
You further need the appropriate driver files, if you want to build support for
a FTDI FT2232 based interface:
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{ftdi2232} libftdi (@uref{http://www.intra2net.com/opensource/ftdi/})
@item @b{ftd2xx} libftd2xx (@uref{http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm})
@item When using the Amontec JTAGkey, you have to get the drivers from the Amontec
homepage (@uref{www.amontec.com}), as the JTAGkey uses a non-standard VID/PID.
@end itemize
libftdi is supported under windows. Versions earlier than 0.13 will require patching.
see contrib/libftdi for more details.
In general, the D2XX driver provides superior performance (several times as fast),
but has the draw-back of being binary-only - though that isn't that bad, as it isn't
a kernel module, only a user space library.
To build OpenOCD (on both Linux and Cygwin), use the following commands:
@smallexample
./bootstrap
@end smallexample
Bootstrap generates the configure script, and prepares building on your system.
@smallexample
./configure
@end smallexample
Configure generates the Makefiles used to build OpenOCD.
@smallexample
make
@end smallexample
Make builds OpenOCD, and places the final executable in ./src/.
The configure script takes several options, specifying which JTAG interfaces
should be included:
@itemize @bullet
@item
@option{--enable-parport}
@item
@option{--enable-parport_ppdev}
@item
@option{--enable-parport_giveio}
@item
@option{--enable-amtjtagaccel}
@item
@option{--enable-ft2232_ftd2xx}
@footnote{Using the latest D2XX drivers from FTDI and following their installation
instructions, I had to use @option{--enable-ft2232_libftd2xx} for OpenOCD to
build properly.}
@item
@option{--enable-ft2232_libftdi}
@item
@option{--with-ftd2xx=/path/to/d2xx/}
@item
@option{--enable-gw16012}
@item
@option{--enable-usbprog}
@item
@option{--enable-presto_libftdi}
@item
@option{--enable-presto_ftd2xx}
@item
@option{--enable-jlink}
@end itemize
If you want to access the parallel port using the PPDEV interface you have to specify
both the @option{--enable-parport} AND the @option{--enable-parport_ppdev} option since
the @option{--enable-parport_ppdev} option actually is an option to the parport driver
(see @uref{http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=3795} for more info).
Cygwin users have to specify the location of the FTDI D2XX package. This should be an
absolute path containing no spaces.
Linux users should copy the various parts of the D2XX package to the appropriate
locations, i.e. /usr/include, /usr/lib.
Miscellaneous configure options
@itemize @bullet
@item
@option{--enable-gccwarnings} - enable extra gcc warnings during build
@end itemize
@node Running
@chapter Running
@cindex running OpenOCD
@cindex --configfile
@cindex --debug_level
@cindex --logfile
@cindex --search
OpenOCD runs as a daemon, waiting for connections from clients (Telnet, GDB, Other).
Run with @option{--help} or @option{-h} to view the available command line switches.
It reads its configuration by default from the file openocd.cfg located in the current
working directory. This may be overwritten with the @option{-f <configfile>} command line
switch. The @option{-f} command line switch can be specified multiple times, in which case the config files
are executed in order.
Also it is possible to interleave commands w/config scripts using the @option{-c} command line switch.
To enable debug output (when reporting problems or working on OpenOCD itself), use
the @option{-d} command line switch. This sets the @option{debug_level} to "3", outputting
the most information, including debug messages. The default setting is "2", outputting
only informational messages, warnings and errors. You can also change this setting
from within a telnet or gdb session using @option{debug_level <n>} @xref{debug_level}.
You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
Search paths for config/script files can be added to OpenOCD by using
the @option{-s <search>} switch. The current directory and the OpenOCD target library
is in the search path by default.
Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not establish a connection
with the target. In general, it is possible for the JTAG controller to be unresponsive until
the target is set up correctly via e.g. GDB monitor commands in a GDB init script.
@node Configuration
@chapter Configuration
@cindex configuration
OpenOCD runs as a daemon, and reads it current configuration
by default from the file openocd.cfg in the current directory. A different configuration
file can be specified with the @option{-f <conf.file>} command line switch specified when starting OpenOCD.
The configuration file is used to specify on which ports the daemon listens for new
connections, the JTAG interface used to connect to the target, the layout of the JTAG
chain, the targets that should be debugged, and connected flashes.
@section Daemon configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{init}
@*This command terminates the configuration stage and enters the normal
command mode. This can be useful to add commands to the startup scripts and commands
such as resetting the target, programming flash, etc. To reset the CPU upon startup,
add "init" and "reset" at the end of the config script or at the end of the
OpenOCD command line using the @option{-c} command line switch.
@cindex init
@item @b{telnet_port} <@var{number}>
@cindex telnet_port
@*Port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections
@item @b{tcl_port} <@var{number}>
@cindex tcl_port
@*Port on which to listen for incoming TCL syntax. This port is intended as
a simplified RPC connection that can be used by clients to issue commands
and get the output from the TCL engine.
@item @b{gdb_port} <@var{number}>
@cindex gdb_port
@*First port on which to listen for incoming GDB connections. The GDB port for the
first target will be gdb_port, the second target will listen on gdb_port + 1, and so on.
@item @b{gdb_breakpoint_override} <@var{hard|soft|disabled}>
@cindex gdb_breakpoint_override
@anchor{gdb_breakpoint_override}
@*Force breakpoint type for gdb 'break' commands.
The raison d'etre for this option is to support GDB GUI's without
a hard/soft breakpoint concept where the default OpenOCD and
GDB behaviour is not sufficient. Note that GDB will use hardware
breakpoints if the memory map has been set up for flash regions.
This option replaces older arm7_9 target commands that addressed
the same issue.
@item @b{gdb_detach} <@var{resume|reset|halt|nothing}>
@cindex gdb_detach
@*Configures what OpenOCD will do when gdb detaches from the daeman.
Default behaviour is <@var{resume}>
@item @b{gdb_memory_map} <@var{enable|disable}>
@cindex gdb_memory_map
@*Set to <@var{enable}> to cause OpenOCD to send the memory configuration to gdb when
requested. gdb will then know when to set hardware breakpoints, and program flash
using the gdb load command. @option{gdb_flash_program enable} will also need enabling
for flash programming to work.
Default behaviour is <@var{enable}>
@xref{gdb_flash_program}.
@item @b{gdb_flash_program} <@var{enable|disable}>
@cindex gdb_flash_program
@anchor{gdb_flash_program}
@*Set to <@var{enable}> to cause OpenOCD to program the flash memory when a
vFlash packet is received.
Default behaviour is <@var{enable}>
@end itemize
@section JTAG interface configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{interface} <@var{name}>
@cindex interface
@*Use the interface driver <@var{name}> to connect to the target. Currently supported
interfaces are
@itemize @minus
@item @b{parport}
PC parallel port bit-banging (Wigglers, PLD download cable, ...)
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{amt_jtagaccel}
Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration connected to a PC's EPP
mode parallel port
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{ft2232}
FTDI FT2232 based devices using either the open-source libftdi or the binary only
FTD2XX driver. The FTD2XX is superior in performance, but not available on every
platform. The libftdi uses libusb, and should be portable to all systems that provide
libusb.
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{ep93xx}
Cirrus Logic EP93xx based single-board computer bit-banging (in development)
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{presto}
ASIX PRESTO USB JTAG programmer.
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{usbprog}
usbprog is a freely programmable USB adapter.
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{gw16012}
Gateworks GW16012 JTAG programmer.
@end itemize
@itemize @minus
@item @b{jlink}
Segger jlink usb adapter
@end itemize
@end itemize
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{jtag_speed} <@var{reset speed}>
@cindex jtag_speed
@*Limit the maximum speed of the JTAG interface. Usually, a value of zero means maximum
speed. The actual effect of this option depends on the JTAG interface used.
The speed used during reset can be adjusted using setting jtag_speed during
pre_reset and post_reset events.
@itemize @minus
@item wiggler: maximum speed / @var{number}
@item ft2232: 6MHz / (@var{number}+1)
@item amt jtagaccel: 8 / 2**@var{number}
@item jlink: maximum speed in kHz (0-12000), 0 will use RTCK
@end itemize
Note: Make sure the jtag clock is no more than @math{1/6th <20> CPU-Clock}. This is
especially true for synthesized cores (-S).
@item @b{jtag_khz} <@var{reset speed kHz}>
@cindex jtag_khz
@*Same as jtag_speed, except that the speed is specified in maximum kHz. If
the device can not support the rate asked for, or can not translate from
kHz to jtag_speed, then an error is returned. 0 means RTCK. If RTCK
is not supported, then an error is reported.
@item @b{reset_config} <@var{signals}> [@var{combination}] [@var{trst_type}] [@var{srst_type}]
@cindex reset_config
@*The configuration of the reset signals available on the JTAG interface AND the target.
If the JTAG interface provides SRST, but the target doesn't connect that signal properly,
then OpenOCD can't use it. <@var{signals}> can be @option{none}, @option{trst_only},
@option{srst_only} or @option{trst_and_srst}.
[@var{combination}] is an optional value specifying broken reset signal implementations.
@option{srst_pulls_trst} states that the testlogic is reset together with the reset of
the system (e.g. Philips LPC2000, "broken" board layout), @option{trst_pulls_srst} says
that the system is reset together with the test logic (only hypothetical, I haven't
seen hardware with such a bug, and can be worked around).
@option{combined} imples both @option{srst_pulls_trst} and @option{trst_pulls_srst}.
The default behaviour if no option given is @option{separate}.
The [@var{trst_type}] and [@var{srst_type}] parameters allow the driver type of the
reset lines to be specified. Possible values are @option{trst_push_pull} (default)
and @option{trst_open_drain} for the test reset signal, and @option{srst_open_drain}
(default) and @option{srst_push_pull} for the system reset. These values only affect
JTAG interfaces with support for different drivers, like the Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGAccelerator.
@item @b{jtag_device} <@var{IR length}> <@var{IR capture}> <@var{IR mask}> <@var{IDCODE instruction}>
@cindex jtag_device
@*Describes the devices that form the JTAG daisy chain, with the first device being
the one closest to TDO. The parameters are the length of the instruction register
(4 for all ARM7/9s), the value captured during Capture-IR (0x1 for ARM7/9), and a mask
of bits that should be validated when doing IR scans (all four bits (0xf) for ARM7/9).
The IDCODE instruction will in future be used to query devices for their JTAG
identification code. This line is the same for all ARM7 and ARM9 devices.
Other devices, like CPLDs, require different parameters. An example configuration
line for a Xilinx XC9500 CPLD would look like this:
@smallexample
jtag_device 8 0x01 0x0e3 0xfe
@end smallexample
The instruction register (IR) is 8 bits long, during Capture-IR 0x01 is loaded into
the IR, but only bits 0-1 and 5-7 should be checked, the others (2-4) might vary.
The IDCODE instruction is 0xfe.
@item @b{jtag_nsrst_delay} <@var{ms}>
@cindex jtag_nsrst_delay
@*How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting nSRST before
starting new JTAG operations.
@item @b{jtag_ntrst_delay} <@var{ms}>
@cindex jtag_ntrst_delay
@*Same @b{jtag_nsrst_delay}, but for nTRST
The jtag_n[st]rst_delay options are useful if reset circuitry (like a reset supervisor,
or on-chip features) keep a reset line asserted for some time after the external reset
got deasserted.
@end itemize
@section parport options
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{parport_port} <@var{number}>
@cindex parport_port
@*Either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of
the @file{/dev/parport} device
When using PPDEV to access the parallel port, use the number of the parallel port:
@option{parport_port 0} (the default). If @option{parport_port 0x378} is specified
you may encounter a problem.
@item @b{parport_cable} <@var{name}>
@cindex parport_cable
@*The layout of the parallel port cable used to connect to the target.
Currently supported cables are
@itemize @minus
@item @b{wiggler}
@cindex wiggler
The original Wiggler layout, also supported by several clones, such
as the Olimex ARM-JTAG
@item @b{wiggler2}
@cindex wiggler2
Same as original wiggler except an led is fitted on D5.
@item @b{wiggler_ntrst_inverted}
@cindex wiggler_ntrst_inverted
Same as original wiggler except TRST is inverted.
@item @b{old_amt_wiggler}
@cindex old_amt_wiggler
The Wiggler configuration that comes with Amontec's Chameleon Programmer. The new
version available from the website uses the original Wiggler layout ('@var{wiggler}')
@item @b{chameleon}
@cindex chameleon
The Amontec Chameleon's CPLD when operated in configuration mode. This is only used to
program the Chameleon itself, not a connected target.
@item @b{dlc5}
@cindex dlc5
The Xilinx Parallel cable III.
@item @b{triton}
@cindex triton
The parallel port adapter found on the 'Karo Triton 1 Development Board'.
This is also the layout used by the HollyGates design
(see @uref{http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/jtag/}).
@item @b{flashlink}
@cindex flashlink
The ST Parallel cable.
@item @b{arm-jtag}
@cindex arm-jtag
Same as original wiggler except SRST and TRST connections reversed and
TRST is also inverted.
@item @b{altium}
@cindex altium
Altium Universal JTAG cable.
@end itemize
@item @b{parport_write_on_exit} <@var{on|off}>
@cindex parport_write_on_exit
@*This will configure the parallel driver to write a known value to the parallel
interface on exiting OpenOCD
@end itemize
@section amt_jtagaccel options
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{parport_port} <@var{number}>
@cindex parport_port
@*Either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of the
@file{/dev/parport} device
@end itemize
@section ft2232 options
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{ft2232_device_desc} <@var{description}>
@cindex ft2232_device_desc
@*The USB device description of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
default value is used. This setting is only valid if compiled with FTD2XX support.
@item @b{ft2232_layout} <@var{name}>
@cindex ft2232_layout
@*The layout of the FT2232 GPIO signals used to control output-enables and reset
signals. Valid layouts are
@itemize @minus
@item @b{usbjtag}
"USBJTAG-1" layout described in the original OpenOCD diploma thesis
@item @b{jtagkey}
Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGkey-tiny
@item @b{signalyzer}
Signalyzer
@item @b{olimex-jtag}
Olimex ARM-USB-OCD
@item @b{m5960}
American Microsystems M5960
@item @b{evb_lm3s811}
Luminary Micro EVB_LM3S811 as a JTAG interface (not onboard processor), no TRST or
SRST signals on external connector
@item @b{comstick}
Hitex STR9 comstick
@item @b{stm32stick}
Hitex STM32 Performance Stick
@item @b{flyswatter}
Tin Can Tools Flyswatter
@item @b{turtelizer2}
egnite Software turtelizer2
@item @b{oocdlink}
OOCDLink
@end itemize
@item @b{ft2232_vid_pid} <@var{vid}> <@var{pid}>
@*The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
default values are used. Multiple <@var{vid}>, <@var{pid}> pairs may be given, eg.
@smallexample
ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
@end smallexample
@item @b{ft2232_latency} <@var{ms}>
@*On some systems using ft2232 based JTAG interfaces the FT_Read function call in
ft2232_read() fails to return the expected number of bytes. This can be caused by
USB communication delays and has proved hard to reproduce and debug. Setting the
FT2232 latency timer to a larger value increases delays for short USB packages but it
also reduces the risk of timeouts before receiving the expected number of bytes.
The OpenOCD default value is 2 and for some systems a value of 10 has proved useful.
@end itemize
@section ep93xx options
@cindex ep93xx options
Currently, there are no options available for the ep93xx interface.
@page
@section Target configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{target} <@var{type}> <@var{endianess}> <@var{JTAG pos}>
<@var{variant}>
@cindex target
@*Defines a target that should be debugged. Currently supported types are:
@itemize @minus
@item @b{arm7tdmi}
@item @b{arm720t}
@item @b{arm9tdmi}
@item @b{arm920t}
@item @b{arm922t}
@item @b{arm926ejs}
@item @b{arm966e}
@item @b{cortex_m3}
@item @b{feroceon}
@item @b{xscale}
@item @b{mips_m4k}
@end itemize
If you want to use a target board that is not on this list, see Adding a new
target board
Endianess may be @option{little} or @option{big}.
@item @b{target_script} <@var{target#}> <@var{event}> <@var{script_file}>
@cindex target_script
@*Event is one of the following:
@option{pre_reset}, @option{reset}, @option{post_reset}, @option{post_halt},
@option{pre_resume} or @option{gdb_program_config}.
@option{post_reset} and @option{reset} will produce the same results.
@item @b{working_area} <@var{target#}> <@var{address}> <@var{size}>
<@var{backup}|@var{nobackup}>
@cindex working_area
@*Specifies a working area for the debugger to use. This may be used to speed-up
downloads to target memory and flash operations, or to perform otherwise unavailable
operations (some coprocessor operations on ARM7/9 systems, for example). The last
parameter decides whether the memory should be preserved (<@var{backup}>) or can simply be overwritten (<@var{nobackup}>). If possible, use
a working_area that doesn't need to be backed up, as performing a backup slows down operation.
@end itemize
@subsection arm7tdmi options
@cindex arm7tdmi options
target arm7tdmi <@var{endianess}> <@var{jtag#}>
@*The arm7tdmi target definition requires at least one additional argument, specifying
the position of the target in the JTAG daisy-chain. The first JTAG device is number 0.
The optional [@var{variant}] parameter has been removed in recent versions.
The correct feature set is determined at runtime.
@subsection arm720t options
@cindex arm720t options
ARM720t options are similar to ARM7TDMI options.
@subsection arm9tdmi options
@cindex arm9tdmi options
ARM9TDMI options are similar to ARM7TDMI options. Supported variants are
@option{arm920t}, @option{arm922t} and @option{arm940t}.
This enables the hardware single-stepping support found on these cores.
@subsection arm920t options
@cindex arm920t options
ARM920t options are similar to ARM9TDMI options.
@subsection arm966e options
@cindex arm966e options
ARM966e options are similar to ARM9TDMI options.
@subsection cortex_m3 options
@cindex cortex_m3 options
use variant <@var{variant}> @option{lm3s} when debugging luminary lm3s targets. This will cause
openocd to use a software reset rather than asserting SRST to avoid a issue with clearing
the debug registers. This is fixed in Fury Rev B, DustDevil Rev B, Tempest, these revisions will
be detected and the normal reset behaviour used.
@subsection xscale options
@cindex xscale options
Supported variants are @option{ixp42x}, @option{ixp45x}, @option{ixp46x},
@option{pxa250}, @option{pxa255}, @option{pxa26x}.
@section Flash configuration
@cindex Flash configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{flash bank} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}>
<@var{bus_width}> <@var{target#}> [@var{driver_options ...}]
@cindex flash bank
@*Configures a flash bank at <@var{base}> of <@var{size}> bytes and <@var{chip_width}>
and <@var{bus_width}> bytes using the selected flash <driver>.
@end itemize
@subsection lpc2000 options
@cindex lpc2000 options
@b{flash bank lpc2000} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}> <@var{variant}>
<@var{clock}> [@var{calc_checksum}]
@*LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified. Additional
parameters are the <@var{variant}>, which may be @var{lpc2000_v1} (older LPC21xx and LPC22xx)
or @var{lpc2000_v2} (LPC213x, LPC214x, LPC210[123], LPC23xx and LPC24xx), the number
of the target this flash belongs to (first is 0), the frequency at which the core
is currently running (in kHz - must be an integral number), and the optional keyword
@var{calc_checksum}, telling the driver to calculate a valid checksum for the exception
vector table.
@subsection cfi options
@cindex cfi options
@b{flash bank cfi} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}>
<@var{target#}> [@var{jedec_probe}|@var{x16_as_x8}]
@*CFI flashes require the number of the target they're connected to as an additional
argument. The CFI driver makes use of a working area (specified for the target)
to significantly speed up operation.
@var{chip_width} and @var{bus_width} are specified in bytes.
The @var{jedec_probe} option is used to detect certain non-CFI flash roms, like AM29LV010 and similar types.
@var{x16_as_x8} ???
@subsection at91sam7 options
@cindex at91sam7 options
@b{flash bank at91sam7} 0 0 0 0 <@var{target#}>
@*AT91SAM7 flashes only require the @var{target#}, all other values are looked up after
reading the chip-id and type.
@subsection str7 options
@cindex str7 options
@b{flash bank str7x} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}> <@var{variant}>
@*variant can be either STR71x, STR73x or STR75x.
@subsection str9 options
@cindex str9 options
@b{flash bank str9x} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}>
@*The str9 needs the flash controller to be configured prior to Flash programming, eg.
@smallexample
str9x flash_config 0 4 2 0 0x80000
@end smallexample
This will setup the BBSR, NBBSR, BBADR and NBBADR registers respectively.
@subsection str9 options (str9xpec driver)
@b{flash bank str9xpec} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}>
@*Before using the flash commands the turbo mode will need enabling using str9xpec
@option{enable_turbo} <@var{num>.}
Only use this driver for locking/unlocking the device or configuring the option bytes.
Use the standard str9 driver for programming.
@subsection stellaris (LM3Sxxx) options
@cindex stellaris (LM3Sxxx) options
@b{flash bank stellaris} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}>
@*stellaris flash plugin only require the @var{target#}.
@subsection stm32x options
@cindex stm32x options
@b{flash bank stm32x} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}>
@*stm32x flash plugin only require the @var{target#}.
@subsection aduc702x options
@cindex aduc702x options
@b{flash bank aduc702x} <@var{base}> <@var{size}> 0 0 <@var{target#}>
@*aduc702x flash plugin require the flash @var{base}, @var{size} and @var{target#}.
@section mFlash configuration
@cindex mFlash configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{mflash bank} <@var{soc}> <@var{base}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}>
<@var{RST pin}> <@var{WP pin}> <@var{DPD pin}> <@var{target #}>
@cindex mflash bank
@*Configures a mflash for <@var{soc}> host bank at <@var{base}>. <@var{chip_width}> and
<@var{bus_width}> are bytes order. Pin number format is dependent on host GPIO calling convention.
If WP or DPD pin was not used, write -1. Currently, mflash bank support s3c2440 and pxa270.
@end itemize
(ex. of s3c2440) mflash <@var{RST pin}> is GPIO B1, <@var{WP pin}> and <@var{DPD pin}> are not used.
@smallexample
mflash bank s3c2440 0x10000000 2 2 1b -1 -1 0
@end smallexample
(ex. of pxa270) mflash <@var{RST pin}> is GPIO 43, <@var{DPD pin}> is not used and <@var{DPD pin}> is GPIO 51.
@smallexample
mflash bank pxa270 0x08000000 2 2 43 -1 51 0
@end smallexample
@node Target library
@chapter Target library
@cindex Target library
OpenOCD comes with a target configuration script library. These scripts can be
used as-is or serve as a starting point.
The target library is published together with the openocd executable and
the path to the target library is in the OpenOCD script search path.
Similarly there are example scripts for configuring the JTAG interface.
The command line below uses the example parport configuration scripts
that ship with OpenOCD, then configures the str710.cfg target and
finally issues the init and reset command. The communication speed
is set to 10kHz for reset and 8MHz for post reset.
@smallexample
openocd -f interface/parport.cfg -f target/str710.cfg -c "init" -c "reset"
@end smallexample
To list the target scripts available:
@smallexample
$ ls /usr/local/lib/openocd/target
arm7_fast.cfg lm3s6965.cfg pxa255.cfg stm32.cfg xba_revA3.cfg
at91eb40a.cfg lpc2148.cfg pxa255_sst.cfg str710.cfg zy1000.cfg
at91r40008.cfg lpc2294.cfg sam7s256.cfg str912.cfg
at91sam9260.cfg nslu2.cfg sam7x256.cfg wi-9c.cfg
@end smallexample
@node Commands
@chapter Commands
@cindex commands
OpenOCD allows user interaction through a GDB server (default: port 3333),
a telnet interface (default: port 4444), and a TCL interface (default: port 5555). The command line interpreter
is available from both the telnet interface and a GDB session. To issue commands to the
interpreter from within a GDB session, use the @option{monitor} command, e.g. use
@option{monitor poll} to issue the @option{poll} command. All output is relayed through the
GDB session.
The TCL interface is used as a simplified RPC mechanism that feeds all the
input into the TCL interpreter and returns the output from the evaluation of
the commands.
@section Daemon
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{sleep} <@var{msec}>
@cindex sleep
@*Wait for n milliseconds before resuming. Useful in connection with script files
(@var{script} command and @var{target_script} configuration).
@item @b{shutdown}
@cindex shutdown
@*Close the OpenOCD daemon, disconnecting all clients (GDB, Telnet, Other).
@item @b{debug_level} [@var{n}]
@cindex debug_level
@anchor{debug_level}
@*Display or adjust debug level to n<0-3>
@item @b{fast} [@var{enable|disable}]
@cindex fast
@*Default disabled. Set default behaviour of OpenOCD to be "fast and dangerous". For instance ARM7/9 DCC memory
downloads and fast memory access will work if the JTAG interface isn't too fast and
the core doesn't run at a too low frequency. Note that this option only changes the default
and that the indvidual options, like DCC memory downloads, can be enabled and disabled
individually.
The target specific "dangerous" optimisation tweaking options may come and go
as more robust and user friendly ways are found to ensure maximum throughput
and robustness with a minimum of configuration.
Typically the "fast enable" is specified first on the command line:
@smallexample
openocd -c "fast enable" -c "interface dummy" -f target/str710.cfg
@end smallexample
@item @b{log_output} <@var{file}>
@cindex log_output
@*Redirect logging to <file> (default: stderr)
@item @b{script} <@var{file}>
@cindex script
@*Execute commands from <file>
@end itemize
@subsection Target state handling
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{poll} [@option{on}|@option{off}]
@cindex poll
@*Poll the target for its current state. If the target is in debug mode, architecture
specific information about the current state is printed. An optional parameter
allows continuous polling to be enabled and disabled.
@item @b{halt} [@option{ms}]
@cindex halt
@*Send a halt request to the target and wait for it to halt for up to [@option{ms}] milliseconds.
Default [@option{ms}] is 5 seconds if no arg given.
Optional arg @option{ms} is a timeout in milliseconds. Using 0 as the [@option{ms}]
will stop OpenOCD from waiting.
@item @b{wait_halt} [@option{ms}]
@cindex wait_halt
@*Wait for the target to enter debug mode. Optional [@option{ms}] is
a timeout in milliseconds. Default [@option{ms}] is 5 seconds if no
arg given.
@item @b{resume} [@var{address}]
@cindex resume
@*Resume the target at its current code position, or at an optional address.
OpenOCD will wait 5 seconds for the target to resume.
@item @b{step} [@var{address}]
@cindex step
@*Single-step the target at its current code position, or at an optional address.
@item @b{reset} [@option{run}|@option{halt}|@option{init}]
@cindex reset
@*Perform a hard-reset. The optional parameter specifies what should happen after the reset.
With no arguments a "reset run" is executed
@itemize @minus
@item @b{run}
@cindex reset run
@*Let the target run.
@item @b{halt}
@cindex reset halt
@*Immediately halt the target (works only with certain configurations).
@item @b{init}
@cindex reset init
@*Immediately halt the target, and execute the reset script (works only with certain
configurations)
@end itemize
@end itemize
@subsection Memory access commands
These commands allow accesses of a specific size to the memory system:
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{mdw} <@var{addr}> [@var{count}]
@cindex mdw
@*display memory words
@item @b{mdh} <@var{addr}> [@var{count}]
@cindex mdh
@*display memory half-words
@item @b{mdb} <@var{addr}> [@var{count}]
@cindex mdb
@*display memory bytes
@item @b{mww} <@var{addr}> <@var{value}>
@cindex mww
@*write memory word
@item @b{mwh} <@var{addr}> <@var{value}>
@cindex mwh
@*write memory half-word
@item @b{mwb} <@var{addr}> <@var{value}>
@cindex mwb
@*write memory byte
@item @b{load_image} <@var{file}> <@var{address}> [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
@cindex load_image
@anchor{load_image}
@*Load image <@var{file}> to target memory at <@var{address}>
@item @b{dump_image} <@var{file}> <@var{address}> <@var{size}>
@cindex dump_image
@anchor{dump_image}
@*Dump <@var{size}> bytes of target memory starting at <@var{address}> to a
(binary) <@var{file}>.
@item @b{verify_image} <@var{file}> <@var{address}> [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
@cindex verify_image
@*Verify <@var{file}> against target memory starting at <@var{address}>.
This will first attempt comparison using a crc checksum, if this fails it will try a binary compare.
@end itemize
@subsection Flash commands
@cindex Flash commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{flash banks}
@cindex flash banks
@*List configured flash banks
@item @b{flash info} <@var{num}>
@cindex flash info
@*Print info about flash bank <@option{num}>
@item @b{flash probe} <@var{num}>
@cindex flash probe
@*Identify the flash, or validate the parameters of the configured flash. Operation
depends on the flash type.
@item @b{flash erase_check} <@var{num}>
@cindex flash erase_check
@*Check erase state of sectors in flash bank <@var{num}>. This is the only operation that
updates the erase state information displayed by @option{flash info}. That means you have
to issue an @option{erase_check} command after erasing or programming the device to get
updated information.
@item @b{flash protect_check} <@var{num}>
@cindex flash protect_check
@*Check protection state of sectors in flash bank <num>.
@option{flash erase_sector} using the same syntax.
@item @b{flash erase_sector} <@var{num}> <@var{first}> <@var{last}>
@cindex flash erase_sector
@anchor{flash erase_sector}
@*Erase sectors at bank <@var{num}>, starting at sector <@var{first}> up to and including
<@var{last}>. Sector numbering starts at 0. Depending on the flash type, erasing may
require the protection to be disabled first (e.g. Intel Advanced Bootblock flash using
the CFI driver).
@item @b{flash erase_address} <@var{address}> <@var{length}>
@cindex flash erase_address
@*Erase sectors starting at <@var{address}> for <@var{length}> bytes
@item @b{flash write_bank} <@var{num}> <@var{file}> <@var{offset}>
@cindex flash write_bank
@anchor{flash write_bank}
@*Write the binary <@var{file}> to flash bank <@var{num}>, starting at
<@option{offset}> bytes from the beginning of the bank.
@item @b{flash write_image} [@var{erase}] <@var{file}> [@var{offset}] [@var{type}]
@cindex flash write_image
@anchor{flash write_image}
@*Write the image <@var{file}> to the current target's flash bank(s). A relocation
[@var{offset}] can be specified and the file [@var{type}] can be specified
explicitly as @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex), @option{elf}
(ELF file) or @option{s19} (Motorola s19). Flash memory will be erased prior to programming
if the @option{erase} parameter is given.
@item @b{flash protect} <@var{num}> <@var{first}> <@var{last}> <@option{on}|@option{off}>
@cindex flash protect
@*Enable (@var{on}) or disable (@var{off}) protection of flash sectors <@var{first}> to
<@var{last}> of @option{flash bank} <@var{num}>.
@end itemize
@subsection mFlash commands
@cindex mFlash commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{mflash probe}
@cindex mflash probe
Probe mflash.
@item @b{mflash write} <@var{num}> <@var{file}> <@var{offset}>
@cindex mflash write
Write the binary <@var{file}> to mflash bank <@var{num}>, starting at
<@var{offset}> bytes from the beginning of the bank.
@item @b{mflash dump} <@var{num}> <@var{file}> <@var{offset}> <@var{size}>
@cindex mflash dump
Dump <size> bytes, starting at <@var{offset}> bytes from the beginning of the <@var{num}> bank
to a <@var{file}>.
@end itemize
@page
@section Target Commands
@cindex Target Commands
@subsection Overview
@cindex Overview
Pre "TCL" - many commands in OpenOCD where implemented as C functions. Post "TCL"
(Jim-Tcl to be more exact, June 2008) TCL became a bigger part of OpenOCD.
One of the biggest changes is the introduction of 'target specific'
commands. When every time you create a target, a special command name is
created specifically for that target.
For example - in TCL/TK - if you create a button (or any other screen object) you
can specify various "button configuration parameters". One of those parameters is
the "object cmd/name" [ In TK - this is referred to as the object path ]. Later
you can use that 'path' as a command to modify the button, for example to make it
"grey", or change the color. In effect, the "path" function is an 'object
oriented command'. The TCL change in OpenOCD follows the same principle, you create
a target, and a specific "targetname" command is created.
There are two methods of creating a target:
@enumerate
@item
Using the old syntax (deprecated). Target names are autogenerated as:
"target0", "target1", etc.;
@cindex old syntax
@item
Using the new syntax, you can specify the name of the target.
@cindex new syntax
@end enumerate
As most users will have a single JTAG target, and by default the command name will
probably default to "target0", thus for reasons of simplicity the instructions below
use the name "target0".
@subsection Commands
@cindex Commands
OpenOCD has the following 'target' or 'target-like' commands:
@enumerate
@item
@b{targets (plural)} - lists all known targets and a little bit of information about each
target, most importantly the target *COMMAND*NAME* (it also lists the target number);
@cindex targets
@item
@b{target (singular)} - used to create, configure list, etc the targets;
@cindex target
@item
@b{target0} - the command object for the first target. Unless you specified another name.
@cindex target0
@end enumerate
@subsubsection Targets Command
@cindex Targets Command
The "targets" command has 2 functions:
@itemize
@item
With a parameter, you can change the current command line target.
NOTE: "with a parameter" is really only useful with 'multiple JTAG targets' not something
you normally encounter (ie: If you had 2 arm chips - sharing the same JTAG chain).
@verbatim
# using a target name.
(gdb) mon targets target0
# or a target by number.
(gdb) mon targets 3
@end verbatim
@cindex with a parameter
@item
Plain, without any parameter lists targets, for example:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon targets
CmdName Type Endian ChainPos State
-- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ----------
0: target0 arm7tdmi little 0 halted
@end verbatim
This shows:
@enumerate a
@item
in this example, a single target;
@item
target number 0 (1st column);
@item
the 'object name' is target0 (the default name);
@item
it is an arm7tdmi;
@item
little endian;
@item
the position in the JTAG chain;
@item
and is currently halted.
@end enumerate
@cindex without any parameter
@end itemize
@subsubsection Target Command
@cindex Target Command
The "target" command has the following options:
@itemize
@item
target create
@verbatim
target create CMDNAME TYPE ... config options ...
argv[0] = 'target'
argv[1] = 'create'
argv[2] = the 'object command'
(normally, target0, see (3) above)
argv[3] = the target type, ie: arm7tdmi
argv[4..N] = configuration parameters
@end verbatim
@item
target types
Lists all supported target types; ie: arm7tdmi, xscale, fericon, cortex-m3.
The result TCL list of all known target types (and is human readable).
@item
target names
Returns a TCL list of all known target commands (and is human readable).
Example:
@verbatim
foreach t [target names] {
puts [format "Target: %s\n" $t]
}
@end verbatim
@item
target current
Returns the TCL command name of the current target.
Example:
@verbatim
set ct [target current]
set t [$ct cget -type]
puts "Current target name is: $ct, and is a: $t"
@end verbatim
@item
target number <VALUE>
Returns the TCL command name of the specified target.
Example
@verbatim
set thename [target number $x]
puts [format "Target %d is: %s\n" $x $thename]
@end verbatim
For instance, assuming the defaults
@verbatim
target number 0
@end verbatim
Would return 'target0' (or whatever you called it)
@item
target count
Returns the larget+1 target number.
Example:
@verbatim
set c [target count]
for { set x 0 } { $x < $c } { incr x } {
# Assuming you have this function..
print_target_details $x
}
@end verbatim
@end itemize
@subsubsection Target0 Command
@cindex Target0 Command
The "target0" command (the "Target Object" command):
Once a target is 'created' a command object by that targets name is created, for example
@verbatim
target create BiGRed arm7tdmi -endian little -chain-position 3
@end verbatim
Would create a [case sensitive] "command" BiGRed
If you use the old [deprecated] syntax, the name is automatically
generated and is in the form:
@verbatim
target0, target1, target2, target3, ... etc.
@end verbatim
@subsubsection Target CREATE, CONFIGURE and CGET Options Command
@cindex Target CREATE, CONFIGURE and CGET Options Command
The commands:
@verbatim
target create CMDNAME TYPE [configure-options]
CMDNAME configure [configure-options]
CMDNAME cget [configure-options]
@end verbatim
@itemize
@item
In the 'create' case, one is creating the target and can specify any
number of configuration parameters.
@item
In the 'CMDNAME configure' case, one can change the setting [Not all things can, or should be changed].
@item
In the 'CMDNAME cget' case, the goal is to query the target for a
specific configuration option.
@end itemize
In the above, the "default" name target0 is 'target0'.
Example:
From the (gdb) prompt, one can type this:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon target0 configure -endian big
@end verbatim
And change target0 to 'big-endian'. This is a contrived example,
specifically for this document - don't expect changing endian
'mid-operation' to work you should set the endian at creation.
Known options [30/august/2008] are:
@itemize
@item
[Mandatory 'create' Options]
@itemize
@item
type arm7tdmi|arm720|etc ...
@item
chain-position NUMBER
@item
endian ENDIAN
@end itemize
@item
Optional
@itemize
@item
event EVENTNAME "tcl-action"
@item
reset RESETACTION
@item
work-area-virt ADDR
@item
work-area-phys ADDR
@item
work-area-size ADDR
@item
work-area-backup BOOLEAN
@end itemize
@end itemize
Hint: To get a list of available options, try this:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon target0 cget -BLAHBLAHBLAH
@end verbatim
the above causes an error - and a helpful list of valid options.
One can query any of the above options at run time, for example:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon target0 cget -OPTION [param]
@end verbatim
Example TCL script
@verbatim
# For all targets...
set c [target count]
for { set x 0 } { $x < $c } { incr x ] {
set n [target number $x]
set t [$n cget -type]
set e [$n cget -endian]
puts [format "%d: %s, %s, endian: %s\n" $x $n $t $n]
}
@end verbatim
Might produce:
@verbatim
0: pic32chip, mips_m4k, endain: little
1: arm7, arm7tdmi, endian: big
2: blackfin, bf534, endian: little
@end verbatim
Notice the above example is not target0, target1, target2 Why? Because in this contrived multi-target example -
more human understandable target names might be helpful.
For example these two are the same:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon blackfin configure -event FOO {puts "Hi mom"}
@end verbatim
or:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon [target number 2] configure -event FOO {puts "Hi mom"}
@end verbatim
In the second case, we use [] to get the command name of target #2, in this contrived example - it is "blackfin".
Two important configuration options are:
"-event" and "-reset"
The "-reset" option specifies what should happen when the chip is reset, for example should it 'halt', 're-init',
or what.
The "-event" option less you specify a TCL command to occur when a specific event occurs.
@subsection Target Events
@cindex Target Events
@subsubsection Overview
@cindex Overview
At various points in time - certain 'target' events happen. You can create a custom event action to occur at that time.
For example - after reset, the PLLs and CLOCKs may need to be reconfigured, or perhaps the SDRAM needs to be re-initialized.
Often the easiest way to do that is to create a simple script file containing the series of (mww [poke memory]) commands
you would type by hand, to reconfigure the target clocks. You could specify the "event action" like this:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon target0 configure -event reset-init "script cfg.clocks"
@end verbatim
In the above example, when the event "reset-init" occurs, the "action-string" will be evaluated as if you typed it at the
console:
@itemize
@item @b{Option1} - The simple approach (above) is to create a script file with lots of "mww" (memory write word) commands
to configure your targets clocks and/or external memory;
@item @b{Option2} - You can instead create a fancy TCL procedure and invoke that procedure instead of sourcing a file [In fact,
"script" is a TCL procedure that loads a file].
@end itemize
@subsubsection Details
@cindex Details
There are many events one could use, to get a current list of events type the following invalid command, you'll get a helpful
"runtime error" message, see below [list valid as of 30/august/2008]:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon target0 cget -event FAFA
Runtime error, file "../../../openocd23/src/helper/command.c", line 433:
-event: Unknown: FAFA, try one of: old-pre_reset,
old-gdb_program_config, old-post_reset, halted,
resumed, resume-start, resume-end, reset-start,
reset-assert-pre, reset-assert-post,
reset-deassert-pre, reset-deassert-post,
reset-halt-pre, reset-halt-post, reset-wait-pre,
reset-wait-post, reset-init, reset-end,
examine-start, examine-end, debug-halted,
debug-resumed, gdb-attach, gdb-detach,
gdb-flash-write-start, gdb-flash-write-end,
gdb-flash-erase-start, gdb-flash-erase-end,
resume-start, resume-ok, or resume-end
@end verbatim
NOTE: The event-names "old-*" are deprecated and exist only to help old scripts continue to function, and the old "target_script"
command to work. Please do not rely on them.
These are some other important names:
@itemize
@item gdb-flash-erase-start
@item gdb-flash-erase-end
@item gdb-flash-write-start
@item gdb-flash-write-end
@end itemize
These occur when GDB/OpenOCD attempts to erase & program the FLASH chip via GDB. For example - some PCBs may have a simple GPIO
pin that acts like a "flash write protect" you might need to write a script that disables "write protect".
To get a list of current 'event actions', type the following command:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon target0 eventlist
Event actions for target (0) target0
Event | Body
------------------------- | ----------------------------------------
old-post_reset | script event/sam7x256_reset.script
@end verbatim
Here is a simple example for all targets:
@verbatim
(gdb) mon foreach x [target names] { $x eventlist }
@end verbatim
The above uses some TCL tricks:
@enumerate a
@item foreach VARIABLE LIST BODY
@item to generate the list, we use [target names]
@item the BODY, contains $x - the loop variable and expands to the target specific name
@end enumerate
Recalling the earlier discussion - the "object command" there are other things you can
do besides "configure" the target.
Note: Many of these commands exist as "global" commands, and they also exist as target
specific commands. For example, the "mww" (memory write word) operates on the current
target if you have more then 1 target, you must switch. In contrast to the normal
commands, these commands operate on the specific target. For example, the command "mww"
writes data to the *current* command line target.
Often, you have only a single target - but if you have multiple targets (ie: a PIC32
and an at91sam7 - your reset-init scripts might get a bit more complicated, ie: you must
specify which of the two chips you want to write to. Writing 'pic32' clock configuration
to an at91sam7 does not work).
The commands are [as of 30/august/2008]:
@verbatim
TNAME mww ADDRESS VALUE
TNAME mwh ADDRESS VALUE
TNAME mwb ADDRESS VALUE
Write(poke): 32, 16, 8bit values to memory.
TNAME mdw ADDRESS VALUE
TNAME mdh ADDRESS VALUE
TNAME mdb ADDRESS VALUE
Human 'hexdump' with ascii 32, 16, 8bit values
TNAME mem2array [see mem2array command]
TNAME array2mem [see array2mem command]
TNAME curstate
Returns the current state of the target.
TNAME examine
See 'advanced target reset'
TNAME poll
See 'advanced target reset'
TNAME reset assert
See 'advanced target reset'
TNAME reset deassert
See 'advanced target reset'
TNAME halt
See 'advanced target reset'
TNAME waitstate STATENAME
See 'advanced target reset'
@end verbatim
@page
@section Target Specific Commands
@cindex Target Specific Commands
@subsection AT91SAM7 specific commands
@cindex AT91SAM7 specific commands
The flash configuration is deduced from the chip identification register. The flash
controller handles erases automatically on a page (128/265 byte) basis so erase is
not necessary for flash programming. AT91SAM7 processors with less than 512K flash
only have a single flash bank embedded on chip. AT91SAM7xx512 have two flash planes
that can be erased separatly. Only an EraseAll command is supported by the controller
for each flash plane and this is called with
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{flash erase} <@var{num}> @var{first_plane} @var{last_plane}
@*bulk erase flash planes first_plane to last_plane.
@item @b{at91sam7 gpnvm} <@var{num}> <@var{bit}> <@option{set}|@option{clear}>
@cindex at91sam7 gpnvm
@*set or clear a gpnvm bit for the processor
@end itemize
@subsection STR9 specific commands
@cindex STR9 specific commands
These are flash specific commands when using the str9xpec driver.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{str9xpec enable_turbo} <@var{num}>
@cindex str9xpec enable_turbo
@*enable turbo mode, simply this will remove the str9 from the chain and talk
directly to the embedded flash controller.
@item @b{str9xpec disable_turbo} <@var{num}>
@cindex str9xpec disable_turbo
@*restore the str9 into jtag chain.
@item @b{str9xpec lock} <@var{num}>
@cindex str9xpec lock
@*lock str9 device. The str9 will only respond to an unlock command that will
erase the device.
@item @b{str9xpec unlock} <@var{num}>
@cindex str9xpec unlock
@*unlock str9 device.
@item @b{str9xpec options_read} <@var{num}>
@cindex str9xpec options_read
@*read str9 option bytes.
@item @b{str9xpec options_write} <@var{num}>
@cindex str9xpec options_write
@*write str9 option bytes.
@end itemize
@subsection STR9 configuration
@cindex STR9 configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{str9x flash_config} <@var{bank}> <@var{BBSR}> <@var{NBBSR}>
<@var{BBADR}> <@var{NBBADR}>
@cindex str9x flash_config
@*Configure str9 flash controller.
@smallexample
eg. str9x flash_config 0 4 2 0 0x80000
This will setup
BBSR - Boot Bank Size register
NBBSR - Non Boot Bank Size register
BBADR - Boot Bank Start Address register
NBBADR - Boot Bank Start Address register
@end smallexample
@end itemize
@subsection STR9 option byte configuration
@cindex STR9 option byte configuration
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{str9xpec options_cmap} <@var{num}> <@option{bank0}|@option{bank1}>
@cindex str9xpec options_cmap
@*configure str9 boot bank.
@item @b{str9xpec options_lvdthd} <@var{num}> <@option{2.4v}|@option{2.7v}>
@cindex str9xpec options_lvdthd
@*configure str9 lvd threshold.
@item @b{str9xpec options_lvdsel} <@var{num}> <@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq}>
@cindex str9xpec options_lvdsel
@*configure str9 lvd source.
@item @b{str9xpec options_lvdwarn} <@var{bank}> <@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq}>
@cindex str9xpec options_lvdwarn
@*configure str9 lvd reset warning source.
@end itemize
@subsection STM32x specific commands
@cindex STM32x specific commands
These are flash specific commands when using the stm32x driver.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{stm32x lock} <@var{num}>
@cindex stm32x lock
@*lock stm32 device.
@item @b{stm32x unlock} <@var{num}>
@cindex stm32x unlock
@*unlock stm32 device.
@item @b{stm32x options_read} <@var{num}>
@cindex stm32x options_read
@*read stm32 option bytes.
@item @b{stm32x options_write} <@var{num}> <@option{SWWDG}|@option{HWWDG}>
<@option{RSTSTNDBY}|@option{NORSTSTNDBY}> <@option{RSTSTOP}|@option{NORSTSTOP}>
@cindex stm32x options_write
@*write stm32 option bytes.
@item @b{stm32x mass_erase} <@var{num}>
@cindex stm32x mass_erase
@*mass erase flash memory.
@end itemize
@subsection Stellaris specific commands
@cindex Stellaris specific commands
These are flash specific commands when using the Stellaris driver.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{stellaris mass_erase} <@var{num}>
@cindex stellaris mass_erase
@*mass erase flash memory.
@end itemize
@page
@section Architecture Specific Commands
@cindex Architecture Specific Commands
@subsection ARMV4/5 specific commands
@cindex ARMV4/5 specific commands
These commands are specific to ARM architecture v4 and v5, like all ARM7/9 systems
or Intel XScale (XScale isn't supported yet).
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{armv4_5 reg}
@cindex armv4_5 reg
@*Display a list of all banked core registers, fetching the current value from every
core mode if necessary. OpenOCD versions before rev. 60 didn't fetch the current
register value.
@item @b{armv4_5 core_mode} [@var{arm}|@var{thumb}]
@cindex armv4_5 core_mode
@*Displays the core_mode, optionally changing it to either ARM or Thumb mode.
The target is resumed in the currently set @option{core_mode}.
@end itemize
@subsection ARM7/9 specific commands
@cindex ARM7/9 specific commands
These commands are specific to ARM7 and ARM9 targets, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720t,
ARM920t or ARM926EJ-S.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm7_9 dbgrq} <@var{enable}|@var{disable}>
@cindex arm7_9 dbgrq
@*Enable use of the DBGRQ bit to force entry into debug mode. This should be
safe for all but ARM7TDMI--S cores (like Philips LPC).
@item @b{arm7_9 fast_memory_access} <@var{enable}|@var{disable}>
@cindex arm7_9 fast_memory_access
@anchor{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}
@*Allow OpenOCD to read and write memory without checking completion of
the operation. This provides a huge speed increase, especially with USB JTAG
cables (FT2232), but might be unsafe if used with targets running at a very low
speed, like the 32kHz startup clock of an AT91RM9200.
@item @b{arm7_9 dcc_downloads} <@var{enable}|@var{disable}>
@cindex arm7_9 dcc_downloads
@*Enable the use of the debug communications channel (DCC) to write larger (>128 byte)
amounts of memory. DCC downloads offer a huge speed increase, but might be potentially
unsafe, especially with targets running at a very low speed. This command was introduced
with OpenOCD rev. 60.
@end itemize
@subsection ARM720T specific commands
@cindex ARM720T specific commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm720t cp15} <@var{num}> [@var{value}]
@cindex arm720t cp15
@*display/modify cp15 register <@option{num}> [@option{value}].
@item @b{arm720t md<bhw>_phys} <@var{addr}> [@var{count}]
@cindex arm720t md<bhw>_phys
@*Display memory at physical address addr.
@item @b{arm720t mw<bhw>_phys} <@var{addr}> <@var{value}>
@cindex arm720t mw<bhw>_phys
@*Write memory at physical address addr.
@item @b{arm720t virt2phys} <@var{va}>
@cindex arm720t virt2phys
@*Translate a virtual address to a physical address.
@end itemize
@subsection ARM9TDMI specific commands
@cindex ARM9TDMI specific commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm9tdmi vector_catch} <@var{all}|@var{none}>
@cindex arm9tdmi vector_catch
@*Catch arm9 interrupt vectors, can be @option{all} @option{none} or any of the following:
@option{reset} @option{undef} @option{swi} @option{pabt} @option{dabt} @option{reserved}
@option{irq} @option{fiq}.
Can also be used on other arm9 based cores, arm966, arm920t and arm926ejs.
@end itemize
@subsection ARM966E specific commands
@cindex ARM966E specific commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm966e cp15} <@var{num}> [@var{value}]
@cindex arm966e cp15
@*display/modify cp15 register <@option{num}> [@option{value}].
@end itemize
@subsection ARM920T specific commands
@cindex ARM920T specific commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm920t cp15} <@var{num}> [@var{value}]
@cindex arm920t cp15
@*display/modify cp15 register <@option{num}> [@option{value}].
@item @b{arm920t cp15i} <@var{num}> [@var{value}] [@var{address}]
@cindex arm920t cp15i
@*display/modify cp15 (interpreted access) <@option{opcode}> [@option{value}] [@option{address}]
@item @b{arm920t cache_info}
@cindex arm920t cache_info
@*Print information about the caches found. This allows you to see if your target
is a ARM920T (2x16kByte cache) or ARM922T (2x8kByte cache).
@item @b{arm920t md<bhw>_phys} <@var{addr}> [@var{count}]
@cindex arm920t md<bhw>_phys
@*Display memory at physical address addr.
@item @b{arm920t mw<bhw>_phys} <@var{addr}> <@var{value}>
@cindex arm920t mw<bhw>_phys
@*Write memory at physical address addr.
@item @b{arm920t read_cache} <@var{filename}>
@cindex arm920t read_cache
@*Dump the content of ICache and DCache to a file.
@item @b{arm920t read_mmu} <@var{filename}>
@cindex arm920t read_mmu
@*Dump the content of the ITLB and DTLB to a file.
@item @b{arm920t virt2phys} <@var{va}>
@cindex arm920t virt2phys
@*Translate a virtual address to a physical address.
@end itemize
@subsection ARM926EJS specific commands
@cindex ARM926EJS specific commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm926ejs cp15} <@var{num}> [@var{value}]
@cindex arm926ejs cp15
@*display/modify cp15 register <@option{num}> [@option{value}].
@item @b{arm926ejs cache_info}
@cindex arm926ejs cache_info
@*Print information about the caches found.
@item @b{arm926ejs md<bhw>_phys} <@var{addr}> [@var{count}]
@cindex arm926ejs md<bhw>_phys
@*Display memory at physical address addr.
@item @b{arm926ejs mw<bhw>_phys} <@var{addr}> <@var{value}>
@cindex arm926ejs mw<bhw>_phys
@*Write memory at physical address addr.
@item @b{arm926ejs virt2phys} <@var{va}>
@cindex arm926ejs virt2phys
@*Translate a virtual address to a physical address.
@end itemize
@page
@section Debug commands
@cindex Debug commands
The following commands give direct access to the core, and are most likely
only useful while debugging OpenOCD.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{arm7_9 write_xpsr} <@var{32-bit value}> <@option{0=cpsr}, @option{1=spsr}>
@cindex arm7_9 write_xpsr
@*Immediately write either the current program status register (CPSR) or the saved
program status register (SPSR), without changing the register cache (as displayed
by the @option{reg} and @option{armv4_5 reg} commands).
@item @b{arm7_9 write_xpsr_im8} <@var{8-bit value}> <@var{rotate 4-bit}>
<@var{0=cpsr},@var{1=spsr}>
@cindex arm7_9 write_xpsr_im8
@*Write the 8-bit value rotated right by 2*rotate bits, using an immediate write
operation (similar to @option{write_xpsr}).
@item @b{arm7_9 write_core_reg} <@var{num}> <@var{mode}> <@var{value}>
@cindex arm7_9 write_core_reg
@*Write a core register, without changing the register cache (as displayed by the
@option{reg} and @option{armv4_5 reg} commands). The <@var{mode}> argument takes the
encoding of the [M4:M0] bits of the PSR.
@end itemize
@page
@section JTAG commands
@cindex JTAG commands
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{scan_chain}
@cindex scan_chain
@*Print current scan chain configuration.
@item @b{jtag_reset} <@var{trst}> <@var{srst}>
@cindex jtag_reset
@*Toggle reset lines.
@item @b{endstate} <@var{tap_state}>
@cindex endstate
@*Finish JTAG operations in <@var{tap_state}>.
@item @b{runtest} <@var{num_cycles}>
@cindex runtest
@*Move to Run-Test/Idle, and execute <@var{num_cycles}>
@item @b{statemove} [@var{tap_state}]
@cindex statemove
@*Move to current endstate or [@var{tap_state}]
@item @b{irscan} <@var{device}> <@var{instr}> [@var{dev2}] [@var{instr2}] ...
@cindex irscan
@*Execute IR scan <@var{device}> <@var{instr}> [@var{dev2}] [@var{instr2}] ...
@item @b{drscan} <@var{device}> [@var{dev2}] [@var{var2}] ...
@cindex drscan
@*Execute DR scan <@var{device}> [@var{dev2}] [@var{var2}] ...
@item @b{verify_ircapture} <@option{enable}|@option{disable}>
@cindex verify_ircapture
@*Verify value captured during Capture-IR. Default is enabled.
@item @b{var} <@var{name}> [@var{num_fields}|@var{del}] [@var{size1}] ...
@cindex var
@*Allocate, display or delete variable <@var{name}> [@var{num_fields}|@var{del}] [@var{size1}] ...
@item @b{field} <@var{var}> <@var{field}> [@var{value}|@var{flip}]
@cindex field
Display/modify variable field <@var{var}> <@var{field}> [@var{value}|@var{flip}].
@end itemize
@page
@section Target Requests
@cindex Target Requests
OpenOCD can handle certain target requests, currently debugmsg are only supported for arm7_9 and cortex_m3.
See libdcc in the contrib dir for more details.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{target_request debugmsgs} <@var{enable}|@var{disable}>
@cindex target_request debugmsgs
@*Enable/disable target debugmsgs requests. debugmsgs enable messages to be sent to the debugger while the target is running.
@end itemize
@node Sample Scripts
@chapter Sample Scripts
@cindex scripts
This page shows how to use the target library.
The configuration script can be divided in the following section:
@itemize @bullet
@item daemon configuration
@item interface
@item jtag scan chain
@item target configuration
@item flash configuration
@end itemize
Detailed information about each section can be found at OpenOCD configuration.
@section AT91R40008 example
@cindex AT91R40008 example
To start OpenOCD with a target script for the AT91R40008 CPU and reset
the CPU upon startup of the OpenOCD daemon.
@smallexample
openocd -f interface/parport.cfg -f target/at91r40008.cfg -c init -c reset
@end smallexample
@node GDB and OpenOCD
@chapter GDB and OpenOCD
@cindex GDB and OpenOCD
OpenOCD complies with the remote gdbserver protocol, and as such can be used
to debug remote targets.
@section Connecting to gdb
@cindex Connecting to gdb
Use GDB 6.7 or newer with OpenOCD if you run into trouble. For instance 6.3 has a
known bug where it produces bogus memory access errors, which has since
been fixed: look up 1836 in http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=gdb
A connection is typically started as follows:
@smallexample
target remote localhost:3333
@end smallexample
This would cause gdb to connect to the gdbserver on the local pc using port 3333.
To see a list of available OpenOCD commands type @option{monitor help} on the
gdb commandline.
OpenOCD supports the gdb @option{qSupported} packet, this enables information
to be sent by the gdb server (openocd) to gdb. Typical information includes
packet size and device memory map.
Previous versions of OpenOCD required the following gdb options to increase
the packet size and speed up gdb communication.
@smallexample
set remote memory-write-packet-size 1024
set remote memory-write-packet-size fixed
set remote memory-read-packet-size 1024
set remote memory-read-packet-size fixed
@end smallexample
This is now handled in the @option{qSupported} PacketSize.
@section Programming using gdb
@cindex Programming using gdb
By default the target memory map is sent to gdb, this can be disabled by
the following OpenOCD config option:
@smallexample
gdb_memory_map disable
@end smallexample
For this to function correctly a valid flash config must also be configured
in OpenOCD. For faster performance you should also configure a valid
working area.
Informing gdb of the memory map of the target will enable gdb to protect any
flash area of the target and use hardware breakpoints by default. This means
that the OpenOCD option @option{gdb_breakpoint_override} is not required when
using a memory map. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
To view the configured memory map in gdb, use the gdb command @option{info mem}
All other unasigned addresses within gdb are treated as RAM.
GDB 6.8 and higher set any memory area not in the memory map as inaccessible,
this can be changed to the old behaviour by using the following gdb command.
@smallexample
set mem inaccessible-by-default off
@end smallexample
If @option{gdb_flash_program enable} is also used, gdb will be able to
program any flash memory using the vFlash interface.
gdb will look at the target memory map when a load command is given, if any
areas to be programmed lie within the target flash area the vFlash packets
will be used.
If the target needs configuring before gdb programming, a script can be executed.
@smallexample
target_script 0 gdb_program_config config.script
@end smallexample
To verify any flash programming the gdb command @option{compare-sections}
can be used.
@node TCL and OpenOCD
@chapter TCL and OpenOCD
@cindex TCL and OpenOCD
OpenOCD embeds a TCL interpreter (see JIM) for command parsing and scripting
support.
The TCL interpreter can be invoked from the interactive command line, files, and a network port.
The command and file interfaces are fairly straightforward, while the network
port is geared toward intergration with external clients. A small example
of an external TCL script that can connect to openocd is shown below.
@verbatim
# Simple tcl client to connect to openocd
puts "Use empty line to exit"
set fo [socket 127.0.0.1 6666]
puts -nonewline stdout "> "
flush stdout
while {[gets stdin line] >= 0} {
if {$line eq {}} break
puts $fo $line
flush $fo
gets $fo line
puts $line
puts -nonewline stdout "> "
flush stdout
}
close $fo
@end verbatim
This script can easily be modified to front various GUIs or be a sub
component of a larger framework for control and interaction.
@node TCL scripting API
@chapter TCL scripting API
@cindex TCL scripting API
API rules
The commands are stateless. E.g. the telnet command line has a concept
of currently active target, the Tcl API proc's take this sort of state
information as an argument to each proc.
There are three main types of return values: single value, name value
pair list and lists.
Name value pair. The proc 'foo' below returns a name/value pair
list.
@verbatim
> set foo(me) Duane
> set foo(you) Oyvind
> set foo(mouse) Micky
> set foo(duck) Donald
If one does this:
> set foo
The result is:
me Duane you Oyvind mouse Micky duck Donald
Thus, to get the names of the associative array is easy:
foreach { name value } [set foo] {
puts "Name: $name, Value: $value"
}
@end verbatim
Lists returned must be relatively small. Otherwise a range
should be passed in to the proc in question.
Low level commands are prefixed with "openocd_", e.g. openocd_flash_banks
is the low level API upon which "flash banks" is implemented.
OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
startup.tcl "unknown" proc will translate this into a tcl proc
called "flash_banks".
@node Upgrading
@chapter Deprecated/Removed Commands
@cindex Deprecated/Removed Commands
Certain OpenOCD commands have been deprecated/removed during the various revisions.
@itemize @bullet
@item @b{load_binary}
@cindex load_binary
@*use @option{load_image} command with same args. @xref{load_image}.
@item @b{target}
@cindex target
@*@option{target} no longer take the reset_init, reset_run, run_and_halt, run_and_init. The @option{reset} command
always does a @option{reset run} when passed no arguments.
@item @b{dump_binary}
@cindex dump_binary
@*use @option{dump_image} command with same args. @xref{dump_image}.
@item @b{flash erase}
@cindex flash erase
@*use @option{flash erase_sector} command with same args. @xref{flash erase_sector}.
@item @b{flash write}
@cindex flash write
@*use @option{flash write_bank} command with same args. @xref{flash write_bank}.
@item @b{flash write_binary}
@cindex flash write_binary
@*use @option{flash write_bank} command with same args. @xref{flash write_bank}.
@item @b{arm7_9 fast_writes}
@cindex arm7_9 fast_writes
@*use @option{arm7_9 fast_memory_access} command with same args. @xref{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}.
@item @b{flash auto_erase}
@cindex flash auto_erase
@*use @option{flash write_image} command passing @option{erase} as the first parameter. @xref{flash write_image}.
@item @b{daemon_startup}
@cindex daemon_startup
@*this config option has been removed, simply adding @option{init} and @option{reset halt} to
the end of your config script will give the same behaviour as using @option{daemon_startup reset}
and @option{target cortex_m3 little reset_halt 0}.
@item @b{arm7_9 sw_bkpts}
@cindex arm7_9 sw_bkpts
@*On by default. See also @option{gdb_breakpoint_override}. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
@item @b{arm7_9 force_hw_bkpts}
@cindex arm7_9 force_hw_bkpts
@*Use @option{gdb_breakpoint_override} instead. Note that GDB will use hardware breakpoints
for flash if the gdb memory map has been set up(default when flash is declared in
target configuration). @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
@item @b{run_and_halt_time}
@cindex run_and_halt_time
@*This command has been removed for simpler reset behaviour, it can be simulated with the
following commands:
@smallexample
reset run
sleep 100
halt
@end smallexample
@end itemize
@node FAQ
@chapter FAQ
@cindex faq
@enumerate
@item OpenOCD complains about a missing cygwin1.dll.
Make sure you have Cygwin installed, or at least a version of OpenOCD that
claims to come with all the necessary dlls. When using Cygwin, try launching
OpenOCD from the Cygwin shell.
@item I'm trying to set a breakpoint using GDB (or a frontend like Insight or
Eclipse), but OpenOCD complains that "Info: arm7_9_common.c:213
arm7_9_add_breakpoint(): sw breakpoint requested, but software breakpoints not enabled".
GDB issues software breakpoints when a normal breakpoint is requested, or to implement
source-line single-stepping. On ARMv4T systems, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720t or ARM920t,
software breakpoints consume one of the two available hardware breakpoints.
@item When erasing or writing LPC2000 on-chip flash, the operation fails sometimes
and works sometimes fine.
Make sure the core frequency specified in the @option{flash lpc2000} line matches the
clock at the time you're programming the flash. If you've specified the crystal's
frequency, make sure the PLL is disabled, if you've specified the full core speed
(e.g. 60MHz), make sure the PLL is enabled.
@item When debugging using an Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
I keep getting "Error: amt_jtagaccel.c:184 amt_wait_scan_busy(): amt_jtagaccel timed
out while waiting for end of scan, rtck was disabled".
Make sure your PC's parallel port operates in EPP mode. You might have to try several
settings in your PC BIOS (ECP, EPP, and different versions of those).
@item When debugging with OpenOCD and GDB (plain GDB, Insight, or Eclipse),
I get lots of "Error: arm7_9_common.c:1771 arm7_9_read_memory():
memory read caused data abort".
The errors are non-fatal, and are the result of GDB trying to trace stack frames
beyond the last valid frame. It might be possible to prevent this by setting up
a proper "initial" stack frame, if you happen to know what exactly has to
be done, feel free to add this here.
@item I get the following message in the OpenOCD console (or log file):
"Warning: arm7_9_common.c:679 arm7_9_assert_reset(): srst resets test logic, too".
This warning doesn't indicate any serious problem, as long as you don't want to
debug your core right out of reset. Your .cfg file specified @option{jtag_reset
trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst} to tell OpenOCD that either your board,
your debugger or your target uC (e.g. LPC2000) can't assert the two reset signals
independently. With this setup, it's not possible to halt the core right out of
reset, everything else should work fine.
@item When using OpenOCD in conjunction with Amontec JTAGkey and the Yagarto
Toolchain (Eclipse, arm-elf-gcc, arm-elf-gdb), the debugging seems to be
unstable. When single-stepping over large blocks of code, GDB and OpenOCD
quit with an error message. Is there a stability issue with OpenOCD?
No, this is not a stability issue concerning OpenOCD. Most users have solved
this issue by simply using a self-powered USB hub, which they connect their
Amontec JTAGkey to. Apparently, some computers do not provide a USB power
supply stable enough for the Amontec JTAGkey to be operated.
@item When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the
following error messages: "Error: ft2232.c:201 ft2232_read(): FT_Read returned:
4" and "Error: ft2232.c:365 ft2232_send_and_recv(): couldn't read from FT2232".
What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
First of all, the reason might be the USB power supply. Try using a self-powered
hub instead of a direct connection to your computer. Secondly, the error code 4
corresponds to an FT_IO_ERROR, which means that the driver for the FTDI USB
chip ran into some sort of error - this points us to a USB problem.
@item When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the following
error message: "Error: gdb_server.c:101 gdb_get_char(): read: 10054".
What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
Error code 10054 corresponds to WSAECONNRESET, which means that the debugger (GDB)
has closed the connection to OpenOCD. This might be a GDB issue.
@item In the configuration file in the section where flash device configurations
are described, there is a parameter for specifying the clock frequency for
LPC2000 internal flash devices (e.g.
@option{flash bank lpc2000 0x0 0x40000 0 0 0 lpc2000_v1 14746 calc_checksum}),
which must be specified in kilohertz. However, I do have a quartz crystal of a
frequency that contains fractions of kilohertz (e.g. 14,745,600 Hz, i.e. 14,745.600 kHz).
Is it possible to specify real numbers for the clock frequency?
No. The clock frequency specified here must be given as an integral number.
However, this clock frequency is used by the In-Application-Programming (IAP)
routines of the LPC2000 family only, which seems to be very tolerant concerning
the given clock frequency, so a slight difference between the specified clock
frequency and the actual clock frequency will not cause any trouble.
@item Do I have to keep a specific order for the commands in the configuration file?
Well, yes and no. Commands can be given in arbitrary order, yet the devices
listed for the JTAG scan chain must be given in the right order (jtag_device),
with the device closest to the TDO-Pin being listed first. In general,
whenever objects of the same type exist which require an index number, then
these objects must be given in the right order (jtag_devices, targets and flash
banks - a target references a jtag_device and a flash bank references a target).
@item Sometimes my debugging session terminates with an error. When I look into the
log file, I can see these error messages: Error: arm7_9_common.c:561
arm7_9_execute_sys_speed(): timeout waiting for SYSCOMP
TODO.
@end enumerate
@include fdl.texi
@node Index
@unnumbered Index
@printindex cp
@bye