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4 @settitle OpenOCD User's Guide
5 @dircategory Development
7 * OpenOCD: (openocd). OpenOCD User's Guide
16 This User's Guide documents
17 release @value{VERSION},
18 dated @value{UPDATED},
19 of the Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD).
22 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 The OpenOCD Project
23 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2007-2008 Spencer Oliver @email{spen@@spen-soft.co.uk}
24 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 Oyvind Harboe @email{oyvind.harboe@@zylin.com}
25 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2008 Duane Ellis @email{openocd@@duaneellis.com}
26 @item Copyright @copyright{} 2009 David Brownell
30 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
31 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
32 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
33 Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
34 Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
35 Free Documentation License''.
40 @titlefont{@emph{Open On-Chip Debugger:}}
42 @title OpenOCD User's Guide
43 @subtitle for release @value{VERSION}
44 @subtitle @value{UPDATED}
47 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
56 @top OpenOCD User's Guide
62 * About:: About OpenOCD
63 * Developers:: OpenOCD Developers
64 * JTAG Hardware Dongles:: JTAG Hardware Dongles
65 * About JIM-Tcl:: About JIM-Tcl
66 * Running:: Running OpenOCD
67 * OpenOCD Project Setup:: OpenOCD Project Setup
68 * Config File Guidelines:: Config File Guidelines
69 * Daemon Configuration:: Daemon Configuration
70 * Interface - Dongle Configuration:: Interface - Dongle Configuration
71 * Reset Configuration:: Reset Configuration
72 * TAP Declaration:: TAP Declaration
73 * CPU Configuration:: CPU Configuration
74 * Flash Commands:: Flash Commands
75 * NAND Flash Commands:: NAND Flash Commands
76 * PLD/FPGA Commands:: PLD/FPGA Commands
77 * General Commands:: General Commands
78 * Architecture and Core Commands:: Architecture and Core Commands
79 * JTAG Commands:: JTAG Commands
80 * Boundary Scan Commands:: Boundary Scan Commands
82 * GDB and OpenOCD:: Using GDB and OpenOCD
83 * Tcl Scripting API:: Tcl Scripting API
84 * FAQ:: Frequently Asked Questions
85 * Tcl Crash Course:: Tcl Crash Course
86 * License:: GNU Free Documentation License
88 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
89 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
90 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
91 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
92 * OpenOCD Concept Index:: Concept Index
93 * Command and Driver Index:: Command and Driver Index
100 OpenOCD was created by Dominic Rath as part of a diploma thesis written at the
101 University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (@uref{http://www.fh-augsburg.de}).
102 Since that time, the project has grown into an active open-source project,
103 supported by a diverse community of software and hardware developers from
106 @section What is OpenOCD?
110 The Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) aims to provide debugging,
111 in-system programming and boundary-scan testing for embedded target
114 @b{JTAG:} OpenOCD uses a ``hardware interface dongle'' to communicate
115 with the JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) compliant TAPs on your target board.
116 A @dfn{TAP} is a ``Test Access Port'', a module which processes
117 special instructions and data. TAPs are daisy-chained within and
118 between chips and boards.
120 @b{Dongles:} OpenOCD currently supports many types of hardware dongles: USB
121 based, parallel port based, and other standalone boxes that run
122 OpenOCD internally. @xref{JTAG Hardware Dongles}.
124 @b{GDB Debug:} It allows ARM7 (ARM7TDMI and ARM720t), ARM9 (ARM920T,
125 ARM922T, ARM926EJ--S, ARM966E--S), XScale (PXA25x, IXP42x) and
126 Cortex-M3 (Stellaris LM3 and ST STM32) based cores to be
127 debugged via the GDB protocol.
129 @b{Flash Programing:} Flash writing is supported for external CFI
130 compatible NOR flashes (Intel and AMD/Spansion command set) and several
131 internal flashes (LPC1700, LPC2000, AT91SAM7, AT91SAM3U, STR7x, STR9x, LM3, and
132 STM32x). Preliminary support for various NAND flash controllers
133 (LPC3180, Orion, S3C24xx, more) controller is included.
135 @section OpenOCD Web Site
137 The OpenOCD web site provides the latest public news from the community:
139 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/web/}
141 @section Latest User's Guide:
143 The user's guide you are now reading may not be the latest one
144 available. A version for more recent code may be available.
145 Its HTML form is published irregularly at:
147 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/html/index.html}
149 PDF form is likewise published at:
151 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/pdf/openocd.pdf}
153 @section OpenOCD User's Forum
155 There is an OpenOCD forum (phpBB) hosted by SparkFun:
157 @uref{http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewforum.php?f=18}
161 @chapter OpenOCD Developer Resources
164 If you are interested in improving the state of OpenOCD's debugging and
165 testing support, new contributions will be welcome. Motivated developers
166 can produce new target, flash or interface drivers, improve the
167 documentation, as well as more conventional bug fixes and enhancements.
169 The resources in this chapter are available for developers wishing to explore
170 or expand the OpenOCD source code.
172 @section OpenOCD GIT Repository
174 During the 0.3.x release cycle, OpenOCD switched from Subversion to
175 a GIT repository hosted at SourceForge. The repository URL is:
177 @uref{git://openocd.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openocd/openocd}
179 You may prefer to use a mirror and the HTTP protocol:
181 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/r/openocd.git}
183 With standard GIT tools, use @command{git clone} to initialize
184 a local repository, and @command{git pull} to update it.
185 There are also gitweb pages letting you browse the repository
186 with a web browser, or download arbitrary snapshots without
187 needing a GIT client:
189 @uref{http://openocd.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=openocd/openocd}
191 @uref{http://repo.or.cz/w/openocd.git}
193 The @file{README} file contains the instructions for building the project
194 from the repository or a snapshot.
196 Developers that want to contribute patches to the OpenOCD system are
197 @b{strongly} encouraged to work against mainline.
198 Patches created against older versions may require additional
199 work from their submitter in order to be updated for newer releases.
201 @section Doxygen Developer Manual
203 During the 0.2.x release cycle, the OpenOCD project began
204 providing a Doxygen reference manual. This document contains more
205 technical information about the software internals, development
206 processes, and similar documentation:
208 @uref{http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/doxygen/index.html}
210 This document is a work-in-progress, but contributions would be welcome
211 to fill in the gaps. All of the source files are provided in-tree,
212 listed in the Doxyfile configuration in the top of the source tree.
214 @section OpenOCD Developer Mailing List
216 The OpenOCD Developer Mailing List provides the primary means of
217 communication between developers:
219 @uref{https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development}
221 Discuss and submit patches to this list.
222 The @file{PATCHES} file contains basic information about how
226 @node JTAG Hardware Dongles
227 @chapter JTAG Hardware Dongles
236 Defined: @b{dongle}: A small device that plugins into a computer and serves as
237 an adapter .... [snip]
239 In the OpenOCD case, this generally refers to @b{a small adapater} one
240 attaches to your computer via USB or the Parallel Printer Port. The
241 execption being the Zylin ZY1000 which is a small box you attach via
242 an ethernet cable. The Zylin ZY1000 has the advantage that it does not
243 require any drivers to be installed on the developer PC. It also has
244 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
245 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
248 @section Choosing a Dongle
250 There are several things you should keep in mind when choosing a dongle.
253 @item @b{Voltage} What voltage is your target - 1.8, 2.8, 3.3, or 5V?
254 Does your dongle support it? You might need a level converter.
255 @item @b{Pinout} What pinout does your target board use?
256 Does your dongle support it? You may be able to use jumper
257 wires, or an "octopus" connector, to convert pinouts.
258 @item @b{Connection} Does your computer have the USB, printer, or
259 Ethernet port needed?
260 @item @b{RTCK} Do you require RTCK? Also known as ``adaptive clocking''
263 @section Stand alone Systems
265 @b{ZY1000} See: @url{http://www.zylin.com/zy1000.html} Technically, not a
266 dongle, but a standalone box. The ZY1000 has the advantage that it does
267 not require any drivers installed on the developer PC. It also has
268 a built in web interface. It supports RTCK/RCLK or adaptive clocking
269 and has a built in relay to power cycle targets remotely.
271 @section USB FT2232 Based
273 There are many USB JTAG dongles on the market, many of them are based
274 on a chip from ``Future Technology Devices International'' (FTDI)
275 known as the FTDI FT2232; this is a USB full speed (12 Mbps) chip.
276 See: @url{http://www.ftdichip.com} for more information.
277 In summer 2009, USB high speed (480 Mbps) versions of these FTDI
278 chips are starting to become available in JTAG adapters.
282 @* Link @url{http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~hhoegl/proj/usbjtag/usbjtag.html}
284 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey.shtml}
286 @* See: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtagkey2.shtml}
288 @* See: @url{http://www.oocdlink.com} By Joern Kaipf
290 @* See: @url{http://www.signalyzer.com}
291 @item @b{evb_lm3s811}
292 @* See: @url{http://www.luminarymicro.com} - The Stellaris LM3S811 eval board has an FTD2232C chip built in.
293 @item @b{luminary_icdi}
294 @* See: @url{http://www.luminarymicro.com} - Luminary In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) Board, included in the Stellaris LM3S9B90 and LM3S9B92 Evaluation Kits.
295 @item @b{olimex-jtag}
296 @* See: @url{http://www.olimex.com}
298 @* See: @url{http://www.tincantools.com}
299 @item @b{turtelizer2}
301 @uref{http://www.ethernut.de/en/hardware/turtelizer/index.html, Turtelizer 2}, or
302 @url{http://www.ethernut.de}
304 @* Link: @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=383}
306 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/stm32-stick}
307 @item @b{axm0432_jtag}
308 @* Axiom AXM-0432 Link @url{http://www.axman.com}
310 @* Link @url{http://www.hitex.com/index.php?id=cortino}
313 @section USB JLINK based
314 There are several OEM versions of the Segger @b{JLINK} adapter. It is
315 an example of a micro controller based JTAG adapter, it uses an
316 AT91SAM764 internally.
319 @item @b{ATMEL SAMICE} Only works with ATMEL chips!
320 @* Link: @url{http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3892}
321 @item @b{SEGGER JLINK}
322 @* Link: @url{http://www.segger.com/jlink.html}
324 @* Link: @url{http://www.iar.com/website1/1.0.1.0/369/1/index.php}
327 @section USB RLINK based
328 Raisonance has an adapter called @b{RLink}. It exists in a stripped-down form on the STM32 Primer, permanently attached to the JTAG lines. It also exists on the STM32 Primer2, but that is wired for SWD and not JTAG, thus not supported.
331 @item @b{Raisonance RLink}
332 @* Link: @url{http://www.raisonance.com/products/RLink.php}
333 @item @b{STM32 Primer}
334 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer.php}
335 @item @b{STM32 Primer2}
336 @* Link: @url{http://www.stm32circle.com/resources/stm32primer2.php}
342 @* Link: @url{http://www.embedded-projects.net/usbprog} - which uses an Atmel MEGA32 and a UBN9604
344 @item @b{USB - Presto}
345 @* Link: @url{http://tools.asix.net/prg_presto.htm}
347 @item @b{Versaloon-Link}
348 @* Link: @url{http://www.simonqian.com/en/Versaloon}
350 @item @b{ARM-JTAG-EW}
351 @* Link: @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag-ew.html}
354 @section IBM PC Parallel Printer Port Based
356 The two well known ``JTAG Parallel Ports'' cables are the Xilnx DLC5
357 and the MacGraigor Wiggler. There are many clones and variations of
360 Note that parallel ports are becoming much less common, so if you
361 have the choice you should probably avoid these adapters in favor
366 @item @b{Wiggler} - There are many clones of this.
367 @* Link: @url{http://www.macraigor.com/wiggler.htm}
369 @item @b{DLC5} - From XILINX - There are many clones of this
370 @* Link: Search the web for: ``XILINX DLC5'' - it is no longer
371 produced, PDF schematics are easily found and it is easy to make.
373 @item @b{Amontec - JTAG Accelerator}
374 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/jtag_accelerator.shtml}
377 @* Link: @url{http://www.gateworks.com/products/avila_accessories/gw16042.php}
380 @*@uref{http://www.ccac.rwth-aachen.de/@/~michaels/@/index.php/hardware/@/armjtag,
381 Improved parallel-port wiggler-style JTAG adapter}
383 @item @b{Wiggler_ntrst_inverted}
384 @* Yet another variation - See the source code, src/jtag/parport.c
386 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler}
387 @* Unknown - probably not on the market today
390 @* Link: Most likely @url{http://www.olimex.com/dev/arm-jtag.html} [another wiggler clone]
393 @* Link: @url{http://www.amontec.com/chameleon.shtml}
399 @* ispDownload from Lattice Semiconductor
400 @url{http://www.latticesemi.com/lit/docs/@/devtools/dlcable.pdf}
403 @* From ST Microsystems;
404 @uref{http://www.st.com/stonline/@/products/literature/um/7889.pdf,
405 FlashLINK JTAG programing cable for PSD and uPSD}
413 @* An EP93xx based Linux machine using the GPIO pins directly.
416 @* Like the EP93xx - but an ATMEL AT91RM9200 based solution using the GPIO pins on the chip.
421 @chapter About JIM-Tcl
425 OpenOCD includes a small ``Tcl Interpreter'' known as JIM-Tcl.
426 This programming language provides a simple and extensible
429 All commands presented in this Guide are extensions to JIM-Tcl.
430 You can use them as simple commands, without needing to learn
431 much of anything about Tcl.
432 Alternatively, can write Tcl programs with them.
434 You can learn more about JIM at its website, @url{http://jim.berlios.de}.
437 @item @b{JIM vs. Tcl}
438 @* JIM-TCL is a stripped down version of the well known Tcl language,
439 which can be found here: @url{http://www.tcl.tk}. JIM-Tcl has far
440 fewer features. JIM-Tcl is a single .C file and a single .H file and
441 implements the basic Tcl command set. In contrast: Tcl 8.6 is a
442 4.2 MB .zip file containing 1540 files.
444 @item @b{Missing Features}
445 @* Our practice has been: Add/clone the real Tcl feature if/when
446 needed. We welcome JIM Tcl improvements, not bloat.
449 @* OpenOCD configuration scripts are JIM Tcl Scripts. OpenOCD's
450 command interpreter today is a mixture of (newer)
451 JIM-Tcl commands, and (older) the orginal command interpreter.
454 @* At the OpenOCD telnet command line (or via the GDB mon command) one
455 can type a Tcl for() loop, set variables, etc.
456 Some of the commands documented in this guide are implemented
457 as Tcl scripts, from a @file{startup.tcl} file internal to the server.
459 @item @b{Historical Note}
460 @* JIM-Tcl was introduced to OpenOCD in spring 2008.
462 @item @b{Need a crash course in Tcl?}
463 @*@xref{Tcl Crash Course}.
468 @cindex command line options
470 @cindex directory search
472 The @option{--help} option shows:
476 --help | -h display this help
477 --version | -v display OpenOCD version
478 --file | -f use configuration file <name>
479 --search | -s dir to search for config files and scripts
480 --debug | -d set debug level <0-3>
481 --log_output | -l redirect log output to file <name>
482 --command | -c run <command>
483 --pipe | -p use pipes when talking to gdb
486 By default OpenOCD reads the configuration file @file{openocd.cfg}.
487 To specify a different (or multiple)
488 configuration file, you can use the @option{-f} option. For example:
491 openocd -f config1.cfg -f config2.cfg -f config3.cfg
494 Configuration files and scripts are searched for in
496 @item the current directory,
497 @item any search dir specified on the command line using the @option{-s} option,
498 @item @file{$HOME/.openocd} (not on Windows),
499 @item the site wide script library @file{$pkgdatadir/site} and
500 @item the OpenOCD-supplied script library @file{$pkgdatadir/scripts}.
502 The first found file with a matching file name will be used.
504 OpenOCD starts by processing the configuration commands provided
505 on the command line or in @file{openocd.cfg}.
506 @xref{Configuration Stage}.
507 At the end of the configuration stage it verifies the JTAG scan
508 chain defined using those commands; your configuration should
509 ensure that this always succeeds.
510 Normally, OpenOCD then starts running as a daemon.
511 Alternatively, commands may be used to terminate the configuration
512 stage early, perform work (such as updating some flash memory),
513 and then shut down without acting as a daemon.
515 Once OpenOCD starts running as a daemon, it waits for connections from
516 clients (Telnet, GDB, Other) and processes the commands issued through
519 If you are having problems, you can enable internal debug messages via
520 the @option{-d} option.
522 Also it is possible to interleave JIM-Tcl commands w/config scripts using the
523 @option{-c} command line switch.
525 To enable debug output (when reporting problems or working on OpenOCD
526 itself), use the @option{-d} command line switch. This sets the
527 @option{debug_level} to "3", outputting the most information,
528 including debug messages. The default setting is "2", outputting only
529 informational messages, warnings and errors. You can also change this
530 setting from within a telnet or gdb session using @command{debug_level
531 <n>} (@pxref{debug_level}).
533 You can redirect all output from the daemon to a file using the
534 @option{-l <logfile>} switch.
536 For details on the @option{-p} option. @xref{Connecting to GDB}.
538 Note! OpenOCD will launch the GDB & telnet server even if it can not
539 establish a connection with the target. In general, it is possible for
540 the JTAG controller to be unresponsive until the target is set up
541 correctly via e.g. GDB monitor commands in a GDB init script.
543 @node OpenOCD Project Setup
544 @chapter OpenOCD Project Setup
546 To use OpenOCD with your development projects, you need to do more than
547 just connecting the JTAG adapter hardware (dongle) to your development board
548 and then starting the OpenOCD server.
549 You also need to configure that server so that it knows
550 about that adapter and board, and helps your work.
552 @section Hooking up the JTAG Adapter
554 Today's most common case is a dongle with a JTAG cable on one side
555 (such as a ribbon cable with a 10-pin or 20-pin IDC connector)
556 and a USB cable on the other.
557 Instead of USB, some cables use Ethernet;
558 older ones may use a PC parallel port, or even a serial port.
561 @item @emph{Start with power to your target board turned off},
562 and nothing connected to your JTAG adapter.
563 If you're particularly paranoid, unplug power to the board.
564 It's important to have the ground signal properly set up,
565 unless you are using a JTAG adapter which provides
566 galvanic isolation between the target board and the
569 @item @emph{Be sure it's the right kind of JTAG connector.}
570 If your dongle has a 20-pin ARM connector, you need some kind
571 of adapter (or octopus, see below) to hook it up to
572 boards using 14-pin or 10-pin connectors ... or to 20-pin
573 connectors which don't use ARM's pinout.
575 In the same vein, make sure the voltage levels are compatible.
576 Not all JTAG adapters have the level shifters needed to work
577 with 1.2 Volt boards.
579 @item @emph{Be certain the cable is properly oriented} or you might
580 damage your board. In most cases there are only two possible
581 ways to connect the cable.
582 Connect the JTAG cable from your adapter to the board.
583 Be sure it's firmly connected.
585 In the best case, the connector is keyed to physically
586 prevent you from inserting it wrong.
587 This is most often done using a slot on the board's male connector
588 housing, which must match a key on the JTAG cable's female connector.
589 If there's no housing, then you must look carefully and
590 make sure pin 1 on the cable hooks up to pin 1 on the board.
591 Ribbon cables are frequently all grey except for a wire on one
592 edge, which is red. The red wire is pin 1.
594 Sometimes dongles provide cables where one end is an ``octopus'' of
595 color coded single-wire connectors, instead of a connector block.
596 These are great when converting from one JTAG pinout to another,
597 but are tedious to set up.
598 Use these with connector pinout diagrams to help you match up the
599 adapter signals to the right board pins.
601 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's other end} once the JTAG cable is connected.
602 A USB, parallel, or serial port connector will go to the host which
603 you are using to run OpenOCD.
604 For Ethernet, consult the documentation and your network administrator.
606 For USB based JTAG adapters you have an easy sanity check at this point:
607 does the host operating system see the JTAG adapter?
609 @item @emph{Connect the adapter's power supply, if needed.}
610 This step is primarily for non-USB adapters,
611 but sometimes USB adapters need extra power.
613 @item @emph{Power up the target board.}
614 Unless you just let the magic smoke escape,
615 you're now ready to set up the OpenOCD server
616 so you can use JTAG to work with that board.
620 Talk with the OpenOCD server using
621 telnet (@code{telnet localhost 4444} on many systems) or GDB.
622 @xref{GDB and OpenOCD}.
624 @section Project Directory
626 There are many ways you can configure OpenOCD and start it up.
628 A simple way to organize them all involves keeping a
629 single directory for your work with a given board.
630 When you start OpenOCD from that directory,
631 it searches there first for configuration files, scripts,
632 and for code you upload to the target board.
633 It is also the natural place to write files,
634 such as log files and data you download from the board.
636 @section Configuration Basics
638 There are two basic ways of configuring OpenOCD, and
639 a variety of ways you can mix them.
640 Think of the difference as just being how you start the server:
643 @item Many @option{-f file} or @option{-c command} options on the command line
644 @item No options, but a @dfn{user config file}
645 in the current directory named @file{openocd.cfg}
648 Here is an example @file{openocd.cfg} file for a setup
649 using a Signalyzer FT2232-based JTAG adapter to talk to
650 a board with an Atmel AT91SAM7X256 microcontroller:
653 source [find interface/signalyzer.cfg]
655 # GDB can also flash my flash!
656 gdb_memory_map enable
657 gdb_flash_program enable
659 source [find target/sam7x256.cfg]
662 Here is the command line equivalent of that configuration:
665 openocd -f interface/signalyzer.cfg \
666 -c "gdb_memory_map enable" \
667 -c "gdb_flash_program enable" \
668 -f target/sam7x256.cfg
671 You could wrap such long command lines in shell scripts,
672 each supporting a different development task.
673 One might re-flash the board with a specific firmware version.
674 Another might set up a particular debugging or run-time environment.
677 At this writing (October 2009) the command line method has
678 problems with how it treats variables.
679 For example, after @option{-c "set VAR value"}, or doing the
680 same in a script, the variable @var{VAR} will have no value
681 that can be tested in a later script.
684 Here we will focus on the simpler solution: one user config
685 file, including basic configuration plus any TCL procedures
686 to simplify your work.
688 @section User Config Files
689 @cindex config file, user
690 @cindex user config file
691 @cindex config file, overview
693 A user configuration file ties together all the parts of a project
695 One of the following will match your situation best:
698 @item Ideally almost everything comes from configuration files
699 provided by someone else.
700 For example, OpenOCD distributes a @file{scripts} directory
701 (probably in @file{/usr/share/openocd/scripts} on Linux).
702 Board and tool vendors can provide these too, as can individual
703 user sites; the @option{-s} command line option lets you say
704 where to find these files. (@xref{Running}.)
705 The AT91SAM7X256 example above works this way.
707 Three main types of non-user configuration file each have their
708 own subdirectory in the @file{scripts} directory:
711 @item @b{interface} -- one for each kind of JTAG adapter/dongle
712 @item @b{board} -- one for each different board
713 @item @b{target} -- the chips which integrate CPUs and other JTAG TAPs
716 Best case: include just two files, and they handle everything else.
717 The first is an interface config file.
718 The second is board-specific, and it sets up the JTAG TAPs and
719 their GDB targets (by deferring to some @file{target.cfg} file),
720 declares all flash memory, and leaves you nothing to do except
724 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
725 source [find board/csb337.cfg]
728 Boards with a single microcontroller often won't need more
729 than the target config file, as in the AT91SAM7X256 example.
730 That's because there is no external memory (flash, DDR RAM), and
731 the board differences are encapsulated by application code.
733 @item Maybe you don't know yet what your board looks like to JTAG.
734 Once you know the @file{interface.cfg} file to use, you may
735 need help from OpenOCD to discover what's on the board.
736 Once you find the TAPs, you can just search for appropriate
737 configuration files ... or write your own, from the bottom up.
740 @item You can often reuse some standard config files but
741 need to write a few new ones, probably a @file{board.cfg} file.
742 You will be using commands described later in this User's Guide,
743 and working with the guidelines in the next chapter.
745 For example, there may be configuration files for your JTAG adapter
746 and target chip, but you need a new board-specific config file
747 giving access to your particular flash chips.
748 Or you might need to write another target chip configuration file
749 for a new chip built around the Cortex M3 core.
752 When you write new configuration files, please submit
753 them for inclusion in the next OpenOCD release.
754 For example, a @file{board/newboard.cfg} file will help the
755 next users of that board, and a @file{target/newcpu.cfg}
756 will help support users of any board using that chip.
760 You may may need to write some C code.
761 It may be as simple as a supporting a new ft2232 or parport
762 based dongle; a bit more involved, like a NAND or NOR flash
763 controller driver; or a big piece of work like supporting
764 a new chip architecture.
767 Reuse the existing config files when you can.
768 Look first in the @file{scripts/boards} area, then @file{scripts/targets}.
769 You may find a board configuration that's a good example to follow.
771 When you write config files, separate the reusable parts
772 (things every user of that interface, chip, or board needs)
773 from ones specific to your environment and debugging approach.
777 For example, a @code{gdb-attach} event handler that invokes
778 the @command{reset init} command will interfere with debugging
779 early boot code, which performs some of the same actions
780 that the @code{reset-init} event handler does.
783 Likewise, the @command{arm9 vector_catch} command (or
785 its siblings @command{xscale vector_catch}
786 and @command{cortex_m3 vector_catch}) can be a timesaver
787 during some debug sessions, but don't make everyone use that either.
788 Keep those kinds of debugging aids in your user config file,
789 along with messaging and tracing setup.
790 (@xref{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.)
793 You might need to override some defaults.
794 For example, you might need to move, shrink, or back up the target's
795 work area if your application needs much SRAM.
798 TCP/IP port configuration is another example of something which
799 is environment-specific, and should only appear in
800 a user config file. @xref{TCP/IP Ports}.
803 @section Project-Specific Utilities
805 A few project-specific utility
806 routines may well speed up your work.
807 Write them, and keep them in your project's user config file.
809 For example, if you are making a boot loader work on a
810 board, it's nice to be able to debug the ``after it's
811 loaded to RAM'' parts separately from the finicky early
812 code which sets up the DDR RAM controller and clocks.
813 A script like this one, or a more GDB-aware sibling,
817 proc ramboot @{ @} @{
818 # Reset, running the target's "reset-init" scripts
819 # to initialize clocks and the DDR RAM controller.
820 # Leave the CPU halted.
823 # Load CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT version into DDR RAM.
824 load_image u-boot.bin 0x20000000
831 Then once that code is working you will need to make it
832 boot from NOR flash; a different utility would help.
833 Alternatively, some developers write to flash using GDB.
834 (You might use a similar script if you're working with a flash
835 based microcontroller application instead of a boot loader.)
838 proc newboot @{ @} @{
839 # Reset, leaving the CPU halted. The "reset-init" event
840 # proc gives faster access to the CPU and to NOR flash;
841 # "reset halt" would be slower.
844 # Write standard version of U-Boot into the first two
845 # sectors of NOR flash ... the standard version should
846 # do the same lowlevel init as "reset-init".
847 flash protect 0 0 1 off
848 flash erase_sector 0 0 1
849 flash write_bank 0 u-boot.bin 0x0
850 flash protect 0 0 1 on
852 # Reboot from scratch using that new boot loader.
857 You may need more complicated utility procedures when booting
859 That often involves an extra bootloader stage,
860 running from on-chip SRAM to perform DDR RAM setup so it can load
861 the main bootloader code (which won't fit into that SRAM).
863 Other helper scripts might be used to write production system images,
864 involving considerably more than just a three stage bootloader.
866 @section Target Software Changes
868 Sometimes you may want to make some small changes to the software
869 you're developing, to help make JTAG debugging work better.
870 For example, in C or assembly language code you might
871 use @code{#ifdef JTAG_DEBUG} (or its converse) around code
872 handling issues like:
876 @item @b{ARM Wait-For-Interrupt}...
877 Many ARM chips synchronize the JTAG clock using the core clock.
878 Low power states which stop that core clock thus prevent JTAG access.
879 Idle loops in tasking environments often enter those low power states
880 via the @code{WFI} instruction (or its coprocessor equivalent, before ARMv7).
882 You may want to @emph{disable that instruction} in source code,
883 or otherwise prevent using that state,
884 to ensure you can get JTAG access at any time.
885 For example, the OpenOCD @command{halt} command may not
886 work for an idle processor otherwise.
888 @item @b{Delay after reset}...
889 Not all chips have good support for debugger access
890 right after reset; many LPC2xxx chips have issues here.
891 Similarly, applications that reconfigure pins used for
892 JTAG access as they start will also block debugger access.
894 To work with boards like this, @emph{enable a short delay loop}
895 the first thing after reset, before "real" startup activities.
896 For example, one second's delay is usually more than enough
897 time for a JTAG debugger to attach, so that
898 early code execution can be debugged
899 or firmware can be replaced.
901 @item @b{Debug Communications Channel (DCC)}...
902 Some processors include mechanisms to send messages over JTAG.
903 Many ARM cores support these, as do some cores from other vendors.
904 (OpenOCD may be able to use this DCC internally, speeding up some
905 operations like writing to memory.)
907 Your application may want to deliver various debugging messages
908 over JTAG, by @emph{linking with a small library of code}
909 provided with OpenOCD and using the utilities there to send
910 various kinds of message.
911 @xref{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}.
915 @node Config File Guidelines
916 @chapter Config File Guidelines
918 This chapter is aimed at any user who needs to write a config file,
919 including developers and integrators of OpenOCD and any user who
920 needs to get a new board working smoothly.
921 It provides guidelines for creating those files.
923 You should find the following directories under @t{$(INSTALLDIR)/scripts},
924 with files including the ones listed here.
925 Use them as-is where you can; or as models for new files.
927 @item @file{interface} ...
928 think JTAG Dongle. Files that configure JTAG adapters go here.
931 arm-jtag-ew.cfg hitex_str9-comstick.cfg oocdlink.cfg
932 arm-usb-ocd.cfg icebear.cfg openocd-usb.cfg
933 at91rm9200.cfg jlink.cfg parport.cfg
934 axm0432.cfg jtagkey2.cfg parport_dlc5.cfg
935 calao-usb-a9260-c01.cfg jtagkey.cfg rlink.cfg
936 calao-usb-a9260-c02.cfg jtagkey-tiny.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
937 calao-usb-a9260.cfg luminary.cfg signalyzer.cfg
938 chameleon.cfg luminary-icdi.cfg stm32-stick.cfg
939 cortino.cfg luminary-lm3s811.cfg turtelizer2.cfg
940 dummy.cfg olimex-arm-usb-ocd.cfg usbprog.cfg
941 flyswatter.cfg olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg vsllink.cfg
944 @item @file{board} ...
945 think Circuit Board, PWA, PCB, they go by many names. Board files
946 contain initialization items that are specific to a board.
947 They reuse target configuration files, since the same
948 microprocessor chips are used on many boards,
949 but support for external parts varies widely. For
950 example, the SDRAM initialization sequence for the board, or the type
951 of external flash and what address it uses. Any initialization
952 sequence to enable that external flash or SDRAM should be found in the
953 board file. Boards may also contain multiple targets: two CPUs; or
957 arm_evaluator7t.cfg keil_mcb1700.cfg
958 at91rm9200-dk.cfg keil_mcb2140.cfg
959 at91sam9g20-ek.cfg linksys_nslu2.cfg
960 atmel_at91sam7s-ek.cfg logicpd_imx27.cfg
961 atmel_at91sam9260-ek.cfg mini2440.cfg
962 atmel_sam3u_ek.cfg olimex_LPC2378STK.cfg
963 crossbow_tech_imote2.cfg olimex_lpc_h2148.cfg
964 csb337.cfg olimex_sam7_ex256.cfg
965 csb732.cfg olimex_sam9_l9260.cfg
966 digi_connectcore_wi-9c.cfg olimex_stm32_h103.cfg
967 dm355evm.cfg omap2420_h4.cfg
968 dm365evm.cfg osk5912.cfg
969 dm6446evm.cfg pic-p32mx.cfg
970 eir.cfg propox_mmnet1001.cfg
971 ek-lm3s1968.cfg pxa255_sst.cfg
972 ek-lm3s3748.cfg sheevaplug.cfg
973 ek-lm3s811.cfg stm3210e_eval.cfg
974 ek-lm3s9b9x.cfg stm32f10x_128k_eval.cfg
975 hammer.cfg str910-eval.cfg
976 hitex_lpc2929.cfg telo.cfg
977 hitex_stm32-performancestick.cfg ti_beagleboard.cfg
978 hitex_str9-comstick.cfg topas910.cfg
979 iar_str912_sk.cfg topasa900.cfg
980 imx27ads.cfg unknown_at91sam9260.cfg
981 imx27lnst.cfg x300t.cfg
982 imx31pdk.cfg zy1000.cfg
985 @item @file{target} ...
986 think chip. The ``target'' directory represents the JTAG TAPs
988 which OpenOCD should control, not a board. Two common types of targets
989 are ARM chips and FPGA or CPLD chips.
990 When a chip has multiple TAPs (maybe it has both ARM and DSP cores),
991 the target config file defines all of them.
994 aduc702x.cfg imx27.cfg pxa255.cfg
995 ar71xx.cfg imx31.cfg pxa270.cfg
996 at91eb40a.cfg imx35.cfg readme.txt
997 at91r40008.cfg is5114.cfg sam7se512.cfg
998 at91rm9200.cfg ixp42x.cfg sam7x256.cfg
999 at91sam3u1c.cfg lm3s1968.cfg samsung_s3c2410.cfg
1000 at91sam3u1e.cfg lm3s3748.cfg samsung_s3c2440.cfg
1001 at91sam3u2c.cfg lm3s6965.cfg samsung_s3c2450.cfg
1002 at91sam3u2e.cfg lm3s811.cfg samsung_s3c4510.cfg
1003 at91sam3u4c.cfg lm3s9b9x.cfg samsung_s3c6410.cfg
1004 at91sam3u4e.cfg lpc1768.cfg sharp_lh79532.cfg
1005 at91sam3uXX.cfg lpc2103.cfg smdk6410.cfg
1006 at91sam7sx.cfg lpc2124.cfg smp8634.cfg
1007 at91sam9260.cfg lpc2129.cfg stm32.cfg
1008 c100.cfg lpc2148.cfg str710.cfg
1009 c100config.tcl lpc2294.cfg str730.cfg
1010 c100helper.tcl lpc2378.cfg str750.cfg
1011 c100regs.tcl lpc2478.cfg str912.cfg
1012 cs351x.cfg lpc2900.cfg telo.cfg
1013 davinci.cfg mega128.cfg ti_dm355.cfg
1014 dragonite.cfg netx500.cfg ti_dm365.cfg
1015 epc9301.cfg omap2420.cfg ti_dm6446.cfg
1016 feroceon.cfg omap3530.cfg tmpa900.cfg
1017 icepick.cfg omap5912.cfg tmpa910.cfg
1018 imx21.cfg pic32mx.cfg xba_revA3.cfg
1021 @item @emph{more} ... browse for other library files which may be useful.
1022 For example, there are various generic and CPU-specific utilities.
1025 The @file{openocd.cfg} user config
1026 file may override features in any of the above files by
1027 setting variables before sourcing the target file, or by adding
1028 commands specific to their situation.
1030 @section Interface Config Files
1032 The user config file
1033 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1036 source [find interface/FOOBAR.cfg]
1039 A preconfigured interface file should exist for every interface in use
1040 today, that said, perhaps some interfaces have only been used by the
1041 sole developer who created it.
1043 A separate chapter gives information about how to set these up.
1044 @xref{Interface - Dongle Configuration}.
1045 Read the OpenOCD source code if you have a new kind of hardware interface
1046 and need to provide a driver for it.
1048 @section Board Config Files
1049 @cindex config file, board
1050 @cindex board config file
1052 The user config file
1053 should be able to source one of these files with a command like this:
1056 source [find board/FOOBAR.cfg]
1059 The point of a board config file is to package everything
1060 about a given board that user config files need to know.
1061 In summary the board files should contain (if present)
1064 @item One or more @command{source [target/...cfg]} statements
1065 @item NOR flash configuration (@pxref{NOR Configuration})
1066 @item NAND flash configuration (@pxref{NAND Configuration})
1067 @item Target @code{reset} handlers for SDRAM and I/O configuration
1068 @item JTAG adapter reset configuration (@pxref{Reset Configuration})
1069 @item All things that are not ``inside a chip''
1072 Generic things inside target chips belong in target config files,
1073 not board config files. So for example a @code{reset-init} event
1074 handler should know board-specific oscillator and PLL parameters,
1075 which it passes to target-specific utility code.
1077 The most complex task of a board config file is creating such a
1078 @code{reset-init} event handler.
1079 Define those handlers last, after you verify the rest of the board
1080 configuration works.
1082 @subsection Communication Between Config files
1084 In addition to target-specific utility code, another way that
1085 board and target config files communicate is by following a
1086 convention on how to use certain variables.
1088 The full Tcl/Tk language supports ``namespaces'', but JIM-Tcl does not.
1089 Thus the rule we follow in OpenOCD is this: Variables that begin with
1090 a leading underscore are temporary in nature, and can be modified and
1091 used at will within a target configuration file.
1093 Complex board config files can do the things like this,
1094 for a board with three chips:
1097 # Chip #1: PXA270 for network side, big endian
1098 set CHIPNAME network
1100 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1101 # on return: _TARGETNAME = network.cpu
1102 # other commands can refer to the "network.cpu" target.
1103 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1105 # Chip #2: PXA270 for video side, little endian
1108 source [find target/pxa270.cfg]
1109 # on return: _TARGETNAME = video.cpu
1110 # other commands can refer to the "video.cpu" target.
1111 $_TARGETNAME configure .... events for this CPU..
1113 # Chip #3: Xilinx FPGA for glue logic
1116 source [find target/spartan3.cfg]
1119 That example is oversimplified because it doesn't show any flash memory,
1120 or the @code{reset-init} event handlers to initialize external DRAM
1121 or (assuming it needs it) load a configuration into the FPGA.
1122 Such features are usually needed for low-level work with many boards,
1123 where ``low level'' implies that the board initialization software may
1124 not be working. (That's a common reason to need JTAG tools. Another
1125 is to enable working with microcontroller-based systems, which often
1126 have no debugging support except a JTAG connector.)
1128 Target config files may also export utility functions to board and user
1129 config files. Such functions should use name prefixes, to help avoid
1132 Board files could also accept input variables from user config files.
1133 For example, there might be a @code{J4_JUMPER} setting used to identify
1134 what kind of flash memory a development board is using, or how to set
1135 up other clocks and peripherals.
1137 @subsection Variable Naming Convention
1138 @cindex variable names
1140 Most boards have only one instance of a chip.
1141 However, it should be easy to create a board with more than
1142 one such chip (as shown above).
1143 Accordingly, we encourage these conventions for naming
1144 variables associated with different @file{target.cfg} files,
1145 to promote consistency and
1146 so that board files can override target defaults.
1148 Inputs to target config files include:
1151 @item @code{CHIPNAME} ...
1152 This gives a name to the overall chip, and is used as part of
1153 tap identifier dotted names.
1154 While the default is normally provided by the chip manufacturer,
1155 board files may need to distinguish between instances of a chip.
1156 @item @code{ENDIAN} ...
1157 By default @option{little} - although chips may hard-wire @option{big}.
1158 Chips that can't change endianness don't need to use this variable.
1159 @item @code{CPUTAPID} ...
1160 When OpenOCD examines the JTAG chain, it can be told verify the
1161 chips against the JTAG IDCODE register.
1162 The target file will hold one or more defaults, but sometimes the
1163 chip in a board will use a different ID (perhaps a newer revision).
1166 Outputs from target config files include:
1169 @item @code{_TARGETNAME} ...
1170 By convention, this variable is created by the target configuration
1171 script. The board configuration file may make use of this variable to
1172 configure things like a ``reset init'' script, or other things
1173 specific to that board and that target.
1174 If the chip has 2 targets, the names are @code{_TARGETNAME0},
1175 @code{_TARGETNAME1}, ... etc.
1178 @subsection The reset-init Event Handler
1179 @cindex event, reset-init
1180 @cindex reset-init handler
1182 Board config files run in the OpenOCD configuration stage;
1183 they can't use TAPs or targets, since they haven't been
1185 This means you can't write memory or access chip registers;
1186 you can't even verify that a flash chip is present.
1187 That's done later in event handlers, of which the target @code{reset-init}
1188 handler is one of the most important.
1190 Except on microcontrollers, the basic job of @code{reset-init} event
1191 handlers is setting up flash and DRAM, as normally handled by boot loaders.
1192 Microcontrollers rarely use boot loaders; they run right out of their
1193 on-chip flash and SRAM memory. But they may want to use one of these
1194 handlers too, if just for developer convenience.
1197 Because this is so very board-specific, and chip-specific, no examples
1199 Instead, look at the board config files distributed with OpenOCD.
1200 If you have a boot loader, its source code will help; so will
1201 configuration files for other JTAG tools
1202 (@pxref{Translating Configuration Files}).
1205 Some of this code could probably be shared between different boards.
1206 For example, setting up a DRAM controller often doesn't differ by
1207 much except the bus width (16 bits or 32?) and memory timings, so a
1208 reusable TCL procedure loaded by the @file{target.cfg} file might take
1209 those as parameters.
1210 Similarly with oscillator, PLL, and clock setup;
1211 and disabling the watchdog.
1212 Structure the code cleanly, and provide comments to help
1213 the next developer doing such work.
1214 (@emph{You might be that next person} trying to reuse init code!)
1216 The last thing normally done in a @code{reset-init} handler is probing
1217 whatever flash memory was configured. For most chips that needs to be
1218 done while the associated target is halted, either because JTAG memory
1219 access uses the CPU or to prevent conflicting CPU access.
1221 @subsection JTAG Clock Rate
1223 Before your @code{reset-init} handler has set up
1224 the PLLs and clocking, you may need to run with
1225 a low JTAG clock rate.
1227 Then you'd increase that rate after your handler has
1228 made it possible to use the faster JTAG clock.
1229 When the initial low speed is board-specific, for example
1230 because it depends on a board-specific oscillator speed, then
1231 you should probably set it up in the board config file;
1232 if it's target-specific, it belongs in the target config file.
1234 For most ARM-based processors the fastest JTAG clock@footnote{A FAQ
1235 @uref{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} gives details.}
1236 is one sixth of the CPU clock; or one eighth for ARM11 cores.
1237 Consult chip documentation to determine the peak JTAG clock rate,
1238 which might be less than that.
1241 On most ARMs, JTAG clock detection is coupled to the core clock, so
1242 software using a @option{wait for interrupt} operation blocks JTAG access.
1243 Adaptive clocking provides a partial workaround, but a more complete
1244 solution just avoids using that instruction with JTAG debuggers.
1247 If the board supports adaptive clocking, use the @command{jtag_rclk}
1248 command, in case your board is used with JTAG adapter which
1249 also supports it. Otherwise use @command{jtag_khz}.
1250 Set the slow rate at the beginning of the reset sequence,
1251 and the faster rate as soon as the clocks are at full speed.
1253 @section Target Config Files
1254 @cindex config file, target
1255 @cindex target config file
1257 Board config files communicate with target config files using
1258 naming conventions as described above, and may source one or
1259 more target config files like this:
1262 source [find target/FOOBAR.cfg]
1265 The point of a target config file is to package everything
1266 about a given chip that board config files need to know.
1267 In summary the target files should contain
1271 @item Add TAPs to the scan chain
1272 @item Add CPU targets (includes GDB support)
1273 @item CPU/Chip/CPU-Core specific features
1277 As a rule of thumb, a target file sets up only one chip.
1278 For a microcontroller, that will often include a single TAP,
1279 which is a CPU needing a GDB target, and its on-chip flash.
1281 More complex chips may include multiple TAPs, and the target
1282 config file may need to define them all before OpenOCD
1283 can talk to the chip.
1284 For example, some phone chips have JTAG scan chains that include
1285 an ARM core for operating system use, a DSP,
1286 another ARM core embedded in an image processing engine,
1287 and other processing engines.
1289 @subsection Default Value Boiler Plate Code
1291 All target configuration files should start with code like this,
1292 letting board config files express environment-specific
1293 differences in how things should be set up.
1296 # Boards may override chip names, perhaps based on role,
1297 # but the default should match what the vendor uses
1298 if @{ [info exists CHIPNAME] @} @{
1299 set _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME
1301 set _CHIPNAME sam7x256
1304 # ONLY use ENDIAN with targets that can change it.
1305 if @{ [info exists ENDIAN] @} @{
1311 # TAP identifiers may change as chips mature, for example with
1312 # new revision fields (the "3" here). Pick a good default; you
1313 # can pass several such identifiers to the "jtag newtap" command.
1314 if @{ [info exists CPUTAPID ] @} @{
1315 set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
1317 set _CPUTAPID 0x3f0f0f0f
1320 @c but 0x3f0f0f0f is for an str73x part ...
1322 @emph{Remember:} Board config files may include multiple target
1323 config files, or the same target file multiple times
1324 (changing at least @code{CHIPNAME}).
1326 Likewise, the target configuration file should define
1327 @code{_TARGETNAME} (or @code{_TARGETNAME0} etc) and
1328 use it later on when defining debug targets:
1331 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1332 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1335 @subsection Adding TAPs to the Scan Chain
1336 After the ``defaults'' are set up,
1337 add the TAPs on each chip to the JTAG scan chain.
1338 @xref{TAP Declaration}, and the naming convention
1341 In the simplest case the chip has only one TAP,
1342 probably for a CPU or FPGA.
1343 The config file for the Atmel AT91SAM7X256
1344 looks (in part) like this:
1347 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
1350 A board with two such at91sam7 chips would be able
1351 to source such a config file twice, with different
1352 values for @code{CHIPNAME}, so
1353 it adds a different TAP each time.
1355 If there are nonzero @option{-expected-id} values,
1356 OpenOCD attempts to verify the actual tap id against those values.
1357 It will issue error messages if there is mismatch, which
1358 can help to pinpoint problems in OpenOCD configurations.
1361 JTAG tap: sam7x256.cpu tap/device found: 0x3f0f0f0f
1362 (Manufacturer: 0x787, Part: 0xf0f0, Version: 0x3)
1363 ERROR: Tap: sam7x256.cpu - Expected id: 0x12345678, Got: 0x3f0f0f0f
1364 ERROR: expected: mfg: 0x33c, part: 0x2345, ver: 0x1
1365 ERROR: got: mfg: 0x787, part: 0xf0f0, ver: 0x3
1368 There are more complex examples too, with chips that have
1369 multiple TAPs. Ones worth looking at include:
1372 @item @file{target/omap3530.cfg} -- with disabled ARM and DSP,
1373 plus a JRC to enable them
1374 @item @file{target/str912.cfg} -- with flash, CPU, and boundary scan
1375 @item @file{target/ti_dm355.cfg} -- with ETM, ARM, and JRC (this JRC
1376 is not currently used)
1379 @subsection Add CPU targets
1381 After adding a TAP for a CPU, you should set it up so that
1382 GDB and other commands can use it.
1383 @xref{CPU Configuration}.
1384 For the at91sam7 example above, the command can look like this;
1385 note that @code{$_ENDIAN} is not needed, since OpenOCD defaults
1386 to little endian, and this chip doesn't support changing that.
1389 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
1390 target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME
1393 Work areas are small RAM areas associated with CPU targets.
1394 They are used by OpenOCD to speed up downloads,
1395 and to download small snippets of code to program flash chips.
1396 If the chip includes a form of ``on-chip-ram'' - and many do - define
1397 a work area if you can.
1398 Again using the at91sam7 as an example, this can look like:
1401 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x00200000 \
1402 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
1405 @subsection Chip Reset Setup
1407 As a rule, you should put the @command{reset_config} command
1408 into the board file. Most things you think you know about a
1409 chip can be tweaked by the board.
1411 Some chips have specific ways the TRST and SRST signals are
1412 managed. In the unusual case that these are @emph{chip specific}
1413 and can never be changed by board wiring, they could go here.
1414 For example, some chips can't support JTAG debugging without
1417 Provide a @code{reset-assert} event handler if you can.
1418 Such a handler uses JTAG operations to reset the target,
1419 letting this target config be used in systems which don't
1420 provide the optional SRST signal, or on systems where you
1421 don't want to reset all targets at once.
1422 Such a handler might write to chip registers to force a reset,
1423 use a JRC to do that (preferable -- the target may be wedged!),
1424 or force a watchdog timer to trigger.
1425 (For Cortex-M3 targets, this is not necessary. The target
1426 driver knows how to use trigger an NVIC reset when SRST is
1429 Some chips need special attention during reset handling if
1430 they're going to be used with JTAG.
1431 An example might be needing to send some commands right
1432 after the target's TAP has been reset, providing a
1433 @code{reset-deassert-post} event handler that writes a chip
1434 register to report that JTAG debugging is being done.
1435 Another would be reconfiguring the watchdog so that it stops
1436 counting while the core is halted in the debugger.
1438 JTAG clocking constraints often change during reset, and in
1439 some cases target config files (rather than board config files)
1440 are the right places to handle some of those issues.
1441 For example, immediately after reset most chips run using a
1442 slower clock than they will use later.
1443 That means that after reset (and potentially, as OpenOCD
1444 first starts up) they must use a slower JTAG clock rate
1445 than they will use later.
1448 @quotation Important
1449 When you are debugging code that runs right after chip
1450 reset, getting these issues right is critical.
1451 In particular, if you see intermittent failures when
1452 OpenOCD verifies the scan chain after reset,
1453 look at how you are setting up JTAG clocking.
1456 @subsection ARM Core Specific Hacks
1458 If the chip has a DCC, enable it. If the chip is an ARM9 with some
1459 special high speed download features - enable it.
1461 If present, the MMU, the MPU and the CACHE should be disabled.
1463 Some ARM cores are equipped with trace support, which permits
1464 examination of the instruction and data bus activity. Trace
1465 activity is controlled through an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM)
1466 on one of the core's scan chains. The ETM emits voluminous data
1467 through a ``trace port''. (@xref{ARM Hardware Tracing}.)
1468 If you are using an external trace port,
1469 configure it in your board config file.
1470 If you are using an on-chip ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB),
1471 configure it in your target config file.
1474 etm config $_TARGETNAME 16 normal full etb
1475 etb config $_TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.etb
1478 @subsection Internal Flash Configuration
1480 This applies @b{ONLY TO MICROCONTROLLERS} that have flash built in.
1482 @b{Never ever} in the ``target configuration file'' define any type of
1483 flash that is external to the chip. (For example a BOOT flash on
1484 Chip Select 0.) Such flash information goes in a board file - not
1485 the TARGET (chip) file.
1489 @item at91sam7x256 - has 256K flash YES enable it.
1490 @item str912 - has flash internal YES enable it.
1491 @item imx27 - uses boot flash on CS0 - it goes in the board file.
1492 @item pxa270 - again - CS0 flash - it goes in the board file.
1495 @anchor{Translating Configuration Files}
1496 @section Translating Configuration Files
1498 If you have a configuration file for another hardware debugger
1499 or toolset (Abatron, BDI2000, BDI3000, CCS,
1500 Lauterbach, Segger, Macraigor, etc.), translating
1501 it into OpenOCD syntax is often quite straightforward. The most tricky
1502 part of creating a configuration script is oftentimes the reset init
1503 sequence where e.g. PLLs, DRAM and the like is set up.
1505 One trick that you can use when translating is to write small
1506 Tcl procedures to translate the syntax into OpenOCD syntax. This
1507 can avoid manual translation errors and make it easier to
1508 convert other scripts later on.
1510 Example of transforming quirky arguments to a simple search and
1514 # Lauterbach syntax(?)
1516 # Data.Set c15:0x042f %long 0x40000015
1518 # OpenOCD syntax when using procedure below.
1520 # setc15 0x01 0x00050078
1522 proc setc15 @{regs value@} @{
1525 echo [format "set p15 0x%04x, 0x%08x" $regs $value]
1527 arm mcr 15 [expr ($regs>>12)&0x7] \
1528 [expr ($regs>>0)&0xf] [expr ($regs>>4)&0xf] \
1529 [expr ($regs>>8)&0x7] $value
1535 @node Daemon Configuration
1536 @chapter Daemon Configuration
1537 @cindex initialization
1538 The commands here are commonly found in the openocd.cfg file and are
1539 used to specify what TCP/IP ports are used, and how GDB should be
1542 @anchor{Configuration Stage}
1543 @section Configuration Stage
1544 @cindex configuration stage
1545 @cindex config command
1547 When the OpenOCD server process starts up, it enters a
1548 @emph{configuration stage} which is the only time that
1549 certain commands, @emph{configuration commands}, may be issued.
1550 In this manual, the definition of a configuration command is
1551 presented as a @emph{Config Command}, not as a @emph{Command}
1552 which may be issued interactively.
1554 Those configuration commands include declaration of TAPs,
1556 the interface used for JTAG communication,
1557 and other basic setup.
1558 The server must leave the configuration stage before it
1559 may access or activate TAPs.
1560 After it leaves this stage, configuration commands may no
1563 @section Entering the Run Stage
1565 The first thing OpenOCD does after leaving the configuration
1566 stage is to verify that it can talk to the scan chain
1567 (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
1568 It will warn if it doesn't find TAPs it expects to find,
1569 or finds TAPs that aren't supposed to be there.
1570 You should see no errors at this point.
1571 If you see errors, resolve them by correcting the
1572 commands you used to configure the server.
1573 Common errors include using an initial JTAG speed that's too
1574 fast, and not providing the right IDCODE values for the TAPs
1577 Once OpenOCD has entered the run stage, a number of commands
1579 A number of these relate to the debug targets you may have declared.
1580 For example, the @command{mww} command will not be available until
1581 a target has been successfuly instantiated.
1582 If you want to use those commands, you may need to force
1583 entry to the run stage.
1585 @deffn {Config Command} init
1586 This command terminates the configuration stage and
1587 enters the run stage. This helps when you need to have
1588 the startup scripts manage tasks such as resetting the target,
1589 programming flash, etc. To reset the CPU upon startup, add "init" and
1590 "reset" at the end of the config script or at the end of the OpenOCD
1591 command line using the @option{-c} command line switch.
1593 If this command does not appear in any startup/configuration file
1594 OpenOCD executes the command for you after processing all
1595 configuration files and/or command line options.
1597 @b{NOTE:} This command normally occurs at or near the end of your
1598 openocd.cfg file to force OpenOCD to ``initialize'' and make the
1599 targets ready. For example: If your openocd.cfg file needs to
1600 read/write memory on your target, @command{init} must occur before
1601 the memory read/write commands. This includes @command{nand probe}.
1604 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} jtag_init
1605 This is invoked at server startup to verify that it can talk
1606 to the scan chain (list of TAPs) which has been configured.
1608 The default implementation first tries @command{jtag arp_init},
1609 which uses only a lightweight JTAG reset before examining the
1611 If that fails, it tries again, using a harder reset
1612 from the overridable procedure @command{init_reset}.
1614 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
1616 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
1617 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
1620 @anchor{TCP/IP Ports}
1621 @section TCP/IP Ports
1626 The OpenOCD server accepts remote commands in several syntaxes.
1627 Each syntax uses a different TCP/IP port, which you may specify
1628 only during configuration (before those ports are opened).
1630 For reasons including security, you may wish to prevent remote
1631 access using one or more of these ports.
1632 In such cases, just specify the relevant port number as zero.
1633 If you disable all access through TCP/IP, you will need to
1634 use the command line @option{-pipe} option.
1636 @deffn {Command} gdb_port (number)
1638 Specify or query the first port used for incoming GDB connections.
1639 The GDB port for the
1640 first target will be gdb_port, the second target will listen on gdb_port + 1, and so on.
1641 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1642 the port @var{number} defaults to 3333.
1643 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1646 @deffn {Command} tcl_port (number)
1647 Specify or query the port used for a simplified RPC
1648 connection that can be used by clients to issue TCL commands and get the
1649 output from the Tcl engine.
1650 Intended as a machine interface.
1651 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1652 the port @var{number} defaults to 6666.
1653 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1656 @deffn {Command} telnet_port (number)
1657 Specify or query the
1658 port on which to listen for incoming telnet connections.
1659 This port is intended for interaction with one human through TCL commands.
1660 When not specified during the configuration stage,
1661 the port @var{number} defaults to 4444.
1662 When specified as zero, this port is not activated.
1665 @anchor{GDB Configuration}
1666 @section GDB Configuration
1668 @cindex GDB configuration
1669 You can reconfigure some GDB behaviors if needed.
1670 The ones listed here are static and global.
1671 @xref{Target Configuration}, about configuring individual targets.
1672 @xref{Target Events}, about configuring target-specific event handling.
1674 @anchor{gdb_breakpoint_override}
1675 @deffn {Command} gdb_breakpoint_override [@option{hard}|@option{soft}|@option{disable}]
1676 Force breakpoint type for gdb @command{break} commands.
1677 This option supports GDB GUIs which don't
1678 distinguish hard versus soft breakpoints, if the default OpenOCD and
1679 GDB behaviour is not sufficient. GDB normally uses hardware
1680 breakpoints if the memory map has been set up for flash regions.
1683 @anchor{gdb_flash_program}
1684 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_flash_program (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1685 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to program the flash memory when a
1686 vFlash packet is received.
1687 The default behaviour is @option{enable}.
1690 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_memory_map (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1691 Set to @option{enable} to cause OpenOCD to send the memory configuration to GDB when
1692 requested. GDB will then know when to set hardware breakpoints, and program flash
1693 using the GDB load command. @command{gdb_flash_program enable} must also be enabled
1694 for flash programming to work.
1695 Default behaviour is @option{enable}.
1696 @xref{gdb_flash_program}.
1699 @deffn {Config Command} gdb_report_data_abort (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
1700 Specifies whether data aborts cause an error to be reported
1701 by GDB memory read packets.
1702 The default behaviour is @option{disable};
1703 use @option{enable} see these errors reported.
1706 @anchor{Event Polling}
1707 @section Event Polling
1709 Hardware debuggers are parts of asynchronous systems,
1710 where significant events can happen at any time.
1711 The OpenOCD server needs to detect some of these events,
1712 so it can report them to through TCL command line
1715 Examples of such events include:
1718 @item One of the targets can stop running ... maybe it triggers
1719 a code breakpoint or data watchpoint, or halts itself.
1720 @item Messages may be sent over ``debug message'' channels ... many
1721 targets support such messages sent over JTAG,
1722 for receipt by the person debugging or tools.
1723 @item Loss of power ... some adapters can detect these events.
1724 @item Resets not issued through JTAG ... such reset sources
1725 can include button presses or other system hardware, sometimes
1726 including the target itself (perhaps through a watchdog).
1727 @item Debug instrumentation sometimes supports event triggering
1728 such as ``trace buffer full'' (so it can quickly be emptied)
1729 or other signals (to correlate with code behavior).
1732 None of those events are signaled through standard JTAG signals.
1733 However, most conventions for JTAG connectors include voltage
1734 level and system reset (SRST) signal detection.
1735 Some connectors also include instrumentation signals, which
1736 can imply events when those signals are inputs.
1738 In general, OpenOCD needs to periodically check for those events,
1739 either by looking at the status of signals on the JTAG connector
1740 or by sending synchronous ``tell me your status'' JTAG requests
1741 to the various active targets.
1742 There is a command to manage and monitor that polling,
1743 which is normally done in the background.
1745 @deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
1746 Poll the current target for its current state.
1747 (Also, @pxref{target curstate}.)
1748 If that target is in debug mode, architecture
1749 specific information about the current state is printed.
1750 An optional parameter
1751 allows background polling to be enabled and disabled.
1753 You could use this from the TCL command shell, or
1754 from GDB using @command{monitor poll} command.
1757 background polling: on
1758 target state: halted
1759 target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
1760 current mode: Supervisor
1761 cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
1762 MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
1767 @node Interface - Dongle Configuration
1768 @chapter Interface - Dongle Configuration
1769 @cindex config file, interface
1770 @cindex interface config file
1772 JTAG Adapters/Interfaces/Dongles are normally configured
1773 through commands in an interface configuration
1774 file which is sourced by your @file{openocd.cfg} file, or
1775 through a command line @option{-f interface/....cfg} option.
1778 source [find interface/olimex-jtag-tiny.cfg]
1782 OpenOCD what type of JTAG adapter you have, and how to talk to it.
1783 A few cases are so simple that you only need to say what driver to use:
1790 Most adapters need a bit more configuration than that.
1793 @section Interface Configuration
1795 The interface command tells OpenOCD what type of JTAG dongle you are
1796 using. Depending on the type of dongle, you may need to have one or
1797 more additional commands.
1799 @deffn {Config Command} {interface} name
1800 Use the interface driver @var{name} to connect to the
1804 @deffn Command {interface_list}
1805 List the interface drivers that have been built into
1806 the running copy of OpenOCD.
1809 @deffn Command {jtag interface}
1810 Returns the name of the interface driver being used.
1813 @section Interface Drivers
1815 Each of the interface drivers listed here must be explicitly
1816 enabled when OpenOCD is configured, in order to be made
1817 available at run time.
1819 @deffn {Interface Driver} {amt_jtagaccel}
1820 Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
1821 connected to a PC's EPP mode parallel port.
1822 This defines some driver-specific commands:
1824 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1825 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
1826 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
1829 @deffn {Config Command} rtck [@option{enable}|@option{disable}]
1830 Displays status of RTCK option.
1831 Optionally sets that option first.
1835 @deffn {Interface Driver} {arm-jtag-ew}
1836 Olimex ARM-JTAG-EW USB adapter
1837 This has one driver-specific command:
1839 @deffn Command {armjtagew_info}
1844 @deffn {Interface Driver} {at91rm9200}
1845 Supports bitbanged JTAG from the local system,
1846 presuming that system is an Atmel AT91rm9200
1847 and a specific set of GPIOs is used.
1848 @c command: at91rm9200_device NAME
1849 @c chooses among list of bit configs ... only one option
1852 @deffn {Interface Driver} {dummy}
1853 A dummy software-only driver for debugging.
1856 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ep93xx}
1857 Cirrus Logic EP93xx based single-board computer bit-banging (in development)
1860 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ft2232}
1861 FTDI FT2232 (USB) based devices over one of the userspace libraries.
1862 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
1863 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
1865 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_device_desc} description
1866 Provides the USB device description (the @emph{iProduct string})
1867 of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not
1868 specified, the FTDI default value is used. This setting is only valid
1869 if compiled with FTD2XX support.
1872 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_serial} serial-number
1873 Specifies the @var{serial-number} of the FTDI FT2232 device to use,
1874 in case the vendor provides unique IDs and more than one FT2232 device
1875 is connected to the host.
1876 If not specified, serial numbers are not considered.
1877 (Note that USB serial numbers can be arbitrary Unicode strings,
1878 and are not restricted to containing only decimal digits.)
1881 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_layout} name
1882 Each vendor's FT2232 device can use different GPIO signals
1883 to control output-enables, reset signals, and LEDs.
1884 Currently valid layout @var{name} values include:
1886 @item @b{axm0432_jtag} Axiom AXM-0432
1887 @item @b{comstick} Hitex STR9 comstick
1888 @item @b{cortino} Hitex Cortino JTAG interface
1889 @item @b{evb_lm3s811} Luminary Micro EVB_LM3S811 as a JTAG interface,
1890 either for the local Cortex-M3 (SRST only)
1891 or in a passthrough mode (neither SRST nor TRST)
1892 @item @b{luminary_icdi} Luminary In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) Board
1893 @item @b{flyswatter} Tin Can Tools Flyswatter
1894 @item @b{icebear} ICEbear JTAG adapter from Section 5
1895 @item @b{jtagkey} Amontec JTAGkey and JTAGkey-Tiny (and compatibles)
1896 @item @b{jtagkey2} Amontec JTAGkey2 (and compatibles)
1897 @item @b{m5960} American Microsystems M5960
1898 @item @b{olimex-jtag} Olimex ARM-USB-OCD and ARM-USB-Tiny
1899 @item @b{oocdlink} OOCDLink
1900 @c oocdlink ~= jtagkey_prototype_v1
1901 @item @b{sheevaplug} Marvell Sheevaplug development kit
1902 @item @b{signalyzer} Xverve Signalyzer
1903 @item @b{stm32stick} Hitex STM32 Performance Stick
1904 @item @b{turtelizer2} egnite Software turtelizer2
1905 @item @b{usbjtag} "USBJTAG-1" layout described in the OpenOCD diploma thesis
1909 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_vid_pid} [vid pid]+
1910 The vendor ID and product ID of the FTDI FT2232 device. If not specified, the FTDI
1911 default values are used.
1912 Currently, up to eight [@var{vid}, @var{pid}] pairs may be given, e.g.
1914 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xcff8 0x15ba 0x0003
1918 @deffn {Config Command} {ft2232_latency} ms
1919 On some systems using FT2232 based JTAG interfaces the FT_Read function call in
1920 ft2232_read() fails to return the expected number of bytes. This can be caused by
1921 USB communication delays and has proved hard to reproduce and debug. Setting the
1922 FT2232 latency timer to a larger value increases delays for short USB packets but it
1923 also reduces the risk of timeouts before receiving the expected number of bytes.
1924 The OpenOCD default value is 2 and for some systems a value of 10 has proved useful.
1927 For example, the interface config file for a
1928 Turtelizer JTAG Adapter looks something like this:
1932 ft2232_device_desc "Turtelizer JTAG/RS232 Adapter"
1933 ft2232_layout turtelizer2
1934 ft2232_vid_pid 0x0403 0xbdc8
1938 @deffn {Interface Driver} {gw16012}
1939 Gateworks GW16012 JTAG programmer.
1940 This has one driver-specific command:
1942 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1943 Specifies either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or
1944 the number of the @file{/dev/parport} device.
1948 @deffn {Interface Driver} {jlink}
1949 Segger jlink USB adapter
1950 @c command: jlink_info
1952 @c command: jlink_hw_jtag (2|3)
1953 @c sets version 2 or 3
1956 @deffn {Interface Driver} {parport}
1957 Supports PC parallel port bit-banging cables:
1958 Wigglers, PLD download cable, and more.
1959 These interfaces have several commands, used to configure the driver
1960 before initializing the JTAG scan chain:
1962 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_cable} name
1963 The layout of the parallel port cable used to connect to the target.
1964 Currently valid cable @var{name} values include:
1967 @item @b{altium} Altium Universal JTAG cable.
1968 @item @b{arm-jtag} Same as original wiggler except SRST and
1969 TRST connections reversed and TRST is also inverted.
1970 @item @b{chameleon} The Amontec Chameleon's CPLD when operated
1971 in configuration mode. This is only used to
1972 program the Chameleon itself, not a connected target.
1973 @item @b{dlc5} The Xilinx Parallel cable III.
1974 @item @b{flashlink} The ST Parallel cable.
1975 @item @b{lattice} Lattice ispDOWNLOAD Cable
1976 @item @b{old_amt_wiggler} The Wiggler configuration that comes with
1978 Amontec's Chameleon Programmer. The new version available from
1979 the website uses the original Wiggler layout ('@var{wiggler}')
1980 @item @b{triton} The parallel port adapter found on the
1981 ``Karo Triton 1 Development Board''.
1982 This is also the layout used by the HollyGates design
1983 (see @uref{http://www.lartmaker.nl/projects/jtag/}).
1984 @item @b{wiggler} The original Wiggler layout, also supported by
1985 several clones, such as the Olimex ARM-JTAG
1986 @item @b{wiggler2} Same as original wiggler except an led is fitted on D5.
1987 @item @b{wiggler_ntrst_inverted} Same as original wiggler except TRST is inverted.
1991 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_port} number
1992 Either the address of the I/O port (default: 0x378 for LPT1) or the number of
1993 the @file{/dev/parport} device
1995 When using PPDEV to access the parallel port, use the number of the parallel port:
1996 @option{parport_port 0} (the default). If @option{parport_port 0x378} is specified
1997 you may encounter a problem.
2000 @deffn Command {parport_toggling_time} [nanoseconds]
2001 Displays how many nanoseconds the hardware needs to toggle TCK;
2002 the parport driver uses this value to obey the
2003 @command{jtag_khz} configuration.
2004 When the optional @var{nanoseconds} parameter is given,
2005 that setting is changed before displaying the current value.
2007 The default setting should work reasonably well on commodity PC hardware.
2008 However, you may want to calibrate for your specific hardware.
2010 To measure the toggling time with a logic analyzer or a digital storage
2011 oscilloscope, follow the procedure below:
2013 > parport_toggling_time 1000
2016 This sets the maximum JTAG clock speed of the hardware, but
2017 the actual speed probably deviates from the requested 500 kHz.
2018 Now, measure the time between the two closest spaced TCK transitions.
2019 You can use @command{runtest 1000} or something similar to generate a
2020 large set of samples.
2021 Update the setting to match your measurement:
2023 > parport_toggling_time <measured nanoseconds>
2025 Now the clock speed will be a better match for @command{jtag_khz rate}
2026 commands given in OpenOCD scripts and event handlers.
2028 You can do something similar with many digital multimeters, but note
2029 that you'll probably need to run the clock continuously for several
2030 seconds before it decides what clock rate to show. Adjust the
2031 toggling time up or down until the measured clock rate is a good
2032 match for the jtag_khz rate you specified; be conservative.
2036 @deffn {Config Command} {parport_write_on_exit} (on|off)
2037 This will configure the parallel driver to write a known
2038 cable-specific value to the parallel interface on exiting OpenOCD
2041 For example, the interface configuration file for a
2042 classic ``Wiggler'' cable might look something like this:
2047 parport_cable wiggler
2051 @deffn {Interface Driver} {presto}
2052 ASIX PRESTO USB JTAG programmer.
2053 @c command: presto_serial str
2054 @c sets serial number
2057 @deffn {Interface Driver} {rlink}
2058 Raisonance RLink USB adapter
2061 @deffn {Interface Driver} {usbprog}
2062 usbprog is a freely programmable USB adapter.
2065 @deffn {Interface Driver} {vsllink}
2066 vsllink is part of Versaloon which is a versatile USB programmer.
2069 This defines quite a few driver-specific commands,
2070 which are not currently documented here.
2074 @deffn {Interface Driver} {ZY1000}
2075 This is the Zylin ZY1000 JTAG debugger.
2078 This defines some driver-specific commands,
2079 which are not currently documented here.
2082 @deffn Command power [@option{on}|@option{off}]
2083 Turn power switch to target on/off.
2084 No arguments: print status.
2091 JTAG clock setup is part of system setup.
2092 It @emph{does not belong with interface setup} since any interface
2093 only knows a few of the constraints for the JTAG clock speed.
2094 Sometimes the JTAG speed is
2095 changed during the target initialization process: (1) slow at
2096 reset, (2) program the CPU clocks, (3) run fast.
2097 Both the "slow" and "fast" clock rates are functions of the
2098 oscillators used, the chip, the board design, and sometimes
2099 power management software that may be active.
2101 The speed used during reset, and the scan chain verification which
2102 follows reset, can be adjusted using a @code{reset-start}
2103 target event handler.
2104 It can then be reconfigured to a faster speed by a
2105 @code{reset-init} target event handler after it reprograms those
2106 CPU clocks, or manually (if something else, such as a boot loader,
2107 sets up those clocks).
2108 @xref{Target Events}.
2109 When the initial low JTAG speed is a chip characteristic, perhaps
2110 because of a required oscillator speed, provide such a handler
2111 in the target config file.
2112 When that speed is a function of a board-specific characteristic
2113 such as which speed oscillator is used, it belongs in the board
2114 config file instead.
2115 In both cases it's safest to also set the initial JTAG clock rate
2116 to that same slow speed, so that OpenOCD never starts up using a
2117 clock speed that's faster than the scan chain can support.
2121 $_TARGET.cpu configure -event reset-start @{ jtag_rclk 3000 @}
2124 If your system supports adaptive clocking (RTCK), configuring
2125 JTAG to use that is probably the most robust approach.
2126 However, it introduces delays to synchronize clocks; so it
2127 may not be the fastest solution.
2129 @b{NOTE:} Script writers should consider using @command{jtag_rclk}
2130 instead of @command{jtag_khz}.
2132 @deffn {Command} jtag_khz max_speed_kHz
2133 A non-zero speed is in KHZ. Hence: 3000 is 3mhz.
2134 JTAG interfaces usually support a limited number of
2135 speeds. The speed actually used won't be faster
2136 than the speed specified.
2138 Chip data sheets generally include a top JTAG clock rate.
2139 The actual rate is often a function of a CPU core clock,
2140 and is normally less than that peak rate.
2141 For example, most ARM cores accept at most one sixth of the CPU clock.
2143 Speed 0 (khz) selects RTCK method.
2145 If your system uses RTCK, you won't need to change the
2146 JTAG clocking after setup.
2147 Not all interfaces, boards, or targets support ``rtck''.
2148 If the interface device can not
2149 support it, an error is returned when you try to use RTCK.
2152 @defun jtag_rclk fallback_speed_kHz
2153 @cindex adaptive clocking
2155 This Tcl proc (defined in @file{startup.tcl}) attempts to enable RTCK/RCLK.
2156 If that fails (maybe the interface, board, or target doesn't
2157 support it), falls back to the specified frequency.
2159 # Fall back to 3mhz if RTCK is not supported
2164 @node Reset Configuration
2165 @chapter Reset Configuration
2166 @cindex Reset Configuration
2168 Every system configuration may require a different reset
2169 configuration. This can also be quite confusing.
2170 Resets also interact with @var{reset-init} event handlers,
2171 which do things like setting up clocks and DRAM, and
2172 JTAG clock rates. (@xref{JTAG Speed}.)
2173 They can also interact with JTAG routers.
2174 Please see the various board files for examples.
2177 To maintainers and integrators:
2178 Reset configuration touches several things at once.
2179 Normally the board configuration file
2180 should define it and assume that the JTAG adapter supports
2181 everything that's wired up to the board's JTAG connector.
2183 However, the target configuration file could also make note
2184 of something the silicon vendor has done inside the chip,
2185 which will be true for most (or all) boards using that chip.
2186 And when the JTAG adapter doesn't support everything, the
2187 user configuration file will need to override parts of
2188 the reset configuration provided by other files.
2191 @section Types of Reset
2193 There are many kinds of reset possible through JTAG, but
2194 they may not all work with a given board and adapter.
2195 That's part of why reset configuration can be error prone.
2199 @emph{System Reset} ... the @emph{SRST} hardware signal
2200 resets all chips connected to the JTAG adapter, such as processors,
2201 power management chips, and I/O controllers. Normally resets triggered
2202 with this signal behave exactly like pressing a RESET button.
2204 @emph{JTAG TAP Reset} ... the @emph{TRST} hardware signal resets
2205 just the TAP controllers connected to the JTAG adapter.
2206 Such resets should not be visible to the rest of the system; resetting a
2207 device's the TAP controller just puts that controller into a known state.
2209 @emph{Emulation Reset} ... many devices can be reset through JTAG
2210 commands. These resets are often distinguishable from system
2211 resets, either explicitly (a "reset reason" register says so)
2212 or implicitly (not all parts of the chip get reset).
2214 @emph{Other Resets} ... system-on-chip devices often support
2215 several other types of reset.
2216 You may need to arrange that a watchdog timer stops
2217 while debugging, preventing a watchdog reset.
2218 There may be individual module resets.
2221 In the best case, OpenOCD can hold SRST, then reset
2222 the TAPs via TRST and send commands through JTAG to halt the
2223 CPU at the reset vector before the 1st instruction is executed.
2224 Then when it finally releases the SRST signal, the system is
2225 halted under debugger control before any code has executed.
2226 This is the behavior required to support the @command{reset halt}
2227 and @command{reset init} commands; after @command{reset init} a
2228 board-specific script might do things like setting up DRAM.
2229 (@xref{Reset Command}.)
2231 @anchor{SRST and TRST Issues}
2232 @section SRST and TRST Issues
2234 Because SRST and TRST are hardware signals, they can have a
2235 variety of system-specific constraints. Some of the most
2240 @item @emph{Signal not available} ... Some boards don't wire
2241 SRST or TRST to the JTAG connector. Some JTAG adapters don't
2242 support such signals even if they are wired up.
2243 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{signals} options to say
2244 when either of those signals is not connected.
2245 When SRST is not available, your code might not be able to rely
2246 on controllers having been fully reset during code startup.
2247 Missing TRST is not a problem, since JTAG level resets can
2248 be triggered using with TMS signaling.
2250 @item @emph{Signals shorted} ... Sometimes a chip, board, or
2251 adapter will connect SRST to TRST, instead of keeping them separate.
2252 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{combination} options to say
2253 when those signals aren't properly independent.
2255 @item @emph{Timing} ... Reset circuitry like a resistor/capacitor
2256 delay circuit, reset supervisor, or on-chip features can extend
2257 the effect of a JTAG adapter's reset for some time after the adapter
2258 stops issuing the reset. For example, there may be chip or board
2259 requirements that all reset pulses last for at least a
2260 certain amount of time; and reset buttons commonly have
2261 hardware debouncing.
2262 Use the @command{jtag_nsrst_delay} and @command{jtag_ntrst_delay}
2263 commands to say when extra delays are needed.
2265 @item @emph{Drive type} ... Reset lines often have a pullup
2266 resistor, letting the JTAG interface treat them as open-drain
2267 signals. But that's not a requirement, so the adapter may need
2268 to use push/pull output drivers.
2269 Also, with weak pullups it may be advisable to drive
2270 signals to both levels (push/pull) to minimize rise times.
2271 Use the @command{reset_config} @var{trst_type} and
2272 @var{srst_type} parameters to say how to drive reset signals.
2274 @item @emph{Special initialization} ... Targets sometimes need
2275 special JTAG initialization sequences to handle chip-specific
2276 issues (not limited to errata).
2277 For example, certain JTAG commands might need to be issued while
2278 the system as a whole is in a reset state (SRST active)
2279 but the JTAG scan chain is usable (TRST inactive).
2280 Many systems treat combined assertion of SRST and TRST as a
2281 trigger for a harder reset than SRST alone.
2282 Such custom reset handling is discussed later in this chapter.
2285 There can also be other issues.
2286 Some devices don't fully conform to the JTAG specifications.
2287 Trivial system-specific differences are common, such as
2288 SRST and TRST using slightly different names.
2289 There are also vendors who distribute key JTAG documentation for
2290 their chips only to developers who have signed a Non-Disclosure
2293 Sometimes there are chip-specific extensions like a requirement to use
2294 the normally-optional TRST signal (precluding use of JTAG adapters which
2295 don't pass TRST through), or needing extra steps to complete a TAP reset.
2297 In short, SRST and especially TRST handling may be very finicky,
2298 needing to cope with both architecture and board specific constraints.
2300 @section Commands for Handling Resets
2302 @deffn {Command} jtag_nsrst_assert_width milliseconds
2303 Minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait
2304 after asserting nSRST (active-low system reset) before
2305 allowing it to be deasserted.
2308 @deffn {Command} jtag_nsrst_delay milliseconds
2309 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
2310 nSRST (active-low system reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
2311 When a board has a reset button connected to SRST line it will
2312 probably have hardware debouncing, implying you should use this.
2315 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_assert_width milliseconds
2316 Minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait
2317 after asserting nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before
2318 allowing it to be deasserted.
2321 @deffn {Command} jtag_ntrst_delay milliseconds
2322 How long (in milliseconds) OpenOCD should wait after deasserting
2323 nTRST (active-low JTAG TAP reset) before starting new JTAG operations.
2326 @deffn {Command} reset_config mode_flag ...
2327 This command displays or modifies the reset configuration
2328 of your combination of JTAG board and target in target
2329 configuration scripts.
2331 Information earlier in this section describes the kind of problems
2332 the command is intended to address (@pxref{SRST and TRST Issues}).
2333 As a rule this command belongs only in board config files,
2334 describing issues like @emph{board doesn't connect TRST};
2335 or in user config files, addressing limitations derived
2336 from a particular combination of interface and board.
2337 (An unlikely example would be using a TRST-only adapter
2338 with a board that only wires up SRST.)
2340 The @var{mode_flag} options can be specified in any order, but only one
2341 of each type -- @var{signals}, @var{combination},
2344 and @var{srst_type} -- may be specified at a time.
2345 If you don't provide a new value for a given type, its previous
2346 value (perhaps the default) is unchanged.
2347 For example, this means that you don't need to say anything at all about
2348 TRST just to declare that if the JTAG adapter should want to drive SRST,
2349 it must explicitly be driven high (@option{srst_push_pull}).
2353 @var{signals} can specify which of the reset signals are connected.
2354 For example, If the JTAG interface provides SRST, but the board doesn't
2355 connect that signal properly, then OpenOCD can't use it.
2356 Possible values are @option{none} (the default), @option{trst_only},
2357 @option{srst_only} and @option{trst_and_srst}.
2360 If your board provides SRST and/or TRST through the JTAG connector,
2361 you must declare that so those signals can be used.
2365 The @var{combination} is an optional value specifying broken reset
2366 signal implementations.
2367 The default behaviour if no option given is @option{separate},
2368 indicating everything behaves normally.
2369 @option{srst_pulls_trst} states that the
2370 test logic is reset together with the reset of the system (e.g. Philips
2371 LPC2000, "broken" board layout), @option{trst_pulls_srst} says that
2372 the system is reset together with the test logic (only hypothetical, I
2373 haven't seen hardware with such a bug, and can be worked around).
2374 @option{combined} implies both @option{srst_pulls_trst} and
2375 @option{trst_pulls_srst}.
2378 The @var{gates} tokens control flags that describe some cases where
2379 JTAG may be unvailable during reset.
2380 @option{srst_gates_jtag} (default)
2381 indicates that asserting SRST gates the
2382 JTAG clock. This means that no communication can happen on JTAG
2383 while SRST is asserted.
2384 Its converse is @option{srst_nogate}, indicating that JTAG commands
2385 can safely be issued while SRST is active.
2388 The optional @var{trst_type} and @var{srst_type} parameters allow the
2389 driver mode of each reset line to be specified. These values only affect
2390 JTAG interfaces with support for different driver modes, like the Amontec
2391 JTAGkey and JTAG Accelerator. Also, they are necessarily ignored if the
2392 relevant signal (TRST or SRST) is not connected.
2396 Possible @var{trst_type} driver modes for the test reset signal (TRST)
2397 are the default @option{trst_push_pull}, and @option{trst_open_drain}.
2398 Most boards connect this signal to a pulldown, so the JTAG TAPs
2399 never leave reset unless they are hooked up to a JTAG adapter.
2402 Possible @var{srst_type} driver modes for the system reset signal (SRST)
2403 are the default @option{srst_open_drain}, and @option{srst_push_pull}.
2404 Most boards connect this signal to a pullup, and allow the
2405 signal to be pulled low by various events including system
2406 powerup and pressing a reset button.
2410 @section Custom Reset Handling
2413 OpenOCD has several ways to help support the various reset
2414 mechanisms provided by chip and board vendors.
2415 The commands shown in the previous section give standard parameters.
2416 There are also @emph{event handlers} associated with TAPs or Targets.
2417 Those handlers are Tcl procedures you can provide, which are invoked
2418 at particular points in the reset sequence.
2420 @emph{When SRST is not an option} you must set
2421 up a @code{reset-assert} event handler for your target.
2422 For example, some JTAG adapters don't include the SRST signal;
2423 and some boards have multiple targets, and you won't always
2424 want to reset everything at once.
2426 After configuring those mechanisms, you might still
2427 find your board doesn't start up or reset correctly.
2428 For example, maybe it needs a slightly different sequence
2429 of SRST and/or TRST manipulations, because of quirks that
2430 the @command{reset_config} mechanism doesn't address;
2431 or asserting both might trigger a stronger reset, which
2432 needs special attention.
2434 Experiment with lower level operations, such as @command{jtag_reset}
2435 and the @command{jtag arp_*} operations shown here,
2436 to find a sequence of operations that works.
2437 @xref{JTAG Commands}.
2438 When you find a working sequence, it can be used to override
2439 @command{jtag_init}, which fires during OpenOCD startup
2440 (@pxref{Configuration Stage});
2441 or @command{init_reset}, which fires during reset processing.
2443 You might also want to provide some project-specific reset
2444 schemes. For example, on a multi-target board the standard
2445 @command{reset} command would reset all targets, but you
2446 may need the ability to reset only one target at time and
2447 thus want to avoid using the board-wide SRST signal.
2449 @deffn {Overridable Procedure} init_reset mode
2450 This is invoked near the beginning of the @command{reset} command,
2451 usually to provide as much of a cold (power-up) reset as practical.
2452 By default it is also invoked from @command{jtag_init} if
2453 the scan chain does not respond to pure JTAG operations.
2454 The @var{mode} parameter is the parameter given to the
2455 low level reset command (@option{halt},
2456 @option{init}, or @option{run}), @option{setup},
2457 or potentially some other value.
2459 The default implementation just invokes @command{jtag arp_init-reset}.
2460 Replacements will normally build on low level JTAG
2461 operations such as @command{jtag_reset}.
2462 Operations here must not address individual TAPs
2463 (or their associated targets)
2464 until the JTAG scan chain has first been verified to work.
2466 Implementations must have verified the JTAG scan chain before
2468 This is done by calling @command{jtag arp_init}
2469 (or @command{jtag arp_init-reset}).
2472 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init}
2473 This validates the scan chain using just the four
2474 standard JTAG signals (TMS, TCK, TDI, TDO).
2475 It starts by issuing a JTAG-only reset.
2476 Then it performs checks to verify that the scan chain configuration
2477 matches the TAPs it can observe.
2478 Those checks include checking IDCODE values for each active TAP,
2479 and verifying the length of their instruction registers using
2480 TAP @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} values.
2481 If these tests all pass, TAP @code{setup} events are
2482 issued to all TAPs with handlers for that event.
2485 @deffn Command {jtag arp_init-reset}
2486 This uses TRST and SRST to try resetting
2487 everything on the JTAG scan chain
2488 (and anything else connected to SRST).
2489 It then invokes the logic of @command{jtag arp_init}.
2493 @node TAP Declaration
2494 @chapter TAP Declaration
2495 @cindex TAP declaration
2496 @cindex TAP configuration
2498 @emph{Test Access Ports} (TAPs) are the core of JTAG.
2499 TAPs serve many roles, including:
2502 @item @b{Debug Target} A CPU TAP can be used as a GDB debug target
2503 @item @b{Flash Programing} Some chips program the flash directly via JTAG.
2504 Others do it indirectly, making a CPU do it.
2505 @item @b{Program Download} Using the same CPU support GDB uses,
2506 you can initialize a DRAM controller, download code to DRAM, and then
2507 start running that code.
2508 @item @b{Boundary Scan} Most chips support boundary scan, which
2509 helps test for board assembly problems like solder bridges
2510 and missing connections
2513 OpenOCD must know about the active TAPs on your board(s).
2514 Setting up the TAPs is the core task of your configuration files.
2515 Once those TAPs are set up, you can pass their names to code
2516 which sets up CPUs and exports them as GDB targets,
2517 probes flash memory, performs low-level JTAG operations, and more.
2519 @section Scan Chains
2522 TAPs are part of a hardware @dfn{scan chain},
2523 which is daisy chain of TAPs.
2524 They also need to be added to
2525 OpenOCD's software mirror of that hardware list,
2526 giving each member a name and associating other data with it.
2527 Simple scan chains, with a single TAP, are common in
2528 systems with a single microcontroller or microprocessor.
2529 More complex chips may have several TAPs internally.
2530 Very complex scan chains might have a dozen or more TAPs:
2531 several in one chip, more in the next, and connecting
2532 to other boards with their own chips and TAPs.
2534 You can display the list with the @command{scan_chain} command.
2535 (Don't confuse this with the list displayed by the @command{targets}
2536 command, presented in the next chapter.
2537 That only displays TAPs for CPUs which are configured as
2539 Here's what the scan chain might look like for a chip more than one TAP:
2542 TapName Enabled IdCode Expected IrLen IrCap IrMask Instr
2543 -- ------------------ ------- ---------- ---------- ----- ----- ------ -----
2544 0 omap5912.dsp Y 0x03df1d81 0x03df1d81 38 0 0 0x...
2545 1 omap5912.arm Y 0x0692602f 0x0692602f 4 0x1 0 0xc
2546 2 omap5912.unknown Y 0x00000000 0x00000000 8 0 0 0xff
2549 Unfortunately those TAPs can't always be autoconfigured,
2550 because not all devices provide good support for that.
2551 JTAG doesn't require supporting IDCODE instructions, and
2552 chips with JTAG routers may not link TAPs into the chain
2553 until they are told to do so.
2555 The configuration mechanism currently supported by OpenOCD
2556 requires explicit configuration of all TAP devices using
2557 @command{jtag newtap} commands, as detailed later in this chapter.
2558 A command like this would declare one tap and name it @code{chip1.cpu}:
2561 jtag newtap chip1 cpu -irlen 4 -expected-id 0x3ba00477
2564 Each target configuration file lists the TAPs provided
2566 Board configuration files combine all the targets on a board,
2568 Note that @emph{the order in which TAPs are declared is very important.}
2569 It must match the order in the JTAG scan chain, both inside
2570 a single chip and between them.
2571 @xref{FAQ TAP Order}.
2573 For example, the ST Microsystems STR912 chip has
2574 three separate TAPs@footnote{See the ST
2575 document titled: @emph{STR91xFAxxx, Section 3.15 Jtag Interface, Page:
2576 28/102, Figure 3: JTAG chaining inside the STR91xFA}.
2577 @url{http://eu.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/13495.pdf}}.
2578 To configure those taps, @file{target/str912.cfg}
2579 includes commands something like this:
2582 jtag newtap str912 flash ... params ...
2583 jtag newtap str912 cpu ... params ...
2584 jtag newtap str912 bs ... params ...
2587 Actual config files use a variable instead of literals like
2588 @option{str912}, to support more than one chip of each type.
2589 @xref{Config File Guidelines}.
2591 @deffn Command {jtag names}
2592 Returns the names of all current TAPs in the scan chain.
2593 Use @command{jtag cget} or @command{jtag tapisenabled}
2594 to examine attributes and state of each TAP.
2596 foreach t [jtag names] @{
2597 puts [format "TAP: %s\n" $t]
2602 @deffn Command {scan_chain}
2603 Displays the TAPs in the scan chain configuration,
2605 The set of TAPs listed by this command is fixed by
2606 exiting the OpenOCD configuration stage,
2607 but systems with a JTAG router can
2608 enable or disable TAPs dynamically.
2609 In addition to the enable/disable status, the contents of
2610 each TAP's instruction register can also change.
2613 @c FIXME! "jtag cget" should be able to return all TAP
2614 @c attributes, like "$target_name cget" does for targets.
2616 @c Probably want "jtag eventlist", and a "tap-reset" event
2617 @c (on entry to RESET state).
2622 When TAP objects are declared with @command{jtag newtap},
2623 a @dfn{dotted.name} is created for the TAP, combining the
2624 name of a module (usually a chip) and a label for the TAP.
2625 For example: @code{xilinx.tap}, @code{str912.flash},
2626 @code{omap3530.jrc}, @code{dm6446.dsp}, or @code{stm32.cpu}.
2627 Many other commands use that dotted.name to manipulate or
2628 refer to the TAP. For example, CPU configuration uses the
2629 name, as does declaration of NAND or NOR flash banks.
2631 The components of a dotted name should follow ``C'' symbol
2632 name rules: start with an alphabetic character, then numbers
2633 and underscores are OK; while others (including dots!) are not.
2636 In older code, JTAG TAPs were numbered from 0..N.
2637 This feature is still present.
2638 However its use is highly discouraged, and
2639 should not be relied on; it will be removed by mid-2010.
2640 Update all of your scripts to use TAP names rather than numbers,
2641 by paying attention to the runtime warnings they trigger.
2642 Using TAP numbers in target configuration scripts prevents
2643 reusing those scripts on boards with multiple targets.
2646 @section TAP Declaration Commands
2648 @c shouldn't this be(come) a {Config Command}?
2649 @anchor{jtag newtap}
2650 @deffn Command {jtag newtap} chipname tapname configparams...
2651 Declares a new TAP with the dotted name @var{chipname}.@var{tapname},
2652 and configured according to the various @var{configparams}.
2654 The @var{chipname} is a symbolic name for the chip.
2655 Conventionally target config files use @code{$_CHIPNAME},
2656 defaulting to the model name given by the chip vendor but
2659 @cindex TAP naming convention
2660 The @var{tapname} reflects the role of that TAP,
2661 and should follow this convention:
2664 @item @code{bs} -- For boundary scan if this is a seperate TAP;
2665 @item @code{cpu} -- The main CPU of the chip, alternatively
2666 @code{arm} and @code{dsp} on chips with both ARM and DSP CPUs,
2667 @code{arm1} and @code{arm2} on chips two ARMs, and so forth;
2668 @item @code{etb} -- For an embedded trace buffer (example: an ARM ETB11);
2669 @item @code{flash} -- If the chip has a flash TAP, like the str912;
2670 @item @code{jrc} -- For JTAG route controller (example: the ICEpick modules
2671 on many Texas Instruments chips, like the OMAP3530 on Beagleboards);
2672 @item @code{tap} -- Should be used only FPGA or CPLD like devices
2674 @item @code{unknownN} -- If you have no idea what the TAP is for (N is a number);
2675 @item @emph{when in doubt} -- Use the chip maker's name in their data sheet.
2676 For example, the Freescale IMX31 has a SDMA (Smart DMA) with
2677 a JTAG TAP; that TAP should be named @code{sdma}.
2680 Every TAP requires at least the following @var{configparams}:
2683 @item @code{-irlen} @var{NUMBER}
2684 @*The length in bits of the
2685 instruction register, such as 4 or 5 bits.
2688 A TAP may also provide optional @var{configparams}:
2691 @item @code{-disable} (or @code{-enable})
2692 @*Use the @code{-disable} parameter to flag a TAP which is not
2693 linked in to the scan chain after a reset using either TRST
2694 or the JTAG state machine's @sc{reset} state.
2695 You may use @code{-enable} to highlight the default state
2696 (the TAP is linked in).
2697 @xref{Enabling and Disabling TAPs}.
2698 @item @code{-expected-id} @var{number}
2699 @*A non-zero @var{number} represents a 32-bit IDCODE
2700 which you expect to find when the scan chain is examined.
2701 These codes are not required by all JTAG devices.
2702 @emph{Repeat the option} as many times as required if more than one
2703 ID code could appear (for example, multiple versions).
2704 Specify @var{number} as zero to suppress warnings about IDCODE
2705 values that were found but not included in the list.
2707 Provide this value if at all possible, since it lets OpenOCD
2708 tell when the scan chain it sees isn't right. These values
2709 are provided in vendors' chip documentation, usually a technical
2710 reference manual. Sometimes you may need to probe the JTAG
2711 hardware to find these values.
2713 @item @code{-ircapture} @var{NUMBER}
2714 @*The bit pattern loaded by the TAP into the JTAG shift register
2715 on entry to the @sc{ircapture} state, such as 0x01.
2716 JTAG requires the two LSBs of this value to be 01.
2717 By default, @code{-ircapture} and @code{-irmask} are set
2718 up to verify that two-bit value. You may provide
2719 additional bits, if you know them, or indicate that
2720 a TAP doesn't conform to the JTAG specification.
2721 @item @code{-irmask} @var{NUMBER}
2722 @*A mask used with @code{-ircapture}
2723 to verify that instruction scans work correctly.
2724 Such scans are not used by OpenOCD except to verify that
2725 there seems to be no problems with JTAG scan chain operations.
2729 @section Other TAP commands
2731 @deffn Command {jtag cget} dotted.name @option{-event} name
2732 @deffnx Command {jtag configure} dotted.name @option{-event} name string
2733 At this writing this TAP attribute
2734 mechanism is used only for event handling.
2735 (It is not a direct analogue of the @code{cget}/@code{configure}
2736 mechanism for debugger targets.)
2737 See the next section for information about the available events.
2739 The @code{configure} subcommand assigns an event handler,
2740 a TCL string which is evaluated when the event is triggered.
2741 The @code{cget} subcommand returns that handler.
2749 OpenOCD includes two event mechanisms.
2750 The one presented here applies to all JTAG TAPs.
2751 The other applies to debugger targets,
2752 which are associated with certain TAPs.
2754 The TAP events currently defined are:
2757 @item @b{post-reset}
2758 @* The TAP has just completed a JTAG reset.
2759 The tap may still be in the JTAG @sc{reset} state.
2760 Handlers for these events might perform initialization sequences
2761 such as issuing TCK cycles, TMS sequences to ensure
2762 exit from the ARM SWD mode, and more.
2764 Because the scan chain has not yet been verified, handlers for these events
2765 @emph{should not issue commands which scan the JTAG IR or DR registers}
2766 of any particular target.
2767 @b{NOTE:} As this is written (September 2009), nothing prevents such access.
2769 @* The scan chain has been reset and verified.
2770 This handler may enable TAPs as needed.
2771 @item @b{tap-disable}
2772 @* The TAP needs to be disabled. This handler should
2773 implement @command{jtag tapdisable}
2774 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
2775 @item @b{tap-enable}
2776 @* The TAP needs to be enabled. This handler should
2777 implement @command{jtag tapenable}
2778 by issuing the relevant JTAG commands.
2781 If you need some action after each JTAG reset, which isn't actually
2782 specific to any TAP (since you can't yet trust the scan chain's
2783 contents to be accurate), you might:
2786 jtag configure CHIP.jrc -event post-reset @{
2787 echo "JTAG Reset done"
2788 ... non-scan jtag operations to be done after reset
2793 @anchor{Enabling and Disabling TAPs}
2794 @section Enabling and Disabling TAPs
2795 @cindex JTAG Route Controller
2798 In some systems, a @dfn{JTAG Route Controller} (JRC)
2799 is used to enable and/or disable specific JTAG TAPs.
2800 Many ARM based chips from Texas Instruments include
2801 an ``ICEpick'' module, which is a JRC.
2802 Such chips include DaVinci and OMAP3 processors.
2804 A given TAP may not be visible until the JRC has been
2805 told to link it into the scan chain; and if the JRC
2806 has been told to unlink that TAP, it will no longer
2808 Such routers address problems that JTAG ``bypass mode''
2812 @item The scan chain can only go as fast as its slowest TAP.
2813 @item Having many TAPs slows instruction scans, since all
2814 TAPs receive new instructions.
2815 @item TAPs in the scan chain must be powered up, which wastes
2816 power and prevents debugging some power management mechanisms.
2819 The IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard has no concept of a ``disabled'' tap,
2820 as implied by the existence of JTAG routers.
2821 However, the upcoming IEEE 1149.7 framework (layered on top of JTAG)
2822 does include a kind of JTAG router functionality.
2824 @c (a) currently the event handlers don't seem to be able to
2825 @c fail in a way that could lead to no-change-of-state.
2827 In OpenOCD, tap enabling/disabling is invoked by the Tcl commands
2828 shown below, and is implemented using TAP event handlers.
2829 So for example, when defining a TAP for a CPU connected to
2830 a JTAG router, your @file{target.cfg} file
2831 should define TAP event handlers using
2832 code that looks something like this:
2835 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-enable @{
2836 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
2838 jtag configure CHIP.cpu -event tap-disable @{
2839 ... jtag operations using CHIP.jrc
2843 Then you might want that CPU's TAP enabled almost all the time:
2846 jtag configure $CHIP.jrc -event setup "jtag tapenable $CHIP.cpu"
2849 Note how that particular setup event handler declaration
2850 uses quotes to evaluate @code{$CHIP} when the event is configured.
2851 Using brackets @{ @} would cause it to be evaluated later,
2852 at runtime, when it might have a different value.
2854 @deffn Command {jtag tapdisable} dotted.name
2855 If necessary, disables the tap
2856 by sending it a @option{tap-disable} event.
2857 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2858 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2859 and "0" if it is disabled.
2862 @deffn Command {jtag tapenable} dotted.name
2863 If necessary, enables the tap
2864 by sending it a @option{tap-enable} event.
2865 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2866 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2867 and "0" if it is disabled.
2870 @deffn Command {jtag tapisenabled} dotted.name
2871 Returns the string "1" if the tap
2872 specified by @var{dotted.name} is enabled,
2873 and "0" if it is disabled.
2876 Humans will find the @command{scan_chain} command more helpful
2877 for querying the state of the JTAG taps.
2881 @anchor{Autoprobing}
2882 @section Autoprobing
2884 @cindex JTAG autoprobe
2886 TAP configuration is the first thing that needs to be done
2887 after interface and reset configuration. Sometimes it's
2888 hard finding out what TAPs exist, or how they are identified.
2889 Vendor documentation is not always easy to find and use.
2891 To help you get past such problems, OpenOCD has a limited
2892 @emph{autoprobing} ability to look at the scan chain, doing
2893 a @dfn{blind interrogation} and then reporting the TAPs it finds.
2894 To use this mechanism, start the OpenOCD server with only data
2895 that configures your JTAG interface, and arranges to come up
2896 with a slow clock (many devices don't support fast JTAG clocks
2897 right when they come out of reset).
2899 For example, your @file{openocd.cfg} file might have:
2902 source [find interface/olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h.cfg]
2903 reset_config trst_and_srst
2907 When you start the server without any TAPs configured, it will
2908 attempt to autoconfigure the TAPs. There are two parts to this:
2911 @item @emph{TAP discovery} ...
2912 After a JTAG reset (sometimes a system reset may be needed too),
2913 each TAP's data registers will hold the contents of either the
2914 IDCODE or BYPASS register.
2915 If JTAG communication is working, OpenOCD will see each TAP,
2916 and report what @option{-expected-id} to use with it.
2917 @item @emph{IR Length discovery} ...
2918 Unfortunately JTAG does not provide a reliable way to find out
2919 the value of the @option{-irlen} parameter to use with a TAP
2921 If OpenOCD can discover the length of a TAP's instruction
2922 register, it will report it.
2923 Otherwise you may need to consult vendor documentation, such
2924 as chip data sheets or BSDL files.
2927 In many cases your board will have a simple scan chain with just
2928 a single device. Here's what OpenOCD reported with one board
2929 that's a bit more complex:
2933 There are no enabled taps. AUTO PROBING MIGHT NOT WORK!!
2934 AUTO auto0.tap - use "jtag newtap auto0 tap -expected-id 0x2b900f0f ..."
2935 AUTO auto1.tap - use "jtag newtap auto1 tap -expected-id 0x07926001 ..."
2936 AUTO auto2.tap - use "jtag newtap auto2 tap -expected-id 0x0b73b02f ..."
2937 AUTO auto0.tap - use "... -irlen 4"
2938 AUTO auto1.tap - use "... -irlen 4"
2939 AUTO auto2.tap - use "... -irlen 6"
2940 no gdb ports allocated as no target has been specified
2943 Given that information, you should be able to either find some existing
2944 config files to use, or create your own. If you create your own, you
2945 would configure from the bottom up: first a @file{target.cfg} file
2946 with these TAPs, any targets associated with them, and any on-chip
2947 resources; then a @file{board.cfg} with off-chip resources, clocking,
2950 @node CPU Configuration
2951 @chapter CPU Configuration
2954 This chapter discusses how to set up GDB debug targets for CPUs.
2955 You can also access these targets without GDB
2956 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands},
2957 and @ref{Target State handling}) and
2958 through various kinds of NAND and NOR flash commands.
2959 If you have multiple CPUs you can have multiple such targets.
2961 We'll start by looking at how to examine the targets you have,
2962 then look at how to add one more target and how to configure it.
2964 @section Target List
2965 @cindex target, current
2966 @cindex target, list
2968 All targets that have been set up are part of a list,
2969 where each member has a name.
2970 That name should normally be the same as the TAP name.
2971 You can display the list with the @command{targets}
2973 This display often has only one CPU; here's what it might
2974 look like with more than one:
2976 TargetName Type Endian TapName State
2977 -- ------------------ ---------- ------ ------------------ ------------
2978 0* at91rm9200.cpu arm920t little at91rm9200.cpu running
2979 1 MyTarget cortex_m3 little mychip.foo tap-disabled
2982 One member of that list is the @dfn{current target}, which
2983 is implicitly referenced by many commands.
2984 It's the one marked with a @code{*} near the target name.
2985 In particular, memory addresses often refer to the address
2986 space seen by that current target.
2987 Commands like @command{mdw} (memory display words)
2988 and @command{flash erase_address} (erase NOR flash blocks)
2989 are examples; and there are many more.
2991 Several commands let you examine the list of targets:
2993 @deffn Command {target count}
2994 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
2995 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.
2996 Iterate target using @command{target names}, not by counting.}
2998 Returns the number of targets, @math{N}.
2999 The highest numbered target is @math{N - 1}.
3001 set c [target count]
3002 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < $c @} @{ incr x @} @{
3003 # Assuming you have created this function
3004 print_target_details $x
3009 @deffn Command {target current}
3010 Returns the name of the current target.
3013 @deffn Command {target names}
3014 Lists the names of all current targets in the list.
3016 foreach t [target names] @{
3017 puts [format "Target: %s\n" $t]
3022 @deffn Command {target number} number
3023 @emph{Note: target numbers are deprecated; don't use them.
3024 They will be removed shortly after August 2010, including this command.}
3026 The list of targets is numbered starting at zero.
3027 This command returns the name of the target at index @var{number}.
3029 set thename [target number $x]
3030 puts [format "Target %d is: %s\n" $x $thename]
3034 @c yep, "target list" would have been better.
3035 @c plus maybe "target setdefault".
3037 @deffn Command targets [name]
3038 @emph{Note: the name of this command is plural. Other target
3039 command names are singular.}
3041 With no parameter, this command displays a table of all known
3042 targets in a user friendly form.
3044 With a parameter, this command sets the current target to
3045 the given target with the given @var{name}; this is
3046 only relevant on boards which have more than one target.
3049 @section Target CPU Types and Variants
3054 Each target has a @dfn{CPU type}, as shown in the output of
3055 the @command{targets} command. You need to specify that type
3056 when calling @command{target create}.
3057 The CPU type indicates more than just the instruction set.
3058 It also indicates how that instruction set is implemented,
3059 what kind of debug support it integrates,
3060 whether it has an MMU (and if so, what kind),
3061 what core-specific commands may be available
3062 (@pxref{Architecture and Core Commands}),
3065 For some CPU types, OpenOCD also defines @dfn{variants} which
3066 indicate differences that affect their handling.
3067 For example, a particular implementation bug might need to be
3068 worked around in some chip versions.
3070 It's easy to see what target types are supported,
3071 since there's a command to list them.
3072 However, there is currently no way to list what target variants
3073 are supported (other than by reading the OpenOCD source code).
3075 @anchor{target types}
3076 @deffn Command {target types}
3077 Lists all supported target types.
3078 At this writing, the supported CPU types and variants are:
3081 @item @code{arm11} -- this is a generation of ARMv6 cores
3082 @item @code{arm720t} -- this is an ARMv4 core with an MMU
3083 @item @code{arm7tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
3084 @item @code{arm920t} -- this is an ARMv5 core with an MMU
3085 @item @code{arm926ejs} -- this is an ARMv5 core with an MMU
3086 @item @code{arm966e} -- this is an ARMv5 core
3087 @item @code{arm9tdmi} -- this is an ARMv4 core
3088 @item @code{avr} -- implements Atmel's 8-bit AVR instruction set.
3089 (Support for this is preliminary and incomplete.)
3090 @item @code{cortex_a8} -- this is an ARMv7 core with an MMU
3091 @item @code{cortex_m3} -- this is an ARMv7 core, supporting only the
3092 compact Thumb2 instruction set. It supports one variant:
3094 @item @code{lm3s} ... Use this when debugging older Stellaris LM3S targets.
3095 This will cause OpenOCD to use a software reset rather than asserting
3096 SRST, to avoid a issue with clearing the debug registers.
3097 This is fixed in Fury Rev B, DustDevil Rev B, Tempest; these revisions will
3098 be detected and the normal reset behaviour used.
3100 @item @code{dragonite} -- resembles arm966e
3101 @item @code{fa526} -- resembles arm920 (w/o Thumb)
3102 @item @code{feroceon} -- resembles arm926
3103 @item @code{mips_m4k} -- a MIPS core. This supports one variant:
3105 @item @code{ejtag_srst} ... Use this when debugging targets that do not
3106 provide a functional SRST line on the EJTAG connector. This causes
3107 OpenOCD to instead use an EJTAG software reset command to reset the
3109 You still need to enable @option{srst} on the @command{reset_config}
3110 command to enable OpenOCD hardware reset functionality.
3112 @item @code{xscale} -- this is actually an architecture,
3113 not a CPU type. It is based on the ARMv5 architecture.
3114 There are several variants defined:
3116 @item @code{ixp42x}, @code{ixp45x}, @code{ixp46x},
3117 @code{pxa27x} ... instruction register length is 7 bits
3118 @item @code{pxa250}, @code{pxa255},
3119 @code{pxa26x} ... instruction register length is 5 bits
3120 @item @code{pxa3xx} ... instruction register length is 11 bits
3125 To avoid being confused by the variety of ARM based cores, remember
3126 this key point: @emph{ARM is a technology licencing company}.
3127 (See: @url{http://www.arm.com}.)
3128 The CPU name used by OpenOCD will reflect the CPU design that was
3129 licenced, not a vendor brand which incorporates that design.
3130 Name prefixes like arm7, arm9, arm11, and cortex
3131 reflect design generations;
3132 while names like ARMv4, ARMv5, ARMv6, and ARMv7
3133 reflect an architecture version implemented by a CPU design.
3135 @anchor{Target Configuration}
3136 @section Target Configuration
3138 Before creating a ``target'', you must have added its TAP to the scan chain.
3139 When you've added that TAP, you will have a @code{dotted.name}
3140 which is used to set up the CPU support.
3141 The chip-specific configuration file will normally configure its CPU(s)
3142 right after it adds all of the chip's TAPs to the scan chain.
3144 Although you can set up a target in one step, it's often clearer if you
3145 use shorter commands and do it in two steps: create it, then configure
3147 All operations on the target after it's created will use a new
3148 command, created as part of target creation.
3150 The two main things to configure after target creation are
3151 a work area, which usually has target-specific defaults even
3152 if the board setup code overrides them later;
3153 and event handlers (@pxref{Target Events}), which tend
3154 to be much more board-specific.
3155 The key steps you use might look something like this
3158 target create MyTarget cortex_m3 -chain-position mychip.cpu
3159 $MyTarget configure -work-area-phys 0x08000 -work-area-size 8096
3160 $MyTarget configure -event reset-deassert-pre @{ jtag_rclk 5 @}
3161 $MyTarget configure -event reset-init @{ myboard_reinit @}
3164 You should specify a working area if you can; typically it uses some
3166 Such a working area can speed up many things, including bulk
3167 writes to target memory;
3168 flash operations like checking to see if memory needs to be erased;
3169 GDB memory checksumming;
3173 On more complex chips, the work area can become
3174 inaccessible when application code
3175 (such as an operating system)
3176 enables or disables the MMU.
3177 For example, the particular MMU context used to acess the virtual
3178 address will probably matter ... and that context might not have
3179 easy access to other addresses needed.
3180 At this writing, OpenOCD doesn't have much MMU intelligence.
3183 It's often very useful to define a @code{reset-init} event handler.
3184 For systems that are normally used with a boot loader,
3185 common tasks include updating clocks and initializing memory
3187 That may be needed to let you write the boot loader into flash,
3188 in order to ``de-brick'' your board; or to load programs into
3189 external DDR memory without having run the boot loader.
3191 @deffn Command {target create} target_name type configparams...
3192 This command creates a GDB debug target that refers to a specific JTAG tap.
3193 It enters that target into a list, and creates a new
3194 command (@command{@var{target_name}}) which is used for various
3195 purposes including additional configuration.
3198 @item @var{target_name} ... is the name of the debug target.
3199 By convention this should be the same as the @emph{dotted.name}
3200 of the TAP associated with this target, which must be specified here
3201 using the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} configparam.
3203 This name is also used to create the target object command,
3204 referred to here as @command{$target_name},
3205 and in other places the target needs to be identified.
3206 @item @var{type} ... specifies the target type. @xref{target types}.
3207 @item @var{configparams} ... all parameters accepted by
3208 @command{$target_name configure} are permitted.
3209 If the target is big-endian, set it here with @code{-endian big}.
3210 If the variant matters, set it here with @code{-variant}.
3212 You @emph{must} set the @code{-chain-position @var{dotted.name}} here.
3216 @deffn Command {$target_name configure} configparams...
3217 The options accepted by this command may also be
3218 specified as parameters to @command{target create}.
3219 Their values can later be queried one at a time by
3220 using the @command{$target_name cget} command.
3222 @emph{Warning:} changing some of these after setup is dangerous.
3223 For example, moving a target from one TAP to another;
3224 and changing its endianness or variant.
3228 @item @code{-chain-position} @var{dotted.name} -- names the TAP
3229 used to access this target.
3231 @item @code{-endian} (@option{big}|@option{little}) -- specifies
3232 whether the CPU uses big or little endian conventions
3234 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} @var{event_body} --
3235 @xref{Target Events}.
3236 Note that this updates a list of named event handlers.
3237 Calling this twice with two different event names assigns
3238 two different handlers, but calling it twice with the
3239 same event name assigns only one handler.
3241 @item @code{-variant} @var{name} -- specifies a variant of the target,
3242 which OpenOCD needs to know about.
3244 @item @code{-work-area-backup} (@option{0}|@option{1}) -- says
3245 whether the work area gets backed up; by default,
3246 @emph{it is not backed up.}
3247 When possible, use a working_area that doesn't need to be backed up,
3248 since performing a backup slows down operations.
3249 For example, the beginning of an SRAM block is likely to
3250 be used by most build systems, but the end is often unused.
3252 @item @code{-work-area-size} @var{size} -- specify work are size,
3253 in bytes. The same size applies regardless of whether its physical
3254 or virtual address is being used.
3256 @item @code{-work-area-phys} @var{address} -- set the work area
3257 base @var{address} to be used when no MMU is active.
3259 @item @code{-work-area-virt} @var{address} -- set the work area
3260 base @var{address} to be used when an MMU is active.
3261 @emph{Do not specify a value for this except on targets with an MMU.}
3262 The value should normally correspond to a static mapping for the
3263 @code{-work-area-phys} address, set up by the current operating system.
3268 @section Other $target_name Commands
3269 @cindex object command
3271 The Tcl/Tk language has the concept of object commands,
3272 and OpenOCD adopts that same model for targets.
3274 A good Tk example is a on screen button.
3275 Once a button is created a button
3276 has a name (a path in Tk terms) and that name is useable as a first
3277 class command. For example in Tk, one can create a button and later
3278 configure it like this:
3282 button .foobar -background red -command @{ foo @}
3284 .foobar configure -foreground blue
3286 set x [.foobar cget -background]
3288 puts [format "The button is %s" $x]
3291 In OpenOCD's terms, the ``target'' is an object just like a Tcl/Tk
3292 button, and its object commands are invoked the same way.
3295 str912.cpu mww 0x1234 0x42
3296 omap3530.cpu mww 0x5555 123
3299 The commands supported by OpenOCD target objects are:
3301 @deffn Command {$target_name arp_examine}
3302 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_halt}
3303 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_poll}
3304 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_reset}
3305 @deffnx Command {$target_name arp_waitstate}
3306 Internal OpenOCD scripts (most notably @file{startup.tcl})
3307 use these to deal with specific reset cases.
3308 They are not otherwise documented here.
3311 @deffn Command {$target_name array2mem} arrayname width address count
3312 @deffnx Command {$target_name mem2array} arrayname width address count
3313 These provide an efficient script-oriented interface to memory.
3314 The @code{array2mem} primitive writes bytes, halfwords, or words;
3315 while @code{mem2array} reads them.
3316 In both cases, the TCL side uses an array, and
3317 the target side uses raw memory.
3319 The efficiency comes from enabling the use of
3320 bulk JTAG data transfer operations.
3321 The script orientation comes from working with data
3322 values that are packaged for use by TCL scripts;
3323 @command{mdw} type primitives only print data they retrieve,
3324 and neither store nor return those values.
3327 @item @var{arrayname} ... is the name of an array variable
3328 @item @var{width} ... is 8/16/32 - indicating the memory access size
3329 @item @var{address} ... is the target memory address
3330 @item @var{count} ... is the number of elements to process
3334 @deffn Command {$target_name cget} queryparm
3335 Each configuration parameter accepted by
3336 @command{$target_name configure}
3337 can be individually queried, to return its current value.
3338 The @var{queryparm} is a parameter name
3339 accepted by that command, such as @code{-work-area-phys}.
3340 There are a few special cases:
3343 @item @code{-event} @var{event_name} -- returns the handler for the
3344 event named @var{event_name}.
3345 This is a special case because setting a handler requires
3347 @item @code{-type} -- returns the target type.
3348 This is a special case because this is set using
3349 @command{target create} and can't be changed
3350 using @command{$target_name configure}.
3353 For example, if you wanted to summarize information about
3354 all the targets you might use something like this:
3357 foreach name [target names] @{
3358 set y [$name cget -endian]
3359 set z [$name cget -type]
3360 puts [format "Chip %d is %s, Endian: %s, type: %s" \
3366 @anchor{target curstate}
3367 @deffn Command {$target_name curstate}
3368 Displays the current target state:
3369 @code{debug-running},
3372 @code{running}, or @code{unknown}.
3373 (Also, @pxref{Event Polling}.)
3376 @deffn Command {$target_name eventlist}
3377 Displays a table listing all event handlers
3378 currently associated with this target.
3379 @xref{Target Events}.
3382 @deffn Command {$target_name invoke-event} event_name
3383 Invokes the handler for the event named @var{event_name}.
3384 (This is primarily intended for use by OpenOCD framework
3385 code, for example by the reset code in @file{startup.tcl}.)
3388 @deffn Command {$target_name mdw} addr [count]
3389 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdh} addr [count]
3390 @deffnx Command {$target_name mdb} addr [count]
3391 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
3392 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
3393 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
3394 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
3395 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
3396 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
3399 @deffn Command {$target_name mww} addr word
3400 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwh} addr halfword
3401 @deffnx Command {$target_name mwb} addr byte
3402 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
3403 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
3404 at the specified address @var{addr}.
3407 @anchor{Target Events}
3408 @section Target Events
3409 @cindex target events
3411 At various times, certain things can happen, or you want them to happen.
3414 @item What should happen when GDB connects? Should your target reset?
3415 @item When GDB tries to flash the target, do you need to enable the flash via a special command?
3416 @item Is using SRST appropriate (and possible) on your system?
3417 Or instead of that, do you need to issue JTAG commands to trigger reset?
3418 SRST usually resets everything on the scan chain, which can be inappropriate.
3419 @item During reset, do you need to write to certain memory locations
3420 to set up system clocks or
3421 to reconfigure the SDRAM?
3422 How about configuring the watchdog timer, or other peripherals,
3423 to stop running while you hold the core stopped for debugging?
3426 All of the above items can be addressed by target event handlers.
3427 These are set up by @command{$target_name configure -event} or
3428 @command{target create ... -event}.
3430 The programmer's model matches the @code{-command} option used in Tcl/Tk
3431 buttons and events. The two examples below act the same, but one creates
3432 and invokes a small procedure while the other inlines it.
3435 proc my_attach_proc @{ @} @{
3439 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach my_attach_proc
3440 mychip.cpu configure -event gdb-attach @{
3446 The following target events are defined:
3449 @item @b{debug-halted}
3450 @* The target has halted for debug reasons (i.e.: breakpoint)
3451 @item @b{debug-resumed}
3452 @* The target has resumed (i.e.: gdb said run)
3453 @item @b{early-halted}
3454 @* Occurs early in the halt process
3456 @item @b{examine-end}
3457 @* Currently not used (goal: when JTAG examine completes)
3458 @item @b{examine-start}
3459 @* Currently not used (goal: when JTAG examine starts)
3461 @item @b{gdb-attach}
3462 @* When GDB connects
3463 @item @b{gdb-detach}
3464 @* When GDB disconnects
3466 @* When the target has halted and GDB is not doing anything (see early halt)
3467 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-start}
3468 @* Before the GDB flash process tries to erase the flash
3469 @item @b{gdb-flash-erase-end}
3470 @* After the GDB flash process has finished erasing the flash
3471 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-start}
3472 @* Before GDB writes to the flash
3473 @item @b{gdb-flash-write-end}
3474 @* After GDB writes to the flash
3476 @* Before the target steps, gdb is trying to start/resume the target
3478 @* The target has halted
3480 @item @b{old-gdb_program_config}
3481 @* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
3482 @item @b{old-pre_resume}
3483 @* DO NOT USE THIS: Used internally
3485 @item @b{reset-assert-pre}
3486 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3487 after @command{reset_init} was triggered
3488 but before either SRST alone is re-asserted on the scan chain,
3489 or @code{reset-assert} is triggered.
3490 @item @b{reset-assert}
3491 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3492 after @command{reset-assert-pre} was triggered.
3493 When such a handler is present, cores which support this event will use
3494 it instead of asserting SRST.
3495 This support is essential for debugging with JTAG interfaces which
3496 don't include an SRST line (JTAG doesn't require SRST), and for
3497 selective reset on scan chains that have multiple targets.
3498 @item @b{reset-assert-post}
3499 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3500 after @code{reset-assert} has been triggered.
3501 or the target asserted SRST on the entire scan chain.
3502 @item @b{reset-deassert-pre}
3503 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3504 after @code{reset-assert-post} has been triggered.
3505 @item @b{reset-deassert-post}
3506 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3507 after @code{reset-deassert-pre} has been triggered
3508 and (if the target is using it) after SRST has been
3509 released on the scan chain.
3511 @* Issued as the final step in @command{reset} processing.
3513 @item @b{reset-halt-post}
3514 @* Currently not used
3515 @item @b{reset-halt-pre}
3516 @* Currently not used
3518 @item @b{reset-init}
3519 @* Used by @b{reset init} command for board-specific initialization.
3520 This event fires after @emph{reset-deassert-post}.
3522 This is where you would configure PLLs and clocking, set up DRAM so
3523 you can download programs that don't fit in on-chip SRAM, set up pin
3524 multiplexing, and so on.
3525 (You may be able to switch to a fast JTAG clock rate here, after
3526 the target clocks are fully set up.)
3527 @item @b{reset-start}
3528 @* Issued as part of @command{reset} processing
3529 before @command{reset_init} is called.
3531 This is the most robust place to use @command{jtag_rclk}
3532 or @command{jtag_khz} to switch to a low JTAG clock rate,
3533 when reset disables PLLs needed to use a fast clock.
3535 @item @b{reset-wait-pos}
3536 @* Currently not used
3537 @item @b{reset-wait-pre}
3538 @* Currently not used
3540 @item @b{resume-start}
3541 @* Before any target is resumed
3542 @item @b{resume-end}
3543 @* After all targets have resumed
3547 @* Target has resumed
3551 @node Flash Commands
3552 @chapter Flash Commands
3554 OpenOCD has different commands for NOR and NAND flash;
3555 the ``flash'' command works with NOR flash, while
3556 the ``nand'' command works with NAND flash.
3557 This partially reflects different hardware technologies:
3558 NOR flash usually supports direct CPU instruction and data bus access,
3559 while data from a NAND flash must be copied to memory before it can be
3560 used. (SPI flash must also be copied to memory before use.)
3561 However, the documentation also uses ``flash'' as a generic term;
3562 for example, ``Put flash configuration in board-specific files''.
3566 @item Configure via the command @command{flash bank}
3567 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
3568 passing parameters as needed by the driver.
3569 @item Operate on the flash via @command{flash subcommand}
3570 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
3571 via a script in some automated way. Common tasks include writing a
3572 boot loader, operating system, or other data.
3574 @* Flashing via GDB requires the flash be configured via ``flash
3575 bank'', and the GDB flash features be enabled.
3576 @xref{GDB Configuration}.
3579 Many CPUs have the ablity to ``boot'' from the first flash bank.
3580 This means that misprogramming that bank can ``brick'' a system,
3581 so that it can't boot.
3582 JTAG tools, like OpenOCD, are often then used to ``de-brick'' the
3583 board by (re)installing working boot firmware.
3585 @anchor{NOR Configuration}
3586 @section Flash Configuration Commands
3587 @cindex flash configuration
3589 @deffn {Config Command} {flash bank} name driver base size chip_width bus_width target [driver_options]
3590 Configures a flash bank which provides persistent storage
3591 for addresses from @math{base} to @math{base + size - 1}.
3592 These banks will often be visible to GDB through the target's memory map.
3593 In some cases, configuring a flash bank will activate extra commands;
3594 see the driver-specific documentation.
3597 @item @var{name} ... may be used to reference the flash bank
3598 in other flash commands.
3599 @item @var{driver} ... identifies the controller driver
3600 associated with the flash bank being declared.
3601 This is usually @code{cfi} for external flash, or else
3602 the name of a microcontroller with embedded flash memory.
3603 @xref{Flash Driver List}.
3604 @item @var{base} ... Base address of the flash chip.
3605 @item @var{size} ... Size of the chip, in bytes.
3606 For some drivers, this value is detected from the hardware.
3607 @item @var{chip_width} ... Width of the flash chip, in bytes;
3608 ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
3609 @item @var{bus_width} ... Width of the data bus used to access the
3610 chip, in bytes; ignored for most microcontroller drivers.
3611 @item @var{target} ... Names the target used to issue
3612 commands to the flash controller.
3613 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
3614 @item @var{driver_options} ... drivers may support, or require,
3615 additional parameters. See the driver-specific documentation
3616 for more information.
3619 This command is not available after OpenOCD initialization has completed.
3620 Use it in board specific configuration files, not interactively.
3624 @comment the REAL name for this command is "ocd_flash_banks"
3625 @comment less confusing would be: "flash list" (like "nand list")
3626 @deffn Command {flash banks}
3627 Prints a one-line summary of each device declared
3628 using @command{flash bank}, numbered from zero.
3629 Note that this is the @emph{plural} form;
3630 the @emph{singular} form is a very different command.
3633 @deffn Command {flash probe} num
3634 Identify the flash, or validate the parameters of the configured flash. Operation
3635 depends on the flash type.
3636 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3637 Most flash commands will implicitly @emph{autoprobe} the bank;
3638 flash drivers can distinguish between probing and autoprobing,
3639 but most don't bother.
3642 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to Flash
3643 @cindex flash erasing
3644 @cindex flash reading
3645 @cindex flash writing
3646 @cindex flash programming
3648 One feature distinguishing NOR flash from NAND or serial flash technologies
3649 is that for read access, it acts exactly like any other addressible memory.
3650 This means you can use normal memory read commands like @command{mdw} or
3651 @command{dump_image} with it, with no special @command{flash} subcommands.
3652 @xref{Memory access}, and @ref{Image access}.
3654 Write access works differently. Flash memory normally needs to be erased
3655 before it's written. Erasing a sector turns all of its bits to ones, and
3656 writing can turn ones into zeroes. This is why there are special commands
3657 for interactive erasing and writing, and why GDB needs to know which parts
3658 of the address space hold NOR flash memory.
3661 Most of these erase and write commands leverage the fact that NOR flash
3662 chips consume target address space. They implicitly refer to the current
3663 JTAG target, and map from an address in that target's address space
3664 back to a flash bank.
3665 @comment In May 2009, those mappings may fail if any bank associated
3666 @comment with that target doesn't succesfuly autoprobe ... bug worth fixing?
3667 A few commands use abstract addressing based on bank and sector numbers,
3668 and don't depend on searching the current target and its address space.
3669 Avoid confusing the two command models.
3672 Some flash chips implement software protection against accidental writes,
3673 since such buggy writes could in some cases ``brick'' a system.
3674 For such systems, erasing and writing may require sector protection to be
3676 Examples include CFI flash such as ``Intel Advanced Bootblock flash'',
3677 and AT91SAM7 on-chip flash.
3678 @xref{flash protect}.
3680 @anchor{flash erase_sector}
3681 @deffn Command {flash erase_sector} num first last
3682 Erase sectors in bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
3683 up to and including @var{last}.
3684 Sector numbering starts at 0.
3685 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
3686 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
3687 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3690 @deffn Command {flash erase_address} address length
3691 Erase sectors starting at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
3692 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address}, and
3693 the specified length must stay within that bank.
3694 As a special case, when @var{length} is zero and @var{address} is
3695 the start of the bank, the whole flash is erased.
3698 @deffn Command {flash fillw} address word length
3699 @deffnx Command {flash fillh} address halfword length
3700 @deffnx Command {flash fillb} address byte length
3701 Fills flash memory with the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
3702 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
3703 starting at @var{address} and continuing
3704 for @var{length} units (word/halfword/byte).
3705 No erasure is done before writing; when needed, that must be done
3706 before issuing this command.
3707 Writes are done in blocks of up to 1024 bytes, and each write is
3708 verified by reading back the data and comparing it to what was written.
3709 The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
3710 each block, and the specified length must stay within that bank.
3712 @comment no current checks for errors if fill blocks touch multiple banks!
3714 @anchor{flash write_bank}
3715 @deffn Command {flash write_bank} num filename offset
3716 Write the binary @file{filename} to flash bank @var{num},
3717 starting at @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
3718 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3721 @anchor{flash write_image}
3722 @deffn Command {flash write_image} [erase] [unlock] filename [offset] [type]
3723 Write the image @file{filename} to the current target's flash bank(s).
3724 A relocation @var{offset} may be specified, in which case it is added
3725 to the base address for each section in the image.
3726 The file [@var{type}] can be specified
3727 explicitly as @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
3728 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19).
3729 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
3730 The relevant flash sectors will be erased prior to programming
3731 if the @option{erase} parameter is given. If @option{unlock} is
3732 provided, then the flash banks are unlocked before erase and
3733 program. The flash bank to use is inferred from the @var{address} of
3737 @section Other Flash commands
3738 @cindex flash protection
3740 @deffn Command {flash erase_check} num
3741 Check erase state of sectors in flash bank @var{num},
3742 and display that status.
3743 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3744 This is the only operation that
3745 updates the erase state information displayed by @option{flash info}. That means you have
3746 to issue a @command{flash erase_check} command after erasing or programming the device
3747 to get updated information.
3748 (Code execution may have invalidated any state records kept by OpenOCD.)
3751 @deffn Command {flash info} num
3752 Print info about flash bank @var{num}
3753 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3754 The information includes per-sector protect status.
3757 @anchor{flash protect}
3758 @deffn Command {flash protect} num first last (@option{on}|@option{off})
3759 Enable (@option{on}) or disable (@option{off}) protection of flash sectors
3760 in flash bank @var{num}, starting at sector @var{first}
3761 and continuing up to and including @var{last}.
3762 Providing a @var{last} sector of @option{last}
3763 specifies "to the end of the flash bank".
3764 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3767 @deffn Command {flash protect_check} num
3768 Check protection state of sectors in flash bank @var{num}.
3769 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
3770 @comment @option{flash erase_sector} using the same syntax.
3773 @anchor{Flash Driver List}
3774 @section Flash Driver List
3775 As noted above, the @command{flash bank} command requires a driver name,
3776 and allows driver-specific options and behaviors.
3777 Some drivers also activate driver-specific commands.
3779 @subsection External Flash
3781 @deffn {Flash Driver} cfi
3782 @cindex Common Flash Interface
3784 The ``Common Flash Interface'' (CFI) is the main standard for
3785 external NOR flash chips, each of which connects to a
3786 specific external chip select on the CPU.
3787 Frequently the first such chip is used to boot the system.
3788 Your board's @code{reset-init} handler might need to
3789 configure additional chip selects using other commands (like: @command{mww} to
3790 configure a bus and its timings), or
3791 perhaps configure a GPIO pin that controls the ``write protect'' pin
3793 The CFI driver can use a target-specific working area to significantly
3796 The CFI driver can accept the following optional parameters, in any order:
3799 @item @var{jedec_probe} ... is used to detect certain non-CFI flash ROMs,
3800 like AM29LV010 and similar types.
3801 @item @var{x16_as_x8} ... when a 16-bit flash is hooked up to an 8-bit bus.
3804 To configure two adjacent banks of 16 MBytes each, both sixteen bits (two bytes)
3805 wide on a sixteen bit bus:
3808 flash bank cfi 0x00000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
3809 flash bank cfi 0x01000000 0x01000000 2 2 $_TARGETNAME
3812 To configure one bank of 32 MBytes
3813 built from two sixteen bit (two byte) wide parts wired in parallel
3814 to create a thirty-two bit (four byte) bus with doubled throughput:
3817 flash bank cfi 0x00000000 0x02000000 2 4 $_TARGETNAME
3820 @c "cfi part_id" disabled
3823 @subsection Internal Flash (Microcontrollers)
3825 @deffn {Flash Driver} aduc702x
3826 The ADUC702x analog microcontrollers from Analog Devices
3827 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
3828 The aduc702x flash driver works with models ADUC7019 through ADUC7028.
3829 The setup command only requires the @var{target} argument
3830 since all devices in this family have the same memory layout.
3833 flash bank aduc702x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3837 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam3
3839 All members of the AT91SAM3 microcontroller family from
3840 Atmel include internal flash and use ARM's Cortex-M3 core. The driver
3841 currently (6/22/09) recognizes the AT91SAM3U[1/2/4][C/E] chips. Note
3842 that the driver was orginaly developed and tested using the
3843 AT91SAM3U4E, using a SAM3U-EK eval board. Support for other chips in
3844 the family was cribbed from the data sheet. @emph{Note to future
3845 readers/updaters: Please remove this worrysome comment after other
3846 chips are confirmed.}
3848 The AT91SAM3U4[E/C] (256K) chips have two flash banks; most other chips
3849 have one flash bank. In all cases the flash banks are at
3850 the following fixed locations:
3853 # Flash bank 0 - all chips
3854 flash bank at91sam3 0x00080000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
3855 # Flash bank 1 - only 256K chips
3856 flash bank at91sam3 0x00100000 0 1 1 $_TARGETNAME
3859 Internally, the AT91SAM3 flash memory is organized as follows.
3860 Unlike the AT91SAM7 chips, these are not used as parameters
3861 to the @command{flash bank} command:
3864 @item @emph{N-Banks:} 256K chips have 2 banks, others have 1 bank.
3865 @item @emph{Bank Size:} 128K/64K Per flash bank
3866 @item @emph{Sectors:} 16 or 8 per bank
3867 @item @emph{SectorSize:} 8K Per Sector
3868 @item @emph{PageSize:} 256 bytes per page. Note that OpenOCD operates on 'sector' sizes, not page sizes.
3871 The AT91SAM3 driver adds some additional commands:
3873 @deffn Command {at91sam3 gpnvm}
3874 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm clear} number
3875 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm set} number
3876 @deffnx Command {at91sam3 gpnvm show} [@option{all}|number]
3877 With no parameters, @command{show} or @command{show all},
3878 shows the status of all GPNVM bits.
3879 With @command{show} @var{number}, displays that bit.
3881 With @command{set} @var{number} or @command{clear} @var{number},
3882 modifies that GPNVM bit.
3885 @deffn Command {at91sam3 info}
3886 This command attempts to display information about the AT91SAM3
3887 chip. @emph{First} it read the @code{CHIPID_CIDR} [address 0x400e0740, see
3888 Section 28.2.1, page 505 of the AT91SAM3U 29/may/2009 datasheet,
3889 document id: doc6430A] and decodes the values. @emph{Second} it reads the
3890 various clock configuration registers and attempts to display how it
3891 believes the chip is configured. By default, the SLOWCLK is assumed to
3892 be 32768 Hz, see the command @command{at91sam3 slowclk}.
3895 @deffn Command {at91sam3 slowclk} [value]
3896 This command shows/sets the slow clock frequency used in the
3897 @command{at91sam3 info} command calculations above.
3901 @deffn {Flash Driver} at91sam7
3902 All members of the AT91SAM7 microcontroller family from Atmel include
3903 internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores. The driver automatically
3904 recognizes a number of these chips using the chip identification
3905 register, and autoconfigures itself.
3908 flash bank at91sam7 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
3911 For chips which are not recognized by the controller driver, you must
3912 provide additional parameters in the following order:
3915 @item @var{chip_model} ... label used with @command{flash info}
3917 @item @var{sectors_per_bank}
3918 @item @var{pages_per_sector}
3919 @item @var{pages_size}
3920 @item @var{num_nvm_bits}
3921 @item @var{freq_khz} ... required if an external clock is provided,
3922 optional (but recommended) when the oscillator frequency is known
3925 It is recommended that you provide zeroes for all of those values
3926 except the clock frequency, so that everything except that frequency
3927 will be autoconfigured.
3928 Knowing the frequency helps ensure correct timings for flash access.
3930 The flash controller handles erases automatically on a page (128/256 byte)
3931 basis, so explicit erase commands are not necessary for flash programming.
3932 However, there is an ``EraseAll`` command that can erase an entire flash
3933 plane (of up to 256KB), and it will be used automatically when you issue
3934 @command{flash erase_sector} or @command{flash erase_address} commands.
3936 @deffn Command {at91sam7 gpnvm} bitnum (@option{set}|@option{clear})
3937 Set or clear a ``General Purpose Non-Volatle Memory'' (GPNVM)
3938 bit for the processor. Each processor has a number of such bits,
3939 used for controlling features such as brownout detection (so they
3940 are not truly general purpose).
3942 This assumes that the first flash bank (number 0) is associated with
3943 the appropriate at91sam7 target.
3948 @deffn {Flash Driver} avr
3949 The AVR 8-bit microcontrollers from Atmel integrate flash memory.
3950 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
3951 @comment - defines mass_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
3954 @deffn {Flash Driver} ecosflash
3955 @emph{No idea what this is...}
3956 The @var{ecosflash} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
3957 the name of a modules of target code which is downloaded
3961 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2000
3962 Most members of the LPC1700 and LPC2000 microcontroller families from NXP
3963 include internal flash and use Cortex-M3 (LPC1700) or ARM7TDMI (LPC2000) cores.
3966 There are LPC2000 devices which are not supported by the @var{lpc2000}
3968 The LPC2888 is supported by the @var{lpc288x} driver.
3969 The LPC29xx family is supported by the @var{lpc2900} driver.
3972 The @var{lpc2000} driver defines two mandatory and one optional parameters,
3973 which must appear in the following order:
3976 @item @var{variant} ... required, may be
3977 @var{lpc2000_v1} (older LPC21xx and LPC22xx)
3978 @var{lpc2000_v2} (LPC213x, LPC214x, LPC210[123], LPC23xx and LPC24xx)
3979 or @var{lpc1700} (LPC175x and LPC176x)
3980 @item @var{clock_kHz} ... the frequency, in kiloHertz,
3981 at which the core is running
3982 @item @var{calc_checksum} ... optional (but you probably want to provide this!),
3983 telling the driver to calculate a valid checksum for the exception vector table.
3986 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
3989 flash bank lpc2000 0x0 0x7d000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME \
3990 lpc2000_v2 14765 calc_checksum
3993 @deffn {Command} {lpc2000 part_id} bank
3994 Displays the four byte part identifier associated with
3995 the specified flash @var{bank}.
3999 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc288x
4000 The LPC2888 microcontroller from NXP needs slightly different flash
4001 support from its lpc2000 siblings.
4002 The @var{lpc288x} driver defines one mandatory parameter,
4003 the programming clock rate in Hz.
4004 LPC flashes don't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
4007 flash bank lpc288x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 12000000
4011 @deffn {Flash Driver} lpc2900
4012 This driver supports the LPC29xx ARM968E based microcontroller family
4015 The predefined parameters @var{base}, @var{size}, @var{chip_width} and
4016 @var{bus_width} of the @code{flash bank} command are ignored. Flash size and
4017 sector layout are auto-configured by the driver.
4018 The driver has one additional mandatory parameter: The CPU clock rate
4019 (in kHz) at the time the flash operations will take place. Most of the time this
4020 will not be the crystal frequency, but a higher PLL frequency. The
4021 @code{reset-init} event handler in the board script is usually the place where
4024 The driver rejects flashless devices (currently the LPC2930).
4026 The EEPROM in LPC2900 devices is not mapped directly into the address space.
4027 It must be handled much more like NAND flash memory, and will therefore be
4028 handled by a separate @code{lpc2900_eeprom} driver (not yet available).
4030 Sector protection in terms of the LPC2900 is handled transparently. Every time a
4031 sector needs to be erased or programmed, it is automatically unprotected.
4032 What is shown as protection status in the @code{flash info} command, is
4033 actually the LPC2900 @emph{sector security}. This is a mechanism to prevent a
4034 sector from ever being erased or programmed again. As this is an irreversible
4035 mechanism, it is handled by a special command (@code{lpc2900 secure_sector}),
4036 and not by the standard @code{flash protect} command.
4038 Example for a 125 MHz clock frequency:
4040 flash bank lpc2900 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME 125000
4043 Some @code{lpc2900}-specific commands are defined. In the following command list,
4044 the @var{bank} parameter is the bank number as obtained by the
4045 @code{flash banks} command.
4047 @deffn Command {lpc2900 signature} bank
4048 Calculates a 128-bit hash value, the @emph{signature}, from the whole flash
4049 content. This is a hardware feature of the flash block, hence the calculation is
4050 very fast. You may use this to verify the content of a programmed device against
4055 signature: 0x5f40cdc8:0xc64e592e:0x10490f89:0x32a0f317
4059 @deffn Command {lpc2900 read_custom} bank filename
4060 Reads the 912 bytes of customer information from the flash index sector, and
4061 saves it to a file in binary format.
4064 lpc2900 read_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin
4068 The index sector of the flash is a @emph{write-only} sector. It cannot be
4069 erased! In order to guard against unintentional write access, all following
4070 commands need to be preceeded by a successful call to the @code{password}
4073 @deffn Command {lpc2900 password} bank password
4074 You need to use this command right before each of the following commands:
4075 @code{lpc2900 write_custom}, @code{lpc2900 secure_sector},
4076 @code{lpc2900 secure_jtag}.
4078 The password string is fixed to "I_know_what_I_am_doing".
4081 lpc2900 password 0 I_know_what_I_am_doing
4082 Potentially dangerous operation allowed in next command!
4086 @deffn Command {lpc2900 write_custom} bank filename type
4087 Writes the content of the file into the customer info space of the flash index
4088 sector. The filetype can be specified with the @var{type} field. Possible values
4089 for @var{type} are: @var{bin} (binary), @var{ihex} (Intel hex format),
4090 @var{elf} (ELF binary) or @var{s19} (Motorola S-records). The file must
4091 contain a single section, and the contained data length must be exactly
4093 @quotation Attention
4094 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
4098 lpc2900 write_custom 0 /path_to/customer_info.bin bin
4102 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_sector} bank first last
4103 Secures the sector range from @var{first} to @var{last} (including) against
4104 further program and erase operations. The sector security will be effective
4105 after the next power cycle.
4106 @quotation Attention
4107 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
4109 Secured sectors appear as @emph{protected} in the @code{flash info} command.
4112 lpc2900 secure_sector 0 1 1
4114 #0 : lpc2900 at 0x20000000, size 0x000c0000, (...)
4115 # 0: 0x00000000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
4116 # 1: 0x00002000 (0x2000 8kB) protected
4117 # 2: 0x00004000 (0x2000 8kB) not protected
4121 @deffn Command {lpc2900 secure_jtag} bank
4122 Irreversibly disable the JTAG port. The new JTAG security setting will be
4123 effective after the next power cycle.
4124 @quotation Attention
4125 This cannot be reverted! Be careful!
4129 lpc2900 secure_jtag 0
4134 @deffn {Flash Driver} ocl
4135 @emph{No idea what this is, other than using some arm7/arm9 core.}
4138 flash bank ocl 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4142 @deffn {Flash Driver} pic32mx
4143 The PIC32MX microcontrollers are based on the MIPS 4K cores,
4144 and integrate flash memory.
4145 @emph{The current implementation is incomplete.}
4148 flash bank pix32mx 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4151 @comment numerous *disabled* commands are defined:
4152 @comment - chip_erase ... pointless given flash_erase_address
4153 @comment - lock, unlock ... pointless given protect on/off (yes?)
4154 @comment - pgm_word ... shouldn't bank be deduced from address??
4155 Some pic32mx-specific commands are defined:
4156 @deffn Command {pic32mx pgm_word} address value bank
4157 Programs the specified 32-bit @var{value} at the given @var{address}
4158 in the specified chip @var{bank}.
4162 @deffn {Flash Driver} stellaris
4163 All members of the Stellaris LM3Sxxx microcontroller family from
4165 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
4166 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
4167 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
4168 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stellaris mass_erase} command.
4169 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
4170 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
4173 flash bank stellaris 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4177 @deffn {Flash Driver} stm32x
4178 All members of the STM32 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
4179 include internal flash and use ARM Cortex M3 cores.
4180 The driver automatically recognizes a number of these chips using
4181 the chip identification register, and autoconfigures itself.
4184 flash bank stm32x 0 0 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4187 Some stm32x-specific commands
4188 @footnote{Currently there is a @command{stm32x mass_erase} command.
4189 That seems pointless since the same effect can be had using the
4190 standard @command{flash erase_address} command.}
4193 @deffn Command {stm32x lock} num
4194 Locks the entire stm32 device.
4195 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4198 @deffn Command {stm32x unlock} num
4199 Unlocks the entire stm32 device.
4200 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4203 @deffn Command {stm32x options_read} num
4204 Read and display the stm32 option bytes written by
4205 the @command{stm32x options_write} command.
4206 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4209 @deffn Command {stm32x options_write} num (@option{SWWDG}|@option{HWWDG}) (@option{RSTSTNDBY}|@option{NORSTSTNDBY}) (@option{RSTSTOP}|@option{NORSTSTOP})
4210 Writes the stm32 option byte with the specified values.
4211 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4215 @deffn {Flash Driver} str7x
4216 All members of the STR7 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
4217 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
4218 The @var{str7x} driver defines one mandatory parameter, @var{variant},
4219 which is either @code{STR71x}, @code{STR73x} or @code{STR75x}.
4222 flash bank str7x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME STR71x
4225 @deffn Command {str7x disable_jtag} bank
4226 Activate the Debug/Readout protection mechanism
4227 for the specified flash bank.
4231 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9x
4232 Most members of the STR9 microcontroller family from ST Microelectronics
4233 include internal flash and use ARM966E cores.
4234 The str9 needs the flash controller to be configured using
4235 the @command{str9x flash_config} command prior to Flash programming.
4238 flash bank str9x 0x40000000 0x00040000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME
4239 str9x flash_config 0 4 2 0 0x80000
4242 @deffn Command {str9x flash_config} num bbsr nbbsr bbadr nbbadr
4243 Configures the str9 flash controller.
4244 The @var{num} parameter is a value shown by @command{flash banks}.
4247 @item @var{bbsr} - Boot Bank Size register
4248 @item @var{nbbsr} - Non Boot Bank Size register
4249 @item @var{bbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
4250 @item @var{nbbadr} - Boot Bank Start Address register
4256 @deffn {Flash Driver} tms470
4257 Most members of the TMS470 microcontroller family from Texas Instruments
4258 include internal flash and use ARM7TDMI cores.
4259 This driver doesn't require the chip and bus width to be specified.
4261 Some tms470-specific commands are defined:
4263 @deffn Command {tms470 flash_keyset} key0 key1 key2 key3
4264 Saves programming keys in a register, to enable flash erase and write commands.
4267 @deffn Command {tms470 osc_mhz} clock_mhz
4268 Reports the clock speed, which is used to calculate timings.
4271 @deffn Command {tms470 plldis} (0|1)
4272 Disables (@var{1}) or enables (@var{0}) use of the PLL to speed up
4277 @subsection str9xpec driver
4280 Here is some background info to help
4281 you better understand how this driver works. OpenOCD has two flash drivers for
4285 Standard driver @option{str9x} programmed via the str9 core. Normally used for
4286 flash programming as it is faster than the @option{str9xpec} driver.
4288 Direct programming @option{str9xpec} using the flash controller. This is an
4289 ISC compilant (IEEE 1532) tap connected in series with the str9 core. The str9
4290 core does not need to be running to program using this flash driver. Typical use
4291 for this driver is locking/unlocking the target and programming the option bytes.
4294 Before we run any commands using the @option{str9xpec} driver we must first disable
4295 the str9 core. This example assumes the @option{str9xpec} driver has been
4296 configured for flash bank 0.
4298 # assert srst, we do not want core running
4299 # while accessing str9xpec flash driver
4301 # turn off target polling
4304 str9xpec enable_turbo 0
4306 str9xpec options_read 0
4307 # re-enable str9 core
4308 str9xpec disable_turbo 0
4312 The above example will read the str9 option bytes.
4313 When performing a unlock remember that you will not be able to halt the str9 - it
4314 has been locked. Halting the core is not required for the @option{str9xpec} driver
4315 as mentioned above, just issue the commands above manually or from a telnet prompt.
4317 @deffn {Flash Driver} str9xpec
4318 Only use this driver for locking/unlocking the device or configuring the option bytes.
4319 Use the standard str9 driver for programming.
4320 Before using the flash commands the turbo mode must be enabled using the
4321 @command{str9xpec enable_turbo} command.
4323 Several str9xpec-specific commands are defined:
4325 @deffn Command {str9xpec disable_turbo} num
4326 Restore the str9 into JTAG chain.
4329 @deffn Command {str9xpec enable_turbo} num
4330 Enable turbo mode, will simply remove the str9 from the chain and talk
4331 directly to the embedded flash controller.
4334 @deffn Command {str9xpec lock} num
4335 Lock str9 device. The str9 will only respond to an unlock command that will
4339 @deffn Command {str9xpec part_id} num
4340 Prints the part identifier for bank @var{num}.
4343 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_cmap} num (@option{bank0}|@option{bank1})
4344 Configure str9 boot bank.
4347 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdsel} num (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
4348 Configure str9 lvd source.
4351 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdthd} num (@option{2.4v}|@option{2.7v})
4352 Configure str9 lvd threshold.
4355 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_lvdwarn} bank (@option{vdd}|@option{vdd_vddq})
4356 Configure str9 lvd reset warning source.
4359 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_read} num
4360 Read str9 option bytes.
4363 @deffn Command {str9xpec options_write} num
4364 Write str9 option bytes.
4367 @deffn Command {str9xpec unlock} num
4376 @subsection mFlash Configuration
4377 @cindex mFlash Configuration
4379 @deffn {Config Command} {mflash bank} soc base RST_pin target
4380 Configures a mflash for @var{soc} host bank at
4382 The pin number format depends on the host GPIO naming convention.
4383 Currently, the mflash driver supports s3c2440 and pxa270.
4385 Example for s3c2440 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO B1:
4388 mflash bank s3c2440 0x10000000 1b 0
4391 Example for pxa270 mflash where @var{RST pin} is GPIO 43:
4394 mflash bank pxa270 0x08000000 43 0
4398 @subsection mFlash commands
4399 @cindex mFlash commands
4401 @deffn Command {mflash config pll} frequency
4402 Configure mflash PLL.
4403 The @var{frequency} is the mflash input frequency, in Hz.
4404 Issuing this command will erase mflash's whole internal nand and write new pll.
4405 After this command, mflash needs power-on-reset for normal operation.
4406 If pll was newly configured, storage and boot(optional) info also need to be update.
4409 @deffn Command {mflash config boot}
4410 Configure bootable option.
4411 If bootable option is set, mflash offer the first 8 sectors
4415 @deffn Command {mflash config storage}
4416 Configure storage information.
4417 For the normal storage operation, this information must be
4421 @deffn Command {mflash dump} num filename offset size
4422 Dump @var{size} bytes, starting at @var{offset} bytes from the
4423 beginning of the bank @var{num}, to the file named @var{filename}.
4426 @deffn Command {mflash probe}
4430 @deffn Command {mflash write} num filename offset
4431 Write the binary file @var{filename} to mflash bank @var{num}, starting at
4432 @var{offset} bytes from the beginning of the bank.
4435 @node NAND Flash Commands
4436 @chapter NAND Flash Commands
4439 Compared to NOR or SPI flash, NAND devices are inexpensive
4440 and high density. Today's NAND chips, and multi-chip modules,
4441 commonly hold multiple GigaBytes of data.
4443 NAND chips consist of a number of ``erase blocks'' of a given
4444 size (such as 128 KBytes), each of which is divided into a
4445 number of pages (of perhaps 512 or 2048 bytes each). Each
4446 page of a NAND flash has an ``out of band'' (OOB) area to hold
4447 Error Correcting Code (ECC) and other metadata, usually 16 bytes
4448 of OOB for every 512 bytes of page data.
4450 One key characteristic of NAND flash is that its error rate
4451 is higher than that of NOR flash. In normal operation, that
4452 ECC is used to correct and detect errors. However, NAND
4453 blocks can also wear out and become unusable; those blocks
4454 are then marked "bad". NAND chips are even shipped from the
4455 manufacturer with a few bad blocks. The highest density chips
4456 use a technology (MLC) that wears out more quickly, so ECC
4457 support is increasingly important as a way to detect blocks
4458 that have begun to fail, and help to preserve data integrity
4459 with techniques such as wear leveling.
4461 Software is used to manage the ECC. Some controllers don't
4462 support ECC directly; in those cases, software ECC is used.
4463 Other controllers speed up the ECC calculations with hardware.
4464 Single-bit error correction hardware is routine. Controllers
4465 geared for newer MLC chips may correct 4 or more errors for
4466 every 512 bytes of data.
4468 You will need to make sure that any data you write using
4469 OpenOCD includes the apppropriate kind of ECC. For example,
4470 that may mean passing the @code{oob_softecc} flag when
4471 writing NAND data, or ensuring that the correct hardware
4474 The basic steps for using NAND devices include:
4476 @item Declare via the command @command{nand device}
4477 @* Do this in a board-specific configuration file,
4478 passing parameters as needed by the controller.
4479 @item Configure each device using @command{nand probe}.
4480 @* Do this only after the associated target is set up,
4481 such as in its reset-init script or in procures defined
4482 to access that device.
4483 @item Operate on the flash via @command{nand subcommand}
4484 @* Often commands to manipulate the flash are typed by a human, or run
4485 via a script in some automated way. Common task include writing a
4486 boot loader, operating system, or other data needed to initialize or
4490 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, the largest NAND
4491 flash fully supported by OpenOCD is 2 GiBytes (16 GiBits).
4492 This is because the variables used to hold offsets and lengths
4493 are only 32 bits wide.
4494 (Larger chips may work in some cases, unless an offset or length
4495 is larger than 0xffffffff, the largest 32-bit unsigned integer.)
4496 Some larger devices will work, since they are actually multi-chip
4497 modules with two smaller chips and individual chipselect lines.
4499 @anchor{NAND Configuration}
4500 @section NAND Configuration Commands
4501 @cindex NAND configuration
4503 NAND chips must be declared in configuration scripts,
4504 plus some additional configuration that's done after
4505 OpenOCD has initialized.
4507 @deffn {Config Command} {nand device} name controller target [configparams...]
4508 Declares a NAND device, which can be read and written to
4509 after it has been configured through @command{nand probe}.
4510 In OpenOCD, devices are single chips; this is unlike some
4511 operating systems, which may manage multiple chips as if
4512 they were a single (larger) device.
4513 In some cases, configuring a device will activate extra
4514 commands; see the controller-specific documentation.
4516 @b{NOTE:} This command is not available after OpenOCD
4517 initialization has completed. Use it in board specific
4518 configuration files, not interactively.
4521 @item @var{name} ... may be used to reference the NAND bank
4523 @item @var{controller} ... identifies the controller driver
4524 associated with the NAND device being declared.
4525 @xref{NAND Driver List}.
4526 @item @var{target} ... names the target used when issuing
4527 commands to the NAND controller.
4528 @comment Actually, it's currently a controller-specific parameter...
4529 @item @var{configparams} ... controllers may support, or require,
4530 additional parameters. See the controller-specific documentation
4531 for more information.
4535 @deffn Command {nand list}
4536 Prints a summary of each device declared
4537 using @command{nand device}, numbered from zero.
4538 Note that un-probed devices show no details.
4541 #0: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
4542 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
4543 #1: NAND 1GiB 3,3V 8-bit (Micron) pagesize: 2048, buswidth: 8,
4544 blocksize: 131072, blocks: 8192
4549 @deffn Command {nand probe} num
4550 Probes the specified device to determine key characteristics
4551 like its page and block sizes, and how many blocks it has.
4552 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4553 You must (successfully) probe a device before you can use
4554 it with most other NAND commands.
4557 @section Erasing, Reading, Writing to NAND Flash
4559 @deffn Command {nand dump} num filename offset length [oob_option]
4560 @cindex NAND reading
4561 Reads binary data from the NAND device and writes it to the file,
4562 starting at the specified offset.
4563 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4565 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4566 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4568 The @var{offset} and @var{length} must be exact multiples of the
4569 device's page size. They describe a data region; the OOB data
4570 associated with each such page may also be accessed.
4572 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, no error correction
4573 was done on the data that's read, unless raw access was disabled
4574 and the underlying NAND controller driver had a @code{read_page}
4575 method which handled that error correction.
4577 By default, only page data is saved to the specified file.
4578 Use an @var{oob_option} parameter to save OOB data:
4580 @item no oob_* parameter
4581 @*Output file holds only page data; OOB is discarded.
4582 @item @code{oob_raw}
4583 @*Output file interleaves page data and OOB data;
4584 the file will be longer than "length" by the size of the
4585 spare areas associated with each data page.
4586 Note that this kind of "raw" access is different from
4587 what's implied by @command{nand raw_access}, which just
4588 controls whether a hardware-aware access method is used.
4589 @item @code{oob_only}
4590 @*Output file has only raw OOB data, and will
4591 be smaller than "length" since it will contain only the
4592 spare areas associated with each data page.
4596 @deffn Command {nand erase} num [offset length]
4597 @cindex NAND erasing
4598 @cindex NAND programming
4599 Erases blocks on the specified NAND device, starting at the
4600 specified @var{offset} and continuing for @var{length} bytes.
4601 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
4602 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
4603 If those parameters are not specified,
4604 the whole NAND chip will be erased.
4605 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4607 @b{NOTE:} This command will try to erase bad blocks, when told
4608 to do so, which will probably invalidate the manufacturer's bad
4610 For the remainder of the current server session, @command{nand info}
4611 will still report that the block ``is'' bad.
4614 @deffn Command {nand write} num filename offset [option...]
4615 @cindex NAND writing
4616 @cindex NAND programming
4617 Writes binary data from the file into the specified NAND device,
4618 starting at the specified offset. Those pages should already
4619 have been erased; you can't change zero bits to one bits.
4620 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4622 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4623 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4625 The @var{offset} must be an exact multiple of the device's page size.
4626 All data in the file will be written, assuming it doesn't run
4627 past the end of the device.
4628 Only full pages are written, and any extra space in the last
4629 page will be filled with 0xff bytes. (That includes OOB data,
4630 if that's being written.)
4632 @b{NOTE:} At the time this text was written, bad blocks are
4633 ignored. That is, this routine will not skip bad blocks,
4634 but will instead try to write them. This can cause problems.
4636 Provide at most one @var{option} parameter. With some
4637 NAND drivers, the meanings of these parameters may change
4638 if @command{nand raw_access} was used to disable hardware ECC.
4640 @item no oob_* parameter
4641 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4642 If raw acccess is in use, the OOB area will not be written.
4643 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
4644 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may write the OOB
4645 with hardware-computed ECC data.
4646 @item @code{oob_only}
4647 @*File has only raw OOB data, which is written to the OOB area.
4648 Each page's data area stays untouched. @i{This can be a dangerous
4649 option}, since it can invalidate the ECC data.
4650 You may need to force raw access to use this mode.
4651 @item @code{oob_raw}
4652 @*File interleaves data and OOB data, both of which are written
4653 If raw access is enabled, the data is written first, then the
4655 Otherwise, if the underlying NAND controller driver has
4656 a @code{write_page} routine, that routine may modify the OOB
4657 before it's written, to include hardware-computed ECC data.
4658 @item @code{oob_softecc}
4659 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4660 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a standard 1-bit
4661 software ECC code stored in conventional locations.
4662 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
4663 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
4664 @item @code{oob_softecc_kw}
4665 @*File has only page data, which is written.
4666 The OOB area is filled with 0xff, except for a 4-bit software ECC
4667 specific to the boot ROM in Marvell Kirkwood SoCs.
4668 You might need to force raw access to use this mode, to prevent
4669 the underlying driver from applying hardware ECC.
4673 @deffn Command {nand verify} num filename offset [option...]
4674 @cindex NAND verification
4675 @cindex NAND programming
4676 Verify the binary data in the file has been programmed to the
4677 specified NAND device, starting at the specified offset.
4678 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4680 Use a complete path name for @var{filename}, so you don't depend
4681 on the directory used to start the OpenOCD server.
4683 The @var{offset} must be an exact multiple of the device's page size.
4684 All data in the file will be read and compared to the contents of the
4685 flash, assuming it doesn't run past the end of the device.
4686 As with @command{nand write}, only full pages are verified, so any extra
4687 space in the last page will be filled with 0xff bytes.
4689 The same @var{options} accepted by @command{nand write},
4690 and the file will be processed similarly to produce the buffers that
4691 can be compared against the contents produced from @command{nand dump}.
4693 @b{NOTE:} This will not work when the underlying NAND controller
4694 driver's @code{write_page} routine must update the OOB with a
4695 hardward-computed ECC before the data is written. This limitation may
4696 be removed in a future release.
4699 @section Other NAND commands
4700 @cindex NAND other commands
4702 @deffn Command {nand check_bad_blocks} [offset length]
4703 Checks for manufacturer bad block markers on the specified NAND
4704 device. If no parameters are provided, checks the whole
4705 device; otherwise, starts at the specified @var{offset} and
4706 continues for @var{length} bytes.
4707 Both of those values must be exact multiples of the device's
4708 block size, and the region they specify must fit entirely in the chip.
4709 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4711 @b{NOTE:} Before using this command you should force raw access
4712 with @command{nand raw_access enable} to ensure that the underlying
4713 driver will not try to apply hardware ECC.
4716 @deffn Command {nand info} num
4717 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4718 This prints the one-line summary from "nand list", plus for
4719 devices which have been probed this also prints any known
4720 status for each block.
4723 @deffn Command {nand raw_access} num (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
4724 Sets or clears an flag affecting how page I/O is done.
4725 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4727 This flag is cleared (disabled) by default, but changing that
4728 value won't affect all NAND devices. The key factor is whether
4729 the underlying driver provides @code{read_page} or @code{write_page}
4730 methods. If it doesn't provide those methods, the setting of
4731 this flag is irrelevant; all access is effectively ``raw''.
4733 When those methods exist, they are normally used when reading
4734 data (@command{nand dump} or reading bad block markers) or
4735 writing it (@command{nand write}). However, enabling
4736 raw access (setting the flag) prevents use of those methods,
4737 bypassing hardware ECC logic.
4738 @i{This can be a dangerous option}, since writing blocks
4739 with the wrong ECC data can cause them to be marked as bad.
4742 @anchor{NAND Driver List}
4743 @section NAND Driver List
4744 As noted above, the @command{nand device} command allows
4745 driver-specific options and behaviors.
4746 Some controllers also activate controller-specific commands.
4748 @deffn {NAND Driver} davinci
4749 This driver handles the NAND controllers found on DaVinci family
4750 chips from Texas Instruments.
4751 It takes three extra parameters:
4752 address of the NAND chip;
4753 hardware ECC mode to use (@option{hwecc1},
4754 @option{hwecc4}, @option{hwecc4_infix});
4755 address of the AEMIF controller on this processor.
4757 nand device davinci dm355.arm 0x02000000 hwecc4 0x01e10000
4759 All DaVinci processors support the single-bit ECC hardware,
4760 and newer ones also support the four-bit ECC hardware.
4761 The @code{write_page} and @code{read_page} methods are used
4762 to implement those ECC modes, unless they are disabled using
4763 the @command{nand raw_access} command.
4766 @deffn {NAND Driver} lpc3180
4767 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
4768 parameter: the clock rate used by the controller.
4769 @deffn Command {lpc3180 select} num [mlc|slc]
4770 Configures use of the MLC or SLC controller mode.
4771 MLC implies use of hardware ECC.
4772 The @var{num} parameter is the value shown by @command{nand list}.
4775 At this writing, this driver includes @code{write_page}
4776 and @code{read_page} methods. Using @command{nand raw_access}
4777 to disable those methods will prevent use of hardware ECC
4778 in the MLC controller mode, but won't change SLC behavior.
4780 @comment current lpc3180 code won't issue 5-byte address cycles
4782 @deffn {NAND Driver} orion
4783 These controllers require an extra @command{nand device}
4784 parameter: the address of the controller.
4786 nand device orion 0xd8000000
4788 These controllers don't define any specialized commands.
4789 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
4790 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
4791 change any behavior.
4794 @deffn {NAND Driver} s3c2410
4795 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2412
4796 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2440
4797 @deffnx {NAND Driver} s3c2443
4798 These S3C24xx family controllers don't have any special
4799 @command{nand device} options, and don't define any
4800 specialized commands.
4801 At this writing, their drivers don't include @code{write_page}
4802 or @code{read_page} methods, so @command{nand raw_access} won't
4803 change any behavior.
4806 @node PLD/FPGA Commands
4807 @chapter PLD/FPGA Commands
4811 Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and the more flexible
4812 Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are both types of programmable hardware.
4813 OpenOCD can support programming them.
4814 Although PLDs are generally restrictive (cells are less functional, and
4815 there are no special purpose cells for memory or computational tasks),
4816 they share the same OpenOCD infrastructure.
4817 Accordingly, both are called PLDs here.
4819 @section PLD/FPGA Configuration and Commands
4821 As it does for JTAG TAPs, debug targets, and flash chips (both NOR and NAND),
4822 OpenOCD maintains a list of PLDs available for use in various commands.
4823 Also, each such PLD requires a driver.
4825 They are referenced by the number shown by the @command{pld devices} command,
4826 and new PLDs are defined by @command{pld device driver_name}.
4828 @deffn {Config Command} {pld device} driver_name tap_name [driver_options]
4829 Defines a new PLD device, supported by driver @var{driver_name},
4830 using the TAP named @var{tap_name}.
4831 The driver may make use of any @var{driver_options} to configure its
4835 @deffn {Command} {pld devices}
4836 Lists the PLDs and their numbers.
4839 @deffn {Command} {pld load} num filename
4840 Loads the file @file{filename} into the PLD identified by @var{num}.
4841 The file format must be inferred by the driver.
4844 @section PLD/FPGA Drivers, Options, and Commands
4846 Drivers may support PLD-specific options to the @command{pld device}
4847 definition command, and may also define commands usable only with
4848 that particular type of PLD.
4850 @deffn {FPGA Driver} virtex2
4851 Virtex-II is a family of FPGAs sold by Xilinx.
4852 It supports the IEEE 1532 standard for In-System Configuration (ISC).
4853 No driver-specific PLD definition options are used,
4854 and one driver-specific command is defined.
4856 @deffn {Command} {virtex2 read_stat} num
4857 Reads and displays the Virtex-II status register (STAT)
4862 @node General Commands
4863 @chapter General Commands
4866 The commands documented in this chapter here are common commands that
4867 you, as a human, may want to type and see the output of. Configuration type
4868 commands are documented elsewhere.
4872 @item @b{Source Of Commands}
4873 @* OpenOCD commands can occur in a configuration script (discussed
4874 elsewhere) or typed manually by a human or supplied programatically,
4875 or via one of several TCP/IP Ports.
4877 @item @b{From the human}
4878 @* A human should interact with the telnet interface (default port: 4444)
4879 or via GDB (default port 3333).
4881 To issue commands from within a GDB session, use the @option{monitor}
4882 command, e.g. use @option{monitor poll} to issue the @option{poll}
4883 command. All output is relayed through the GDB session.
4885 @item @b{Machine Interface}
4886 The Tcl interface's intent is to be a machine interface. The default Tcl
4891 @section Daemon Commands
4893 @deffn {Command} exit
4894 Exits the current telnet session.
4897 @c note EXTREMELY ANNOYING word wrap at column 75
4898 @c even when lines are e.g. 100+ columns ...
4899 @c coded in startup.tcl
4900 @deffn {Command} help [string]
4901 With no parameters, prints help text for all commands.
4902 Otherwise, prints each helptext containing @var{string}.
4903 Not every command provides helptext.
4906 @deffn Command sleep msec [@option{busy}]
4907 Wait for at least @var{msec} milliseconds before resuming.
4908 If @option{busy} is passed, busy-wait instead of sleeping.
4909 (This option is strongly discouraged.)
4910 Useful in connection with script files
4911 (@command{script} command and @command{target_name} configuration).
4914 @deffn Command shutdown
4915 Close the OpenOCD daemon, disconnecting all clients (GDB, telnet, other).
4918 @anchor{debug_level}
4919 @deffn Command debug_level [n]
4920 @cindex message level
4921 Display debug level.
4922 If @var{n} (from 0..3) is provided, then set it to that level.
4923 This affects the kind of messages sent to the server log.
4924 Level 0 is error messages only;
4925 level 1 adds warnings;
4926 level 2 adds informational messages;
4927 and level 3 adds debugging messages.
4928 The default is level 2, but that can be overridden on
4929 the command line along with the location of that log
4930 file (which is normally the server's standard output).
4934 @deffn Command fast (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
4936 Set default behaviour of OpenOCD to be "fast and dangerous".
4938 At this writing, this only affects the defaults for two ARM7/ARM9 parameters:
4939 fast memory access, and DCC downloads. Those parameters may still be
4940 individually overridden.
4942 The target specific "dangerous" optimisation tweaking options may come and go
4943 as more robust and user friendly ways are found to ensure maximum throughput
4944 and robustness with a minimum of configuration.
4946 Typically the "fast enable" is specified first on the command line:
4949 openocd -c "fast enable" -c "interface dummy" -f target/str710.cfg
4953 @deffn Command echo message
4954 Logs a message at "user" priority.
4955 Output @var{message} to stdout.
4957 echo "Downloading kernel -- please wait"
4961 @deffn Command log_output [filename]
4962 Redirect logging to @var{filename};
4963 the initial log output channel is stderr.
4966 @anchor{Target State handling}
4967 @section Target State handling
4970 @cindex target initialization
4972 In this section ``target'' refers to a CPU configured as
4973 shown earlier (@pxref{CPU Configuration}).
4974 These commands, like many, implicitly refer to
4975 a current target which is used to perform the
4976 various operations. The current target may be changed
4977 by using @command{targets} command with the name of the
4978 target which should become current.
4980 @deffn Command reg [(number|name) [value]]
4981 Access a single register by @var{number} or by its @var{name}.
4982 The target must generally be halted before access to CPU core
4983 registers is allowed. Depending on the hardware, some other
4984 registers may be accessible while the target is running.
4986 @emph{With no arguments}:
4987 list all available registers for the current target,
4988 showing number, name, size, value, and cache status.
4989 For valid entries, a value is shown; valid entries
4990 which are also dirty (and will be written back later)
4991 are flagged as such.
4993 @emph{With number/name}: display that register's value.
4995 @emph{With both number/name and value}: set register's value.
4996 Writes may be held in a writeback cache internal to OpenOCD,
4997 so that setting the value marks the register as dirty instead
4998 of immediately flushing that value. Resuming CPU execution
4999 (including by single stepping) or otherwise activating the
5000 relevant module will flush such values.
5002 Cores may have surprisingly many registers in their
5003 Debug and trace infrastructure:
5008 (0) r0 (/32): 0x0000D3C2 (dirty)
5009 (1) r1 (/32): 0xFD61F31C
5012 (164) ETM_contextid_comparator_mask (/32)
5017 @deffn Command halt [ms]
5018 @deffnx Command wait_halt [ms]
5019 The @command{halt} command first sends a halt request to the target,
5020 which @command{wait_halt} doesn't.
5021 Otherwise these behave the same: wait up to @var{ms} milliseconds,
5022 or 5 seconds if there is no parameter, for the target to halt
5023 (and enter debug mode).
5024 Using 0 as the @var{ms} parameter prevents OpenOCD from waiting.
5027 On ARM cores, software using the @emph{wait for interrupt} operation
5028 often blocks the JTAG access needed by a @command{halt} command.
5029 This is because that operation also puts the core into a low
5030 power mode by gating the core clock;
5031 but the core clock is needed to detect JTAG clock transitions.
5033 One partial workaround uses adaptive clocking: when the core is
5034 interrupted the operation completes, then JTAG clocks are accepted
5035 at least until the interrupt handler completes.
5036 However, this workaround is often unusable since the processor, board,
5037 and JTAG adapter must all support adaptive JTAG clocking.
5038 Also, it can't work until an interrupt is issued.
5040 A more complete workaround is to not use that operation while you
5041 work with a JTAG debugger.
5042 Tasking environments generaly have idle loops where the body is the
5043 @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
5044 (On older cores, it is a coprocessor action;
5045 newer cores have a @option{wfi} instruction.)
5046 Such loops can just remove that operation, at the cost of higher
5047 power consumption (because the CPU is needlessly clocked).
5052 @deffn Command resume [address]
5053 Resume the target at its current code position,
5054 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
5055 OpenOCD will wait 5 seconds for the target to resume.
5058 @deffn Command step [address]
5059 Single-step the target at its current code position,
5060 or the optional @var{address} if it is provided.
5063 @anchor{Reset Command}
5064 @deffn Command reset
5065 @deffnx Command {reset run}
5066 @deffnx Command {reset halt}
5067 @deffnx Command {reset init}
5068 Perform as hard a reset as possible, using SRST if possible.
5069 @emph{All defined targets will be reset, and target
5070 events will fire during the reset sequence.}
5072 The optional parameter specifies what should
5073 happen after the reset.
5074 If there is no parameter, a @command{reset run} is executed.
5075 The other options will not work on all systems.
5076 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
5079 @item @b{run} Let the target run
5080 @item @b{halt} Immediately halt the target
5081 @item @b{init} Immediately halt the target, and execute the reset-init script
5085 @deffn Command soft_reset_halt
5086 Requesting target halt and executing a soft reset. This is often used
5087 when a target cannot be reset and halted. The target, after reset is
5088 released begins to execute code. OpenOCD attempts to stop the CPU and
5089 then sets the program counter back to the reset vector. Unfortunately
5090 the code that was executed may have left the hardware in an unknown
5094 @section I/O Utilities
5096 These commands are available when
5097 OpenOCD is built with @option{--enable-ioutil}.
5098 They are mainly useful on embedded targets,
5100 Hosts with operating systems have complementary tools.
5102 @emph{Note:} there are several more such commands.
5104 @deffn Command append_file filename [string]*
5105 Appends the @var{string} parameters to
5106 the text file @file{filename}.
5107 Each string except the last one is followed by one space.
5108 The last string is followed by a newline.
5111 @deffn Command cat filename
5112 Reads and displays the text file @file{filename}.
5115 @deffn Command cp src_filename dest_filename
5116 Copies contents from the file @file{src_filename}
5117 into @file{dest_filename}.
5121 @emph{No description provided.}
5125 @emph{No description provided.}
5129 @emph{No description provided.}
5132 @deffn Command meminfo
5133 Display available RAM memory on OpenOCD host.
5134 Used in OpenOCD regression testing scripts.
5138 @emph{No description provided.}
5142 @emph{No description provided.}
5145 @deffn Command rm filename
5146 @c "rm" has both normal and Jim-level versions??
5147 Unlinks the file @file{filename}.
5150 @deffn Command trunc filename
5151 Removes all data in the file @file{filename}.
5154 @anchor{Memory access}
5155 @section Memory access commands
5156 @cindex memory access
5158 These commands allow accesses of a specific size to the memory
5159 system. Often these are used to configure the current target in some
5160 special way. For example - one may need to write certain values to the
5161 SDRAM controller to enable SDRAM.
5164 @item Use the @command{targets} (plural) command
5165 to change the current target.
5166 @item In system level scripts these commands are deprecated.
5167 Please use their TARGET object siblings to avoid making assumptions
5168 about what TAP is the current target, or about MMU configuration.
5171 @deffn Command mdw [phys] addr [count]
5172 @deffnx Command mdh [phys] addr [count]
5173 @deffnx Command mdb [phys] addr [count]
5174 Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
5175 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
5176 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
5177 When the current target has an MMU which is present and active,
5178 @var{addr} is interpreted as a virtual address.
5179 Otherwise, or if the optional @var{phys} flag is specified,
5180 @var{addr} is interpreted as a physical address.
5181 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
5182 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
5183 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
5186 @deffn Command mww [phys] addr word
5187 @deffnx Command mwh [phys] addr halfword
5188 @deffnx Command mwb [phys] addr byte
5189 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
5190 @var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) value,
5191 at the specified address @var{addr}.
5192 When the current target has an MMU which is present and active,
5193 @var{addr} is interpreted as a virtual address.
5194 Otherwise, or if the optional @var{phys} flag is specified,
5195 @var{addr} is interpreted as a physical address.
5199 @anchor{Image access}
5200 @section Image loading commands
5201 @cindex image loading
5202 @cindex image dumping
5205 @deffn Command {dump_image} filename address size
5206 Dump @var{size} bytes of target memory starting at @var{address} to the
5207 binary file named @var{filename}.
5210 @deffn Command {fast_load}
5211 Loads an image stored in memory by @command{fast_load_image} to the
5212 current target. Must be preceeded by fast_load_image.
5215 @deffn Command {fast_load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
5216 Normally you should be using @command{load_image} or GDB load. However, for
5217 testing purposes or when I/O overhead is significant(OpenOCD running on an embedded
5218 host), storing the image in memory and uploading the image to the target
5219 can be a way to upload e.g. multiple debug sessions when the binary does not change.
5220 Arguments are the same as @command{load_image}, but the image is stored in OpenOCD host
5221 memory, i.e. does not affect target. This approach is also useful when profiling
5222 target programming performance as I/O and target programming can easily be profiled
5227 @deffn Command {load_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
5228 Load image from file @var{filename} to target memory at @var{address}.
5229 The file format may optionally be specified
5230 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
5233 @deffn Command {test_image} filename [address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]]
5234 Displays image section sizes and addresses
5235 as if @var{filename} were loaded into target memory
5236 starting at @var{address} (defaults to zero).
5237 The file format may optionally be specified
5238 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
5241 @deffn Command {verify_image} filename address [@option{bin}|@option{ihex}|@option{elf}]
5242 Verify @var{filename} against target memory starting at @var{address}.
5243 The file format may optionally be specified
5244 (@option{bin}, @option{ihex}, or @option{elf})
5245 This will first attempt a comparison using a CRC checksum, if this fails it will try a binary compare.
5249 @section Breakpoint and Watchpoint commands
5253 CPUs often make debug modules accessible through JTAG, with
5254 hardware support for a handful of code breakpoints and data
5256 In addition, CPUs almost always support software breakpoints.
5258 @deffn Command {bp} [address len [@option{hw}]]
5259 With no parameters, lists all active breakpoints.
5260 Else sets a breakpoint on code execution starting
5261 at @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
5262 This is a software breakpoint, unless @option{hw} is specified
5263 in which case it will be a hardware breakpoint.
5265 (@xref{arm9 vector_catch}, or @pxref{xscale vector_catch},
5266 for similar mechanisms that do not consume hardware breakpoints.)
5269 @deffn Command {rbp} address
5270 Remove the breakpoint at @var{address}.
5273 @deffn Command {rwp} address
5274 Remove data watchpoint on @var{address}
5277 @deffn Command {wp} [address len [(@option{r}|@option{w}|@option{a}) [value [mask]]]]
5278 With no parameters, lists all active watchpoints.
5279 Else sets a data watchpoint on data from @var{address} for @var{length} bytes.
5280 The watch point is an "access" watchpoint unless
5281 the @option{r} or @option{w} parameter is provided,
5282 defining it as respectively a read or write watchpoint.
5283 If a @var{value} is provided, that value is used when determining if
5284 the watchpoint should trigger. The value may be first be masked
5285 using @var{mask} to mark ``don't care'' fields.
5288 @section Misc Commands
5291 @deffn Command {profile} seconds filename
5292 Profiling samples the CPU's program counter as quickly as possible,
5293 which is useful for non-intrusive stochastic profiling.
5294 Saves up to 10000 sampines in @file{filename} using ``gmon.out'' format.
5297 @deffn Command {version}
5298 Displays a string identifying the version of this OpenOCD server.
5301 @deffn Command {virt2phys} virtual_address
5302 Requests the current target to map the specified @var{virtual_address}
5303 to its corresponding physical address, and displays the result.
5306 @node Architecture and Core Commands
5307 @chapter Architecture and Core Commands
5308 @cindex Architecture Specific Commands
5309 @cindex Core Specific Commands
5311 Most CPUs have specialized JTAG operations to support debugging.
5312 OpenOCD packages most such operations in its standard command framework.
5313 Some of those operations don't fit well in that framework, so they are
5314 exposed here as architecture or implementation (core) specific commands.
5316 @anchor{ARM Hardware Tracing}
5317 @section ARM Hardware Tracing
5322 CPUs based on ARM cores may include standard tracing interfaces,
5323 based on an ``Embedded Trace Module'' (ETM) which sends voluminous
5324 address and data bus trace records to a ``Trace Port''.
5328 Development-oriented boards will sometimes provide a high speed
5329 trace connector for collecting that data, when the particular CPU
5330 supports such an interface.
5331 (The standard connector is a 38-pin Mictor, with both JTAG
5332 and trace port support.)
5333 Those trace connectors are supported by higher end JTAG adapters
5334 and some logic analyzer modules; frequently those modules can
5335 buffer several megabytes of trace data.
5336 Configuring an ETM coupled to such an external trace port belongs
5337 in the board-specific configuration file.
5339 If the CPU doesn't provide an external interface, it probably
5340 has an ``Embedded Trace Buffer'' (ETB) on the chip, which is a
5341 dedicated SRAM. 4KBytes is one common ETB size.
5342 Configuring an ETM coupled only to an ETB belongs in the CPU-specific
5343 (target) configuration file, since it works the same on all boards.
5346 ETM support in OpenOCD doesn't seem to be widely used yet.
5349 ETM support may be buggy, and at least some @command{etm config}
5350 parameters should be detected by asking the ETM for them.
5352 ETM trigger events could also implement a kind of complex
5353 hardware breakpoint, much more powerful than the simple
5354 watchpoint hardware exported by EmbeddedICE modules.
5355 @emph{Such breakpoints can be triggered even when using the
5356 dummy trace port driver}.
5358 It seems like a GDB hookup should be possible,
5359 as well as tracing only during specific states
5360 (perhaps @emph{handling IRQ 23} or @emph{calls foo()}).
5362 There should be GUI tools to manipulate saved trace data and help
5363 analyse it in conjunction with the source code.
5364 It's unclear how much of a common interface is shared
5365 with the current XScale trace support, or should be
5366 shared with eventual Nexus-style trace module support.
5368 At this writing (September 2009) only ARM7 and ARM9 support
5369 for ETM modules is available. The code should be able to
5370 work with some newer cores; but not all of them support
5371 this original style of JTAG access.
5374 @subsection ETM Configuration
5375 ETM setup is coupled with the trace port driver configuration.
5377 @deffn {Config Command} {etm config} target width mode clocking driver
5378 Declares the ETM associated with @var{target}, and associates it
5379 with a given trace port @var{driver}. @xref{Trace Port Drivers}.
5381 Several of the parameters must reflect the trace port capabilities,
5382 which are a function of silicon capabilties (exposed later
5383 using @command{etm info}) and of what hardware is connected to
5384 that port (such as an external pod, or ETB).
5385 The @var{width} must be either 4, 8, or 16,
5386 except with ETMv3.0 and newer modules which may also
5387 support 1, 2, 24, 32, 48, and 64 bit widths.
5388 (With those versions, @command{etm info} also shows whether
5389 the selected port width and mode are supported.)
5391 The @var{mode} must be @option{normal}, @option{multiplexed},
5392 or @option{demultiplexed}.
5393 The @var{clocking} must be @option{half} or @option{full}.
5396 With ETMv3.0 and newer, the bits set with the @var{mode} and
5397 @var{clocking} parameters both control the mode.
5398 This modified mode does not map to the values supported by
5399 previous ETM modules, so this syntax is subject to change.
5403 You can see the ETM registers using the @command{reg} command.
5404 Not all possible registers are present in every ETM.
5405 Most of the registers are write-only, and are used to configure
5406 what CPU activities are traced.
5410 @deffn Command {etm info}
5411 Displays information about the current target's ETM.
5412 This includes resource counts from the @code{ETM_CONFIG} register,
5413 as well as silicon capabilities (except on rather old modules).
5414 from the @code{ETM_SYS_CONFIG} register.
5417 @deffn Command {etm status}
5418 Displays status of the current target's ETM and trace port driver:
5419 is the ETM idle, or is it collecting data?
5420 Did trace data overflow?
5424 @deffn Command {etm tracemode} [type context_id_bits cycle_accurate branch_output]
5425 Displays what data that ETM will collect.
5426 If arguments are provided, first configures that data.
5427 When the configuration changes, tracing is stopped
5428 and any buffered trace data is invalidated.
5431 @item @var{type} ... describing how data accesses are traced,
5432 when they pass any ViewData filtering that that was set up.
5434 @option{none} (save nothing),
5435 @option{data} (save data),
5436 @option{address} (save addresses),
5437 @option{all} (save data and addresses)
5438 @item @var{context_id_bits} ... 0, 8, 16, or 32
5439 @item @var{cycle_accurate} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}
5440 cycle-accurate instruction tracing.
5441 Before ETMv3, enabling this causes much extra data to be recorded.
5442 @item @var{branch_output} ... @option{enable} or @option{disable}.
5443 Disable this unless you need to try reconstructing the instruction
5444 trace stream without an image of the code.
5448 @deffn Command {etm trigger_percent} [percent]
5449 This displays, or optionally changes, the trace port driver's
5450 behavior after the ETM's configured @emph{trigger} event fires.
5451 It controls how much more trace data is saved after the (single)
5452 trace trigger becomes active.
5455 @item The default corresponds to @emph{trace around} usage,
5456 recording 50 percent data before the event and the rest
5458 @item The minimum value of @var{percent} is 2 percent,
5459 recording almost exclusively data before the trigger.
5460 Such extreme @emph{trace before} usage can help figure out
5461 what caused that event to happen.
5462 @item The maximum value of @var{percent} is 100 percent,
5463 recording data almost exclusively after the event.
5464 This extreme @emph{trace after} usage might help sort out
5465 how the event caused trouble.
5467 @c REVISIT allow "break" too -- enter debug mode.
5470 @subsection ETM Trace Operation
5472 After setting up the ETM, you can use it to collect data.
5473 That data can be exported to files for later analysis.
5474 It can also be parsed with OpenOCD, for basic sanity checking.
5476 To configure what is being traced, you will need to write
5477 various trace registers using @command{reg ETM_*} commands.
5478 For the definitions of these registers, read ARM publication
5479 @emph{IHI 0014, ``Embedded Trace Macrocell, Architecture Specification''}.
5480 Be aware that most of the relevant registers are write-only,
5481 and that ETM resources are limited. There are only a handful
5482 of address comparators, data comparators, counters, and so on.
5484 Examples of scenarios you might arrange to trace include:
5487 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{excluding} subroutines
5488 it calls. Use address range comparators to enable tracing
5489 for instruction access within that function's body.
5490 @item Code flow within a function, @emph{including} subroutines
5491 it calls. Use the sequencer and address comparators to activate
5492 tracing on an ``entered function'' state, then deactivate it by
5493 exiting that state when the function's exit code is invoked.
5494 @item Code flow starting at the fifth invocation of a function,
5495 combining one of the above models with a counter.
5496 @item CPU data accesses to the registers for a particular device,
5497 using address range comparators and the ViewData logic.
5498 @item Such data accesses only during IRQ handling, combining the above
5499 model with sequencer triggers which on entry and exit to the IRQ handler.
5500 @item @emph{... more}
5503 At this writing, September 2009, there are no Tcl utility
5504 procedures to help set up any common tracing scenarios.
5506 @deffn Command {etm analyze}
5507 Reads trace data into memory, if it wasn't already present.
5508 Decodes and prints the data that was collected.
5511 @deffn Command {etm dump} filename
5512 Stores the captured trace data in @file{filename}.
5515 @deffn Command {etm image} filename [base_address] [type]
5516 Opens an image file.
5519 @deffn Command {etm load} filename
5520 Loads captured trace data from @file{filename}.
5523 @deffn Command {etm start}
5524 Starts trace data collection.
5527 @deffn Command {etm stop}
5528 Stops trace data collection.
5531 @anchor{Trace Port Drivers}
5532 @subsection Trace Port Drivers
5534 To use an ETM trace port it must be associated with a driver.
5536 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} dummy
5537 Use the @option{dummy} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
5538 not connected to anything (on-chip ETB or off-chip trace connector).
5539 @emph{This driver lets OpenOCD talk to the ETM, but it does not expose
5540 any trace data collection.}
5541 @deffn {Config Command} {etm_dummy config} target
5542 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a dummy driver.
5546 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} etb
5547 Use the @option{etb} driver if you are configuring an ETM
5548 to use on-chip ETB memory.
5549 @deffn {Config Command} {etb config} target etb_tap
5550 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with the ETB at @var{etb_tap}.
5551 You can see the ETB registers using the @command{reg} command.
5555 @deffn {Trace Port Driver} oocd_trace
5556 This driver isn't available unless OpenOCD was explicitly configured
5557 with the @option{--enable-oocd_trace} option. You probably don't want
5558 to configure it unless you've built the appropriate prototype hardware;
5559 it's @emph{proof-of-concept} software.
5561 Use the @option{oocd_trace} driver if you are configuring an ETM that's
5562 connected to an off-chip trace connector.
5564 @deffn {Config Command} {oocd_trace config} target tty
5565 Associates the ETM for @var{target} with a trace driver which
5566 collects data through the serial port @var{tty}.
5569 @deffn Command {oocd_trace resync}
5570 Re-synchronizes with the capture clock.
5573 @deffn Command {oocd_trace status}
5574 Reports whether the capture clock is locked or not.
5579 @section Generic ARM
5582 These commands should be available on all ARM processors.
5583 They are available in addition to other core-specific
5584 commands that may be available.
5586 @deffn Command {arm core_state} [@option{arm}|@option{thumb}]
5587 Displays the core_state, optionally changing it to process
5588 either @option{arm} or @option{thumb} instructions.
5589 The target may later be resumed in the currently set core_state.
5590 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5591 that is not currently supported in OpenOCD.)
5594 @deffn Command {arm disassemble} address [count [@option{thumb}]]
5596 Disassembles @var{count} instructions starting at @var{address}.
5597 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
5598 If @option{thumb} is specified, or the low bit of the address is set,
5599 Thumb2 (mixed 16/32-bit) instructions are used;
5600 else ARM (32-bit) instructions are used.
5601 (Processors may also support the Jazelle state, but
5602 those instructions are not currently understood by OpenOCD.)
5604 Note that all Thumb instructions are Thumb2 instructions,
5605 so older processors (without Thumb2 support) will still
5606 see correct disassembly of Thumb code.
5607 Also, ThumbEE opcodes are the same as Thumb2,
5608 with a handful of exceptions.
5609 ThumbEE disassembly currently has no explicit support.
5612 @deffn Command {arm mcr} pX op1 CRn CRm op2 value
5613 Write @var{value} to a coprocessor @var{pX} register
5614 passing parameters @var{CRn},
5615 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
5616 and using the MCR instruction.
5617 (Parameter sequence matches the ARM instruction, but omits
5621 @deffn Command {arm mrc} pX coproc op1 CRn CRm op2
5622 Read a coprocessor @var{pX} register passing parameters @var{CRn},
5623 @var{CRm}, opcodes @var{opc1} and @var{opc2},
5624 and the MRC instruction.
5625 Returns the result so it can be manipulated by Jim scripts.
5626 (Parameter sequence matches the ARM instruction, but omits
5630 @deffn Command {arm reg}
5631 Display a table of all banked core registers, fetching the current value from every
5632 core mode if necessary.
5635 @section ARMv4 and ARMv5 Architecture
5639 The ARMv4 and ARMv5 architectures are widely used in embedded systems,
5640 and introduced core parts of the instruction set in use today.
5641 That includes the Thumb instruction set, introduced in the ARMv4T
5644 @subsection ARM7 and ARM9 specific commands
5648 These commands are specific to ARM7 and ARM9 cores, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T,
5649 ARM9TDMI, ARM920T or ARM926EJ-S.
5650 They are available in addition to the ARM commands,
5651 and any other core-specific commands that may be available.
5653 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dbgrq} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5654 Control use of the EmbeddedIce DBGRQ signal to force entry into debug mode,
5655 instead of breakpoints. This should be
5656 safe for all but ARM7TDMI--S cores (like Philips LPC).
5657 This feature is enabled by default on most ARM9 cores,
5658 including ARM9TDMI, ARM920T, and ARM926EJ-S.
5661 @deffn Command {arm7_9 dcc_downloads} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5663 Control the use of the debug communications channel (DCC) to write larger (>128 byte)
5664 amounts of memory. DCC downloads offer a huge speed increase, but might be
5665 unsafe, especially with targets running at very low speeds. This command was introduced
5666 with OpenOCD rev. 60, and requires a few bytes of working area.
5669 @anchor{arm7_9 fast_memory_access}
5670 @deffn Command {arm7_9 fast_memory_access} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5671 Enable or disable memory writes and reads that don't check completion of
5672 the operation. This provides a huge speed increase, especially with USB JTAG
5673 cables (FT2232), but might be unsafe if used with targets running at very low
5674 speeds, like the 32kHz startup clock of an AT91RM9200.
5677 @subsection ARM720T specific commands
5680 These commands are available to ARM720T based CPUs,
5681 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
5682 based on the ARM7TDMI-S integer core.
5683 They are available in addition to the ARM and ARM7/ARM9 commands.
5685 @deffn Command {arm720t cp15} regnum [value]
5686 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5687 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5690 @subsection ARM9 specific commands
5693 ARM9-family cores are built around ARM9TDMI or ARM9E (including ARM9EJS)
5695 Such cores include the ARM920T, ARM926EJ-S, and ARM966.
5697 @c 9-june-2009: tried this on arm920t, it didn't work.
5698 @c no-params always lists nothing caught, and that's how it acts.
5699 @c 23-oct-2009: doesn't work _consistently_ ... as if the ICE
5700 @c versions have different rules about when they commit writes.
5702 @anchor{arm9 vector_catch}
5703 @deffn Command {arm9 vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
5704 @cindex vector_catch
5705 Vector Catch hardware provides a sort of dedicated breakpoint
5706 for hardware events such as reset, interrupt, and abort.
5707 You can use this to conserve normal breakpoint resources,
5708 so long as you're not concerned with code that branches directly
5709 to those hardware vectors.
5711 This always finishes by listing the current configuration.
5712 If parameters are provided, it first reconfigures the
5713 vector catch hardware to intercept
5714 @option{all} of the hardware vectors,
5715 @option{none} of them,
5716 or a list with one or more of the following:
5717 @option{reset} @option{undef} @option{swi} @option{pabt} @option{dabt}
5718 @option{irq} @option{fiq}.
5721 @subsection ARM920T specific commands
5724 These commands are available to ARM920T based CPUs,
5725 which are implementations of the ARMv4T architecture
5726 built using the ARM9TDMI integer core.
5727 They are available in addition to the ARM, ARM7/ARM9,
5730 @deffn Command {arm920t cache_info}
5731 Print information about the caches found. This allows to see whether your target
5732 is an ARM920T (2x16kByte cache) or ARM922T (2x8kByte cache).
5735 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15} regnum [value]
5736 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5737 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5740 @deffn Command {arm920t cp15i} opcode [value [address]]
5741 Interpreted access using cp15 @var{opcode}.
5742 If no @var{value} is provided, the result is displayed.
5743 Else if that value is written using the specified @var{address},
5744 or using zero if no other address is not provided.
5747 @deffn Command {arm920t read_cache} filename
5748 Dump the content of ICache and DCache to a file named @file{filename}.
5751 @deffn Command {arm920t read_mmu} filename
5752 Dump the content of the ITLB and DTLB to a file named @file{filename}.
5755 @subsection ARM926ej-s specific commands
5758 These commands are available to ARM926ej-s based CPUs,
5759 which are implementations of the ARMv5TEJ architecture
5760 based on the ARM9EJ-S integer core.
5761 They are available in addition to the ARM, ARM7/ARM9,
5764 The Feroceon cores also support these commands, although
5765 they are not built from ARM926ej-s designs.
5767 @deffn Command {arm926ejs cache_info}
5768 Print information about the caches found.
5771 @subsection ARM966E specific commands
5774 These commands are available to ARM966 based CPUs,
5775 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
5776 They are available in addition to the ARM, ARM7/ARM9,
5779 @deffn Command {arm966e cp15} regnum [value]
5780 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5781 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5784 @subsection XScale specific commands
5787 Some notes about the debug implementation on the XScale CPUs:
5789 The XScale CPU provides a special debug-only mini-instruction cache
5790 (mini-IC) in which exception vectors and target-resident debug handler
5791 code are placed by OpenOCD. In order to get access to the CPU, OpenOCD
5792 must point vector 0 (the reset vector) to the entry of the debug
5793 handler. However, this means that the complete first cacheline in the
5794 mini-IC is marked valid, which makes the CPU fetch all exception
5795 handlers from the mini-IC, ignoring the code in RAM.
5797 OpenOCD currently does not sync the mini-IC entries with the RAM
5798 contents (which would fail anyway while the target is running), so
5799 the user must provide appropriate values using the @code{xscale
5800 vector_table} command.
5802 It is recommended to place a pc-relative indirect branch in the vector
5803 table, and put the branch destination somewhere in memory. Doing so
5804 makes sure the code in the vector table stays constant regardless of
5805 code layout in memory:
5808 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5809 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5810 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5811 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5812 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5813 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5814 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5815 ldr pc,[pc,#0x100-8]
5817 .long real_reset_vector
5818 .long real_ui_handler
5819 .long real_swi_handler
5821 .long real_data_abort
5822 .long 0 /* unused */
5823 .long real_irq_handler
5824 .long real_fiq_handler
5827 The debug handler must be placed somewhere in the address space using
5828 the @code{xscale debug_handler} command. The allowed locations for the
5829 debug handler are either (0x800 - 0x1fef800) or (0xfe000800 -
5830 0xfffff800). The default value is 0xfe000800.
5833 These commands are available to XScale based CPUs,
5834 which are implementations of the ARMv5TE architecture.
5836 @deffn Command {xscale analyze_trace}
5837 Displays the contents of the trace buffer.
5840 @deffn Command {xscale cache_clean_address} address
5841 Changes the address used when cleaning the data cache.
5844 @deffn Command {xscale cache_info}
5845 Displays information about the CPU caches.
5848 @deffn Command {xscale cp15} regnum [value]
5849 Display cp15 register @var{regnum};
5850 else if a @var{value} is provided, that value is written to that register.
5853 @deffn Command {xscale debug_handler} target address
5854 Changes the address used for the specified target's debug handler.
5857 @deffn Command {xscale dcache} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5858 Enables or disable the CPU's data cache.
5861 @deffn Command {xscale dump_trace} filename
5862 Dumps the raw contents of the trace buffer to @file{filename}.
5865 @deffn Command {xscale icache} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5866 Enables or disable the CPU's instruction cache.
5869 @deffn Command {xscale mmu} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
5870 Enables or disable the CPU's memory management unit.
5873 @deffn Command {xscale trace_buffer} (@option{enable}|@option{disable}) [@option{fill} [n] | @option{wrap}]
5874 Enables or disables the trace buffer,
5875 and controls how it is emptied.
5878 @deffn Command {xscale trace_image} filename [offset [type]]
5879 Opens a trace image from @file{filename}, optionally rebasing
5880 its segment addresses by @var{offset}.
5881 The image @var{type} may be one of
5882 @option{bin} (binary), @option{ihex} (Intel hex),
5883 @option{elf} (ELF file), @option{s19} (Motorola s19),
5884 @option{mem}, or @option{builder}.
5887 @anchor{xscale vector_catch}
5888 @deffn Command {xscale vector_catch} [mask]
5889 @cindex vector_catch
5890 Display a bitmask showing the hardware vectors to catch.
5891 If the optional parameter is provided, first set the bitmask to that value.
5893 The mask bits correspond with bit 16..23 in the DCSR:
5896 0x02 Trap Undefined Instructions
5897 0x04 Trap Software Interrupt
5898 0x08 Trap Prefetch Abort
5899 0x10 Trap Data Abort
5906 @anchor{xscale vector_table}
5907 @deffn Command {xscale vector_table} [<low|high> <index> <value>]
5908 @cindex vector_table
5910 Set an entry in the mini-IC vector table. There are two tables: one for
5911 low vectors (at 0x00000000), and one for high vectors (0xFFFF0000), each
5912 holding the 8 exception vectors. @var{index} can be 1-7, because vector 0
5913 points to the debug handler entry and can not be overwritten.
5914 @var{value} holds the 32-bit opcode that is placed in the mini-IC.
5916 Without arguments, the current settings are displayed.
5920 @section ARMv6 Architecture
5923 @subsection ARM11 specific commands
5926 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite burst} [value]
5927 Displays the value of the memwrite burst-enable flag,
5928 which is enabled by default. Burst writes are only used
5929 for memory writes larger than 1 word. Single word writes
5930 are likely to be from reset init scripts and those writes
5931 are often to non-memory locations which could easily have
5932 many wait states, which could easily break burst writes.
5933 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5936 @deffn Command {arm11 memwrite error_fatal} [value]
5937 Displays the value of the memwrite error_fatal flag,
5938 which is enabled by default.
5939 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5942 @deffn Command {arm11 step_irq_enable} [value]
5943 Displays the value of the flag controlling whether
5944 IRQs are enabled during single stepping;
5945 they are disabled by default.
5946 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5949 @deffn Command {arm11 vcr} [value]
5950 @cindex vector_catch
5951 Displays the value of the @emph{Vector Catch Register (VCR)},
5952 coprocessor 14 register 7.
5953 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5955 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
5956 for certain hardware events.
5957 The specific bit values are core-specific (as in fact is using
5958 coprocessor 14 register 7 itself) but all current ARM11
5959 cores @emph{except the ARM1176} use the same six bits.
5962 @section ARMv7 Architecture
5965 @subsection ARMv7 Debug Access Port (DAP) specific commands
5966 @cindex Debug Access Port
5968 These commands are specific to ARM architecture v7 Debug Access Port (DAP),
5969 included on Cortex-M3 and Cortex-A8 systems.
5970 They are available in addition to other core-specific commands that may be available.
5972 @deffn Command {dap info} [num]
5973 Displays dap info for ap @var{num}, defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5976 @deffn Command {dap apsel} [num]
5977 Select AP @var{num}, defaulting to 0.
5980 @deffn Command {dap apid} [num]
5981 Displays id register from AP @var{num},
5982 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5985 @deffn Command {dap baseaddr} [num]
5986 Displays debug base address from AP @var{num},
5987 defaulting to the currently selected AP.
5990 @deffn Command {dap memaccess} [value]
5991 Displays the number of extra tck for mem-ap memory bus access [0-255].
5992 If @var{value} is defined, first assigns that.
5995 @subsection Cortex-M3 specific commands
5998 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 disassemble} address [count]
6000 Disassembles @var{count} Thumb2 instructions starting at @var{address}.
6001 If @var{count} is not specified, a single instruction is disassembled.
6004 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 maskisr} (@option{on}|@option{off})
6005 Control masking (disabling) interrupts during target step/resume.
6008 @deffn Command {cortex_m3 vector_catch} [@option{all}|@option{none}|list]
6009 @cindex vector_catch
6010 Vector Catch hardware provides dedicated breakpoints
6011 for certain hardware events.
6013 Parameters request interception of
6014 @option{all} of these hardware event vectors,
6015 @option{none} of them,
6016 or one or more of the following:
6017 @option{hard_err} for a HardFault exception;
6018 @option{mm_err} for a MemManage exception;
6019 @option{bus_err} for a BusFault exception;
6022 @option{chk_err}, or
6023 @option{nocp_err} for various UsageFault exceptions; or
6025 If NVIC setup code does not enable them,
6026 MemManage, BusFault, and UsageFault exceptions
6027 are mapped to HardFault.
6028 UsageFault checks for
6029 divide-by-zero and unaligned access
6030 must also be explicitly enabled.
6032 This finishes by listing the current vector catch configuration.
6035 @anchor{Software Debug Messages and Tracing}
6036 @section Software Debug Messages and Tracing
6037 @cindex Linux-ARM DCC support
6041 OpenOCD can process certain requests from target software. Currently
6042 @command{target_request debugmsgs}
6043 is supported only for @option{arm7_9} and @option{cortex_m3} cores.
6044 These messages are received as part of target polling, so
6045 you need to have @command{poll on} active to receive them.
6046 They are intrusive in that they will affect program execution
6047 times. If that is a problem, @pxref{ARM Hardware Tracing}.
6049 See @file{libdcc} in the contrib dir for more details.
6050 In addition to sending strings, characters, and
6051 arrays of various size integers from the target,
6052 @file{libdcc} also exports a software trace point mechanism.
6053 The target being debugged may
6054 issue trace messages which include a 24-bit @dfn{trace point} number.
6055 Trace point support includes two distinct mechanisms,
6056 each supported by a command:
6059 @item @emph{History} ... A circular buffer of trace points
6060 can be set up, and then displayed at any time.
6061 This tracks where code has been, which can be invaluable in
6062 finding out how some fault was triggered.
6064 The buffer may overflow, since it collects records continuously.
6065 It may be useful to use some of the 24 bits to represent a
6066 particular event, and other bits to hold data.
6068 @item @emph{Counting} ... An array of counters can be set up,
6069 and then displayed at any time.
6070 This can help establish code coverage and identify hot spots.
6072 The array of counters is directly indexed by the trace point
6073 number, so trace points with higher numbers are not counted.
6076 Linux-ARM kernels have a ``Kernel low-level debugging
6077 via EmbeddedICE DCC channel'' option (CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC,
6078 depends on CONFIG_DEBUG_LL) which uses this mechanism to
6079 deliver messages before a serial console can be activated.
6080 This is not the same format used by @file{libdcc}.
6081 Other software, such as the U-Boot boot loader, sometimes
6082 does the same thing.
6084 @deffn Command {target_request debugmsgs} [@option{enable}|@option{disable}|@option{charmsg}]
6085 Displays current handling of target DCC message requests.
6086 These messages may be sent to the debugger while the target is running.
6087 The optional @option{enable} and @option{charmsg} parameters
6088 both enable the messages, while @option{disable} disables them.
6090 With @option{charmsg} the DCC words each contain one character,
6091 as used by Linux with CONFIG_DEBUG_ICEDCC;
6092 otherwise the libdcc format is used.
6095 @deffn Command {trace history} [@option{clear}|count]
6096 With no parameter, displays all the trace points that have triggered
6097 in the order they triggered.
6098 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace history records.
6099 With a @var{count} parameter, allocates space for that many
6103 @deffn Command {trace point} [@option{clear}|identifier]
6104 With no parameter, displays all trace point identifiers and how many times
6105 they have been triggered.
6106 With the parameter @option{clear}, erases all current trace point counters.
6107 With a numeric @var{identifier} parameter, creates a new a trace point counter
6108 and associates it with that identifier.
6110 @emph{Important:} The identifier and the trace point number
6111 are not related except by this command.
6112 These trace point numbers always start at zero (from server startup,
6113 or after @command{trace point clear}) and count up from there.
6118 @chapter JTAG Commands
6119 @cindex JTAG Commands
6120 Most general purpose JTAG commands have been presented earlier.
6121 (@xref{JTAG Speed}, @ref{Reset Configuration}, and @ref{TAP Declaration}.)
6122 Lower level JTAG commands, as presented here,
6123 may be needed to work with targets which require special
6124 attention during operations such as reset or initialization.
6126 To use these commands you will need to understand some
6127 of the basics of JTAG, including:
6130 @item A JTAG scan chain consists of a sequence of individual TAP
6131 devices such as a CPUs.
6132 @item Control operations involve moving each TAP through the same
6133 standard state machine (in parallel)
6134 using their shared TMS and clock signals.
6135 @item Data transfer involves shifting data through the chain of
6136 instruction or data registers of each TAP, writing new register values
6137 while the reading previous ones.
6138 @item Data register sizes are a function of the instruction active in
6139 a given TAP, while instruction register sizes are fixed for each TAP.
6140 All TAPs support a BYPASS instruction with a single bit data register.
6141 @item The way OpenOCD differentiates between TAP devices is by
6142 shifting different instructions into (and out of) their instruction
6146 @section Low Level JTAG Commands
6148 These commands are used by developers who need to access
6149 JTAG instruction or data registers, possibly controlling
6150 the order of TAP state transitions.
6151 If you're not debugging OpenOCD internals, or bringing up a
6152 new JTAG adapter or a new type of TAP device (like a CPU or
6153 JTAG router), you probably won't need to use these commands.
6155 @deffn Command {drscan} tap [numbits value]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
6156 Loads the data register of @var{tap} with a series of bit fields
6157 that specify the entire register.
6158 Each field is @var{numbits} bits long with
6159 a numeric @var{value} (hexadecimal encouraged).
6160 The return value holds the original value of each
6163 For example, a 38 bit number might be specified as one
6164 field of 32 bits then one of 6 bits.
6165 @emph{For portability, never pass fields which are more
6166 than 32 bits long. Many OpenOCD implementations do not
6167 support 64-bit (or larger) integer values.}
6169 All TAPs other than @var{tap} must be in BYPASS mode.
6170 The single bit in their data registers does not matter.
6172 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
6174 For example @sc{drpause} might be specified, so that more
6175 instructions can be issued before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
6176 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
6179 OpenOCD does not record information about data register lengths,
6180 so @emph{it is important that you get the bit field lengths right}.
6181 Remember that different JTAG instructions refer to different
6182 data registers, which may have different lengths.
6183 Moreover, those lengths may not be fixed;
6184 the SCAN_N instruction can change the length of
6185 the register accessed by the INTEST instruction
6186 (by connecting a different scan chain).
6190 @deffn Command {flush_count}
6191 Returns the number of times the JTAG queue has been flushed.
6192 This may be used for performance tuning.
6194 For example, flushing a queue over USB involves a
6195 minimum latency, often several milliseconds, which does
6196 not change with the amount of data which is written.
6197 You may be able to identify performance problems by finding
6198 tasks which waste bandwidth by flushing small transfers too often,
6199 instead of batching them into larger operations.
6202 @deffn Command {irscan} [tap instruction]+ [@option{-endstate} tap_state]
6203 For each @var{tap} listed, loads the instruction register
6204 with its associated numeric @var{instruction}.
6205 (The number of bits in that instruction may be displayed
6206 using the @command{scan_chain} command.)
6207 For other TAPs, a BYPASS instruction is loaded.
6209 When @var{tap_state} is specified, the JTAG state machine is left
6211 For example @sc{irpause} might be specified, so the data register
6212 can be loaded before re-entering the @sc{run/idle} state.
6213 If the end state is not specified, the @sc{run/idle} state is entered.
6216 OpenOCD currently supports only a single field for instruction
6217 register values, unlike data register values.
6218 For TAPs where the instruction register length is more than 32 bits,
6219 portable scripts currently must issue only BYPASS instructions.
6223 @deffn Command {jtag_reset} trst srst
6224 Set values of reset signals.
6225 The @var{trst} and @var{srst} parameter values may be
6226 @option{0}, indicating that reset is inactive (pulled or driven high),
6227 or @option{1}, indicating it is active (pulled or driven low).
6228 The @command{reset_config} command should already have been used
6229 to configure how the board and JTAG adapter treat these two
6230 signals, and to say if either signal is even present.
6231 @xref{Reset Configuration}.
6233 Note that TRST is specially handled.
6234 It actually signifies JTAG's @sc{reset} state.
6235 So if the board doesn't support the optional TRST signal,
6236 or it doesn't support it along with the specified SRST value,
6237 JTAG reset is triggered with TMS and TCK signals
6238 instead of the TRST signal.
6239 And no matter how that JTAG reset is triggered, once
6240 the scan chain enters @sc{reset} with TRST inactive,
6241 TAP @code{post-reset} events are delivered to all TAPs
6242 with handlers for that event.
6245 @deffn Command {pathmove} start_state [next_state ...]
6246 Start by moving to @var{start_state}, which
6247 must be one of the @emph{stable} states.
6248 Unless it is the only state given, this will often be the
6249 current state, so that no TCK transitions are needed.
6250 Then, in a series of single state transitions
6251 (conforming to the JTAG state machine) shift to
6252 each @var{next_state} in sequence, one per TCK cycle.
6253 The final state must also be stable.
6256 @deffn Command {runtest} @var{num_cycles}
6257 Move to the @sc{run/idle} state, and execute at least
6258 @var{num_cycles} of the JTAG clock (TCK).
6259 Instructions often need some time
6260 to execute before they take effect.
6263 @c tms_sequence (short|long)
6264 @c ... temporary, debug-only, other than USBprog bug workaround...
6266 @deffn Command {verify_ircapture} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
6267 Verify values captured during @sc{ircapture} and returned
6268 during IR scans. Default is enabled, but this can be
6269 overridden by @command{verify_jtag}.
6270 This flag is ignored when validating JTAG chain configuration.
6273 @deffn Command {verify_jtag} (@option{enable}|@option{disable})
6274 Enables verification of DR and IR scans, to help detect
6275 programming errors. For IR scans, @command{verify_ircapture}
6276 must also be enabled.
6280 @section TAP state names
6281 @cindex TAP state names
6283 The @var{tap_state} names used by OpenOCD in the @command{drscan},
6284 @command{irscan}, and @command{pathmove} commands are the same
6285 as those used in SVF boundary scan documents, except that
6286 SVF uses @sc{idle} instead of @sc{run/idle}.
6289 @item @b{RESET} ... @emph{stable} (with TMS high);
6290 acts as if TRST were pulsed
6291 @item @b{RUN/IDLE} ... @emph{stable}; don't assume this always means IDLE
6294 @item @b{DRSHIFT} ... @emph{stable}; TDI/TDO shifting
6295 through the data register
6297 @item @b{DRPAUSE} ... @emph{stable}; data register ready
6298 for update or more shifting
6303 @item @b{IRSHIFT} ... @emph{stable}; TDI/TDO shifting
6304 through the instruction register
6306 @item @b{IRPAUSE} ... @emph{stable}; instruction register ready
6307 for update or more shifting
6312 Note that only six of those states are fully ``stable'' in the
6313 face of TMS fixed (low except for @sc{reset})
6314 and a free-running JTAG clock. For all the
6315 others, the next TCK transition changes to a new state.
6318 @item From @sc{drshift} and @sc{irshift}, clock transitions will
6319 produce side effects by changing register contents. The values
6320 to be latched in upcoming @sc{drupdate} or @sc{irupdate} states
6321 may not be as expected.
6322 @item @sc{run/idle}, @sc{drpause}, and @sc{irpause} are reasonable
6323 choices after @command{drscan} or @command{irscan} commands,
6324 since they are free of JTAG side effects.
6325 @item @sc{run/idle} may have side effects that appear at non-JTAG
6326 levels, such as advancing the ARM9E-S instruction pipeline.
6327 Consult the documentation for the TAP(s) you are working with.
6330 @node Boundary Scan Commands
6331 @chapter Boundary Scan Commands
6333 One of the original purposes of JTAG was to support
6334 boundary scan based hardware testing.
6335 Although its primary focus is to support On-Chip Debugging,
6336 OpenOCD also includes some boundary scan commands.
6338 @section SVF: Serial Vector Format
6339 @cindex Serial Vector Format
6342 The Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{SVF}, is a
6343 way to represent JTAG test patterns in text files.
6344 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
6346 @deffn Command {svf} filename [@option{quiet}]
6347 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
6348 runs the SVF script from @file{filename}.
6349 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
6350 each command is logged before it is executed.
6353 @section XSVF: Xilinx Serial Vector Format
6354 @cindex Xilinx Serial Vector Format
6357 The Xilinx Serial Vector Format, better known as @dfn{XSVF}, is a
6358 binary representation of SVF which is optimized for use with
6360 OpenOCD supports running such test files.
6362 @quotation Important
6363 Not all XSVF commands are supported.
6366 @deffn Command {xsvf} (tapname|@option{plain}) filename [@option{virt2}] [@option{quiet}]
6367 This issues a JTAG reset (Test-Logic-Reset) and then
6368 runs the XSVF script from @file{filename}.
6369 When a @var{tapname} is specified, the commands are directed at
6371 When @option{virt2} is specified, the @sc{xruntest} command counts
6372 are interpreted as TCK cycles instead of microseconds.
6373 Unless the @option{quiet} option is specified,
6374 messages are logged for comments and some retries.
6377 The OpenOCD sources also include two utility scripts
6378 for working with XSVF; they are not currently installed
6379 after building the software.
6380 You may find them useful:
6383 @item @emph{svf2xsvf} ... converts SVF files into the extended XSVF
6384 syntax understood by the @command{xsvf} command; see notes below.
6385 @item @emph{xsvfdump} ... converts XSVF files into a text output format;
6386 understands the OpenOCD extensions.
6389 The input format accepts a handful of non-standard extensions.
6390 These include three opcodes corresponding to SVF extensions
6391 from Lattice Semiconductor (LCOUNT, LDELAY, LDSR), and
6392 two opcodes supporting a more accurate translation of SVF
6393 (XTRST, XWAITSTATE).
6394 If @emph{xsvfdump} shows a file is using those opcodes, it
6395 probably will not be usable with other XSVF tools.
6401 If OpenOCD runs on an embedded host(as ZY1000 does), then TFTP can
6402 be used to access files on PCs (either the developer's PC or some other PC).
6404 The way this works on the ZY1000 is to prefix a filename by
6405 "/tftp/ip/" and append the TFTP path on the TFTP
6406 server (tftpd). For example,
6409 load_image /tftp/10.0.0.96/c:\temp\abc.elf
6412 will load c:\temp\abc.elf from the developer pc (10.0.0.96) into memory as
6413 if the file was hosted on the embedded host.
6415 In order to achieve decent performance, you must choose a TFTP server
6416 that supports a packet size bigger than the default packet size (512 bytes). There
6417 are numerous TFTP servers out there (free and commercial) and you will have to do
6418 a bit of googling to find something that fits your requirements.
6420 @node GDB and OpenOCD
6421 @chapter GDB and OpenOCD
6423 OpenOCD complies with the remote gdbserver protocol, and as such can be used
6424 to debug remote targets.
6426 @anchor{Connecting to GDB}
6427 @section Connecting to GDB
6428 @cindex Connecting to GDB
6429 Use GDB 6.7 or newer with OpenOCD if you run into trouble. For
6430 instance GDB 6.3 has a known bug that produces bogus memory access
6431 errors, which has since been fixed: look up 1836 in
6432 @url{http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?database=gdb}
6434 OpenOCD can communicate with GDB in two ways:
6438 A socket (TCP/IP) connection is typically started as follows:
6440 target remote localhost:3333
6442 This would cause GDB to connect to the gdbserver on the local pc using port 3333.
6444 A pipe connection is typically started as follows:
6446 target remote | openocd --pipe
6448 This would cause GDB to run OpenOCD and communicate using pipes (stdin/stdout).
6449 Using this method has the advantage of GDB starting/stopping OpenOCD for the debug
6453 To list the available OpenOCD commands type @command{monitor help} on the
6456 OpenOCD supports the gdb @option{qSupported} packet, this enables information
6457 to be sent by the GDB remote server (i.e. OpenOCD) to GDB. Typical information includes
6458 packet size and the device's memory map.
6460 Previous versions of OpenOCD required the following GDB options to increase
6461 the packet size and speed up GDB communication:
6463 set remote memory-write-packet-size 1024
6464 set remote memory-write-packet-size fixed
6465 set remote memory-read-packet-size 1024
6466 set remote memory-read-packet-size fixed
6468 This is now handled in the @option{qSupported} PacketSize and should not be required.
6470 @section Programming using GDB
6471 @cindex Programming using GDB
6473 By default the target memory map is sent to GDB. This can be disabled by
6474 the following OpenOCD configuration option:
6476 gdb_memory_map disable
6478 For this to function correctly a valid flash configuration must also be set
6479 in OpenOCD. For faster performance you should also configure a valid
6482 Informing GDB of the memory map of the target will enable GDB to protect any
6483 flash areas of the target and use hardware breakpoints by default. This means
6484 that the OpenOCD option @command{gdb_breakpoint_override} is not required when
6485 using a memory map. @xref{gdb_breakpoint_override}.
6487 To view the configured memory map in GDB, use the GDB command @option{info mem}
6488 All other unassigned addresses within GDB are treated as RAM.
6490 GDB 6.8 and higher set any memory area not in the memory map as inaccessible.
6491 This can be changed to the old behaviour by using the following GDB command
6493 set mem inaccessible-by-default off
6496 If @command{gdb_flash_program enable} is also used, GDB will be able to
6497 program any flash memory using the vFlash interface.
6499 GDB will look at the target memory map when a load command is given, if any
6500 areas to be programmed lie within the target flash area the vFlash packets
6503 If the target needs configuring before GDB programming, an event
6504 script can be executed:
6506 $_TARGETNAME configure -event EVENTNAME BODY
6509 To verify any flash programming the GDB command @option{compare-sections}
6512 @node Tcl Scripting API
6513 @chapter Tcl Scripting API
6514 @cindex Tcl Scripting API
6518 The commands are stateless. E.g. the telnet command line has a concept
6519 of currently active target, the Tcl API proc's take this sort of state
6520 information as an argument to each proc.
6522 There are three main types of return values: single value, name value
6523 pair list and lists.
6525 Name value pair. The proc 'foo' below returns a name/value pair
6531 > set foo(you) Oyvind
6532 > set foo(mouse) Micky
6533 > set foo(duck) Donald
6541 me Duane you Oyvind mouse Micky duck Donald
6543 Thus, to get the names of the associative array is easy:
6545 foreach { name value } [set foo] {
6546 puts "Name: $name, Value: $value"
6550 Lists returned must be relatively small. Otherwise a range
6551 should be passed in to the proc in question.
6553 @section Internal low-level Commands
6555 By low-level, the intent is a human would not directly use these commands.
6557 Low-level commands are (should be) prefixed with "ocd_", e.g.
6558 @command{ocd_flash_banks}
6559 is the low level API upon which @command{flash banks} is implemented.
6562 @item @b{ocd_mem2array} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
6564 Read memory and return as a Tcl array for script processing
6565 @item @b{ocd_array2mem} <@var{varname}> <@var{width}> <@var{addr}> <@var{nelems}>
6567 Convert a Tcl array to memory locations and write the values
6568 @item @b{ocd_flash_banks} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}> <@var{target}> [@option{driver options} ...]
6570 Return information about the flash banks
6573 OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
6574 @file{startup.tcl} "unknown" proc will translate this into a Tcl proc
6575 called "flash_banks".
6577 @section OpenOCD specific Global Variables
6579 Real Tcl has ::tcl_platform(), and platform::identify, and many other
6580 variables. JimTCL, as implemented in OpenOCD creates $ocd_HOSTOS which
6581 holds one of the following values:
6584 @item @b{winxx} Built using Microsoft Visual Studio
6585 @item @b{linux} Linux is the underlying operating sytem
6586 @item @b{darwin} Darwin (mac-os) is the underlying operating sytem.
6587 @item @b{cygwin} Running under Cygwin
6588 @item @b{mingw32} Running under MingW32
6589 @item @b{other} Unknown, none of the above.
6592 Note: 'winxx' was choosen because today (March-2009) no distinction is made between Win32 and Win64.
6595 We should add support for a variable like Tcl variable
6596 @code{tcl_platform(platform)}, it should be called
6597 @code{jim_platform} (because it
6598 is jim, not real tcl).
6606 @item @b{RTCK, also known as: Adaptive Clocking - What is it?}
6608 @cindex adaptive clocking
6611 In digital circuit design it is often refered to as ``clock
6612 synchronisation'' the JTAG interface uses one clock (TCK or TCLK)
6613 operating at some speed, your target is operating at another. The two
6614 clocks are not synchronised, they are ``asynchronous''
6616 In order for the two to work together they must be synchronised. Otherwise
6617 the two systems will get out of sync with each other and nothing will
6618 work. There are 2 basic options:
6621 Use a special circuit.
6623 One clock must be some multiple slower than the other.
6626 @b{Does this really matter?} For some chips and some situations, this
6627 is a non-issue (i.e.: A 500MHz ARM926) but for others - for example some
6628 Atmel SAM7 and SAM9 chips start operation from reset at 32kHz -
6629 program/enable the oscillators and eventually the main clock. It is in
6630 those critical times you must slow the JTAG clock to sometimes 1 to
6633 Imagine debugging a 500MHz ARM926 hand held battery powered device
6634 that ``deep sleeps'' at 32kHz between every keystroke. It can be
6637 @b{Solution #1 - A special circuit}
6639 In order to make use of this, your JTAG dongle must support the RTCK
6640 feature. Not all dongles support this - keep reading!
6642 The RTCK signal often found in some ARM chips is used to help with
6643 this problem. ARM has a good description of the problem described at
6644 this link: @url{http://www.arm.com/support/faqdev/4170.html} [checked
6645 28/nov/2008]. Link title: ``How does the JTAG synchronisation logic
6646 work? / how does adaptive clocking work?''.
6648 The nice thing about adaptive clocking is that ``battery powered hand
6649 held device example'' - the adaptiveness works perfectly all the
6650 time. One can set a break point or halt the system in the deep power
6651 down code, slow step out until the system speeds up.
6653 Note that adaptive clocking may also need to work at the board level,
6654 when a board-level scan chain has multiple chips.
6655 Parallel clock voting schemes are good way to implement this,
6656 both within and between chips, and can easily be implemented
6658 It's not difficult to have logic fan a module's input TCK signal out
6659 to each TAP in the scan chain, and then wait until each TAP's RTCK comes
6660 back with the right polarity before changing the output RTCK signal.
6661 Texas Instruments makes some clock voting logic available
6662 for free (with no support) in VHDL form; see
6663 @url{http://tiexpressdsp.com/index.php/Adaptive_Clocking}
6665 @b{Solution #2 - Always works - but may be slower}
6667 Often this is a perfectly acceptable solution.
6669 In most simple terms: Often the JTAG clock must be 1/10 to 1/12 of
6670 the target clock speed. But what that ``magic division'' is varies
6671 depending on the chips on your board.
6672 @b{ARM rule of thumb} Most ARM based systems require an 6:1 division;
6673 ARM11 cores use an 8:1 division.
6674 @b{Xilinx rule of thumb} is 1/12 the clock speed.
6676 Note: Many FTDI2232C based JTAG dongles are limited to 6MHz.
6678 You can still debug the 'low power' situations - you just need to
6679 manually adjust the clock speed at every step. While painful and
6680 tedious, it is not always practical.
6682 It is however easy to ``code your way around it'' - i.e.: Cheat a little,
6683 have a special debug mode in your application that does a ``high power
6684 sleep''. If you are careful - 98% of your problems can be debugged
6687 Note that on ARM you may need to avoid using the @emph{wait for interrupt}
6688 operation in your idle loops even if you don't otherwise change the CPU
6690 That operation gates the CPU clock, and thus the JTAG clock; which
6691 prevents JTAG access. One consequence is not being able to @command{halt}
6692 cores which are executing that @emph{wait for interrupt} operation.
6694 To set the JTAG frequency use the command:
6702 @item @b{Win32 Pathnames} Why don't backslashes work in Windows paths?
6704 OpenOCD uses Tcl and a backslash is an escape char. Use @{ and @}
6705 around Windows filenames.
6718 @item @b{Missing: cygwin1.dll} OpenOCD complains about a missing cygwin1.dll.
6720 Make sure you have Cygwin installed, or at least a version of OpenOCD that
6721 claims to come with all the necessary DLLs. When using Cygwin, try launching
6722 OpenOCD from the Cygwin shell.
6724 @item @b{Breakpoint Issue} I'm trying to set a breakpoint using GDB (or a frontend like Insight or
6725 Eclipse), but OpenOCD complains that "Info: arm7_9_common.c:213
6726 arm7_9_add_breakpoint(): sw breakpoint requested, but software breakpoints not enabled".
6728 GDB issues software breakpoints when a normal breakpoint is requested, or to implement
6729 source-line single-stepping. On ARMv4T systems, like ARM7TDMI, ARM720T or ARM920T,
6730 software breakpoints consume one of the two available hardware breakpoints.
6732 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} When erasing or writing LPC2000 on-chip flash, the operation fails at random.
6734 Make sure the core frequency specified in the @option{flash lpc2000} line matches the
6735 clock at the time you're programming the flash. If you've specified the crystal's
6736 frequency, make sure the PLL is disabled. If you've specified the full core speed
6737 (e.g. 60MHz), make sure the PLL is enabled.
6739 @item @b{Amontec Chameleon} When debugging using an Amontec Chameleon in its JTAG Accelerator configuration,
6740 I keep getting "Error: amt_jtagaccel.c:184 amt_wait_scan_busy(): amt_jtagaccel timed
6741 out while waiting for end of scan, rtck was disabled".
6743 Make sure your PC's parallel port operates in EPP mode. You might have to try several
6744 settings in your PC BIOS (ECP, EPP, and different versions of those).
6746 @item @b{Data Aborts} When debugging with OpenOCD and GDB (plain GDB, Insight, or Eclipse),
6747 I get lots of "Error: arm7_9_common.c:1771 arm7_9_read_memory():
6748 memory read caused data abort".
6750 The errors are non-fatal, and are the result of GDB trying to trace stack frames
6751 beyond the last valid frame. It might be possible to prevent this by setting up
6752 a proper "initial" stack frame, if you happen to know what exactly has to
6753 be done, feel free to add this here.
6755 @b{Simple:} In your startup code - push 8 registers of zeros onto the
6756 stack before calling main(). What GDB is doing is ``climbing'' the run
6757 time stack by reading various values on the stack using the standard
6758 call frame for the target. GDB keeps going - until one of 2 things
6759 happen @b{#1} an invalid frame is found, or @b{#2} some huge number of
6760 stackframes have been processed. By pushing zeros on the stack, GDB
6763 @b{Debugging Interrupt Service Routines} - In your ISR before you call
6764 your C code, do the same - artifically push some zeros onto the stack,
6765 remember to pop them off when the ISR is done.
6767 @b{Also note:} If you have a multi-threaded operating system, they
6768 often do not @b{in the intrest of saving memory} waste these few
6772 @item @b{JTAG Reset Config} I get the following message in the OpenOCD console (or log file):
6773 "Warning: arm7_9_common.c:679 arm7_9_assert_reset(): srst resets test logic, too".
6775 This warning doesn't indicate any serious problem, as long as you don't want to
6776 debug your core right out of reset. Your .cfg file specified @option{jtag_reset
6777 trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst} to tell OpenOCD that either your board,
6778 your debugger or your target uC (e.g. LPC2000) can't assert the two reset signals
6779 independently. With this setup, it's not possible to halt the core right out of
6780 reset, everything else should work fine.
6782 @item @b{USB Power} When using OpenOCD in conjunction with Amontec JTAGkey and the Yagarto
6783 toolchain (Eclipse, arm-elf-gcc, arm-elf-gdb), the debugging seems to be
6784 unstable. When single-stepping over large blocks of code, GDB and OpenOCD
6785 quit with an error message. Is there a stability issue with OpenOCD?
6787 No, this is not a stability issue concerning OpenOCD. Most users have solved
6788 this issue by simply using a self-powered USB hub, which they connect their
6789 Amontec JTAGkey to. Apparently, some computers do not provide a USB power
6790 supply stable enough for the Amontec JTAGkey to be operated.
6792 @b{Laptops running on battery have this problem too...}
6794 @item @b{USB Power} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the
6795 following error messages: "Error: ft2232.c:201 ft2232_read(): FT_Read returned:
6796 4" and "Error: ft2232.c:365 ft2232_send_and_recv(): couldn't read from FT2232".
6797 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
6799 First of all, the reason might be the USB power supply. Try using a self-powered
6800 hub instead of a direct connection to your computer. Secondly, the error code 4
6801 corresponds to an FT_IO_ERROR, which means that the driver for the FTDI USB
6802 chip ran into some sort of error - this points us to a USB problem.
6804 @item @b{GDB Disconnects} When using the Amontec JTAGkey, sometimes OpenOCD crashes with the following
6805 error message: "Error: gdb_server.c:101 gdb_get_char(): read: 10054".
6806 What does that mean and what might be the reason for this?
6808 Error code 10054 corresponds to WSAECONNRESET, which means that the debugger (GDB)
6809 has closed the connection to OpenOCD. This might be a GDB issue.
6811 @item @b{LPC2000 Flash} In the configuration file in the section where flash device configurations
6812 are described, there is a parameter for specifying the clock frequency
6813 for LPC2000 internal flash devices (e.g. @option{flash bank lpc2000
6814 0x0 0x40000 0 0 0 lpc2000_v1 14746 calc_checksum}), which must be
6815 specified in kilohertz. However, I do have a quartz crystal of a
6816 frequency that contains fractions of kilohertz (e.g. 14,745,600 Hz,
6817 i.e. 14,745.600 kHz). Is it possible to specify real numbers for the
6820 No. The clock frequency specified here must be given as an integral number.
6821 However, this clock frequency is used by the In-Application-Programming (IAP)
6822 routines of the LPC2000 family only, which seems to be very tolerant concerning
6823 the given clock frequency, so a slight difference between the specified clock
6824 frequency and the actual clock frequency will not cause any trouble.
6826 @item @b{Command Order} Do I have to keep a specific order for the commands in the configuration file?
6828 Well, yes and no. Commands can be given in arbitrary order, yet the
6829 devices listed for the JTAG scan chain must be given in the right
6830 order (jtag newdevice), with the device closest to the TDO-Pin being
6831 listed first. In general, whenever objects of the same type exist
6832 which require an index number, then these objects must be given in the
6833 right order (jtag newtap, targets and flash banks - a target
6834 references a jtag newtap and a flash bank references a target).
6836 You can use the ``scan_chain'' command to verify and display the tap order.
6838 Also, some commands can't execute until after @command{init} has been
6839 processed. Such commands include @command{nand probe} and everything
6840 else that needs to write to controller registers, perhaps for setting
6841 up DRAM and loading it with code.
6843 @anchor{FAQ TAP Order}
6844 @item @b{JTAG TAP Order} Do I have to declare the TAPS in some
6847 Yes; whenever you have more than one, you must declare them in
6848 the same order used by the hardware.
6850 Many newer devices have multiple JTAG TAPs. For example: ST
6851 Microsystems STM32 chips have two TAPs, a ``boundary scan TAP'' and
6852 ``Cortex-M3'' TAP. Example: The STM32 reference manual, Document ID:
6853 RM0008, Section 26.5, Figure 259, page 651/681, the ``TDI'' pin is
6854 connected to the boundary scan TAP, which then connects to the
6855 Cortex-M3 TAP, which then connects to the TDO pin.
6857 Thus, the proper order for the STM32 chip is: (1) The Cortex-M3, then
6858 (2) The boundary scan TAP. If your board includes an additional JTAG
6859 chip in the scan chain (for example a Xilinx CPLD or FPGA) you could
6860 place it before or after the STM32 chip in the chain. For example:
6863 @item OpenOCD_TDI(output) -> STM32 TDI Pin (BS Input)
6864 @item STM32 BS TDO (output) -> STM32 Cortex-M3 TDI (input)
6865 @item STM32 Cortex-M3 TDO (output) -> SM32 TDO Pin
6866 @item STM32 TDO Pin (output) -> Xilinx TDI Pin (input)
6867 @item Xilinx TDO Pin -> OpenOCD TDO (input)
6870 The ``jtag device'' commands would thus be in the order shown below. Note:
6873 @item jtag newtap Xilinx tap -irlen ...
6874 @item jtag newtap stm32 cpu -irlen ...
6875 @item jtag newtap stm32 bs -irlen ...
6876 @item # Create the debug target and say where it is
6877 @item target create stm32.cpu -chain-position stm32.cpu ...
6881 @item @b{SYSCOMP} Sometimes my debugging session terminates with an error. When I look into the
6882 log file, I can see these error messages: Error: arm7_9_common.c:561
6883 arm7_9_execute_sys_speed(): timeout waiting for SYSCOMP
6889 @node Tcl Crash Course
6890 @chapter Tcl Crash Course
6893 Not everyone knows Tcl - this is not intended to be a replacement for
6894 learning Tcl, the intent of this chapter is to give you some idea of
6895 how the Tcl scripts work.
6897 This chapter is written with two audiences in mind. (1) OpenOCD users
6898 who need to understand a bit more of how JIM-Tcl works so they can do
6899 something useful, and (2) those that want to add a new command to
6902 @section Tcl Rule #1
6903 There is a famous joke, it goes like this:
6905 @item Rule #1: The wife is always correct
6906 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6909 The Tcl equal is this:
6912 @item Rule #1: Everything is a string
6913 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6916 As in the famous joke, the consequences of Rule #1 are profound. Once
6917 you understand Rule #1, you will understand Tcl.
6919 @section Tcl Rule #1b
6920 There is a second pair of rules.
6922 @item Rule #1: Control flow does not exist. Only commands
6923 @* For example: the classic FOR loop or IF statement is not a control
6924 flow item, they are commands, there is no such thing as control flow
6926 @item Rule #2: If you think otherwise, See Rule #1
6927 @* Actually what happens is this: There are commands that by
6928 convention, act like control flow key words in other languages. One of
6929 those commands is the word ``for'', another command is ``if''.
6932 @section Per Rule #1 - All Results are strings
6933 Every Tcl command results in a string. The word ``result'' is used
6934 deliberatly. No result is just an empty string. Remember: @i{Rule #1 -
6935 Everything is a string}
6937 @section Tcl Quoting Operators
6938 In life of a Tcl script, there are two important periods of time, the
6939 difference is subtle.
6942 @item Evaluation Time
6945 The two key items here are how ``quoted things'' work in Tcl. Tcl has
6946 three primary quoting constructs, the [square-brackets] the
6947 @{curly-braces@} and ``double-quotes''
6949 By now you should know $VARIABLES always start with a $DOLLAR
6950 sign. BTW: To set a variable, you actually use the command ``set'', as
6951 in ``set VARNAME VALUE'' much like the ancient BASIC langauge ``let x
6952 = 1'' statement, but without the equal sign.
6955 @item @b{[square-brackets]}
6956 @* @b{[square-brackets]} are command substitutions. It operates much
6957 like Unix Shell `back-ticks`. The result of a [square-bracket]
6958 operation is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything is a
6959 string}. These two statements are roughly identical:
6963 echo "The Date is: $X"
6966 puts "The Date is: $X"
6968 @item @b{``double-quoted-things''}
6969 @* @b{``double-quoted-things''} are just simply quoted
6970 text. $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are expanded in place - the
6971 result however is exactly 1 string. @i{Remember Rule #1 - Everything
6975 puts "It is now \"[date]\", $x is in 1 hour"
6977 @item @b{@{Curly-Braces@}}
6978 @*@b{@{Curly-Braces@}} are magic: $VARIABLES and [square-brackets] are
6979 parsed, but are NOT expanded or executed. @{Curly-Braces@} are like
6980 'single-quote' operators in BASH shell scripts, with the added
6981 feature: @{curly-braces@} can be nested, single quotes can not. @{@{@{this is
6982 nested 3 times@}@}@} NOTE: [date] is a bad example;
6983 at this writing, Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command.
6986 @section Consequences of Rule 1/2/3/4
6988 The consequences of Rule 1 are profound.
6990 @subsection Tokenisation & Execution.
6992 Of course, whitespace, blank lines and #comment lines are handled in
6995 As a script is parsed, each (multi) line in the script file is
6996 tokenised and according to the quoting rules. After tokenisation, that
6997 line is immedatly executed.
6999 Multi line statements end with one or more ``still-open''
7000 @{curly-braces@} which - eventually - closes a few lines later.
7002 @subsection Command Execution
7004 Remember earlier: There are no ``control flow''
7005 statements in Tcl. Instead there are COMMANDS that simply act like
7006 control flow operators.
7008 Commands are executed like this:
7011 @item Parse the next line into (argc) and (argv[]).
7012 @item Look up (argv[0]) in a table and call its function.
7013 @item Repeat until End Of File.
7016 It sort of works like this:
7019 ReadAndParse( &argc, &argv );
7021 cmdPtr = LookupCommand( argv[0] );
7023 (*cmdPtr->Execute)( argc, argv );
7027 When the command ``proc'' is parsed (which creates a procedure
7028 function) it gets 3 parameters on the command line. @b{1} the name of
7029 the proc (function), @b{2} the list of parameters, and @b{3} the body
7030 of the function. Not the choice of words: LIST and BODY. The PROC
7031 command stores these items in a table somewhere so it can be found by
7034 @subsection The FOR command
7036 The most interesting command to look at is the FOR command. In Tcl,
7037 the FOR command is normally implemented in C. Remember, FOR is a
7038 command just like any other command.
7040 When the ascii text containing the FOR command is parsed, the parser
7041 produces 5 parameter strings, @i{(If in doubt: Refer to Rule #1)} they
7045 @item The ascii text 'for'
7046 @item The start text
7047 @item The test expression
7052 Sort of reminds you of ``main( int argc, char **argv )'' does it not?
7053 Remember @i{Rule #1 - Everything is a string.} The key point is this:
7054 Often many of those parameters are in @{curly-braces@} - thus the
7055 variables inside are not expanded or replaced until later.
7057 Remember that every Tcl command looks like the classic ``main( argc,
7058 argv )'' function in C. In JimTCL - they actually look like this:
7062 MyCommand( Jim_Interp *interp,
7064 Jim_Obj * const *argvs );
7067 Real Tcl is nearly identical. Although the newer versions have
7068 introduced a byte-code parser and intepreter, but at the core, it
7069 still operates in the same basic way.
7071 @subsection FOR command implementation
7073 To understand Tcl it is perhaps most helpful to see the FOR
7074 command. Remember, it is a COMMAND not a control flow structure.
7076 In Tcl there are two underlying C helper functions.
7078 Remember Rule #1 - You are a string.
7080 The @b{first} helper parses and executes commands found in an ascii
7081 string. Commands can be seperated by semicolons, or newlines. While
7082 parsing, variables are expanded via the quoting rules.
7084 The @b{second} helper evaluates an ascii string as a numerical
7085 expression and returns a value.
7087 Here is an example of how the @b{FOR} command could be
7088 implemented. The pseudo code below does not show error handling.
7090 void Execute_AsciiString( void *interp, const char *string );
7092 int Evaluate_AsciiExpression( void *interp, const char *string );
7095 MyForCommand( void *interp,
7100 SetResult( interp, "WRONG number of parameters");
7104 // argv[0] = the ascii string just like C
7106 // Execute the start statement.
7107 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[1] );
7111 i = Evaluate_AsciiExpression(interp, argv[2]);
7116 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[3] );
7118 // Execute the LOOP part
7119 Execute_AsciiString( interp, argv[4] );
7123 SetResult( interp, "" );
7128 Every other command IF, WHILE, FORMAT, PUTS, EXPR, everything works
7129 in the same basic way.
7131 @section OpenOCD Tcl Usage
7133 @subsection source and find commands
7134 @b{Where:} In many configuration files
7135 @* Example: @b{ source [find FILENAME] }
7136 @*Remember the parsing rules
7138 @item The FIND command is in square brackets.
7139 @* The FIND command is executed with the parameter FILENAME. It should
7140 find the full path to the named file. The RESULT is a string, which is
7141 substituted on the orginal command line.
7142 @item The command source is executed with the resulting filename.
7143 @* SOURCE reads a file and executes as a script.
7145 @subsection format command
7146 @b{Where:} Generally occurs in numerous places.
7147 @* Tcl has no command like @b{printf()}, instead it has @b{format}, which is really more like
7153 puts [format "The answer: %d" [expr $x * $y]]
7156 @item The SET command creates 2 variables, X and Y.
7157 @item The double [nested] EXPR command performs math
7158 @* The EXPR command produces numerical result as a string.
7160 @item The format command is executed, producing a single string
7161 @* Refer to Rule #1.
7162 @item The PUTS command outputs the text.
7164 @subsection Body or Inlined Text
7165 @b{Where:} Various TARGET scripts.
7168 proc someproc @{@} @{
7169 ... multiple lines of stuff ...
7171 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO someproc
7172 #2 Good - no variables
7173 $_TARGETNAME confgure -event foo "this ; that;"
7174 #3 Good Curly Braces
7175 $_TARGETNAME configure -event FOO @{
7178 #4 DANGER DANGER DANGER
7179 $_TARGETNAME configure -event foo "puts \"Time: [date]\""
7182 @item The $_TARGETNAME is an OpenOCD variable convention.
7183 @*@b{$_TARGETNAME} represents the last target created, the value changes
7184 each time a new target is created. Remember the parsing rules. When
7185 the ascii text is parsed, the @b{$_TARGETNAME} becomes a simple string,
7186 the name of the target which happens to be a TARGET (object)
7188 @item The 2nd parameter to the @option{-event} parameter is a TCBODY
7189 @*There are 4 examples:
7191 @item The TCLBODY is a simple string that happens to be a proc name
7192 @item The TCLBODY is several simple commands seperated by semicolons
7193 @item The TCLBODY is a multi-line @{curly-brace@} quoted string
7194 @item The TCLBODY is a string with variables that get expanded.
7197 In the end, when the target event FOO occurs the TCLBODY is
7198 evaluated. Method @b{#1} and @b{#2} are functionally identical. For
7199 Method @b{#3} and @b{#4} it is more interesting. What is the TCLBODY?
7201 Remember the parsing rules. In case #3, @{curly-braces@} mean the
7202 $VARS and [square-brackets] are expanded later, when the EVENT occurs,
7203 and the text is evaluated. In case #4, they are replaced before the
7204 ``Target Object Command'' is executed. This occurs at the same time
7205 $_TARGETNAME is replaced. In case #4 the date will never
7206 change. @{BTW: [date] is a bad example; at this writing,
7207 Jim/OpenOCD does not have a date command@}
7209 @subsection Global Variables
7210 @b{Where:} You might discover this when writing your own procs @* In
7211 simple terms: Inside a PROC, if you need to access a global variable
7212 you must say so. See also ``upvar''. Example:
7214 proc myproc @{ @} @{
7215 set y 0 #Local variable Y
7216 global x #Global variable X
7217 puts [format "X=%d, Y=%d" $x $y]
7220 @section Other Tcl Hacks
7221 @b{Dynamic variable creation}
7223 # Dynamically create a bunch of variables.
7224 for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < 32 @} @{ set x [expr $x + 1]@} @{
7226 set vn [format "BIT%d" $x]
7230 set $vn [expr (1 << $x)]
7233 @b{Dynamic proc/command creation}
7235 # One "X" function - 5 uart functions.
7236 foreach who @{A B C D E@}
7237 proc [format "show_uart%c" $who] @{ @} "show_UARTx $who"
7243 @node OpenOCD Concept Index
7244 @comment DO NOT use the plain word ``Index'', reason: CYGWIN filename
7245 @comment case issue with ``Index.html'' and ``index.html''
7246 @comment Occurs when creating ``--html --no-split'' output
7247 @comment This fix is based on: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-05/msg00215.html
7248 @unnumbered OpenOCD Concept Index
7252 @node Command and Driver Index
7253 @unnumbered Command and Driver Index