1 This file includes highlights of the changes made in the
2 OpenOCD 0.4.0 source archive release. See the repository
3 history for details about what changed, including bugfixes
4 and other issues not mentioned here.
7 Support KT-Link JTAG adapter.
8 Support USB-JTAG, Altera USB-Blaster and compatibles.
13 - new "reset-assert" event, for systems without SRST
15 - renamed "armv4_5" command prefix as "arm"
16 - recognize TrustZone "Secure Monitor" mode
17 - "arm regs" command output changed
18 - register names use "sp" not "r13"
19 - add top-level "mcr" and "mrc" commands, replacing
20 various core-specific operations
21 - basic semihosting support
23 - Preliminary ETM and ETB hookup
24 - accelerated "flash erase_check"
25 - accelerated GDB memory checksum
26 - support "arm regs" command
27 - can access all core modes and registers
30 - support "arm regs" command
31 - can access all core modes and registers
32 - supports "reset-assert" event (used on OMAP3530)
35 - Exposed DWT registers like cycle counter
37 - "trigger_percent" command moved ETM --> ETB
38 - "etm trigger_debug" command added
39 Freescale DSP563xx cores (partial support)
42 'flash bank' and 'nand device' take <bank_name> as first argument.
43 With this, flash/NAND commands allow referencing banks by name:
44 - <bank_name>: reference the bank with its defined name
45 - <driver_name>[.N]: reference the driver's Nth bank
46 New 'nand verify' command to check bank against an image file.
47 The "flash erase_address" command now rejects partial sectors;
48 previously it would silently erase extra data.
49 New at91sam9 NAND controller driver.
51 Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts:
53 - ETM and ETB hookup for iMX2* targets
54 Add $HOME/.openocd to the search path.
56 Core Jim/TCL Scripting:
57 New 'usage' command to provide terse command help.
58 Improved command 'help' command output (sorted and indented).
59 Improved command handling:
60 - Most boolean settings now accept any of the following:
61 on/off, enable/disable, true/false, yes/no, 1/0
62 - More error checking and reporting.
65 New built-in command development documentation and primer.
68 Use --enable-doxygen-pdf to build PDF developer documentation.
69 Consider upgrading to libftdi 0.17 if you use that library; it
70 includes bugfixes which improve FT2232H support.
72 For more details about what has changed since the last release,
73 see the git repository history. With gitweb, you can browse that
74 in various levels of detail.
76 For older NEWS, see the NEWS files associated with each release
77 (i.e. NEWS-<version>).
79 For more information about contributing test reports, bug fixes, or new
80 features and device support, please read the new Developer Manual (or
81 the BUGS and PATCHES files in the source archive).