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@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ which can be used to reflash the device memory, inspect memory and
registers, set registers, and control the CPU (single step, run and
run to breakpoint).
It supports ELF32, Intel HEX and BSD-style symbol tables (such as the
output produced by \fBnm\fR(1)). It can also be used as a remote stub
It supports a variety of file formats, described in the section
\fBBINARY FORMATS\fR below. It can also be used as a remote stub
for \fBgdb\fR(1).
On startup, MSPDebug will look for a file called .mspdebug in the user's
@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ supported.
Connect to an Olimex MSP-JTAG-ISO device. Only tty access is supported.
.IP "\fBsim\fR"
Do not connect to any hardware device, but instead start in simulation
mode. A 64k buffer is allocated to simulate the device memory. The CPU
core alone is emulated (no peripheral emulation).
mode. A 64k buffer is allocated to simulate the device memory.
During simulation, addresses below 0x0200 are assumed to be IO memory.
Programmed IO writes to and from IO memory are handled by the IO
@ -102,10 +101,8 @@ MSP430F419 chips. By sending a special command sequence, you can obtain
access to the bootloader and inspect memory on the MSP430F419 in the
programming device itself.
Currently, only memory inspection is supported. CPU control via the
bootloader is not possible. Memory erase and write is possible, but is
currently not implemented, for lack of ability to test it. If implemented,
this would allow firmware updates to FET430UIF devices.
Currently, only memory read/write and erase are supported. CPU control
via the bootloader is not possible.
USB connection is not supported for this driver.
.IP "\fBflash-bsl\fR"
@ -368,14 +365,6 @@ Add a new breakpoint. The breakpoint location is an address expression. An
optional index may be specified, indicating that this new breakpoint should
overwrite an existing slot. If no index is specified, then the breakpoint
will be stored in the next unused slot.
.IP "\fBstep\fR [\fIcount\fR]"
Step the CPU through one or more instructions. After stepping, the new
register values are displayed, as well as a disassembly of the
instructions at the address selected by the program counter.
An optional count can be specified to step multiple times. If no
argument is given, the CPU steps once. This command supports repeat
execution.
.IP "\fBsimio add\fR \fIclass\fR \fIname\fR [\fIargs ...\fR]"
Add a new peripheral to the IO simulator. The \fIclass\fR parameter may be
any of the peripheral types named in the output of the \fBsimio classes\fR
@ -408,6 +397,14 @@ the device type.
.IP "\fBsimio info\fR \fIname\fR"
Display detailed status information for a particular peripheral. The type
of information displayed is specific to each type of peripheral.
.IP "\fBstep\fR [\fIcount\fR]"
Step the CPU through one or more instructions. After stepping, the new
register values are displayed, as well as a disassembly of the
instructions at the address selected by the program counter.
An optional count can be specified to step multiple times. If no
argument is given, the CPU steps once. This command supports repeat
execution.
.IP "\fBsym clear\fR"
Clear the symbol table, deleting all symbols.
.IP "\fBsym set\fR \fIname\fR \fIvalue\fR"
@ -599,8 +596,6 @@ The following are all valid examples of address expressions:
.B main+0x3f
.br
.B __bss_end-__bss_start
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBnm\fR(1), \fBgdb\fR(1), \fBobjcopy\fR(1)
.SH OPTIONS
MSPDebug's behaviour can be configured via the following variables:
.IP "\fBcolor\fR (boolean)"
@ -621,16 +616,13 @@ no radix specifier, this value gives the input radix, which is
If set, MSPDebug will supress most of its debug-related output. This option
defaults to false, but can be set true on start-up using the \fB-q\fR
command-line option.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBnm\fR(1), \fBgdb\fR(1), \fBobjcopy\fR(1)
.SH BUGS
If you find any bugs, you should report them to the author at
dlbeer@gmail.com. It would help if you could include a transcript
of an MSPDebug session illustrating the program, as well as any
relevant binaries or other files. Below, known bugs in the current
version of MSPDebug are described.
When using the GDB remote stub in simulation and an IO read request
occurs, any request to interrupt from GDB will not be acknowledged
until the IO request is either completed or aborted.
relevant binaries or other files.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Daniel Beer <dlbeer@gmail.com>