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1 FreeCalypso target-utils suite
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2 ==============================
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4 We have a suite of standalone programs and specialized code pieces that run on
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5 the Calypso ARM7 processor, but are not regular operational phone or modem
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6 firmware; this suite of code bits is called target-utils, maintained and
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7 distributed together with FreeCalypso host tools. The primary reason for the
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8 coupling between FC host tools and target-utils is that the target-utils suite
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9 provides the loadagent target program for fc-loadtool and fc-xram host tools,
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10 as well as compalstage code pieces needed for operating on Compal phones.
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12 Most programs in the target-utils suite are meant to execute out of RAM
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13 (specifically, the Calypso chip's internal RAM or IRAM for short), loaded and
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14 run via fc-iram or fc-compalram - they are not meant to be flashed. As of this
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15 writing, the following run-from-RAM programs are available:
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17 buzplayer Player for buzzer melodies, used by fc-buzplay
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18 c139explore Mot C139 hardware exploration program
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19 calversion Calypso version ID tool, primarily for the DSP ROM version
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20 dspdump Calypso DSP ROM dump tool
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21 helloapp Hello-world program
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22 loadagent Flash manipulation and XRAM loading agent
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23 lunadrv Driver for FreeCalypso Luna LCD
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24 pirexplore Pirelli DP-L10 hardware exploration program
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25 simagent SIM interface agent to be used by fc-simint and fc-simtool
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26 simtest Previous low-level exerciser for the SIM interface hardware
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28 Aside from c139explore which is built as a binary to be loaded via fc-compalram
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29 (Compal's bootloader protocol), all of the above programs are built as S-record
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30 images to be loaded via fc-iram. Once loaded via the respective serial code
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31 download protocol, each of the listed programs runs interactively, listening
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32 for and executing commands given over the serial port. The specific set of
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33 available commands is different for each program as relevant to its function,
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34 but the command framework is common across the target-utils suite. The command
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35 interface is text-based, such that each program can be driven manually by a
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36 human operator once fc-iram or fc-compalram has dropped into the tty pass-thru
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37 mode, but this same text-based command interface can also be driven by other
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38 programs: fc-loadtool and fc-xram drive loadagent, and fc-buzplay drives
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39 buzplayer.
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41 Code architecture and execution environment
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42 ===========================================
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44 Our target-utils suite is built with the GNU toolchain (gcc+binutils), not TI's
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45 proprietary TMS470 compiler. Because all of target-utils are meant to run out
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46 of IRAM rather than flash or XRAM, we compile all code in ARM mode (not Thumb),
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47 and we build without interworking support (no -mthumb-interwork): the ARMv4T
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48 architecture implemented by the ARM7TDMI core in the Calypso does not support
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49 penalty-free ARM/Thumb interworking, thus ARM-only code without interworking
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50 support is the most efficient option for execution out of IRAM.
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52 Selection of UART for communication
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55 All target-utils programs are interactive, listening for text commands given
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56 over a serial port. But which UART? The Calypso chip has two UARTs, called
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57 MODEM and IrDA in the chip docs - which of the two should be used for host
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58 communication? The answer is a trick original to FreeCalypso: most of our
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59 target-utils programs that are meant to be loaded via fc-iram expect to be
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60 loaded specifically via the Calypso boot ROM and not in some other way, and
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61 they look at some of the IRAM variables left behind by the boot ROM code. The
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62 boot ROM listens on both UARTs for an interrupt-boot sequence, and once it
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63 receives that sequence on one of the UARTs, it remembers which UART it was and
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64 uses that same UART for the rest of the serial code download protocol. We read
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65 that same variable set by the boot ROM, which depends on the boot ROM version.
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66 To handle different Calypso boot ROM versions, we read the 16-bit word at 0x1FFE
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68 number, and we support boot ROM versions 0200 (Calypso C05 rev B silicon) and
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69 0300 (Calypso C035 silicon). Most target-utils programs won't work (will fail
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70 to select the UART for communication) if the boot ROM is some unsupported
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71 version or missing altogether, or if the boot ROM is there, but didn't do the
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72 loading.
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74 The exceptions are as follows:
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76 * c139explore always uses the MODEM UART as appropriate for Mot C139;
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78 * flash-boot-test (a flashable program described later in this article) always
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81 * helloapp is built in 3 versions: helloapp-bootrom.srec, helloapp-irda.srec
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82 and helloapp-modem.srec. The first version depends on the boot ROM like
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83 other programs, the other two versions are built as fixed-IrDA or fixed-MODEM.
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85 Other boot ROM and fc-iram dependencies
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88 There are two other ways in which target-utils programs that are meant to be
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89 loaded via fc-iram depend on the Calypso boot ROM:
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91 1) The Calypso gets its clock input from the RF section of the GSM device, and
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93 transceiver chips require 13 MHz (TI Clara), others require 26 MHz (TI Rita
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95 and some use a 26 MHz crystal but have the option of feeding either 13 or
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96 26 MHz to the Calypso (Aero II). The Calypso initially boots without knowing
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99 (both GSM-specific and general-purpose) always run at 13 MHz.
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101 When the Calypso boot process is interrupted and diverted to serial code
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102 download in the boot ROM, the boot ROM code autodetects whether the CLKTCXO
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103 input runs at 13 MHz or 26 MHz (it tries both register bit settings until
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104 the serial '<' characters sent by the host at 19200 baud are received
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105 correctly), and if the CLKTCXO input is 26 MHz, the VCLKOUT_DIV2 bit is set
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107 coded knowledge of the 13 MHz vs. 26 MHz board hardware configuration and
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108 rely on the Calypso boot ROM to set the division control bits in the
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109 FFFF:FD02 register correctly for the autodetected clock.
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111 2) The boot ROM allows the serial download host (fc-iram in our case) to
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112 configure the Calypso DPLL, allowing the ARM7 core to run at its maximum
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113 frequency of 52 MHz on Calypso C035 or 39 MHz on the older Calypso C05
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114 silicon. None of our target-utils programs do their own DPLL setup, instead
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115 they run with whatever they were booted with - therefore, in order for the
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116 IRAM programs to run at their intended fastest speed, the correct -h option
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117 needs to be given to fc-iram, selecting a hardware parameter file with the
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118 right pll-config setting.
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120 Delay loop timing
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121 =================
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123 There are a few places in target-utils where a delay of some specific duration
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124 needs to be inserted. In most cases the requirement is for a certain minimum
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125 delay, with more delay time being harmless except for inefficiency, but there
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126 is one case (SPCA552E chip initialization in pirexplore) where the delay
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127 requirement is strict: if the delays are too short or too long, the LCD doesn't
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128 work. In target-utils all of these delays are implemented with CPU-cycle-count
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129 delay loops that are calibrated at software design time; if the code runs out
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137 Common interactive commands
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138 ===========================
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139
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140 The exact set of implemented commands is different for each target-utils
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141 program, including commands specific to each program's unique function, but the
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142 following basic commands are included in most programs:
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143
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144 abbinit Initialize ABB communication
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145 abbpage2 Unlock access to ABB register page 2
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146 abbr pg reg Read ABB register <reg> on page <pg>
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147 abbw pg reg val Write <val> into register <reg> on page <pg>
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148 dump hex-start hex-len Display a human-oriented memory dump in hex and ASCII
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149 jump addr Jump to given address with BX
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150 poweroff Execute Iota ABB soft poweroff (DEVOFF)
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151 r8 addr Read an 8-bit register or memory location
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152 r16 addr Read a 16-bit register or memory location
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153 r32 addr Read a 32-bit register or memory location
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154 w8 addr data Write an 8-bit register or memory location
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155 w16 addr data Write a 16-bit register or memory location
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156 w32 addr data Write a 32-bit register or memory location
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157
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158 For further details, please refer to the source code - if you are playing with
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159 such low-level components, you need to put on the hat of a developer rather
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160 than a mere user.
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161
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162 ABB support in target-utils
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163 ===========================
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164
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165 Our target-utils suite includes code for initializing and executing SPI
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166 communication with the Iota ABB device (TWL3014 or TWL3025), Calypso's analog
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167 and power management companion chip. Only Iota ABB type is supported, not
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168 Omega/Nausica or Syren. The primary reason for having this infrastructure is
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169 to be able to perform a soft poweroff operation, i.e., to return the Calypso
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170 phone or modem to its switched-off state after flashing or various standalone
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171 debug operations, but once implemented, this same ABB SPI communication
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172 infrastructure is also used in model-specific hardware exploration utilities
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173 for functions like keypad backlight and vibrator control which are implemented
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174 via the ABB on some models, and it is used in simagent and simtest to control
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175 the part of the SIM interface that resides in the Iota ABB.
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176
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177 Aside from specialized programs like c139explore that are specific to target
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178 devices known to use the Iota ABB, most target-utils programs do not execute
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179 any ABB or SPI communication code (not even initialization) until they receive
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180 one of the ABB commands: abbinit, abbr, abbw or poweroff. This way if someone
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181 comes across a Calypso device that has a different ABB type or needs to debug a
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182 board with broken ABB communication, one can explore other functions without
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183 touching ABB commands. (simagent and simtest constitute another exception:
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184 even though these programs aren't specific to one particular target device like
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185 c139explore, their main function of exercising the SIM interface depends on the
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186 Iota ABB, thus they are restricted to Calypso+Iota targets.)
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188 The abb_init() function invoked by the abbinit command may be invoked multiple
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189 times: it maintains an internal flag remembering if the initialization steps
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190 have already been done or not, and repeated invokations do nothing. User-
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191 friendly abbr, abbw and poweroff commands invoke abb_init() internally, but the
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192 special abbpage2 command does not - if you are interested in exploring the
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193 undocumented register page 2, you need to execute abbinit manually first, then
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194 abbpage2, then explore with abbr and abbw.
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195
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196 poweroff operation details: VRPCAUX and VRPCDEV
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197 ===============================================
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198
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199 The abb_power_off() function invoked by the poweroff command performs the
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200 following sequence of steps:
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201
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202 * Calls abb_init() to establish ABB communication in the case that it hasn't
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203 already been done;
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204
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205 * Executes the magic writes to TAPCTRL and TAPREG registers that unlock access
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206 to register page 2 - this step is factored out into the abb_unlock_page2()
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207 function which is also accessible as the abbpage2 command;
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208
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209 * Writes 0x007 into the undocumented VRPCAUX register to clear the erratic
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210 state that will be there if we got booted via nTESTRESET rather than PWON;
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211
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212 * Flushes all UART output, i.e., waits for it to finish going out on the wire;
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213
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214 * Writes 0x001 into the VRPCDEV register, which is the actual DEVOFF command.
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215
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216 The step of writing into VRPCAUX and its prerequisite page 2 unlock steps are a
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217 recent addition as of fc-host-tools-r11; these steps have been added to fix the
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218 erratic behaviour that was occurring on TI/FC development boards (D-Sample and
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219 FCDEV3B) when fc-loadtool (or fc-iram with some specialized target-utils
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220 program) was entered via the RESET button rather than PWON, followed by the
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221 soft poweroff operation and another switch-on via PWON. For more details,
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222 please refer to the Calypso-test-reset article in the freecalypso-docs
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223 repository.
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224
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225 If you are interested in doing some experiments of your own with this
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226 undocumented quirk of the Calypso+Iota chipset and the odd behaviour it can
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227 cause, you can do the following:
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228
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229 * To see the content of the undocumented VRPCAUX register resulting from
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230 different boot modes, execute these commands:
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231
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232 abbinit
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233 abbpage2
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234 abbr 2 30
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235
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236 Our abbr and abbw commands support page 2, but if you don't issue the magic
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237 register writes encapsulated in the abbpage2 command, the Iota chip itself
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238 disallows access to page 2.
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239
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240 * To perform a DEVOFF operation without cleaning up VRPCAUX first (to see the
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241 resulting erratic behaviour with your own eyes), do it manually as follows:
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242
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243 abbw 0 30 1
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244
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245 flash-boot-test
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246 ===============
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247
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248 In addition to the repertoire of run-from-IRAM (loadable via fc-iram) programs
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249 that form the main course of target-utils, we have a flashable program called
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250 flash-boot-test - it will be called FBT for short in this article. FBT is a
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251 test case for the "main application" in flash, and it can be flashed in the
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252 place of a regular firmware image for certain very low-level tests. Because it
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253 runs via the flash boot path and does not get loaded serially, FBT is quite
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254 hardware-specific by necessity: it assumes a platform with 26 MHz Calypso clock
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255 input and always uses the IrDA UART for communication (hard-coded). FBT was
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256 written with FCDEV3B and Openmoko GTA02 boards in mind; it won't work on a
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257 D-Sample board because of the 13 MHz vs. 26 MHz clock difference.
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258
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259 FBT is built in two versions: fbt-mode0.bin and fbt-mode1.bin, differing in the
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260 magic words at location 0x2000 which tell the Calypso boot ROM how the main
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261 application in flash should be booted - please refer to the Flash-boot-modes
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262 article in the freecalypso-docs repository. Only the magic words differ between
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263 fbt-mode0.bin and fbt-mode1.bin versions; the main body of the code is exactly
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264 the same. Once it receives control from the boot ROM in whichever mode it was
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265 booted in, FBT's own code in main.c does the absolute minimum initialization to
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266 allow serial communication (sets the VCLKOUT_DIV2 bit in the FFFF:FD02 register
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267 and initializes the IrDA UART) and falls into the same interactive mode of
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268 operation (listening for text-based commands) as our various run-from-IRAM
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269 programs, allowing the operator to explore system state as closely out of boot
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270 as possible.
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271
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272 When a main application in flash is booted in mode 1 (with the boot ROM moved
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273 out of the way), the Calypso watchdog timer is running, and our FBT program
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274 does not a perform a watchdog disable step on its own. Therefore, if you flash
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275 fbt-mode1.bin and boot it, you will see it keep endlessly rebooting about every
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276 9 s. To stop this endless reboot cycle, issue a wd (watchdog disable) command:
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277 it is short enough to be easily typed in the available 9 s window. The same
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278 issue does not occur in flash boot mode 0, as the Calypso boot ROM does disable
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279 the watchdog and leaves it disabled when booting mode 0 flash images or serially
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280 downloaded code.
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281
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282 FBT also has a few other commands that have been added to facilitate further
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283 experimentation with the watchdog timer feature of the Calypso chip - please
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284 refer to the source code.