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README: update for the fc-host-tools-r8 release
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:30:10 +0000
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34 rvinterf -B812500 -X fc-lcdemu /dev/ttyXXX 34 rvinterf -B812500 -X fc-lcdemu /dev/ttyXXX
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36 The -B812500 argument is needed to tell rvinterf to use this high baud rate, 36 The -B812500 argument is needed to tell rvinterf to use this high baud rate,
37 and the -X option tells rvinterf to invoke the following named program (can be 37 and the -X option tells rvinterf to invoke the following named program (can be
38 a more complex shell command) with popen(3) and then feed it LCD blits received 38 a more complex shell command) with popen(3) and then feed it LCD blits received
39 from the target. If you use the new version of rvinterf that is about to be 39 from the target. If you use the new version of rvinterf in fc-host-tools-r8 or
40 released with fc-host-tools-r8, the old -v option is no longer needed and no 40 later, the old -v option is no longer needed and no longer accepted.
41 longer accepted.
42 41
43 This 2015-09 approach was putting a huge load on the RiViera Trace mechanism, 42 This 2015-09 approach was putting a huge load on the RiViera Trace mechanism,
44 hacks were required in the firmware to massively super-size the memory space 43 hacks were required in the firmware to massively super-size the memory space
45 allotted to RVT and to run the RVTMUX serial channel at 812500 baud, and even 44 allotted to RVT and to run the RVTMUX serial channel at 812500 baud, and even
46 with the supersized memory allocation and the maximum serial baud rate there 45 with the supersized memory allocation and the maximum serial baud rate there