CVS: packaging README-msp430-gdbproxy.txt, 1.2, 1.3
Chris Liechti <[email protected]> Thu, 29 May 2008 07:54:43 -0700
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Update of /cvsroot/mspgcc/packaging
In directory sc8-pr-cvs16.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv31326/packaging
Modified Files:
README-msp430-gdbproxy.txt
Log Message:
doc update, tell about FW upgrade option
Index: README-msp430-gdbproxy.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mspgcc/packaging/README-msp430-gdbproxy.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -w -d -r1.2 -r1.3
--- README-msp430-gdbproxy.txt 23 Jun 2004 19:15:46 -0000 1.2
+++ README-msp430-gdbproxy.txt 29 May 2008 14:54:40 -0000 1.3
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+===================================================================
msp430-gdbproxy for the Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontrollers
-=================================================================
+===================================================================
This version of msp4330-gdbproxy is part of the mspgcc toolchain for the
Texas Instruments MSP430 family of embedded microcontrollers. It is an
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@
released under the same licence as the original rproxy program. Only the
msp430debug library remains closed source.
+The mspgcc package also supplies other programming tools, such as msp430-jtag
+and msp430-bsl. These can not used for debugging but may be easier to use
+when only a download is requested.
+
What do I do with msp430-gdbproxy?
==================================
@@ -66,27 +71,43 @@
- The giveio device driver (Windows NT/2000/XP only).
-gdbproxy uses the GNU autoconf and automake tools, so to build it use:
+Usage
+-----
+Get basic help::
-./configure
-make
-make install
+ msp430-gdbproxy --help
+or target specific options::
-To try it use:
+ msp430-gdbproxy --help msp430
-./msp430-gdbproxy --help
-or
+To run gdbproxy for the msp430, listening on TCP/IP port 1234 for connections
+from GDB, and driving a FET on port /dev/parport0 use::
-./msp430-gdbproxy --help msp430
+ msp430-gdbproxy --port=1234 msp430 /dev/parport0
-To run gdbproxy for the msp430, listening on TCP/IP port 1234 for connections
-from GDB, and driving a FET on port /dev/parport0 use:
+Firmware upgrade
+----------------
+The original USB programmer from TI has a MSP430 built in. Its firmware may
+need to be up or downgraded for propper functioning together with
+msp430-gdbproxy. This can be achieved using::
+
+ msp430-gdbproxy msp430 --update-usb-fet
-./msp430-gdbproxy --port=1234 msp430 /dev/parport0
+Build notes
+===========
+This requires the software under NDA.
+gdbproxy uses the GNU autoconf and automake tools, so to build it use::
+
+ ./configure
+ make
+ make install
+
+References
+==========
The home page for gdbproxy is:
http://mspgcc.sourceforge.net
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