2.5.1.5.1 Command List
| Command | Action | Argument(s) | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Set Normal mode | No argument | N# |
| T | Set Terminal mode | No argument | T# |
| O | Write a byte | Address, Value# | O200001,CA# |
| o | Read a byte | Address,# | o200001,# |
| H | Write a halfword | Address, Value# | H200002,CAFE# |
| h | Read a halfword | Address,# | h200002,# |
| W | Write a word | Address, Value# | W200000,CAFEDECA# |
| w | Read a word | Address,# | w200000,# |
| S | Send a file | Address,NbOfBytes# | S200000,1234# |
| R | Receive a file | Address, NbOfBytes# | R200000,1234# |
| G | Go | Address# | G200200# |
| V | Display version | No argument | V# |
- Mode commands:
- Normal mode configures the SAM-BA Monitor to send/receive data in binary format.
- Terminal mode configures the SAM-BA Monitor to send/receive data in ASCII format.
- Write commands: Writes a byte (O), a halfword (H) or a
word (W) to the target.
- Address: address in hexadecimal
- Value: byte, halfword or word to write in hexadecimal
- Output: ‘>’
- Read commands: Reads a byte (o), a halfword (h) or a
word (w) from the target.
- Address: address in hexadecimal
- Output: the byte, halfword or word read in hexadecimal followed by ‘>’
- Send a file (S): The host will send a buffer of data to be
stored at a specified address in the device
- Address: address in hexadecimal
- NbOfBytes: number of bytes (in hexadecimal format) to be received from the host
- Output: ‘>’Note: A timeout on this command is reached when the prompt ‘>’ appears before the end of the command execution.
- Receive a file (R): The host requests to read a buffer of data
from a specified address in the device.
- Address: address in hexadecimal
- NbOfBytes: number of bytes (in hexadecimal format) to be sent to the host
- Output: ‘>’
- Go (G): Jumps to a specified address and executes the code.
- Address: address to jump to in hexadecimal
- Output: ‘>’ once returned from the program execution. If the executed program does not manage the link register and does not return, the prompt is not displayed.
- Get ROM code version (V): Returns the ROM code version.
- Output: version, date and time of ROM code followed by ‘>’