16.6.1 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 half word | Address, Value# | H200002,CAFE# |
| h | Read a half word | Address,# | h200002,# |
| W | Write a word | Address, Value# | W200000,CAFEDECA# |
| w | Read a word | Address,# | w200000,# |
| S | Send a file | Address,# | S200000,# |
| R | Receive a file | Address, NbOfBytes# | R200000,1234# |
| G | Go | Address# | G200200# |
| V | Display version | No argument | V# |
- Mode commands:
- Normal mode configures SAM-BA Monitor to send / receive data in binary format,
- Terminal mode configures 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): Sends a file to a specified address
- Address: Address in hexadecimal
- Output: ‘>’ Note: There is a timeout on this command which is reached when the prompt ‘>’ appears before the end of the command execution.
- Receive a file (R): Receives data into a file from a specified address
- Address: Address in hexadecimal
- NbOfBytes: Number of bytes in hexadecimal to receive
- 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 handle the link register at its entry and does not return, the prompt is not displayed.
- Get Version (V): Returns the Boot Program version
- Output: version, date and time of ROM code followed by ‘>’