Debugging SynQuacer with JTAG debgger

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#1

Hello everyone,

I succeeded to read the CPU registers via JTAG debugger!

So, I would like to share the instruction of JTAG debugging setting and the OpenOCD target configuration file for that.

NOTE: I have checked that I can read CPU registers, but I have not tested anything else.

Preparation:

  1. Install OpenOCD(git HEAD version)
  2. Update the Bus Blaster v3 buffer to KT-Link compatible buffer:
  3. Download target config from this URL:
  4. Turn on SW2-8 switch(It seems like a debug mode switch)

How to use:

  1. Launch OpenOCD:
    • openocd -f interface/ftdi/dp_busblaster_kt-link.cfg -f sc2a11.cfg
  2. Launch GDB and connect to gdb server:
    • aarch64-linux-gnu-gdb
    • (gdb) target remote :3333

Here is the log when reading CPU registers.

> aarch64-linux-gnu-gdb
GNU gdb (GDB) 8.2
…

(gdb) target remote :3333
Remote debugging using :3333
warning: No executable has been specified and target does not support
determining executable automatically.  Try using the "file" command.
0xffff00000888b2a0 in ?? ()
(gdb) i r
x0             0x2                 2
x1             0xffff80087b9ae318  18446603372654682904
x2             0xffff80087b9ae308  18446603372654682888
x3             0x0                 0
x4             0x0                 0
x5             0x0                 0
x6             0x0                 0
x7             0x0                 0
x8             0x0                 0
x9             0x8                 8
x10            0x34d5d91d          886429981
x11            0x800872ccf000      140773774127104
x12            0xffff000009063180  18446462598884241792
x13            0x0                 0
x14            0xf97               3991
x15            0x71d               1821
x16            0x0                 0
x17            0xcb1c6             831942
x18            0x4100d             266253
x19            0xffff80087b9ae308  18446603372654682888
x20            0xffffffff          4294967295
x21            0x0                 0
x22            0x2                 2
x23            0xffff800879ed6c00  18446603372626537472
x24            0x1                 1
x25            0x85bf61f4c8        574441518280
x26            0xffff000009063180  18446462598884241792
x27            0xf83fd084          4164931716
x28            0x80b90018          2159607832
x29            0xffff000009053d90  18446462598884179344
x30            0xffff000008159a8c  18446462598868474508
...
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#2

Thanks very much for this. Very useful.

I’ll try to get this added to the Developerbox documentation set at some point (although its all on github so you are welcome to send a PR if you prefer).

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#3

Thank you daniel!

I want to send PR to Developerbox documentation.
(I’m planning to write documents in holiday.)

#4

Thank you daniel!

No… thank you! I’ve had “get JTAG working” on my TODO list for
Developerbox for nearly a year but unfortunately it’s on the bottom half
of the list that I rarely, if ever, actually get to work on…

I want to send PR to Developerbox documentation.
(I’m planning to write documents in holiday.)

Great. I’ll keep an eye out. I’m here if you have any questions…