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Documentation updates for the boot command

Clara Hobbs 6 years ago
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   with the ability to control whether the output is enabled or disabled.
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 * User can easily read a power supply's advertised capabilities while in Setup
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   mode.
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+* Firmware upgrades are easily possible via Setup mode and the
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+  microcontroller's built-in DfuSe bootloader.
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 ## Prerequisites
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 submodule.
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 You will also need to install some program to flash the firmware.  The simplest
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-option is [dfu-util][], as it requires no extra hardware (though either the
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-Boot switch must be installed or two pads must be bridged).  If you prefer to
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-use SWD, you could also use [stlink][] or [OpenOCD][].
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+option is [dfu-util][], as it requires no extra hardware (though if upgrading
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+from versions older than 1.2.0, either the Boot switch must be installed or two
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+pads must be bridged).  If you prefer to use SWD, you could also use [stlink][]
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+or [OpenOCD][].
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 [toolchain]: https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded
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 [dfu-util]: http://dfu-util.sourceforge.net/
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 ### dfu-util
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-Set the Boot switch (SW1) on the PD Buddy Sink to the position not marked on
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-the silkscreen to set the device to DFU mode.  If your Sink doesn't have a Boot
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-switch installed, you can simply bridge the two pads of SW1 circled in [this
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-image][dfu pads] with a blob of solder to achieve the same effect.  Once the
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-Sink is set to DFU mode, plug it into your computer.  Flash the firmware with:
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+To flash via DfuSe (ST Microelectronics's extended version of the standard USB
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+DFU protocol), the Sink must first be put into DFU mode.  If upgrading from a
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+version older than 1.2.0, or if no firmware is installed, set the Boot switch
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+(SW1) on the PD Buddy Sink to the position not marked on the silkscreen to set
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+the device to DFU mode.  If your Sink doesn't have a Boot switch installed, you
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+can simply bridge the two pads of SW1 circled in [this image][dfu pads] with a
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+blob of solder to achieve the same effect.  Once this Sink is set to DFU mode,
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+plug it into your computer.
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+If upgrading from firmware version 1.2.0 or later, you can easily enter DFU
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+mode by running the following command from the Sink's configuration shell:
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+    PDBS) boot
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+This immediately puts the Sink in DFU mode until it is reset or unplugged.
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+When the Sink is in DFU mode, the Status LED should be glowing dimly.  The
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+firmware can then be flashed with:
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     $ dfu-util -a 0 -s 0x08000000:leave -D build/pd-buddy-firmware.bin
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-Don't forget to set the switch back to normal mode (or remove the solder blob)
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+If applicable, don't forget to set the switch back to normal mode (or remove
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 [dfu pads]: docs/dfu_pads.jpg
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 # PD Buddy Sink Serial Console Configuration Interface
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 The PD Buddy Sink can be put into setup mode by holding the Setup button while
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 plugging it into a computer.  In this mode, the device runs a configuration
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 Blinks the LED quickly.  Useful for identifying which device you're connected
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 to if several are plugged in to your computer at once.
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+#### boot
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+Usage: `boot`
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+Runs the microcontroller's built-in DfuSe bootloader.  This immediately ends
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 ### Storage
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 #### get_cfg

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