Difference between revisions of "Debug device"

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   │  │  └───┴────────────────── Output mode (0 = OFF, 1 = single byte, 2 = multi byte)
 
   │  │  └───┴────────────────── Output mode (0 = OFF, 1 = single byte, 2 = multi byte)
 
   │  └────────────────────────── Line feed mode (0 = line feed at mode change, 1 = no line feed)
 
   │  └────────────────────────── Line feed mode (0 = line feed at mode change, 1 = no line feed)
   └────────────────────────────── Functionality (0 = output, 1 = special)
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   └────────────────────────────── Functionality (0 = output, 1 = command)
  
 
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  Functionality = special
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  Functionality = command
 
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   7  6  5  4  3  2  1  0
 
   7  6  5  4  3  2  1  0
   :  └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴── Special command (0x7F = break point)
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   :  └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴── Command ID (0x7F = break point)
 
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Revision as of 18:37, 27 July 2023

Proposal to improve the debugging protocol used by openMSX pseudo-device.

Based on: https://openmsx.org/manual/user.html#debugdevice

Improvement

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 Port 0x2E - Mode Set Register
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  7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
  │   │   │   │   └───┴───┴───┴── Mode-specific parameters
  │   │   └───┴────────────────── Output mode (0 = OFF, 1 = single byte, 2 = multi byte)
  │   └────────────────────────── Line feed mode (0 = line feed at mode change, 1 = no line feed)
  └────────────────────────────── Functionality (0 = output, 1 = command)

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 Functionality = output, Output mode = single byte
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  7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
  │   │   │   │   │   │   │   └── Hexadecimal mode (0 = OFF, 1 = ON)
  │   │   │   │   │   │   └────── Binary mode (0 = OFF, 1 = ON)
  │   │   │   │   │   └────────── Decimal mode (0 = OFF, 1 = ON)
  :   :   :   :   └────────────── ASCII mode (0 = OFF, 1 = ON)

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 Functionality = output, Output mode = multi byte
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  7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
  │   │   │   │   │   │   └───┴── Mode (0 = hex, 1 = binary, 2 = decimal, 3 = ASCII mode)
  │   │   │   │   │   └────────── Data width (0 = 8 bits; 1 = 16 bits)
  :   :   :   :   └────────────── Signed (0 = unsigned, 1 = signed)

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 Functionality = command
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  7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
  :   └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴── Command ID (0x7F = break point)