X-Git-Url: http://git.linex4red.de/pub/USBasp.git/blobdiff_plain/071e02c6b6b4837fa9cf0b6d4c749994e02638d7..4cc7f5200beef90c39c8c8310ed7c8b849afb4d9:/Projects/XPLAINBridge/XPLAINBridge.txt diff --git a/Projects/XPLAINBridge/XPLAINBridge.txt b/Projects/XPLAINBridge/XPLAINBridge.txt index 0c5635ac7..fe7e739f1 100644 --- a/Projects/XPLAINBridge/XPLAINBridge.txt +++ b/Projects/XPLAINBridge/XPLAINBridge.txt @@ -47,19 +47,24 @@ * \section SSec_Description Project Description: * * This project serves a dual purpose. When loaded into the USB AVR on the XPLAIN board, it will act as either a USB to Serial - * converter for the XPLAIN's hardware USART (at a speed of 9600 baud), or an AVRStudio compaible PDI programmer for the XMEGA. + * converter for the XPLAIN's hardware USART (at a speed of 9600 baud), or an AVRStudio compatible PDI programmer for the XMEGA. * This project replaces the firmware preloaded onto the XPLAIN's onboard AT90USB1287 microcontroller. * * When power to the board is applied, the TDI pin (pin 9) of the USB AVR's JTAG port is read. If the pin is left high, the device * will enumerate as a regular COM port on the host, which can then be opened and data exchanged between the XMEGA and Host as if * the XMEGA was connected directly to the host's serial port. If the pin is pulled low by shorting it to GND (pin 10), the device * will enumerate as an AVRISP-MKII to the host, so that the XMEGA can be reprogrammed by AVRStudio or other compatible software - * such as avrdude. + * such as avrdude by connecting to the board as if it was an Atmel AVRISP-MKII programmer. * - * After running this project for the first time on a new computer, you will need to supply the .INF file located in this project - * project's directory as the device's driver when running under Windows. This will enable Windows to use its inbuilt CDC drivers, - * negating the need for custom drivers for the device. Other Operating Systems should automatically use their own inbuilt CDC-ACM - * drivers. + * After running this project in serial bridge mode for the first time on a new computer, you will need to supply the .INF file + * located in this project project's directory as the device's driver when running under Windows. This will enable Windows to use + * its inbuilt CDC virtual serial drivers, negating the need for custom drivers for the device. Other Operating Systems should + * automatically use their own inbuilt CDC-ACM drivers. + * + * In serial bridge mode, the UART baud rate can be altered through the host terminal software to select a new baud rate - the default + * baud is 9600. Note that parity, data bits and stop bits are fixed at none, eight and one respectively can cannot be altered. Changes + * to the connection's parity, data bits or stop bits are ignored by the firmware. As the serial link between the controllers on the + * XPLAIN is software emulated by the USB AVR, not all baud rates will work correctly. * * This project relies on files from the LUFA AVRISP-MKII project for compilation. * @@ -74,16 +79,15 @@ * Description: * * - * BUFF_STATICSIZE - * RingBuff.h - * Defines the maximum number of bytes which can be buffered in each Ring Buffer. + * BUFFER_SIZE + * LightweightRingBuff.h + * Defines the maximum number of bytes which can be buffered in each Ring Buffer when in serial bridge mode. * * - * LIBUSB_FILTERDRV_COMPAT - * Makefile CDEFS + * LIBUSB_DRIVER_COMPAT + * Makefile LUFA_OPTS * Define to switch to a non-standard endpoint scheme, breaking compatibility with AVRStudio under Windows but making - * the code compatible with Windows builds of avrdude using the libUSB driver. Linux platforms are not affected by this - * option. + * the code compatible with software such as avrdude (all platforms) that use the libUSB driver. * * - */ \ No newline at end of file + */