X-Git-Url: http://git.linex4red.de/pub/lufa.git/blobdiff_plain/ef7b6a274c9ea66d301d0b3b0d2f6de7cee2b0d1..refs/heads/ProMicro:/Bootloaders/Printer/BootloaderPrinter.txt diff --git a/Bootloaders/Printer/BootloaderPrinter.txt b/Bootloaders/Printer/BootloaderPrinter.txt index 9a45fba2a..d9aa79686 100644 --- a/Bootloaders/Printer/BootloaderPrinter.txt +++ b/Bootloaders/Printer/BootloaderPrinter.txt @@ -54,6 +54,30 @@ * When the bootloader is running, the board's LED(s) will flash at regular intervals to distinguish the * bootloader from the normal user application. * + * \section Sec_Running Running the Bootloader + * + * On the USB AVR8 devices, setting the \c HWBE device fuse will cause the bootloader to run if the \c HWB pin of + * the AVR is grounded when the device is reset. + * + * The are two behaviours of this bootloader, depending on the device's fuses: + * + * If the device's BOOTRST fuse is set, the bootloader will run any time the system is reset from + * the external reset pin, unless no valid user application has been loaded. To initiate the bootloader, the + * device's external reset pin should be grounded momentarily. + * + * If the device's BOOTRST fuse is not set, the bootloader will run only if initiated via a software + * jump, or if the \c HWB pin was low during the last device reset (if the \c HWBE fuse is set). + * + * For board specific exceptions to the above, see below. + * + * \subsection SSec_XPLAIN Atmel Xplain Board + * Ground the USB AVR JTAG's \c TCK pin to ground when powering on the board to start the bootloader. This assumes the + * \c HWBE fuse is cleared and the \c BOOTRST fuse is set as the HWBE pin is not user accessible on this board. + * + * \subsection SSec_Leonardo Arduino Leonardo Board + * Ground \c IO13 when powering the board to start the bootloader. This assumes the \c HWBE fuse is cleared and the + * \c BOOTRST fuse is set as the HWBE pin is not user accessible on this board. + * * \section Sec_Installation Driver Installation * * This bootloader uses the Generic Text-Only printer drivers inbuilt into all modern operating systems, thus no @@ -110,6 +134,12 @@ * #define BOOTLOADER_ADDRESS_LENGTH 4 * \endcode * + * From the application the API support of the bootloader can be detected by reading the FLASH memory bytes located at address + * \c BOOTLOADER_MAGIC_SIGNATURE_START and comparing them to the value \c BOOTLOADER_MAGIC_SIGNATURE. The class of bootloader + * can be determined by reading the FLASH memory bytes located at address \c BOOTLOADER_CLASS_SIGNATURE_START and comparing them + * to the value \c BOOTLOADER_PRINTER_SIGNATURE. The start address of the bootloader can be retrieved by reading the bytes of FLASH + * memory starting from address \c BOOTLOADER_ADDRESS_START. + * * \subsection SSec_API_MemLayout Device Memory Map * The following illustration indicates the final memory map of the device when loaded with the bootloader. * @@ -148,11 +178,14 @@ * +----------------------------+ FLASHEND * \endverbatim * - * Bootloaders reporting a device release revision number of 1.00 or greater are bootloader API enabled. From the application - * the API support of the bootloader can be detected by reading the FLASH memory bytes located at address \c BOOTLOADER_MAGIC_SIGNATURE_START - * and comparing them to the value \c BOOTLOADER_MAGIC_SIGNATURE. The class of bootloader can be determined by reading the - * FLASH memory bytes located at address \c BOOTLOADER_CLASS_SIGNATURE_START and comparing them to the value \c BOOTLOADER_PRINTER_SIGNATURE. - * The start address of the bootloader can be retrieved by reading the bytes of FLASH memory starting from address \c BOOTLOADER_ADDRESS_START. + * + * \section Sec_KnownIssues Known Issues: + * + * \par On Linux machines, new firmware fails to be sent to the device via CUPS. + * Only a limited subset of normal printer functionality is exposed via the + * bootloader, causing CUPS to reject print requests from applications that + * are unable to handle true plain-text printing. For best results, the low + * level \c lpr command should be used to print new firmware to the bootloader. * * \section Sec_Options Project Options *