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CHANGES: new loadtools -h targets paradigm
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Sat, 01 Feb 2020 23:19:03 +0000
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3 * fc-loadtool: added support for Spansion S29/S71PL032J and S29/S71PL064J flash 3 * fc-loadtool: added support for Spansion S29/S71PL032J and S29/S71PL064J flash
4 chips found in some modem modules; historical flash chip Am29DL640G is also 4 chips found in some modem modules; historical flash chip Am29DL640G is also
5 supported as it is identical to S29PL064J for our purposes. 5 supported as it is identical to S29PL064J for our purposes.
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7 * loadtools config: new -h gen8 target configuration is appropriate for many 7 * loadtools config: the repertoire of -h targets has been significantly cleaned
8 "generic" or "vanilla" Calypso devices with up to 8 MiB of flash; this target 8 up and generalized, moving away from special cases and toward more generic
9 selection is appropriate for GTM900 and Tango modems. 9 configurations. Please refer to the new doc/Loadtool-targets article for the
10 details.
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11 * For operating on GTM900 modem modules, the new -h gen8 loadtools target needs 12 * For operating on GTM900 modem modules, the new -h gen8 loadtools target needs
12 to be used instead of the old -h gtm900 config which has been removed; while 13 to be used instead of the old -h gtm900 config which has been removed; while
13 most GTM900 variants have 4 MiB flash chips, some have been found to contain 14 most GTM900 variants have 4 MiB flash chips, some have been found to contain
14 S71PL064J (8 MiB) flash instead. 15 S71PL064J (8 MiB) flash instead.
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16 * For the sake of completeness, added new -h leonardo target to loadtools 17 * The old -h gta02 target for fc-loadtool and friends is deprecated and will be
17 config. Flash support limitation: out of the many different flash chip types 18 removed in the next release; please use the new -h fic target configuration
18 that have been used on different Leonardo board variants, the only two we 19 instead.
19 currently support are Am29DL640G (8 MiB) and whatever was the AMD predecessor
20 of Spansion PL129J (16 MiB). Fujitsu flash chips (or perhaps Spansion chips
21 with Fujitsu ID codes) are not currently supported.
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23 * A pair of little ad hoc programs has been been added to the FC host tools 21 * A pair of little ad hoc programs has been been added to the FC host tools
24 suite for the purpose of dumping the Calypso chip's internal DSP mask ROM - 22 suite for the purpose of dumping the Calypso chip's internal DSP mask ROM -
25 see doc/DSP-ROM-dump. 23 see doc/DSP-ROM-dump.
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