From 56bf53abd5cba74c1998c1903a032bcb02fbf9fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michal Ludvig Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:32:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * avrdude.1: Added info about BusPirate. git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/avrdude/trunk/avrdude@877 81a1dc3b-b13d-400b-aceb-764788c761c2 --- ChangeLog | 1 + avrdude.1 | 13 +++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 9b171b34..761d01d9 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ * buspirate.c: Implemented 'BinMode' support for firmware 2.7 and higher. + * avrdude.1: Added info about BusPirate. 2009-11-03 Michal Ludvig diff --git a/avrdude.1 b/avrdude.1 index 6e423711..c212f295 100644 --- a/avrdude.1 +++ b/avrdude.1 @@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ both parallel and serial The Arduino (which is very similar to the STK500 1.x) is supported via its own programmer type specification ``arduino''. .Pp +The BusPirate is a versatile tool that can also be used as an AVR programmer. +Older BusPirate firmwares are supported in ASCII mode, for newer +firmwares (2.7+) avrdude automatically selects binary mode. Should there +be a problem with the binary mode use '-x ascii' to prefer ascii +mode with newer firmwares. +.Pp Atmel's STK600 programmer is supported in ISP and high-voltage programming modes, and connects through the USB. For ATxmega devices, the STK600 is supported in PDI mode. @@ -843,6 +849,13 @@ only if your .Ar AVR910 programmer creates errors during initial sequence. .El +.It Ar buspirate +.Bl -tag -offset indent -width indent +.It Ar ascii +Use ASCII mode even when the firmware supports BinMode (binary mode). +BinMode is supported in firmware 2.7 and newer, older FW's either don't +have BinMode or their BinMode is buggy. +.El .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -offset indent -width /dev/ppi0XXX