py/mphal.h contains declarations for generic mp_hal_XXX functions, such
as stdio and delay/ticks, which ports should provide definitions for. A
port will also provide mphalport.h with further HAL declarations.
The bootloader needs string0.c because of memset, memcpy and others,
without string0.c it magically links, but calling any of those
functions results in a hard fault.
In debug mode, modpyb needs printf, and including stdio.h leads to
conflicts due to the redefinitions made in the simplelink drivers.
This allows to use the On-Chip retention registers for both the
RTC and to share notification flags between the bootloader and the
application. The two flags being shared right now are the "safe boot"
request and the WDT reset cause. we still have 2 more bits free for
future use.
The safe boot pin, when pulled high during reset rolls back the
firmware to the "factory" image and skips execution of 'boot.py'
and 'main.py'. This is useful to recover from a crash condition.
The system led is used mostly to signal errors.
This change helps making the cc3200 port API a bit closer to stmhal.
The ramaining differences are due to the specific hardware details
of each chip. One feature that has been deliberately disabled is the
possibility to add custom names and custom pin mappings. Those
features are nice and convenient, but in this port, code size is a
major concern.
This file was accidentally skipped when the cc3200 port was added to the
tree since binary files are by default igonerd by git. This is a small
precompiled piece of software provided by TI that simply relocates the
boot manager to the beginning of the RAM space after it has been written
by the ROM bootloader.
The port currently implements support for GPIO, RTC, ExtInt and the WiFi
subsystem. A small file system is available in the serial flash. A
bootloader which makes OTA updates possible, is also part of this initial
implementation.
Damien George
Paul Sokolovsky
danicampora
danicampora
Johan Hendriks