Debug Stub Info

VM Labs SDK Internal Release 0.86.2
June 14
, 2001


Important Upgrades

The following changes are recommended for the SDK release.

  • You should upgrade your debug stub to version 4.9.5. See the Debug Stub Info document for details on how to do this.
  • You should upgrade your flash ROM to the latest firmware versions (included in this release). See the Flash ROM Info document for details on how to do this.

If these upgrades are not performed, the development tools and downloaded code may produce unexpected results or fail to operate.

In order to take full advantage of improvements in transfer speed and debugger functionality in the new SDK, it is necessary to update the stub in your development system.  The SDK includes all of the files necessary to do this.   Please choose the appropriate set of instructions below.

The current stub version is 4.9.5. Version 4.9.3 or later is required for use with the SDK.

File Location Change for SDK 0.82
Note that the location of the debug stub files and scripts have changed effective with SDK 0.82. The debug stub and its related files can now be found in $VMLABS/bin/860stub.
ACE360 stub deleted for SDK 0.82
Effective with the .82 release, the ACE stub is no longer supported. ACE related files have been removed from the SDK distribution. If you have an ACE based board, please contact your VM Labs support representative immediately for an upgrade.

Also, before you update anything, please make sure you understand the difference between the two parts of your NUON development system which use FLASH ROM.  They are:

Please see the remainder of this document for information how to update your stub.

Updating Your Stub

After installing the updated SDK, execute the following commands from a shell prompt:

Linux

Windows

cd $VMLABS/bin/860stub/

cd %VMLABS%\bin\860stub\

mload -u 860loadr -u 860bootr

new860

After the shell prompt returns, push the reset button on the debug card. If you are connected via hyperterminal, you should see the following feedback:

IP Address 10.1.47.171
Aries Debug Stub 4.9.5 - Feb 23 2001, 13:01:08

Alternatively, you can can check the debug stub version using the mload tool. At a shell prompt, type the command "mload -v", and you should receive the following response (or something similar, depending on your OS and prompt settings):

N:\SDK\bin\860stub>mload -v
MLOAD 4.9.6 - March 20, 2001
Aries Debug Stub 4.9.5 - Feb 23 2001, 13:01:08
N:\SDK\bin\860stub>

ACE360 Debug Interface

Please note that the ACE360 interface is no longer supported by VM Labs, and is no longer distributed with the SDK. If you have a development system with a revision 4 board, using either OZ or ARIES revisions of the chip, please contact the appropriate parties at VM Labs for a system update.



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