~ni/libnxt

edcb41373afe8faf92225d8fe473bc97872855f7 — Nicolas Schodet 1 year, 7 months ago fe25b27
Add manual pages

Manual pages are built using scdoc. This is marked as optional.
6 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

M README
A doc/fwexec.1.scd
A doc/fwflash.1.scd
A doc/meson.build
M meson.build
A meson_options.txt
M README => README +4 -0
@@ 62,6 62,10 @@ If you are running a debian based system, you can install them using:

    sudo apt install build-essential libusb-1.0-0-dev meson gcc-arm-none-eabi

To build the optional manual pages, you also need scdoc:

    sudo apt install scdoc

When you have all that, build with:

    meson build

A doc/fwexec.1.scd => doc/fwexec.1.scd +28 -0
@@ 0,0 1,28 @@
fwexec(1)

# NAME

fwexec - upload firmware image to a connected NXT device and run it from RAM

# SYNOPSIS

*fwflash* _file_ [_load_address_ [_jump_address_]]

# DESCRIPTION

The *fwexec* utility is similar to *fwflash*(1), but the firmware image is
uploaded to NXT RAM and executed from there. The image must have been compiled
specially to handle this.

The *fwexec* utility is part of LibNXT.

# SEE ALSO

*fwflash*(1)

# AUTHOR

Maintained by Nicolas Schodet <nico@ni.fr.eu.org>.

Originally written by David Anderson <dave@natulte.net> based on first initial
version by Lawrie Griffiths.

A doc/fwflash.1.scd => doc/fwflash.1.scd +43 -0
@@ 0,0 1,43 @@
fwflash(1)

# NAME

fwflash - flash firmware image to a connected NXT device

# SYNOPSIS

*fwflash* _file_

# DESCRIPTION

The *fwflash* utility takes a firmware image file and sends it to a connected
NXT device through USB. It takes only one parameter which is the firmware file
to send. This file usually has the .bin or .rfw extension and a size of
262144 octets.

Connect the NXT using a USB cable. Make sure it is detected by the computer
when powered on. If you run *fwflash* now, it should report that the NXT is
found, but not running in reset mode.

*The next step will erase the current firmware image!*

Press and hold, for at least five seconds, the reset button which is hidden in
the pin hole under the USB port. The brick should make a clicking noise and be
detected by the computer in SAM-BA mode.

You can then use *fwflash* to send the firmware. After a few seconds, it
should announce successful flashing.

In case of problem, check your USB cable, and your device permissions.

The *fwflash* utility is part of LibNXT.

# SEE ALSO

*fwexec*(1)

# AUTHOR

Maintained by Nicolas Schodet <nico@ni.fr.eu.org>.

Originally written by David Anderson <dave@natulte.net>.

A doc/meson.build => doc/meson.build +23 -0
@@ 0,0 1,23 @@
scdoc = find_program('scdoc', required : get_option('build_doc'))
if scdoc.found()
  # Need to feed the input on standard input, so use the shell.
  sh = find_program('sh')
  custom_target(
    'fwflash.1',
    output : 'fwflash.1',
    input : 'fwflash.1.scd',
    command : [sh, '-c', scdoc.full_path() + ' < @INPUT@'],
    capture : true,
    install : true,
    install_dir : join_paths(get_option('mandir'), 'man1'),
  )
  custom_target(
    'fwexec.1',
    output : 'fwexec.1',
    input : 'fwexec.1.scd',
    command : [sh, '-c', scdoc.full_path() + ' < @INPUT@'],
    capture : true,
    install : true,
    install_dir : join_paths(get_option('mandir'), 'man1'),
  )
endif

M meson.build => meson.build +2 -0
@@ 1,10 1,12 @@
project('libnxt', 'c',
  default_options : 'warning_level=3',
  meson_version : '>=0.55.0',
  version : '0.4.1')

usbdep = dependency('libusb-1.0')

subdir('flash_write')
subdir('doc')

prog_python = import('python').find_installation('python3')
flash_routine_h = custom_target(

A meson_options.txt => meson_options.txt +2 -0
@@ 0,0 1,2 @@
option('build_doc', type : 'feature', value : 'auto',
  description : 'Build man pages')