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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
- <title>Bare-metal ATSAM3X8E</title>
+ <title>ATSAM3X8E bare-metal notes</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/main.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/skeleton.css">
</head>
@@ -37,17 +37,26 @@
<main>
<div class="container">
<div class="container-2">
- <h2 class="center" id="title">BARE-METAL ATSAM3X8E</h2>
+ <h2 class="center" id="title">ATSAM3X8E BARE-METAL NOTES</h2>
<h5 class="center">16 SEPTEMBER 2024</h5>
<br>
- <div class="twocol justify"><p>Notes on programming bare-metal ATSAM3X8E chips (Arduino Due) using Serial Wire
-Debug (SwD) protocol.</p>
+ <div class="twocol justify"><p>Bypassing ATSAM3X8E (Due) bootloader via Serial Wire Debug (SWD).</p>
-<h2 id="toolchain">Toolchain</h2>
+<p>Toolchain: ST-LINK/V2 programmer, OpenOCD, ARM GNU Compiler Toolchain.</p>
-<p>ST-LINK/V2 programmer, OpenOCD, ARM GNU Compiler Toolchain.</p>
+<p>ARM chips boot into 0x00000. GPNVM bits map one of ROM, flash0, flash1 to
+0x00000:</p>
-<h2 id="electrical-connections">Electrical connections</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>GPNVM1=0 → ROM (default).</li>
+ <li>GPNVM1=1 and GPNVM2=0 → flash0.</li>
+ <li>GPNVM1=1 and GPNVM2=1 → flash1.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>By default, control jumps to Atmel’s SAM-BA bootloader in ROM. To bypass, set
+GPNVM1=1 and place vector table at 0x80000 (flash0).</p>
+
+<p>Connect ST-LINK/v2 to Arduino Due’s DEBUG port:</p>
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
<tr style="border: none;">
@@ -62,20 +71,7 @@ Debug (SwD) protocol.</p>
</tr>
</table>
-<p>Arduino Due exposes the ATSAM3X8E’s SWD interface via its DEBUG port. The
-ST-LINK/v2 programmer connects to that to communicate with the chip.</p>
-
-<h2 id="upload-procedure">Upload procedure</h2>
-
-<p>Build. Magic is in the script.ld linker script.</p>
-
-<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>$ arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -T script.ld \
- -nostartfiles \
- -nostdlib \
- -o a.elf main.c
-</code></pre></div></div>
-
-<p>Upload using OpenOCD:</p>
+<p>Remap memory:</p>
<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>$ openocd -f openocd-due.cfg
$ telnet localhost 4444
@@ -83,35 +79,18 @@ $ telnet localhost 4444
&gt; at91sam3 gpnvm show
&gt; at91sam3 gpnvm set 1
&gt; at91sam3 gpnvm show
-$ openocd -f openocd-due.cfg -c "program a.elf verify reset exit"
</code></pre></div></div>
-<p>First command starts OpenOCD. Telnet session halts chip, checks GPNVM bit. If
-unset (returns 0), set to 1 and verify. Final command uploads program. See
-OpenOCD manual AT91SAM3 flash driver section for full command list.</p>
+<p>Full command list is in OpenOCD manual AT91SAM3 (flash driver section).</p>
-<h2 id="gpnvm-bits">GPNVM bits</h2>
+<p>Compile and upload program:</p>
-<p>ARM chips boot into address 0x00000. ATSAM3X8E has ROM and dual-banked flash
-(flash0/flash1) at different addresses. GPNVM bits control which maps to
-0x00000.</p>
-
-<p>GPNVM1 cleared (default): boots from ROM (Atmel SAM-BA bootloader). GPNVM1=1,
-GPNVM2=0: flash0 (0x80000) maps to 0x00000. Both cleared: flash1 maps to
-0x00000.</p>
-
-<p>Program goes in flash0, so set GPNVM1=1 to boot our code instead of bootloader.</p>
-
-<h2 id="linker-script-notes">Linker script notes</h2>
-
-<p>Vector table must be at first flash address–required for ARM chips unless
-relocated using VTOR register.</p>
-
-<p>First vector table entry: stack pointer. Initialize to highest memory location
-(ATSAM3X8E has descending stack).</p>
-
-<p>Second entry: reset vector. Place initialization code here (zero memory, set
-registers) before jumping to main().</p>
+<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>$ arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -T script.ld \
+ -nostartfiles \
+ -nostdlib \
+ -o a.elf main.c
+$ openocd -f openocd-due.cfg -c "program a.elf verify reset exit"
+</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Commit:
<a href="https://git.asciimx.com/bare-metal-arduino-due/commit/?id=318496925ca76668dd9d63c3d060376f489276f8">3184969</a></p>
diff --git a/_site/log/e-reader/index.html b/_site/log/e-reader/index.html
index 41f58ff..33c08d2 100644
--- a/_site/log/e-reader/index.html
+++ b/_site/log/e-reader/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
- <title>ESP32 prototype e-reader</title>
+ <title>512 KB e-reader</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/main.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/skeleton.css">
</head>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
<main>
<div class="container">
<div class="container-2">
- <h2 class="center" id="title">ESP32 PROTOTYPE E-READER</h2>
+ <h2 class="center" id="title">512 KB E-READER</h2>
<h5 class="center">24 OCTOBER 2023</h5>
<br>
<div class="twocol justify"><p>First project with e-paper displays and ESP32.</p>
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@
<p>ESP-WROOM-32, 7.5” Waveshare e-paper display, three-button interface
(prev/next/sleep).</p>
-<p>Memory: 512KB SRAM + 4MB flash–insufficient for local library. Streams via
-HTTP Range requests over WiFi. Reading progress saved to RTC memory; persists
-through deep sleep.</p>
+<p>Memory: 512KB SRAM + 4MB flash. Internal 4 MB flash unsuitable for storing
+books due to P/E cycle limits. HTTP Range requests for on-demand bitmap
+streaming. Progress saved to RTC memory to survive deep sleep without flash
+wear.</p>
<p>EBM format: Raw bitmap sequence. 1 byte = 8 pixels, 1 page = 48 KB (display
resolution), headerless. Optimized for HTTP Range requests:</p>
diff --git a/_site/log/neo4j-a-star-search/index.html b/_site/log/neo4j-a-star-search/index.html
index c8c4ce6..152531d 100644
--- a/_site/log/neo4j-a-star-search/index.html
+++ b/_site/log/neo4j-a-star-search/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
- <title>Neo4j shortest path optimization</title>
+ <title>Neo4J path traversal: A* optimization</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/main.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/skeleton.css">
</head>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
<main>
<div class="container">
<div class="container-2">
- <h2 class="center" id="title">NEO4J SHORTEST PATH OPTIMIZATION</h2>
+ <h2 class="center" id="title">NEO4J PATH TRAVERSAL: A* OPTIMIZATION</h2>
<h5 class="center">06 MARCH 2018</h5>
<br>
<div class="twocol justify"><p>Work project. Marine vessel tracking with Neo4J hit a limit. Need to store