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---
title: ATSAM3X8E bare-metal programming
date: 2024-09-16
layout: post
---
Notes on programming ATSAM3X8E chips (Arduino Due) without bootloader. Tested
on OpenBSD.
## Toolchain
Need to bypass embedded bootloader—requires hardware programmer that speaks
Serial Wire Debug (SWD). ST-LINK/V2 works as SWD-USB adapter.
OpenOCD translates commands to binary sequences the chip understands. Runs
telnet server on startup for issuing commands.
ARM GNU Compiler Toolchain for compiling C programs. Both OpenOCD and ARM
toolchain available on OpenBSD.
## Electrical connections
Arduino Due exposes ATSAM3X8E's SWD interface via DEBUG port. ST-LINK/V2
connects there.
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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.
## Upload procedure
Sample LED blink program with OpenOCD config and linker scripts in tarball
below.
```
$ arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -T script.ld \
-nostartfiles \
-nostdlib \
-o a.elf main.c
```
Upload:
```
$ openocd -f openocd-due.cfg
$ telnet localhost 4444
> halt
> at91sam3 gpnvm show
> at91sam3 gpnvm set 1
> at91sam3 gpnvm show
$ openocd -f openocd-due.cfg -c "program a.elf verify reset exit"
```
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.
## GPNVM bits
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.
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.
Program goes in flash0, so set GPNVM1=1 to boot our code instead of bootloader.
## Linker script notes
Vector table must be at first flash address--mandatory for ARM chips unless
using VTOR register for relocation.
First vector table entry: stack pointer. Initialize to highest memory location
(ATSAM3X8E has descending stack).
Second entry: reset vector. Place initialization code here (zero memory, set
registers) before jumping to main().
Commit:
[3184969](https://git.asciimx.com/bare-metal-arduino-due/commit/?id=318496925ca76668dd9d63c3d060376f489276f8)
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