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RIOT/sys/include/stdio_semihosting.h
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2020 Koen Zandberg
*
* This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
* General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
* directory for more details.
*/
/**
* @defgroup sys_stdio_semihosting STDIO over Semihosting
* @ingroup sys_stdio
*
* @brief Standard input/output backend using ARM Semihosting
*
* The ARM Semihosting provides an STDIO backend using the ARM Semihosting
* protocol. The main advantage of Semihosting is that is allows STDIO over the
* SWD/JTAG debugging interface already available on ARM microcontrollers.
*
* ARM Semihosting works by using the breakpoint instructing to trigger the
* debugger to read the output or to write the input chars. Please be aware that
* this might skew the timing of your application.
*
* The main disadvantage of Semihosting is that it is relative slow (even when
* compared to serial uart), and that it requires an active debug session to
* handle the breakpoint instructions. Without an active debug session the CPU
* will halt on the first STDIO activity until the breakpoint is handled by the
* debugger. Don't forget to disable the Semihosting module or replace it with
* stdio_null when switching to production builds.
*
* As this is an ARM specific protocol, this module will only work on ARM-based
* microcontrollers.
*
* ## Usage
*
* Enable Semihosting-based stdio by adding the following module to your
* makefile:
*
* ```
* USEMODULE += stdio_semihosting
* ```
*
* If semihosting is not the default stdio mechanism of your board, the
* `RIOT_TERMINAL` variable has to be set to `semihosting`:
*
* ```
* make term RIOT_TERMINAL=semihosting
* ```
*
* Launching the terminal will start an OpenOCD session with semihosting
* enabled. This can be used for both STDIO interaction and for debugging the
* firmware.
*
* @{
* @file
*
* @author Koen Zandberg <koen@bergzand.net>
*/
#ifndef STDIO_SEMIHOSTING_H
#define STDIO_SEMIHOSTING_H
#include "stdio_base.h"
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/**
* @brief Enable reception for Semihosting
*
* Automatically enabled when including the `stdin` module
*/
#define STDIO_SEMIHOSTING_RX (IS_USED(MODULE_STDIN))
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
/** @} */
#endif /* STDIO_SEMIHOSTING_H */