Source code on github.com has been updated (71b06b6) and now it contains very basic firmware code. I don't want to exactly describe every file as the structure of project might change in the future, but in general there is a Makefile, linker script (link.ld), initialization code (startup.c) add main firmware code (main.c). Cortex-M0 processor vector table layout is described here. Processor of the MCU will begin by executing reset handle function, address of which is stored at address 0x4.

I opened OpenOCD session using:

$ openocd -f openocd-swd.cfg

As I described in the previous log entry, OpenOCD exposes port 3333 for GDB remote debugging, let's give it a go, shall we?

$ arm-none-eabi-gdb -q main.elf
Reading symbols from main.elf...done.
(gdb) target remote localhost:3333
Remote debugging using localhost:3333
reset () at startup.c:67
67	{
(gdb) b main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x80000f0: file main.c, line 12.
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Breakpoint 1, main () at main.c:12
12	        fun(0xab, 0xcd);
(gdb) list
7	
8	int main(void)
9	{
10	    while (1)
11	    {
12	        fun(0xab, 0xcd);
13	    }
14	}

As you can tell from the listing above, I started gdb and required main.elf to be loaded (you can also use load command at runtime - for example - to reload symbols), after that using command target I connected to port 3333 of OpenOCD, then I created a breakpoint at function main and requested microcontroller to continue execution.

In the next episode, I'll try to communicate with GPIO peripherals, and maybe - just maybe - read data from the accelerometer.

Catch you later.