LM3S5G56 Datasheet, PDF (176/1146 Pages) Texas Instruments – Stellaris® LM3S5G56 Microcontroller

JTAG Interface
4.3.4.1
4.3.4.2
4.3.4.3
GPIO Functionality
When the microcontroller is reset with either a POR or RST, the JTAG/SWD port pins default to their
JTAG/SWD configurations. The default configuration includes enabling digital functionality (DEN[3:0]
set in the Port C GPIO Digital Enable (GPIODEN) register), enabling the pull-up resistors (PUE[3:0]
set in the Port C GPIO Pull-Up Select (GPIOPUR) register), disabling the pull-down resistors
(PDE[3:0] cleared in the Port C GPIO Pull-Down Select (GPIOPDR) register) and enabling the
alternate hardware function (AFSEL[3:0] set in the Port C GPIO Alternate Function Select
(GPIOAFSEL) register) on the JTAG/SWD pins. See page 436, page 442, page 444, and page 447.
It is possible for software to configure these pins as GPIOs after reset by clearing AFSEL[3:0] in
the Port C GPIOAFSEL register. If the user does not require the JTAG/SWD port for debugging or
board-level testing, this provides four more GPIOs for use in the design.
Caution – It is possible to create a software sequence that prevents the debugger from connecting to
the Stellaris microcontroller. If the program code loaded into flash immediately changes the JTAG pins
to their GPIO functionality, the debugger may not have enough time to connect and halt the controller
before the JTAG pin functionality switches. As a result, the debugger may be locked out of the part.
This issue can be avoided with a software routine that restores JTAG functionality based on an external
or software trigger.
The GPIO commit control registers provide a layer of protection against accidental programming of
critical hardware peripherals. Protection is provided for the NMI pin (PB7) and the four JTAG/SWD
pins (PC[3:0]). Writes to protected bits of the GPIO Alternate Function Select (GPIOAFSEL)
register (see page 436), GPIO Pull Up Select (GPIOPUR) register (see page 442), GPIO Pull-Down
Select (GPIOPDR) register (see page 444), and GPIO Digital Enable (GPIODEN) register (see
page 447) are not committed to storage unless the GPIO Lock (GPIOLOCK) register (see page 449)
has been unlocked and the appropriate bits of the GPIO Commit (GPIOCR) register (see page 450)
have been set.
Communication with JTAG/SWD
Because the debug clock and the system clock can be running at different frequencies, care must
be taken to maintain reliable communication with the JTAG/SWD interface. In the Capture-DR state,
the result of the previous transaction, if any, is returned, together with a 3-bit ACK response. Software
should check the ACK response to see if the previous operation has completed before initiating a
new transaction. Alternatively, if the system clock is at least 8 times faster than the debug clock
(TCK or SWCLK), the previous operation has enough time to complete and the ACK bits do not have
to be checked.
Recovering a "Locked" Microcontroller
Note:
Performing the sequence below restores the non-volatile registers discussed in “Non-Volatile
Register Programming” on page 317 to their factory default values. The mass erase of the
Flash memory caused by the sequence below occurs prior to the non-volatile registers
being restored.
If software configures any of the JTAG/SWD pins as GPIO and loses the ability to communicate
with the debugger, there is a debug port unlock sequence that can be used to recover the
microcontroller. Performing a total of ten JTAG-to-SWD and SWD-to-JTAG switch sequences while
holding the microcontroller in reset mass erases the Flash memory. The debug port unlock sequence
is:
1. Assert and hold the RST signal.
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