openocd.texi: document Tcl RPC and add an example client

This should provide enough information to start using OpenOCD RPC.

I've seen some other example clients in different languages but I
can't find them anymore, and their legal status was unclear.

Change-Id: I3a95fe361d773040d1e52a62f9cc0cc655019a9f
Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>
Reviewed-on: http://openocd.zylin.com/1915
Tested-by: jenkins
Reviewed-by: Andreas Ortmann <ortmann@finf.uni-hannover.de>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Fritiofson <andreas.fritiofson@gmail.com>
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Paul Fertser
2014-01-31 22:59:38 +04:00
committed by Spencer Oliver
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By "low-level," we mean commands that a human would typically not
invoke directly.
Low-level commands are (should be) prefixed with "ocd_"; e.g.
Some low-level commands need to be prefixed with "ocd_"; e.g.
@command{ocd_flash_banks}
is the low-level API upon which @command{flash banks} is implemented.
@@ -8443,6 +8443,16 @@ Convert a Tcl array to memory locations and write the values
@item @b{ocd_flash_banks} <@var{driver}> <@var{base}> <@var{size}> <@var{chip_width}> <@var{bus_width}> <@var{target}> [@option{driver options} ...]
Return information about the flash banks
@item @b{capture} <@var{command}>
Run <@var{command}> and return full log output that was produced during
its execution. Example:
@example
> capture "reset init"
@end example
@end itemize
OpenOCD commands can consist of two words, e.g. "flash banks". The
@@ -8477,6 +8487,24 @@ We should add support for a variable like Tcl variable
is jim, not real tcl).
@end quotation
@section Tcl RPC server
@cindex RPC
OpenOCD provides a simple RPC server that allows to run arbitrary Tcl
commands and receive the results.
To access it, your application needs to connect to a configured TCP port
(see @command{tcl_port}). Then it can pass any string to the
interpreter terminating it with @code{0x1a} and wait for the return
value (it will be terminated with @code{0x1a} as well). This can be
repeated as many times as desired without reopening the connection.
Remember that most of the OpenOCD commands need to be prefixed with
@code{ocd_} to get the results back. Sometimes you might also need the
@command{capture} command.
See @file{contrib/rpc_examples/} for specific client implementations.
@node FAQ
@chapter FAQ
@cindex faq