DSTREAM/DS-5 use on AST2500 EVB

[Simon Glass]

Hi David,

On 17 February 2017 at 18:02, Joel Stanley <joel at jms.id.au> wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 6:45 AM, David Thompson <dthompson at mellanox.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone utilize tools like DSTREAM & DS-5 for
>> development and debug of OpenBMC software on
>> the AST2500 EVB?   I’m actively looking to create,
>> or acquire, the required DSTREAM/DS-5 platform
>> configuration files for the AST2500 EVB platform.
>
> I had to search for DSTREAM. Is this what you are referring to?
>
>  https://developer.arm.com/products/software-development-tools/debug-probes-and-adapters/dstream
>
> No, we have not used any ICE or JTAG in our development. We have not
> used DS-5 either. Perhaps try to contact Aspeed directly?
>
> Those of us working on the low level software has stuck to open source
> tools. We haven't had a requirement for any hardware debugging.
>
> Our Qemu model of the ast2500 and ast2400 SoCs is quite detailed. Most
> of the code is upstream, but if you want the latest then take a look
> at our repository:
>
>  https://github.com/openbmc/qemu
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joel
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have these configuration files, including
>>
>> the flash programming algorithm file, or know where
>>
>> I could acquire them?  I have already posted to the
>>
>> ARM community boards, but no luck there.

I've used it on quite a few platforms. Can be very handy for bugs and
performance profiling.

You should be able to create the config yourself, at least for a basic
setup. If the device has CoreSight then much of it should be
automatic.

- Simon

>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you in advance,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> David Thompson
>>
>> Sr. Staff Engineer, System SW
>>
>> Mellanox Technologies
>>
>> 1900 West Park Drive, Suite 290
>>
>> Westborough MA USA 01581
>>
>> Direct: 508-983-6439
>>
>>