SAM-BA® ISP - Host Command Line Interface

Introduction

Control of the SAM-BA® host application program is from the command line. If you are using Windows®, open a command prompt. If you are using Linux®, open a terminal window.

As a best practice, be sure to add the SAM-BA directory to the PATH of your environment variables so that you can execute SAM-BA commands from your project directories.

SAM-BA_Block_Diagram.png

Command line options are subject to change between versions of the SAM-BA host application program.

Help

The -h, --help option will print out the available commands specific to the version of the SAM-BA host application program.

$ sam-ba –-help

SAM-BA Command Line Tool v3.3.1
Copyright 2018 Microchip Technology

Usage: sam-ba [options]

Options:
  -v, --version                          Displays version information.
  -h, --help                             Displays this help.
  -t, --tracelevel <trace_level>         Set trace level to <trace_level>.
  -x, --execute <script.qml>             Execute script <script.qml>.
  -p, --port <port[:options:...]>        Communicate with device using <port>.
  -d, --device <device[:options:...]>    Connected device is <device>.
  -b, --board <board[:options:...]>      Connected board is <board>.
  -m, --monitor <command[:options:...]>  Run monitor command <command>.
  -a, --applet <applet[:options:...]>    Load and initialize applet <applet>.
  -c, --command <command[:args:...]>     Run command <command>.
  -w, --working-directory <DIR>          Set working directory to <DIR>.

The SAM-BA host application program communicates with the target device which has the SAM-BA monitor program embedded in its ROM boot code. Setup of the host to monitor serial communications is performed with the -p, --port option. For additional information, see "SAM-BA Host to Monitor Serial Communications".

The SAM-BA host application program is configured to communicate with specific targets using the -d, --device and -b, --board options. For additional information, see "Supported Devices and Evaluation Kits".

SAM-BA monitor commands can be executed from the SAM-BA host application program using the -m, --monitor option. For additional information, see "SAM-BA Monitor Commands".

The SAM-BA host application program can load and execute binary Applet programs in the target device RAM to provide additional features and capabilities using the -a, --applet option. For more information, see "SAM-BA Applets".

SAM-BA Applet programs can provide status and logging information through the Target Console. The verbosity can be set with the -t, --tracelevel options. For more information, see "Target Console Serial Communications".

The SAM-BA host can execute Qt Modeling Language (QML) scripts to combine many low-level commands to simplify development and debugging using the -x, --execute and -c, --command options. For more information, see "SAM-BA Host QML Scripts".

Additional help information can be found for each of the individual options adding the help argument. For example:

$ sam-ba —port help
Known ports: serial, j-link, secure

© 2024 Microchip Technology, Inc.
Notice: ARM and Cortex are the registered trademarks of ARM Limited in the EU and other countries.
Information contained on this site regarding device applications and the like is provided only for your convenience and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to ensure that your application meets with your specifications. MICROCHIP MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, RELATED TO THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS CONDITION, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. Microchip disclaims all liability arising from this information and its use. Use of Microchip devices in life support and/or safety applications is entirely at the buyer's risk, and the buyer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Microchip from any and all damages, claims, suits, or expenses resulting from such use. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any Microchip intellectual property rights.