ARM DS-5 Using the Debug Hardware Configuration Utilities

Managing the firmware on your debug hardware unit4.1 About templates and firmware filesThe debug hardware unit stores templates for each supported device. Each template defines howto communicate with the device and the settings that you can configure for that device. Thetemplates ar provided in a firmware file.ARM periodically releases updates and patches to the firmware that is installed on a debughardware unit. Each update or patch is released as a firmware file. The firmware filename hasthe following syntax:ARM-RVI-N.n.p-bld-type.unitwhere:N.n.pbuildis the version of the firmware. For example, 4.5.0 is the first release of firmwareversion 4.5.is a build number.typeis either:basepatchthe first release of the firmware for vesion N.nupdates to the corresponding N.n release of the firmware.unitidentifies the debug hardware unit, and is one of:• dstream for a DSTREAM debug and trace unit• rvi for an RVI debug unit.For example, patch 9 for DSTREAM firmware v4.5 is in the file:ARM-RVI-4.5.0-9-patch.dstreamThese might extend the capabilities of your debug hardware, or might fix an issue that hasbecome apparent.4.1.1 See alsoTasks• Viewing software version numbers on page 4-4• Installing a firmware update or patch release on page 4-5.Concepts• Location of the firmware files in ARM products on page 4-3.ARM DUI 0498F Copyright © 2010-2012 ARM. All rights reserved. 4-2ID021112Non-Confidential