Command Line Options
VM3 supports eight command line options: -control #,
-delay, -map, -load, -save.
-control, -server, -port
These options allow the control of various controllers on different servers,
ports and/or traces.
The -control option allows the usage
of any controller that is properly mapped. The default control number
is zero.
The -server option allows the usage
of controllers located on different host and remote servers.
The -port option allows the usage
of controllers using different port settings. For instance:
- To use VM3 with controller 1
on the host machine, type: vm3 -control 1
- To use VM3 with controller 2
on a remote host named "Orion" using TCP/IP port number 5000,
type: vm3 -control 2 -server Orion -port 5000
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-delay
The -delay option determines how often the VM3 screen is refreshed. The
default value is 10 milliseconds. Setting the delay to a smaller value
will cause the screen to be updated more frequently. Setting the delay
to 0 will update the screen as fast as possible, but will cause noticeable
delay in other applications. Since most video monitors do not refresh
more often than every 10 milliseconds, there is usually no advantage gained
by lowering the delay.
For example, the command: vm3 -delay
msec (8) will cause the screen to refresh every 8 milliseconds.
-map
The -map option allows the loading of an alternative map file.
For example, the command: vm3 -map myfile.map
will cause VM3 to use the file "myfile.map" instead of using the default
map file. The default map file is XmpNNN.map where NNN is the firmware
version number.
-load
The -load option causes VM3 to browse the firmware memory image from a file. Almost all controller memory is loaded, including FPGA registers and SynqNet buffers. This feature works in conjunction with the -save option.
For example, the command: vm3 -load
meiMem.dmp will load the previously saved "meiMem.dmp" file for
viewing.
-save
The -save option specifies the name to be used for saving memory images
when F8 is pressed. The -save option does not need to be specified to
save memory images when F8 is pressed. The default is "Xmpdump.bin."
For example, the command: vm3 -save
dump1.bin will save the memory images to the "dump1.bin" file. Memory
images will continue to be saved to this file when F8 is pressed for the
remainder of the session.
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