alicjamusial/argon-driver

ARGON - SPI NOR flash reader&writer software

ARGON - SPI NOR Flash programmer & reader

◾ About the project

Argon project consists of two parts:

• hardware: Argon board based on FT2232H microcontroller
• software included in this repo.

This driver can be used both with Argon board or any FTDI-based board with SPI flash attached.

Tested with N25Q, S25FL512S and Winbond W25Q flashes.

Remember: different flashes can have various command addresses. If a command does not work on your flash device, there can be two reasons: it can have different address on this particular flash or your flash doesn't support this particular command at all. When in doubt, look into datasheets.

◾ Running software

First, download FTDI drivers from their website and make sure your Argon or another FTDI-based flash reader is properly visible in the Device Manager.

There are two execs included in releases section:

• argon.exe - manual command line interface (handy on flash debugging)
• argon_cli.exe - CLI for automation (run argon_cli.exe --help for usage hints). Example usage: argon_cli.exe list, argon_cli.exe --serial FT613ZHMA read_id

Argon executables were tested on Windows 10 and 7. For other systems, you would have to build it by yourself.

◾ Building software

Prerequisites

• MinGW/MS Visual C++
• Optionally: FTDI drivers (if not provided, will be downloaded automatically)
• Optionally: local-example.cmake - filled with proper FTDI drivers path and copied to folder .local with a name local.cmake

Building

• in build directory:
  • when using local.cmake: cmake.exe -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DLOCAL_CFG=[project path]/.local/local.cmake [project path]
  • without local.cmake: cmake.exe -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug [project path]
• in build directory: cmake --build .

Contributors

◾ Supported commands

• Read JEDEC ID
• Read REMS
• Read SFDP
• Read status registers (all 4)
• Read status flag
• Address write
• Memory read
• Chip erase

◾ TODO

Commands:

• Erase range
• Erase sector
• Write from file
• Custom command

◾ Known issues

No known issues. If you find any - PRs are welcomed :)