.TH SIGROK\-CLI 1 "May 29, 2012"
.SH "NAME"
-sigrok\-cli \- Command-line client for the sigrok logic analyzer software
+sigrok\-cli \- Command-line client for the sigrok software
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.B sigrok\-cli \fR[\fB\-hVlDdiIoOptwasA\fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-V\fR|\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fB\-l\fR|\fB\-\-loglevel\fR level] [\fB\-D\fR|\fB\-\-list\-devices\fR] [\fB\-d\fR|\fB\-\-device\fR device] [\fB\-i\fR|\fB\-\-input\-file\fR filename] [\fB\-I\fR|\fB\-\-input\-format\fR format] [\fB\-o\fR|\fB\-\-output\-file\fR filename] [\fB\-O\fR|\fB\-\-output-format\fR format] [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-probes\fR probelist] [\fB\-t\fR|\fB\-\-triggers\fR triggerlist] [\fB\-w\fR|\fB\-\-wait\-trigger\fR] [\fB\-a\fR|\fB\-\-protocol\-decoders\fR decoderlist] [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-protocol\-decoder\-stack\fR stack] [\fB\-A\fR|\fB\-\-protocol\-decoder\-annotations\fR annlist] [\fB\-\-time\fR ms] [\fB\-\-samples\fR numsamples] [\fB\-\-continuous\fR]
+.B sigrok\-cli [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-.B sigrok\-cli
-is a cross-platform command line utility for the
-.B sigrok
-logic analyzer software.
+\fBsigrok\-cli\fP is a cross-platform command line utility for the \fBsigrok\fP software.
.PP
The command-line frontend for sigrok cannot display graphical output, but is
still sufficient to run through the whole process of hardware initialization,
It is useful for running on remote or embedded systems, netbooks, PDAs,
and for various other use-cases. It can display samples on standard output or
save them in various file formats.
-.SH "OPTIONS"
+.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B "\-h, \-\-help"
Show a help text and exit.
version, and information about supported hardware drivers, input file
formats, output file formats, and protocol decoders.
.TP
-.BR "\-l, \-\-loglevel " <level>
-Set the libsigrok and libsigrokdecode loglevel. At the moment
-.B sigrok-cli
-doesn't support setting the two loglevels independently. The higher the
-number, the more debug output will be printed. Valid loglevels are
-.BR 0 " (NONE),"
-.BR 1 " (ERR),"
-.BR 2 " (WARN),"
-.BR 3 " (INFO),"
-.BR 4 " (DBG), and"
-.BR 5 " (SPEW)."
-.TP
-.B "\-D, \-\-list\-devices"
-List all logic analyzer devices found on the system. This actively scans for
-devices (USB, serial port, and others).
+\fB\-\-driver\fP <drivername>
+A driver must always be selected. Use the \fB-V\fP option to get a list of available drivers. Drivers can take options, in the form \fBkey=value\fP separated by colons.
+.sp
+Drivers communicating with hardware via a serial port always need the port specified as the \fBconn\fP option. For example, to use the Openbench Logic Sniffer:
+.sp
+.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver=ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0"
+.sp
+Some USB devices don't use a unique VendorID/ProductID combination, and thus need that specified as well. This also uses the \fBconn\fP option, using either \fBVendorID.ProductID\fP or \fBbus.address\fP:
+.sp
+.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver=nexus-osciprime:conn=04b4.8613"
.TP
.BR "\-d, \-\-device " <device>
-The device to use for acquisition. It can be specified by ID as reported by
-.BR "\-\-list\-devices" ,
-or by the name of the driver as reported by
-.BR \-\-version .
-.sp
-A device can optionally be followed by a colon-separated list of device
-options, where each option takes the form
+A colon-separated list of device options, where each option takes the form
.BR key=value .
-For example, to set the samplerate on the first device you might specify
+For example, to set the samplerate on a device supported by the fx2lafw
+driver, you might specify
.sp
-.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-d 0:samplerate=1m"
+.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver=fx2lafw \-\-device samplerate=1m"
.sp
-Samplerate is an option common to most devices. The argument specifies the
-samplerate in Hz. You can also specify the samplerate in kHz, MHz or GHz.
+Samplerate is an option common to most logic analyzers. The argument specifies
+the samplerate in Hz. You can also specify the samplerate in kHz, MHz or GHz.
The following are all equivalent:
.sp
-.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-d 0:samplerate=1000000"
+.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-device samplerate=1000000"
.sp
-.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-d 0:samplerate=1m"
+.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-device samplerate=1m"
.sp
-.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-d ""0:samplerate=1 MHz""
+.RB " $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-device \(dqsamplerate=1 MHz\(dq"
.TP
.BR "\-i, \-\-input\-file " <filename>
Load input from a file instead of a hardware device. If the
.BR "\-p, \-\-probes " <probelist>
A comma-separated list of probes to be used in the session.
.sp
+Note that sigrok always names the probes according to how they're shown on the enclosure of the hardware. If your logic analyzer numbers the probes 0-15, that's how you must specify them with this option. An oscilloscope's probes would generally be referred to as "CH1", "CH2", and so on. Use the \fB\-\-show\fP option to see a list of probe names for your device.
+.sp
The default is to use all the probes available on a device. You can name
a probe like this:
.BR "1=CLK" .
Example:
.sp
$
-.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-\-probes 1=CLK,2\-4,7"
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-samples 100 \-\-probes 1=CLK,2\-4,7"
.br
CLK:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
2:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
.BR "c" :
Any kind of change on a pin (either a rising or a falling edge).
.sp
-Not every device supports all of these trigger types. Use the
-.B "\-d <device>"
-argument (with no other arguments) to see which triggers your device supports.
+Not every device supports all of these trigger types. Use the \fB\-\-show\fP command to see which triggers your device supports.
.TP
.BR "\-w, \-\-wait-trigger"
-Don't output any sample data (even if it's actually received from the logic
-analyzer) before the trigger condition is met. In other words, do not output
-any pre-trigger data. This option is useful if you don't care about the data
-that came before the trigger (but the logic analyzer hardware delivers this
-data to sigrok nonetheless).
+Don't output any sample data (even if it's actually received from the hardware) before the trigger condition is met. In other words, do not output any pre-trigger data. This option is useful if you don't care about the data that came before the trigger (but the hardware delivers this data to sigrok nonetheless).
.TP
.BR "\-a, \-\-protocol\-decoders " <list>
This option allows the user to specify a comma-separated list of protocol
.br
.B " \-A i2c=rawhex,edid"
.TP
+.BR "\-l, \-\-loglevel " <level>
+Set the libsigrok and libsigrokdecode loglevel. At the moment \fBsigrok-cli\fP doesn't support setting the two loglevels independently. The higher the
+number, the more debug output will be printed. Valid loglevels are:
+.sp
+\fB0\fP None
+.br
+\fB1\fP Error
+.br
+\fB2\fP Warnings
+.br
+\fB3\fP Informational
+.br
+\fB4\fP Debug
+.br
+\fB5\fP Spew
+.TP
+.B "\-\-show"
+.br
+Show information about the selected option. For example, to see options for a connected fx2lafw device:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-show
+.sp
+In order to properly get device options for your hardware, some drivers might need a serial port specified:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 \-\-show
+.sp
+To view the documentation for a protocol decoder:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-protocol-decoders i2c \-\-show
+.TP
+.B "\-D, \-\-list\-devices"
+List all devices found on the system. This actively scans for devices that can be detected automatically.
+.TP
.BR "\-\-time " <ms>
Sample for
.B <ms>
.TP
.BR "\-\-continuous"
Sample continuously until stopped. Not all devices support this.
-.SH "EXAMPLES"
-In order to get exactly 100 samples from the (only) detected logic analyzer
-hardware, run the following command:
+.SH EXAMPLES
+In order to get exactly 100 samples from the connected fx2lafw-supported logic analyzer hardware, run the following command:
.TP
-.B " sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100"
+.B " sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-samples 100"
.TP
If you want to sample data for 3 seconds, use:
.TP
-.B " sigrok\-cli \-\-time 3000"
+.B " sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-time 3000"
.TP
Alternatively, you can also use:
.TP
-.B " sigrok\-cli \-\-time 3s"
+.B " sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-time 3s"
.TP
-To capture data from 4 probes lasting 100ms at 10 MHz starting at the trigger condition 1:high, 2:rising, 3:low, 4:high, use:
+To capture data from the first 4 probes using the Openbench Logic Sniffer lasting 100ms at 10 MHz starting at the trigger condition
+0:high, 1:rising, 2:low, 3:high, use:
.TP
-.B " sigrok\-cli -d 0:samplerate=10m \-O bits \-p 1\-4 \-\-time 100 \\\\"
-.B " \-\-wait\-trigger \-\-triggers 1=1,2=r,3=0,4=1 "
+.nf
+ \fBsigrok\-cli \-\-driver ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 \-\-device samplerate=10m \\
+\fB\-\-output\-format bits \-\-probes 0\-3 \-\-time 100 \\
+\fB\-\-wait\-trigger \-\-triggers 0=1,1=r,2=0,3=1
+.fi
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.B sigrok\-cli
exits with 0 on success, 1 on most failures.
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