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-.TH SIGROK\-CLI 1 "March 18, 2012"
+.TH SIGROK\-CLI 1 "Feb 05, 2013"

 .SH "NAME"
 .SH "NAME"

-sigrok\-cli \- Command-line client for the sigrok logic analyzer software
+sigrok\-cli \- Command-line client for the sigrok software

 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

-.B sigrok\-cli \fR[\fB\-hVlDdiIoOptwas\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 list] [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-protocol\-decoder\-stack\fR stack] [\fB\-\-time\fR ms] [\fB\-\-samples\fR numsamples] [\fB\-\-continuous\fR]
+.B sigrok\-cli [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .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
 .PP

-The command-line frontend for sigrok cannot display graphical output, but is
-still sufficient to run through the whole process of hardware initialization,
-acquisition, protocol decoding and saving the session.
+It cannot display graphical output, but is still sufficient to run through
+the whole process of hardware initialization, acquisition, protocol decoding
+and saving the session.

 .PP
 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.
 .PP
 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.
 .TP
 .B "\-h, \-\-help"
 Show a help text and exit.


@@ -27,44 +25,42 @@ Show
 version, and information about supported hardware drivers, input file
 formats, output file formats, and protocol decoders.
 .TP
 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).
-.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 .
+\fB\-d, \-\-driver\fP <drivername>
+A driver must always be selected (unless doing a global scan). Use the
+\fB-V\fP option to get a list of available drivers.

 .sp
 .sp

-A device can optionally be followed by a colon-separated list of device
-options, where each option takes the form
+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 "\-c, \-\-config " <device>
+A colon-separated list of device options, where each option takes the form

 .BR key=value .
 .BR key=value .

-For example, to set the samplerate on the first device you might specify
+For example, to set the samplerate to 1MHz on a device supported by the
+fx2lafw driver, you might specify

 .sp
 .sp

-.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-d 0:samplerate=1m"
+.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver=fx2lafw \-\-config samplerate=1m"

 .sp
 .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
 The following are all equivalent:
 .sp

-.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-d 0:samplerate=1000000"
+.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-config samplerate=1000000"

 .sp
 .sp

-.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-d 0:samplerate=1m"
+.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-config samplerate=1m"

 .sp
 .sp

-.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-d ""0:samplerate=1 MHz""
+.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-config \(dqsamplerate=1 MHz\(dq"

 .TP
 .BR "\-i, \-\-input\-file " <filename>
 Load input from a file instead of a hardware device. If the
 .TP
 .BR "\-i, \-\-input\-file " <filename>
 Load input from a file instead of a hardware device. If the


@@ -76,7 +72,13 @@ the input file.
 When loading an input file, assume it's in the specified format. If this
 option is not supplied (in addition to
 .BR \-\-input\-file ),
 When loading an input file, assume it's in the specified format. If this
 option is not supplied (in addition to
 .BR \-\-input\-file ),

-sigrok-cli attempts to autodetect the file format of the input file.
+sigrok-cli attempts to autodetect the file format of the input file. Use the
+.B \-V
+option to see a list of available input formats.
+.sp
+The format name may optionally be followed by a colon-separated list of
+options, where each option takes the form
+.BR "key=value" .

 .TP
 .BR "\-o, \-\-output\-file " <filename>
 Save output to a file instead of writing it to stdout. The default format
 .TP
 .BR "\-o, \-\-output\-file " <filename>
 Save output to a file instead of writing it to stdout. The default format


@@ -88,9 +90,10 @@ option.
 .BR "\-O, \-\-output\-format " <formatname>
 Set the output format to use. Use the
 .B \-V
 .BR "\-O, \-\-output\-format " <formatname>
 Set the output format to use. Use the
 .B \-V

-option to see a list of available output formats. The format name may
-optionally be followed by a colon-separated list of options, where each
-option takes the form
+option to see a list of available output formats.
+.sp
+The format name may optionally be followed by a colon-separated list of
+options, where each option takes the form

 .BR "key=value" .
 .sp
 Supported formats currently include
 .BR "key=value" .
 .sp
 Supported formats currently include


@@ -101,8 +104,9 @@ Supported formats currently include
 .BR vcd ,
 .BR ols ,
 .BR gnuplot ,
 .BR vcd ,
 .BR ols ,
 .BR gnuplot ,

-.BR chronovu-la8 ", and"
-.BR csv .
+.BR chronovu-la8 ,
+.BR csv ", and"
+.BR analog .

 .sp
 The
 .B bits
 .sp
 The
 .B bits


@@ -112,19 +116,25 @@ formats, for an ASCII bit or ASCII hexadecimal display, can take a "width" optio
 .B hex:width=128
 will display 128 bits per line, in hexadecimal:
 .sp
 .B hex:width=128
 will display 128 bits per line, in hexadecimal:
 .sp

- 1:ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff
- 2:ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00
+ 0:ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff
+ 1:ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00 ff00

 .sp
 The lines always start with the probe number (or name, if defined), followed by a colon. If no format is specified, it defaults to
 .BR bits:width=64 ,
 like this:
 .sp
 .sp
 The lines always start with the probe number (or name, if defined), followed by a colon. If no format is specified, it defaults to
 .BR bits:width=64 ,
 like this:
 .sp

- 1:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
- 2:11111111 00000000 11111111 00000000 [...]
+ 0:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
+ 1:11111111 00000000 11111111 00000000 [...]

 .TP
 .BR "\-p, \-\-probes " <probelist>
 A comma-separated list of probes to be used in the session.
 .sp
 .TP
 .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" .
 The default is to use all the probes available on a device. You can name
 a probe like this:
 .BR "1=CLK" .


@@ -133,8 +143,9 @@ A range of probes can also be given, in the form
 .sp
 Example:
 .sp
 .sp
 Example:
 .sp

- $
-.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100 \-\-probes 1=CLK,2\-4,7"
+.RB "  $ " "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-samples 100"
+.br
+.B "               \-\-probes 1=CLK,2\-4,7"

 .br
  CLK:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
    2:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
 .br
  CLK:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]
    2:11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 [...]


@@ -176,18 +187,17 @@ effectively corresponds to
 .BR "c" :
 Any kind of change on a pin (either a rising or a falling edge).
 .sp
 .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"
 .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
+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
 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).
+that came before the trigger (but the hardware delivers this data to sigrok
+nonetheless).

 .TP
 .TP

-.BR "\-a, \-\-protocol\-decoders " <list>
+.BR "\-P, \-\-protocol\-decoders " <list>

 This option allows the user to specify a comma-separated list of protocol
 decoders to be used in this session. The decoders are specified by their
 ID, as shown in the
 This option allows the user to specify a comma-separated list of protocol
 decoders to be used in this session. The decoders are specified by their
 ID, as shown in the


@@ -197,7 +207,7 @@ output.
 Example:
 .sp
  $
 Example:
 .sp
  $

-.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-a i2c"
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-P i2c"

 .sp
 Each protocol decoder can optionally be followed by a colon-separated list
 of options, where each option takes the form
 .sp
 Each protocol decoder can optionally be followed by a colon-separated list
 of options, where each option takes the form


@@ -206,7 +216,7 @@ of options, where each option takes the form
 Example:
 .sp
  $
 Example:
 .sp
  $

-.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-a uart:baudrate=115200:parity=odd"
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-P uart:baudrate=115200:parity=odd"

 .sp
 The list of supported options depends entirely on the protocol decoder. Every
 protocol decoder has different options it supports.
 .sp
 The list of supported options depends entirely on the protocol decoder. Every
 protocol decoder has different options it supports.


@@ -219,7 +229,7 @@ Example:
  $
 .B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr>"
 .br
  $
 .B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr>"
 .br

-.B "              \-a spi:wordsize=9:miso=1:mosi=5:sck=3:cs=0"
+.B "              \-P spi:wordsize=9:miso=1:mosi=5:sck=3:cs=0"

 .sp
 In this example,
 .B wordsize
 .sp
 In this example,
 .B wordsize


@@ -229,29 +239,32 @@ protocol decoder. Additionally, the user tells sigrok to decode the SPI
 protocol using probe 1 as MISO signal for SPI, probe 5 as MOSI, probe 3
 as SCK, and probe 0 as CS# signal.
 .TP
 protocol using probe 1 as MISO signal for SPI, probe 5 as MOSI, probe 3
 as SCK, and probe 0 as CS# signal.
 .TP

-.BR "\-s, \-\-protocol\-decoder\-stack " <stack>
+.BR "\-S, \-\-protocol\-decoder\-stack " <stack>

 This option allows the user to specify a protocol decoder stack, i.e.
 the way in which one protocol decoder's output gets piped into another
 This option allows the user to specify a protocol decoder stack, i.e.
 the way in which one protocol decoder's output gets piped into another

-protocol decoder.
+protocol decoder. If not specified, the stack will be set up in the same
+order in which the protocol decoders were given with the
+.B \-\-protocol-decoders
+option.

 .sp
 The decoders are specified by their ID, as shown in the
 .B \-\-version
 output. In addition to the
 .sp
 The decoders are specified by their ID, as shown in the
 .B \-\-version
 output. In addition to the

-.B \-s
+.B \-S

 option, all protocol decoders that are used in a stack, must also be specified
 (together with their options, if any) using the
 option, all protocol decoders that are used in a stack, must also be specified
 (together with their options, if any) using the

-.B \-a
+.B \-A

 parameter.
 .sp
 Example:
 .sp
  $
 parameter.
 .sp
 Example:
 .sp
  $

-.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-a i2c:sda=4,scl=7,rtc8564"
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-A i2c:sda=4:scl=7,rtc8564"

 .br
 .br

-.B "              \-s i2c,rtc8564"
+.B "              \-S i2c,rtc8564"

 .sp
 In this example, the
 .sp
 In this example, the

-.B \-s
+.B \-S

 option specifies that the output of the
 .BR i2c " decoder"
 is piped into the
 option specifies that the output of the
 .BR i2c " decoder"
 is piped into the


@@ -263,17 +276,109 @@ is stacked on top of the
 .sp
 The respective protocol decoder options and probe name/number assignments
 must be given using the
 .sp
 The respective protocol decoder options and probe name/number assignments
 must be given using the

-.B \-a
+.B \-P

 option (you cannot specify them in the
 option (you cannot specify them in the

-.B \-s
+.B \-S

 option).
 .TP
 option).
 .TP

+.BR "\-A, \-\-protocol\-decoder\-annotations " <annotations>
+By default, only the stack's topmost protocol decoder's annotation output is
+shown. With this option another decoder's annotation can be selected for
+display, by specifying its ID:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-P i2c,i2cfilter,edid -A i2c"
+.sp
+If a protocol decoder has multiple annotation formats, you can also specify
+which of them to show by specifying its short description like this:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-P i2c,i2cfilter,edid"
+.br
+.B "              \-A i2c=rawhex"
+.sp
+You can also select multiple protocol decoders, with an optional selected
+annotation format each, by separating them with commas:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-i <file.sr> \-P i2c,i2cfilter,edid"
+.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 "\-\-scan"
+Scan for devices that can be detected automatically.
+.sp
+Example:
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-scan
+.br
+ The following devices were found:
+.br
+ Demo device with 8 probes: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
+.br
+ ChronoVu LA8 with 8 probes: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
+.br
+ ALSA: HDA ATI SB ALC270 Analog with 2 probes: Ch_0 Ch_1
+.br
+ Saleae Logic with 8 probes: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
+.sp
+However, not all devices are auto-detectable (e.g. serial port based ones).
+For those you'll have to provide a \fBconn\fP option, see above.
+.sp
+ $
+.B "sigrok\-cli \-\-driver digitek-dt4000zc:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 \-\-scan
+.br
+ The following devices were found:
+.br
+ Digitek DT4000ZC with 1 probe: P1
+.TP

 .BR "\-\-time " <ms>
 Sample for
 .B <ms>
 .BR "\-\-time " <ms>
 Sample for
 .B <ms>

-milliseconds, then quit. You can optionally follow the number by
-.B s
-to state the number of seconds to sample instead. For example,
+milliseconds, then quit.
+.sp
+You can optionally follow the number by \fBs\fP, \fBms\fP, \fBus\fP, or
+\fBns\fP to specify the time to sample in seconds, milliseconds, microseconds,
+or nanoseconds, respectively.
+.sp
+For example,

 .B "\-\-time 2s"
 will sample for two seconds.
 .TP
 .B "\-\-time 2s"
 will sample for two seconds.
 .TP


@@ -281,35 +386,56 @@ will sample for two seconds.
 Acquire
 .B <numsamples>
 samples, then quit.
 Acquire
 .B <numsamples>
 samples, then quit.

+.sp
+You can optionally follow the number by \fBk\fP, \fBm\fP, or \fBg\fP to
+specify the number of samples in kilosamples, megasamples, or gigasamples,
+respectively.
+.sp
+For example,
+.B "\-\-samples 3m"
+will acquire 3000000 samples.

 .TP
 .BR "\-\-continuous"
 Sample continuously until stopped. Not all devices support this.
 .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:

 .TP
 .TP

-.B "  sigrok\-cli \-\-samples 100"
+.BR "\-\-set"
+Set one or more variables specified with the \fB\-\-config\fP option, without
+doing any acquisition.
+.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 \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-samples 100"

 .TP
 .TP

-If you want to sample data for 3 seconds, use:
+If you want to sample data for 3 seconds (3000 ms), use:

 .TP
 .TP

-.B "  sigrok\-cli \-\-time 3000"
+.B "  sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-time 3000"

 .TP
 Alternatively, you can also use:
 .TP
 .TP
 Alternatively, you can also use:
 .TP

-.B "  sigrok\-cli \-\-time 3s"
+.B "  sigrok\-cli \-\-driver fx2lafw \-\-time 3s"
+.TP
+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
+.nf
+\fBsigrok\-cli \-\-driver ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 \-\-config samplerate=10m \\\fP
+\fB\-\-output\-format bits \-\-probes 0\-3 \-\-wait\-trigger \\\fP
+\fB\-\-triggers 0=1,1=r,2=0,3=1 \-\-time 100\fP

 .TP
 .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 turn on internal logging on a Lascar EL-USB series device:

 .TP
 .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 "
+\fBsigrok\-cli \-\-driver lascar\-el\-usb:conn=10c4.0002 \\\fP
+\fB\-\-config datalog=on \-\-set\fP

 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 .B sigrok\-cli
 exits with 0 on success, 1 on most failures.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .SH "EXIT STATUS"
 .B sigrok\-cli
 exits with 0 on success, 1 on most failures.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"

-\fBsigrok\-qt\fP(1),
-\fBsigrok\-gtk\fP(1)
+\fBpulseview\fP(1)

 .SH "BUGS"
 .SH "BUGS"

-Please report any bugs on the sigrok\-devel mailing list
+Please report any bugs via Bugzilla
+.RB "(" http://sigrok.org/bugzilla ")"
+or on the sigrok\-devel mailing list

 .RB "(" sigrok\-devel@lists.souceforge.net ")."
 .SH "LICENSE"
 .B sigrok\-cli
 .RB "(" sigrok\-devel@lists.souceforge.net ")."
 .SH "LICENSE"
 .B sigrok\-cli