JTAG

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Most modern MIPS SoC supports JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) and MIPS EJTAG 2.6 interfaces.

MIPS EJTAG has two modes, one is "DMA" mode where the JTAG can cause CPU bus cycles directly, the other "PrACC" is where the JTAG interface is used to respond to CPU memory accesses in a special range of memory and you have to write little bits of MIPS code to do what you want and emulate that memory on the host side. The DMA mode is optional and not as widely supported as the normal mode.

Edimax BR-6104K, BR-6104KP and clones has 14-pin connector JP1 with conventional EJTAG 2.6 layout (aka "old VisionICE"). 

nTRST  1  2 GND
TDI    3  4 GND
TDO    5  6 GND
TMS    7  8 GND
TCK    9 10 GND
nSRST 11 12 -key
DINT  13 14 VCC

DINT pin is not used. nTRST is a "TAP Reset" signal and it's active level is "0" (the first "n" indicates negative logic). nSRST is optional. This signal resets TAP controller independently from the CPU logic. To conform to MIPS EJTAG specifications this pin should be pulled to the ground via resistor ~1KOhm to keep TAP in reset state w/o probe attached. If probe does not control this pin, you need just to feed logical "1" to nTRST pin or pull this to the +VCC via ~300Ohm resistor.

nSRST is a "system reset" signal and acts like conventional "Reset' button. Some routers

Unfortunately, openwince jtag can't identify this processor. 

jtag> cable ppdev /dev/parport0 WIGGLER
Initializing Macraigor Wiggler JTAG Cable on ppdev port /dev/parport0
jtag> detect
IR length: 5
Chain length: 1
Device Id: 00000000000000000000000000000001
  Unknown manufacturer!
chain.c(110) Part 0 without active instruction
chain.c(133) Part 0 without active instruction
chain.c(110) Part 0 without active instruction

It seems, it's a real ID for this processor, other JTAG ulilities (i.e. detect subrotine from the wrt54g-debrick) returns the same value...

IMPCODE identification works: 

jtag> instruction length 5
jtag> register IMP 32
jtag> instruction IMPCODE 00011 IMP
jtag> instruction IMPCODE
jtag> shift ir
jtag> shift dr
jtag> dr
01000001010000000100000000000000

Decode: 

31:29 EJTAGver 010 Version 2.6
   28 R4k/R3k    0 R4k
   24 DINTsup    1 supported
22:21 ASIDsize  10 8-bit ASID
   16 MIPS16e    0 not supported
   14 NoDMA      1 No EJTAG DMA support
    0 MIPS32/64  0 MIPS32

EJTAG CONTROL register: 

jtag> instruction length 5
jtag> register ECR 32
jtag> instruction CONTROL 01010 ECR
jtag> instruction CONTROL
jtag> shift ir
jtag> shift dr
jtag> dr
10000000011000000000000000000000

CPU Reset via PrRst bit in the CONTROL EJTAG register works.

(E)JTAG Cables

There is a page at the OpenWrt Wiki that discusses JTAG cables. Specifically, how one Wiggler-style buffered cable can be used for both ADM5120-based routers (e.g. Edimax) and Broadcom-based routers (e.g. Linksys). Most of the discussion centers on difficulties that can arise when using a Wiggler-style cable with the Linksys de-brick utility, but the cable information is applicable to Edimax (ADM5120) devices as well.

EJTAG software

Macraigor OCD Commander is a simple JTAG debugger with MIPS support, OCD Flash programmer DEMO version. Requires Wiggler probe (Wiggler clone).

In general, the state of EJTAG software is pretty bad. The openwince jtag software can be used to re-flash, but that project is a shambles. If you dig around enough through the patches and discussions there you can find enough to make it work.

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