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Promira Serial Platform User Manual
Promira Serial Platform System User Manual

1 Revision History

1.1 Changes in version 1.35

Added auto start feature.

Updated text for upgrades(001)

1.2 Changes in version 1.34

Improved the connection to Windows.

1.3 Changes in version 1.33

Added features for Promira platform with eSPI Analysis Application.

Updated Applications section.

1.4 Changes in version 1.32

Fixed the connectivity issue of the first attempt to connect the Promira platform to the Promira API pm_load function after the device reset.

1.5 Changes in version 1.31

Added features for Promira platform I2C Active Level 2 Application and SPI Active Level 3 Application.

1.6 Changes in version 1.30

Added features for Promira platform SPI Active Level 2 Application.

2 General Overview

The Promira Serial Platform with the I2C/SPI Active applications and eSPI Analysis application supports I2C master/slave active modes; Single, Dual, and Quad SPI master/slave active modes; and Single, Dual and Quad eSPI analysis modes. The Promira platform supports up to 8 SPI SS/CS signals, up to 16 GPIO signals, and up to 11 eSPI Digital IO signals depending on purchased application. The Promira platform connects to an analysis computer via Ethernet or Ethernet over USB. The applications installed on the Promira Serial Platform are field-upgradeable and future-proof.

3 Applications

Table 1 (1) : Applications Description
Application Max Bitrate (Master/Slave MHz) Max GPIO Signals Digital IO Signals Max SS/CS Signals Slave Response Level (1) Slave Response Capability (1) Slave Response Size (1)
I2C Active Level 1 1/1 6 NA NA Advanced Slave 1 slave address, 1 response 255 Bytes
I2C Active Level 2 3.4/3.4 12 NA NA Advanced Slave 1 slave address, 1 response 255 Bytes
SPI Active Level 1 12.5/8 6 NA 1 Advanced Slave 1 response 256 Bytes
SPI Active Level 2 40/20 12 NA 3 Advanced Slave, Ultra Slave Advanced Slave: 1 response. Ultra Slave: Multiple responses 256 Bytes
SPI Active Level 3 80/20 16 NA 8 Advanced Slave, Ultra Slave Advanced Slave: 1 response. Ultra Slave: multiple responses Advanced Slave: 256 Bytes. Ultra Slave: Up to 64 MBytes
eSPI Analysis 66 NA 11 2 NA NA NA

Notes:

(1) Ultra Slave will be released at a future date.

4 Hardware Specifications

4.1 Pinouts

4.1.1 Pin Description

Table 2 (1) : Pin Description - Target Connector
Pin Symbol Description
4 V TGT Software configurable Vcc target power supply. NC/3.3V/5V.
6 V TGT Software configurable Vcc target power supply. NC/3.3V/5V.
22 V IO Software configurable Vcc IO level power supply. NC/0.9V to 3.45V.
24 V IO Software configurable Vcc IO level power supply. NC/0.9V to 3.45V.
2, 10, 12, 16, 18, 28, 30, 34 GND Ground Connection.

Note:

(1) The pin description in this table is for Promira FW v1.30/v1.30 and above.

4.2 USB 2.0 Compliance

The Promira Serial Platform is USB 2.0 compliant and will operate as a high speed (480 Mbps) device on a USB 2.0 hub or host controller. For additional information see table 15.

4.3 Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions: W x D x L: 77.5 mm x 29.2 mm x 115.6 mm (3.05" x 1.15" x 4.55")
  • Weight: 153 g (0.34 lbs)

4.4 Promira Boot Process

4.4.1 Promira General Boot Process

  1. Promira platform is off, and 3 leds are off
  2. Power on Promira platform by connecting it to computer USB connector.
  3. In about 1 s right led turns red.
  4. In about 5 s right led turns blue.
  5. Issue Promira API function pm_load, or connect Promira platform to Control Center Serial or Flash Center.
  6. In about 1 us right led turns green, and Promira platform is ready to transfer data.

4.4.2 Promira FW Update Boot Process

  1. Right led is green, and Promira platform is ready to transfer data.
  2. Issue FW update in Control Center Serial or Promira Update Utility.
  3. 3 leds turn off.
  4. In about 1 s right led turns red.
  5. In about 5 s all 3 leds turn blue.
  6. Promira platforms appears as a hard drive on the computer.
  7. Copy pmu file to Promira hard drive on the computer
  8. Eject safely the Promira hard drive from the computer.
  9. Reboot Promira platform by disconnecting and connecting the USB cable.
  10. In about 1 s right led turns red.
  11. In about 5 s all 3 leds turn blue.
  12. In about 5 s all 3 leds flash blue (one at a time).
  13. Promira platform automatically reboots: Bullets 1-6 in General Boot Process section are occurred.

4.4.3 Promira License Update Boot Process

The steps are similar to the Promira FW Update Boot Process steps. However, it is faster, and without step 12.

5 Software

5.1 Compatibility

5.1.1 Overview

The Promira Serial Platform software is offered as a 32-bit or 64-bit Dynamic Linked Library (or shared object). The specific compatibility for each operating system is discussed below.

5.1.2 Windows Compatibility

The Promira Serial Platform software is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, and Windows 8/8.1. The software is provided as a 32-bit or 64-bit application.

5.1.3 Linux Compatibility

The Promira Serial Platform software is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit standard distributions of Linux with kernel 2.6 and integrated USB support including: Red Hat, Ubuntu, Fedora, and SuSE. The software is provided as a 32-bit or 64-bit application. When using the 32-bit library on a 64-bit distribution, the appropriate 32-bit system libraries are also required. When using either the 64-bit library or 32 bit library, the appropriate system libraries are also required.

5.1.4 Mac OS X Compatibility

The Promira Serial Platform software is compatible 32-bit and 64-bit Intel versions of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, and 10.11 El Capitan. The software is provided as a 32-bit or 64-bit application. Installation of the latest available update is recommended.

5.2 Connectivity

There are two ways to connect to the Promira Serial Platform: via USB or via Ethernet. No additional device drivers are required for using either method.

5.2.1 USB

The Promira Serial Platform uses Ethernet over USB, which allows the host software to connect to the adapter via an IP address. To use this interface, connect the device to your PC with a USB cable and follow the instructions below to set up the connection on the PC.

For Ethernet over USB, the Promira Serial Platform is a DHCP server that dynamically distributes network configuration parameters, such as IP addresses for interfaces and services.

Windows

  1. Connect Promira to PC with USB cable.
  2. After the device is connected to the development PC, Windows will automatically search for the appropriate RNDIS driver. To verify the drive is installed correctly, right-click on Computer and select Manage. From System Tools, select Device Manager. If the Total Phase Promira platform shows up with an exclamation mark, continue to the next step and install the driver.

     

     

     

     

    Otherwise, close this window, skip RNDIS driver installation in the next step and continue to the following step.
  3. Install RNDIS driver:
    1. Right-click on Total Phase Promira platform device and select Update Driver Software... When prompted to choose how to search for device driver software, choose Browse my computer for driver software.
    2. Browse for driver software on your computer will come up. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
    3. A window will come up asking to select the device type. Select Network adapters, as RNDIS emulates a network connection.

       

       

       

       

    4. In the Select Network Adapter window, select Microsoft Corporation from the Manufacturer list. Under the list of Network Adapter:, select Remote NDIS compatible device.

       

       

       

       

    5. The Total Phase Promira platform device is now installed and ready for use.

       

       

       

       

  4. From the Start menu, select Control Panel | Network and Internet | Network and Sharing Center.
  5. Select Change adapter settings on the left panel.
  6. Right-click on the USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget adapter, select Properties.

     

     

    Figure 1 : Windows Change adapter settings window.
  7. Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4).

     

     

    Figure 2 : Windows Network Interface Properties dialog.
  8. Select Obtain IP address automatically and also select Obtain DNS server address automatically.

     

     

    Figure 3 : Windows IPv4 Properties dialog.
  9. Select OK and Close to dismiss the dialogs.
  10. In order to make sure it is ready or to know the IP address of the Promira Serial Platform, right-click on the USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget adapter, select Status and then select Details.... The IP address assigned to the network interface on the host PC is will be in the format of 10.x.x.x and is listed as the IPv4 Address. The IP address of the device will be at the preceding address. For example, the image below shows 10.1.0.2 for the host IP address. The device address will then be 10.1.0.1. This device address will also be displayed in the Control Center software and will be needed when connecting to the device using the API.

     

     

    Figure 4 : Windows Connection Details.
  11. Select OK and Close to dismiss the dialogs.

Linux

  1. Download the Promira Serial Platform Linux support files from the website and follow the instructions in the README.txt file.
  2. Connect Promira to PC with USB cable.
  3. Use ifconfig -a to determine the network interface of Promira. If you do not recognize which one is the new interface, compare the lists from ifconfig -a before and after plugging in the device.
  4. The Promira Serial Platform will be shown as tppx.

Mac OS X

    1. Connect Promira to PC with USB cable.
    2. Select Network under System Preferences.
    3. Select Total Phase Promira Platform.
Figure 5 : Mac OS X Network Preferences window.
  1. Select Using DHCP from the Configure IPv4: dropdown list box.
  2. Select Apply to apply the changes.

5.2.2 Ethernet

The Promira platform can be connected to the computer through the Ethernet port. The Promira network preference for Ethernet is configurable by the Control Center Serial. The Promira platform can be configured to static IP addressing or dynamic IP addressing (DHCP). The default network preferences of the Promira platform for Ethernet is a static and its IP address is 192.168.11.1. This IP address can be changed using the promira command-line application provided in the util folder in the Promira API package. For more details see the Control Center Serial manual section 2.8 Configuring Network Preference and the README.txt file in the API package.

5.3 Detecting IP addresses

To detect the IP addresses to which the Promira Serial Platforms are attached, use the pm_find_devices routine as described in following API documentation. Alternatively, the Control Center software can be used to list the available devices.

5.4 Dynamically Linked Library

The Promira requires the Promira DLL to operate and is only compatible with the Promira Serial Platform.

In addition to the Promira DLL, the Aardvark Compatibility DLL is provided to make the Aardvark API available for legacy and compatibility purposes.

5.4.2 DLL Location

Total Phase provides language bindings that can be integrated into any custom application. The default behavior of locating the Promira DLL and the Aardvark Compatibility DLL is dependent on the operating system platform and specific programming language environment. For example, for a C or C++ application, the following rules apply:

On a Windows system, this is as follows:

  1. The directory from which the application binary was loaded.
  2. The applications current directory.
  3. 32-bit system directory (for a 32-bit application). Examples:
    • c:\Windows\System32 [Windows 7/8 32-bit]
    • c:\Windows\SysWow64 [Windows 7/8 64-bit]
  4. 64-bit system directory (for a 64-bit application). Examples:
    • C:\Windows\System32 [Windows 7/8 64-bit]
  5. The Windows directory. (Ex: c:\Windows )
  6. The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

On a Linux system, this is as follows:

  1. First, search for the shared object in the application binary path. If the /proc filesystem is not present, this step is skipped.
  2. Next, search in the applications current working directory.
  3. Search the paths explicitly specified in LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
  4. Finally, check any system library paths as specified in /etc/ld.so.conf and cached in /etc/ld.so.cache.

On a Mac OS X system, this is as follows:

  1. First, search for the shared object in the application binary path.
  2. Next, search in the applications current working directory.
  3. Search the paths explicitly specified in DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH.
  4. Finally, check the /usr/lib and /usr/local/lib system library paths.

If the DLL is still not found, an error will be returned by the binding function. The error code is PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY for the management API and PS_APP_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY for the application API.

5.4.3 DLL Versioning

The Promira Compatibility DLL checks to ensure that the firmware of a given device is compatible. Each DLL revision is tagged as being compatible with firmware revisions greater than or equal to a certain version number. Likewise, each firmware version is tagged as being compatible with DLL revisions greater than or equal to a specific version number.

Here is an example.

      DLL v1.20: compatible with Firmware >= v1.15       Firmware v1.30: compatible with DLL >= v1.20     

Hence, the DLL is not compatible with any firmware less than version 1.15 and the firmware is not compatible with any DLL less than version 1.20. In this example, the version number constraints are satisfied and the DLL can safely connect to the target firmware without error. If there is a version mismatch, the API calls to open the device will fail. See the API documentation for further details.

6 Firmware

6.1 Field Upgrades

6.1.1 Upgrade Philosophy

The Promira Serial Platform is designed so that its internal firmware (FW) and License can be upgraded by the user, thereby allowing the inclusion of any additional applications purchased, software support renewals, performance enhancements, or critical fixes available after the receipt of the device.

The Promira Serial Platform shows multiple FW version numbers in the Control Center Serial GUI Configure Adapter window, Flash Center GUI - Add Adapters window, Data Center GUI connect window, and the Promira Utility window. The first one is the version number of the system FW and the others are the version numbers of the various Promira applications. For example, the FW numbers 1.10/1.00/x.xx represent FW system v1.10 and FW application v1.00 and so on.

Promira API has four main FW functions: pm_version, pm_app_version, ps_app_version, and pa_app_version. Promira API function pm_version returns FW system version and Promira API functions pm_app_version, ps_app_version, and pa_app_version return FW application versions.

6.1.2 Upgrade Procedure

Basic steps for License or Firmware Update with Promira Utility

  • Step 1 - Connect the USB port of the Promira platform to the PC.
  • Step 2 - Run the Promira Update Utility.
  • Step 3 - Select the desired Promira Serial Platform by clicking on Promira button.
  • Step 4 - Click the Update License/Firmware button to put the device into update mode and have it show up as a storage device on the PC.
  • Step 5 - Copy the downloaded <name>.pmu file to the storage device.
  • Step 6 - Power cycle the Promira platform.

Please refer to the Promira Utility product for more information on how to upgrade the firmware and license on the Promira Serial Platform.

7 API Documentation

7.1 Introduction

The Promira API documentation that follows is oriented toward the Promira Rosetta C bindings. The set of Promira API functions and their functionality is identical regardless of which Rosetta language binding is utilized. The only differences will be found in the calling convention of the functions. For further information on such differences please refer to the documentation that accompanies each language bindings in the Promira API Software distribution.

7.2 General Data Types

The following definitions are provided for convenience. All Promira data types are unsigned.

      typedef unsigned char       u08;       typedef unsigned short      u16;       typedef unsigned int        u32;       typedef unsigned long long  u64;       typedef signed   char       s08;       typedef signed   short      s16;       typedef signed   int        s32;       typedef signed   long long  s64;       typedef float               f32;     

7.3 Notes on Status Codes

Most of the Promira API functions can return a status or error code back to the caller. The complete list of status codes is provided at the end of this chapter and in the Promira applications' user manuals. All of the error codes are assigned values less than 0, separating these responses from any numerical values returned by certain API functions.

7.4 Application Management Interface

7.4.1 Application Management

Find Devices (pm_find_devices)

      int pm_find_devices (int   num_devices,                            u32 * devices);     

Get a list of IP addresses to which Promira adapters are attached.

Arguments
num_devices maximum size of the array
devices array into which the IP addresses are returned
Return Value

This function returns the number of devices found, regardless of the array size.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

Each element of the array is 4 byte integer value represented IP address. For instance, "192.168.1.2" is 0x0201A8C0.

Two IP addresses to same device might be returned when both Ethernet and Ethernet over USB are enabled.

If the input array is NULL, it is not filled with any values.

If there are more devices than the array size (as specified by num_devices), only the first num_devices IP addresses will be written into the array.

Find Devices (pm_find_devices_ext)

      int pm_find_devices_ext (int   num_devices,                                u32 * devices,                                int   num_ids,                                u32 * unique_ids                                int   num_statuses                                u32 * statuses);     

Get a list of IP addresses and unique IDs to which Promira Serial Platforms are attached.

Arguments
num_devices maximum number of IP addresses to return
devices array into which the IP addresses are returned
num_ids maximum number of unique IDs to return
unique_ids array into which the unique IDs are returned
num_statuses maximum number of statuses to return
statuses array into which the statuses are returned
Return Value

This function returns the number of devices found, regardless of the array sizes.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

This function is the same as pm_find_devices() except that is also returns the unique IDs of each Promira adapter. The IDs are guaranteed to be non-zero if valid.

The IDs are the unsigned integer representation of the 10-digit serial numbers.

The number of devices and IDs returned in each of their respective arrays is determined by the minimum of num_devices, num_ids, and statuses.

If status is PM_DEVICE_NOT_FREE, the device is in-use by another host and is not ready for connection.

Open a Promira Serial Platform (pm_open)

      Promira pm_open (const char * net_addr);     

Open a connection to a Promira Serial Platform.

Arguments
net_addr net address of the Promira Serial Platform. It could be an IPv4 address or a host name.
Return Value

This function returns a Promira handle, which is guaranteed to be greater than zero if valid.

Specific Error Codes
PM_UNABLE_TO_OPEN The specified net address is not connected to a Promira Serial Platform.
PM_INCOMPATIBLE_DEVICE There is a version mismatch between the DLL and the firmware. The DLL is not of a sufficient version for interoperability with the firmware version or vice versa.
Details

None.

Close the Promira Device (pm_close)

      int pm_close (Promira promira);     

Close the connection to the Promira adapter.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform to be closed
Return Value

The number of devices closed is returned on success. This will usually be 1.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

If the promira argument is zero, the function will attempt to close all possible handles, thereby closing all connections to Promira Serial Platforms.

Version (pm_version)

      int pm_version (Promira          promira                       PromiraVersion * version);     

Return the version matrix for the system connected to the given handle.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
version pointer to pre-allocated structure
Return Value

A status code is returned with PM_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

The PromiraVersion structure describes the various version dependencies of application components. It can be used to determine which component caused an incompatibility error.

  struct PromiraVersion {     /* Software, firmware, and hardware versions. */     u16 software;     u16 firmware;     u16 hardware;     /* FW requires that SW must be >= this version. */     u16 sw_req_by_fw;     /* SW requires that FW must be >= this version. */     u16 fw_req_by_sw;     /* API requires that SW must be >= this version. */     u16 api_req_by_sw;     /* (year << 24) | (month << 16) | (day << 8) | build. */     u32 build;   };           

If the handle is 0 or invalid, only software, fw_req_by_sw, and api_req_by_sw version are set.

Sleep (pm_sleep_ms)

      int pm_sleep_ms (u32 milliseconds);     

Sleep for given amount of time.

Arguments
milliseconds number of milliseconds to sleep
Return Value

This function returns the number of milliseconds slept.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

This function provides a convenient cross-platform function to sleep the current thread using standard operating system functions.

The accuracy of this function depends on the operating system scheduler. This function will return the number of milliseconds that were actually slept.

Status String (pm_status_string)

      const char *pm_status_string (int status);     

Return the status string for the given status code.

Arguments
status status code returned by a Promira application function.
Return Value

This function returns a human readable string that corresponds to status. If the code is not valid, it returns a NULL string.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

None.

Applications (pm_apps)

       int pm_apps (Promira  promira,                     u16      apps_size,                     u08 *    apps);     

Return the installed applications.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
apps_size number of bytes in apps
apps buffer to place the applications string
Return Value

The length of the apps string in bytes.

Specific Error Codes
PM_INVALID_LICENSE The installed license is corrupt or invalid.
Details

The apps argument will be filled with a colon separated string containing the names of applications that are installed for this device.

Pass a value of 0 for apps and apps_size to request the total length of the applications string. Note this length does not include the null terminating character.

Licensed Applications (pm_licensed_apps)

       int pm_licensed_apps (Promira  promira,                              u16      apps_size,                              u08 *    apps);     

Return the licensed applications.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
apps_size number of bytes in apps
apps buffer to place the licensed applications string
Return Value

The length of the apps string in bytes.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

The apps argument will be filled with a colon separated string containing the names of applications that are licensed for this device.

Pass a value of 0 for apps and apps_size to request the total length of the applications string. Note this length does not include the null terminating character.

Application Version (pm_app_version)

      int pm_app_version (Promira          promira,                           const char *     app_name,                           PromiraVersion * version);     

Return the version matrix for the given application in the system connected to the given handle.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
app_name application name
version pointer to pre-allocated structure
Return Value

A status code is returned with PM_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

This function is to check the version number of the application without loading it.

Only firmware, hardware, and sw_req_by_fw version are set.

Launch an Application (pm_load)

      int pm_load (Promira      promira,                    const char * app_name);     

Launch an application.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
app_name application name to be launched
Return Value

A Promira status code is returned with PM_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
PM_APP_NOT_FOUND There is no application with the specified name.
PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_APP Unable to load the application.
PM_APP_ALREADY_LOADED There is the auto started application. Use pm_load_ext to forcibly load a new application.
Details

This function works same as pm_load_ext with PM_LOAD_NO_FLAGS.

Launch an Application (pm_load_ext)

      int pm_load_ext (Promira          promira,                        const char *     app_name,                        PromiraLoadFlags flags);     

Launch an application.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
app_name application name to be launched
flags enumerated values specifying the load flag See Table 3
Table 3 : flags enumerated types
PM_LOAD_NO_FLAGS No flags.
PM_LOAD_UNLOAD Unload any auto started application first.
Return Value

A Promira status code is returned with PM_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
PM_APP_NOT_FOUND There is no application with the specified name.
PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_APP Unable to load the application.
PM_APP_ALREADY_LOADED There is the auto started application. Use PM_LOAD_UNLOAD to forcibly load a new application.
Details

The Promira Serial Platform can have more than one application. Prior to the use of any subsystems in the application, it needs to be launched.

The Promira Serial Platform with firmware version 1.35 has three applications. "com.totalphase.promact_is", "com.totalphase.promana_espi", and "com.totalphase.promact_cab".

Query Network Configurations (pm_query_net)

      int pm_query_net (Promira           promira,                         PromiraNetCommand cmd,                         int               buf_size                         u08 *             buf);     

Get the Ethernet network interface properties for this Promira handle.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
cmd enumerated values specifying the network configuration to get. See Table 4.
buf_size size of the array for network configuration
buf array into which the network configuration is returned
Table 4 : cmd enumerated types
PM_NET_ETH_ENABLE Query whether Ethernet is enabled or not.
PM_NET_ETH_IP Query the IP address of Ethernet.
PM_NET_ETH_NETMASK Query the netmask of Ethernet.
PM_NET_ETH_MAC Query the MAC address of Ethernet.
PM_NET_ETH_DHCP_ENABLE Query whether DHCP for Ethernet is enabled or not.
PM_NET_USB_IP Query the IP address of Ethernet over USB.
PM_NET_USB_NETMASK Query the netmask of Ethernet over USB.
PM_NET_USB_MAC Query the MAC address of Ethernet over USB.
Return Value

Length of the network configuration string is returned on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

For PM_NET_ETH_ENABLE and PM_NET_ETH_DHCP_ENABLE, '1' will be returned when enabled, otherwise '0' will be returned.

Configure Network Configuration (pm_config_net)

      int pm_config_net (Promira           promira,                          PromiraNetCommand cmd,                          const char *      data);     

Configure the Ethernet network interface.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
cmd enumerated values specifying the network configuration to get. See Table 5
data network configuration data
Table 5 : cmd enumerated types
PM_NET_ETH_ENABLE Enable/Disable Ethernet.
PM_NET_ETH_IP Configure the IP address of Ethernet
PM_NET_ETH_NETMASK Configure the netmask of Ethernet
PM_NET_ETH_DHCP_ENABLE Enable/Disable DHCP for Ethernet.
PM_NET_ETH_DHCP_RENEW Renew the DHCP for Ethernet.
Return Value

A Promira status code is returned with PM_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
PM_NETCONFIG_ERROR Unable to configure network interface.
PM_INVALID_IPADDR Invalid IP address.
PM_INVALID_NETMASK Invalid network mask.
PM_INVALID_SUBNET The 192.168.12.x subnet is reserved. It is an error to configure the Ethernet interface to any address in this subnet.
PM_NETCONFIG_LOST_CONNECTION Applying the last settings has changed the IP address of the connection. Any further access doesn't work since the connection to the device has lost and pm_close needs to be called to clean up the resources.
Details

In order to enable Ethernet or DHCP for Ethernet, call this function with '1' as data. In order to disable, call this with '0' as data.

Network interface can be configured by the promira utility (promira.exe or promira). See the section Ethernet for more detail.

Query Preferences (pm_query_pref)

      int pm_query_pref (Promira      promira,                          const char * key,                          int          buf_size                          u08 *        buf);     

Get preferences.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
key key of preference
buf_size size of the array for the value of preference
buf array into which the value of preference is returned
Return Value

Length of the value of preference is returned on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

System firmware uses the value of "app.autostart" to determine which application will be loaded on boot up.

Configure Preferences (pm_config_pref)

      int pm_config_pref (Promira      promira,                           const char * key,                           const char * data);     

Configure the preferences.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
key key of preference
data preference data
Return Value

A Promira status code is returned with PM_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

Preferences can be set by the promira utility (promira.exe or promira).
> promira (ip) key value

Read License (pm_read_license)

       int pm_read_license (Promira promira,                             int     buf_size,                             u08 *   buf);     

Read the entire license.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
buf_size number of bytes in buf
buf buffer to place the license string
Return Value

The length of the license in bytes.

Specific Error Codes
PM_INVALID_LICENSE The installed license is corrupt or invalid.
Details

Pass a value of 0 for buf and buf_size to request the total length of the license.

Features (pm_features)

       int pm_features (Promira      promira,                         const char * app,                         u16          features_size,                         u08 *        features);     

Return the features licensed for the application.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
app name of the application
features_size number of bytes in features
features buffer to place the features string
Return Value

The length of the features string in bytes.

Specific Error Codes
PM_INVALID_LICENSE The installed license is corrupt or invalid.
PM_INVALID_APP The application name is invalid.
Details

The features argument will be filled with a colon separated string containing the names of features that are licensed for app.

Pass a value of 0 for features and features_size to request the total length of the features string. Note this length does not include the null terminating character.

Feature Value (pm_feature_value)

       int pm_feature_value (Promira      promira,                              const char * app,                              const char * feature,                              u16          value_size,                              u08 *        value);     

Return the value of a feature for the application.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
app name of the application
feature name of the feature
value_size number of bytes in value
value buffer to place the value string
Return Value

The length of the value string in bytes.

Specific Error Codes
PM_INVALID_LICENSE The installed license is corrupt or invalid.
PM_INVALID_APP The application name is invalid.
PM_INVALID_FEATURE The feature name is invalid.
Details

The value argument will be filled with a string containing the value of the feature. The feature must be one of those provided by pm_features for this app.

Pass a value of 0 for value and value_size to request the total length of the value string. Note this length does not include the null terminating character.

Feature Description (pm_feature_description)

       int pm_feature_description (Promira      promira,                                    const char * app,                                    const char * feature,                                    u16          desc_size,                                    u08 *        desc);     

Return the description of a feature for the application.

Arguments
promira handle of the connection to the Promira Serial Platform
app name of the application
feature name of the feature
desc_size number of bytes in desc
desc buffer to place the description string
Return Value

The length of the description string in bytes.

Specific Error Codes
PM_INVALID_LICENSE The installed license is corrupt or invalid.
PM_INVALID_APP The application name is invalid.
PM_INVALID_FEATURE The feature name is invalid.
Details

The desc argument will be filled with a string containing the description of the feature. The feature must be one of those provided by pm_features for this app.

Pass a value of 0 for desc and desc_size to request the total length of the description string. Note this length does not include the null terminating character.

 

 

7.5 Error Codes

Table 6 : Management Error Codes
Literal Name Value pm_status_string() return value
PM_OK 0 ok
PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY -1 unable to load library
PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_DRIVER -2 unable to load USB driver
PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_FUNCTION -3 unable to load binding function
PM_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBRARY -4 incompatible library version
PM_INCOMPATIBLE_DEVICE -5 incompatible device version
PM_COMMUNICATION_ERROR -6 communication error
PM_UNABLE_TO_OPEN -7 unable to open device
PM_UNABLE_TO_CLOSE -8 unable to close device
PM_INVALID_HANDLE -9 invalid device handle
PM_CONFIG_ERROR -10 configuration error
PM_SHORT_BUFFER -11 output buffer not large enough
PM_FUNCTION_NOT_AVAILABLE -12 function not available
PM_APP_NOT_FOUND -101 app not found
PM_INVALID_LICENSE -102 invalid license
PM_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_APP -103 unable to load app
PM_INVALID_DEVICE -104 invalid device for license
PM_INVALID_DATE -105 invalid date
PM_NOT_LICENSED -106 not licensed
PM_INVALID_APP -107 invalid app
PM_INVALID_FEATURE -108 invalid feature
PM_UNLICENSED_APP -109 unlicensed app
PM_APP_ALREADY_LOADED -110 app already loaded
PM_NETCONFIG_ERROR -201 network configuration error
PM_INVALID_IPADDR -202 invalid IP address
PM_INVALID_NETMASK -203 invalid netmask
PM_INVALID_SUBNET -204 invalid subnet
PM_NETCONFIG_UNSUPPORTED -205 unable to set network configuration
PM_NETCONFIG_LOST_CONNECTION -206 changed, but connection has lost

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