Tools for working with GP2040-CE binary dumps.
While not necessary for most tools, you may want picotool as an alternative
way to dump binary data from the board. These dumps can be created with gp2040ce-binary-tools natively, but having an
alternative way to create a binary dump can be helpful, as these tools work as well (or better) with a binary dump as
over USB.
All tools take -P PATH flag(s) in order to import Protobuf files (either precompiled Python files or raw .proto files)
if you have them locally, in order to work with the latest (or development) version of the configuration. That said,
this tool also includes a copy of the config files if you cannot supply these files, and will attempt to compile those
as a fallback. Be aware, however, that they are a point in time snapshot, and may lag the real format in undesirable
ways. Supply the latest Protobuf files if you can.
An example of this invocation is:
visualize-config -P ~/proj/GP2040-CE/proto -P ~/proj/GP2040-CE/lib/nanopb/generator/proto --filename memory.bin
% pip install gp2040ce-binary-tools
% git clone [URL to this repository]
% cd gp2040ce-binary-tools
% python -m venv venv
% source ./venv/bin/activate
% pip install -e .
% pip install -Ur requirements/requirements-dev.txt
In all cases, online help can be retrieved by providing the -h or --help flags to the below programs.
A terminal UI config editor, capable of viewing and editing existing configurations, can be launched via
edit-config. It supports navigation both via the keyboard or the mouse, and can view and edit either a binary file
made via picotool or configuration directly on the board in BOOTSEL mode over USB.
Simple usage:
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| Up, Down | Move up and down the config tree |
| Left, Right | Scroll the tree left and right (when content is long) |
| Space | Expand a tree node to show its children |
| Enter | Expand a tree node, or edit a leaf node (bools toggle) |
| Tab (in edit popup) | Cycle highlight between input field and buttons |
| Enter (in edit popup) | Choose dropdown option or activate button |
| S | Save the config to the opened file |
| Q | Quit without saving |
A quick demonstration of the editor is available on asciinema.org.
concatenate combines a GP2040-CE firmware .bin file (such as from a fresh build) with:
- a GP2040-CE board config, in the form of
- a config section .bin (with footer) (optionally padded) (
--binary-board-config-filename) or - a JSON file representing the config (
--json-board-config-filename)
- a config section .bin (with footer) (optionally padded) (
- and/or a GP2040-CE user config, in the form of
- a config section .bin (with footer) (optionally padded) (
--binary-user-config-filename) or - a JSON file representing the config (
--json-user-config-filename)
- a config section .bin (with footer) (optionally padded) (
...and produces a properly-offset firmware file suitable for flashing to a board with the provided config(s). This may be useful to ensure the board is flashed with a particular configuration, for instances such as producing a binary to flash many boards with a particular configuration (specific customizations, etc.), creating a file suitable for the initial install of a fresh board (a "board config"), or keeping documented backups of what you're testing with during development.
The --...-board-config-filename flags allow for shipping a default configuration as part of the binary, replacing
the need for generating these board configurations at compile time. This allows for more custom builds and less
dependency on the build jobs, and is a feature in progress in the core firmware.
The produced firmware + config(s) can be written to a file with --new-filename FILENAME or straight to a RP2040
in BOOTSEL mode with --usb. The output file is a direct binary representation by default, but if FILENAME ends in
".uf2", it will be written in the UF2 format, which is generally more convenient to the end user.
Sample usage:
% concatenate build/GP2040-CE_foo_bar.bin --binary-user-config-filename storage-dump.bin \
--new-filename new-firmware-with-config.bin
dump-config replaces the need for picotool in order to make a copy of the GP2040-CE configuration as a binary file.
This could be used with the other tools, or just to keep a backup.
Sample usage:
% dump-config `date +%Y%m%d`-config-backup.bin
dump-gp2040ce replaces the need for picotool in order to make a copy of a board's full GP2040-CE image as a binary file.
This could be used with the other tools, or just to keep a backup.
Sample usage:
% dump-gp2040ce `date +%Y%m%d`-backup.bin
summarize-gp2040ce prints information regarding the provided USB device or file. It attempts to detect the firmware
and/or board config and/or user config version, which might be useful for confirming files are built properly, or to
determine the lineage of something.
Sample usage:
% summarize-gp2040ce --usb
USB device:
GP2040-CE Information
detected GP2040-CE version: v0.7.8-9-g59e2d19b-dirty
detected board config version: v0.7.8-board-test
detected user config version: v0.7.8-RC2-1-g882235b3
visualize-config reads a GP2040-CE board's configuration, either over USB or from a dump of the board's flash
storage section, and prints it out for visual inspection or diffing with other tools. It can also find the storage
section from a GP2040-CE whole board dump, if you have that instead. Usage is simple; just connect your board in BOOTSEL
mode or pass the tool your binary file to analyze along with the path to the Protobuf files.
Sample output:
% visualize-config --usb
boardVersion: "v0.7.2"
gamepadOptions {
inputMode: INPUT_MODE_HID
dpadMode: DPAD_MODE_DIGITAL
socdMode: SOCD_MODE_SECOND_INPUT_PRIORITY
invertXAxis: false
invertYAxis: false
switchTpShareForDs4: true
lockHotkeys: false
}
hotkeyOptions {
hotkeyF1Up {
dpadMask: 1
action: HOTKEY_SOCD_UP_PRIORITY
}
hotkeyF1Down {
dpadMask: 2
action: HOTKEY_SOCD_NEUTRAL
}
...[and so on]...
}
pinMappings {
pinDpadUp: 19
pinDpadDown: 18
pinDpadLeft: 16
pinDpadRight: 17
pinButtonB1: 8
pinButtonB2: 7
pinButtonB3: 12
pinButtonB4: 11
pinButtonL1: 9
pinButtonR1: 10
pinButtonL2: 5
pinButtonR2: 6
pinButtonS1: 15
pinButtonS2: 13
pinButtonL3: 21
pinButtonR3: 22
pinButtonA1: 14
pinButtonA2: 20
}
...[and so on]...
addonOptions {
bootselButtonOptions {
enabled: false
buttonMap: 0
}
...[and so on]...
dualDirectionalOptions {
enabled: true
upPin: 23
downPin: 27
leftPin: 26
rightPin: 24
dpadMode: DPAD_MODE_DIGITAL
combineMode: 3
}
...[and so on]...
}
forcedSetupOptions {
mode: FORCED_SETUP_MODE_OFF
}
The GP2040-CE configuration is still changing, so the tools are changing accordingly. This project doesn't currently make a huge effort to be backwards compatible, so instead, refer to this:
gp2040ce-binary-tools >=v0.6.0supports both board and user configs still being developed inGP2040-CE.gp2040ce-binary-tools >=v0.5.1supported the increased user config size inGP2040-CE >=v0.7.5.gp2040ce-binary-tools <=v0.5.0supported the smaller user config size inGP2040-CE <v0.7.5.
The latest update of the configuration snapshot is from v0.7.8.
Some of these tools require a dump of your GP2040-CE board, either the storage section or the whole board, depending on
the context. The storage section of a GP2040-CE board is a reserved 16 KB starting at 0x101FC000. To dump your board's
storage with picotool:
% picotool save -r 101FC000 10200000 memory.bin
And to dump your whole board:
% picotool save -a whole-board.bin
Written by and copyright Brian S. Stephan (bss@incorporeal.org).
gp2040ce-binary-tools is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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