The modified version esptool.py from RTOS SDK that is required for flashing an image, is now placed in `dist/tools/esptool.py` and used directly from there. The advantage is that `esptool.py` hasn't to be installed explicitly anymore. Having RIOT is enough. The documentation is adapted accordingly. The oly prerequisite is that python and the pyserial module are installed.
In vendor startup code, initialization function were called as parameters of assert statement. With DEVELHELP, they are not called since the assert macro does nothing.
To make the migration progress to the new RTOS SDK easier, the new toolchain was renamed to xtensa-esp8266-elf. This makes it possible to have the new and the old toolchain installed in parallel.
If the WiFi module is used, a number of high priority tasks is created. To void priority collisions with netdev drivers, the number of priorities SCHED_PRIO_LEVELS has to be increased to 32. But in other cases, the default number should be used, also to keep automatic tests working.
Moved macros and static inline helper functions needed to access ATmega GPIOs
to cpu/atmega_common/include/atmega_gpio.h in order to reuse them for the
platform specific low level part of the Neopixel driver.
Currently, spi_acquire() will always re-configure the SPI bus.
If the configuration did not change, this is entirely uneccecary
and makes SPI operations take longer than needed.
Instead, compare the current configuration with the new configuration
and skip the initialisation if it didn't change since the last call.
The RTC expects to be clocked from a 1kHz source.
Previously it would re-configure GCLK2 from 32kHz to 1kHz when used.
Since GCLK2 is also used by EIC, this would break external interrupts
in strange and unexpected ways.
Dedicate a 1kHz clock to it to avoid the damage.
From the data sheet:
> The COUNT register requires synchronization when reading.
> Disabling the synchronization will prevent reading valid
> values from the COUNT register.
Without this bit enabled, rtt_get_counter() will always return 0.
ATmega128RFA1/ATmega256RFR2 do not have a unique CPU ID.
Use the RC oscillator callibration byte as an impromptu CPU ID and rely
on bootlader constants present on all ATmega families for the remaining
bytes.
This way we can provide a faux CPU ID on all ATmega MCUs and typical hobbyists
with no access to JTAG adapters or high voltage programmer capable of writing
the user signature have a good chance that the CPU IDs of their device do not collide.
This converts the hard-coded UART driver to the new ways.
- allow the board to configure the RX & TX pins
- allow for more than one UART
- allow setting the baudrate
- implement poweron()/poweroff() functions
