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Diffstat (limited to 'Bootloaders/MassStorage/BootloaderMassStorage.txt')
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diff --git a/Bootloaders/MassStorage/BootloaderMassStorage.txt b/Bootloaders/MassStorage/BootloaderMassStorage.txt index e09484793..467972cc4 100644 --- a/Bootloaders/MassStorage/BootloaderMassStorage.txt +++ b/Bootloaders/MassStorage/BootloaderMassStorage.txt @@ -62,9 +62,17 @@ * * \section Sec_Running Running the Bootloader * - * This bootloader is designed to be started via the HWB mechanism of the USB AVRs; ground the HWB pin (see device - * datasheet) then momentarily ground /RESET to start the bootloader. This assumes the HWBE fuse is set and the BOOTRST - * fuse is cleared. + * On the USB AVR8 devices, setting the \c HWBE device fuse will cause the bootloader to run if the \c HWB pin of + * the AVR is grounded when the device is reset. + * + * The are two behaviours of this bootloader, depending on the device's fuses: + * + * <b>If the device's BOOTRST fuse is set</b>, the bootloader will run any time the system is not reset from + * the external reset pin, unless no valid user application has been loaded. To initiate the bootloader, the + * device's external reset pin should be grounded. + * + * <b>If the device's BOOTRST fuse is not set</b>, the bootloader will run only if initiated via a software + * jump, or if the \c HWB pin was low during the last device reset (if the \c HWBE fuse is set). * * For board specific exceptions to the above, see below. * |