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Avrdude Command: Read Flash Rom

An engineer would use the avrdude command to read the flash memory content from a microcontroller device during a debugging session to verify its firmware against a known version stored in a hexadecimal file. Exact CLI syntax to read_flash_rom using Avrdude.

When to use this: An engineer would use the avrdude command to read the flash memory content from a microcontroller device during a debugging session to verify its firmware against a known version stored in a hexadecimal file.

Command Syntax

avrdude -p <part_no> -c <programmer_id> -U flash:r:<file.hex>:i

Command Breakdown

-p
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-c
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-U
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

FAQ

Purpose: Exact syntax to read_flash_rom using Avrdude.

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