AT+WDM - undocumented?

IoT Modules Development tools
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DevStudio 1.2.0 connected to Fastrack XTend with 7.4.0.a firmware.

Target Status & Configuration gives 1 warning:

What is AT+WDM :question:

It is not mentioned in the AT Commands Interface Guide for Firmware 7.44 (nor any earlier version)

I presume it must be to do with the new “Development mode” - for which I’d have to update the XTend firmware ?

Note that “no answer” is not correct: the XTend does answer - with “ERROR”

2

You’re right.
This command allows a user to lock a port into the development mode.
This mode is used by Developer Studio to get traces from the device for debug. It is persistent to the resets.

3

Therefore it needs to be documented - so that a user can find how to get a module out of Development mode when it’s “accidentally” been left in development mode!

See: viewtopic.php?f=108&t=5156&p=22613#p22613

4

A quick preview of what will be documented in a future Firmware release:

AT+WDM=0

Resets the development mode persistence (the persisted port will return to production mode after a target reset)

AT+WDM=1

Asks for development mode to be persisted on the current port (the current port will stay in development mode even after a target reset)

AT+WDM=2

Just a query command to retrieve the current port ID

AT+WDM?

A query command to retrieve the development mode persistence state (0/1), and the port ID on which the persistence has been configured.

5

Thanks!

:smiley:

6

Just to clarify a few points:

Can be issued on any port - doesn’t have to be the port currently in Development mode

ie, the port on which the command was issued - not (necessarily) the port that’s in Development mode.

The port ID has the same values as used by AT+WMFM; viz,
1 = UART1;
2 = UART2;
3 = USB.

The response is:

AT+WDM: <port-id>,<state>
7

Correct.

Correct.

Actually, I just made the check, and the response is +WDM: ,, but the behavior is quite strange… is always 1, and is really the “persisted dev mode” port ID, but in addition it will be set to 0 if no port is configured in this mode (default state).
I’m dealing with the FW team to see if they plan to change this behavior.

8

Thanks for the clarifications!

:smiley:

Since there are already units in the field with this behaviour, I think it would probably be too confusing to change it now.

IMO, best to leave it as-is, but ensure that it is clearly documented.

9

That’s also our opinion: too late to change it now :wink:

10

It is now documented in the 7.46 AT Commands Guide

:smiley: