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== Lower-level USB behaviour ==
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=== Reflashing mode ===
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Here is an analysis of the raw USB data for an upgrade to 0.30 firmware from 2013/08/09, captured by someone else.
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Tools: USBpcap on Windows for capture; Wireshark and hte on Linux for interpretation.
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Additional information: Wikipedia: SCSI_command‎ and pages linked from that one.
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<spoiler><pre>HP Prime update 0.30: USB Mass Storage packets exchanged between host and calculator
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====================================================================================
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0) Initialization
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-----------------
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Before transfer:
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Repeat N times:
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    PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x00: TEST UNIT READY
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    CALC -> PC: Command 0x00: Good
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Start transfer:
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PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x25: READ CAPACITY(10)
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CALC -> PC: 00 07 FC FF 00 00 02 00
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    523519 (2^19 - 3*2^8 - 1) sectors of 512 bytes = 268041728 bytes.
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CALC -> PC: Command 0x25: Good
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1) First phase: BXCBOOT0.BIN
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----------------------------
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Repeat N times:
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    PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x88: READ(16) from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
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    PC -> CALC: 8+256 bytes of data (*)
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    CALC -> PC: Command 0x88: Good
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    PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x89: COMPARE AND WRITE from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
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    CALC -> PC: 8+256 bytes of identical data (*)
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    CALC -> PC: Command 0x89: Good
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(*) 8 bytes of control data, followed by 256 bytes from BXCBOOT0.BIN.
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    * 2 bytes: tag ?
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    * 2 bytes: an indication of direction ? Most host -> calc packets have 00 00, most calc -> host packets have 00 80.
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    * 4 bytes: offset ?
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Control data dump, in order:
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    PC -> CALC: cd be 00 00 ad be 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: cd be 00 80 ad be 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c5 be 00 00 00 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: c5 be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c5 be 00 00 01 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c5 be 00 00 02 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: cd be 00 00 ad be 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: cd be 00 80 ad be 00 80
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 00 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 01
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 01
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 3f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 3f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 06 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 40
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 40
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 7f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 7f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 0c 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 80
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 80
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 bf
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 bf
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 12 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 c0
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 c0
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 ff
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 ff
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 19 00 00 00 (why 19 instead of 18 ? Special / spare page ?)
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 01
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 01
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 3f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 3f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 1f 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 40
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 40
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 7f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 7f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 25 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 80
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 80
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 bf
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 bf
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 2b 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 c0
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 c0
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 ff
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 ff
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 32 00 00 00 (again, mysterious +1)
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 00
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 3f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 3f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 38 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 40
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 40
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 7f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 7f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 3e 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 80
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 80
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 bf
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 bf
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 44 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 c0
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 c0
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 ff
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 ff
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 4b 00 00 00 (again, mysterious +1)
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 00
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 3f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 3f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 51 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 40
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 40
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 7f
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 7f
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 57 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 80
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 80
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...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 bf
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 bf
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 5d 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 c0
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 c0
 +
...
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    PC -> CALC: c6 be 00 00 00 01 00 ff
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    CALC -> PC: c6 be 00 80 00 01 00 ff
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    PC -> CALC: c7 be 00 00 00 04 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: c7 be 00 80 00 04 00 00
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---------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 64 00 00 00 (again, mysterious +1)
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 64 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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    PC -> CALC: cd be 00 00 ad be 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: cd be 00 80 ad be 00 80
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    PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 00 00 00 00
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    CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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Total amount of data in "c6 be" packets: 4 * 256 packets of 256 bytes = 256 KB = size of BXCBOOT0.bin.
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2) Second phase: BESTAARM.ROM + MASTER.DAT + APPSDISK.DAT + <something else>
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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$OFFSET = 0
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Repeat N times:
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    Repeat 0, 1 or more times:
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        PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x2A: WRITE(10) from LBA $OFFSET, size 0x20
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        PC -> CALC: 16384 bytes of data (the contents of BESTAARM.ROM, then MASTER.DAT, then APPSDISK.DAT - see below for more details)
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        CALC -> PC: Command 0x2A: Good
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        $OFFSET = $OFFSET + 0x20
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    More frequent at the beginning, this group of packets nearly disappears near the end of the transfer:
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        PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x88: READ(16) from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
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        PC -> CALC: 8+256 bytes of data (*)
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        CALC -> PC: Command 0x88: Good
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        PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x89: COMPARE AND WRITE from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
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        CALC -> PC: 8+256 bytes of identical data (*)
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        CALC -> PC: Command 0x89: Good
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    (*) 8 bytes of control data, followed by 256 near-constant bytes from ????.
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    Control data dump, in order:
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 01 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 03 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 04 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 06 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 07 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 09 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 0a 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 0c 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 0e 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 0f 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 11 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 12 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 14 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 15 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 17 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 19 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 1a 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 1c 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 1d 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 1f 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 20 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 22 00 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 23 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 25 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 27 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 28 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 2a 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 2b 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 2d 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 2e 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 30 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 32 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 33 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 35 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 36 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 38 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 39 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 3b 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 3c 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 3e 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 40 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 41 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 43 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 44 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 46 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 47 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 49 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 4b 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 4c 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 4e 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 4f 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 51 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 52 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 54 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 55 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 57 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 59 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 5a 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 5c 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 5d 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 5f 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 60 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 62 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 64 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
-------------------------------------------
 +
        PC -> CALC: cd be 00 00 ad be 00 00
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        CALC -> PC: cd be 00 80 ad be 00 80
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 00 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 01 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 02 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
...
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 64 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
-------------------------------------------
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        PC -> CALC: cd be 00 00 ad be 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: cd be 00 80 ad be 00 80
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 00 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 01 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
 +
...
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        PC -> CALC: dc be 00 00 64 00 00 00
 +
        CALC -> PC: dc be 00 80 00 00 00 00
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NOTE1: there are 0x128 "dc be" packets after the initial weirdness.
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 +
    Once in a while:
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        PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x00: TEST UNIT READY
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        CALC -> PC: Command 0x00: Good
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NOTE2: Highest value reached by $OFFSET: 0x127e0. 0x12800 sectors of 512 bytes are written, which corresponds to:
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    * BESTAARM.ROM: 1048576 bytes = 0x800 * 512 bytes, at LBA offset 0;
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    * MASTER.DAT: 4194304 bytes = 0x2000 * 512 bytes, at LBA offset 0x800 (marker "EA656XXX.DAT", soon followed by version number "SDKV0.30");
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    * APPSDISK.DAT: 33554432 bytes = 0x10000 * 512 bytes, at LBA offset 0x2800 (marker "APDSKXXX.DAT", soon followed by version number "V1.00").
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 +
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3) Finalization (or something like that)
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----------------------------------------
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    PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x88: READ(16) from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
 +
    PC -> CALC: 8+256 bytes of data:
 +
        cd be 00 00 ad be 00 00
 +
        ...
 +
    CALC -> PC: Command 0x88: Good
 +
    PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x89: COMPARE AND WRITE from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
 +
    CALC -> PC: 8+256 bytes of data:
 +
        cd be 00 80 ad be 00 80
 +
    CALC -> PC: Command 0x89: Good
 +
    PC -> CALC: SCSI Command 0x88: READ(16) from LBA 0, with zero length (invalid packet)
 +
    PC -> CALC: 8+256 bytes of data:
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        c1 be 00 00 00 00 00 00
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    <No reply>
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Revision as of 10:06, 16 August 2013

This page aims at providing information about the linking protocols of the HP Prime.

The TI-Nspire uses vendor-specific class and proprietary protocols which require specific drivers; the Casio Prizm uses MSD, and the HP Prime uses standard classes as well. Standard classes which do not require extra driver installs are a boon to users.

High-level USB behaviour

"Normal" mode

In normal mode, the Prime exposes itself as a Human Interaction Device (HID). That's a standard class, with built-in drivers in pretty much any USB-supporting OS, aimed primarily at mice, keyboards and joysticks; lots of manufacturers (ab)use that class for other purposes.

Click to see the USB descriptors dump : Details anzeigen


Reflashing mode

In reflashing mode, the Prime exposes itself as a Mass Storage Device (MSD), another standard-class with built-in drivers.

Click to see the USB descriptors dump : Details anzeigen


Lower-level USB behaviour

Reflashing mode

Here is an analysis of the raw USB data for an upgrade to 0.30 firmware from 2013/08/09, captured by someone else.

Tools: USBpcap on Windows for capture; Wireshark and hte on Linux for interpretation.

Additional information: Wikipedia: SCSI_command‎ and pages linked from that one.

Details anzeigen

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