OpenOCD

Mar 3, 2023we are pleased to announce the first release candidate of the upcoming openocd version. Openocd is available in many different forms from numerous places, this page should serve as a guide directing you to the option most appropriate for the usecase. The openocd user's guide is maintained along with the sources in the official git repository (openocd.texi).

The open on-chip debugger (openocd) aims to provide debugging, in-system programming and boundary-scan testing for embedded target devices. The openocd.cfg user config file may override features in any of the above files by setting variables before sourcing the target file, or by adding commands specific to their situation. Openocd user’s guide this user’s guide documents release 0.12.0+dev, dated 19 january 2026, of the open on-chip debugger (openocd).

Openocd user’s guide this user’s guide documents release 0.12.0, dated 20 december 2022, of the open on-chip debugger (openocd). Normally, openocd then starts running as a server. Openocd, the open on-chip debugger has been created by dominic rath as part of a diploma thesis at the university of applied sciences, fh-augsburg.

By default, openocd will listen on the loopback interface only.