.TH tos-decode-flid 1 "Jun 30, 2008"
.LO 1
.SH NAME
tos-decode-flid - Turn a base-4 Safe TinyOS error code into a human-readable error message
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBtos-decode-flid\fR flid-file flid
.SH DESCRIPTION
By default, a mote that encounters a safety violation repeatedly
blinks a failure code (also called flid, or fault-location identifier)
on its LEDs. \fBtos-decode-flid\fR can be used to turn this code into
a readable error message.
A flid is a sequence of 8 digits each in the range 0-3. To read this
code, wait for the mote's LEDs to "roll," or rapidly blink several
times in a 1-2-3 sequence. Next, some number of LEDs will be lit--
write down this number. Usually the first digit or two of the flid
will be zero. Following each digit of the flid, all three LEDs will be
very briefly illuminated to serve as a separator. After all 8 digits
have been presented the LEDs will roll and then the FLID is
repeated. Once you have the sequence of 8 digits, it can be decoded
using tos-decode-flid.
The flid-file argument specifies a file that helps the script map from
the flid to an error message. The flid file is create as a side
effect of compiling a safe application; it is placed into the
application's build directory and is named flids.txt.
