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macOS

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brew install dpcmd

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overview

Package summary

Linux software for DediProg SF100/SF600

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

dpcmd

history

Project history and usage

dpcmd is the command-line program built from DediProg's SF100Linux repository for DediProg SF100 and SF600 SPI flash programmers.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in August 2015 and describes itself as Linux software for SF100/SF600. Its README is narrow and practical: install libusb, libxml2, and pkg-config, build with make, and use the resulting dpcmd binary from the source tree.

The public GitHub release list is sparse but shows a 1.2.1.03 release in September 2017 and V1.14.20.x/V1.14.21.x releases in 2024. That suggests a vendor-maintained hardware utility with intermittent public release points rather than a community-driven CLI.

Adoption history

dpcmd's adoption is naturally tied to owners and service benches using DediProg SPI flash programmers. Homebrew packaging makes the vendor Linux tool easier to install on macOS or Linux systems used for firmware flashing work.

How it is used

The README's basic example writes an image file to a flash chip with ./dpcmd --auto image.bin --verify, automatically detecting the chip, updating differing contents, reading back, and verifying the write. Advanced usage is delegated to dpcmd --help.

Why package nerds care

dpcmd is package-nerd significant as hardware-support plumbing: small, vendor-specific, and essential when someone needs to recover or provision SPI flash. Its dependencies and build style are boring, which is exactly what maintainers want for a flashing tool.

Timeline

2015: GitHub repository created for DediProgSW/SF100Linux.
2017: GitHub release 1.2.1.03 published.
2024: V1.14.20.x and V1.14.21.x releases published.

Related projects

dpcmd is related to DediProg SF100 and SF600 programmers, SPI flash workflows, libusb, libxml2, and firmware flashing utilities.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dpcmd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version1.14.21

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dpcmd
Version	1.14.21
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/DediProgSW/SF100Linux
Repository	https://github.com/DediProgSW/SF100Linux
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dpcmd.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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