An independent target manager for the PlayStation 3, speaking the DECI3 protocol over TCP.
OpenTM connects to a console, browses its filesystem, inspects kernel objects, loads and runs executables from your PC, installs packages, and edits the console's debug settings - the day-to-day work a target manager does, without needing the original tooling running.
There is a GUI, a headless CLI for build steps and CI, and a small server that holds sessions so several tools can drive one console at once.
# run what you just built on a devkit, and fail the build if it asserts
opentm_cli --host 192.0.2.10 --serve build --reset --load build/game.self \
--pass-on "RESULT: OK" --fail-on "ASSERT|FATAL"Working against real hardware:
DECR devkit (PS3_DEH_TCP) |
Retail/Nonretail systems running DEX firmware (PS3_DBG_DEX) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Connect / session handshake | yes | yes |
| TTY console | yes | yes |
| File explorer (browse, stat) | yes | yes |
Host file serving (/app_home/) |
yes | yes |
| Load and run a .self | yes | yes |
Install a .pkg |
yes | yes |
| Kernel explorer | yes | yes |
| Power control / reset modes | yes | yes |
| Upload / download | yes | yes |
| Rename, mkdir, delete on the console | yes | yes |
| Permissions and timestamps | yes | not supported |
| XMB settings read/write | yes | yes |
| Wake-on-LAN | n/a - the CP powers the system on | yes |
PS3_CORE_DUMP targets are recognised but not currently implemented.
Builds are on the releases page. On Windows, unzip and run opentm_app.exe. On Linux, either the .AppImage (one file, chmod +x and run) or the .tar.gz (unpack anywhere, run bin/opentm_app). All of them carry their own Qt, so nothing needs installing.
To build from source, see Building.
| Usage | the GUI, the CLI, and how a console is shared |
| Reporting a problem | what to include so a bug can be diagnosed |
| Building | building from source on Windows and Linux |
| Internals | how the code is put together, and where to add things |
| Server protocol | driving OpenTM from your own tools |
Open an issue - please not chat, since these usually take more than one round trip and a thread that is still there next week is worth a lot. Reporting a problem covers what to include; the short version is the wire log (right-click the Wire Log dock, Save to File), your target type and port, and whether the official tool does the same thing.
OpenTM is a cleanroom implementation built from protocol observation. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or derived from Sony Interactive Entertainment or its subsidiaries, including SN Systems Ltd.
A few features invoke executables that ship with the official SDK. OpenTM does not bundle those, it expects you to point it at your own copy, and disables the feature when the file is absent.
"PlayStation", "PS3" and "ProDG" are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify the hardware and software OpenTM interoperates with.
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Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5.
OpenTM is licensed under MIT