topic Re: The problem of jumping between Bootloader and Application in S32K

The problem of jumping between Bootloader and Application

zjgchenzhen — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 02:08:15 GMT

Board：S32K144 EVB，IDE：S32 DS

I want to realize that , for example, the variable "Currentsession" is shared between Bootloader and Application, the Currentsession is a "ennum: 0, 1, 2", the init value is 0. When the Currentsession is changed to 2 in the App, then "reset" command, the program return to Bootloader and read the value of Currentsession (it is equal to 2). Only when the program restarts due to power on and power off, the Currentsession can be inited. Other "reset"(such as watchdog, reset command) can't make the variable Currentsession change.

Problem 1: How to set the value "Currentsession" is shared between Bootloader and Application, can you give me a demo?

Problem 2: How to realize the variable "Currentsession" to be persistent which meets the above requirements. In the past, I use resenus chip, othes use the "#pragma location ="CURRENTSESSION"" to meet the requirements, as far as I am concerned.

Re: The problem of jumping between Bootloader and Application

dianabatrlova — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:08:16 GMT

Hello,

I would like to suggest document AN12323 S32K1xx Firmware updates

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN12323.pdf

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note-software/AN12323SW.zip

"There is a space of 4 bytes reserved in ram memory to share a status variable between the loader and the application."

I hope it helps.

Best regards,

Diana

Re: The problem of jumping between Bootloader and Application

zjgchenzhen — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:50:55 GMT

Hi Diana,

You mean the following( 0x55AA55AA) which is from your attachment?

This method is that the value is stored in the memory, when Power off and on, the value will not changed. If I use the method, this method will let me store the value to the memory every time, it is not convinient.

However, I want to have the method that "I want to realize that , for example, the variable "Currentsession" is shared between Bootloader and Application, the Currentsession is a "ennum: 0, 1, 2", the init value is 0. When the Currentsession is changed to 2 in the App, then "reset" command, the program return to Bootloader and read the value of Currentsession (it is equal to 2). Only when the program restarts due to power on and power off, the Currentsession can be inited. Other "reset"(such as watchdog, reset command) can't make the variable Currentsession change."

Re: The problem of jumping between Bootloader and Application

dianabatrlova — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:24:37 GMT

Hello

This question is a pure user affair. You can create a constant somewhere in flash or you can use for inspiration the fw_header in AN12323 Boot.c.

The status register below will help you with recognizing the source of the reset "26.4.3 System Reset Status Register (RCM_SRS)" see RM rev 12.1

However, since we have no example code according to your requirements the implementation is up to you.

Best regards,

Diana

Re: The problem of jumping between Bootloader and Application

zjgchenzhen — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:38:59 GMT

Hi Diana,

Thank you very much for your help.