topic Re: Kinetis Rtx bootloader jump rtx app in Kinetis Microcontrollers

Kinetis Rtx bootloader jump rtx app

bastien — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:18:09 GMT

Hello !

I wrote an RTX bootloader with (based on http_server démo from keil) at 0x0 using LAN Ethernet (for updating) and uart (for debuging) to jump to the USER application at 0x00080000 address.

I try the following with my boot :

https://github.com/UltimateHackingKeyboard/bootloader/tree/master/apps/led_demo/MK64F12/mdk/led_demo_freedom_a000

I changed the scatter file from 0x0000a000 to 0x00080000 and The jump works !

I copyed my bootloader and modify it to get an USER APP at 0x00080000.

The problem is that the bootloader jump again and again to my USER APP.

If I use the bootloader from the github source the jump works !

https://github.com/UltimateHackingKeyboard/bootloader/tree/master/targets/MK64F12/mdk/freedom_bootloader

I searched for hours but i don t understand the problem.

Someone to give me some help? Any idea?

Thank you !

Re: Kinetis Rtx bootloader jump rtx app

mjbcswitzerland — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:20:01 GMT

If the boot loader jumps repeatedly to the application it presumably means that the application crashes.

See appendix B of the following document for a checklist of various things that may be necessary for boot loader and application compatibility: http://www.utasker.com/docs/uTasker/uTaskerSerialLoader.pdf

Note that there is also a K66 Ethernet (web server) and HS USB boot loader at
http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-K66F.html

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Re: Kinetis Rtx bootloader jump rtx app

bastien — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:30:54 GMT

Hi !

Thank you Marc ! I changed the boot_jump function and I have a hardfault now.

In the following link, I add the bootloader, the user App (bootloader with scatter modified) and a blinky project.

=> The bootloader jump to the blinky application

=> The Kinetis example Bootloader jump to my User App

=> My bootloader don't jump to the User App (with hardfault)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=13T5lvo5zAy4W6icKHSAMxPKaFmfpnz8Z

Something in my User App or in the bootloader fails the jump..

Is it due to the RTX bootloader try to jump to an RTX firmware ?

Thank for you help ! :smileyhappy:

Re: Kinetis Rtx bootloader jump rtx app

bastien — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:07:21 GMT

Hello,

I don't succed to jump to my User APP firmware..

Some one have an idea ?

Thanks

here, a piece on my code :

__asm void boot_jump( uint32_t address )
{
LDR SP, [R0]
LDR PC, [R0, #4]
}

void execute_user_code(void)
{
/* Change the Vector Table to the USER_FLASH_START
in case the user application uses interrupts */

//__disable_irq();

SysTick->CTRL &= ~0x00000002;

SCB->VTOR = (uint32_t)USER_FLASH_START;

boot_jump(USER_FLASH_START);

}

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Thread 'main': Run Network
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
int main (void)
{

if(Flash_ReadFW()==0)
{
execute_user_code();
}

osKernelInitialize (); // initialize RTOS kernel

hardware_init();
LED_Initialize ();
Buttons_Initialize ();
debug_printf("\r\n\r\nBootloader by - GB\r\n"); // ne pas oublier de cocher MicroLIB dans les options du projet !!!

osThreadNew(blinky_Thread, NULL, NULL); // Create application main thread
osThreadNew(LAN_Thread, NULL, NULL); // Create application main thread

osKernelStart (); // start kernel with job2 execution
while(1);
}

Re: Kinetis Rtx bootloader jump rtx app

bastien — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:10:12 GMT

Hello !

I found the problem,

When i loaded the firmware in to the flash, at 0x400 i miss an byte, this is why with the little blinky firmware the jumps works (less than 0x400).

Also, after a NVIC_SystemReset() I don't need to __set_CONTROL(0);

Bye