topic How to debug program with bootloader existing? in Kinetis Microcontrollers https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-to-debug-program-with-bootloader-existing/m-p/1589302#M64622 <P>IDE:IAR</P><P>Debug Tool:Ozone</P><P>Bootloader ranges from 0x0 to 0xa000,and the program starts from 0xa000.</P><P>Every time I modify a firmware,I have to change the .icf file in IAR then compile,meanwhile some of the code,such as the version address that existing in front of the program binary,should be changed.This is troublesome.</P><P>Do you have any tool or ideas to debug with bootloader?</P> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:16:03 GMT jake111 2023-01-29T09:16:03Z How to debug program with bootloader existing? https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-to-debug-program-with-bootloader-existing/m-p/1589302#M64622 <P>IDE:IAR</P><P>Debug Tool:Ozone</P><P>Bootloader ranges from 0x0 to 0xa000,and the program starts from 0xa000.</P><P>Every time I modify a firmware,I have to change the .icf file in IAR then compile,meanwhile some of the code,such as the version address that existing in front of the program binary,should be changed.This is troublesome.</P><P>Do you have any tool or ideas to debug with bootloader?</P> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:16:03 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-to-debug-program-with-bootloader-existing/m-p/1589302#M64622 jake111 2023-01-29T09:16:03Z Re: How to debug program with bootloader existing? https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-to-debug-program-with-bootloader-existing/m-p/1589314#M64623 <P>I have not used IAR tools for years, but it works easily in the MCUXpresso IDE:</P><P><A href="https://mcuoneclipse.com/2020/11/03/debugging-bootloader-and-application-with-one-debug-session/" target="_blank">https://mcuoneclipse.com/2020/11/03/debugging-bootloader-and-application-with-one-debug-session/</A></P><P><A href="https://mcuoneclipse.com/2019/10/06/linking-bootloader-applications-with-eclipse-and-freemarker-scripts/" target="_blank">https://mcuoneclipse.com/2019/10/06/linking-bootloader-applications-with-eclipse-and-freemarker-scripts/</A></P><P>I understand that you might try to stick with IAR, but the above might give you some ideas?</P> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:45:42 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Kinetis-Microcontrollers/How-to-debug-program-with-bootloader-existing/m-p/1589314#M64623 ErichStyger 2023-01-29T09:45:42Z