topic Re: KE06 Bootloader using processor expert in Kinetis Design Studio

KE06 Bootloader using processor expert

thaophan — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:24:55 GMT

Hi everyone,

I want to build a bootloader program for MKE06Z128 using processor expert (Codewarrior 10.7). It uses UART for communication and a terminal program(I don't wanna use Kboot or AN2295SW).I follow this post (Serial Bootloader for the Freedom Board with Processor Expert | MCU on Eclipse ) from Mr Erich Styger. But I have faced a problem at the step to determine running bootloader or not. In this step BL_CheckForUserApp() has to be added in the cpu processor expert component to run before main()

But MKE06 cpu processor expert does not have user initialization properties so I don't know how I have to do this step.

My question is:

Where can I put BL_CheckForUserApp() to figure out bootloader or application program should be run?

or How can I create a bootloader program with processor expert for mke06?

Thank in advance.

Re: KE06 Bootloader using processor expert

mjbcswitzerland — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:51:16 GMT

Hi Thao

Although you can't generate it with PE there are SREC/iHEX (and others) serial loaders for the KE06 at http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE06Z.html which can be built with most IDEs. It can also be built for any other Kinetis part so don't need porting or suffer from missing libraries or generation components.

Regards

Mark

Kinetis: http://www.utasker.com/kinetis.html
Kinetis KE:
- http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE02Z.html
- http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE02Z40M.html
- http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE04Z.html
- http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE06Z.html
- http://www.utasker.com/kinetis/FRDM-KE15Z.html
Serial Loader: http://www.utasker.com/docs/uTasker/uTaskerSerialLoader.pdf

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Re: KE06 Bootloader using processor expert

Alice_Yang — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:18:07 GMT

Hello Thao Phan ,

You can add the function BL_CheckForUserApp() into your project source code manually.

BR

Alice

Re: KE06 Bootloader using processor expert

thaophan — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 03:56:05 GMT

Hi Mark Butcher

Thank you for your reply.

I'll try it. But my application is built in CW10.7 and using Processor Expert. Does it matter if bootloader is built in another IDE?

Regards

Thao

Re: KE06 Bootloader using processor expert

thaophan — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 04:03:10 GMT

Hello Alice_Yang

Thank you for you reply.

But i can't understand how it will work.

Did you do bootloader for MKE06 using PE before? Could you share your example?

Regards

Thao