Looking for a simple software to flash a Kinetis

[arnogir]

Hello every body.

I'm using a K70 with KDS and a P&E to flash and debug my software on the K70.

I'm looking for a simple way to flash the K70 without need to start all KDS environment.

Example:

-Launch this "Software"

- Open the .abs

- Click on "Start flash"

- Flash is started...

Thank:smileyhappy:

[alexfeinman]

To elaborate slightly on what Erich said. I am flashing K22 via JTAG using Segger Jlink like this:

/opt/SEGGER/JLink/JLinkExe < unlock

/opt/SEGGER/JLink/JLinkExe < flash

Where the contents of the script files is:

unlock:

     si 1

     unlock kinetis

     qc

flash:

     si 1

     speed auto

     device mk22fn128xxx10

     loadbin myapp.bin, 0

     qc

Hope this helps

[BlackNight · Accepted solution]

Arno and everyone else who is interested how to use Kinetis Design Studio (or GDB in general) for command line debugging/flashing/standalone programmer, both with Segger J-Link and P&E Multilink:

http://mcuoneclipse.com/2015/03/25/command-line-programming-and-debugging-with-gdb/

It shows how to debug/program a device without launching an IDE.

I hope this is what you are looking for.

Erich

[arnogir]

Thank,

I will test it!

:smileyhappy:

[arnogir]

Hello

I havn't yet tested the solution which consist to start a GDB server and client and then enter command line in a dos CMD.

But are they a way which consist to start a specific software in which we "Open" an .abs file and then "click" on a "Flash" button?

It seem the client/server solution not allow to write an bach file (.bat) which execute this?

[BlackNight]

GDB allows very easy batch programming. I use this batch file to start the server and program my file:

REM Start P&E GDB Server with single session

call "cmd /c start C:\Freescale\KDS_3.0.0\eclipse\plugins\com.pemicro.debug.gdbjtag.pne_2.0.8.201504092111\win32\pegdbserver_console.exe -startserver -singlesession -device=Freescale_K6x_K64FN1M0M12"

REM start gdb with script

arm-none-eabi-gdb -x gdbScript.txt

The content of the script gdbScript file is this:

# script for gdb. Run it with

# gdb -x <commandFile>

# disable confirmation messages (y or no):

set confirm off

# connect to P&E gdb server:

target remote localhost:7224

# reset target:

monitor reset

# load symbols for application:

file MyProject/Debug/MyProject.elf

# load application:

load MyProject/Debug/MyProject.elf

# detach from target. As a side effect, this will start it:

detach

# quit gdb

quit

I hope this helps,

Erich

[arnogir]

Hi,

All work correclty! Many thank.

Do you know (even  if I'm not in the good session) if it is exist the same thing for the HCS08 series (HCS08GT/GB 60...MC13213...)?

I have CodeWarior 10.3 (eclipse IDE) and CodeWarrior 6.3 (Old IDE)

:smileyhappy:

[BlackNight]

CodeWarrior (Eclipse) is not using GDB, so the approach is different.

Have a look here:

Scripting: The Debugger Shell, Getting started… | MCU on Eclipse

Debugger Shell: Test Automation | MCU on Eclipse

CW 6.3: I have not done that with that debugger.

I hope this helps,

Erich

[BlackNight]

KDS comes with gdb, so you could use the gdb command line mode, no need to use Eclipse.

Additionally, both P&E and Segger offer standalone tools too:

P&E Microcomputer Systems

https://segger.com/flasher-arm.html

Erich

[arnogir]

Hi,

I want keep My P&E Multilink universal to do it.

So, I will test with KDS command line.

But I'm not be able to find the documentation which explain to me how use KDS command line to flash a specific file.

Could you indicate to me where is this documentation?

:smileyhappy:

[BlackNight]

Hi Arno,

I have described it how it works on the command line with OpenOCD/CMSIS-DAP:

http://mcuoneclipse.com/2015/03/22/openocdcmsis-dap-debugging-with-eclipse-and-without-an-ide/

Same thing would apply for the P&E GDB server too: launch the P&E GDB server (I need to dig out the path) and use the arm-none-eabi-gdb as for the OpenOCD connection.

I hope this helps,

Erich