AWR1642: Uniflash

Kei

Part Number: AWR1642
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH

Hello,

We are developing mmWave radar module using AWR1642, which is including AWR1642, DCDC converter, flash memory and so on, and its interface is UART.
To write firmware for AWR1642 to flash memory in the module, we are using Uniflash working on Windows.
But once our module is embedded and is connected to micro controller in our customer's product, they can not use Uniflash to update the firmware.
Is there any API or other way to re-write firmware from not Windows laptop but final product?

over 5 years ago

0 Cesar over 5 years ago

TI__Guru*** 147964 points

Hi,

In the customer product, customer would use a Secondary Bootloader.

The SBL would download the application through SPI or CAN and would flash it.

Please take a look at

UART SBL example provided with mmWave SDK 3.x
CAN SBL example provided in the Automotive toolbox: mmwave_automotive_toolbox_2_9_1\labs\lab0012_can_sbl

thank you

Cesar

0 Kei over 5 years ago in reply to Cesar

Intellectual 750 points

Hello,

Thank you. I will try it.

By the way, is SBL not supported on SDK 2.X ?

Can we write the combination of SBL included in SDK 3.x and radar firmware based on SDK2.x to flash memory?
SBL is mentioned only from SDK3.x, so I am just wondering.

0 Jitendra Gupta over 5 years ago in reply to Kei

TI__Guru 69960 points

SBL image is without RadarSS firmware. Application needs to have radarSS firmware integrated in MetaImage format.

So you can use SBL from SDK 3.x and application built with SDK2.0 RadarSS FW can be flash to device where SBL will boot up this application from flash to RAM.

Regards,

Jitendra

0 Kei over 5 years ago in reply to Jitendra Gupta

Intellectual 750 points

Hello,

Thank you, I understand it.

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