CC2538: CC2538 upgrade firmware can use with USB?

Hi YiKai Chen

OK, If I want to serial Bootload upgrade firmware for the CC2538,the SBDEMO software as a sender,CC2538 as a receiver.

If I want to use a wifi chip instead of the SBDEMO software,What can I do,and had the SBDEMO software open source code?

Thanks!

To test serial bootloader on CC2538, you can use sblAppEx.exe in swra466c.zip. Source code is included in swra466c.zip too.

Hi YiKai Chen

OK!

Thanks!

Hi YiKai Chen

Had a linux version ?no a PC software or C Language vesion?

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Hi YiKai Chen

So if I want to use a USB instead of UART as a Boot code. What can I do?

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1. It's PC software with C  Language version.

2. If you need USB version, I think you have to implement your own bootloader.

Hi YiKai Chen

you mean that I should develop it by myself, follow the bootloader source code？

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ROM serial bootloader source code is not available. You have to write your own.

Only UART or SPI is supported out of the box, see www.ti.com/.../swra466

Hi TER

So I had no any way to use USB instead of UART on the Boot code?

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If you want to use ROM serial bootloader, you don't have choice to use USB.

Hi YiKai Chen

yes, so i want to make sure if it is not change the Hardware[USB-UART],I should write it boot source code by myself.

Otherwise I should change Hardware.

Thanks!

If you use external USB to UART converter, I think it should be no problem.

Hi YiKai Chen

if had no external USB to UART converter,how about do?

ROM serial bootloader source code is not available. You have to write your own.

----this can achieve?beacuse the boot curing inside the CC2538 chip.

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You can try to revise CC2538_UART example under Z-Satck folder\Projects\zstack\Utilities\BootLoad to use USB as interface but it won't be easy...

Hi YiKai Chen

OK,I see.If I want to do it,it will not be easy...

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Hi YiKai Chen

If the CC2530 or CC2538 as end device, do ota for it, the CC2530 or CC2538 Board should add a extend flash?

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For CC2530, you would need external flash. For CC2538, it's possible to use internal flash to do OTA but It will be easier for you to use external flash too.

Hi YiKai Chen

Z-Stack OTA Upgrade User's Guide.pdf 

This has described CC2538 chip had split into two flash,but had no the same information about CC2530.

And it support ota setting example about inside flash about CC2530 and CC2538 right?

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Yes, that's true and I have replied you can use CC2538 internal flash to do OTA.

Hi YiKai Chen

ZC:CC2538(ota_dongle)               ZED:CC2530/CC2538                           PDF:Z-Stack OTA Upgrade User's Guide   channel:25  panid:0x2222(modify Configuration file)

The CC2538 Board :1.update the D:\Texas Instruments\Z-Stack 3.0.2\Projects\zstack\OTA\Dongle\CC2538 

                                2.modify add source code on the Dongle:void OTA_Dongle_Init( byte task_id )

                                {                                      

osal_start_timerEx( OTA_Dongle_TaskID, OTA_DONGLE_DONGLE_5S_EVT, 5000 );
bdb_StartCommissioning(BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_NWK_STEERING|BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_NWK_FORMATION | BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_FINDING_BINDING | BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_INITIATOR_TL);

                                }

                       3.add function: every 5s open the network and enable the CC2592.

The CC2530 Board:1.update the Boot D:\Texas Instruments\Z-Stack 3.0.2\Projects\zstack\OTA\Boot\CC2530DB 

                                2. modify source code:void zclSampleSw_Init( byte task_id )

{

   bdb_StartCommissioning(BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_NWK_STEERING| BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_FINDING_BINDING);

}                                    

                                3. config the sample switch application example, update the EndDeviceEB-OTAClient

                                4.had generated the image:5678-1234-00000001.zigbee.

                                  result:1 .it can not join the CC2538,2 had no find any can update CC2530 firmware from the otaserver tools.

The CC2530 Board:1. modify source code:void zclSampleSw_Init( byte task_id )

{

   bdb_StartCommissioning(BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_NWK_STEERING| BDB_COMMISSIONING_MODE_FINDING_BINDING);

} 

2.config the sample switch application example, update the EndDeviceEB.

result: 1.it can join the CC2538.

           2.

and How do I use this software tool(ota) to upgrade the end-device firmware.

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    result:1 .it can not join the CC2538,2 had no find any can update CC2530 firmware from the otaserver tools.

Do you use sniffer to check what happens over the air?

By the way, I would suggest you to create a new post since this latest issue is not much related to original topic.

Hi YiKai Chen

OK,the CC2538 as a end device seem ok. and successfully.just run the example.

Thanks!