Open Flash Loader
Introduce
Open Flash loader is an implementation in NuttX that bridges the device drivers in NuttX with the programming methods of a flash loader in J-Link. It allows J-Link to program any supported NuttX device driver.
CONFIGURATION
CONFIG_DISABLE_IDLE_LOOP=y
CONFIG_SYSTEM_OFLOADER=y
CONFIG_SYSTEM_OFLOADER_TABLE="/dev/flash,0x08000000,0x20000",0
`CONFIG_DISABLE_IDLE_LOOP
is used to disable the idle loop in NuttX.
`CONFIG_SYSTEM_OFLOADER`
is used to enable the Open Flash Loader.
`CONFIG_SYSTEM_OFLOADER_TABLE`
is used to configure the flash device
first parameter is the device name, second parameter is the start address.
The reference configuration “stm32f429i-disco:ofloader” is designed to be used with the STM32F429I-DISCO board in NuttX, enabling the Open Flash loader functionality. This configuration allows the J-Link flash loader to program the NuttX image onto the STM32F429I-DISCO board.
Usage
Build NuttX with Open Flash Loader.
Configure the Jlink xml file. like
<Database>
<Device>
<ChipInfo Vendor="STM32NUTTX" Name="NuttX" Core="JLINK_CORE_CORTEX_M4" WorkRAMAddr="0x20000000" WorkRAMSize="0x10000000" />
<FlashBankInfo Name="Storage" BaseAddr="0x00000000" MaxSize="0xffffffff" Loader="/home/ajh/work/vela_all/nuttx/nuttx" LoaderType="FLASH_ALGO_TYPE_OPEN" AlwaysPresent="1"/>
</Device>
</Database>
Use
JLinkExe -if SWD -speed 4000 -device STM32NUTTX
, thenloadbin /home/ajh/work/nuttx.bin 0x08000000
, we can flash nuttx.bin to /dev/flash
Precautions
1.If you need to implement the ofloader on a different board, you will need to read the wiki <https://wiki.segger.com/SEGGER_Flash_Loader> and refer to the implementation of “ofloader.ld” linker script located in the “boards/arm/stm32/stm32f429i-disco/scripts” directory. This linker script defines how the different sections of the NuttX image are placed in memory. You should configure the corresponding sections to be located in RAM, where the J-Link can write the image correctly.
2.When running the ofloader, J-Link disables any interrupts by default. Therefore, currently, it does not support programming devices with interrupt-driven drivers.
3.Due to limitations of J-Link, the ofloader image file cannot exceed 64KB. It is essential to be mindful of this constraint during programming.