1.3.2.1 Bootloader Trigger Methods

Bootloader can be invoked in number of ways:

• Bootloader will run automatically if there is no valid application firmware
• Firmware is considered valid if the first word at application start address is not 0xFFFFFFFF
  • Normally this word contains initial stack pointer value for MCUs, so it will never be 0xFFFFFFFF unless device is erased
• Bootloader application can implement the bootloader_Trigger() function which will be called during system initialization

  • A GPIO pin can be used as an external trigger to invoke bootloader at startup

  • Bootloader can run on application (internal) request if the configured number of bytes from start of SRAM are equal to some trigger pattern (For MCUs)

Example Implementation of bootloader_Trigger()

#define BTL_TRIGGER_PATTERN  0x5048434D

static uint32_t *ramStart = (uint32_t *)BTL_TRIGGER_RAM_START;

bool bootloader_Trigger(void)
{
    /* Check for Bootloader Trigger Pattern in first 16 Bytes of RAM to enter
     * Bootloader.
     */
    if (BTL_TRIGGER_PATTERN == ramStart[0] && BTL_TRIGGER_PATTERN == ramStart[1] &&
        BTL_TRIGGER_PATTERN == ramStart[2] && BTL_TRIGGER_PATTERN == ramStart[3])
    {
        ramStart[0] = 0;
        return true;
    }

    /* Check for Switch press to enter Bootloader */
    if (SWITCH_Get() == 0)
    {
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

Application code to trigger bootloader (For OTA bootloader and bootloaders for MPU devices)

bool bootloader_Trigger(void)
{
    /* Check for Switch press to enter Bootloader */
    if (SWITCH_Get() == 0)
    {
        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

Application code to trigger bootloader

void invoke_bootloader(void)
{
    uint32_t *sram = (uint32_t *)BTL_TRIGGER_RAM_START;

    sram[0] = 0x5048434D;
    sram[1] = 0x5048434D;
    sram[2] = 0x5048434D;
    sram[3] = 0x5048434D;

    NVIC_SystemReset();
}