2.9.1.7.11 SD Card/e.MMC Memory Boot Configuration (Fourth Word)

This word is the fourth word used to add an external SD card/e.MMC Flash memory in the boot sequence. Its content is used when the Dual Boot feature is enabled in the MEM_CFGx[2] word. It allows to inform the ROM Code the file name of the secondary bootstrap in the external FAT formatted SD card/e.MMC Flash memory.

Name: MEM_CFGx[3]

Bit 3130292827262524 
 DUALBOOT_CFG[31:24] 
Access  
Reset  
Bit 2322212019181716 
 DUALBOOT_CFG[23:16] 
Access  
Reset  
Bit 15141312111098 
 DUALBOOT_CFG[15:8] 
Access  
Reset  
Bit 76543210 
 DUALBOOT_CFG[7:0] 
Access  
Reset  

Bits 31:0 – DUALBOOT_CFG[31:0] Bootstrap Filename Suffix

4 ASCII characters, W, X, Y and Z, with:
  • W = DUALBOOT_CFG[31:24]
  • X = DUALBOOT_CFG[23:16]
  • Y = DUALBOOT_CFG[15:8]
  • Z = DUALBOOT_CFG[7:0]

The secondary bootstrap is found on FAT formatted SD/e.MMC as a file named “bootWXYZ.bin” (or “.cip”) in the root filesystem directory (e.g. 0x313233334 for boot1234.bin, 0x5F326E64 for boot_2nd.bin).