Stm32Fx Microcontroller Custom Bootloader Development

Learn fundamentals of Bootloader Development for your ARM Cortex Mx based STM32Fx Microcontroller

What you'll learn
Write your own custom bootloader for your STM32Fx microcontroller and test
Host Bootloader Communication implementation
Custom Bootloader command packets
Different boot modes of the STM32 Microcontroller
Boot loader flash handling implementation : Sector Erase/Program/Mass erase
Boot loader options bytes(OB) Program handling implementation
Boot loader Flash sector protection status handling implementation
Boot loader In application programming implementation (IAP)
Vector table relocation of ARM cortex Mx processor
Requirements
STM32Fx based board is needed if you want to test the code developed
Basic 'C' Programming Knowledge is required but not mandatory
Description
Get started with Micro-controller Bootloader Development. This course will be suitable for beginners in the domain of embedded systems and programming.This course is all about learning to develop a custom BootLoader for ARM CORTEX Mx powered STM32Fx microcontroller.In this course, I will guide you through a step-by-step procedures to develop your own BootLoader and we will explore many things related to BootLoader programming.The BootLoader we are going to develop in this course will have the following features1) It can do in-application programming(IAP). You can use the BootLoader to flash a given application binary2) Read microcontroller-specific data3) Flash related configurations like setting up read and write protections for different sectors4) Flash sector erase5) Mass erase of the user flash6) Read and display the protection status of the flash memory7) Jump to the specified address to execute the codeAlong with custom BootLoader development, you will also understand1) The different memory organization of a microcontroller2) Memory aliasing and different boot modes of STM323) How MCU boots after power-up4) Vector table mapping and vector table relocation use case of arm cortex mx processor.5) Difference between In-system programming(ISP) and in-application programming(IAP)6) Custom boot loader design flow chart7) Host and Boot loader communication method8) Implementation of different boot loader commandsYou can also extend this BootLoader by giving the following features once you complete the course1) Encrypt and Decrypt the firmware sent by the host using AES2) Over-the-air programming by interfacing WIFI or Zigbee ModulesHardware used in this course:In this course, STM32F446RE Nucleo board is used.If you have any other board based on the STM32 microcontroller then also you can use the codes developed in the course with no or minor changes.Software used:1) KEIL-MDK-5 for WINDOWS2) OpenSTM32 SystemWorkbench for (WINDOWS/LINUX/MAC OS)Learning order of FastBit Embedded Brain Academy Courses,If you are a beginner in the field of embedded systems, then you can take our courses in the below-mentioned order. This is just a recommendation from the instructor for beginners. 1) Microcontroller Embedded C Programming: absolute beginners(Embedded C)2) Embedded Systems Programming on ARM Cortex-M3/M4 Processor(ARM Cortex M4 Processor specific)3) Mastering Microcontroller with Embedded Driver Development(MCU1)4) Mastering Microcontroller: TIMERS, PWM, CAN, RTC,LOW POWER(MCU2)5) Embedded System Design using UML State Machines(State machine)6) Mastering RTOS: Hands-on FreeRTOS and STM32Fx with Debugging(RTOS)7) ARM Cortex M Microcontroller DMA Programming Demystified(DMA)8) STM32Fx Microcontroller Custom Bootloader Development(Bootloader)9) Embedded Linux Step by Step using Beaglebone Black(Linux)10) Linux device driver programming using Beaglebone Black(LDD1)

Overview

Section 1: Course Overview

Lecture 1 About the instructor

Lecture 2 Course Overview

Lecture 3 Important Note

Lecture 4 Source Code Repository

Section 2: Introduction

Lecture 5 What is Boot-Loader and Why it is needed ?

Section 3: MCU memory, Reset Sequence and Boot configs

Lecture 6 MCU-Embedded Memory Organization

Lecture 7 Understanding Reset Sequence and memory Aliasing of the MCU

Lecture 8 Boot Configurations of the STM32 MCU.

Section 4: Development board used in our courses

Lecture 9 Note for the students

Lecture 10 About MCU Development board

Lecture 11 STM32F4 Discovery and Nucleo : Board Details

Lecture 12 ST-Link Driver Installation

Lecture 13 ST Link Firmware Upgrade

Section 5: KEIL-MDK-5 IDE setup for ARM Cortex M based MCUs

Lecture 14 Note for the students

Lecture 15 KEIL-MDK-5 Installation

Lecture 16 KEIL-MDK-5 Installation Contd.

Lecture 17 KEIL-MDK-5 Pack Installation

Lecture 18 Locating Pack Installation files

Lecture 19 Creating a KEIL Project

Lecture 20 Creating a LED Toggling App using Board BSP APIs

Lecture 21 Creating a LED Toggling App using Board BSP APIs-Nucleo

Section 6: Installing OpenSTM32 System-Workbench

Lecture 22 Downloading and Installing OpenSTM32 System-Workbench

Lecture 23 Installing OpenSTM32 System-Workbench

Section 7: STM32CubeMX

Lecture 24 Note for the students

Lecture 25 STM32CubeMX Installation

Section 8: Exploring STM32 Native Bootloader

Lecture 26 Activating ST’s Bootloader Part-1

Lecture 27 Activating ST’s Bootloader Part-2

Lecture 28 Activating ST’s Bootloader Part-3

Lecture 29 Activating ST’s Bootloader Part-4

Section 9: Custom Bootloader Communication with HOST

Lecture 30 Bootloader Transport

Lecture 31 Bootloader code placement

Lecture 32 Bootloader Supported Commands

Lecture 33 Host – Bootloader Communication

Section 10: Boot-Loader Project Creation

Lecture 34 Boot-Loader Project Creation

Lecture 35 Bootloader Project Exploration Part-1

Section 11: Boot-Loader UART Testing

Lecture 36 Command UART testing

Lecture 37 Debug UART Testing

Section 12: Boot-loader Jumping to User Code

Lecture 38 Boot-loader Jumping to User application Part-1

Lecture 39 Boot-loader Jumping to User application Part-2

Lecture 40 Boot-loader Jumping to User application Part-3

Lecture 41 Flash Code Placement using OpenSTM32 System Workbench

Lecture 42 Vector Table offset Register(VTOR) use case

Lecture 43 Boot-loader Jumping to User application Part-4

Section 13: Boot-loader Read Commands from Host

Lecture 44 Boot-loader command format

Lecture 45 Boot-loader read commands implementation

Lecture 46 Command Handle Functions Implementation

Section 14: Implementing BL_GET_VER Command

Lecture 47 Boot-loader Command Handling Flow-Chart

Lecture 48 BL_GET_VER Handle Function Implementation

Lecture 49 Boot-Loader ACK/NACK Implementation

Lecture 50 Boot-Loader Verify CRC

Lecture 51 Sending BL_GET_VER_CMD Reply

Lecture 52 BL_GET_VER_CMD Testing Part-1

Lecture 53 Python Installation on Host

Lecture 54 Python Pyserial module installation

Lecture 55 BL_GET_VER_CMD Testing Part-2

Lecture 56 BL_GET_VER_CMD Debugging

Section 15: Implementing BL_GET_HELP_CMD

Lecture 57 BL_GET_HELP_CMD Implementation and Testing

Section 16: Implementing BL_GET_CID_CMD

Lecture 58 BL_GET_CID_CMD Implementation and Testing

Section 17: Implementing BL_GET_RDP_LEVEL_CMD

Lecture 59 Understanding Flash Read Protection Levels

Lecture 60 BL_GET_RDP_LEVEL Command Testing

Section 18: Implementing BL_GET_GO_TO_ADDR_CMD

Lecture 61 BL_GO_TO_ADDR Command Implementation

Lecture 62 BL_GO_TO_ADDR Command Testing

Section 19: Implementing BL_FLASH_ERASE_CMD

Lecture 63 BL_FLASH_ERASE Command Implementation

Lecture 64 BL_FLASH_ERASE Command Implementation contd.

Lecture 65 Testing Flash Sector Erase

Lecture 66 Testing Flash Mass Erase

Section 20: Implementing BL_MEM_WRITE_CMD

Lecture 67 BL_MEM_WRITE Commadn Implementation

Lecture 68 BL_MEM_WRITE Command Testing

Section 21: Options Bytes and Flash Sector Protection

Lecture 69 Options Bytes Programming

Lecture 70 Implementing Flash Sector Protection Commands

Lecture 71 Summary of the commands

Section 22: Exploring HOST Application

Lecture 72 HOST application Source files and Details

Lecture 73 Procedure to Add your own command

Section 23: BONUS LECTURE

Lecture 74 BONUS LECTURE

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