RE: Uploading application and Secure DFU bootloader : application not starting

NRF52MCU — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:41:32 GMT

Thank for your answer.

I success solve this problem,but

RE: Uploading application and Secure DFU bootloader : application not starting

Edvin — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:25:00 GMT

Hello,

[quote user=""]After uploading hex file to DK, although there is application hex file in memory,my DK is still in DFU mode.[/quote]

Yes. This is because the application that is now programmed in the flash doesn't have a matching CRC, so the bootloader will not accept it as a valid application, and hence enter DFU mode.

When you update an application via DFU, the DFU image is signed with the private key. The bootloader will receive this signed image, and see that the calculated CRC matches the CRC in the init packet of the dfu image, and store this in the bootloader settings.

So if you don't have any bootloader settings, the application will never be accepted as a valid application, and it will enter dfu mode.

You can generate the DFU settings using nrfutil:

https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fug_nrfutil%2FUG%2Fnrfutil%2Fnrfutil_settings_generate_display.html&cp=6_5_6

And then merge these settings with your application, bootloader and softdevice, and it should accept the application instead of booting up in DFU mode.

Best regards,

Edvin