Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:00:22 GMT

hi Edvin,

thanks for all your help!

I found the issue, the old program ( sdk14 old bootloadersetting )is

nrfutil.exe settings generate --family NRF52 --application app.hex --application-version 3 --bootloader-version 2 --bl-settings-version 1 bls.hex and hw-version 32;

the new sdk16.0 should modify as follow，

nrfutil pkg generate --application app.hex --application-version 4 --softdevice s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --sd-id 0xCB --hw-version 32 --sd-req 0x9D --key-file private.pem --bootloader bootloader.hex --bootloader-version 3 bl_sd_app.zip
pause

in the sdk16`s bootloader example sdk_config.h

need modify #define NRF_DFU_HW_VERSION 32

now it`s work !

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Edvin — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:41:37 GMT

The softdevice upgrade is possible, and so is the bootloader upgrade. I just did a test with the unmodified bootloader from SDK14.0.0 to SDK16.0.0, with their corresponding softdevices.

The softdevice size doesn't matter, as long as the bootloader size doesn't change.

Bootloader settings page hasn't changed between the two SDKs.

To test, I used the following .bat script in SDK14.0.0\examples\dfu\bootloader_secure_ble\pca10040\armgcc

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../test.bat

(remember to generate a private and public keyset for both the SDK14 and SDK16 bootloaders, and these keys needs to be identical)

And then I ran the following bat script, which I placed in SDK16\examples\dfu\secure_bootloader\pca10040_s132_ble\armgcc:

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../test_5F00_bl_5F00_update.bat

The last line in the test_bl_update.bat is the line that performs the update using another DK. Please update this to use the correct COM port. If you don't have a spare DK or dongle, then use the zip file generated in files\dfu_bl_sd_app.zip.

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:56:54 GMT

hi Edvin

i add the bl to the zip ;command line is,

nrfutil pkg generate --application app.hex --application-version 2 --softdevice s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --sd-id 0xCB --hw-version 32 --sd-req 0x9D --key-file private.pem --bootloader bootloader.hex --bootloader-version 2 blsdapp.zip
pause

fault is,

Can anyone successfully upgrade from sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Can I upgrade across versions?

because

the sdk 14.0 sd size 0-0x23000; bootloadersetting is 1page

and the sdk 16.0 sd size 0-0x26000,bootloadersetting is 2 pages

thanks

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:41:06 GMT

hi Edvin

which bootloader should i use ?compile under sdk14.0 or compile under sdk 16.0?

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Edvin — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:29:20 GMT

Hello,

It looks like you didn't include the bootloader in this DFU image. While it is possible to update only the softdevice, you really shouldn't do this without changing the bootloader to a version that uses the same version of the softdevice.

Try to include the bootloader in your image as well.

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:17:31 GMT

Hi Edvin That`s the cmd and result

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:59:40 GMT

thanks , try soon

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Edvin — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:44:01 GMT

Try:

nrfutil pkg generate --hw-version 32 --key-file private.pem --sd-req 0x9D --softdevice s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --sd-id 0xCB --bootloader bootloader.hex --bootloader-version 2 pkg.zip

So remove 0xCB from --sd-req and increase the bootloader-version by 1 (I assume that the currently flashed bootloader has bootloader-version 1).

What does nRF Connect say when you use this?

BR,

Edvin

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:33:36 GMT

hi Edvin,

nrfutil version is 6.1.0

we use the old sd is 5.0.0

conmand line :

nrfutil pkg generate --hw-version 32 --key-file private.pem --sd-req 0x9D,0xCB --softdevice s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --sd-id 0xCB --bootloader bootloader.hex --bootloader-version 1 pkg.zip

thanks

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Edvin — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:02:25 GMT

Hello,

What version of nrfutil do you use?

Did you try to change the --sd-req according to Turbo J's suggestion? Depending on what S132 version you use you need to set the --sd-req accordingly:

  --sd-req TEXT                   The SoftDevice requirements. A comma-
                                  separated list of SoftDevice firmware IDs (1
                                  or more) of which one must be present on the
                                  target device. Each item on the list must be
                                  a two- or four-digit hex number prefixed
                                  with "0x" (e.g. "0x12", "0x1234").
                                  A non-
                                  exhaustive list of well-known values to use
                                  with this option follows:
                                  |s112_nrf52_6.0.0|0xA7|
                                  |s112_nrf52_6.1.0|0xB0|
                                  |s112_nrf52_6.1.1|0xB8|
                                  |s112_nrf52_7.0.0|0xC4|
                                  |s112_nrf52_7.0.1|0xCD|
                                  |s113_nrf52_7.0.0|0xC3|
                                  |s113_nrf52_7.0.1|0xCC|
                                  |s130_nrf51_1.0.0|0x67|
                                  |s130_nrf51_2.0.0|0x80|
                                  |s132_nrf52_2.0.0|0x81|
                                  |s130_nrf51_2.0.1|0x87|
                                  |s132_nrf52_2.0.1|0x88|
                                  |s132_nrf52_3.0.0|0x8C|
                                  |s132_nrf52_3.1.0|0x91|
                                  |s132_nrf52_4.0.0|0x95|
                                  |s132_nrf52_4.0.2|0x98|
                                  |s132_nrf52_4.0.3|0x99|
                                  |s132_nrf52_4.0.4|0x9E|
                                  |s132_nrf52_4.0.5|0x9F|
                                  |s132_nrf52_5.0.0|0x9D|
                                  |s132_nrf52_5.1.0|0xA5|
                                  |s132_nrf52_6.0.0|0xA8|
                                  |s132_nrf52_6.1.0|0xAF|
                                  |s132_nrf52_6.1.1|0xB7|
                                  |s132_nrf52_7.0.0|0xC2|
                                  |s132_nrf52_7.0.1|0xCB|
                                  |s140_nrf52_6.0.0|0xA9|
                                  |s140_nrf52_6.1.0|0xAE|
                                  |s140_nrf52_6.1.1|0xB6|
                                  |s140_nrf52_7.0.0|0xC1|
                                  |s140_nrf52_7.0.1|0xCA|
                                  |s212_nrf52_6.1.1|0xBC|
                                  |s332_nrf52_6.1.1|0xBA|
                                  |s340_nrf52_6.1.1|0xB9|

So if you used S132v5.0.0 in your original (old) bootloader you should set --sd-req 0x9D

And if you used S132v5.1.0 in your original (old) bootloader you should set --sd-req 0xA5

The --sd-id should match the softdevice version in your new image.

So please:

Let me know what softdevice version you use, and a new snippet where you generate the new firmware image with the correct --sd-req, and what the new output from nRF Connect looks like.

BR,
Edvin

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:02:50 GMT

look forward to your reply~

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:00:02 GMT

hi guys:

Maybe it is related to bootloader.

If delete the BL (--bootloader Bootloader. hex -- Bootloader-version 2) in Command line, NRFConnect will indicate that the upgrade was successful.（Upgrade SD alone or upgrade SD and APP together without BL NRFConnect will indicate transfer up to 100% and successful）

But after the poweroff and reboot ;it run the old app.(actually dfu is failed)!

It should be related to bootloadersetting.

what can i do next?

thanks all!

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:58:26 GMT

hi guys:

Maybe it is related to bootloader.

But after the poweroff and reboot ;it run the old app.(actually dfu is failed)!

It should be related to bootloadersetting.

what can i do next?

thanks all!

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:46:46 GMT

the pkg.zip contain these files

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:41:37 GMT

hi Turbo J

I use this command generate the pkg.zip (BL+SD)

nrfutil pkg generate --bootloader bootloader14.hex --bootloader-version 2 --softdevice s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --sd-id 0xCB --hw-version 32 --sd-req 0x9D --key-file private.pem PKG.zip
pause

when dfu in nrfconnect and catch the fault as follow：

BL is based on sdk 14.0 `s secure dfu example。

I also used the "--sd-req 0x9D,0xCB" AND not work!

thanks！

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Turbo J — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:25:23 GMT

The nrf52832 chip is too small for triple DFU - you need to update BL+SD first, and then application in a second step using a different zip file.

For the BL+SD update, you need --sd-req matching your OLD sd, either 0x9D for SD132 5.0.0 or 0xA0 for SD132 v5.0.1 should work.

Caution: Check BL start address (e.g. in linker script). If the new BL is larger (lower address value), you cannot use DFU for upgrade.

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Light — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:06:25 GMT

Thanks for reply, the nrfutil command line as follow:

nrfutil pkg generate --hw-version 32 --key-file private.pem --application-version 1 --application app.hex --sd-req 0xcb --softdevice s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --sd-id 0xcb --bootloader bootloader.hex --bootloader-version 1 pkg.zip
pause

RE: Is it possible upgrading from nrf52 sdk 14.0 to sdk 16.0?

Turbo J — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:58:06 GMT

What was the nrfutil command line for generating the .zip file?

Looks like you used the wrong sd_req parameter, and now the old bootloader just rejects the update. Note: You need to update both BL and SD in one go (read: in one dfu zip file), as the bootloader depends on the correct SD version.