application_update sample not updating app

[isurki]

Dear Community,

I am trying to run the HTTP application update sample. I can run the sample without issues, but after the download is completed, the app is not updated.

I am running the sample as it is, on an Actinius Icarus with nrf SDK release v1.7.1. This is the output of the sample program:

*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.6.99-ncs1-1 ***
HTTP application update sample started v1.0
LTE Link Connecting ...
LTE Link Connected!
Press Button 1 to perform application firmware update
I: Configuring socket timeout (30 s)
I: Connecting to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com
I: Downloading: app_update_test.bin [0]
I: Downloaded 2048/167536 bytes (1%)
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I: Downloaded 6144/167536 bytes (3%)
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I: Download complete
I: MCUBoot image upgrade scheduled. Reset device to apply
I: External SIM is selected
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.6.99-ncs1-1 ***
HTTP application update sample started v1.0

As you can see, after performing a reset, it boots the same app version. Could someone help me, please?

Best regards, Ander.

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

 

The default app_update.bin is made to run on a nRF9160-DK, and may not work on custom boards. Have you replaced the link to one of your own images?

Here's the output when running ncs v1.7.0, on nrf9160dk_nrf9160_ns:

*snip*
I: Downloaded 182272/187931 bytes (96%)
I: Downloaded 184320/187931 bytes (98%)
I: Downloaded 186368/187931 bytes (99%)
I: Downloaded 187931/187931 bytes (100%)
I: Download complete
I: MCUBoot image upgrade scheduled. Reset device to apply
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.6.99-ncs1  ***
I: Starting bootloader
I: Primary image: magic=unset, swap_type=0x1, copy_done=0x3, image_ok=0x3
I: Secondary image: magic=good, swap_type=0x2, copy_done=0x3, image_ok=0x3
I: Boot source: none
I: Swap type: test
I: Bootloader chainload address offset: 0x10000
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.7.99-ncs1-17-gc3208e7ff49d  ***
Flash regions           Domain          Permissions
00 03 0x00000 0x20000   Secure          rwxl
04 31 0x20000 0x100000  Non-Secure      rwxl

Non-secure callable region 0 placed in flash region 3 with size 32.

SRAM region             Domain          Permissions
00 03 0x00000 0x08000   Secure          rwxl
04 31 0x08000 0x40000   Non-Secure      rwxl

Peripheral              Domain          Status
00 NRF_P0               Non-Secure      OK
01 NRF_CLOCK            Non-Secure      OK
02 NRF_RTC0             Non-Secure      OK
03 NRF_RTC1             Non-Secure      OK
04 NRF_NVMC             Non-Secure      OK
05 NRF_UARTE1           Non-Secure      OK
06 NRF_UARTE2           Secure          SKIP
07 NRF_TWIM2            Non-Secure      OK
08 NRF_SPIM3            Non-Secure      OK
09 NRF_TIMER0           Non-Secure      OK
10 NRF_TIMER1           Non-Secure      OK
11 NRF_TIMER2           Non-Secure      OK
12 NRF_SAADC            Non-Secure      OK
13 NRF_PWM0             Non-Secure      OK
14 NRF_PWM1             Non-Secure      OK
15 NRF_PWM2             Non-Secure      OK
16 NRF_PWM3             Non-Secure      OK
17 NRF_WDT              Non-Secure      OK
18 NRF_IPC              Non-Secure      OK
19 NRF_VMC              Non-Secure      OK
20 NRF_FPU              Non-Secure      OK
21 NRF_EGU0             Non-Secure      OK
22 NRF_EGU1             Non-Secure      OK
23 NRF_EGU2             Non-Secure      OK
24 NRF_EGU3             Non-Secure      OK
25 NRF_EGU4             Non-Secure      OK
26 NRF_EGU5             Non-Secure      OK
27 NRF_DPPIC            Non-Secure      OK
28 NRF_REGULATORS       Non-Secure      OK
29 NRF_PDM              Non-Secure      OK
30 NRF_I2S              Non-Secure      OK
31 NRF_GPIOTE1          Non-Secure      OK

SPM: NS image at 0x20200
SPM: NS MSP at 0x200130a8
SPM: NS reset vector at 0x25ed9
SPM: prepare to jump to Non-Secure image.
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v2.7.99-ncs1-17-gc3208e7ff49d  ***
HTTP application update sample started
Using version 2


uart:~$ LTE Link Connecting ...
LTE Link Connected!
Press Button 1 or enter 'download' to download firmware update

 

Compared to your log output, mcuboot is silent on your end, which then hides debug information about the image itself. 

 

PS: If you have uploaded your own app_update.bin, it is crucial that the partition layout of this image matches on both updated and original project.

This can be done by copying original_project/build/partitions.yml to new_project/pm_static.yml and recompiling. Now the app_update.bin shall match your original partition layout.

 

Kind regards,

Håkon

[isurki]

Hi Håkon Alseth ,

Yes, I am trying to update with a custom app_update.bin file compiled for an Actinius Icarus board. How can I enable mcuboot log to get more information? I have tried with "CONFIG_LOG=y" but I get the same output, no more detailed information is displayed.

I have also tried to recompile the project by copying the original partitions.yml as pm_static.yml, but that does not solve the problem.

What else could I try?

Best regards, Ander.

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

 

If you create the folder "child_image" inside your application folder, and create the file "mcuboot.conf", you can add specific configurations that are added to the child image.

ie. ../samples/nrf9160/http_update/application_update/child_image/mcuboot.conf

 

The actinius_icarus board seems to have serial output as a part of the defconfig:

https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-zephyr/blob/v3.0.99-ncs1-1/boards/arm/actinius_icarus/actinius_icarus_defconfig#L19-L24

 

Have you edited the project in any way, other than the CONFIG_DOWNLOAD_* entries?

 

Kind regards,

Håkon