Dear All,
We are want to transition from SDK v1.6.0 to 2.1.0.
At the moment we have several devices that are were programmed with the SPM and now we want to be able to do FOTA on them to version 2.1.0 with the application using TFM.
Preliminary tests are not showing promising results, as the device simply reverts back to the original firmware that was on the device.
Is there perhaps an intermediate step that would be advised?
Sigurd Hellesvik
The partions.yml of the orignal project is this:
EMPTY_0:
address: 0xc000
end_address: 0x10000
placement:
before:
- mcuboot_pad
region: flash_primary
size: 0x4000
EMPTY_1:
address: 0xf0000
end_address: 0xfa000
placement:
after:
- mcuboot_secondary
region: flash_primary
size: 0xa000
app:
address: 0x20200
end_address: 0x80000
region: flash_primary
size: 0x5fe00
mcuboot:
address: 0x0
end_address: 0xc000
placement:
before:
- mcuboot_primary
region: flash_primary
size: 0xc000
mcuboot_pad:
address: 0x10000
end_address: 0x10200
placement:
align:
start: 0x8000
before:
- mcuboot_primary_app
region: flash_primary
size: 0x200
mcuboot_primary:
address: 0x10000
end_address: 0x80000
orig_span: &id001
- spm
- app
- mcuboot_pad
region: flash_primary
sharers: 0x1
size: 0x70000
span: *id001
mcuboot_primary_app:
address: 0x10200
end_address: 0x80000
orig_span: &id002
- app
- spm
region: flash_primary
size: 0x6fe00
span: *id002
mcuboot_secondary:
address: 0x80000
end_address: 0xf0000
placement:
after:
- mcuboot_primary
align:
start: 0x8000
region: flash_primary
share_size:
- mcuboot_primary
size: 0x70000
nrf_modem_lib_ctrl:
address: 0x20010000
end_address: 0x200104e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- spm_sram
- start
region: sram_primary
size: 0x4e8
nrf_modem_lib_rx:
address: 0x200124e8
end_address: 0x200144e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2000
nrf_modem_lib_sram:
address: 0x20010000
end_address: 0x200144e8
orig_span: &id003
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
- nrf_modem_lib_rx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x44e8
span: *id003
nrf_modem_lib_tx:
address: 0x200104e8
end_address: 0x200124e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2000
nvs_storage:
address: 0xfa000
end_address: 0x100000
placement:
before:
- end
region: flash_primary
size: 0x6000
otp:
address: 0xff8108
end_address: 0xff83fc
region: otp
size: 0x2f4
spm:
address: 0x10200
end_address: 0x20200
inside:
- mcuboot_primary_app
placement:
before:
- app
region: flash_primary
size: 0x10000
spm_sram:
address: 0x20000000
end_address: 0x20010000
inside:
- sram_secure
placement:
after:
- start
region: sram_primary
size: 0x10000
sram_nonsecure:
address: 0x20010000
end_address: 0x20040000
orig_span: &id004
- sram_primary
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
- nrf_modem_lib_rx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x30000
span: *id004
sram_primary:
address: 0x200144e8
end_address: 0x20040000
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2bb18
sram_secure:
address: 0x20000000
end_address: 0x20010000
orig_span: &id005
- spm_sram
region: sram_primary
size: 0x10000
span: *id005
EMPTY_0:
address: 0x14200
end_address: 0x18000
placement:
before:
- s1_pad
region: flash_primary
size: 0x3e00
EMPTY_1:
address: 0x24200
end_address: 0x28000
placement:
before:
- mcuboot_pad
region: flash_primary
size: 0x3e00
EMPTY_2:
address: 0xfe000
end_address: 0x100000
placement:
after:
- nvs_storage
region: flash_primary
size: 0x2000
app:
address: 0x30200
end_address: 0x90000
region: flash_primary
size: 0x5fe00
app_image:
address: 0x28200
end_address: 0x90000
orig_span: &id001
- tfm
- app
region: flash_primary
size: 0x67e00
span: *id001
b0:
address: 0x0
end_address: 0x8000
placement:
after:
- start
region: flash_primary
size: 0x8000
b0_container:
address: 0x0
end_address: 0x8000
orig_span: &id002
- b0
region: flash_primary
size: 0x8000
span: *id002
mcuboot:
address: 0x8200
end_address: 0x14200
placement:
before:
- mcuboot_primary
region: flash_primary
sharers: 0x1
size: 0xc000
mcuboot_pad:
address: 0x28000
end_address: 0x28200
placement:
align:
start: 0x8000
before:
- mcuboot_primary_app
region: flash_primary
sharers: 0x2
size: 0x200
mcuboot_primary:
address: 0x28000
end_address: 0x90000
orig_span: &id003
- mcuboot_pad
- app
- tfm
region: flash_primary
sharers: 0x1
size: 0x68000
span: *id003
mcuboot_primary_app:
address: 0x28200
end_address: 0x90000
orig_span: &id004
- app
- tfm
region: flash_primary
size: 0x67e00
span: *id004
mcuboot_secondary:
address: 0x90000
end_address: 0xf8000
placement:
after:
- mcuboot_primary
align:
start: 0x8000
region: flash_primary
share_size:
- mcuboot_primary
size: 0x68000
nonsecure_storage:
address: 0xf8000
end_address: 0xfe000
orig_span: &id005
- nvs_storage
region: flash_primary
size: 0x6000
span: *id005
nrf_modem_lib_ctrl:
address: 0x20008000
end_address: 0x200084e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- tfm_sram
- start
region: sram_primary
size: 0x4e8
nrf_modem_lib_rx:
address: 0x2000a4e8
end_address: 0x2000c4e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2000
nrf_modem_lib_sram:
address: 0x20008000
end_address: 0x2000c4e8
orig_span: &id006
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
- nrf_modem_lib_rx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x44e8
span: *id006
nrf_modem_lib_tx:
address: 0x200084e8
end_address: 0x2000a4e8
inside:
- sram_nonsecure
placement:
after:
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
region: sram_primary
size: 0x2000
nvs_storage:
address: 0xf8000
align:
start: 0x8000
end_address: 0xfe000
inside:
- nonsecure_storage
placement:
align:
start: 0x8000
before:
- end
region: flash_primary
size: 0x6000
otp:
address: 0xff8388
end_address: 0xff83fc
region: otp
size: 0x74
provision:
address: 0xff8108
end_address: 0xff8388
region: otp
size: 0x280
s0:
address: 0x8000
end_address: 0x14200
orig_span: &id007
- mcuboot
- s0_pad
region: flash_primary
size: 0xc200
span: *id007
s0_image:
address: 0x8200
end_address: 0x14200
orig_span: &id008
- mcuboot
region: flash_primary
size: 0xc000
span: *id008
s0_pad:
address: 0x8000
end_address: 0x8200
placement:
after:
- b0_container
align:
start: 0x8000
region: flash_primary
share_size:
- mcuboot_pad
size: 0x200
s1:
address: 0x18000
end_address: 0x24200
orig_span: &id009
- s1_pad
- s1_image
region: flash_primary
size: 0xc200
span: *id009
s1_image:
address: 0x18200
end_address: 0x24200
placement:
after:
- s1_pad
- s0
region: flash_primary
share_size:
- mcuboot
size: 0xc000
s1_pad:
address: 0x18000
end_address: 0x18200
placement:
after:
- s0
align:
start: 0x8000
region: flash_primary
share_size:
- mcuboot_pad
size: 0x200
sram_nonsecure:
address: 0x20008000
end_address: 0x20040000
orig_span: &id010
- sram_primary
- nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
- nrf_modem_lib_tx
- nrf_modem_lib_rx
region: sram_primary
size: 0x38000
span: *id010
sram_primary:
address: 0x2000c4e8
end_address: 0x20040000
region: sram_primary
size: 0x33b18
sram_secure:
address: 0x20000000
end_address: 0x20008000
orig_span: &id011
- tfm_sram
region: sram_primary
size: 0x8000
span: *id011
tfm:
address: 0x28200
end_address: 0x30200
inside:
- mcuboot_primary_app
placement:
before:
- app
region: flash_primary
size: 0x8000
tfm_nonsecure:
address: 0x30200
end_address: 0x90000
orig_span: &id012
- app
region: flash_primary
size: 0x5fe00
span: *id012
tfm_secure:
address: 0x28000
end_address: 0x30200
orig_span: &id013
- mcuboot_pad
- tfm
region: flash_primary
size: 0x8200
span: *id013
tfm_sram:
address: 0x20000000
end_address: 0x20008000
inside:
- sram_secure
placement:
after:
- start
region: sram_primary
size: 0x8000
From these files, I can see that both the slot size and start addresses (mcuboot_primary) of the projects are not the same.
These addresses are statically defined by the partition manager at build, and as far as I know MCUboot has no way of knowing how to update these.
From Image slots:
"Normally, the bootloader will only run an image from the primary slot, so images must be built such that they can run from that fixed location in flash"
So to be able to update your application, make sure that the mcuboot image slots are in the same location and size in both projects.
You can do this using pm_static.yml. See applications/matter_weather_station/configuration/thingy53_nrf5340_cpuapp/pm_static.yml for an example.
Regards,
Sigurd Hellesvik
I am not sure how to do this in the present setup as the newer version has many more partitions compared to the old one.
Effectively I am not sure what should I put into thepm_static.yaml. Could you maybe provide an explanation of what are the important parts based on the yaml files I provided?
Thanks a lot for the assistance so far
Hi,
NSIB
One thing I just now caught:
You are trying to add an immutable first stage bootloader (NSIB aka b0) in your new project.
This will be hard to impossible to do using Device Firmware Update (DFU).
The first bootloader that runs on your device is immutable, meaning that you can not change it, for security reasons.
Therefore, you can not switch Immutable First Stage MCUboot for a First Stage Nordic Secure Immutable Bootloader (NSIB).
So I guess this is the main reason why your DFU fails here.
Before using pm_static.yml, disable NSIB and try to do DFU again, with only one bootloader.
PM_STATIC.YML
As long as the mcuboot slots are in the same places and of the same size, I think your application should be able to boot just fine.
Keep in mind that if you have non-volatile data in a partition, and change the addresses of this partition, you may loose this non-volatile data after DFU.
To create pm_static, I would start by doing the following:
Regards,
Sigurd Hellesvik
Sigurd Hellesvik
Indeed the issue was the NSIB. I was including it in my project while trying to replicate the sample in the SDK but it is not needed in my case. Thank you very much for your detailed explanation and assistance