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uboot support for USB DFU protocol

U-Boot-Users Aras Vaichas 2 participants 2 messages Jul 14, 2004

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I am using the AT91RM9200DK, it has both USB host and device interfaces.

Can I use the USB *device* port to load a binary image (uImage) into my development board?

i.e. does u-boot support the USB DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) protocol?

I know that the AT91RM9200 has support for USB DFU in its internal boot ROM, but I'd like to use uboot to load the image via image from a file server - similar to the way I would do it with tftp.

If I make a product that has a USB device interface, I'd like to be able to upgrade the firmware via that same USB link.

Aras

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Can I use the USB *device* port to load a binary image (uImage) into my development board?

Not without adding such driver support.

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i.e. does u-boot support the USB DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) protocol?

No.

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I know that the AT91RM9200 has support for USB DFU in its internal boot ROM, but I'd like to use uboot to load the image via image from a file server - similar to the way I would do it with tftp.

On the SX1 board we used the USB port to implement a serial console interface; this allows for fast downloads using the standard serial "loadb" and "loads" commands (the "baudrate" parameter does not apply on such a port).

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If I make a product that has a USB device interface, I'd like to be able to upgrade the firmware via that same USB link.

IMHO the probably easiest and most useful way is to implement a USB - serial console interface.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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