SPRABV4I October   2021  – August 2025 SM320F28335-EP , SM320F28335-HT , TMS320F280023-Q1 , TMS320F280025-Q1 , TMS320F280025C-Q1 , TMS320F280033 , TMS320F280034 , TMS320F280034-Q1 , TMS320F280036-Q1 , TMS320F280036C-Q1 , TMS320F280037 , TMS320F280037-Q1 , TMS320F280037C , TMS320F280037C-Q1 , TMS320F280038-Q1 , TMS320F280038C-Q1 , TMS320F280039 , TMS320F280039-Q1 , TMS320F280039C , TMS320F280039C-Q1 , TMS320F280040-Q1 , TMS320F280040C-Q1 , TMS320F280041 , TMS320F280041-Q1 , TMS320F280041C , TMS320F280041C-Q1 , TMS320F280045 , TMS320F280048-Q1 , TMS320F280048C-Q1 , TMS320F280049 , TMS320F280049-Q1 , TMS320F280049C , TMS320F280049C-Q1 , TMS320F2802-Q1 , TMS320F28020 , TMS320F280200 , TMS320F28021 , TMS320F28022 , TMS320F28022-Q1 , TMS320F280220 , TMS320F28023 , TMS320F28023-Q1 , TMS320F280230 , TMS320F28026 , TMS320F28026-Q1 , TMS320F28026F , TMS320F28027 , TMS320F28027-Q1 , TMS320F280270 , TMS320F28027F , TMS320F28027F-Q1 , TMS320F28030 , TMS320F28030-Q1 , TMS320F28031 , TMS320F28031-Q1 , TMS320F28032 , TMS320F28032-Q1 , TMS320F28033 , TMS320F28033-Q1 , TMS320F28034 , TMS320F28034-Q1 , TMS320F28035 , TMS320F28035-EP , TMS320F28035-Q1 , TMS320F28050 , TMS320F28051 , TMS320F28052 , TMS320F28052-Q1 , TMS320F28052F , TMS320F28052F-Q1 , TMS320F28052M , TMS320F28052M-Q1 , TMS320F28053 , TMS320F28054 , TMS320F28054-Q1 , TMS320F28054F , TMS320F28054F-Q1 , TMS320F28054M , TMS320F28054M-Q1 , TMS320F28055 , TMS320F2806-Q1 , TMS320F28062 , TMS320F28062-Q1 , TMS320F28062F , TMS320F28062F-Q1 , TMS320F28063 , TMS320F28064 , TMS320F28065 , TMS320F28066 , TMS320F28066-Q1 , TMS320F28067 , TMS320F28067-Q1 , TMS320F28068F , TMS320F28068M , TMS320F28069 , TMS320F28069-Q1 , TMS320F28069F , TMS320F28069F-Q1 , TMS320F28069M , TMS320F28069M-Q1 , TMS320F28075 , TMS320F28075-Q1 , TMS320F28332 , TMS320F28333 , TMS320F28334 , TMS320F28335 , TMS320F28335-Q1 , TMS320F28374D , TMS320F28374S , TMS320F28375D , TMS320F28375S , TMS320F28375S-Q1 , TMS320F28376D , TMS320F28376S , TMS320F28377D , TMS320F28377D-EP , TMS320F28377D-Q1 , TMS320F28377S , TMS320F28377S-Q1 , TMS320F28379D , TMS320F28379D-Q1 , TMS320F28379S , TMS320F28P550SG , TMS320F28P550SJ , TMS320F28P559SG-Q1 , TMS320F28P559SJ-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Programming Fundamentals
  6. 3ROM Bootloader
  7. 4Flash Kernel A
    1. 4.1 Implementation
      1. 4.1.1 Application Load
  8. 5Flash Kernel B
    1. 5.1 Implementation
      1. 5.1.1 Packet Format
      2. 5.1.2 CPU1 Kernel Commands
      3. 5.1.3 CPU2 Kernel Commands
      4. 5.1.4 Packet Data
      5. 5.1.5 Status Codes
    2. 5.2 F2838x SCI Flash Kernels
      1. 5.2.1 CPU1-CPU2 Kernels
        1. 5.2.1.1 Kernel Commands
      2. 5.2.2 CPU1-CM Kernels
        1. 5.2.2.1 Kernel Commands
      3. 5.2.3 Using the Projects With SCI Bootloader
        1. 5.2.3.1 CPU1-CPU2
        2. 5.2.3.2 CPU1-CM
      4. 5.2.4 Using the Projects With Code Composer Studio (CCS) Software
        1. 5.2.4.1 CPU1-CPU2
        2. 5.2.4.2 CPU1-CM
    3. 5.3 F28P65x SCI Flash Kernel
      1. 5.3.1 CPU1 Kernel
        1. 5.3.1.1 Host-Kernel Communication: ControlCard
        2. 5.3.1.2 Host-Kernel Communication: LaunchPad Development Kit
        3. 5.3.1.3 Kernel Commands
      2. 5.3.2 Using the Projects With SCI Bootloader
        1. 5.3.2.1 CPU1
      3. 5.3.3 Using the Projects With CCS
        1. 5.3.3.1 CPU1
    4. 5.4 F28P55x SCI Flash Kernel
      1. 5.4.1 Implementation
        1. 5.4.1.1 Specifying the Flash Banks and Sectors of the Application
      2. 5.4.2 Kernel
      3. 5.4.3 Using the Project With SCI Bootloader
      4. 5.4.4 Using the Project with CCS
  9. 6Example Implementation
    1. 6.1 Device Setup
      1. 6.1.1 Flash Kernels
      2. 6.1.2 Hardware
    2. 6.2 Host Application: serial_flash_programmer
      1. 6.2.1 Overview
      2. 6.2.2 Building and Running serial_flash_programmer Using Visual Studio
      3. 6.2.3 Running serial_flash_programmer for F2806x (Flash Kernel A)
      4. 6.2.4 Running serial_flash_programmer for F2837xD (Flash Kernel B)
    3. 6.3 Host Application: Firmware Updates on F28004x With SCI Flash Kernel
      1. 6.3.1 Overview
      2. 6.3.2 Boot Pin Configurations
      3. 6.3.3 Using Three Boot Modes
      4. 6.3.4 Performing Live Firmware Updates
  10. 7Troubleshooting
    1. 7.1 General
    2. 7.2 SCI Boot
    3. 7.3 F2837x
      1. 7.3.1 F2837xS
      2. 7.3.2 F2837xD
      3. 7.3.3 F2837xD LaunchPad™
    4. 7.4 F28P65x
  11. 8References
  12. 9Revision History

6.3.1 Overview

As explained, the SCI Flash Kernel enables firmware updates. This section explains one possible method of doing so using SCI boot and flash boot modes. For this scenario, the device boots from flash by default, and use SCI boot for firmware updates.

One thing worth noting is what exactly booting from flash entails. As noted earlier, a bootloader is used by a device to load and run code from an external source. The SCI flash kernel is loaded to RAM and then the application is loaded to flash. In the case of booting from flash, the device is already equipped with the application, either through Uniflash, CCS or a custom bootloader.

In this scenario, once the device boots from flash, through the flash entry point, the application runs. For firmware updates, the device can boot up in SCI boot mode, where the serial flash programmer downloads the SCI flash kernel to RAM which allows the download of the new application to flash - this allows the firmware upgrade to happen without putting the SCI flash kernel in flash, thus saving flash space.