SWRA466E February   2015  – August 2024 CC1310 , CC1310 , CC1311P3 , CC1311P3 , CC1311R3 , CC1311R3 , CC1312PSIP , CC1312PSIP , CC1312R7 , CC1312R7 , CC1314R10 , CC1314R10 , CC1352P , CC1352P , CC1352P7 , CC1352P7 , CC1352R , CC1352R , CC1354P10 , CC1354P10 , CC1354R10 , CC1354R10 , CC2538 , CC2538 , CC2620 , CC2620 , CC2630 , CC2630 , CC2640 , CC2640 , CC2640R2F , CC2640R2F , CC2640R2F-Q1 , CC2640R2F-Q1 , CC2642R , CC2642R , CC2642R-Q1 , CC2642R-Q1 , CC2650 , CC2650 , CC2650MODA , CC2650MODA , CC2651P3 , CC2651P3 , CC2651R3 , CC2651R3 , CC2651R3SIPA , CC2651R3SIPA , CC2652P , CC2652P , CC2652P7 , CC2652P7 , CC2652PSIP , CC2652PSIP , CC2652R , CC2652R , CC2652R7 , CC2652R7 , CC2652RB , CC2652RB , CC2652RSIP , CC2652RSIP , CC2674R10 , CC2674R10

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2ROM Bootloader
    1. 2.1 Configuring the Bootloader
      1. 2.1.1 CC2538
      2. 2.1.2 CC13x0, CC26x0
      3. 2.1.3 CC13x1x3, CC26x1x3
      4. 2.1.4 CC13x2, CC26x2
      5. 2.1.5 CC13x4, CC26x4
    2. 2.2 Communication Protocol
      1. 2.2.1 ACK or NACK
    3. 2.3 Interface Configuration
      1. 2.3.1 Hardware Pins
      2. 2.3.2 UART Configuration
      3. 2.3.3 Establishing Communication
      4. 2.3.4 Status Command
  6. 3Serial Bootloader Library (SBL)
    1. 3.1 SBL Return Values
    2. 3.2 SBL API
  7. 4Example Project
    1. 4.1 Hardware Setup
      1. 4.1.1 LaunchPad™ Development Kit Virtual COM Port
      2. 4.1.2 SmartRF06EB Virtual COM Port
        1. 4.1.2.1 External Serial Interface
      3. 4.1.3 Bootloader Backdoor
    2. 4.2 Software Setup
      1. 4.2.1 Device Type
      2. 4.2.2 Baud Rate
    3. 4.3 Program Flow
      1. 4.3.1 Enumerate COM Ports
      2. 4.3.2 Create Device
      3. 4.3.3 Connect
      4. 4.3.4 Erase Flash Range
      5. 4.3.5 Write Flash Range
      6. 4.3.6 Calculate CRC32
      7. 4.3.7 Reset
  8. 5References
  9. 6Revision History

2.2 Communication Protocol

The CC2538, CC13xx, and CC26xx bootloader uses the same format for receiving and sending packets. The actual signaling on SPI and UART transportation layers is different, but the packet format remains the same. Table 2-7 shows the packet format and each field is described in Table 2-8.

Table 2-7 ROM Bootloader Packet Format
Size (1 Byte) Checksum (1 Byte) Data byte 1 … Data byte N
Table 2-8 Packet Format Field Description
Packet Field Size (bytes) Description
Size 1 The number of bytes in the packet, including the size byte.
Checksum 1 The checksum of the data. The checksum algorithm is the sum of the data bytes truncated to 8 bit.
Checksum = (∑data) mod 256
Data 1–253 The actual data bytes. The first data byte is typically the command byte of the bootloader.

Packet send and packet receive must adhere to the simple protocol shown in Figure 2-2. Both the host device and the CC2538, CC13xx, or CC26xx bootloader can act as sender and receiver. The host device becomes the receiver when the device waits for a data response from the bootloader.

For more details about the communication protocol, see references 1 through 6 in the References section (also listed in Section 2).

Sequence Chart for Send and Receive Protocol Figure 2-2 Sequence Chart for Send and Receive Protocol