(Nano-)Bootloader, Flashloader (<=SSP 1.3.0), Downloader, Secure Boot Manager (S5 only): Please advise what to choose for a S3A1 UART/USB field update?

We started in 2016 with S7 and S3 µC and developed our own boards, since that we are waiting for an easy to implement and maintainable bootloader/flashloader.

Every time in the last years when I've visited the Renesas booth on embedded world, they guys told me that an useable bootloader framework will be offered in the future.

Then finally when Renesas provides a bootloader/flashloader, Renesas - as far as I know - stopped the support with SSP 1.3.0., why?

May be I'm the only developer, who is confused which bootloader to choose now, ensuring support by Renesas also in future SSP versions.

So I'm not misunderstood, I have to say that I really appreciate SSP and also the support here in RenesasRulz, but regarding the subject bootloader I can't see a really clear and future-proof concept compared to other SSP modules.

E.g. ST provides CAN/Ethernet/USB/UART bootloader versions for their STM32 Cortex M series, why it is not possible to provide something similar for the Synergy family?

Background of this post is, that we actually have to plan a project for huge number of devices, installed all over the country in the next years, but being now unsure which solution we should choose.

What other piece of advice can you give us than to implement the bootloader itself?

Thank you very much and best regards

Ralph

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  • Hi,

    The Synergy S3 devices do not have the same security and crypto capabilities as the S5 series and as such the SBM is not suitable for the S3 parts. Namely, the S3 does not have hardware support for public/private key crypto (RSA/ECC) or SHA256 hashing both of which are required by the SBM. The SBM also uses symmetric AES crypto which the S3 series does have.

    Therefore, I would look at the flashloader project. This project is designed as a starting point to assist in developing a bootloader. It would be possible to add security features within the capabilities of the S3 hardware if necessary.

    Below is a link to a pack file for the flashloader which can be used with versions of the SSP beyond 1.3.0.

    renesasrulz.com/.../REA.Synergy_5F00_flashloader.0.0.0.pack.zip

    Regards,

    Ian.
  • Hi Ian,

    thank you for your reply and the link to the pack file!
    Yes I knew that only S5 MCU provide a secure bootloader function, I only want to point out that in this case the provided information are not clear compared to other modules.
    So after installing the pack I can see now the regarding Renesas stacks. Is there any sample project or further documention available or can I use the document "Customizable Flashloader Solution for Synergy MCUs (R11AN0073EU0112 Rev.1.12 Dec 28, 2018)" even if it is limited to SSP 1.3.x ?

    Thank you very much and best regards

    Ralph
  • Hi,

    Which S3 device and board are you using? Which SSP version?

    Attached is a tweaked pack file. In this version the bootloader disables stack monitoring before jumping to the main application. This is required for SSP 1.7.0. PLEASE RENAME EXTENSION FROM ZIP TO PACK

    Also attached is a modified Python srec converter file which was provided by user erik. PLEASE RENAME EXTENSION FROM TXT TO PY

    I don't know any other document specific to the nano version of the flashloader.

    Regards,

    Ian.

    #!/usr/bin/env python
    '''
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    * http://www.renesas.com/disclaimer *
    * Copyright (C) 2013 Renesas Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved.
    *******************************************************************************/
    /****************************************************************************
    * File Name     : FL_MOT_Converter.py
    * Description   : This application takes an S-Record file and converts it into
    *                 a Load Image to be used with the Renesas FlashLoader project.
    *                 The code is setup so that if you are just wanting to change
    *                 the size of entries in a structure then the only thing
    *                 you need to change is the number associated with the
    *                 entry in the dictionaries below (FL_LI_FORMAT and
    *                 FL_BH_FORMAT).  You can edit the image header valid_mask
    *                 value using the -m option. You can edit the block header
    *                 valid_mask value by changing FL_BH_VALID_MASK.  If you
    *                 want to edit more than the size of entries then you will
    *                 need to dig in deeper.
    *
    * Notes         : For seeing the format of a S-Record file I recommend looking
    *                 here : http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/uisp/srecord.htm
    ******************************************************************************/
    /******************************************************************************
    * History       : MM.DD.YYYY Version Information
    *               : 03.18.2010 Ver. 1.00 First Release - BCH
    *               : 09.20.2010 Ver. 2.00 Cleaned up code, made easier to
    *                                      modify - BCH
    *               : 03.01.2012 Ver. 3.00 Added '-m' option to set the app's
    *                                      valid mask value. The default value is
    *                                      0xAA. If the read value does not match
    *                                      the expected value then an error
    *                                      message is output.
    *               : 08.08.2016 Ver. 4.00 Added -r option to set the flash size
    *                                      that the ImageHeader->checksum_fw_image will use
    *                                      to calculate the CRC. It is specified in
    *                                      bytes.
    *                                      Added the ImageBlock valid_mask,
    *                                      block_identifier, flash_address, data_size
    *                                      and next_block_address to data_checksum
    *               : 09.27.2016 Ver. 5.00 Updates for Synergy, diverging...
    *
    ******************************************************************************/
    '''
    #Used for getting input arguments and exiting
    import sys
    #Used to split extension off of the input filename (that's it)
    import os
    #Used for string operations
    import string
    #binascii is used for converting from ASCII to binary
    import binascii
    #crcmod is used for doing the CRC16
    import crcmod
    #Used for unpacking FL_CurAppHeader from S-Record file (like C style struct)
    from struct import *
    #This allows us to define the 'struct' that we use later
    from collections import namedtuple
    
    #This is the overall class that processes an S-Record file
    class FL_MOT_Converter:
    
        #Number of bytes used for checksum in S-Record file
        CHECKSUM_BYTES = 1
    
        #If the user wants to change the size of the fields in the Load Image Header or Data Block
        #Header then they can do this below.  There is a Python dictionary for each header below
        #with the name of the structure entry and the number of bytes associated with that entry.
        #If for instance you wanted to change the 'image_id' field to be 2 bytes you would change
        #the FL_LI_FORMAT definition below to 'image_id':2
    
        #An array for holding Load Image size format
        #size_bch Size of the BCH file
        #size_raw Can span multiple memory instances. Should be the same size as the sum of memory instance slots used.
        #sf_firmware_image_file_header_t
        FL_LI_FORMAT = {'valid_mask':1,
                        'version_number':1,
                        'image_identifier':2,
                        'num_blocks':4,
                        'size_bch':4,
                        'size_raw':4,
                        'maximum_block_size':4,
                        'checksum_bch_file':4,
                        'checksum_fw_image':4,
                        'application_start_address':4,
                        'num_memory_instances':4,
                        'p_app_memory_instance':4,
                        'first_block_address':4,
                        'successfully_stored':4,
                        'checksum_bch_file_header':4 }
    
        #Number of bytes in Load File Header
        FL_LI_STRUCT_SIZE = sum([i for i in FL_LI_FORMAT.values()])
    
        #Number of bytes to checksum_fw_image in header
        FL_LI_FW_CHKSM_OFFSET = FL_LI_FORMAT['valid_mask'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['version_number'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['image_identifier'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['num_blocks'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['size_bch'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['size_raw'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['maximum_block_size'] + FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file']
    
        #An array for holding Block Header size format
        #sf_firmware_image_bch_block_header_t
        FL_BH_FORMAT = {'valid_mask':1, 'block_identifier':2, 'flash_address':4, 'data_size':4, 'data_checksum':4, 'next_block_address':4, 'checksum_bch_block_header':4}
        #Number of bytes in Data Block Header
        FL_BH_STRUCT_SIZE = sum([i for i in FL_BH_FORMAT.values()])
    
        #Other defines for Load Image Headers and Data Block Headers
        FL_BH_VALID_MASK = "AF"
    
        #Holds current sequence number for record
        block_identifier = 0
    
        #Initializer function for this class.  It takes in parameters
        #and initializes class variables.  It also configures the CRC
        #calculator that will be used.
        def __init__(self, input_file, output_file, maximum_block_size, fill_space,
                           header_loc, in_valid_mask, slot_size, application_start_address):
            self.mot_filename = input_file
            self.out_filename = output_file
            self.maximum_block_size = maximum_block_size
            self.max_data_size = maximum_block_size - self.FL_BH_STRUCT_SIZE
            self.max_fill_space = fill_space
            self.header_location = header_loc
            self.input_valid_mask = in_valid_mask
            self.header_bytes_left = self.FL_LI_STRUCT_SIZE
    
            self.slot_size = slot_size
            self.fileheader = ""
            self.filesize = 0
            self.size_raw = 0
            self.num_blocks = 0
            #Used for CRC - CCITT - x^16 + x^12 + x^5 + 1
            self.g16 = 0x11021
            self.crc_init = 0xFFFF
            #CRC used for the entire file - Image CRC
            self.file_crc = crcmod.Crc(self.g16, self.crc_init, 0)
            #CRC used for each file header
            self.file_header_crc = crcmod.Crc(self.g16, self.crc_init, 0)
            #CRC used for selected flash memory range
            self.checksum_fw_image = 0
            #Address of image in MCU flash, runnable location
            self.application_start_address = application_start_address
            self.CRCTable=SRecordCRC(application_start_address, slot_size, header_loc)
    
        #If an error is found in the S-Record file then this function is called
        def found_error(self):
            print "Each line in a S-Record should start with a 'S'"
            print "The file you input had a line that started without"
            print "an 'S'.  Please check to make sure you have a valid"
            print "S-Record file."
            sys.exit()
    
        #This function packages up a Data Block and writes it to the output file
        def write_block(self,output_file, current_buffer, msb_start_address):
    
            #Print valid mask 0xAF
            write_str = binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(self.FL_BH_VALID_MASK))
    
            #Write Sequence ID
            msb_sequence_num = ("%0" + str(self.FL_BH_FORMAT['block_identifier']*2) + "x") % self.block_identifier
            #Switch to LSB
            lsb_sequence_num = self.switch_endian(msb_sequence_num)
            #Write 'block_identifier' to file
            write_str += binascii.unhexlify(lsb_sequence_num)
            #increment sequence number
            self.block_identifier += 1
    
            #Print start address for block
            #Pad address if not correct number of chars
            msb_start_address = ("0"*((self.FL_BH_FORMAT['flash_address']*2) - len(msb_start_address))) + msb_start_address
            #Switch to LSB
            lsb_flash_address = self.switch_endian(msb_start_address)
            #Write 'flash_address' field to file
            write_str += binascii.unhexlify(lsb_flash_address)
    
            #Print size of data block in bytes
            msb_size_string = ("%0" + str(self.FL_BH_FORMAT['data_size']*2) + "x") % (len(current_buffer)/2)
            #Switch to LSB
            lsb_size_string = self.switch_endian(msb_size_string)
            #Write 'data_size' field to file
            write_str += binascii.unhexlify(lsb_size_string)
    
            #Print CRC of data - Using CCITT - x^16 + x^12 + x^5 + 1
            block_data_crc = crcmod.Crc(self.g16, self.crc_init, 0)
            block_data_crc.update(binascii.unhexlify(current_buffer))
            write_str += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_BH_FORMAT['data_checksum']*2) + "x") % block_data_crc.crcValue)))
    
            block_crc = crcmod.Crc(self.g16, self.crc_init, 0)
            block_crc.update(write_str)
            block_crc_save = (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_BH_FORMAT['checksum_bch_block_header']*2) + "x") % block_crc.crcValue)))
    
            #Print empty record for MCU to fill in for 'next block header address'
            #The 'join' command below will join strings of FF together to make FFFF...
            #for however many bytes I need
            write_str += binascii.unhexlify(''.join(self.FL_BH_FORMAT['next_block_address']*['FF']))
    
            #Write 'checksum_bch_block_header' to file
            write_str += block_crc_save
    
            #Print data
            write_str += binascii.unhexlify(current_buffer)
    
            #Update size_raw, this is also updated below for gaps between addresses
            self.size_raw += (len(current_buffer)/2)
    
            if(self.size_raw > self.slot_size):
                raise Exception("Slot size is smaller than the firmware image size")
    
            #Write new block to file
            output_file.write(write_str)
    
            #Update file CRC
            self.file_crc.update(write_str)
    
            #Update filesize
            self.filesize += (len(current_buffer)/2) + self.FL_BH_STRUCT_SIZE
    
            #Update num_blocks
            self.num_blocks += 1
    
        #This function handles switching MSB to LSB and vice versa
        def switch_endian(self,temp):
            #Check to see if argument is 1 byte long, if so send it back
            if(len(temp) == 1):
                return temp
            #Check to make sure length is even
            if(len(temp)%2 == 1):
                print 'Switching endian failed.  Input should always have even number length'
                sys.exit()
            #Switch endian
            temp_length = len(temp)
            #Do first iteration
            temp_length = temp_length - 2
            switched = temp[temp_length:]
            while(temp_length > 0):
                #Append next byte
                switched = switched + temp[temp_length-2:temp_length]
                temp_length = temp_length - 2
            return switched
    
        #This function runs crc over "erased flash" (0xFF)
        def run_erased_flash(self, range_for_flash_gap_crc):
            while(range_for_flash_gap_crc > 0):
                range_for_flash_gap_crc -= 1
                #Update size_raw, this is also updated in write_block
                self.size_raw += 1
    
        #This function is called to process the S-Record file
        def Process(self):
    
            #Open input file
            try:
                with open(self.mot_filename, "r") as mot_file:
                    mot_lines=mot_file.readlines()
            except:
                print 'Error opening input file ' , self.mot_filename
                raise
    
            #Open a new file for output
            try:
                out_file = open(self.out_filename, "w+b")
            except:
                print 'Error opening output file ' , self.out_filename
                raise
    
            #Write as much of the load file header as we can.  We'll
            #come back and write the rest at the end.
            #Print holders for Valid Mask, Image ID, Version #, Size of Load Image
            #Using .join() to make variable length string of all F's
            out_file.write(binascii.unhexlify(''.join((self.FL_LI_FORMAT['valid_mask']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['version_number']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['image_identifier']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['num_blocks']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['size_bch']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['size_raw'])
                                                      *['FF'])))
            #Print max block header size
            msb_max_block_size = ("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['maximum_block_size']*2) + "x") % self.maximum_block_size
            #Switch to LSB
            lsb_max_block_size = self.switch_endian(msb_max_block_size)
            #Write out 'maximum_block_size'
            out_file.write(binascii.unhexlify(lsb_max_block_size))
    
            #Print holders for Image CRC, Raw CRC, Address in Ext Memory,
            #and Successfully Stored.  Using .join() again
            out_file.write(binascii.unhexlify(''.join((self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_fw_image']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['application_start_address']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['num_memory_instances']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['p_app_memory_instance']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['first_block_address']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['successfully_stored']
                                                       + self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file_header'])
                                                      *['FF'])))
    
            #Process each line in the file
            prev_address = 0
            address = 0
            num_bytes = 0
            start_address = ""
            cur_buffer = ""
            prev_num_bytes = 0
            cur_num_bytes = 0
            for line in mot_lines:
    
                # Modified how we detect RAM records
                isRamRecord = False
                if line.startswith('S3') == True:
                    potentialRamAddress = int(line[4:12],16)
                    if ((potentialRamAddress >= 0x1FFE0000) and (potentialRamAddress <= 0x2007FFFF)):
                        isRamRecord = True
                if isRamRecord == True:
                    print("Stripping out RAM Records: ", line)
                else:
                    self.CRCTable.ProcessRecord(line)
    
            patched_lines=self.CRCTable.GetPatchedRecords()
            with open(self.mot_filename,'w') as mot_overwritten:
                mot_overwritten.writelines(patched_lines)
            #almost identical but we're getting a CRC patched line somewhere in there
            for line in patched_lines:
                #Test to see if each line starts with 'S'
                if line.startswith('S') == False:
                    self.found_error()
    
                #Get address for this line
                #S3 means 4-byte address
                if line.startswith('S3') == True:
                    address_start_byte = 4
                    data_start_byte = 12
                    address_size_bytes = 4
                #S2 means 3-byte address
                elif line.startswith('S2') == True:
                    address_start_byte = 4
                    data_start_byte = 10
                    address_size_bytes = 3
                #S1 means 2-byte address
                elif line.startswith('S1') == True:
                    address_start_byte = 4
                    data_start_byte = 8
                    address_size_bytes = 2
                #You can add more elif statements here for handling other
                #S-Records.  There are S0-S9.  I only handle the ones I need
                else:
                    continue
    
                #Read the address for this S-Record line
                address = int(line[address_start_byte:data_start_byte],16)
    
                #Get number of bytes on the line
                cur_num_bytes = int(line[2:address_start_byte],16)
    
                #Get number of bytes between this record and last (0 means they are sequential)
                bytes_between = address - prev_address - prev_num_bytes + (address_size_bytes + self.CHECKSUM_BYTES)
    
                #Get file header if this is the place for it
                if address <= self.header_location and self.header_location < (address + cur_num_bytes - address_size_bytes - self.CHECKSUM_BYTES):
                    #All or part of the file header is in this buffer
    
                    #How far into buffer does the file header start
                    offset_in_buffer = self.header_location - address
    
                    #How many bytes are left after the start of the file load header in buffer
                    buffer_bytes_left = (address + cur_num_bytes - address_size_bytes - self.CHECKSUM_BYTES) - self.header_location
    
                    if  buffer_bytes_left >= self.header_bytes_left:
                        #We can get the whole (or rest) of the file header now
                        self.fileheader += line[data_start_byte+(offset_in_buffer*2):data_start_byte+(offset_in_buffer*2)+(self.header_bytes_left*2)]
    
                        self.header_bytes_left = 0
                    else:
                        #We can only get part of the file header this time
                        self.fileheader += line[data_start_byte+(offset_in_buffer*2):data_start_byte+(offset_in_buffer*2)+(buffer_bytes_left*2)]
    
                        self.header_bytes_left -= buffer_bytes_left
                        self.header_location += buffer_bytes_left
    
                #Check if first line of file
                if len(cur_buffer) == 0:
                    cur_buffer += line[data_start_byte:len(line)-((self.CHECKSUM_BYTES*2)+1)]
                    #Get start address
                    start_address = line[address_start_byte:data_start_byte]
                #Check to see if address is sequential or within max_fill_space
                elif bytes_between <= self.max_fill_space and (len(cur_buffer)/2) + bytes_between < self.max_data_size:
                    #Add 0xFF's in empty space to join S-Records that are not sequential
                    if(bytes_between > 0):
                        while(bytes_between > 0):
                            cur_buffer += 'FF'
                            bytes_between -= 1
                    #Check to see if adding this record will go over the max Data size, if so split it
                    if((len(cur_buffer)/2) + cur_num_bytes - address_size_bytes - self.CHECKSUM_BYTES > self.max_data_size):
                        num_bytes_left = self.max_data_size - (len(cur_buffer)/2)
                        #Multiple num_bytes_left by 2 since data is in ASCII hex
                        cur_buffer += line[data_start_byte:data_start_byte + (2*num_bytes_left)]
    
                        #Output previous record
                        self.write_block(out_file, cur_buffer, start_address)
    
                        #Start new record header
                        cur_buffer = line[data_start_byte + (2*num_bytes_left):len(line)-((self.CHECKSUM_BYTES*2)+1)]
                        #Get new start address
                        if(address_size_bytes == 4):
                            start_address = "%08x" % (address + num_bytes_left)
                        elif(address_size_bytes == 3):
                            start_address = "%06x" % (address + num_bytes_left)
                        else:
                            start_address = "%04x" % (address + num_bytes_left)
                    else:
                        cur_buffer += line[data_start_byte:len(line)-((self.CHECKSUM_BYTES*2)+1)]
    
                #If not sequential, and not first line, then this is new block
                else:
                    #Useful debug printout
                    #print('new record ' + hex(address) + ' difference is ' + str(address - prev_address - prev_num_bytes + (address_size_bytes + self.CHECKSUM_BYTES)))
    
                    #Output previous record
                    self.write_block(out_file, cur_buffer, start_address)
    
                    #TODO Need to skip areas of flash that do not exist (between code flash, data flash, qspi...)
                    #TODO Need to find the slot addresses and sizes using p_app_memory_instance in the file header.
    
                    #Sum over the gap between the previous address and the current address.
                    range_for_gap_crc = address - (prev_address + (prev_num_bytes - (address_size_bytes + self.CHECKSUM_BYTES)))
                    self.run_erased_flash(range_for_gap_crc)
    
                    #Start new record header
                    cur_buffer = line[data_start_byte:len(line)-((self.CHECKSUM_BYTES*2)+1)]
                    #Get new start address
                    start_address = line[address_start_byte:data_start_byte]
    
                #Update for next line
                prev_num_bytes = cur_num_bytes
    
                #Update previous address so you can check if next S-Record is sequential
                prev_address = address
    
            #Output last buffer, if there is one
            if(len(cur_buffer) > 0):
                #output previous record
                self.write_block(out_file, cur_buffer, start_address)
    
            #Sum over the rest of the flash slot.
            range_for_gap_crc = self.slot_size - self.size_raw
            self.run_erased_flash(range_for_gap_crc)
    
            #Check to make sure LoadFileHeader was found
            if self.header_bytes_left > 0:
                print 'Error - The Load Image Header was not found for this application.'
                print 'Look at structure of Load Image Header for what is supposed to be found'
                raise Exception("Error - The Load Image Header was not found for this application.")
            else:
                #Process file header and write to file
                self.ProcessHeader(out_file)
    
            #Close output file
            out_file.close()
    
            print "\nS-Record file converted successfully."
            print "Output file is " + self.out_filename
            print "Size of entire Load Image is " + str(self.filesize) + " bytes"
            print self.mot_filename + ' checksum_fw_image: ' + (("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_fw_image']*2) + "x") % self.checksum_fw_image)
    
        #Not all of the information for the Load Image Header is known when we first start processing
        #the file.  This function is called after the file is processed so that we know all the
        #information we need (image_identifier, version_number, file_crc)
        def ProcessHeader(self, output_file):
            #This is used to 'define a structure' so that we can take the data and split it
            #into its individual parts easily.  This would be similar to having a structure pointer
            #in C and pointing it to a block of memory that you knew represented a structure.  The
            #entries in this string need to be in the same exact order as you have in the
            #C structure.  For instance 'valid_mask' is the first entry and 'image_identifier' is the 2nd.
            FL_Struct_LI = 'valid_mask version_number image_identifier num_blocks size_bch size_raw maximum_block_size checksum_bch_file checksum_fw_image application_start_address num_memory_instances p_app_memory_instance first_block_address successfully_stored checksum_bch_file_header'
    
            #This builds the format string needed. B = byte, H = 2 bytes, L = 4 bytes per entry.
            #Output will produce something like this '<BBBLLHHLL'
            FL_LI_FORMAT_STRING = "<"
            for entry in FL_Struct_LI.split(' '):
                if self.FL_LI_FORMAT[entry] == 1:
                    FL_LI_FORMAT_STRING += 'B'
                elif self.FL_LI_FORMAT[entry] == 2:
                    FL_LI_FORMAT_STRING += 'H'
                elif self.FL_LI_FORMAT[entry] == 4:
                    FL_LI_FORMAT_STRING += 'L'
                else:
                    print 'Error - This code only supports even sized structure objects for Load Image Headers and Data Block Headers';
                    raise Exception("Error - This code only supports even sized structure objects for Load Image Headers and Data Block Headers")
    
            #Use string to define entries in structure
            LoadImageHeader = namedtuple('LoadImageHeader', FL_Struct_LI)
            #Use structure to get values from the data 'blob'
            my_header = LoadImageHeader._make(unpack(FL_LI_FORMAT_STRING,binascii.unhexlify(self.fileheader)))
            # print ['%s: %x'%(x,vars(my_header)[x]) for x in vars(my_header)]
    
            #Check Valid Mask to make sure this is actually a valid header
            if my_header.valid_mask != self.input_valid_mask:
                print 'Error - Valid mask in Application Header did not match the value it was supposed to be.'
                print 'Expected Value = ' + hex(self.input_valid_mask) + " Actual Value = " + hex(my_header.valid_mask)
                raise Exception('Expected Value = ' + hex(self.input_valid_mask) + " Actual Value = " + hex(my_header.valid_mask))
    
            #Write valid mask
            file_header_string = (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['valid_mask']*2) + "x") % my_header.valid_mask)))
            #Write Version Number
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['version_number']*2) + "x") % my_header.version_number)))
            #Write Image ID
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['image_identifier']*2) + "x") % my_header.image_identifier)))
            #Number of blocks
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['num_blocks']*2) + "x") % self.num_blocks)))
    
            #We need to switch the endian on these next entries because they are MSB on the PC
            #Add LoadImageHeader size to filesize
            self.filesize += self.FL_LI_STRUCT_SIZE
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['size_bch']*2) + "x") % self.filesize)))
    
            #We need to switch the endian on these next entries because they are MSB on the PC
            #Add size_raw
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['size_raw']*2) + "x") % self.size_raw)))
    
            #Write Max Block Size
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['maximum_block_size']*2) + "x") % self.maximum_block_size)))
    
            #Write Image CRC
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file']*2) + "x") % self.file_crc.crcValue)))
    
            #Write the raw CRC calculated by the compiler if the default data size has not been modified.
            self.checksum_fw_image = my_header.checksum_fw_image
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_fw_image']*2) + "x") % my_header.checksum_fw_image)))
    
            #Write application_start_address
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['application_start_address']*2) + "x") % self.application_start_address)))
    
            #Write num_memory_instances, not used for a BCH file, set to NULL
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(''.join(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['num_memory_instances']*['00'])))
    
            #Write p_app_memory_instance, not used for a BCH file, set to NULL
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(''.join(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['p_app_memory_instance']*['00'])))
    
            #Calculate CCIT checksum, excluding first_block_address, successfully_stored, checksum_bch_file_header
            self.file_header_crc.update(file_header_string)
            file_header_crc = (binascii.unhexlify(self.switch_endian(("%0" + str(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file_header']*2) + "x") % self.file_header_crc.crcValue)))
    
            #Write first_block_address 0xFFFFFFFF
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(''.join(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['first_block_address']*['FF'])))
    
            #Write successfully_stored 0xFFFFFFFF
            file_header_string += (binascii.unhexlify(''.join(self.FL_LI_FORMAT['successfully_stored']*['FF'])))
    
            #Write File Header CRC, checksum_bch_file_header
            file_header_string += file_header_crc
    
            #Go back and write the Load File Header
            output_file.seek(0)
            output_file.write(file_header_string)
    
    class SRecordCRC:
        CRC_HEADER_OFFSET=24
        MODIFIER_ADDRESS_SIZES={'S1':2,'S2':3,'S3':4}
        def __init__(self, slotAddress, slotSize, headerAddress):
            self.slotAddress=slotAddress
            self.slotSize=slotSize
            self.headerAddress=headerAddress
            self.raw_data=[0xFF for x in range(slotSize)]
            self.SRecords=[]
            self.headerRecordIndex=None
            self.crcLoc=headerAddress+self.CRC_HEADER_OFFSET
            self.g16 = 0x11021
            self.crc_init = 0xFFFF
            #CRC used for the entire file - Image CRC
            self.file_crc = crcmod.Crc(self.g16, self.crc_init, False)
        def ProcessRecord(self, SRecord):
            self.SRecords.append(SRecord)
            SRecord=SRecord.strip()
            name=SRecord[0:2]
            if name in self.MODIFIER_ADDRESS_SIZES:
                addressSize=self.MODIFIER_ADDRESS_SIZES[name]
                count=int(SRecord[2:4],16)
                address=int(SRecord[4:4+addressSize*2],16)
    
                data=SRecord[4+addressSize*2:-2]
                checkSum=int(SRecord[-2:],16)
    #            print('Srecord Count:', count)
    #            print('SRecord Address:', address)
                self.ApplyData(address, data)
                if self.crcLoc>=address and self.crcLoc<address+len(data)/2:
                    self.headerRecordIndex=len(self.SRecords)-1#often 0 so don't use if headerRecordIndex
    
    
        def ApplyData(self, address, datastring):
            if(datastring):
                val=int(datastring[:2],16)
                try:
                    self.raw_data[address-self.slotAddress]=val
                except:
                    print('Indexing Error, Slot:',address-self.slotAddress)
                    sys.exit()
                self.ApplyData(address+1,datastring[2:])
        def GetPatchedRecords(self):
            index=0
            result=[]
    
            for record in self.SRecords:
                if index==self.headerRecordIndex:
                    result.append(self.AssignCRC(record))
                else:
                    result.append(record)
                index+=1
            return result
    
    
        def AssignCRC(self,record):
            record=record.strip()
            if record:
                name=record[0:2]
                if name in self.MODIFIER_ADDRESS_SIZES:
                    addressSize=self.MODIFIER_ADDRESS_SIZES[name]
                    count=int(record[2:4],16)
                    address=int(record[4:4+addressSize*2],16)
                    data=record[4+addressSize*2:-2]
                    checkSum=int(record[-2:],16)
                    crcValue=self.ReverseByteOrder(self.CalculateCRC())
                    crcIndex=4+addressSize*2+(self.crcLoc-address)*2
                    result=record[:crcIndex]+crcValue+record[crcIndex+8:]
                    result=result[:-2]+self.GetLineChecksum(record[2:-2])
                    return result+'\n'
        def ReverseByteOrder(self, hexstring):
            if len(hexstring)==2 or len(hexstring)==0:
                return hexstring
            return self.ReverseByteOrder(hexstring[2:])+hexstring[:2]
    
        def GetLineChecksum(self, strval):
            sum=0
            for index in range(len(strval)/2):
                value=int(strval[index*2]+strval[index*2+1],16)
                sum+=value
            #least significant byte, one's complement
            sum=(sum%0x100)^0xFF
            return '{0:2X}'.format(sum)
    
        def CalculateCRC(self):
            crcLoc=self.crcLoc-self.slotAddress
            #NOT self.crcLoc, we just want the location in the datafile for this one operation
            self.file_crc.update(''.join([chr(x) for x in self.raw_data[:crcLoc]])+''.join([chr(x) for x in self.raw_data[crcLoc+4:]]))
            result= self.file_crc.hexdigest().zfill(8)
            return result
    
    
    
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        from optparse import OptionParser
    
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x00010000 -l 0x00010800 -s 0x0001F8000
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2_v84_ii68.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2_v84_ii68.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x00010000 -l 0x00010800 -s 0x0001F8000
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x00010000 -l 0x00010800 -s 0x000078000
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7_v84_ii68.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7_v84_ii68.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x00010000 -l 0x00010800 -s 0x000078000
    
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2_slot1.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2_slot1.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x208000 -l 0x208800 -s 0x0001F8000
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2_v84_ii68_slot1.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s7g2_v84_ii68_slot1.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x208000 -l 0x208800 -s 0x0001F8000
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7_slot1.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7_slot1.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x88000 -l 0x88800 -s 0x000078000
        #python r_fl_mot_converter.py -i test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7_v84_ii68_slot1.srec -o test_sf_firmware_image_s3a7_v84_ii68_slot1.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x88000 -l 0x88800 -s 0x000078000
    
        parser = OptionParser(
            description = "FlashLoader S-Record Converter"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-i", "--input",
            dest="mot_filename",
            action="store",
            help="The path to the file you want to convert.",
            default = "",
            metavar="FILE"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-o", "--output",
            dest="out_filename",
            action="store",
            help="Name of the output file.",
            default = "",
            metavar="OUTPUT"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-m", "--maximum_block_size",
            dest="maximum_block_size",
            action="store",
            type='int',
            help="Set max size in bytes for Block [default=1024]",
            default = 1024,
            metavar="MAXBLOCKSIZE"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-f", "--fill_space",
            dest="max_fill_space",
            action="store",
            type='int',
            help="Max bytes between 2 records to fill with 0xFF's and join data [default=256]",
            default = 256,
            metavar="FILLSPACE"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-e", "--executable_address",
            dest="executable_address",
            action="store",
            type='int',
            help="Flash location for application",
            default=0x00008000,
            metavar="EXECUTABLE_ADDRESS"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-l", "--location",
            dest="header_location",
            action="store",
            type='int',
            help="Flash location for application load file header [default=0x00008400]",
            default=0x00008800,
            metavar="HEADERLOC"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("--formatting",
            dest="want_formatting",
            action="store_true",
            help="Displays information on how the binary file is structured.",
            default=False
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-v", "--valid_mask",
            dest="input_valid_mask",
            action="store",
            type='int',
            help="Set the value you used for the valid mask [default=0xAF]",
            default=0xAF,
            metavar="VALIDMASK"
        )
    
        parser.add_option("-s", "--slot_size",
            dest="slot_size",
            action="store",
            type='int',
            help="Set the desired flash size to calculate the checksum over. The default is to use the compiler defined value. [default=0]",
            default=0,
            metavar="VALIDFLASHSIZE"
        )
    
        if len(sys.argv) == 1:
            parser.print_help()
            sys.exit()
        else:
            (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
    
        if options.want_formatting == True:
            #Give information on file structure
            print 'The format of the output binary file is: 1 Load File Header followed by n Blocks.'
            print 'n is the number of Blocks needed to represent S-Record file.'
            print ''
            print 'Structure of a Load File Header:'
            print '| Valid Mask             | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['valid_mask']) + ' Byte(s)  | Always 0x' + str(options.input_valid_mask) + ', marks valid Load File Header'
            print '| Version #              | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['version_number']) + ' Byte(s)  | Identifies version of application'
            print '| Image ID               | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['image_identifier']) + ' Byte(s)  | Identifies application'
            print '| Size of BCH file       | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['size_bch']) + ' Byte(s)  | Size of image as in external memory'
            print '| Size of FW Image       | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['size_raw']) + ' Byte(s)  | Size of image as stored in flash (executable image)'
            print '| Max Block Size         | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['maximum_block_size']) + ' Byte(s)  | Max size of block'
            print '| BCH file CRC           | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file']) + ' Byte(s)  | CRC of data as in ext memory, CCITT'
            print '| Raw CRC (for entire slot) | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_fw_image']) + ' Byte(s)  | CRC of image as in MCU flash, CCITT'
            print '| Image start address    | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['application_start_address']) + ' Byte(s)  | Starting address of the application image'
            print '| # of memory instances  | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['num_memory_instances']) + ' Byte(s)  | # of memory instances this image spans'
            print '| Pointer to instances   | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['p_app_memory_instance']) + ' Byte(s)  | Pointer to memory instances (used by sf_firmware_image)'
            print '| 1st Block Header Addr  | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['first_block_address']) + ' Byte(s)  | Location of first block header in ext memory'
            print '| Successfully Stored    | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['successfully_stored']) + ' Byte(s)  | Identifies successfully downloaded image (written by MCU)'
            print '| Checksum of this header| ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file_header']) + ' Byte(s)  | CRC of this header (excludes successfully_stored), CCITT'
            print ''
            print 'Structure of a Block Header:'
            print '| Valid Mask             | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_FORMAT['valid_mask']) + ' Byte(s)  | Always 0x' + FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_VALID_MASK + ', marks new block header'
            print '| Sequence ID            | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_FORMAT['block_identifier']) + ' Byte(s)  | Identifier for this block'
            print '| Flash Address          | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_FORMAT['flash_address']) + ' Byte(s)  | The starting address for the data'
            print '| Size of Data           | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_FORMAT['data_size']) + ' Byte(s)  | Number of bytes of Data'
            print '| CRC-16                 | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_FORMAT['data_checksum']) + ' Byte(s)  | CRC of Data, CCITT - x^16 + x^12 + x^5 + 1'
            print '| Next Header Address    | ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_BH_FORMAT['next_block_address']) + ' Byte(s)  | Address of next block header in external memory'
            print '| Checksum of this header| ' + str(FL_MOT_Converter.FL_LI_FORMAT['checksum_bch_file_header']) + ' Byte(s)  | CRC of this BCH block header, CCITT'
            print '| Data                   | 0-4 GBytes | Data'
            print ''
            print 'NOTE: All binary data is stored LSB'
            print ''
    
    
        if len(options.mot_filename) == 0:
            #No input file
            print 'Error - No input file!'
            parser.print_help()
            sys.exit()
    
    
        if len(options.out_filename) == 0:
            #No output file was given, use modified input filename
            #This fuction will give path without extension in 'start' (and extension) in 'ext'
            start, ext = os.path.splitext(options.mot_filename)
            #Add some other extension
            options.out_filename = start + ".bch"
    
        if options.slot_size == 0:
            #User must specify the slot size
            print 'Invalid slot size'
            parser.print_help()
            sys.exit()
    
    
        fl_m = FL_MOT_Converter(options.mot_filename, options.out_filename, options.maximum_block_size, options.max_fill_space, options.header_location, options.input_valid_mask, options.slot_size, options.executable_address)
    
        fl_m.Process()
    
    
    
    REA.Synergy_flashloader.0.0.0.zip

  • Hi Ian,
    thank you for your reply. Actually we are using S3A1 und S7G2 MCUs with our custom boards and for both we have to implement Boot-/Flashloader capability, SSP Version is 1.6.0. Do we have to upgrade to 1.7.0?
    Installing the pack files doesn't throw any error, also compiling a dummy bootloader application adding g_sf_bootloader_mcu compiles without error. So at the first glance it seems that this pack works with SSP V 1.6.0 as well.

    Best regards
    Ralph

  • Hi Ralph,

    The Flashloader will work with SSP 1.6.0 so there is no need to upgrade.

    I will put a couple of basic examples together which you should be able to take an build upon.

    Regards,

    Ian.
  • Hi Ian,
    this sounds very good and thank youvery much in advance!
    One question, I'had a view on the Flashloader examples provided for SSP 1.3.x. there are different bootloader projects for UART and CDC (blockin and non blocking), but I thought the bootloader does only the flashing job, so normally there is no need to provide any communication interface and to distinguish between UART and CDC or did I miss something?

    Thank and best regards
    Ralph
  • Hi Ralph,

    The Flashloader is supplied as two projects used together. One is the bootloader and the other is the downloader. The downloader example is just that, responsible for downloading the new image and does nothing more than flash the board LEDs. In a real application the downloader is your application and the downloading the image will be part of it. The supplied examples use a Python script to perform the image transfer via a serial interface using the PySerial Python library. For this reason the downloader supplied must support a serial interface. There are two version supplied, one using a UART and the other using USB-CDC. The examples I am putting together (sorry for the delay I was feeling unwell on Friday) use USB-CDC and are based on the blocking example.

    The bootloader as supplied operates slightly differently depending upon whether the blocking or non-blocking example is used. The blocking example as supplied separates the internal flash memory into 3 sections. One is for the bootloader. The rest is split into two equal halves called slot 0 and slot 1. The downloader is linked to run from one of these slots. So, say it is running from slot 0 then the next update will be put into slot 1 and then the next in slot 0 and so on. The bootloader when it starts looks at what it is in the two slots, performs a CRC and if both are valid it boots the one with the latest version number or the only valid one if that is he case.

    For the non-blocking example the new image is downloaded into external memory. When the bootloader starts it checks the external memory for a new image and then handles the erasing of internal flash and programming of the new image.

    All of this is documented in the supplied PDF but takes a few reads to get your head around! It did for me anyway.

    The flashloader as supplied is unlikely to be a perfect fit but as it is supplied as full source then it can be changed as needed.

    I'll post the examples as soon as I have them completed.

    Ian.
  • downloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s3a1.zipbootloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s3a1.zipbootloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s7g2.zipdownloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s7g2.zip

    Hi Ralph,

    Attached are flashloader bootloader and downloader projects for the SK-S7G2 and TB-S3A1. Both are blocking using USB-CDC and the transfer interface.

    Hopefully they will be useful.

    Regards,

    Ian.

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  • Hi Ian,

    thank you so much for your work and your support. Actually I can successfully program the bootloader and downloader to our custom board. With breakpoints  I've verified that the bootloader is called first before jumping to the downloader application with flashing leds.

    But now I'm stucking in converting "downloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s3a1_crc.srec"  (or should I use the one without crc) file to BCH, the GUI always shows the error message "Error! Please fill in all the information before attempting to convert the script.".

    I've attached the screenshot, but I think I've provided all necessary information.

    Thanks and best regards

    Ralph

  • Hi Ralph,

    In the version of the bootloader/downloader supplied originally with the documentation has a limitation that the version downloaded by the debugger does not have the CRC in it. This is because the CRC is added in by the Python tool. So, on the debugger if the bootloader is run it will fail to call the main application because of this. So, the build step adds the CRC so it works with the debugger.

    When converting the SREC file to BCH the non-CRC version should be used.

    I did not use the PC GUI tool as I ran into problems initially and so called the scripts manually. Here's what I used for the S3A1 for slot 0.

    C:\Python27\python.exe r_fl_mot_converter_modified.py -i downloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s3a1.srec -o downloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s3a1.bch -m 1024 -f 256 -e 0x20000 -l 0x20800 -s 0x0070000

    I erased slot 0 via COM14 (-p option uses 13 (14 -1)).

    C:\Python27\python.exe r_fl_serial_flash_loader.py -p 13 -c erase -b 0

    Then to load it using COM14.

    C:\Python27\python.exe r_fl_serial_flash_loader.py -p 13 -c load -f downloader_usb_cdc_blocking_s3a1.bch

    I hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Ian.
  • Hi Ian,

    thank you for providing the scripts. When I compile your S3A1 sample the .._crc.srec file is generated via the "CRC_Script" , which is included in your project folder. I've searched over and over but I was unable to find where this script is invoked and where to configure that. In your script you use the "r_fl_mot_converter_modified.py" script in the pack I've got, there is only the "r_fl_mot_converter.py" script , is there any relevant difference?

    Thanks and best regards

    Ralph
  • Hi Ralph,

     

    The CRC version of the SREC file is created by an e2studio custom build phase. This can be found in the Builders section of the project's peroperties.

     

     

    This is only needed when using the debugger and the first build and not when using a free running version of the donloader and/or subsequent builds.

     

    Apologies for not included the newer Python file. Please find it attached. This was modified by another form user, Erik, and fixes an issue where a 4k section of flash can be mistaken for RAM and excluded from the output.

     

    Regards,

     

    Ian.

    r_fl_mot_converter_modified.zip

  • Hi Ian,

    thank you for providing the modified Python script! Actually I've got the problem, that your bootloader (S3A1) won't jump to my own downloader application (also S3A1), caused by different CRC values.
    But the image is correct located - for my opinion - because, when I change the the crc value in the debugger, so that the values are equal, the downloader is started correctly (leds are flashing) and also the breakpoints work correctly (symbols match with .._crc_srec file).

    I don't know what the reason could be, I compared everything with your project but I can't found any difference until now.
    The header valid mask, image version everything is correct, but the CRC value. I use the same batch and the same values from your CRC script.

    May be you have any idea?

    Thanks and best regards

    Ralph
  • Hi Ralph,

    In the crc_add.bat file on the call to srec_cat.exe (line 33) temporarily remove the "2> nul" from the end of the line. This will then allow the srec_cat.exe tool to output to the build console. If there is anything going wrong with this tool it will be displayed. You can ignore the warning about a hole in the area being checksummed as the hole is where the CRC is being placed.

    Regards,

    Ian.
  • If the ID code is included in the S-Record the CRC calculate by the tool will be over a different range from the CRC calculated by the bootloader, so the CRC will be different.
  • Thank you for your replies!

    Yes,  Jeremy you are right, after adding "NOLOAD" in the linker script to the ID code,  they weren't part of crc calculation any longer and crc values are equal now!

    I've compiled the flashloader projekt with Visual studio and replaced "r_fl_mot_converter.py" with "r_fl_mot_converter_modified.py".

    But nevertheless, if I wan't to convert the srec file into a bch file or if I want to connect to the S3A1 MCU nothing happens, no entry to the log window (only after saving the default options):

     

    So actually I'm still stucking in the flashloader app! I hope I'm not to annoying, but I'm very grateful for any support!

    Thanks and best regards

    Ralph

  • The python scripts need to be in the same directory as the executable. If I debug the GUI under VS I see :-

    If I leave the python scripts in their default location.

    If I then copy the scripts into the directory where the .exe is (while still debugging under VS):-

    The GUI runs as expected :-

     

    pyserial and modcrc need to be downloaded and installed in python as well.

  • Hi Jeremy,

    thank you very much for your very helpful reply!

    I've copied the files and installed pyserial and modcrc successfully, so far so good.

     

    But the visual studio output window shows the following syntax errors:

     The first one is shown when I press the convert button,  the 2nd one when I press the connect button. Do you have any idea what's going wrong?

     

    Thank you and best regards!

    Ralph