Error jumping to application from default bootloader

[is45]

Hello,

I have 2 STM32 Nucleo F746ZG boards, and I am trying to use one board (MCU 1) to program the second board (MCU 2) through its default bootloader through code. To do so, I used the following command in the MCU2 to start its default bootloader:

#define DEFAULT_BOOTLOADER_ADDRESS 0x1FF00000
BOOT_JumpToAddress(DEFAULT_BOOTLOADER_ADDRESS);

void BOOT_JumpToAddress(uint32_t address)
{
    printf("Jumping to 0x%08X\r\n", address);

    // Function pointer to reset handler
    void (*app_reset_handler)(void) = (void *)(*((volatile uint32_t *)(address + 4U)));

    // Disable RCC, HAL, reset SYSTICK, and remap vector table offset
    HAL_RCC_DeInit();
    HAL_DeInit();
    SysTick->CTRL = 0;
    SysTick->LOAD = 0;
    SysTick->VAL = 0;
    SCB->VTOR = address;
    uint32_t msp_value = *((volatile uint32_t *)address);
    __set_MSP(msp_value);
    // Jump into application
    app_reset_handler();
}

 Then, on the programmer, I send the start byte 0x7F. When I receive ACK, I send the bytes for the "Go to application" command, which are 0x21 and 0xDE. After receiving ACK, I send the bytes for the address and the checksum using the command below:

uint32_t applicationAddress = 0x08040000;
addrBuf[0] = (applicationAddress >> 24) & 0xFF;
addrBuf[1] = (applicationAddress >> 16) & 0xFF;
addrBuf[2] = (applicationAddress >> 8) & 0xFF;
addrBuf[3] = (applicationAddress >> 0) & 0xFF;
addrBuf[4] = addrBuf[0] ^ addrBuf[1] ^ addrBuf[2] ^ addrBuf[3];

I send that buffer, and I get back ACK. When I monitor the PuTTY output on my MCU2, I can see that "Starting appl" has been printed out, which indicates that the bootloader jumped to the application slot, as that printf statement is printed after all the configurations is done. However, the entire string is not printed, and instead after that printf statement, the MCU 2 starts running the custom bootloader, another project that I am trying to do.

So, why does that happen? I think that something causes the MCU2 to reset while it is running the application code, causing it to default to running the custom bootloader (this behaviour is expected: I have set it such that whenever the MCU 2 resets, it runs my custom bootloader first). Does the BOOT0 pin need to be held high while I am running the default bootloader code? Right now, I have not been messing with it. Or do I need to set SCB->VTOR = 0x08040000 somewhere?

The problem is not with the application code, because it runs fine if I run it on its own.

I would greatly appreciate any help. Thank you! 

[Saket_Om]

Hello @is45 

Before jumping to the application, ensure that SCB->VTOR is set to the application's base address (0x08040000)

[is45]

Hello, as I am sending commands to the default bootloader on MCU 2, shouldn't default bootloader set the SCB->VTOR in its internal functions?

[Saket_Om · Accepted solution]

Hello @is45 

The relocation of VTOR is done in the SystemInit function. It is called immediately after the microcontroller is reset and before the main() function is called.

See the example bellow: 

void SystemInit(void)
{
  /* FPU settings ------------------------------------------------------------*/
  #if (__FPU_PRESENT == 1) && (__FPU_USED == 1)
    SCB->CPACR |= ((3UL << 10*2)|(3UL << 11*2));  /* set CP10 and CP11 Full Access */
  #endif
  /* Reset the RCC clock configuration to the default reset state ------------*/
  /* Set HSION bit */
  RCC->CR |= (uint32_t)0x00000001;

  /* Reset CFGR register */
  RCC->CFGR = 0x00000000;

  /* Reset HSEON, CSSON and PLLON bits */
  RCC->CR &= (uint32_t)0xFEF6FFFF;

  /* Reset PLLCFGR register */
  RCC->PLLCFGR = 0x24003010;

  /* Reset HSEBYP bit */
  RCC->CR &= (uint32_t)0xFFFBFFFF;

  /* Disable all interrupts */
  RCC->CIR = 0x00000000;

  /* Configure the Vector Table location add offset address ------------------*/
#ifdef VECT_TAB_SRAM
  SCB->VTOR = SRAM_BASE | VECT_TAB_OFFSET; /* Vector Table Relocation in Internal SRAM */
#else
  SCB->VTOR = FLASH_BASE | VECT_TAB_OFFSET; /* Vector Table Relocation in Internal FLASH */
#endif
}

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[is45]

I see, currently my SystemInit function is as follows:

void SystemInit(void)
{
  /* FPU settings ------------------------------------------------------------*/
#if (__FPU_PRESENT == 1) && (__FPU_USED == 1)
  SCB->CPACR |= ((3UL << 10*2)|(3UL << 11*2));  /* set CP10 and CP11 Full Access */
#endif

  /* Configure the Vector Table location -------------------------------------*/
#if defined(USER_VECT_TAB_ADDRESS)
  SCB->VTOR = VECT_TAB_BASE_ADDRESS | VECT_TAB_OFFSET; /* Vector Table Relocation in Internal SRAM */
#endif /* USER_VECT_TAB_ADDRESS */
}
...

Should I modify line 10 to instead be:

 SCB->VTOR = 0x08040000

And if I do that, will that line change every time I change my application.ioc file and regenerate the code?

Thanks!

[is45]

Hi @Saket_Om 

Editing my system_init to your code and setting line 10 as

 SCB->VTOR = 0x08040000

made it work, thank you so much!