STM32 Stane alone programmer

[David Pekin]

Posted on February 20, 2018 at 20:11

Hello there.

What's the best way to burn a new firmware image (.hex file) on a STM32 target in the field?   We don't need to debug.  I need to be able update the device by sending a .hex file to the tech and he needs to burn it.  

Thanks,

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on February 20, 2018 at 20:27

Depends on mode of connectivity. For USB you can use a .DFU file and DFU tools. For Serial the Flash Loader Demonstrator. For SWD/JTAG there is ST-LINK Utilities.

More ideally for field updates you own your update process, where you have a boot loader using the standard interfaces you provide the customer, and up load via you own application or X/Y-Modem in via a terminal. See IAP examples.

There is also this new tool

https://community.st.com/0D50X00009XkVu4SAF

[henry.dick]

Posted on February 20, 2018 at 20:54

Debuggers like stlink or jlink can do what you want.

Or Google production programmer.

[Andrew Neil]

Posted on February 20, 2018 at 20:55

the tech... needs to burn it

Be more specific about 'the tech'

Could she be equipped with an ST-Link and laptop, and just use that?

Agenuine ST-Link is only twenty quid or so; cheap (but perfectly usable) knock-offs are available on ebay and the like for under a fiver:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MvoAAOSwWWxY-UQm/s-ljpg