[U-Boot-Users] uboot support for USB DFU protocol

[U-Boot-Users] uboot support for USB DFU protocol

[Aras Vaichas]

I am using the AT91RM9200DK, it has both USB host and device interfaces.

Can I use the USB *device* port to load a binary image (uImage) into my 
development board?

i.e. does u-boot support the USB DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) protocol?

I know that the AT91RM9200 has support for USB DFU in its internal boot 
ROM, but I'd like to use uboot to load the image via image from a file 
server - similar to the way I would do it with tftp.

If I make a product that has a USB device interface, I'd like to be able 
to upgrade the firmware via that same USB link.

Aras

[U-Boot-Users] uboot support for USB DFU protocol

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <40F4D16F.30607@magellan-technology.com> you wrote:
> 
> Can I use the USB *device* port to load a binary image (uImage) into my 
> development board?

Not without adding such driver support.

> i.e. does u-boot support the USB DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) protocol?

No.

> I know that the AT91RM9200 has support for USB DFU in its internal boot 
> ROM, but I'd like to use uboot to load the image via image from a file 
> server - similar to the way I would do it with tftp.

On the SX1 board we used the USB port to implement a  serial  console
interface;  this  allows for fast downloads using the standard serial
"loadb" and "loads" commands (the "baudrate" parameter does not apply
on such a port).

> If I make a product that has a USB device interface, I'd like to be able 
> to upgrade the firmware via that same USB link.

IMHO the probably easiest and most useful way is to implement a USB -
serial console interface.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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