SLUUDI8 March   2026 AM13E23019

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Overview of BSL Features
    2. 1.2 Terminology
    3. 1.3 Additional Resources
  5. 2BSL Architecture
    1. 2.1 Design
      1. 2.1.1 Timeout Feature
        1. 2.1.1.1 Interface Autodetection
        2. 2.1.1.2 Command Reception
    2. 2.2 BSL Invocation
      1. 2.2.1 Application Request
      2. 2.2.2 GPIO Based Invocation
      3. 2.2.3 Debug Mailbox Command
      4. 2.2.4 Other BSL Invocation Methods
        1. 2.2.4.1 Pre-Boot Application Verification
        2. 2.2.4.2 Blank Device Handling
    3. 2.3 Memory
      1. 2.3.1 SRAM Memory Usage
    4. 2.4 BSL NONMAIN Configuration
      1. 2.4.1  BSL Configuration ID
      2. 2.4.2  BSL Interface Pins (BLINTERFACE_PINS)
      3. 2.4.3  BSL Invoke Pin Configuration (BSLPIN_INVOKE)
      4. 2.4.4  Memory Readout Configuration
      5. 2.4.5  BSL Password
      6. 2.4.6  Application Revision Pointer
      7. 2.4.7  Security Alert Level
      8. 2.4.8  UART Baud Rate
      9. 2.4.9  I2C Target Address
      10. 2.4.10 Configuration CRC
    5. 2.5 Changing BSL Configuration
      1. 2.5.1 Using BSL Commands
      2. 2.5.2 Using Debug Interface
  6. 3Bootloader Protocol
    1. 3.1 Packet Format
    2. 3.2 BSL Protocol
      1. 3.2.1 BSL Acknowledgment
      2. 3.2.2 Peripheral Configuration
        1. 3.2.2.1 UART
        2. 3.2.2.2 I2C
        3. 3.2.2.3 MCAN
        4. 3.2.2.4 CRC
    3. 3.3 Bootloader Core Commands
      1. 3.3.1  Connection
      2. 3.3.2  Get Device Info
      3. 3.3.3  Unlock Bootloader
      4. 3.3.4  Program Data
      5. 3.3.5  Program Data Fast
      6. 3.3.6  Readback Data
      7. 3.3.7  Flash Range Erase
      8. 3.3.8  Mass Erase
      9. 3.3.9  Factory Reset
      10. 3.3.10 Standalone Verification
      11. 3.3.11 Start Application
      12. 3.3.12 Change Baud Rate
    4. 3.4 Bootloader Core Response
      1. 3.4.1 BSL Core Message
      2. 3.4.2 Detailed Error
      3. 3.4.3 Memory Readback
      4. 3.4.4 Device Info
      5. 3.4.5 Standalone Verification
    5. 3.5 Bootloader Security
      1. 3.5.1 Password Protected Commands
        1. 3.5.1.1 Security Alert
      2. 3.5.2 BSL Entry
  7. 4Sample Program Flow with Bootloader
  8. 5Revision History

3.3 Bootloader Core Commands

Table 3-2 BSL Commands
BSL Command Protected Command Code (byte) Start Address (bytes) Data (bytes) BSL Core Reponse
Connection No 0x12 - - No
Unlock Bootloader No 0x21 - D1....D32 (Password) Yes
Flash Range Erase Yes 0x23 A1...A4 (Start Address) A1...A4 (End Address) Yes
Mass Erase Yes 0x15 - - Yes
Program Data Yes 0x20 A1...A4 D1...Dn Yes
Program Data Fast Yes 0x24 A1...A4 D1...Dn No
Memory Readback Yes 0x29 A1...A4 L1....L4 Yes
Factory Reset Yes 0x30 - D1....D16 (Password) Yes
Get Device Info No 0x19 - - Yes
Standalone Verification Yes 0x26 A1...A4 L1....L4 Yes
Start Application No 0x40 - - No
Change Baudrate No 0x52 - D1 (Baud Rate ID) No

Abbreviations:

A1...A4: Address bytes, where A1 is the least significant byte

D1..Dn: Data bytes, where 'n' is limited by the BSL maximum buffer size

L1...L4: Data Length bytes, where L1 is the least significant byte