SWRU558 June   2020 CC3100 , CC3100MOD , CC3200 , CC3200MOD

 

  1.   SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100, CC3200 UniFlash
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1  Introduction
      1. 1.1 Overview
    3. 2  Installation
      1. 2.1 Linux
        1. 2.1.1 Limitations
        2. 2.1.2 During Installation
        3. 2.1.3 Running UniFlash
        4. 2.1.4 C++ Dependencies
        5. 2.1.5 COM Port
        6. 2.1.6 Porting Between Windows and Linux
    4. 3  Prerequisites
      1. 3.1 Software
      2. 3.2 Hardware
    5. 4  Uniflash Block Diagram
    6. 5  Session Support
      1. 5.1 Overview
      2. 5.2 Session Conversion
      3. 5.3 Creating a Session
        1. 5.3.1 Session Content
        2. 5.3.2 Creation Procedure
        3. 5.3.3 Relative Path Support
      4. 5.4 Saving a Session
      5. 5.5 Loading a Session
    7. 6  Secured File System Support
    8. 7  GUI Interface
      1. 7.1 Main Screen
      2. 7.2 Target Connection
      3. 7.3 Format
      4. 7.4 Get Version
      5. 7.5 File Programming
        1. 7.5.1 General
        2. 7.5.2 Non-Secured File Programming
        3. 7.5.3 Secured File Programming
      6. 7.6 Service Pack Programing
        1. 7.6.1 General
        2. 7.6.2 Procedure
      7. 7.7 Adding a New File to the Device
      8. 7.8 Erasing Existing File From the Device
      9. 7.9 Removing Existing File From the Template
    9. 8  CC3200 Support
      1. 8.1 Overview
      2. 8.2 Configuration and Programing
    10. 9  Command Line Support
      1. 9.1 Overview
      2. 9.2 Programming
        1. 9.2.1 Command Line Syntax
        2. 9.2.2 Help Manual
      3. 9.3 Available Options
        1. 9.3.1 Available Operations
        2. 9.3.2 Legend
        3. 9.3.3 Programming Example
    11. 10 Configuration File Support
      1. 10.1 Overview
      2. 10.2 Configuration Groups – Parameters’ Description
        1. 10.2.1 Device Role
        2. 10.2.2 Station
        3. 10.2.3 Access Point (AP)
        4. 10.2.4 Peer 2 Peer (P2P)
        5. 10.2.5 Profiles
        6. 10.2.6 HTTP Server
        7. 10.2.7 DHCP Server
        8. 10.2.8 mDNS Client
        9. 10.2.9 Smart Config
      3. 10.3 Configuration Groups – GUI Interface
        1. 10.3.1 Device Role
          1. 10.3.1.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.1.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.1.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.1.4 Configuration
        2. 10.3.2 Station
          1. 10.3.2.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.2.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.2.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.2.4 Flow
          5. 10.3.2.5 Configuration
        3. 10.3.3 Access Point (AP)
          1. 10.3.3.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.3.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.3.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.3.4 Flow
          5. 10.3.3.5 Configuration
        4. 10.3.4 Peer 2 Peer (P2P)
          1. 10.3.4.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.4.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.4.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.4.4 Flow
          5. 10.3.4.5 Configuration
        5. 10.3.5 HTTP Server
          1. 10.3.5.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.5.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.5.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.5.4 Flow
          5. 10.3.5.5 Configuration
        6. 10.3.6 DHCP Server
          1. 10.3.6.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.6.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.6.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.6.4 Flow
          5. 10.3.6.5 Configuration
        7. 10.3.7 mDNS Client
          1. 10.3.7.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.7.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.7.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.7.4 Adding/Deleting a Service
          5. 10.3.7.5 Flow
          6. 10.3.7.6 Configuration
        8. 10.3.8 Profiles
          1. 10.3.8.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.8.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.8.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.8.4 Adding/Deleting a Profile
          5. 10.3.8.5 Flow
          6. 10.3.8.6 Configuration
        9. 10.3.9 Smart Config
          1. 10.3.9.1 Restore to Default
          2. 10.3.9.2 Programming
          3. 10.3.9.3 Generation of Binary Templates
          4. 10.3.9.4 Flow
          5. 10.3.9.5 Configuration
    12. 11 Image Creation and Programming
      1. 11.1 Overview
      2. 11.2 Basic Concept and Operation
      3. 11.3 Image Creation – Supported Commands
        1. 11.3.1 Overview
        2. 11.3.2 General Settings
        3. 11.3.3 Format Storage Command
        4. 11.3.4 Write Service Pack Command
        5. 11.3.5 Write File Command
        6. 11.3.6 Write Gang Image Command
        7. 11.3.7 Start Logger Command
      4. 11.4 Image Creation – GUI Interface
        1. 11.4.1 Image Programming Summary Window
        2. 11.4.2 Image Programming Buttons
          1. 11.4.2.1 Add
          2. 11.4.2.2 Remove
          3. 11.4.2.3 Move
          4. 11.4.2.4 Program
          5. 11.4.2.5 Export
          6. 11.4.2.6 Settings
      5. 11.5 Image Programming to Target
      6. 11.6 How to Build an Image Guide
      7. 11.7 Serial Flash usage and Design
        1. 11.7.1 Overview
        2. 11.7.2 File System Guidelines
        3. 11.7.3 Memory Usage
          1. 11.7.3.1 Device Generic
          2. 11.7.3.2 Image Specific
      8. 11.8 Image Creation – Troubleshooting
    13. 12 Troubleshoot/Debugging
    14. 13 Limitations
    15. 14 References
  2.   A UART Connection
    1.     A.1 UART Connection

11.2 Basic Concept and Operation

The image stored on the serial flash is extracted by the SimpleLink device upon first power up and file system is then created.

The device itself is responsible to self-extract the image and build the file system. This conversion process performed during the first power-up and before the Host receives the initialization complete event. On successful completion of the conversion, the SimpleLink device continues with the regular initialization process.

As mentioned earlier, Image creation is mainly used during production line. The image can either get programmed by an external flash programmer when the serial flash is not yet assembled on the board (not attached to CC3xxx device) or when the serial flash is already assembled on the board.

The Production Line procedure is as follows:

  1. Prepare the image.
  2. If the serial flash is not assembled on the target board:
    1. Program the serial flash devices with the image using any off-the-shelf SPI programmer before assembling them on the target boards.
    2. Assemble the programmed serial flash devices on the target boards.
  3. If the serial flash is already assembled on the target board:
    1. Program the devices with the image using Uniflash (via UART lines).
  4. Power-on the board as part of its final tests.
  5. Wait for indication from the Host MCU for successful power-up.
  6. Continue with the rest of the final tests.

The Host MCU is responsible to generate the indication of successful power-up only after the SimpleLink device sends the initialization complete event.

As mentioned, if the conversion process fails after the power-up from any reason, the device will not complete the power-up and the Host MCU will not get the initialization complete event. To exit this state, the user has to replace the serial flash or fix the image and retry.