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

4 Uniflash Block Diagram

The Uniflash utility should be kept simple and stateless. Since some information should be non-volatile, the Uniflash uses files for storage.

The following set of files is used by Uniflash:

  • Template file (CC3xxx_template.xml): this file lists the files on the target device along with file attributes. It can be considered as a filter between the tool and the target file system. This file holds the required information for all the files, user files, system files and configuration files (HTML, certificates, user files, and so forth). The template file is formatted as an XML file.
  • Configuration file (CC3xxx_cfg_parameters.xml): this file lists all configurable parameters used as part of the configuration files support. All configurable parameters are also linked to the appropriate target files.
  • Tokens file (CC3xxx_token.xml): whenever authorization is required by the device, tokens should be used. Tokens are the keys for each file. Since the tool should be stateless, it is required to hold the tokens in a non-volatile repository, for example, the local hard disk or a remote server. Without the tokens file, it is not possible to communicate with an authenticated device. The only way to recover is by formatting the device. The Tokens file is formatted as an XML file.
  • Image Configuration file (GangImageConfig.xml): this file is used for Image Creation and Programming. It lists all commands that compose the image and extracted and executed upon reset.
  • Content of the file system: since the 'configuration file' holds only the offsets of specific parameters inside the configuration files (and not the entire content), the full content files must be provided to the tool.
  • Session file (*.usf): as described under Session Support, a session file includes all relevant files for interaction with the target device along with other specific configurations such as target interface, COM port number, device type, and so forth.

Figure 1 illustrates the structure.

cc3x00-schematic-02-uniflash-block-diagram-swru558.jpgFigure 1. Uniflash Block Diagram