Apollo3 Uploader - Ambiq Secure Bootloader (ASB)

Usage

• prerequisites

  • Python is installed on your computer
  • your program is compiled + linked to support the ASB (binary offset 0xC000)

• use the ASB loader script to upload to the board

  python asb.py [flags (all required)]

  • --load-address-blob load address: 0x20000
  • --magic-num magic: 0xCB
  • --version version: 0x0
  • --load-address-wired load address wired: 0xC000
  • -i i: 6
  • --options options: 0x1
  • -b baud rate: 115200 or 921600 depending on your board (Artemis boards are 115200)
  • -v verbose: turn on verbose output
  • -o intermediate file path: where to place intermediate files
  • -port serial port: the serial port to connect over (/dev/* on *nix or COMX on windows)
  • --bin filepath: path to the binary image of your program to upload

• easy copy/paste

  • --load-address-blob 0x20000 --magic-num 0xCB --version 0x0 --load-address-wired 0xC000 -i 6 --options 0x1 -v -o ./temp -port ${YOUR_PORT_HERE} --bin ${YOUR_BIN_HERE}