ezFlashCLI 1.0.28

Command line tool to manipulate microcontroller flash

ezFlashCLI

Command line tools to manage flash devices connected to the Dialog Smartbond™ device family.

The tool relies on Segger J-Link™ library to control the Smartbond SWD interface. The J-Link probe is available on all Smartbond development kits.

Supported platforms

• macOS
• Windows 10
• Linux (tested on ubuntu 20.04LTS 64 bits)

Supported devices

DA145XX

• DA14531
• DA14585

Known flash devices:

• MX25R2035F

DA1459x, DA1468X and DA1469X

• DA1459x:

  • DA14592

• DA1468x:

  • DA14680
  • DA14681
  • DA14682
  • DA14683

• DA1469x:

  • DA14691
  • DA14695
  • DA14697
  • DA14699

• DA1470x:

  • DA14701
  • DA14705
  • DA14706
  • DA14708

Known flash devices:

• AT25FF081A
• AT25FF161A
• AT25FF321A
• AT25SL321
• AT25XE021A
• EN25S16B
• EN25S20A
• GD25LE16
• GD25LE32
• IS25WP032
• MX25R2035F
• MX25U3235F
• MX25U6432
• MX66LM1G45G
• P25Q11U
• P25Q32LE
• P25Q80H
• W25Q128JW
• W25Q32JW
• W25Q64JWIM
• W25Q80EW
• W25X10CL
• W25X20CL
• W25X40CL

Installation

> pip install ezFlashCLI

Windows: It often happens during python installation that the Script folder is not added in the environment PATH. If ezFLashCLI is not found in your terminal, add <Python install dir>/Scripts to your path.

Usage

List JLink probes

> ezFlashCLI list

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.x
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:JLink devices:
INFO:root:  - 483345692
INFO:root:  - 480698727

Probe attached flash

> ezFlashCLI probe

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:Smartbond chip: DA14585/DA14586
INFO:root:Flash information:
INFO:root:  - Device Id: MX25R2035F

Multiple devices

> ezFlashCLI list

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:JLink devices:
INFO:root:  - 483245871
INFO:root:  - 483124587

> ezFlashCLI -j 483245871 probe

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:Smartbond chip: DA1469x
INFO:root:Flash information:
INFO:root:  - Device Id: MX25U3235F

> ezFlashCLI -j 483245871 probe

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:Smartbond chip: DA14682/DA14683
INFO:root:Flash information:
INFO:root:  - Device Id: W25Q80EW

erase Flash

> ezFlashCLI erase_flash

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:Flash erase success

Read Flash

> ezFlashCLI read_flash 0x0 128

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:00000000: 50 70 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 eb 00 a5 a8 66 00
INFO:root:00000010: 00 00 aa 11 03 00 01 40 07 c8 4e ff ff ff ff ff

Program Flash

> ezFlashCLI image_flash <path to bin file>

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:[DA1469x] Program image
INFO:root:[DA1469x] Program success

The tool will automatically make the input file bootable if needed

Program Flash and add secondary bootloader

To use SUOTA a secondary bootloader is required. This command adds a precompiled version to the image and writes it all to flash.

> ezFlashCLI image_bootloader_flash <path to bin file>

INFO:root:ezFlashCLI v1.0.X
INFO:root:By using the program you accept the SEGGER J-link™ license
INFO:root:[DA14531] Program image
INFO:root:[DA14531] Program success