How to download code from MCU Flash and save it to file?

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How to download code from MCU Flash and save it to file?

Postby bitto » Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:59 am

Hello,

My problem is the following: I have been given a STM32 based production device, which has been programmed with a code that has some minor deficiencies but works for the intended application.

Before staring with the testing of the code I have written, I would like to save the existing code from the MCU flash to a file.
This way, in case something goes wrong with my code, I have the possibility to put the previous code back in.

How do I do that with Eclipse/OpenOCD?

Thanks in advance.

Alberto

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Re: How to download code from MCU Flash and save it to file?

Postby Giovanni » Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:14 pm

Hi,

You can't use the ST-Link utility, it is meant just for that.

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Re: How to download code from MCU Flash and save it to file?

Postby bitto » Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:35 pm

Thank you Giovanni.

However, on the board I only have a JTAG connection, so I was planning to use ARM-USB-TINY by OLIMEX.

Does ST-Link utility work over JTAG?

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Re: How to download code from MCU Flash and save it to file?

Postby Giovanni » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:07 pm

No, only ST-Link. You should see in the OpenOCD documentation if there is a command for this.

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