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# Python nRF5 OTA DFU Controller
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So... this is my fork of dingara's fork of astronomer80's fork of
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foldedtoad's Python OTA DFU utility.
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My own contribution is little more than a brute force conversion to
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python3. It is sparsely tested so there are likely to be a few
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remaining bytes versus string bugs remaining in the places I didn't test
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. I used it primarily as part of
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[wasp-os](https://github.com/daniel-thompson/wasp-os) as a way to
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deliver OTA updates to nRF52-based smart watches, especially the
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[Pine64 PineTime](https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/).
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## What does it do?
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This is a Python program that uses `gatttool` (provided with the Linux BlueZ driver) to achieve Over The Air (OTA) Device Firmware Updates (DFU) to a Nordic Semiconductor nRF5 (either nRF51 or nRF52) device via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
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### Main features:
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- Perform OTA DFU to an nRF5 peripheral without an external USB BLE dongle.
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- Ability to detect if the peripheral is running in application mode or bootloader, and automatically switch if needed (buttonless).
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- Support for both Legacy (SDK <= 11) and Secure (SDK >= 12) bootloader.
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Before using this utility the nRF5 peripheral device needs to be programmed with a DFU bootloader (see Nordic Semiconductor documentation/examples for instructions on that).
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## Prerequisites
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- BlueZ 5.4 or above
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- Python 3.6
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- Python `pexpect` module (available via pip)
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- Python `intelhex` module (available via pip)
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## Firmware Build Requirement
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- Your nRF5 peripheral firmware build method will produce a firmware file ending with either `*.hex` or `*.bin`.
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- Your nRF5 firmware build method will produce an Init file ending with `.dat`.
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- The typical naming convention is `application.bin` and `application.dat`, but this utility will accept other names.
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## Generating init files
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### Legacy bootloader
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Use the `gen_dat` application (you need to compile it with `gcc gen_dat.c -o gen_dat` on first run) to generate a `.dat` file from your `.bin` file. Example:
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./gen_dat application.bin application.dat
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Note: The `gen_dat` utility expects a `.bin` file input, so you'll get Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors during DFU using a `.dat` file generated from a `.hex` file.
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An alternative is to use `nrfutil` from Nordic Semiconductor, but I've found this method to be easier. You may need to edit the `gen_dat` source to fit your specific application.
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### Secure bootloader
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You need to use `nrfutil` to generate firmware packages for the new secure bootloader (SDK > 12) as the package needs to be signed with a private/public key pair. Note that the bootloader will need to be programmed with the corresponding public key. See the [nrfutil repo](https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-nrfutil) for details.
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Note: I've had problems with the pip version of `nrfutil`. I recommend [installing from source](https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-nrfutil#running-and-installing-from-source) instead.
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## Usage
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There are two ways to specify firmware files for this utility. Either by specifying both the `.hex` or `.bin` file with the `.dat` file, or more easily by the `.zip` file, which contains both the hex and dat files.
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The new `.zip` file form is encouraged by Nordic, but the older hex/bin + dat file methods should still work.
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## Usage Examples
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> sudo ./dfu.py -f ~/application.hex -d ~/application.dat -a CD:E3:4A:47:1C:E4
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or:
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> sudo ./dfu.py -z ~/application.zip -a CD:E3:4A:47:1C:E4
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You can use the `hcitool lescan` to figure out the address of a DFU target, for example:
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$ sudo hcitool -i hci0 lescan
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LE Scan ...
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CD:E3:4A:47:1C:E4 <TARGET_NAME>
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CD:E3:4A:47:1C:E4 (unknown)
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## Example Output
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================================
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== ==
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== DFU Server ==
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== ==
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================================
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Sending file application.bin to CD:E3:4A:47:1C:E4
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bin array size: 60788
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Checking DFU State...
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Board needs to switch in DFU mode
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Switching to DFU mode
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Enable Notifications in DFU mode
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Sending hex file size
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Waiting for Image Size notification
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Waiting for INIT DFU notification
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Begin DFU
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Progress: |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| 100.0% Complete (60788 of 60788 bytes)
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Upload complete in 0 minutes and 14 seconds
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segments sent: 3040
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Waiting for DFU complete notification
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Waiting for Firmware Validation notification
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Activate and reset
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DFU Server done
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## TODO:
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- Implement link-loss procedure for Legacy Controller.
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- Update example output in readme.
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- Add makefile examples.
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- More code cleanup.
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## Info & References
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- [Nordic Legacy DFU Service](http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/com.nordic.infocenter.sdk5.v11.0.0/bledfu_transport_bleservice.html?cp=4_0_3_4_3_1_4_1)
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- [Nordic Legacy DFU sequence diagrams](http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/com.nordic.infocenter.sdk5.v11.0.0/bledfu_transport_bleprofile.html?cp=4_0_3_4_3_1_4_0_1_6#ota_profile_pkt_rcpt_notif)
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- [Nordic Secure DFU bootloader](http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/com.nordic.infocenter.sdk5.v12.2.0/lib_dfu_transport_ble.html?cp=4_0_1_3_5_2_2)
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- [nrfutil](https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-nrfutil)
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