Hi,

I'm a new user of CY8C38xx.

I have a question for you.

Is it possible to upload micro firmware using only a USB KEY?

And if so, how can i do it?

I have read AN68672 and AN73503 about bootloader and bottloadable firmware, but I haven't understand if this operation is possible only by a PC or by a USB KEY or by a SDCARD.

THank you.

Lino Viggiano

The PSoC 3 (and 5) has the ability to act as an USB - Slave, just like your USB-Key. Your key, as I understand, must be connected to an USB-host. Bootloader can be used with different interfaces: USBUART, I2C,UART and you may even write your own interface to upload to PSoC a new bootloadable.

Bob

Bootloader (BL) is a general concept, you can write a BL that will boot over

almost any connection, an A/D for example (that would be pretty sillly) , any

com interface PSOC can support. At its root a BL is nothing more than  a kernal

sized piece of code that can detect a boot request and operate some interface

to get the new binary or script or interpreter that you want to burn into part or run

from device RAM.

Regards, Dana.

 You can customize your Bootloader to accept a particular KEY from the USB host for verification before Bootloading your device with a new Application program.