CC3220SF OTA bundle upgrade support

Suresh · December 21, 2022, 7:09am

Hi,

I’m using the following modules for my application.

Amazon FreeRTOS 202107
FreeRTOS Kernel V10.4.3
AWS IoT Over-the-air Update v3.0.0

As of now I have done only sys/mcuflashimg.bin upgrade using the OTA.

I am planning to upgrade OTA Bundle, AWS IoT Over-the-air Update v3.0.0 Software module will support this Update? If possible please let me know the process/ document.

Regards,
Suresh

Shub · December 22, 2022, 7:15am

Hi Suresh, Thanks for posting the query. Please help in explaining a little more on the current state and next state that you are planning with the OTA.

Suresh · December 26, 2022, 7:00am

Hi Shub,

Thanks for your reply,

Currently I am flashing the Service pack, Communication certs (complete bundle of files) using UniFlash and if any changes in firmware, trying to upgrade sys/mcuflashimg.bin (Only single file update) with AWS IoT Over-the-air Update v3.0.0.

CC3220SF-LaunchXL will support the bundle update, so we can flash Service pack, Communication certs (complete bundle of files) using as part of OTA-Upgrade part itself.

For this kind of bundle OTA-Update current AWS IoT Over-the-air Update v3.0.0 SDK supports?

Regards,
Suresh

Suresh · January 2, 2023, 8:29am

Hi can some one respond for the same…

Regards,
Suresh

gedeonag · January 17, 2023, 8:07pm

Hello @Suresh,
If your question is if we will support to update the TI toolchain in amazon-freeartos, then the answer is no.
Please correct me if I didn’t get your question correctly.

Please notice that amazon-freertos is deprecated now, check for more info and ways forward

github.com

aws/amazon-freertos/blob/main/DEPRECATED.txt

# DEPRECATED

## Announcement:
As of November 18th, 2022, this repository is deprecated. The contents of this repository will remain available but we will no longer provide updates or accept new contributions and pull requests.
We recommend you start [here] (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/freertos/latest/userguide/freertos-getting-started-modular.html) for creating a new project.
If you have an existing FreeRTOS project based on this repository, see the [migration guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/freertos/latest/userguide/github-repo-migration.html). 

Over the years, AWS has improved the modularity of the FreeRTOS libraries and repository structure to make it easier for you to build and update FreeRTOS-based projects. This repository deprecation aligns with some of these significant initiatives:
*   We decomposed libraries to include them in their individual repositories and removed interdependencies between each library giving you the flexibility to choose the FreeRTOS libraries and project structure that suits your project and toolchain.
*   We split libraries that are AWS dependent and FreeRTOS dependent into separate repositories giving you the option to mix and match libraries that are specific to your board and use case.
*   We provided  feature stability, security patches, and critical bug fixes through the Long Term Support (LTS) libraries. 

Have more questions? Post them in the [FreeRTOS forum](https://forums.freertos.org/).

Suresh · January 18, 2023, 8:37am

@ gedeonag,

Thanks for your clarification about the future support.

But My question is (point 2 from below)

The current AWS IoT Over-the-air Update v3.0.0 is having support for upgrading the OTA-bundle?

Point 1) OTA-binary Update (Contains single file i.e., only MCU image)

Point 2) OTA-bundle Update (Contains multiple files in a single rar file ->>>> Meaning MCU Image + TI Service pack + Cloud Certs + etc files )

Bundle is equal to the complete UNIFLASH project files.

Regards,
Suresh