Firmware loader reboot command?

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KC7RBW
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Firmware loader reboot command?

Post by KC7RBW » Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:54 pm

Many bootloaders have a command you can send over USB that will cause the device to reboot so that you don't have to prompt the user to do that. Do we know if the bootloader on the GD-77 can do that?

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Re: Firmware loader reboot command?

Post by VK3KYY » Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:02 pm

AFIK the official bootloader does not have this ability

And it’s far too much risk to write an application that replaces the bootloader, because if the update fails the radio is bricked ( unless you connect via the SWD pins on the PCB using an hardware debugger programmer.

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