[En-Nut-Discussion] Possibility to write bootloader that loads software from onboard flash?

[Harald Kipp]

Erik,

At 16:20 05.12.2006 +0100, you wrote:
>Would it be possible to write a bootloader that loads software from the 
>onboard flash memory?
>Then perhaps also add a feature in the main software to upload new 
>software to the onboard flash via thru http or ftp?

It is possible. In fact this would be much better than
directly programming the ATmega flash via TFTP. With
unreliable connections the current bootloader may end
up with a misprogrammed ATmega flash.



>Perhaps someone already did this on the Ethernut v2.1 board?

Not that I know of.

Harald