USB HID mikroBootloader improvements

[phil31]

Hello ME team,

i would like suggest some improvement for the USB HID mikrobootloader and associated firmware :

1/ i would like an encryption feature to allow update of firmware on only valid hardware board. to avoid the use of a hardware copy board.
add a boolean on the firmware to use or not a stored string key to decod the uploaded firmware application before store in the flash memory. a simple XOR key on each data.
the key would be stored in the USB bootloader code and in a setting in the compiler.

2/ add different method to run into the bootloader or application mode.
actualy, there is only the possibility to wait less than 5sec, to click on "connect" of the mikrobootloader.
it would be great if another standard method, like Input state test, can be add ?
by example, if a button is pressed on power up, then goto bootloader mode.. else start application

3/ a button on the mikrobootloader application to reload the last HEX file directly ..
or simply verify if the HEX file is newer when we click on "begin uploading" then ask yes or no to reload

thanks to read me !,
regards

[filip]

Hi,

Thank you for your suggestions, I will pass them to our developers.

Regards,
Filip.