Porting esptool.py to C

[thereza]

We have an embedded device connected to the ESP32. We would like to be able to remotely reflash the ESP using our other microcontroller.

1) Does anyone have any idea of the required complexity in porting the protocol to C?
2) Is there any interest from the community in doing said porting if we paid a bounty for the development work?

Thanks

[Ritesh]

Hi,

Would you please provide your requirements in clear as well as in details for porting esptool.py into C? Means what is your exact requirement and purpose for that?

So that anyone can help you as per your requirement for that

[loboris]

I'm working on a C version of esptool.py. My plan is to use the custom ESP32 board (WROVER based, SDCard, TFT touch display, power management,...) as a programmer for other ESP32 boards.
With minor modification (UART communication), it should also be possible to compile it for different microcontrollers.

The project is of low priority for now, I expect to finish it in 2-3 months.
When finished, the sources will be available on GitHub, probably also the board schematics and gerber files.

[kolban]

I had a need for a port of the serial protocol to Javascript ... a sample is available here:

https://github.com/nkolban/esp32-snippe ... ptool_libs

The protocol is documented here:

https://github.com/espressif/esptool/wi ... l-Protocol

Some folks had contacted me in an effort to produce a C library to achieve the task. Now that we know the protocols, it wouldn't have been hard but it isn't on my "list of things to just do" so I asked for compensation for my time and that was the end of the story.

[thereza]

Kolban,

Happy to compensate for your time. Our only requirement is to be able to take a binary file and be able to reflash an ESP32 over serial, with the code capable of being run on an STM32L4 (straightforward uart write functions, and we use a DMA to read from the UART to a ringbuffer but that can be changed). Can you provide a timeline and cost as a private message?

Thanks,
Reza

[JeppeB]

Hi

I am having the exact same need for a C version of the flashing tool. I need to flash the ESP32 from a MCU (LPC4076) through the UART.
@Kolban: did you end up porting it ? if Yes is it available as open source .

Regards

[ESP_Angus]

Sorry to drag up an old thread.

There is a now an official open source library for flashing ESP32s from other MCUs: https://github.com/espressif/esp-serial-flasher

[Deouss]

I tried once porting it to C# which would be much smoother but got stuck on SLIP protocol and stopped project.