Learn the essential skills to design and implement robust bootloaders with confidence, ensuring your embedded systems deliver secure, reliable, and efficient firmware updates.

In today's embedded systems, the ability to update firmware in the field or over-the-air (OTA) is no longer optional—it's essential. However, designing a robust and secure bootloader is a complex task often underestimated, leading to buggy updates and bricked systems.

The Bootloader Design Techniques for MCUs Workshop equips engineers with the skills and knowledge needed to design, implement, and troubleshoot bootloaders for any microcontroller platform. Through a blend of in-depth lectures, hands-on exercises, and real-world case studies, attendees will gain practical experience that can be immediately applied to their projects.

Participants will explore key topics, including bootloader architectures, protocol design, security best practices, and troubleshooting techniques. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have the confidence to deliver production-ready bootloaders that ensure secure, reliable, and efficient firmware updates.

Who Should Attend:
This workshop is ideal for engineers of all experience levels who are tasked with designing or improving bootloaders for embedded systems. Whether you're new to bootloader development or looking to refine your skills, this course will provide the tools and insights needed to excel. A basic understanding of the C programming language is recommended, as advanced concepts are introduced as needed.

Key Takeaways:

• Hands-on experience designing and implementing bootloaders.
• An understanding of bootloader models and how to select the right one.
• Insights into designing secure and robust bootloader protocols.
• Best practices for testing, debugging, and optimizing bootloaders.
• Strategies for porting bootloaders to other peripherals.
• Example code and a test hardware platform for practical learning.

Join us to master the techniques and strategies that enable seamless firmware updates and take your embedded development to the next level.

Course Overview:

Session 1 – Overview of Bootloaders

Session 2 – Bootloader Protocol and GUI Design

Session 3 – Bootloader Implementation Part 1

Session 4 – Bootloader Implementation Part 2

Session 5 – Advanced Techniques

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]