The new roloFlash 2 VL combines the advantages of the roloFlash 2 with an affordable price. It is well suited for office use and development purposes. Additionally, it offers possibilities to extend the hardware of the roloFlash 2 VL yourself:

• Connect the board to be programmed directly to the roloFlash 2 VL using retrofittable programming connectors (for JTAG/SWD: ARM Cortex Debug high-density (10-pin), for Microchip AVR: ISP/TPI and PDI/UPDI (6-pin)).

• Create user control options (choose from various switches or 1-2 push buttons). With the push buttons, for example, you can create a “Copy-Paste-roloFlash”: plug it onto one board, press “Copy,” then plug it onto another board, press “Paste,” and the firmware is copied.

• Optionally, power your board from the roloFlash 2 VL.

• Use a separate UART connection for communication with the PC or your process automation.

• Stack multiple roloFlash 2 VL units on top of each other to create a low-cost gang programming solution.

This free update for roloFlash’s firmware will introduce many useful new features:

• Integrated flash disk:
  • Files up to 640 kBytes can be stored directly in roloFlash.
  • Scripts can be executed directly from the flash disk.
  • This makes it possible to use roloFlash without microSD card in many scenarios.
• Newly developed SecureApi:
  • Encrypting and decrypting of user data (AES up to 256 Bit)
  • Calculation of MD5, SHA1, HMAC and CRC-32
  • Direct flashing of encrypted files
• Support of Atmel/Microchip aWire controllers (AVR32)
• Support of Motorola SREC-files (S19, S28 and S37)

This will allow for many new use cases:

• Number of flash programming cycles can be limited, e.g. for use at a PCB assembler
• Using roloFlash without microSD card makes operation even more fail-safe.
• Using encrypted files for flashing using SecureApi helps to prevent theft of your software.

Please note:

This firmware requires a bootloader of version 2.1. The installation process for the bootloader is described in detail in the manual.

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This free update for roloFlash’s firmware will introduce many useful new features:

• Integrated flash disk enables using roloFlash without microSD card
• Encryption and decryption support
• Support of Atmel/Microchip aWire controllers (AVR32)
• Support of Motorola SREC-files
• … and more!