MFG firmware version

[kaushalpanchal]

Hi Team,

I am using wiced_6.6 studio and we use BCM43362 chip, I need to understand How to identify mfg_firmware version number
There is bin file for that and I converted into hex array but In my project I need to print mfg firmware version number, So Where can I find mfg_firmware version number?
It would be great help to us If you could help for the same. 

Thanks 
Kaushal Panchal 

[Giraffe1492]

To identify the mfg_firmware version number on the BCM43362 chip using WICED Studio, you can try the following steps:

1. Open the WICED Studio IDE and create a new WICED Wi-Fi project.
2. In the project settings, make sure that the "mfg_firmware" option is enabled under the "Application Framework" section.
3. Build and download the firmware to the BCM43362 chip.
4. Once the firmware is running on the chip, you can use a terminal program to communicate with the chip over a serial connection.
5. Send the command "ver" to the chip over the serial connection.
6. The chip should respond with the mfg_firmware version number.

Alternatively, you can also try using the "wiced_mfg_test" application provided by the WICED SDK. This application allows you to perform various manufacturing tests on the BCM43362 chip, including retrieving the mfg_firmware version number.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

[kaushalpanchal]

Hi Giraffe

Thanks you for quick response and share information 
I completely understand above information but I am using wiced_6.6 in IAR IDE,
Firstly, I downloaded wiced_6.6 IDE and copy that wiced folder and paste that into my project in IAR IDE that is from my environment set-up.
Now regrading MFG_firmware version number there is resource folder  in wiced_6.6 inside that folder there is bin file for MFG firmware so I converted that bin file into hex array and that hex array I used as MFG_Firmware in my project only and it burn into chip.
Hope now my setup and requirement is clear, Could you please help me how do I identify MFG_Firmware version in my setup 

Thanks 
Kaushal Panchal

[Zhengbao_Zhang]

Hello:

   I have a check with the CHANGELOG.txt from 6.6, here is the 43362 firmware version, MFG firwmare should be compiled out with different flags on the same version.

===========================
Changes for WICED-SDK 6.6.0
===========================
* Security fix (KRACK all-zero-key)
* New WLAN firmware (5.90.230.38) added for 43362
* Security fix (KRACK all-zero-key)
* Security fix (CVE-2019-9501 and CVE-2019-9502)
* IE parsing enhancement
* 802.11n certs 5.2.27 fix
* CERT-WPA2SecImp:5.2.2 fix
* Coverity fixes

[kaushalpanchal]

Hi @Zhengbao_Zhang 
Is WLAN firmware and MFG firmware both firmware has same version number?

[Zhengbao_Zhang · Accepted solution]

yes, Usually, we released the normal and mfg firmware on the same version.

[kaushalpanchal]

Thanks @Zhengbao_Zhang  for confirmation.