feat: STM32 (AN3155 UART bootloader) web flasher - #426
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STM32WL boards reach a ROM system bootloader that speaks the AN3155 USART protocol (8E1, autobaud) over the board's USB-serial bridge. Add a browser client for it, split into three layers so each is unit testable without hardware: - an3155.ts: the protocol (sync, Get, Write Memory, Extended Erase including a page-range variant, Read Memory, Go), ported from the MIT-licensed graw-dfm-17/an3155.js reference and extended with page-range erase and read-back verification. - flashStm32.ts: flashStm32Firmware() opens an already-granted port 8E1, then erases / writes / verifies / jumps, always releasing the port on the way out (never forget()). - meshtasticBootloader.ts: rebootMeshtasticToBootloader() sends the enter_dfu_mode_request admin message and frees the port without port.forget(), by owning both @meshtastic/core stream pipes behind AbortControllers rather than using TransportWebSerial (whose pipes have no teardown). test/stm32FakeBootloader.ts is a byte-fed AN3155 state machine shared by the an3155 and flashStm32 suites. Assisted-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Yong <me@ndoo.sg>
Wire the AN3155 client in as a fourth architecture path next to ESP32 (esptool) and UF2 (nrf52/rp2040): - deviceStore: isSelectedStm32 / enterStm32BootloaderVersion (2.7.22, the first firmware with the STM32 enter_dfu_mode_request handler) getters; enterStm32Bootloader() action that reboots the device and hands the still-granted port to the flasher; dfuStepAction() gains a BOOT0 branch. - firmwareStore: flashStm32() action mirroring updateEspFlash for terminal / telemetry / progress reuse. shouldCleanInstall selects a full mass-erase over a firmware-region-only erase that preserves the LittleFS/config tail. - Flash.vue: route Stm32.vue and HEAD-check firmware-<target>-<ver>.bin in preflightCheck. - Stm32.vue: two-step card (enter bootloader / flash) reusing the UF2 and ESP32 strings. - telemetry FlashMethod gains 'stm32' (reported as an on-device write); artifactArchForDevice maps stm32* to the single 'stm32' CI bundle. The hardware list has no stm32 board yet; it flows through setTargetsList() automatically once the Meshtastic API lists one. Assisted-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Yong <me@ndoo.sg>
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds STM32 firmware flashing support. It adds target UI, artifact checks, bootloader entry, an AN3155 Web Serial client, firmware orchestration, progress reporting, telemetry, and extensive protocol and integration tests. ChangesSTM32 flashing
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR adds browser-based STM32 erase/write/verify flashing and a serial handoff, but current cleanup and retry paths can leave the port marked connected or locked, and the selected target is not bound to the physical device before destructive operations. These issues can block retries or flash the wrong locally granted device, so merge should wait for fixes or explicit owner acceptance. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant FlashModal
participant FirmwareStore
participant DeviceStore
participant flashStm32Firmware
participant AN3155Client
participant SerialPort
FlashModal->>FirmwareStore: start STM32 flash
FirmwareStore->>DeviceStore: enterStm32Bootloader
DeviceStore->>SerialPort: reboot device into DFU mode
DeviceStore-->>FirmwareStore: return serial port
FirmwareStore->>flashStm32Firmware: flash binary with erase and progress options
flashStm32Firmware->>AN3155Client: sync, erase, write, and verify
AN3155Client->>SerialPort: exchange AN3155 frames
flashStm32Firmware->>SerialPort: go to application and close
FirmwareStore-->>FlashModal: update progress and terminal output
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27-27: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winUse the shared semantic button class.
The new STM32 actions bypass the existing button styling contract.
components/targets/Stm32.vue#L27-L27: Compose the required layout utilities withbtn-primary.components/targets/Stm32.vue#L117-L117: Composebtn-primarywithw-fullinstead of defining a separate color and focus recipe.As per coding guidelines, “Reuse existing semantic button classes (
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In `@components/targets/Stm32.vue`:
- Around line 169-170: Move the user-visible STM32 messages to i18n: in
components/targets/Stm32.vue lines 169-170, replace updateNote and parityNote
with flash.stm32.* translation keys; in stores/deviceStore.ts line 190, replace
the BOOT0 guidance with its matching flash.stm32.* key. Add or reuse the
corresponding locale entries and access them through the existing useI18n/$t
mechanism.
In `@stores/firmwareStore.ts`:
- Line 642: Update the failure handler in flashStm32Firmware to close or release
the STM32 serial port and set isConnected to false before reporting the error,
while preserving the existing isFlashing reset.
In `@utils/stm32/flashStm32.ts`:
- Line 64: Update the status reporting in the STM32 flashing flow, including the
“Syncing with the bootloader…” call and later onStatus calls, to use the
established i18n mechanism instead of hardcoded English text. Define or reuse
translation keys and pass translated messages or keys with parameters through
the caller, then update the related status assertions to match the new contract.
- Around line 106-110: Update the stream cleanup around reader.cancel() and
writer.abort() to call both reader.releaseLock() and writer.releaseLock() before
closing the serial port, ensuring port.close() runs only after the readable and
writable locks are released.
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In `@components/targets/Stm32.vue`:
- Line 27: Update the STM32 action buttons in components/targets/Stm32.vue at
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it with the existing layout utilities at line 27, and with w-full at line 117,
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| const updateNote = 'Update keeps your configuration and filesystem — only the application flash is erased.' | ||
| const parityNote = 'The STM32 bootloader uses 8E1 serial framing. Most USB-serial adapters support this; some low-cost clones do not.' |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Move the STM32 messages into i18n keys.
These messages remain English for every non-English locale.
components/targets/Stm32.vue#L169-L170: ReplaceupdateNoteandparityNotewith$t('flash.stm32.*')keys.stores/deviceStore.ts#L190-L190: Replace the BOOT0 guidance with the matching$t('flash.stm32.*')key.
As per coding guidelines, “All user-visible text must go through useI18n / $t('key'); do not hardcode strings in templates or scripts.”
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components/targets/Stm32.vue#L169-L170(this comment)stores/deviceStore.ts#L190-L190
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In `@components/targets/Stm32.vue` around lines 169 - 170, Move the user-visible
STM32 messages to i18n: in components/targets/Stm32.vue lines 169-170, replace
updateNote and parityNote with flash.stm32.* translation keys; in
stores/deviceStore.ts line 190, replace the BOOT0 guidance with its matching
flash.stm32.* key. Add or reuse the corresponding locale entries and access them
through the existing useI18n/$t mechanism.
Source: Coding guidelines
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| catch (error: any) { | ||
| this.isFlashing = false |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Release the failed STM32 connection.
When flashStm32Firmware fails after Lines 606-612, this handler clears only isFlashing. isConnected remains true. A later call to deviceStore.enterStm32Bootloader rejects the retry as a busy serial port. startOver does not clear this state.
Close or release the port and clear isConnected in this failure path before reporting the error.
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In `@stores/firmwareStore.ts` at line 642, Update the failure handler in
flashStm32Firmware to close or release the STM32 serial port and set isConnected
to false before reporting the error, while preserving the existing isFlashing
reset.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Route STM32 status text through i18n.
onStatus is user-facing terminal output, but this method passes literal English text. The later status calls have the same problem.
Pass translated text from the caller, or emit message keys and parameters for the UI to translate. Update the status assertions with the new contract.
As per coding guidelines, “All user-visible text must go through useI18n / $t('key'); do not hardcode strings in templates or scripts.”
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@utils/stm32/flashStm32.ts` at line 64, Update the status reporting in the
STM32 flashing flow, including the “Syncing with the bootloader…” call and later
onStatus calls, to use the established i18n mechanism instead of hardcoded
English text. Define or reuse translation keys and pass translated messages or
keys with parameters through the caller, then update the related status
assertions to match the new contract.
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| await reader.cancel() | ||
| } | ||
| catch { /* stream already gone */ } | ||
| try { | ||
| await writer.abort() |
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According to the WHATWG Streams standard or MDN, do ReadableStreamDefaultReader.cancel()andWritableStreamDefaultWriter.abort()release their locks, or mustreleaseLock()be called beforeSerialPort.close()?
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According to the WHATWG Streams standard and MDN documentation, ReadableStreamDefaultReader.cancel() and WritableStreamDefaultWriter.abort() do not themselves release the lock on the stream [1][2][3][4]. The cancel() and abort() methods are used to signal the end of interest in a stream or to force an error state, respectively [1][3][5]. They do not automatically call releaseLock() [2][4]. If you do not explicitly call releaseLock(), the reader or writer remains attached to the stream, and the stream remains locked [2][6][7]. Regarding SerialPort.close(), it is a requirement that the SerialPort.readable and SerialPort.writable members must be unlocked before the port can be closed [8][9]. Therefore, releaseLock() must be called on any active readers or writers associated with the port before calling SerialPort.close() [8][10][9]. In practice, this often involves calling cancel() or abort() to break out of active reading or writing loops, which then allows your code to finally call releaseLock() in a finally block or after the operation settles, followed by SerialPort.close() [8][11][9].
Citations:
- 1: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStreamDefaultReader/cancel
- 2: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStreamDefaultReader/releaseLock
- 3: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WritableStreamDefaultWriter/abort
- 4: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WritableStreamDefaultWriter/releaseLock
- 5: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Streams_API/Using_writable_streams
- 6: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStream/getReader
- 7: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WritableStreamDefaultWriter
- 8: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SerialPort/close
- 9: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/api/serialport/close/index.md
- 10: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71262432/how-can-i-close-a-web-serial-port-that-ive-piped-through-a-transformstream
- 11: GitHub issue 112 in WICG/serial (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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Release stream locks before closing the serial port.
reader.cancel() and writer.abort() do not release the locks acquired from port.readable and port.writable. port.close() can reject while either lock remains held, and the catch hides that failure. Call both releaseLock() methods before port.close().
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In `@utils/stm32/flashStm32.ts` around lines 106 - 110, Update the stream cleanup
around reader.cancel() and writer.abort() to call both reader.releaseLock() and
writer.releaseLock() before closing the serial port, ensuring port.close() runs
only after the readable and writable locks are released.
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Description
Adds a browser flashing path for STM32WL boards (RAK3172 "russell", etc.), which currently have no Web Flasher support — Meshtastic only flashes them over ST-Link/SWD. STM32WL's ROM system bootloader speaks the AN3155 USART protocol (8E1, autobaud) over the board's USB-serial bridge; entry is the
enter_dfu_mode_requestadmin message, added to firmware in v2.7.22 (meshtastic/firmware#10158).New
utils/stm32/layer, split for testability:an3155.ts(protocol client ported from the MIT-licensed graw-dfm-17 reference, extended with page-range Extended Erase and Read-Memory verification),flashStm32.ts(flashStm32Firmware— open the port 8E1, then erase / write / verify / jump, always releasing the port), andmeshtasticBootloader.ts(rebootMeshtasticToBootloader— send the DFU admin message and free the port withoutport.forget()).Wired in as a fourth architecture next to ESP32 and UF2:
deviceStore.enterStm32Bootloader,firmwareStore.flashStm32(mirroringupdateEspFlashfor terminal / telemetry / progress reuse), aStm32.vuecard that reuses the existing UF2 and ESP32 strings, andFlash.vuerouting + afirmware-<target>-<version>.binpreflight check.shouldCleanInstalltoggles a full mass-erase versus a firmware-region-only erase that preserves the LittleFS / config tail.The serial handoff
@meshtastic/transport-web-seriallocks the port streams in pipes with no teardown — the existing UF2 flow can only free the port withport.forget(), which forces a second port picker mid-flash.rebootMeshtasticToBootloaderinstead drivesMeshDeviceover locally-owned pipes gated byAbortControllers, soport.close()succeeds with the grant intact and the flash reopens the same port at 8E1 with no second prompt. Verified against@meshtastic/core2.6.4 that nothing is transmitted between the DFU request and the flasher's first AN3155 sync byte (enterDfuMode()writes once, and the library has no heartbeat/poll loop).Type of Change
Testing
New unit tests across
utils/stm32/**run against a fake byte-level AN3155 bootloader (no hardware), plusdeviceStore/firmwareStore/prBuildadditions — 309 tests pass.pnpm buildsucceeds. No new dependencies.TODOs before this is user-facing
go()versus a physical RESET, and 8E1 across CH340 / CP2102 adapters. Tune the timeouts inmeshtasticBootloader.tsandan3155.tsagainst real timing.stm32entry must appear in the MeshtasticdeviceHardwareAPI before a board becomes selectable — it then flows throughsetTargetsList()automatically (no flasher change needed).firmware-<target>-<version>.binmust be published tomeshtastic.github.ioreleases. Thestm32CI artifact bundle is already expected (seeutils/prBuild.test.ts/stores/firmwareStore.pr.test.ts).components/targets/Stm32.vueandstores/deviceStore.ts(marked with comments) becausei18n/locales/**is a protected path. A maintainer should addflash.dfu_action_boot0,flash.stm32.parity_note, andflash.stm32.update_notevia Crowdin and switch these call sites back to$t().Protected files
No protected files are modified. See the last TODO for the pending i18n strings.
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