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ESP32 Development Environment in Docker Containers

Unified build environments for local development and in CI/CD, for ESP32* boards.

ESP32: Container Local Build Setup

ESP32

Dev board: ESP32-DevKitC-32E (Mouser link; Datasheet)

Two secure boot flows are supported for this chipset.

Secure Boot Flow: ESP-IDF

Both the IDF bootloader image and the application image are verified against PK_HASH (public key hash) in eFuse.

Secure Boot Flow: ESP-IDF

Secure Boot Flow: Zephyr/MCUboot

The IDF bootloader image is verified against PK_HASH (public key hash) in eFuse. The application image is verified against MCUBOOT_PK (MCUboot public key) in MCUboot image.

Secure Boot Flow: Zephyr/MCUboot

Secure Boot Efuse Blowing

  • Build container image for secure boot fuse blowing

    cd esp32/
    docker build -f Dockerfile.esp32_fuseblower -t esp32fb:dev \
      --build-arg IDF_SDKCONFIG=sdkconfig.sbv2_nojtag \
      --build-arg SBV2_PRIVATE_KEY=sbv2_private_dev.pem \
      .
  • Run container

    # On Linux, add --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 (modify the device node as needed) for
    # direct board interactions from inside the container
    docker run --rm -it esp32fb:dev

Inside the container, the void_app application is under ~/apps. The images are signed using the development signing key sbv2_private_dev.pem. The void_app can be flashed (cf. flashing instructions) on an unfused board to blow fuses to enable secure boot. Efuse values can be read out from the board using the espefuse.py tool (example output).

ESP-IDF Development

Use the fuseblower Docker image esp32fb:dev built with Dockerfile.esp32_fuseblower above for ESP-IDF development.

  • Run container (on Linux)

    # Suppose /dev/ttyUSB0 is the UART port of the board
    docker run --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 --rm -it esp32fb:dev
  • Build sample app inside container

    $ pwd
    /home/esp
    # Set up environment
    . esp-idf/export.sh
    # Get sample app - hello_world and build for esp32 target
    $ cp -r esp-idf/examples/get-started/hello_world/ .
    $ cd hello_world
    $ idf.py set-target esp32
    $ idf.py build

    Inside container, you can also interact with the device using esp-idf tools, e.g.,

    # Display serial output
    idf.py monitor
    # Flash app and partition table images
    idf.py flash

Zephyr/MCUboot Development (with Secure Boot Image Signing)

  • Build container image for Zephyr/MCUboot development. Note that for --build-arg values, private keys must be under the esp32/keys folder, and bootloader configs must be under the esp32/configs folder. If no build argument is provided explicitly, the default values are as in the command below.

    cd esp32/
    docker build -f Dockerfile.esp32_mcuboot_zephyr -t esp32zephyr:dev \
      --build-arg SBV2_PRIVATE_KEY="sbv2_private_dev.pem" \
      --build-arg MCUBOOT_PRIVATE_KEY="mcuboot-ecdsa-p256_private_dev.pem" \
      --build-arg BOOTLOADER_CONFIG="bootloader_mcuboot_dev.conf" \
      .
  • Run container

    # On Linux, add --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 (modify the device node as needed) for
    # direct board interactions from inside the container
    docker run --rm -it esp32zephyr:dev

    Inside the container,

    • For MCUboot and secure boot development

      • Use /home/esp/mcuboot.

      • Remember to set up the ESP-IDF environment by sourcing export.sh

        cd ${HOME}/mcuboot/boot/espressif
        source ./hal/esp-idf/export.sh
    • For Zephyr development

      • Use /home/esp/zephyrproject

      • Remember to activate the Python3 virtual environment

        source ${HOME}/zephyrproject/.venv/bin/activate
  • Flash MCUboot and Zephyr App Images

    On Linux host, we can interact with the development board from the container

    # Suppose /dev/ttyUSB0 is the device's usb port on host
    docker run --rm -it --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 esp32zephyr:dev

    Inside container

    cd ${HOME}/mcuboot/boot/espressif
    source ./hal/esp-idf/export.sh
    # Flash MCUboot image at offset 0x1000
    esptool.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
      -b 460800 \
      --before default_reset \
      --after no_reset \
      --chip esp32 \
      write_flash \
      --flash_mode dio \
      --flash_size keep \
      --flash_freq 40m \
      0x1000 build/mcuboot_esp32_signed.bin
    # Flash Zephyr application image at offset 0x10000. This is the slot0 offset
    # configured in bootloader.conf of MCUboot
    esptool.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
      -b 460800 \
      --before default_reset \
      --after hard_reset \
      --chip esp32 \
      write_flash \
      --flash_mode dio \
      --flash_size keep \
      --flash_freq 40m \
      0x10000 ~/zephyrproject/zephyr/build/zephyr/zephyr_signed.bin
    # Monitor console output, using the void_app. This is a hack, but works well
    cd ~/apps/void_app
    idf.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 monitor

    If the board is flashed successfully, you should see something like this

    --- idf_monitor on /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 ---
    --- Quit: Ctrl+] | Menu: Ctrl+T | Help: Ctrl+T followed by Ctrl+H ---
    ets Jul 29 2019 12:21:46
    
    rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
    configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
    clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
    mode:2, clock div:2
    secure boot v2 enabled
    secure boot verification succeeded
    load:0x3fff8598 len:0x1568
    load:0x40093000 len:0x48d4
    load:0x4009b800 len:0x1a00
    entry 0x40093440
    [esp32] [INF] [boot] chip revision: 3
    [esp32] [INF] Enabling RNG early entropy source...
    [esp32] [INF] *** Booting MCUboot build v1.9.0-190-gb56a65f ***
    [esp32] [INF] Primary image: magic=good, swap_type=0x1, copy_done=0x3, image_ok=0x3
    [esp32] [INF] Scratch: magic=unset, swap_type=0x1, copy_done=0x3, image_ok=0x3
    [esp32] [INF] Boot source: primary slot
    [esp32] [INF] Swap type: none
    [esp32] [INF] Disabling RNG early entropy source...
    [esp32] [INF] br_image_off = 0x10000
    [esp32] [INF] ih_hdr_size = 0x20
    [esp32] [INF] Loading image 0 - slot 0 from flash, area id: 1
    [esp32] [INF] DRAM segment: start=0xe7c, size=0x328, vaddr=0x3ffb0000
    [esp32] [INF] IRAM segment: start=0x11a4, size=0x2c70, vaddr=0x40080000
    0x40080000: _WindowOverflow4 at /home/esp/mcuboot/boot/espressif/hal/esp-idf/components/freertos/port/xtensa/xtensa_vectors.S:1736
    
    [esp32] [INF] start=0x40082a88
    0x40082a88: _gettimeofday_r at /home/esp/mcuboot/boot/espressif/hal/esp-idf/components/newlib/time.c:179
    
    *** Booting Zephyr OS build e26bf578c674 ***
    Hello World! esp32
    
ESP32-S2: Container Local Build Setup

ESP32-S2 (MCUboot and Zephyr)

Dev board: ESP32-S2-DevKitM-1-N4R2 (Mouser link; Datasheet)

Secure Boot Flow: Zephyr/MCUboot

The IDF bootloader image is verified against PK_HASH (public key hash) in eFuse. The application image is verified against MCUBOOT_PK (MCUboot public key) in MCUboot image.

Secure Boot Flow: Zephyr/MCUboot

Secure Boot Efuse Blowing

  • Build container image for secure boot fuse blowing

    cd esp32s2/
    docker build -f Dockerfile.esp32s2_fuseblower -t esp32s2fb:latest \
      --build-arg IDF_SDKCONFIG=sdkconfig.sbv2_nojtag \
      --build-arg SBV2_PRIVATE_KEY=sbv2_private_dev.pem \
      .
  • Run container

    docker run --rm -it esp32s2fb:latest

Inside the container, the two applications, void_app and efuse_app are under ~/apps. They are signed using the development signing key sbv2_private_dev.pem. The void_app can be flashed (cf. flashing instructions) on an unfused board to blow fuses to enable secure boot. The efuse_app can be flashed (cf. flashing instructions) on a development-fused board to read out efuse values.

Zephyr/MCUboot Development (with Secure Boot Image Signing)

  • Build container image for Zephyr/MCUboot development. Note that for --build-arg values, private keys must be under the esp32s2/keys folder, and bootloader configs must be under the esp32s2/configs folder. If no build argument is provided explicitly, the default values are as in the command below.

    cd esp32s2/
    docker build -f Dockerfile.esp32s2_zephyr -t esp32s2zephyr:latest \
      --build-arg SBV2_PRIVATE_KEY="sbv2_private_dev.pem" \
      --build-arg MCUBOOT_PRIVATE_KEY="mcuboot-ecdsa-p256_private_dev.pem" \
      --build-arg BOOTLOADER_CONFIG="bootloader_mcuboot_dev.conf" \
      .
  • Run container

    docker run --rm -it esp32s2zephyr:latest

    Inside the container,

    • For MCUboot and secure boot development

      • Use /home/esp/mcuboot.

      • Remember to set up the ESP-IDF environment by sourcing export.sh

        cd ${HOME}/mcuboot/boot/espressif
        source ./hal/esp-idf/export.sh
    • For Zephyr development

      • Use /home/esp/zephyrproject

      • Remember to activate the Python3 virtual environment

        source ${HOME}/zephyrproject/.venv/bin/activate
  • Flash MCUboot and Zephyr App Images

    On Linux host, we can interact with the development board from the container

    # Suppose /dev/ttyUSB0 is the device's usb port on host
    docker run --rm -it --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 esp32s2zephyr:latest

    Inside container

    cd ${HOME}/mcuboot/boot/espressif
    source ./hal/esp-idf/export.sh
    # Flash MCUboot image at offset 0x1000
    esptool.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
      -b 460800 \
      --before default_reset \
      --after no_reset \
      --chip esp32s2 \
      write_flash \
      --flash_mode dio \
      --flash_size keep \
      --flash_freq 40m \
      0x1000 build/mcuboot_esp32s2_signed.bin
    # Flash Zephyr application image at offset 0x10000. This is the slot0 offset
    # configured in bootloader.conf of MCUboot
    esptool.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
      -b 460800 \
      --before default_reset \
      --after hard_reset \
      --chip esp32s2 \
      write_flash \
      --flash_mode dio \
      --flash_size keep \
      --flash_freq 40m \
      0x10000 ~/zephyrproject/zephyr/build/zephyr/zephyr_signed.bin
    # Monitor console output, using the void_app. This is a hack, but works well
    cd ~/apps/void_app
    idf.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 monitor

    If the board is flashed successfully, you should see something like this

    --- idf_monitor on /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 ---
    --- Quit: Ctrl+] | Menu: Ctrl+T | Help: Ctrl+T followed by Ctrl+H ---
    ESP-ROM:esp32s2-rc4-20191025
    Build:Oct 25 2019
    rst:0x1 (POWERON),boot:0x8 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
    SPIWP:0xee
    mode:DIO, clock div:2
    Valid secure boot key blocks: 0
    secure boot verification succeeded
    load:0x3ffe8598,len:0x1368
    load:0x40048000,len:0x3cc4
    load:0x40050000,len:0x169c
    entry 0x40048354
    [esp32s2] [INF] [boot] chip revision: 0
    [esp32s2] [INF] Enabling RNG early entropy source...
    [esp32s2] [INF] *** Booting MCUboot build v1.9.0-190-gb56a65f ***
    [esp32s2] [INF] Primary image: magic=good, swap_type=0x1, copy_done=0x3, image_ok=0x3
    [esp32s2] [INF] Scratch: magic=unset, swap_type=0x1, copy_done=0x3, image_ok=0x3
    [esp32s2] [INF] Boot source: primary slot
    [esp32s2] [INF] Swap type: none
    [esp32s2] [INF] Disabling RNG early entropy source...
    [esp32s2] [INF] br_image_off = 0x10000
    [esp32s2] [INF] ih_hdr_size = 0x20
    [esp32s2] [INF] Loading image 0 - slot 0 from flash, area id: 1
    [esp32s2] [INF] DRAM segment: start=0x374c, size=0x2c0, vaddr=0x3ffb6fe0
    [esp32s2] [INF] IRAM segment: start=0xdc0, size=0x298c, vaddr=0x40022000
    0x40022000: _WindowOverflow4 at /home/esp/esp-idf/components/freertos/FreeRTOS-Kernel/portable/xtensa/xtensa_vectors.S:1751
    
    [esp32s2] [INF] start=0x4002477c
    0x4002477c: __retarget_lock_close_recursive at /home/esp/esp-idf/components/newlib/locks.c:294
    
    *** Booting Zephyr OS build 1751c8f0f59d ***
    Hello World! esp32s2_saola
    
ESP32-S3: Container Local Build Setup

ESP32-S3

Dev board: ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N8R8 (Mouser link; Datasheet)

Secure Boot Flow: ESP-IDF

Both the IDF bootloader image and the application image are verified against PK_HASH (public key hash) in eFuse.

Secure Boot Flow: ESP-IDF

Build and Run Container Image for ESP-IDF Development

  • Build container image

    cd esp32s3/
    # SBV2_PRIVATE_KEY is the name of the private key in keys/
    # IDF_SDKCONFIG is the name of the sdkconfig file in configs/
    docker build -f Dockerfile.esp32s3_fuseblower -t esp32s3:latest \
      --build-arg SBV2_PRIVATE_KEY="sbv2_private_dev.pem" \
      --build-arg IDF_SDKCONFIG="sdkconfig.dev-sbv2_nojtag" \
      .
  • Run container

    # Adjust the --device value to appropriate port
    docker run --rm -it --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 esp32s3:latest
  • Build sample void app inside container. Note that the app specific sdkconfig.defaults is symlinked to ../sdkconfig.apps.

    $ pwd
    /home/esp
    # Set up environment
    . esp-idf/export.sh
    $ cd apps/avoid_app
    $ idf.py set-target esp32s3
    $ idf.py build
  • On-target testing from Docker container (for Linux)

    If you are on Linux, you can develop and test your ESP32-S3 dev board entirely in the Docker container.

    # Suppose /dev/ttyUSB0 is the device's usb port on host
    docker run --rm -it --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 esp32s3:latest

    Inside container, you can interact with the device using esp-idf tools, e.g.,

    cd apps/void_app
    # Display serial output
    idf.py monitor
    # Flash bootloader - idf.py flash cannot be used if secure boot is enabled
    # Adjust device node (-p option) as needed 
    # Second-stage bootloader shall be flashed at offset 0x0000
    esptool.py --chip esp32s3 \
        --port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
        --baud=460800 \
        --before=default_reset \
        --after=no_reset \
        --no-stub \
        write_flash \
        --flash_mode dio \
        --flash_freq 80m \
        --flash_size keep \
        0x0 build/bootloader/bootloader.bin
    # Flash app and partition table images. Can use `idf.py flash` or explicitly
    # as below. Adjust device node (-p option) as needed 
    esptool.py -c esp32s3 \
        -p /dev/ttyUSB0 \
        -b 460800 \
        --before=default_reset \
        --after=no_reset \
        --no-stub \
        write_flash \
        --flash_mode dio \
        --flash_freq 80m \
        --flash_size keep \
        0x20000 build/void_app.bin \
        0x10000 build/partition_table/partition-table.bin

    Please refer to the void app's flashing instructions for more detail.

Use Pre-built Containers

Pull Pre-built Container Images from GHCR

One can pull pre-built container images from the GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) in GitHub Packages.

# Example: docker pull ghcr.io/thistletech/devenv_zephyr_base:91717a88614327e2c1bd75452d9d0118a04a6400
$ docker pull <GHCR_IMAGE_URI>

Packages named devenv_idf_base and devenv_zephyr_base are Docker images that set up the build environments for ESP-IDF and MCUboot/ZephyrOS development, respectively. They are used as base images in Dockerfiles whose names are suffixed with _fuseblower or mcuboot_zephyr (e.g., esp32/Dockerfile_esp32_fuseblower and esp32/Dockerfile.esp32_mcuboot_zephyr) to build and development-sign bootloader and application images.

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