TL3238X Lighting App Build Guide#

1. 2MB Flash (Matter only, NO OTA/MCUBoot, NO LZMA)#

Kconfig: boards/tl3238x.conf (default)

  • CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=n

  • CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP=n, CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP_BUILD=n,

  • CONFIG_LZMA=n, CONFIG_COMPRESS_LZMA=n

  • CONFIG_DUAL_MODE=0

Note: This configuration disables OTA, does not use MCUBoot, and cannot be upgraded

DTS Overlay: src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash.overlay (default)

  • slot0: 0x15000, size 0xe5000 (916KB)

  • slot1: 0xfa000, size 0xe6000 (920KB)

Build:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_default -- \
> build_tl3238x_default.log
# Kconfig: default (boards/tl3238x.conf)
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash.overlay)

Output:

build_tl3238x_default/zephyr/zephyr.bin          -> flash this

2. 2MB Flash (Matter only, enable BT DFU, LZMA compressed, SW - 1 and 2)#

IMPORTANT: LZMA compression is REQUIRED for 2MB flash with OTA.

Kconfig: boards/tl3238x_2m_flash_ota_lzma.conf (explicitly specified)

  • CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=y

  • CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP=y, CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP_BUILD=y,

  • CONFIG_LZMA=y, CONFIG_COMPRESS_LZMA=y

  • CONFIG_DUAL_MODE=0

DTS Overlay: src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma.overlay (default)

Build Software Version 1:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v1 -- \
-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_2m_flash_ota_lzma.conf" \
-DCONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION=1 > build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v1.log
# Kconfig: explicitly specified (-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_2m_flash_ota_lzma.conf")
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma.overlay)

Build Software Version 2:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v2 -- \
-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_2m_flash_ota_lzma.conf" \
-DCONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION=2 > build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v2.log
# Kconfig: explicitly specified (-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_2m_flash_ota_lzma.conf")
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma.overlay)

Output:

build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v1/zephyr/merged.bin          -> flash this
build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v2/zephyr/merged_dfu.lzma.bin -> DFU over BLE SMP
build_tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma_v2/zephyr/matter.ota          -> OTA upgrade

3. 4MB Flash (Matter + Zigbee dual mode, no LZMA)#

Prerequisite: copy Zigbee firmware

cp <zigbee_fw>.bin ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/TL323X_FW/ZB/Zigbee-SampleDemo.bin
e.g.
cp ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/TL323X_FW/ZB/dual_matter_sampleLight_bleAdv_tl323x.bin ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/TL323X_FW/ZB/Zigbee-SampleDemo.bin

Kconfig: boards/tl3238x_4m_flash_dual_mode_ota.conf (explicitly specified)

  • CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=y

  • CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP=y, CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP_BUILD=y,

  • CONFIG_LZMA=n, CONFIG_COMPRESS_LZMA=n

  • CONFIG_DUAL_MODE=2 (auto-switch mode)

DTS Overlay: src/platform/telink/tl3238x_4m_flash.overlay (default)

  • slot0: 0x16000, size 0x1E5000 (1940KB)

  • slot1: 0x1FB000, size 0x1E5000 (1940KB)

Board DTS Overlay: boards/tl3238x_for_TL3238C-EVK40D.overlay (explicitly specified)

  • LED/Key definitions for TL3238C-EVK40D board

Build:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_4m_dual_mode -- \
-DFLASH_SIZE=4m \
-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_4m_flash_dual_mode_ota.conf" \
-DDTC_OVERLAY_FILE="boards/tl3238x_for_TL3238C-EVK40D.overlay" > build_tl3238x_4m_dual_mode.log
# Kconfig: explicitly specified (-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_4m_flash_dual_mode_ota.conf")
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_4m_flash.overlay) + explicit (boards/tl3238x_for_TL3238C-EVK40D.overlay)

Output:

build_tl3238x_4m_dual_mode/zephyr/merged.bin      -> flash this (sboot+mcuboot+matter+zb)
build_tl3238x_4m_dual_mode/zephyr/merged_dfu.bin  -> DFU over BLE SMP
build_tl3238x_4m_dual_mode/zephyr/matter.ota      -> OTA upgrade

5. Concurrent Mode (Matter over Thread + BLE coexistence, NO OTA)#

Kconfig: boards/tl3238x_concurrent.conf (explicitly specified)

  • CONFIG_CHIP_CONCURRENT_MODE=y

  • CONFIG_IEEE802154_TLX_BLE_COEXIST=y

  • CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=n

  • CONFIG_DUAL_MODE=0

Note: This configuration enables BLE + 802.15.4 coexistence for Matter over Thread with BLE advertising. OTA is disabled.

DTS Overlay: src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash.overlay (default)

Build:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_concurrent -- \
-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_concurrent.conf" > build_tl3238x_concurrent.log
# Kconfig: explicitly specified (-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_concurrent.conf")
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash.overlay)

Output:

build_tl3238x_concurrent/zephyr/zephyr.bin          -> flash this

Note: TL3238X does NOT support Channel Sounding. Use TL7218X for concurrent mode + Channel Sounding (see boards/tl7218x_concurrent_cs.conf).

6. Concurrent Mode (Matter over Thread + BLE coexistence, with OTA)#

Kconfig: boards/tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma.conf (explicitly specified)

  • CONFIG_CHIP_CONCURRENT_MODE=y

  • CONFIG_IEEE802154_TLX_BLE_COEXIST=y

  • CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR=y

  • CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP=y, CONFIG_CHIP_DFU_OVER_BT_SMP_BUILD=y,

  • CONFIG_LZMA=y, CONFIG_COMPRESS_LZMA=y

  • CONFIG_DUAL_MODE=0

Note: This configuration enables BLE + 802.15.4 coexistence for Matter over Thread with BLE advertising and OTA support. LZMA compression is required for 2MB flash with OTA.

DTS Overlay: src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma.overlay (default)

Build Software Version 1:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v1 -- \
-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma.conf" \
-DCONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION=1 > build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v1.log
# Kconfig: explicitly specified (-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma.conf")
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma.overlay)

Build Software Version 2:

west build -p -b tl3238x -d build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v2 -- \
-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma.conf" \
-DCONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION=2 > build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v2.log
# Kconfig: explicitly specified (-DCONF_FILE="prj.conf boards/tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma.conf")
# DTS Overlay: default (src/platform/telink/tl3238x_2m_flash_lzma.overlay)

Output:

build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v1/zephyr/merged.bin          -> flash this
build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v2/zephyr/merged_dfu.lzma.bin -> DFU over BLE SMP
build_tl3238x_concurrent_ota_lzma_v2/zephyr/matter.ota          -> OTA upgrade