Upload options

upload_port

Type: String (Pattern) | Multiple: No

This option is used by “uploader” tool when sending firmware to board via upload_port. For example,

• /dev/ttyUSB0 - Serial port (Unix-based OS)

• COM3 - Serial port (Windows OS)

• 192.168.0.13 - IP address when using OTA

• /media/disk - physical path to media disk/flash drive (Mbed enabled boards)

• D: - physical path to media disk/flash drive (Windows OS).

If upload_port isn’t specified, then PlatformIO will try to detect it automatically.

To print all available serial ports please use platformio device list command.

This option can also be set by global environment variable PLATFORMIO_UPLOAD_PORT.

Please note that you can use Unix shell-style wildcards:

Pattern	Meaning
*	matches everything
?	matches any single character
[seq]	matches any character in seq
[!seq]	matches any character not in seq

Example

[env:uno]
platform = atmelavr
framework = arduino
; any port that starts with /dev/ttyUSB
upload_port = /dev/ttyUSB*

; COM1 or COM3
upload_port = COM[13]

upload_protocol

Type: String | Multiple: No

A protocol that “uploader” tool uses to talk to a board. Please check Boards for supported uploading protocols by your board.

upload_speed

Type: Integer | Multiple: No

A connection speed (baud rate) which “uploader” tool uses when sending firmware to board.

upload_flags

Type: String | Multiple: Yes

Extra flags for uploader. Will be added to the end of uploader command. If you need to override uploader command or base flags please use extra_scripts.

This option can also be set by global environment variable PLATFORMIO_UPLOAD_FLAGS.

Example

Please specify each flag/option in a new line starting with minimum 2 spaces.

[env:atmega328pb]
platform = atmelavr
board = atmega328pb
framework = arduino
upload_flags =
  -P$UPLOAD_PORT
  -b$UPLOAD_SPEED
  -u
  -Ulock:w:0xCF:m
  -Uhfuse:w:0xD7:m
  -Uefuse:w:0xF6:m
  -Ulfuse:w:0xE2:m

upload_resetmethod

Type: String | Multiple: No

Specify reset method for “uploader” tool. This option isn’t available for all development platforms. The only Espressif 8266 supports it.

upload_command

New in version 4.0.

Type: String | Multiple: No

Override default Development Platforms upload command with a custom. You can pass a full upload command with arguments and options or mix with upload_flags.

Default upload commands are declared in build/main.py script file of Development Platforms. See a list with open source Development Platforms => https://github.com/topics/platformio-platform

Note

Please note that you can use build variables in upload_command, such as PlatformIO project folders and other runtime configuration. A list with build variables are available by running platformio run --target envdump command.

Examples

1. Override default upload command but handle pre-uploading actions (looking for serial port, extra image preparation, etc.). Normally, the pre-configured upload options will be stored in $UPLOADERFLAGS build variable. A classic default upload command for Development Platforms may look as some-flash-bin-tool $UPLOADERFLAGS $SOURCE, where $SOURCE will be replaced by a real program/firmware binary.

   $PROJECT_PACKAGES_DIR build variable points to packages_dir.

   [env:program_via_AVR_ISP]
   platform = atmelavr
   framework = arduino
   board = uno
   upload_flags =
       -C
       $PROJECT_PACKAGES_DIR/tool-avrdude/avrdude.conf
       -p
       atmega328p
       -P
       $UPLOAD_PORT
       -b
       115200
       -c
       stk500v1
   upload_command = avrdude $UPLOAD_FLAGS -U flash:w:$SOURCE:i
   

2. Override default upload command and skip pre-uploading actions.

   [env:program_via_usbasp]
   platform = atmelavr
   framework = arduino
   board = uno
   upload_flags =
       -C
       $PROJECT_PACKAGES_DIR/tool-avrdude/avrdude.conf
       -p
       atmega328p
       -Pusb
       -c
       stk500v1
   upload_command = avrdude $UPLOAD_FLAGS -U flash:w:$SOURCE:i
   
   
   ; Use ST-util for flashing
   ; https://github.com/texane/stlink
   
   [env:custom_st_flash]
   platform = ststm32
   framework = stm32cube
   board = bluepill_f103c6
   upload_command = $PROJECT_PACKAGES_DIR/tool-stlink/st-flash write $SOURCE 0x8000000