# Image Tool

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## [About the Image Tool category](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/about-the-image-tool-category/4445)

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**Author:** [@emch](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/emch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/about-the-image-tool-category/4445 "2025-10-24T06:23:53Z")

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For all topics related to Ameba Image Tool: Windows version, Linux version, etc. 讨论关于 Ameba Image Tool 的所有话题，包含Windows、Linux等各种版本。

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## [AMB82-Mini: chip erase works but programming fails with "fail for download 0"](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/amb82-mini-chip-erase-works-but-programming-fails-with-fail-for-download-0/5090)

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**Author:** [@akash.ranjan](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/akash.ranjan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/amb82-mini-chip-erase-works-but-programming-fails-with-fail-for-download-0/5090 "2026-10-02T06:10:41Z")

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Hello Realtek Team, We are trying to flash an AMB82-Mini (RTL8735B, NOR flash) using the AmebaPro2 SDK and PG Tool v1.4.3. The chip erase works successfully every time, but programming always reaches 100% and then fa…

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## [ImageTool for Linux](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/imagetool-for-linux/1376)

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**Author:** [@brcisna](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/brcisna)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/imagetool-for-linux/1376 "2025-04-29T00:06:06Z")

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Hello All, Have been away from AmebaIOT for some time now. Very rusty. Is there such a thing as ImageTool for Linux. Example: I want to build the example ‘wlan\_repeater’ in the ambd\_sdk into an image. In the past i a…

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## [Read/backup flash from AmebaZ/Z2/D](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/read-backup-flash-from-amebaz-z2-d/3676)

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**Author:** [@divadiow](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/divadiow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/read-backup-flash-from-amebaz-z2-d/3676 "2025-01-06T05:48:05Z")

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Hello Is it possible to backup the firmware via UART for the AmebaZ/Z2 and D series MCUs?

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## [How to use Encryption in ImageTool v2.3.2](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/how-to-use-encryption-in-imagetool-v2-3-2/3294)

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**Author:** [@Nethercap\_Dev](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/Nethercap_Dev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/how-to-use-encryption-in-imagetool-v2-3-2/3294 "2024-08-28T04:31:55Z")

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I’ve tried encrypting images using ImageTool RDP Encrypt feature. I succesfully encrypted these images: km0\_boot\_all.bin km4\_boot\_all.bin km0\_km4\_image2.bin but after flashing those images, I won’t boot anymore. Seria…

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## [Upload\_image\_tool\_windows\_exe to flash OTA2](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/upload-image-tool-windows-exe-to-flash-ota2/2849)

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**Author:** [@Chano](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/Chano)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/upload-image-tool-windows-exe-to-flash-ota2/2849 "2024-08-13T03:19:58Z")

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Hi, I’m doing an automated proccess to flash my BW16 devices and I will like to ship them with same code in both OTA1 and OTA2 . Is it possible with the CLI version of upload\_image\_tool to specify where to flash (at 0x81…

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## [ImageTool的配置问题](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/imagetool/2152)

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**Author:** [@oxygenben](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/oxygenben)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/imagetool/2152 "2023-08-11T03:48:07Z")

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如何在配置文件里添加erash flash的相关信息，不用每次打开imagetool都要重新设置。

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## [AMB82 MINI使用image tool清除NOR flash](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/amb82-mini-image-tool-nor-flash/2089)

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**Author:** [@davidtsao](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/davidtsao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/amb82-mini-image-tool-nor-flash/2089 "2023-07-31T09:17:43Z")

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你好，請問AMB82 MINI如果要使用./uartfwburn.linux將NOR Flash的資料清除掉 是使用以下指令嗎?如果是的話chip欄位要填入甚麼呢?謝謝 ./uartfwburn.linux -p /dev/ttyUSB? -e chip

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## [\[matter\] how to erase commissioning data](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/matter-how-to-erase-commissioning-data/2024)

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**Author:** [@mmmmut0](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/mmmmut0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/matter-how-to-erase-commissioning-data/2024 "2023-06-30T04:55:21Z")

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Hi, I tried to build matter from https://developers.home.google.com/matter/vendors/realtek. I could build and download firmware to RTL8722DM. And, commissioning on matter success. However, I cannot delete commissioni…

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## [Which protocol to update firmware for bw16 by MCU?](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/which-protocol-to-update-firmware-for-bw16-by-mcu/1600)

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**Author:** [@Truong\_Giang](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/Truong_Giang)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/which-protocol-to-update-firmware-for-bw16-by-mcu/1600 "2023-02-15T01:11:31Z")

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Dear, I can flash new bin file to bw16 by Image Tool on Window. But now, I need update bin file from MCU ( Cortex-M4). So I need to know the serial protocol between Image Tool and BW16. Is it Xmodem? Based on the examp…

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## [How to restore system.bin on a BW16?](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/how-to-restore-system-bin-on-a-bw16/1524)

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**Author:** [@wowa](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/wowa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/how-to-restore-system-bin-on-a-bw16/1524 "2022-11-23T17:29:39Z")

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I have one BW16 module that does not return to working state after I load 3 regular images by ImageTool. I beleive the problem is I mistakenly specified a wrong image #1 - km0\_image2\_all instead of km0\_boot\_all - and upl…

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## [ImageTool using in a VM](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/imagetool-using-in-a-vm/1393)

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**Author:** [@brcisna](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/brcisna)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/imagetool-using-in-a-vm/1393 "2022-08-10T01:57:54Z")

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Hello All, Have a Windows 10 VM machine setup in order to use the ImageTool part of the ambd\_arduino package When I launch the ImageTool,very briefly see what looks like a command prompt for a second then disappears. D…

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## [Is amebad\_image\_tool open source?](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/is-amebad-image-tool-open-source/524)

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**Author:** [@Percy\_Chen](https://forum.amebaiot.com/u/Percy_Chen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.amebaiot.com/t/is-amebad-image-tool-open-source/524 "2021-05-12T09:15:22Z")

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Just a newbie question. I am a bit curious about the UART flash loading for the RTL8720 chip/module. (I try not to jump to SWD at the moment) After scouring through the Arduino port for the RTL8720 library, the uploadi…
