RESET

Role

Perform a reset of the firmware. This instruction also allows to restart the device in bootloader (firmware-upgrade) mode.

Access condition

Depending on the configuration-defined access conditions and on the type of host interface (Local / Remote), this instruction may either be freely usable or restricted to authenticated communications.

Command

Field Value
CLA 58 (CONTROL)
INS 8E
Data - Soft reset:
No data
- Hard reset:
2 bytes, value=DEAD
- Restart in bootloader mode:
2 bytes, value=FADA
- Silent Soft reset (only available on some products):
2 bytes, value=CAFE
- Special mode (only available on some products):
2 bytes, value=5350

Warning

Not all hardware are able to perform a hard reset. For devices where this feature is not available, the instruction is emulated by a soft reset.

Response

None