Programming the Device
Revision as of 19:09, 7 February 2010 by 59.148.253.117 (talk) (update programmer version and menu version)
Description on how to use dsPicProgrammer to download firmware to DsPIC30F 5011 Development Board
Contents
Loading Bootloader (Once only)
Hardware Requirement
- PC with USB port (with Windows)
- ICD2 Programmer
- Target Board
- 5V Power Supply
Software Requirement
- MPLAB IDE v7.50: v7.60 is not compatible with our current ICD2 Programmers. There are consistent "Devices cannot be founded" warnings. See manual for details.
Files
- dsPicBootloader (bl_$(MODEL).hex).
Procedure
Step | Remarks |
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Install MPLAB IDE |
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Install USB Driver |
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Select Target Chip |
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Load Bootloader |
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ICD 2 <-> PC |
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Target <-> ICD 2 |
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ICD 2 <-> PC |
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Start Programming |
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Finishing |
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Download and Loading Firmware
dsPicProgrammer User Guide
dsPicProgrammerUserGuide_V2.0.0
Hardware Requirement
- PC (Linux/Windows) with COM Port OR USB-COM converter cable
- Target Board (with bootloader)
- 5V Power Supply
Software Requirement
- JAVA JDK or JRE
- RXTX Driver: Download rxtx-2.1-7-bins-r2.zip or later
- dsPicProgrammer (dsPicProgrammer.jar)
Files
- Application hex file (e.g. app.hex)
Procedure
Setup COM Port
- Connect your USB-COM converter cable to your computer
- Or Using a real COM PORT
Find out your COM port Number
- Go to Control Panel \ Device Manager
- Find out your Device COM Port Number
Get the Dspic Programmer
- Download dsPicProgrammer.zip, from updated directory or svn server
- Unzip the dsPicProgrammer.zip, then you have an unziped file.
Download Firmware
- Save your .hex file(foo.hex) to the folder called firmware.
- Run dsPicProgrammer.bat (Windows) / dsPicProgrammer.sh (linux)
- Make sure your device is connected through a "Direct RS232 Cable" to PC Serial Port.
- Choose a COM port
- Choose a braudrate
- 115200 is communication speed [in bps]
- Choose a .hex file
- Press start
- Then press Yes to confirm programming the device
- The status during programming
- The the programming have been completed, press OK the close the message box
Troubleshooting
Invalid COM Port
- In case of selecting an invalid COM port, you should see the error message:
gnu.io.NoSuchPortException: Choosing COM Port Error - Solution: check the COM port ID, or close any programs that are using the COM Port
Missing firmware file
- In case of selecting a firmware file that does not exist, you should see the error message:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: foo1.hex <The system cannot find the file specified> - Solution: check the file path
Missing RXTX driver
- In case of missing the RXTX driver, you should see the error message:
Exception in thread “main” java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: gnu/io/UnsupportedCommOperationException - Solution:
- Copy RXTXcomm.jar to /dsPicProgrammer/rxtx/lib
- Copy rxtxSerial.dll to /dsPicProgrammer/rxtx/bin (Window)
- Copy librxtxSerial.so to /dsPicProgrammer/rxtx/bin (Linux)
Missing JAVA
- In case of missing JAVA JDK or JRE, an error message will be prompted.
- Solution:
- Copy the contents under directory C:/Program Files/Java/jre$(VERSION)/ to /dsPicProgrammer/jre