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koenbielen
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| 1 hexfile containing all : bootloader, program, eeprom |
 Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:27 am |
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Hi,
For production I use a PM3 from Microchip.
So to make a production hexfile I use mplab ICD2 to read out my complete flash and eeprom.
1) first i program the bootloader
2) with the tinyBld.exe i program my 18F4525
3) using ICD2 i read out the complete flash and eeprom
4) export this file to use it for production with PM3
After using the PM3 my bootloader is not working annymore.
It jumps directly to the actual program.
Checking the programmemory shows the bootloader is there
I use the tiny bootloader.
Did someone else encountered this problem?
Or does someone have a solution?
Help is appreciated 
Kind regards
Koen |
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FvM
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:16 am |
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| I prefer to include the bootloader image with an #import statement to the application. |
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ckielstra
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:52 am |
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| Quote: | After using the PM3 my bootloader is not working annymore.
It jumps directly to the actual program. |
Have you compared the fuses in the original PIC and the new programmed PIC? |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:03 pm |
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I have inserted this #import (HEX=tinybld18F4525.HEX) but no luck.
The error below is cannot find file.
I have placed this in the same directory.
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#include <18F4525.h>
#device adc=10
#FUSES NOWDT //No Watch Dog Timer
#FUSES WDT128 //Watch Dog Timer uses 1:128 Postscale
#FUSES HS//INTRC_IO //High speed osc with HW enabled 4X PLL
#FUSES NOPROTECT //Code not protected from reading
#FUSES NOIESO //Internal External Switch Over mode disabled
#FUSES NOBROWNOUT //No brownout reset
#FUSES BORV21 //Brownout reset at 2.1V
#FUSES NOPUT //No Power Up Timer
#FUSES NOCPD //No EE protection
#FUSES NOSTVREN //Stack full/underflow will not cause reset
#FUSES NODEBUG //No Debug mode for ICD
#FUSES NOLVP //No low voltage prgming, B3(PIC16) or B5(PIC18) used for I/O
#FUSES NOWRT //Program memory not write protected
#FUSES NOWRTD //Data EEPROM not write protected
#FUSES NOEBTR //Memory not protected from table reads
#FUSES NOCPB //No Boot Block code protection
#FUSES NOEBTRB //Boot block not protected from table reads
#FUSES NOWRTC //configuration not registers write protected
#FUSES NOWRTB //Boot block not write protected
#FUSES NOFCMEN //Fail-safe clock monitor disabled
#FUSES NOXINST //Extended set extension and Indexed Addressing mode disabled (Legacy mode)
#FUSES NOPBADEN //PORTB pins are configured as digital I/O on RESET
#FUSES RESERVED //Used to set the reserved FUSE bits
#FUSES MCLR //Master Clear pin enabled
#use delay(clock=20000000)
#import (HEX=tinybld18F4525.HEX)
#define MAX_FLASH 0xC000 //for PICs with 48KB of mem
#define LOADER_SIZE 0xFF //tinybld size + a bit more (200 bytes is enough)
#org MAX_FLASH-LOADER_SIZE , MAX_FLASH-1 {}
Clean: Done.
Executing: "C:\Program files\Picc\CCSC.exe" +FH "blinkleds.c" +DF +LN +T -A +M +Z +Y=9 +EA
*** Error 18 "blinkleds.c" Line 105(8,32): File can not be opened
File: .o
1 Errors, 0 Warnings.
Halting build on first failure as requested.
BUILD FAILED: Tue Apr 28 20:42:39 2009
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FvM
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:51 pm |
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The correct syntax is:
| Code: | | #import (FILE=tinybld18F4525.HEX,HEX) |
Depending on your bootloader design, also a range statement must be included with #import, to strip the part, that is replaced by the main application. |
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misperry
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:45 am |
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Hello, I am getting the same problem. However, you will have to type in the path of where to find the hex file that you are importing.
But it still does not work. The Tiny bootloader will not let you overwrite the bootloader which is what the #import option does.
My MCLR does not work as well once the bootloader has been put on the chip. When I burn the chip with just the main code I want to run it works fine and MCLR will reset like it should. However, once the bootloader is placed on the chip as well as the main code the MCLR stops working? I wonder if tiny bootloader does not have the MCLR fuse set in its program. I don't know how to program in assembly so if any one knows how to enable the MCLR pin in asm that would be great |
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KaraMuraT
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 2:33 am |
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Hello,
@misperry, I think you should check the FUSE lines in the generated hex file (after the import).
Or If you have problems with combining two hex files (as you mentioned) you can check the hex files separately.
The fuse settings line is the line just before this: ":00000001FF"
If they are not equal, than copy your good old applications fuse setting line to the bootloader hex (with deleting the old one in the bootloader). I think it will solve your MCLR problem.
(related new topic)
Speaking about the fuse settings, if I use the #import statement, OK, combines to hex files (ugly but working  , with a slight disturbance. Combined hex file includes 2 fuse settings lines. That means the programmer will write that ROM space twice. And that means your PIC's flash endurance will be half of the defined. It's not a big deal for usual 100.000 cycle PIC's but it is a bit annoying for 1000 cycle products like J series.
I know removing the line with Notepad (I prefer Notepad++) is an easy task but I'm curious, is there any simpler method? Like adding a variable to the #import statement?
Thanks.
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misperry
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:05 pm |
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That is totally awesome!!!! Thanks so much that has taken care of a bunch of problems. That did the trick!!
Thanks again!!! |
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bkamen
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:13 pm |
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| KaraMuraT wrote: |
(related new topic)
Speaking about the fuse settings, if I use the #import statement, OK, combines to hex files (ugly but working , with a slight disturbance. Combined hex file includes 2 fuse settings lines. That means the programmer will write that ROM space twice. And that means your PIC's flash endurance will be half of the defined. It's not a big deal for usual 100.000 cycle PIC's but it is a bit annoying for 1000 cycle products like J series.
I know removing the line with Notepad (I prefer Notepad++) is an easy task but I'm curious, is there any simpler method? Like adding a variable to the #import statement?
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You are correct about the .HEX containing 2 sets of stuff that write to the same space.
I recently did a PIC32 bootloader that had to jostle around the .HEX file so I'm used to reading it and just delete the duplicate lines.
I don't know if there's an easier way other than that. Never dug in that deep since the case where I combined HEX files into 1 was for a seldom programmed PIC18.
I should try the importing Hex file to see what the resulting code is. (I'd imagine it carries the duplication issue.)
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KaraMuraT
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:08 am |
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@misperry, I'm happy to hear, that worked for you.
@bkamen: I think there is no option in the #import statement. But there is a little, manual solution.
Copy the bootlader.hex file to your main projects folder. Name it "bootloader_import.hex" and delete the fuse line. You'll be good until you need another update in your bootloader code. When updated, same easy solution
If you think about your working style, after a good working bootloader code, you'll need to update it very rarely.
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bkamen
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:56 am |
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| KaraMuraT wrote: |
@bkamen: I think there is no option in the #import statement. But there is a little, manual solution.
Copy the bootlader.hex file to your main projects folder. Name it "bootloader_import.hex" and delete the fuse line. You'll be good until you need another update in your bootloader code. When updated, same easy solution
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That's fairly legit and would work just as well.
Cheers,
-Ben
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FvM
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:15 am |
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I'm surprized reading the above discussion about data contained twice in the hexfile. Although I doubt, that it will be actually written twice to the Flash (how do you think is it verified?), the unwanted entry can easily be removed.
Just use #import with a range specification, e.g.:
| Code: | | #import(FILE=my_usb_bootloader.hex,HEX,RANGE=0:0x17FF) |
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KaraMuraT
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| Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:15 pm |
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FvM, your solution is pretty well. Noted...
You'll be surprised about another bug (looks similar with this one). My good old PIC18F66J90 (in fact it's a new series ) gets two different fuse lines for a usual compile. In the beginning everything was normal, but after the firmware got bigger (after about 32K) things gone bad. I investigated it and saw that compiler creates a random fuse line after the correct one.
This is just a proof that MPLab uploads multiple codes for one memory location.
In fact I discussed it in a different topic. And unfortunately, this error still exists in the latest version.
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