BL0032

[DAVIDJOINER]

Hi Ben

Just to clarify my comment in my last email a bit more

"I Load the program from c drive programs Files (x86) "

The flow code program suite is stored in c drive programs Files (x86) "

I have tried storing the actual project file both in one drive ie in the cloud and also tried just storing
locally in c: user documents but no difference

David

[DAVIDJOINER]

Hi Ben

How are we getting on

I have even tried on a third PC running on windows 10 and FC8 this time
(although i did have to load the pic16 tool chain and not sure if the pic chain has changed betwen FC8 & FC9 )

As said before works okay loading and running normal programs and ICT also works fine

But ICD still not working

Could it be something in the pre installed boot loader on the BL0032 or what

Also did you find out why you had to run from the step button rather than the designated start button as obviously there is an issue there as which is a bit of a coincidence


David

[BenR]

Hi David,

I've had another look with a signal analyser and played around with the code and I've made some minor improvements which will hopefully make a difference for you. These are now available on the update system.

I can still replicate the problem when starting at full speed and clicking the go button where the program will just end and the ICD LED will dimly flash. However starting by stepping into or running with a slower icon speed or running with a breakpoint enabled all work very reliably for me.

[DAVIDJOINER]

HI BEN

i tried all the methods of starting using your updated code but still the same

David

[DAVIDJOINER]

Ben

Early thid morning

1 ran an Arduino Uno using flow kit 2 with no issues
that’s fine with ICD

I also retried using flow kit 1 on ECIO40P16
That’s had the same results as the new BLOO32
Board ie still not working in ICD

Note as I stated before my flow kit 1 was working fine on FC8 until I changed to FC9
any clues there

David

[Steve-Matrix]

Hi David,

Thanks for the info. It's interesting that v8 was working but v9 doesn't. Is this the same for the BL0032 as well - does ICD on this work ok in v8?

If so, please send us files for both v8 and v9 projects as it may help us identify where the issue is. Please include all the files related to those projects (the fcfx source files and all the products of the compilation process such as .c and .hex).

Regards,
Steve.

[DAVIDJOINER]

Hi Ben

When I tried to run HP299 on 2 separate machine which originally ran under FC8

I notice that on both it could not initially find the pic tool chain
ie i had to reload it from your website on both machines implies to me that FC9 tool chain is different than on FC8

It also looks to me that installing the FC9 on a machine with FC8 already installed seems to affect FC8 from running like it did originally

I also note that it appears to have lost the HP299 driver now on the machines
Can you therefore send me a copy of HP299 driver as cannot find it currently on your wesbsite

I presume that may be due to the fact that i loaded in EBLOCKS 2 drivers to allow me to
try the BL0032 in FC9 and its associated flowkit ????

Gets very confusing as so many variables and obviously i do not design your software and therefore
do not know which points are relevant or not

Ideas

David

[Steve-Matrix]

I notice that on both it could not initially find the pic tool chain
ie i had to reload it from your website on both machines implies to me that FC9 tool chain is different than on FC8

Flowcode v8 and v9 should happily coexist on the same PC and not interfere with each other. Reinstalling the toolchains could potentially cause issues, but these are easily rectified in v9 via the Global Options "Locations" tab.

Only the PIC (8 bit) and AVR toolchains have changed between v8 and v9. The PIC (16 bit) is identical, which is what the BL0032 requires.

Another change is that in Flowcode v9, the locations of the toolchains can be overridden via the Global Options window. If you have modified these locations manually and installed the toolchain into a different location, then Flowcode v9 will be looking in the wrong place for the toolchain.

[DAVIDJOINER]

Hi Ben

Still no luck

I even uninstalled FC6 FC8 and FC9 and just re installed just FC9

Same results


On BL0032

With no ICD selected programs load and run fine and ICT works fine

With ICD selected either it appears to get lost in a loop or asks to recompile again

So 2 questions

1 Please confirm that HP299 does still work when running FC9 software

2 As requested before did you every resolve the similar issues raised last year on the forum re ghost ICD on BL0032 etc

Best Regards
David

[Steve-Matrix]

Hi David - did you have chance to try your BL0032 on v8?

Thanks for the info. It's interesting that v8 was working but v9 doesn't. Is this the same for the BL0032 as well - does ICD on this work ok in v8?

If so, please send us files for both v8 and v9 projects as it may help us identify where the issue is. Please include all the files related to those projects (the fcfx source files and all the products of the compilation process such as .c and .hex).