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bootloader
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:10 pm
by HjH
Hello
I have the PIC18 Starter Kit. This Kit can only transfered a Hex-file with the bootloader. How can I transferred the Flowcode with the boot loader in the pic
Please can you help me
Re: bootloader
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 9:22 am
by DavidA
Hello,
Is it the ECIO starter kit you are using?
Re: bootloader
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 11:07 am
by Benj
Hello,
If the existing bootloader application for the board has command line parameters or a command line version then you can use the Chip -> Compiler options menu in Flowcode to specify the bootloader loading application. If no such command line tool exists for your programmer then you can either manually send via the existing programming software or you can use say a PICkit to program the device directly note that doing this will overwrite the bootloader software.
Re: bootloader
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 11:28 pm
by HjH
Hello
my boot loader is loaded on MPLAB. I haven't PICKIT connector. There is one other possibility without MPLAB. I couldn't translate the Flowcode program with MPLAB
Re: bootloader
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 9:58 am
by Benj
Hello,
Ah I see which device your using now. You can re-program the starter kit without worry as the USB bootloader software is located on a different device to the main microcontroller. Therefore you could use a PICkit or other ICSP programmer to program the device without damaging the USB bootloader.
Alternatively you could contact Microchip and see if they already have a way to program this device using their bootloader outside of MPLAB.