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bluzman2004
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 2
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Combining Tiny Bootloader with my code |
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:57 am |
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Has anyone tried to add the Tiny Bootloader to thier hex file so that it can be all loaded at one time. I need to be able to program one Hex file and have the bootloader intact.
I love the Tiny Bootloader and am currently finishing a Visual Basic program of my own to program it with. I don't know if anyone has done this or not before either. |
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Sophi
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 64
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:05 am |
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What's the difference between a bootloader (definition:" A bootloader is used to quickly download a new program into your PIC micro, in a few seconds.") and using ICProg or PonyProg...or are they bootloaders too?
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jecottrell
Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 559 Location: Tucson, AZ
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:15 am |
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Bootloaders allow programming via a RS232 connection with the PIC and not through the ICSP B6/B7 pins.
Google and read about them, they can be quite handy for client installed firmware updates.
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asmallri
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 1635 Location: Perth, Australia
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:21 pm |
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jecottrell wrote: | Bootloaders allow programming via a RS232 connection with the PIC and not through the ICSP B6/B7 pins.
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You can have multiple flavours of bootloaders technologies including RS232, RS485, SPI, Ethernet, USB... _________________ Regards, Andrew
http://www.brushelectronics.com/software
Home of Ethernet, SD card and Encrypted Serial Bootloaders for PICs!! |
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