Flash v8 to 380.08 now TinyG not working

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  • #4781
    areinike
    Member

    I tried flashing with AVRDude 6.0.1 but get ***failed; scrolling down the screen.

    I downgraded to 5.1.1 and it looked like it was working but got this:

    C:\Firmware\380.08>avrdude -p x192a3 -c avr109 -b 115200 -P com4 -U flash:w:tinyg.hex

    Connecting to programmer: .
    Found programmer: Id = “XBoot++”; type = S
    Software Version = 1.7; No Hardware Version given.
    Programmer supports auto addr increment.
    Programmer supports buffered memory access with buffersize=512 bytes.

    Programmer supports the following devices:
    Device code: 0x7b

    avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

    Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

    avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9744
    avrdude: NOTE: FLASH memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed

    To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
    avrdude: erasing chip
    avrdude: reading input file “tinyg.hex”
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex auto detected as raw binary
    avrdude: writing flash (204800 bytes):

    Writing | ################################################## | 100% 25.44s

    avrdude: 204800 bytes of flash written
    avrdude: verifying flash memory against tinyg.hex:
    avrdude: load data flash data from input file tinyg.hex:
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex auto detected as raw binary
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex contains 204800 bytes
    avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

    Reading | ################################################## | 100% 24.70s

    avrdude: verifying …
    avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x30000
    0x22 != 0x0d
    avrdude: verification error; content mismatch

    avrdude done. Thank you.

    C:\Firmware\380.08>

    Now it just blinks and never loads. Any idea what happened?

    #4786
    Makerboost
    Member

    I flashed it with AVR Studio 6.1, and now it seems to skip the bootloader. Must be something that has changed, since I’m not seeing the light blinking after reset, it just starts instantly.

    #4788
    Makerboost
    Member

    I should mention that the board works. It just skipped the usual light blinking boot sequence I’ve come to expect.

    #4792
    Riley
    Keymaster

    areinike,
    I have seen this before when people try to save the hex file on windows. Windows inserts somenice new line characters.

    Try to “download” the repo from github and unzip it then use the hex inside there.

    Makerboost,
    You either used the MKII to program tinyg.hex (which blows away the bootloader) or you reset your fuses where it jumps into application code vs bootloader mode.

    The fuses should look like this:
    TinyG Fuses

    Riley

    #4793
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    I am searching for the correct hex file for TinyG 380.08.
    If I look here

    I see a tinyg.hex in default and Debug, nothing in Release
    The two .hex files are not the same (different length.

    Which is the one to download and install?

    #4794
    Riley
    Keymaster

    its in default. Use that one.

    ril3y

    #4795
    areinike
    Member

    Thanks for the info. I thought I tried the default hex already, but I’ll redownload. Is there a zip of it like you mentioned?

    #4796
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    Well, that’s too bad.
    I downloaded that TinyG.hex file to my Linux system, then ran avrdude 5.11.1. My results are the same areinike, a flashing brick.

    avrdude -p x192a3 -c avr109 -b 115200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -U flash:w:tinyg.hex
    
    Connecting to programmer: .
    Found programmer: Id = "XBoot++"; type = S
        Software Version = 1.7; No Hardware Version given.
    Programmer supports auto addr increment.
    Programmer supports buffered memory access with buffersize=512 bytes.
    
    Programmer supports the following devices:
        Device code: 0x7b
    
    avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions
    
    Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s
    
    avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9744
    avrdude: NOTE: FLASH memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
             To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
    avrdude: erasing chip
    avrdude: reading input file "tinyg.hex"
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex auto detected as raw binary
    avrdude: writing flash (204800 bytes):
    
    Writing |                                                    | 0% 0.00savrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding

    It would be helpful if Alden could post what version number avrdude the downloader was tested against, since there is not a clear answer as to which version of avrdude is made available with the arduino (referenced on the wiki)

    The good news is I still have your address in my Priority Mail address book, you will be seeing my TinyG V7 soon for reprogramming, I don’t have a programmer.

    #4798
    alden
    Member

    I suspect you have not gotten the hex file correctly somehow. The flash size should be something closer to 100K bytes, not 200K. The hex file should look something like the text lines below. You may want to confirm that yours is similar. I have updated the instructions on how to get the hex file here:
    https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG/wiki/TinyG-Boot-Loader#updating-firmware-using-avrdude-and-boot-loader

    The hex file should look something like this:

    :100000000C942D240C944E240C9443A60C944E2452
    :100010000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2498
    :100020000C944E240C944E240C944E240C94E0A07A
    :100030000C944E240C944E240C945E920C944E24FA
    :100040000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2468
    :100050000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2458
    :100060000C944E240C9465A60C94D3A50C944E24A9
    :100070000C941EA90C94A6A80C94EEA80C944E24E3
    :100080000C943DA10C944E240C944E240C944E24BC
    :100090000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2418
    :1000A0000C944E240C944E240C944E240C9465F421
    :1000B0000C9429F50C944E240C944E240C946E94BC
    :1000C0000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E24E8
    :1000D0000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E24D8
    :1000E0000C942FB00C944E240C944E240C944E245B
    :1000F0000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E24B8
    :100100000C9434F40C94F8F40C9403F40C94C7F4A9
    :100110000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2497
    :100120000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2487
    :100130000C944E240C941C940C944E240C944E2439
    :100140000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2467
    :100150000C944E240C944E240C941FB00C944E24FA
    :100160000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2447
    :100170000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2437
    :100180000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2427
    :100190000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E2417
    :1001A0000C9496F40C945AF50C944E240C944E2412
    :1001B0000C94A1940C944E240C944E240C944E2434
    :1001C0000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E24E7
    :1001D0000C944E240C944E240C944E240C944E24D7
    :1001E0000C944E240C944E24084AD73B3BCE016E0F
    :1001F00084BCBFFDC12F3D6C74319ABD56833DDA7E
    :100200003D00C77F11BED9E4BB4C3E916BAAAABE8C
    :10021000000000803F05A84CCDB2D44EB93836A9B5
    (continues for pages and pages…)

    #4799
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    OK, now I see the error in my ways.

    In Linux, the easiest way to get such a file is the cli command
    wget https://raw.github.com/synthetos/TinyG/master/firmware/tinyg/default/tinyg.hex
    Probably same in IOS, sorry, not sure for Windows.

    Ran Avrdude 5.11.1

    avrdude -p x192a3 -c avr109 -b 115200 -P /dev/ttyUSB0 -U flash:w:tinyg.hex
    
    Connecting to programmer: .
    Found programmer: Id = "XBoot++"; type = S
        Software Version = 1.7; No Hardware Version given.
    Programmer supports auto addr increment.
    Programmer supports buffered memory access with buffersize=512 bytes.
    
    Programmer supports the following devices:
        Device code: 0x7b
    
    avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions
    
    Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s
    
    avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9744
    avrdude: NOTE: FLASH memory has been specified, an erase cycle will be performed
             To disable this feature, specify the -D option.
    avrdude: erasing chip
    avrdude: reading input file "tinyg.hex"
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex auto detected as Intel Hex
    avrdude: writing flash (102724 bytes):
    
    Writing | ################################################## | 100% 11.23s
    
    avrdude: 102724 bytes of flash written
    avrdude: verifying flash memory against tinyg.hex:
    avrdude: load data flash data from input file tinyg.hex:
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex auto detected as Intel Hex
    avrdude: input file tinyg.hex contains 102724 bytes
    avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:
    
    Reading | ################################################## | 100% 9.42s
    
    avrdude: verifying ...
    avrdude: 102724 bytes of flash verified
    
    avrdude done.  Thank you.
    

    On connection via Putty, I get

    $
    [fb]  firmware build            380.08
    [fv]  firmware version            0.96
    [hv]  hardware version            8.00
    [id]  TinyG ID                    9H3906-P2T
    [ja]  junction acceleration  100000 mm
    [ct]  chordal tolerance           0.001 mm
    [st]  switch type                 0 [0=NO,1=NC]
    [mt]  motor disble timeout       60 Sec
    [ej]  enable json mode            0 [0=text,1=JSON]
    [jv]  json verbosity              4 [0=silent,1=footer,2=messages,3=configs,4=linenum,5=verbose]
    [tv]  text verbosity              1 [0=silent,1=verbose]
    [qv]  queue report verbosity      0 [0=off,1=filtered,2=verbose]
    [sv]  status report verbosity     1 [0=off,1=filtered,2=verbose]
    [si]  status interval           250 ms
    [ic]  ignore CR or LF on RX       0 [0=off,1=CR,2=LF]
    [ec]  expand LF to CRLF on TX     0 [0=off,1=on]
    [ee]  enable echo                 0 [0=off,1=on]
    [ex]  enable flow control         1 [0=off,1=XON/XOFF, 2=RTS/CTS]
    [baud] USB baud rate              5 [1=9600,2=19200,3=38400,4=57600,5=115200,6=230400]
    [gpl] default gcode plane         0 [0=G17,1=G18,2=G19]
    [gun] default gcode units mode    1 [0=G20,1=G21]
    [gco] default gcode coord system  1 [1-6 (G54-G59)]
    [gpa] default gcode path control  2 [0=G61,1=G61.1,2=G64]
    [gdi] default gcode distance mode 0 [0=G90,1=G91]
    tinyg [mm] ok> 

    Looks like I live to fight another few hours, at least.

    Big day: Ready to connect my ShapeOko

    #4800
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    Sorry, too late to edit prior post.

    I should have commented that wget is most likely available in OSx, not IOS in addition to Linux.

    A quick Google search on “wget windows” finds several free downloads for a similar utility, should someone wish to experiment.

    #4801
    areinike
    Member

    Interesting. I downloaded by Save Page as and it’s still 283K. Pleh.

    #4802
    alden
    Member

    You probably have the right file. The confusion may be coming from what’s being counted.

    – The memory flashed onto the chip is about 100K. AVRdude reports this number
    – The Intel hex that contains that information is an ASCII and is about 2.5x
    – The HTML is about 800K, and is not usable

    So you probably have the right hex file. Just open it in a text editor and see if it looks like what I posted earlier

    #4803
    cmcgrath5035
    Moderator

    areinike
    Try to grab the file from my dropbox

    The size should be close to 282.2 KB, may not be exact because of differences between Linux and Windows interpretation of “K”.

    If , in running avrdude, you see

    avrdude: writing flash (102724 bytes):
    

    you will probably be good.

    Good Luck

    Just reread your post – 283K is probably the right Windows size.
    You could read it, so it is probably ASCII.
    My guess is that avrdude does the ASCII–>Hex conversion before sending to the bootloader

    • This reply was modified 11 years, 1 month ago by cmcgrath5035.
    #4810
    areinike
    Member

    Thanks for that! I’ll try it. When it flashed it said it was flashing 204K so it probably didn’t convert correctly if it’s supposed to flash 100K right?

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