Flash v8 to 380.08 now TinyG not working

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  • #4812
    cmcgrath5035
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    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?

    You are correct, that number looks bad – I flashed 102724 bytes.

    Was that with your file or my file?

    What version of avrdude do you have.
    I ran with 5.11.1 on Linux.

    #4815
    areinike
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    cmcgrath, your download seemed to work better.

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

    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 Intel Hex
    avrdude: writing flash (102724 bytes):

    Writing | ################################################## | 100% 12.87s

    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% 12.49s

    avrdude: verifying …
    avrdude: 102724 bytes of flash verified

    avrdude done. Thank you.

    C:\Firmware\380.08>

    Now I guess I have to find a later version of tgFX? It’s not recognizing it. The blinking light turns off, but nothing else comes on except the blue light. Is that right? I used avrdude 5.1.1. Maybe I should try 6.0.1?

    #4816
    areinike
    Member

    Nevermind. 6.0.1 just keeps failing.

    #4817
    areinike
    Member

    tgFX stuck on this:

    [+]Connected to COM4 Serial Port Successfully.

    Getting TinyG Firmware Build Version….

    Build 2072

    • This reply was modified 11 years ago by areinike.
    #4819
    areinike
    Member

    AH!!! I just flashed it again and it worked!

    I downloaded the hex file and let it save as .txt. Then thought I should save it as hex directly. Well, the hex one downloaded at 277K but flashed at 102K. That one was a dud. I renamed the .txt one to .hex that was 283K, flashed it and all is well. Finally!

    Thanks all for your help. Hope this helps someone. Saving it as .txt and renaming it to .hex worked for me.

    #4820
    cmcgrath5035
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    This is total speculation on my part – perhaps avrdude on windows expects a .txt file for it’s hex to binary processing to work properly?
    I left Windows a long time ago for Linux and have forgotten some of the unusual rules regarding handling binary files.

    Anyway, sounds like you are up and running.

    Might I suggest to check around for CoolTerm – it seems to be a popular low level interface useful for communicating with a TinyG.
    I use Putty myself, primarily because it is available Linux and Windows.

    As for tinyG, review this thread

    I am seeing some good results with this latest EDGE (== beta) version that Riley is working on.

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