<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>It worked !<br><br></div>For the record here is what I did:<br><br></div>I had a fresh install of Ubuntu 64 bit 13.04<br><br></div>I went to 'home' and with the GUI:- <br>
<br>1_ I created a directory called 'usb' <br><br></div>2_ in it I copied 'boot_linux.x64' into it and renamed it 'bootusb'<br><br></div>3_ I copied a hex file 'test.hex'<br><br></div>4_ using control/alt/t I woke up bash <br>
<br></div>5_ cd usb<br><br></div>6_ chmod a+x ./bootusb<br><br></div>7_ sudo ./bootusb - v test.hex<br><br></div>8_ it came back with 'Please reset the device to enter bootloader mode'. Which was shorting pin 4 of the 16F1455 to 0v.<br>
<br></div>9_ pressing the enter key resulted in 'Device (Write and Verify) Complete<br><br></div>Now for me I've not got a very easy to set up way of getting programs into Pic chips !<br><br></div>That would have taken me ages and ages to get working without Justin's infinite patience and help !<br>
<br></div>So many many many thanks to Justin and the HackSpace community !<br><br>: ))))))<br><br></div>Tim_1<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 November 2013 12:07, Tim Moore <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:timmoore47@gmail.com" target="_blank">timmoore47@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Brill, I'll try that out over the weekend !<br><br></div>Many many thanks !<br><br>: )))<br>
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Thoroughly enjoy the meeting and new Venue was fine.<br>
<br>
Now the technical bit:-<br>
<br>
The use of the USB to get hex files loaded into a Pic is a major advance !<br>
<br>
However having proved my Programmer worked OK and the bootloader settles<br>
into my 16F1455, I missed out on some other vital details.<br>
<br>
I thought I'd use a 64 bit PC running Ubuntu 13.4 Linux as the main<br>
computer for down loading hex files into the 16F1455.<br>
<br>
The file I'm trying to get work is 'boot_linux.x_64' : Now here comes a<br>
string of questions:-<br>
<br>
The suggestion is to start with:- boot -v myproject.hex<br>
<br>
1_ is best in a folder called 'bin' ? in the root directory ? or in<br>
the 'home' directory ?<br>
<br>
2_ does 'boot_linux.x_64' need renaming 'boot' for ease of use ?<br>
<br>
3_ using bash with sudo invoked , is it best to be in the 'bin' folder<br>
?<br>
<br>
4_ does its properties need changing for it to execute ? If so what<br>
is the command and syntax ?<br>
<br>
( I'm used to getting shell scripts working and excecuting, but am a blank<br>
slate on getting this working) (Maybe there is a paragraph of<br>
instructions I've missed somewhere)<br>
<br>
So far I've not met with 'boot' waking up when invoked just error<br>
messages... giving me the feeling I've missed something 'noddy' along the<br>
way.<br>
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Any thoughts very welcomw !<br>
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: )))<br>
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On Thu, 2013-11-07 at 10:22 +0000, Tim Moore wrote:<br>
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> The file I'm trying to get work is 'boot_linux.x_64' : Now here<br>
comes a string of questions:-<br>
><br>
><br>
> The suggestion is to start with:- boot -v myproject.hex<br>
><br>
><br>
> 1_ is best in a folder called 'bin' ? in the root directory ? or<br>
> in the 'home' directory ?<br>
<br>
Either just leave a copy in the directory you like working in, or<br>
install it for the whole system by putting it in /usr/local/bin/<br>
<br>
> 2_ does 'boot_linux.x_64' need renaming 'boot' for ease of use ?<br>
whatever you want to call it, just dont name it after an existing<br>
command on your system or itll be very confusing.<br>
<br>
> 3_ using bash with sudo invoked , is it best to be in the 'bin'<br>
> folder ?<br>
doesnt matter what directory you are in when you do a sudo<br>
<br>
if you add your username to whatever group owns /dev/ttyUSB0 which is<br>
often the 'dialout' group, then you wont need sudo.<br>
<br>
also make sure you dont have modemmanager installed, (an optional part<br>
of NetworkManager) as it will keep grabbing the serial port and sending<br>
it gibberish (AT modem commands).<br>
<br>
> 4_ does its properties need changing for it to execute ? If so<br>
> what is the command and syntax ?<br>
it needs to have the execute bits set, yes.<br>
eg chmod a+x ./boot_linux.x86_64<br>
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Hope that addresses everything<br>
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