gnupic: Re: [gnupic] PICDEM FS USB and Linux tools
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] PICDEM FS USB and Linux tools
From:
"Xiaofan Chen" ####@####.####
Date:
21 Sep 2007 01:00:54 +0100
Message-Id: <a276da400709201659u6ee345d6h818cd26b6475ace3@mail.gmail.com>
On 9/21/07, Xiaofan Chen ####@####.#### wrote:
> On 9/21/07, Rick Bronson ####@####.#### wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > If someone wanted to use Linux tools for uploading a program via USB
> > to the PICDEM board what are the suggested tools? Two I've run across
> > are:
> >
> > 1. picdem.pl (or picdem2.pl which is mentioned but I can't find it)
> > 2. fsusb-0.1.11-2.tar.gz
> >
> > picdem.pl seems to requre USB.pm, which I can't seem to find for
> > debian. Unless it's the one in Zaptel.
> >
> > /fsusb-0.1.11-2> lsusb
> > Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04d8:000c Microchip Technology, Inc.
>
> This is the demo mode VID/PID. You need to press the button to
> get into the bootloader mode.
The bootloader VID/PID is 04d8:000b.
> > fsusb gives me:
> >
> > /fsusb-0.1.11-2> sudo ./fsusb --program usbhid.hex
> > Locating USB Microchip(tm) PICDEM-FS USB(tm) (vendor 0x04d8/product 0x000c)
> > Found USB PICDEM-FS USB as device '003' on USB bus 002
> > Communication established. Onboard firmware version is 1.0
> > usb PICDEM read: Resource temporarily unavailable
> > Fatal error> USB read failed
>
> Which kernel version are you using? If you are using very very latest
> kernel, then you might have to patch the source codes to detach the
> kernel driver to get the demo code working.
> (the demo code is at http://www.varxec.net/picdem_fs_usb/ )
> http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?=&p=24707
>
> PS: some PIC USB open source links:
> 1. PUF using sdcc : http://vasco.gforge.enseeiht.fr/
>
> 2. PIC18F4550 USB/MSD sourceforge, Apache License V2.0
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/pic18fusb
>
> 3) GPLed USB stack with SDCC
> http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=170553
> http://www.nutsvolts.com/%7Edownloads/USB.zip
>
> 4) PICDEM FS USB bootloader for Linux/Windows using libusb
> http://www.internetking.org/fsusb/
> http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=106426
>
> 5) PICDEM FS USB demo appliation under Linux/Windows using libusb
> http://www.varxec.net/picdem_fs_usb/
>
>
> Xiaofan
>
