Bootloader Generator User's Guide User

• Trademarks
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Revision History
• Chapter 1. Overview
  • 1.1 Bootloader Overview
    • Figure 1-1: Bootloader Universe
  • 1.2 Bootloader Requirements
• Chapter 2. Options, Parts and Pieces
  • 2.1 Communication Method
  • 2.2 Verification of Bootload Integrity
  • 2.3 Self Protection
  • 2.4 IO Pin Indicator
  • 2.5 Enable Read Flash
  • 2.6 Enable Read/Write EEData
  • 2.7 Encryption
  • Figure 2-1: Check Reset Vector Address
  • Figure 2-2: Nonvolatile State Variable
  • Figure 2-3: Calculate Checksum on Start-up
  • Figure 2-4: Listen for COM Port Activity
  • Figure 2-5: IO Pin Set Start-up UML Sequence
• Chapter 3. Hex File
  • 3.1 Intel® Hex File Format
  • 3.2 PIC16F1XXX Interpretations
  • 3.3 PIC18 Interpretations
• Chapter 4. MCC Bootloader Generator
  • 4.1 Generate Bootloader
    • Figure 4-1: Oscillator Selection
    • Figure 4-2: EUSART Configuration
    • Figure 4-3: Memory Peripheral
    • Figure 4-4: Bootloader Generator
    • Figure 4-5: Pin Manager Grid View
    • Figure 4-6: Configure Pins as Digital
    • Figure 4-7: Generate Bootloader
    • Figure 4-8: Limit ROM Range
• Chapter 5. Merge Bootloader with the Application
  • 5.1 MPLAB X Project configurations
    • Figure 5-1: Manage Configurations
    • Figure 5-2: Bootloader Configurations
    • Figure 5-3: #define OMIT_CONFIGURATIONS
  • 5.2 End – Application Project Configurations
    • Figure 5-4: End Application Project Configurations
    • Figure 5-5: Code Offset
    • Figure 5-6: Merge Bootloader with End Application
• Chapter 6. Bootloader Host Application
  • 6.1 Overall Working Strategy
  • 6.2 Prerequisites
  • 6.3 Detailed Steps
    • Figure 6-2: COM Port Selection
    • Figure 6-3: Device Family Selection
    • Figure 6-4: Bootloader Offset Configuration
    • Figure 6-5: Program Memory Size Configuration
    • Figure 6-6: Connecting to the Target Device
    • Figure 6-7: Displaying a File Chooser Dialog
    • Figure 6-8: Device Programmed
  • 6.4 Menu Bar Options
  • 6.5 Troubleshooting
  • 6.6 External Dependencies
  • 6.7 The Host Application
    • Figure 6-9: Device Bootload Process
  • Figure 6-1: Bootloader Host Application
• Chapter 7. Bootloader Protocol
  • 7.1 Command set
    • Table 7-1: Command List
  • 7.2 The Host Application
    • Figure 7-1: Request Version Command
    • Figure 7-2: Erase Flash Command
    • Figure 7-3: Write Program Memory Command
    • Figure 7-4: Calculate Checksum Command
    • Figure 7-5: Reset Device Command
  • 7.3 Additional commands
    • Figure 7-6: Read Flash Command
    • Figure 7-7: Write EEPROM Command
    • Figure 7-8: Read EEPROM Command
    • Figure 7-9: Read Config Command
    • Figure 7-10: Write Config Command
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