Post by thread:[PIC]: Romzap

Hi all, I've just uploaded the new ROMzap which includes some new software to aquire data from one of the A2D inputs. You can get aquisition in auto, manual or burst mode. The results are stored in the PC and are written to a text file with time stamping and alarm triggers. External triggers (pos or neg edge) on any IO pin Graphical display of the data Alarm set points which can also change state of any IO pin http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html -- Best regards Tony http://www.picnpoke.com spam_OUTsalesTakeThisOuTpicnpoke.com

Hi all, Just thought I'd let those who are using ROMzap know that I found an obscure bug in the boot code. For the most part it may not cause problems and a "char received" error will occur if it appears. This has been fixed and will upload ASAP. Look for a version with a date higher than today. I have been using ROMzap on projects for months now and while it allows fast code changing on the fly, it can still be a little slow to reprogram. (With me anyway) I have found that a high percentage of the reprogram cycles are because of simple changes - like adjusting a timing loop, or changing a MOVF RAM to a MOVF RAM,W. The trouble was that ROMzap would still download the entire file but would only program when it found that the changed data did not match the current ROM address contents. To try to overcome this, I have added an optional "Turbo" mode for programming. In this mode, a copy of the program file data is stored on the PC and is updated after every programming cycle. Providing certain conditions are met, the data comparison is done inside the PC and only the changed data is sent to ROMzap for reprogramming. Thus updates can take as little as milli-seconds even for a 16F877. -- Best regards Tony ICmicro's http://www.picnpoke.com .....salesKILLspam@spam@picnpoke.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Hi Tony, Where can be found the asm firmware file for ROM zap? I've take a look on to http://www.picpoint.com but I can't find it. Vasile On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Tony Nixon wrote: {Quote hidden}> Hi all, > > Just thought I'd let those who are using ROMzap know that I found an > obscure bug in the boot code. For the most part it may not cause > problems and a "char received" error will occur if it appears. > > This has been fixed and will upload ASAP. Look for a version with a date > higher than today. > > I have been using ROMzap on projects for months now and while it allows > fast code changing on the fly, it can still be a little slow to > reprogram. > > (With me anyway) I have found that a high percentage of the reprogram > cycles are because of simple changes - like adjusting a timing loop, or > changing a MOVF RAM to a MOVF RAM,W. The trouble was that ROMzap would > still download the entire file but would only program when it found that > the changed data did not match the current ROM address contents. > > To try to overcome this, I have added an optional "Turbo" mode for > programming. > > In this mode, a copy of the program file data is stored on the PC and is > updated after every programming cycle. Providing certain conditions are > met, the data comparison is done inside the PC and only the changed data > is sent to ROMzap for reprogramming. Thus updates can take as little as > milli-seconds even for a 16F877. > > -- > Best regards > > Tony > > ICmicro's > http://www.picnpoke.com > salesKILLspampicnpoke.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Try http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html Mike {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: Vasile Surducan [SMTP:.....vasileKILLspam.....L30.ITIM-CJ.RO] > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 8:52 AM > To: EraseMEPICLISTspam_OUTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [PIC]: ROMzap > > Hi Tony, > Where can be found the asm firmware file for ROM zap? I've take a look > on to http://www.picpoint.com but I can't find it. > Vasile > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: > Try http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vasile Surducan [SMTP:vasilespam_OUTL30.ITIM-CJ.RO] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 8:52 AM > > To: @spam@PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Subject: Re: [PIC]: ROMzap > > > > Hi Tony, > > Where can be found the asm firmware file for ROM zap? I've take a look > > on to http://www.picpoint.com but I can't find it. picpoint? ----------------- SORRY! We are improving the site, please be patient we will be on line in one week, with more and interesting stuff! ----------------- how long have I been surfing that site to see how long a week can be? (and this is take two!) Don McKenzie KILLspamdonKILLspamdontronics.com http://www.dontronics.com The World's Largest Range of Atmel/AVR & PICmicro Hardware and Software Free Basic Compiler and Programmer http://www.dontronics.com/runavr.html The Little "rAVeR!" AVR & Basic Kit http://www.dontronics.com/dt006.html -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Vasile Surducan wrote: > > Hi Tony, > Where can be found the asm firmware file for ROM zap? I've take a look > on to http://www.picpoint.com but I can't find it. at: http://www.picnpoke.com namely: http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html Don McKenzie RemoveMEdonTakeThisOuTdontronics.com http://www.dontronics.com The World's Largest Range of Atmel/AVR & PICmicro Hardware and Software Free Basic Compiler and Programmer http://www.dontronics.com/runavr.html The Little "rAVeR!" AVR & Basic Kit http://www.dontronics.com/dt006.html -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vasile Surducan [SMTP:spamBeGonevasilespamBeGoneL30.ITIM-CJ.RO] > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 12:05 PM > To: TakeThisOuTPICLISTEraseMEspam_OUTMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [PIC]: ROMzap > > On 8 Aug 00, at 9:49, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: > > > Try http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html > > > > Mike > > > romzap.zip containts no asm source file ! > should I understand some money are expected here ? > Vasile > > I guess the boot code ASM is not supplied as it is not needed for the original concept behind the ROMZAP. The hex code btupd.hex is supplied though, ROMZAP simply programs your PIC with this bootloader code so you can then upload your own code very simply. If you want access to the boot code I suggest you contact Tony Nixon to see what arrangments can be made. His email address is on the web site. Regards Mike Rigby-Jones -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

{Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: Rigby-Jones, Michael [PAI01:4837:EXCH] > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 10:24 AM > To: RemoveMEPICLISTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [PIC]: ROMzap > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vasile Surducan [SMTP:vasileEraseME.....L30.ITIM-CJ.RO] > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 12:05 PM > > To: EraseMEPICLISTMITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Subject: Re: [PIC]: ROMzap > > > > On 8 Aug 00, at 9:49, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: > > > > > Try http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html > > > > > > Mike > > > > > romzap.zip containts no asm source file ! > > should I understand some money are expected here ? > > Vasile > > > > > I guess the boot code ASM is not supplied as it is not needed for the > original concept behind the ROMZAP. The hex code btupd.hex is supplied > though, ROMZAP simply programs your PIC with this bootloader code so you > can > then upload your own code very simply. > > If you want access to the boot code I suggest you contact Tony Nixon to > see > what arrangments can be made. His email address is on the web site. > > Regards > > Mike Rigby-Jones > Actually I lied. Sortof. The asm code is produced if you execute zomzap and use the "program boot" function. You have to save the PIC configuration first. The btupd.hex seems to be some kind of temporary bootloader for overwritting an existing bootloader in a PIC. Regards Mike Mike -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: {Quote hidden}> > > romzap.zip containts no asm source file ! > > > should I understand some money are expected here ? > > > Vasile > > > > > I guess the boot code ASM is not supplied as it is not needed for the > > original concept behind the ROMZAP. The hex code btupd.hex is supplied > > though, ROMZAP simply programs your PIC with this bootloader code so you > > can > > then upload your own code very simply. > > > > If you want access to the boot code I suggest you contact Tony Nixon to > > see > > what arrangments can be made. His email address is on the web site. > > > > Regards > > > > Mike Rigby-Jones > > > Actually I lied. Sortof. The asm code is produced if you execute zomzap > and use the "program boot" function. You have to save the PIC configuration > first. The btupd.hex seems to be some kind of temporary bootloader for > overwritting an existing bootloader in a PIC. > > Regards > > Mike ROMzap is free - unless you want a hardware kit ;-) ROMzap doesn't need to be supplied with any *.asm code because it generates all that is needed, according to your choices, and makes the code available as *.asm files which are stored in a directory of your choice. It has to do this because it relies on calling MPASMwin to do the final assembly. "btupdt.hex" is just a temporary piece of code that gets loaded at address 0000h so that it can overwrite the boot code if the user wants to change it. There's nothing special about it, and in fact is just a mini copy of the basic functions of the real boot loader. "btupdtbb.hex" has been included in the version I uploaded today so that it can rewrite the boot code if the bit bang coms routines are used for the 16F872 or if the UART is used for other purposes. -- Best regards Tony ICmicro's http://www.picnpoke.com RemoveMEsalesEraseMEEraseMEpicnpoke.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Hi all, Just a quick update note for those that are using ROMzap. I've been using it constantly over the last few weeks to develop the PicPocket and as such have found other ways to make it run more smoothly. It gets to be a pain while debugging code that uses the serial port because it has to be free for ROMzap or the project if only one serial port is available. To offset this a bit, ROMzap now remembers the last user settings and filename and restores these on startup. Then it 'pings' the target PIC for an ID and sets up the correct chip type. This means that you only have to press the 'program' button to update your code, and with 'turbo' mode, it can do it in a snap. In a lot of cases, it now takes MPLAB longer to reassemble the code than ROMzap to reprogram the chip. http://www.picnpoke.com/demo/ROMzap.html -- Best regards Tony mICro's http://www.picnpoke.com RemoveMEsalesspam_OUTKILLspampicnpoke.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Hi all, For those that use ROMzap, I added a "fly on the wall" option, which is a small window that only has the Program, Run and Reset buttons on it. This window tries to stay on top of all applications and as such can be placed somewhere out of the way on the MPLAB interface for instance. When the PIC source code is modified and reassembled, just hit program and run it in the target application. While developing code, just press Reset which temporarily pulls the MCLR pin low to force the PIC back to boot mode and then reprogram and run again. -- Best regards Tony mICros http://www.bubblesoftonline.com RemoveMEsalesTakeThisOuTspampicnpoke.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

I have a copy it is a few megs, contact me offlist, and I will send you a copy. Kevin {Quote hidden}>Hi all >Does any one have a copy of romzap or the web site it is from? > >regards > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email EraseMElistservspamspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body