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dalewheat

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2006/10/23 20:59

command line flash tool

Does a command line flash tool exist for either Windows or Linux? I am attempting to develop tool chains outside of Keil/uVision, using old-fasioned makefiles and the CodeSourcery GCC package.

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LMI Eric

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2006/10/24 10:08

Re:command line flash tool

No, we don't have one available, although it may be something that we consider in the future.

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mthomas

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2006/10/24 11:23

Re:command line flash tool

dalewheat wrote:
Does a command line flash tool exist for either Windows or Linux? I am attempting to develop tool chains outside of Keil/uVision, using old-fasioned makefiles and the CodeSourcery GCC package.

At least a possible solution for MS Windows: you can call Keil's uVision with command-line options for flash-programming. This call can be integrated in a "program-target" in the makefile. I have implemented this method in my gcc-port of the LMI-examples:

http://www.siwawi.arubi.uni-kl.de/avr_projects/arm_projects/index_cortex.html

Martin Thomas

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dalewheat

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2006/10/25 17:36

Re:command line flash tool

Martin,

Thanks for the tip. I tried it and it works:

From a command line prompt:

keiluv3uv3 -f project.Uv2 -t"project_target"

...assuming you installed uVision in the default location (in the root directory - bleh). It also brings up the entire uVision GUI for the duration of the flashing.

My only question now is how to get it to flash a HEX or ELF file, instead of having to have a complete uVision project set up in parallel with a more traditional makefile-oriented project. I tried creating a dummy project containing only a HEX file but that doesn't work.

Thanks

Dale Wheat

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mthomas

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2006/10/26 13:31

Re:command line flash tool

dalewheat wrote:
It also brings up the entire uVision GUI for the duration of the flashing.

Yes, as far as I know there is no command-line option to disable this (or it is not documented).

My only question now is how to get it to flash a HEX or ELF file, instead of having to have a complete uVision project set up in parallel with a more traditional makefile-oriented project. I tried creating a dummy project containing only a HEX file but that doesn't work.


So far I have only used the method for HEX-files. I don't know if ELF is also possible. You only need the files .uv2 and .opt created by uVision which basicly include the information about:
- target controller
- programming hardware
- programming algorithm
- file to be programmed
In the examples for the GNU-Toolchain http://www.siwawi.arubi.uni-kl.de/avr_projects/arm_projects/index_cortex.html
this is demonstrated: the two files are in the package and "re-used" by the makefiles.
The second part of a text I have written for another setup might help too: http://www.siwawi.arubi.uni-kl.de/avr_projects/arm_projects/winarmtests/h- jtag_flashing_preliminary.pdf

Martin Thomas

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linnix

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2007/02/21 16:59

Re:command line flash tool

Yes, openocd seems to work on Linux, but it needs a binary file on Linux.
I am working on a window tool to remote gdb the Keil hex file.
Will post it as soon as it's ready.

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