Flashing a Blackfin Core Module

Introduction

This site describes the process of creating and flashing a loader file for a Bluetechnix Core Module

All settings should be OK when using one of the Bluetechnix Projects from the Development tree.

Create a loader file

• open the Project Options Dialog in the Project Menu. (ALT-F7)
  • Select Type: Loader File
• open the Load Tab in the same Dialog (Project:Load:Options)
  • Select Flash/PROM,Binary,16-Bit Output Width

Create loader file

• • For non BF561 based Core Modules you usually need to add an init_code.dxe as initialization file
    • The file can be found in the init_code folder of your project tree

BF5XX Init Code Settings

• • For BF561 based core modules you must change to the Kernel Tab in the Load Menu
    • Select a Kernel from the second_stage_loader folder of the project tree matching your Core Module

BF561 Kernel Settings

• Exit and Rebuild your Project again
  • After that it should create a PROJECTNAME.ldr file in your Projects Debug or Bin Folder.

Using the VDSP++ Flash Programmer

• Connect VDSP++ to the target (if not connected)

  

  Connect to target

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Select Flash Tool Driver

• For the driver file, choose the CM-BF5xxFlash.dxe file according to the Core Module inserted in your developement board. The Flash Programmer driver files are located in the SVN repository in a Folder VDSP_FlashToolDriver.

Load driver

• Press the Load Driver button. The section Flash information should be filled as shown in the figure below. The device code should be 0x16 and the manufacturer code should be 0x89.

Select file and program it

• Select the Programming tab, select the loader file to flash and press the Program button.
• Make sure to select the right File Format (Intel Hex/ Binary)
  • This should match the selection in the Load Dialog in the Project Options
  • If you are unsure you can try to flash as Intel Hex, which will work for a Intel Hex file but will fail for a Binary.