Hello and some help needed with SIDv2 software upload!

[Saulius]

Hello Everybody!

this is my first post so first of all - many thanks, Thorsten, for your great job on MIDIBoxes. Also - hi to everyone in this friendly and helpful forum.

Now back to my issue - I'm having problems with SIDv2 software upload. Here is what I do and what I get:

1. I have PIC18F4685 with the latest bootloader (v1.2b).

2. I successfully upload the latest MIOS to PIC using MIOS Studio (beta7.5).

After upload core/PIC reboots, LCD displays welcome screen with MIOS version (v1.9f) and then "READY.".

3. After this I try to upload SIDv2 software (successfully compiled v2_0_rc25). Everything goes fine until these addresses -

Sending block 0000FF00-0000FFFF

Received Checksum: 17 - OK

And then I get -

Sending block 00010000-000100FF

Received error code 04: Write failed (verify error or invalid address)

Sending block 00010000-000100FF

Received error code 04: Write failed (verify error or invalid address)

and so on, until -

Sending block 00010000-000100FF

Received error code 04: Write failed (verify error or invalid address)

Aborting after 16 errors

So, it seems like I can't upload anything to the addresses above #FFFF. I tried to find the similar upload problems in forum, but all they seem to be different (either error codes, or addresses, etc).

What am I doing wrong?

Any help is much appreciated.

Best, Saulius

[Goblinz]

Once you've uploaded MIOS you will only get one upload request when you power your mbsid on.

Boot up mios studio with the correct midi ports mapped and open up the midi in and midi out logs. Select the Hex to upload ans then turn on your SID. An upload request will appear in the midi-in log, as soon as you see this hit the button to upload and it should go without error.

[Saulius]

Once you've uploaded MIOS you will only get one upload request when you power your mbsid on.

Boot up mios studio with the correct midi ports mapped and open up the midi in and midi out logs. Select the Hex to upload ans then turn on your SID. An upload request will appear in the midi-in log, as soon as you see this hit the button to upload and it should go without error.

Hi Goblinz,

if I try to upload SIDv2 software with "Wait for upload request..." I don't get any upload errors, however after SIDv2 upload, even MIOS doesn't start and MIOS Studio MIDI IN monitor shows me - F0 00 00 7E 40 00 01 F7 which is I think the bootloader request to upload MIOS. Then I can upload MIOS, but everything starts from the beginning :-).

Best, Saulius

[Saulius]

Okay, never mind - I already solved this!

The problem was that initially I burned PIC bootloader with PicProg2006 software (using JDM compatible programmer). This did something wrong with the PIC.

However 10 minutes ago I burned it with WinPICPgm and then I successfully uploaded both - MIOS and SIDv2.

Thanks anyway!

Best, Saulius

[stryd_one]

Lots of apps screw up the ID. PICPgm is the tool of choice, but now we know there's another option :)