Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- boards:frdm [2022/12/13 01:44]
darron [Programming]
+++ boards:frdm [2022/12/13 16:53]
darron [Headers]
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 </code>
-One day I may solder them in place.
+One day I will solder them in place.
-=== Bootloader ===
+=== Firmware ===
 Out the box this board doesn't work with anything resembling a modern
-day computer.
+day computer so I never used it until 8 years after buying it in 2014.
-You have to download new firmware to upgrade it from version 0.11
+Without an upgrade it doesn't work in any variety of Linux or Windows after 7.
-to something higher. Somehow I managed to get it working using
+The fact that it doesn't work with anything except XP and 7 means it's
-Windows XP in a VirtualBox VM.
+very hard to upgrade.
-Once that magically worked I updated it to J-Link for NXP.
+You have to download new firmware to upgrade the bootloader from version 0.11
+to something higher that works with a modern PC. Somehow I managed to get it
+to upgrade using Windows XP in a VirtualBox VM.
+Once the upgrade magically worked I further updated it from OpenSDA to J-Link for NXP.
+The files I think I used to proceed were (I have a bad memory but this is probably close):
+<code>
+DEBUG-APP_Pemicro_v108.SDA
+BOOTUPDATEAPP_Pemicro_v111.SDA
+_OpenSDA_FRDM-KL25Z.bin
+</code>
 Good luck.