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Program bootloader without erasing the EEPROM

 
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Gelio



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Program bootloader without erasing the EEPROM
PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:48 pm     Reply with quote
Hi all, encountered the situation where the program bootloader block in PIC18F2455 cannot be performed without erasing the eeprom.

I made sequence of commands as described in specification 39622l.
Bulk erase of chip performed ok,
then i program all the blocks on chip and set all CPx to 0(Enabled).

The problem is when CPD and WRTD bits is set to Enabled i cannot program the bootblock 0x000-0x7FF.
To program bootblock I'm using the BULK erase of bootblock.
Code:

MOVLW 3Ch
MOVWF TBLPTRU
MOVLW 00h
MOVWF TBLPTRH
MOVLW 05h
MOVWF TBLPTRL
Write 0000h to 3C0005h
MOVLW 3Ch
MOVWF TBLPTRU
MOVLW 00h
MOVWF TBLPTRH
MOVLW 04h
MOVWF TBLPTRL
Write 8181h TO 3C0004h //Erase Boot Block cmd from table 3-1 of 39622
NOP
NOP

so i cant erase and reprogram the bootblock when CPD and WRTD bits are enabled.
If i erasing the EEPROM, then bootblock erasing and programming works ok.

Any ideas about this situation? No any information about in datasheet found.
temtronic



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 3:10 pm     Reply with quote
While I don't use that PIC, any chance the software you're using to actually program the PIC has changed the 'flags'? It could easily be MPLAB (or whatever you're using) is overriding your PIC program's settings.

This has happened to others... might be for you as well !

hth
jay
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 3:56 pm     Reply with quote
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I made sequence of commands as described in specification 39622L.pdf.

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/39622L.pdf
I don't know why you're using this document. It's written for people who
want to make an ICD3, Pickit 3, ICD-U64, etc., programmer. Are you
trying to make your own ICD programmer ?

The 18F2455 data sheet has a section on writing/reading/erasing flash
memory under program control (ie., code written with CCS, etc).
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/39632e.pdf
It's in this section:
Quote:
6.0 FLASH PROGRAM MEMORY

CCS has functions to do all this, as listed in the CCS manual.
http://www.ccsinfo.com/downloads/ccs_c_manual.pdf
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