yes i would definitely do that.. but just to double check, after i have downloaded the reflash(ftd) for the VDFC firmware, will there be a need to rename it or do anything to it before saving it to the root of a flash disk?
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yes i would definitely do that.. but just to double check, after i have downloaded the reflash(ftd) for the VDFC firmware, will there be a need to rename it or do anything to it before saving it to the root of a flash disk?
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The file needs to be named FTRFB.FTD
Put that file on the root of a USB stick and the VDIP should see it and re-do the firmware.
Dave
Always wear safety glasses while programming.
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this is the name of the file that i downloaded in the website: ftrfb_main_03_65VDFC.ftd, so i will rename it to FTRFB.FTD...
now i will be redoing the firmware, i wii just be powering the vdip by its ground and vcc pins and i dont need to connect anything to the vdip yet right? how do i know if the firmware had already been installed?
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I always had the VDIP outputting to a terminal so I could see what was going on.
There are two LEDs on board that blink in different sequences for different things. I do not remember the sequence but it is in the documentation.
Yes, I know the docs are hard to find and not well organized. That is one of the things that is bothersome about the company that makes them.
Dave
Always wear safety glasses while programming.
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you are so right about that. They have a lot of PDF files about the vinculum but their contents are in a disorder. Anyway I have found the table of led behavior that indicates the status of the vdip but nothing i there indicates that a firmware had been installed.
I also did the firmware installation already, i powered the vdip on and then inserted the flash drive containing the firmware at its root. the led behavior indicated that it went to power on and then USB Disk Initialization then USB Disk Ready and then just stayed like that.
i do not have a level converter to connect the vdip to the computer so i do not have a view if my installation was a success.
i was thinking, since i have an lcd module, can i view the responses of the vdip through it?
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You could use a PIC and the LCD, but it would be much easier to use a MAX232 or similar.
If you are going to be working with this stuff you need the tools.
Dave
Always wear safety glasses while programming.
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ok i will get a max232 as soon as possible but for the mean time i will try to display the vdip's responses through my lcd module since i also need that in my projects.
about your program, you were using the array of bytes to display the name of the file but for the file extension, you just used ".DAT" right? my project is a file transfer device using the vdip so i have to recognize all kinds of file extensions that are there. so do you think something like this would work?
["OPR ",x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,x6,x7,x8,"."x9,x10,x11,13]
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