Re: Latest Code Updates
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:12 am
All,
Someone has put false info out there (not on this site) about the GPIO bootloader/flash/code. The facts are:
The 32K limit is only on the Codewarrior special edition for compiling your own code for free - it isn't a limit on the bootloader. We are not running put of flash memory either - we have only used about 25% of it.
You do not need a upgraded bootloader for the GPIO with any MShift code. I am using the standard bootloader for all the trans code. The old bootloader successfully loads the 58K 2.904 code on MS-II, so it will be fine for a long time with the trans code, etc.. In any case, Bruce says, "I have been burning in the microsquirt bootloaders into every GPIO before I send them out" - this is the upgraded bootloader - so if you have a production GPIO board you already have the new bootloader.
The upgraded bootloader is only needed for MS-II engine controllers wanting to run 3.430+ code. The 2.90x code was designed to allow users to upgrade their CAN comms to the latest specification without needing a new bootloader on their MS-II processor.
So take anything your hear about the GPIO board and MShift from other sites with a big grain of salt...
Lance.
Someone has put false info out there (not on this site) about the GPIO bootloader/flash/code. The facts are:
The 32K limit is only on the Codewarrior special edition for compiling your own code for free - it isn't a limit on the bootloader. We are not running put of flash memory either - we have only used about 25% of it.
You do not need a upgraded bootloader for the GPIO with any MShift code. I am using the standard bootloader for all the trans code. The old bootloader successfully loads the 58K 2.904 code on MS-II, so it will be fine for a long time with the trans code, etc.. In any case, Bruce says, "I have been burning in the microsquirt bootloaders into every GPIO before I send them out" - this is the upgraded bootloader - so if you have a production GPIO board you already have the new bootloader.
The upgraded bootloader is only needed for MS-II engine controllers wanting to run 3.430+ code. The 2.90x code was designed to allow users to upgrade their CAN comms to the latest specification without needing a new bootloader on their MS-II processor.
So take anything your hear about the GPIO board and MShift from other sites with a big grain of salt...
Lance.