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LPC2134 without bootloader?

Started by Ignacio September 23, 2009
Hi folks,

I am experiencing a strange situation: I recently purchased some LPC2134 parts; I added them to a board that I know to work (I usually put LPC2132 on it and they work without problems), so when I connect the flashmagic tool or the lpc2000 flash utility, i can not read the device id/device signature (and of course I can not program them). I checked with an osciloscope and the clock is working, pin P0.14 remains grounded during reset, reset is controlled by PC, device is selected in the tools, and the command arrive to the microcontroller Rx0 pin, but they remain in silence...
So it is possible that I have parts without bootloader?

best regards,
Pedro Ignacio Martos
p...@fi.uba.ar
http://www.fi.uba.ar/~pmartos/


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--- In l..., "Ignacio" wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I am experiencing a strange situation: I recently purchased some LPC2134 parts; I added them to a board that I know to work (I usually put LPC2132 on it and they work without problems), so when I connect the flashmagic tool or the lpc2000 flash utility, i can not read the device id/device signature (and of course I can not program them). I checked with an osciloscope and the clock is working, pin P0.14 remains grounded during reset, reset is controlled by PC, device is selected in the tools, and the command arrive to the microcontroller Rx0 pin, but they remain in silence...
> So it is possible that I have parts without bootloader?
>
> best regards,
> Pedro Ignacio Martos
> pmartos@...
> http://www.fi.uba.ar/~pmartos/
>
>
Hi Pedro,

very unlikely, the bootloader is programed during final test of the devices.
Impossible? That word I'd rather not use. Have seen stranger things than this, for example dummy devices (no silicon inside) delivered to customers. So, it is within the range of possibilities but if so, we should see more of this in the forum soon.

Bob

It's quite strange,... Have you tried to connect using JTAG?

Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo
http://www.nbee.es
+34 91 120 1798
+34 636 52 25 69
skype: ajoajoajo
2009/9/23 Bob T

> --- In l... , "Ignacio"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I am experiencing a strange situation: I recently purchased some LPC2134
> parts; I added them to a board that I know to work (I usually put LPC2132 on
> it and they work without problems), so when I connect the flashmagic tool or
> the lpc2000 flash utility, i can not read the device id/device signature
> (and of course I can not program them). I checked with an osciloscope and
> the clock is working, pin P0.14 remains grounded during reset, reset is
> controlled by PC, device is selected in the tools, and the command arrive to
> the microcontroller Rx0 pin, but they remain in silence...
> > So it is possible that I have parts without bootloader?
> >
> > best regards,
> > Pedro Ignacio Martos
> > pmartos@...
> > http://www.fi.uba.ar/~pmartos/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Hi Pedro,
>
> very unlikely, the bootloader is programed during final test of the
> devices.
> Impossible? That word I'd rather not use. Have seen stranger things than
> this, for example dummy devices (no silicon inside) delivered to customers.
> So, it is within the range of possibilities but if so, we should see more of
> this in the forum soon.
>
> Bob
>
>
>



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