Linux Bootloader Application

This is an application that allows interacting with the MPLABX harmony USB HID bootloader from linux. It's functionality has been verified using a PIC32MZ1024EFG064.

It is based on the PIC32UBL.exe Microchip PC Application. Copyright (c) 2013 Microchip Technology Inc. All rights reserved.

Upon running the bootloader application, the following sequence of events will occur automatically, if a step fails the program is aborted:

• Initialization: connect to USB HID device & load in hex file
• Erase: erases firmware user application flash memory
• Program: programs firmware users application flash memory using hex file
• Verify: CRC check is done on firmware application flash memory
• Jump to application: firmware bootloader stops running and jumps to execute the firmware user applicaiton

Dependencies

• libusb
• udev
• pthread
• hidapi (contained in source tree)

Build

make

Install

Replace DESTDIR as you see fit:

sudo make install DESTDIR=/opt/pic32ubl

Uninstall

Replace DESTDIR as you see fit:

sudo make uninstall DESTDIR=/opt/pic32ubl

Issues

If you are having issues getting the program to work, check the following:

• Ensure USB HID device is connected and recognized by system
• Permissions set accordingly
• Hex file is using unix EOL