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What is the purpose of a microcontroller bootloader? [duplicate]
From my understanding, for a common microcontroller (e.g. AVR, PIC), there are generally two methods of programming its flash memory.
Using a programmer: In-Circuit Serial Programming (or some ...
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Complete alternatives to the Arduino IDE? [closed]
I'm not that big of a fan of the official Arduino IDE (in terms of visuals), so I've started looking for nicer alternatives. However, most of the projects I've found are in alpha/beta and are ...
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Arduino Bootloader
I am very new to embedded world. I had been till now working only on S/W
Can anyone please explain me the use of the Arduino Bootloader? I want Arduino to perform some simple mathematics using some ...
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Arduino Bootloader Details
Can someone please explain how the Arduino bootloader works? I'm not looking for a high level answer here, I've read the code and I get the gist of it. I've also read through this other post (I had ...
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How to make a re-programmable microcontroller [duplicate]
I am looking to create a platform similar to Arduino for a side project using an ARM Cortex M4 based microcontroller. The device essentially will communicate with a bunch of sensors on the board and ...
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Arduino Bootloader
If I upgrade my arduino from the ATMega168 to ATMega328 will I be able to use the ATMega168 like a stock chip from the factory or will the bootloader prohibit this? In other words, will I be able to ...
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Arduino Bootloader Follow On
Two parts:
Is it possible to write an
Arduino Bootloader for a Tiny AVR?
Is it worthwhile to write a
Arduino Bootloader for an Tiny AVR?
(more subjective, contingent on 1)
Regards,
Vic
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Good tools or methods for understanding structure of bootloader?
I recently figured out the cause of a nasty bug I've been working on with an Atmel AT91SAM9G20 SBC running U-boot, an open source bootloader. The core of the problem was that U-boot expected the ...
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Upgrade user application using custom bootloader via UART (STM32)
I'm using an STM32L4 board and my flash memory looks like this:
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| USER application
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|Vector table(UA)
|______________ 0x8000 - 8000
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Atmega328 without bootloader [duplicate]
Atmega328 is available in market in two versions - With and without bootloader. All prefer the one with bootloader. What will be the advantages/disadvantages of Atmega328 without bootloader ? I read ...
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Programming PIC from USB using FT232
I have a PIC18F1330 which does not have native USB capabilities (see datasheet). I am planning to load it with a bootloader using my PICkit the first time and then programming from a USB port after ...
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