New P3FREE dongle won't program correctly!!

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10-16-2010, 04:15 AM
zenloc

New P3FREE dongle won't program correctly!!

So I got the replacement dongle and programmer.

My original on was a 2++ with firmware F and has a PIC18F4550 chip.

I then reprogrammed it with this hex: P3FREE_V2.0_PIC Firmware [F2,NOT NEED BD TO BOOT] for PIC18F4550 @ 12Mhz_USB Upgradeable.hex

and now everythin works fine and it's usb upgradable. NOW here's the problem. I was messing with different hexes to find out that I broke the bootloader on my new dongle.

This new on is version 2 which has a PIC18F4455 chip. The above firmware will not program succesfully and everytime I get verification errors.

I also noticed that the 2++ has 32kb flash and the 2 has 46kb(or 44kb not sure) of flash. Don't know if that matters though.

I hope someone can shed some light on the matter as I now have a new dongle which doesn't work..
10-16-2010, 05:26 AM
dualdeath

buy a programmer.. since you broke it by putting different hex, you'll have to pay for a programmer to hard flash it..

btw. PIC18F4455 has 24Kb..
10-16-2010, 05:46 AM
zenloc

I do have a programmer... I used it to flash the old 2++ dongle with it and it worked. But it won't work with the new dongle it get's verification errors when I flash.

I have 2 programmers and on both of them I get the same issue. Im wondering if anybody else has even tried to flash the new dongle with the F2 usb upgrade firmware.
10-16-2010, 09:35 AM
patrick

http://www.max-pic.com/photo/720_siz...Fun_08_720.jpg

you need insert the p3free to USB port also.
10-16-2010, 01:19 PM
zenloc

I feel stupid I didn't try that :lol: oke so I connected it and after a couple of times it programmed succesfully. But when I connect it to the ps3 no led come up and it doesn't work... both of them don't

Even when I connect it to the usb loader and press the reset button my cmputer won't find it. No light. No hardware no nothing...

I'm completly clueless...:(

Patrick do you know anything else I can try? If anyody has any though please share. I've been busy with the dongle far too long to get it working properly!
10-17-2010, 06:44 PM
zenloc

Patrick. It's not working!! please let me know if there is anything else I can do.

If not I just got 2 dead pic-fun's laying around:mad:
10-20-2010, 04:31 AM
patrick

burn the F2 firmware to it, to see what will happen.
10-20-2010, 11:04 AM
zenloc

I programmed both dongles with winpic800 and both worked the first try.

So after many days and hours of work. I am left with 4 p3free dongles and 2 programmers al for the price of 2 dongles($60)

Very satisfied with the support.

Cheers!
10-20-2010, 02:00 PM
patrick

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenloc

I programmed both dongles with winpic800 and both worked the first try.

So after many days and hours of work. I am left with 4 p3free dongles and 2 programmers al for the price of 2 dongles($60)

Very satisfied with the support.

Cheers!

that's our real after-selling support.