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Firmware for Pilot Display

The firmware of Pilot Display unit comprises of two parts: bootloader and main application. Bootloader simplifies the process of main application upgrade – once the bootloader is programmed, there is no need in external programmers to do firmware upgrades. Source code of the main application is designed as a sketch for very popular Arduino platform […]

DefendLineII. Building firmware

Building firmware is pretty much similar to building bootloader described in the previous article. Assuming that you have WinAVR and SVN already installed, your DefendLineII PCB has bootloader flashed and avrdude can communicate with the board so you are ready for the procedure.

Download source code for DefendLineII project if you have not done […]

DefendLineII. Flashing bootloader

A bootloader is a compact executable code often flashed in upper program memory area implementing basic transfer protocol and facilitating self-programming function, making possible firmware updates without need to have an external programmer. In most cases bootloaders simulate basic programmers to take advantage of already existing software support without invention of something new. Of course, […]