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NXHX 52-JTAG | Getting Started
DOC131004GS02EN | Revision 2 | English | 2013-11 | Released | Public
© Hilscher 2013
5.6 Downloading Executable Binary Image to Serial Flash of
the NXHX 52-JTAG via USB
5.6.1
Overview
This section describes how to download an executable binary image from
your development PC to the flash memory of your netX device via USB.
For this, you need the Hilscher
netX
Bootwizard
application as download
tool installed on your PC and an USB cable with a Mini-B connector.
The executable binary image file can be the Second Stage Bootloader
(SSBL) or customer-engineered executable binary image firmware.
This section is relevant to users of the EtherCAT Standard Loadable
Firmware (LFW) example, because users who want to operate the board
with LFW in NXF format need to flash the SSBL beforehand. This section is
also relevant to users who have created an executable binary firmware
image out of an ELF file (see preceding section) and want to flash it.
For more detailed information about the Bootwizard, please refer to the
Operating Instruction Manual
netX Bootwizard
, DOC070502OIxxEN,
which is stored in the
Documentation\4. Tool
Manuals\Bootwizard
directory of the product DVD.
Note:
To ensure successful download, the serial flash memory of the
NXHX 52-JTAG board needs to be empty. The NXHX board is delivered
with an empty serial flash memory. If you have already downloaded any
file to the serial flash, use the Bootwizard application to erase it before you
proceed to download the binary image. Instructions for this are provided in
the
netX Bootwizard
manual.
5.6.2
Prerequisites
You have installed the Hilscher netX Bootwizard application on your PC.
(In the menu of the NXHX 52-JTAG product DVD, choose
Software and
Tools
>
BootWizard
to open the
Tools\Bootwizard
folder, then
double-click
bootwizard_1.3.xxxxx.x_setup.exe
file.)
The NXHX board is connected to a voltage supply.
You have a USB cable with a Mini-B connector ready.
You have access to the image which you want to download.
Note:
If you intend to operate your NXHX board with the EtherCAT slave
firmware, you need to download a special SSBL file to the NXHX board.
This is the
NXHX52JTAG_2ndStageLoader_V1.4.12.1.bin
stored in the
Examples and API\Targets\LFW\1. LFW netX
Toolkit\Firmware\ETHERCAT\2nd Stage Loader
directory.