Operation
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SLUUBF9 – March 2016
Copyright © 2016, Texas Instruments Incorporated
bq4050EVM-561 Evaluation Module
3.5
Firmware Screen
Pressing the
Firmware
button selects the
Firmware Update
window. This window allows exporting and
importing the device firmware.
Figure 7. Firmware Screen
The upper section of the Firmware screen is used to initialize the device by loading the default .srec into
the flash memory (see
).
•
Search for the .srec file using the
Browse
button.
•
Select the
Execute after programming
box to automatically return the device to Normal mode after
programming has completed.
•
Press the
Program
button and wait for the download to complete.
3.5.1
Programming the Flash Memory
The lower section of the Firmware screen is used to export all of the flash memory from the device (see
).
•
Press the
Browse
button and enter an .srec filename.
•
Pressing the
Read Srec from device
button saves the flash memory contents to the file. Wait for the
download to complete.
3.6
Advanced Comm SMB Screen
Press the
Advanced Comm SMB
button to select the
Advanced SMB Comm
window. This tool provides
access to parameters using
SMB
and
Manufacturing Access
commands (see
).
