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How To Program The Scope

The document provides instructions for programming the firmware of an oscilloscope model 06201 in two ways: 1. Using an AVR programmer connected directly to the microcontroller. Specific steps are outlined to connect the programmer and burn the firmware and EEPROM files. 2. Using a pre-loaded bootloader via a serial connection. A level converter is needed to connect to the serial port, and software is used to establish communication and flash new firmware. Detailed settings are provided for the downloading program.

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How To Program The Scope

The document provides instructions for programming the firmware of an oscilloscope model 06201 in two ways: 1. Using an AVR programmer connected directly to the microcontroller. Specific steps are outlined to connect the programmer and burn the firmware and EEPROM files. 2. Using a pre-loaded bootloader via a serial connection. A level converter is needed to connect to the serial port, and software is used to establish communication and flash new firmware. Detailed settings are provided for the downloading program.

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DN062-08v01

How to Program the Scope


Model: 06201

The firmware of the scope resides in its core controller, ATmega64. This is an AVR series
micro-controller from Atmel. There two ways to program the chip for 06201. One is using a
programmer. The other is via the pre-loaded bootloader. This design note explains both.

Program the Scope with a Programmer


To do this you need to prepare following tools:
1) An AVR programmer
2) Software controlling the programmer
AVR is one of the most popular micro-controllers. It shouldn’t be too difficult to find a
ready-made programmer for it. There are also plenty of resources on the web for building one
yourself if you don’t want to buy. Usually they include information for related controlling
software. More over, you can use FPGA/CPLD programmers from some big names as an AVR
programmer, like that from Altera or Xilinx. You can also use AVR STK200 parallel programmer
(or its compatible). The good thing for a STK200 programmer is that it works with PonyProg, a
famous free programming software (www.lancos.com). This article will use Altera programmer
ByteBlasterMV as an example since the programming header on board was designed compatible
with it. For any other programmer you just need to make a simple dangle to route signals to their
correct pins respectively. (JYE Tech provides programmers that are compatible with AVR STK200
and Altera ByteBlasterMV. Please see http://www.jyetech.com/en/default.html.)
The controlling software for Altera’ s ByteBlasterMV was designed by Chan. It can be
downloaded from http://elm-chan.org/works/avrx/report_e.html. This program runs in a DOS
interface. Detailed instructions for usage can be found within the download.
These are general programming steps:
1) Identify the programming header (J4) and its orientation (Fig. 1 and Fig 2).

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

2) Correctly connect J4 to programmer with programming cable.


3) Connect the programmer to PC parallel port.
4) Power up the scope.
5) Check if the programmer and connections work properly by typing in command
“avrsp –pl1 –rf ”. This command reads fuse information of ATmega64. If it returns
valid results then go to next step.
6) Run command
avrsp -pl1 113-06201-050.hex [113-06202-010.hex]
to burn in the main firmware [ and bootloader].

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7) Run command
avrsp -pl1 113-06201-050.eep
to burn in the EEPROM data (You need to program EEPROM if the board is the
first time being programmed).
8) Program fuse bytes in the following order (This is only needed at the chip is
programmed the first time or the fuses was changed).
avrsp -pl1 -fx11111111 (Fuse extended byte)
avrsp -pl1 -fh11000000 (Fuse higher byte)
avrsp -pl1 -fl10101110 (Fuse lower byte)
9) If no error reported the programming is done. Power down scope and remove
programming cable.

Update the Scope Firmware via Bootloader


The scope was preloaded with a bootloader. Each time the scope is powered up it enters the
bootloader first and stay there for about 2 – 3 seconds. During this period the bootloader will
check serial port for communication request. If a request is found and communication established
it will accept firmware download and flash the newly downloaded firmware into ATmega64 itself.
If nothing happens it will boot into scope main firmware and start normal operations.
To use the bootloader following tools are needed:
1) Serial level converter.
2) Download program running on PC.
Level converter is needed because the scope serial port signal level (0 - +5V) is not compatible
with standard serial port signal level (+/- 3V - +/- 25V). A simple level converter can be easily
made with a few common components. The schematic is available at JYE Tech web site
(http://www.jyetech.com/Products/FunctionModules/SerialAdapter/105-04000-00B_S.pdf).
Finished product can also be purchased from the same web site (PN: 100-04000-00B).
The downloading program on PC side (avrubd.exe) was designed by Shao Ziyang
(http://blog.ednchina.com/shaoziyang/). This program communicates with the bootloader and
transfer codes to be burn to the bootloader. It can be downloaded from JYE Tech web site
(http://www.jyetech.com/Products/LcdScope/avrubd.rar).
Steps to use the bootloader:
1) Connect serial level converter to the serial port pins (shown in Fig. 1) of the scope
board.
2) Connect the other end of level converter to PC (Fig. 3).

Oscilloscope PC
Level Converter
Board

Fig. 3

3) Run AVRUBD.EXE. Click “Language”and select “English”.


4) Click on “Options”at main menu. Change settings on tab “AVR”to those shown in Fig.
4. Connect Key has to be “HEX 64”. Flash size should be 64K.
5) Change settings on tab “System” to those shown in Fig. 5. Communication protocol
must be selected to be “Lite Xmodem”.
6) Change settings on tab “Com Port”to those shown in Fig. 6. Com port number should
be choose according to actual port used. Communication format is 9600 bps, 8N1 with
no parity and flow control.
7) Load HEX file to be downloaded into PC after finishing settings above. Click “File –

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Load”and select your file.

Fig. 4 Fig. 5

Fig. 6 Fig. 7

8) Keep scope power down off. Click on “Dn”icon (see Fig. 7. Alternatively you can click
on “Operate –Download”from the main menu) and power up the scope right after. You
will see AVRUBD is trying to communicate with the scope board. If handshake failed
you would see screen like that of Fig. 8.
9) Otherwise, Download is successful if you see screen like Fig. 9.

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Fig. 8 Fig. 9

Notes
Fuse configuration of ATmega64 is as follows. Usually these settings should not be changed.
In case of these bytes are modified programmer is needed to restore them. They can not be
modified with bootloader.
Fuse Extended Byte: 0bxxxxxx11
Fuse Higher Byte: 0b11x00000
Fuse Lower Byte: 0b10101110

Revision History
Version Date Descriptions
01 2008.09.28 First created

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