SPI FLASH programmer

For using in embedded software development. This application can be used to upload U-Boot, OS kernel and filesystem image to SPI Flash memory of your development board. Programming of Texas Instruments bluetooth SoC system on crystal. Reading and writing various SPI Flash memory.

List of supported chips

Quick Start

For a quick start with the programmer you need to buy adapter Altera USB-Blaster C and install the Altera USB-Blaster driver for your OS.


Also you can use the LPT port and LPT Adapter. This work with older computers and is not relevant now.

Drivers install

The 'uFlash' require original: Altera USB-Blaster driver Win
and the Direct D2XX driver from FTDI: D2XX

Installation instruction for Linux OS: USB-Blaster driver for Linux
Windows LPT port driver are available here: InpOut32 (x86 x64)

Port configuration

When using different adapters for programming, you must configure the interface. LPT or USB port is specified in the 'uFlash.cfg' file. To choose the port to use, change the string: port=lpt or port=usb in the 'uFlash.cfg' file.


If yours LPT base address is different from the standard one (0x0378), it can be specified as follow string: lptaddr=0xC210. Your current LPT address can be found in the PC 'Device manager' panel.

How to add a new chip

If the chip you are looking is missing in the 'uFlash.cfg' file, you can use the chip datasheet for the add required parameters, and include corresponding line to this file yourself. Some chips, for example AT45DB161, do not have the JEDEC autodetection code. In this case you need add -n=AT45DB161 name forced option to the command line, and specify parameters for your chip like: name=AT45DB161 line of 'uFlash.cfg'. For new MCU chips, you can do it similarly. See 'Chip ID' field & 'Chip version' for add new configuration string.

Options

If you run the program without parameters, it outputs a list of possible options.
It is convenient to use batch files for different configurations.
The program folder contains the following examples of *.bat files:

• erase.bat - chip full erase
• write.bat - program chip
• verify.bat - verify programming
• dump.bat - reading data from the chip
• show.bat - show dump on the screen
• compare.bat - compare dump with the file

Other files included in the program folder are:

• config.cfg - configuration of port
• flash_db.cfg - database of FLASH memory & configurations

*.bat file examples for program embedded OS are available here uClinux flashing
* Resurrecting the TI 'CC Debugger' solution are available here CC-debuger recovering