[amsat-bb] LVB Tracker v0.9 Firmware

[Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)]

Hello Howard,

I am very pleased to inform you that the first link (with config bits  
set) worked very well.  I was able to update the firmware from 0.7 to  
0.9 (using picprog.exe) and all the previous problems has been solved.  
  Will proceed to update the second unit tomorrow.

I would like to thank you for your very kind help and I really  
appreciate all the trouble you have took to provide me with the  
updated firmware 0.9.

Thank you again and have a great weekend to all :)

73, Sion, 9M2CQC


Quoting Howard Long <hlong at btinternet.com>:

> Hello Sion.
>
> Not sure what's happened to that file, apologies, when I get chance I'll
> take a look at why the link is broken.
>
> When that was originally written, there wasn't a defined way to set the
> processor config bits within a .hex file, and I distributed the original
> .hex files without the config bits assigned. Below, I have links to two
> files from my archive, the first with the appropriate config bits set, and
> the second without. For ease of use, I'd use the one with the config bits
> already set. For completeness, the config bits should be 0x3F31 (FOSC=XT,
> WDTE=OFF, PWRTE=ON,BOREN=OFF,LVP=OFF, CPD=OFF, WRT=OFF, CP=OFF).
>
> To use, open MPLAB v8, Configure -> Select Device, set to PIC16F877 or
> PIC16F877A. Then File -> Import and select the hex file. Then select your
> programmer and program the device.
>
> With config bits set:
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=2EDA80327053C74D!49680&authkey=!AEL7pL
> 6wWMLtnVw&ithint=file%2chex
>
> Without config bits:
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=2EDA80327053C74D!49678&authkey=!AEYGaF
> ylrxNa9ag&ithint=file%2chex
>
> It's been a long time since I looked at this, so apologies if I got anything
> wrong here!
>
> 73, Howard G6LVB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Sion Chow Q.
> C. (9W2QC)
> Sent: 24 September 2015 17:31
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker v0.9 Firmware
>
> Dear All,
>
> I have been an original LVB Tracker for many years running firmware
> 0.7.  Recently I am having some problems with the serial
> communications and from the forums, I notice that firmware version 0.9
> has resolved these issues.
>
> However, the link published (many of which are few years ago) to
> download this firmware at
> http://www.g6lvb.com/Articles/LVBTracker/LVBTrack.hex seems to be no
> longer valid.
>
> I have been trying to look around but failed to obtain a copy of the
> firmware version 0.9 .hex file.  Would really appreciate any pointers
> of where I could obtain this new firmware.
>
> Thank you.
>
> 73,
> Sion Chow Q. C.,
> 9M2CQC, WQ2C, 9V1QC, JG1XHM,
> ex: 9W2QC, AB3IO, WQ2C /HL1 /YB9
>
>
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