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=== Bootloader: ===
=== Bootloader: ===
==== Mac: ====
==== Mac: ====
MC Helper can detect/find this board as a [http://www.makingthings.com/documentation/tutorial/mchelper Samba Board], but won't upload
1) Give up on OSX. IT won't work properly, I tried. Well, you can try too, but I found another way...
standard SAM-BA doesn't work for Darwin, since rmmod and modprobe are different on darwin
2) Load linux on your mac.  Rock on!
Making Things has toolchain stuff:
3) Download 'SAM-BA_CDC.zip (Linux - v1.13 current release)  (7 MB, revision 1.13, updated 6/09)' from http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3883
  http://www.makingthings.com/resources/downloads
4) Unzip that package somewhere helpful.  Connect your USB -> Serial connector , and connect your serial to the board.
5) run lsusb, and look for 'Bus 004 Device 007: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port'
5) if that exists, go into the SAM-BA directory, and run ./sam-ba. You should be able to select /dev/ttyUSB0 and connect to it.

Revision as of 01:00, 16 September 2009

A couple of SAM9 Boards are around the space (see http://www.olimex.com/dev/sam9-L9260.html for spec's).

Bootloader:

Mac:

1) Give up on OSX. IT won't work properly, I tried. Well, you can try too, but I found another way... 2) Load linux on your mac. Rock on! 3) Download 'SAM-BA_CDC.zip (Linux - v1.13 current release) (7 MB, revision 1.13, updated 6/09)' from http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3883 4) Unzip that package somewhere helpful. Connect your USB -> Serial connector , and connect your serial to the board. 5) run lsusb, and look for 'Bus 004 Device 007: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port' 5) if that exists, go into the SAM-BA directory, and run ./sam-ba. You should be able to select /dev/ttyUSB0 and connect to it.