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RENESAS TOOL NEWS on December 16, 2003: RSO-M38000T2-CPE-031216D
A Note on Using Compact Emulator
M38000T2-CPE
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Several problems are found in the firmware loaded in the M38000T2-CPE
compact emulator for the 740 family MCUs. We supply the problem-fixed
firmware and explain how to download it at the end of this news.
- Firmware Versions Concerned
All the versions of the M38000A1.C0 earlier than Ver.1.01.00 loaded in the M38000T2-CPE
The version of the firmware can be checked as follows:
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Launch the M3T-PD38M. |
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Open the Help menu and select the About command. |
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In the Version dialog box that appears, check the version of the M38000A1.C0 firmware file. |
- Problems Found
The following problems occur when you use the emulator coming with
the firmware concerned:
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When the area containing addresses 4000-4FFF is referenced or
modified in the various windows or by script commands;, or the
program written in this area is executed, the following symptoms
may appear:
- An error arises which says "ERROR 16224: Target MCU is not under control. Please reset target systems."
- Data in addresses 4000--4FFF are incorrectly displayed.
- Data in addresses 4000--4FFF are incorrectly set.
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When the user program reads out break vector addresses, the
emulator system may malfunction.
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When the RESET button is clicked or the reset command is executed
in the M3T-PD38M, or the target MCU is reset by the target system,
data in the emulation memory area may be corrupted.
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- Workaround
Please replace the M38000A1.C0 firmware file in your product with the problem-fixed one (Ver.1.01.00) as follows:
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Download the compressed firmware file "firm.exe"(154KB)
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Decompress the firm.exe file to obtain the M38000A1.C0 Ver.1.01.00 and Readme_e.txt files.
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Follow the steps shown in Readme_e.txt to update the firmware file.
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We have upgraded the above firmware. Please download the latest firmware from the following Tool News.
RENESAS TOOL NEWS "Notes on Using M38000T2-CPE" issued on March 16, 2004
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