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MESC TOOL NEWS: MESCT-PD30_1-990616D

Firmware Files for PD30, PD79, PD77, and PD38
Upgraded Versions Announcement

This is to announce that the firmware files used for emulator debuggers PD30 (formerly called PDB30), PD79, PD77, and PD38 (formerly called PDB38) have been upgraded.


Products Concerned
The following products are concerned with these upgrades:
Product NameDescription
PD30, PDB30Emulator debugger for M16C/60 and M16C/20 series MCUs
PD79Emulator debugger for 7900 series MCUs
PD77Emulator debugger for 7700/7751 series MCUs
PD38, PDB38Emulator debugger for 740 series MCUs
Descriptions of Upgrading
  1. Firmware File for PD30
    The following problem has been fixed: when instructions that save or transfer the status of the interrupt enable flag (the PUSHC instruction and others) are single-stepped, the target program runs away under specific conditions.

  2. Firmware File for PD79, PD77 and PD38
    The following problem has been fixed: whenever instructions that save the status of the interrupt disable flag on the stack (the PHP instruction and others) are single-stepped, the flag is set (interrupt disabled) and this status is saved on the stack.

How To Upgrade Firmware Files
Upgrading procedure varies according to the version of products.

  1. The latest version of the products (listed below)
    Please download the necessary file and copy it to the directory where PDxx has been installed.

    (1) PD30 V.4.00 Release 1 pd30firm.exe (803KB)
    (2) PD79 V.2.00 Release 1 pd79firm.exe (410KB)
    (3) PD77 V.2.00 Release 1 pd77firm.exe (382KB)
    (4) PD38 V.3.00 Release 1A pd38firm.exe (710KB)
  2. The earlier version of the products (listed below)
    Please upgrade your product to its latest version in advance to downloading the necessary file.
    Customers who are using any of the emulator debuggers listed below will be able to download and install its latest version without charge from the online upgrade site.

    (1) PD30 V.3.00 Release 1
    (2) PD79 V.1.10 Release 1
    (3) PD77 V.1.00 Release 1
    (4) PD38 V.2.00 Release 1
    For information on how to upgrade your emulator debugger to its latest version, visit the related web site shown in the following table:
    ProductURL
    PD30 PD30 V.4.00 Release 1 Upgraded Version Announcement on Apr. 1, 1999
    PD79 PD79 V.2.00 Release 1 Upgraded Version Announcement on Apr. 1, 1999
    PD77 PD77 V.2.00 Release 1 Upgraded Version Announcement on Apr. 1, 1999
    PD38 PD38 V.3.00 Release 1A Upgraded Version Announcement on Apr. 8, 1999





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