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Netduino Plus Firmware v4.2.0 BETA 1


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#21 Corey Green

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Posted 17 June 2011 - 01:50 PM

4.2 beta should work offcause, but if you experience any issues, keep in mind it's still in beta state :)


That worked by the way. Thanks for helping resolve my issue.

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 02:35 PM

Hi Chris,

Just like to find out more on the point 12 of the release notes for v4.2
12. RS232 and TTL UART deployment now selectable via software tool

Does that means now with the upgrade firmware, the UART pins on Netduino Plus can be connected directly to RS232 host? How can it be done?

Also in a separate post, you mentioned that there will be another release v4.2 that include the "50% more RAM" feature. Is it ready?

#23 Chris Walker

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 02:39 PM

Just like to find out more on the point 12 of the release notes for v4.2
12. RS232 and TTL UART deployment now selectable via software tool

Does that means now with the upgrade firmware, the UART pins on Netduino Plus can be connected directly to RS232 host? How can it be done?

You can update the NETMF runtime via TTL or RS232. Updating the bootloader requires RS232. Your program can definitely use either the RS232 or TTL serial port to communicate (whichever one you're not using for your program).

Also in a separate post, you mentioned that there will be another release v4.2 that include the "50% more RAM" feature. Is it ready?

If you drop me a PM with your e-mail address, I'll send it to you! We're letting folks test it for a few days to make sure things are working well. Will post online soon though.

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 02:45 PM

You can update the NETMF runtime via TTL or RS232. Updating the bootloader requires RS232. Your program can definitely use either the RS232 or TTL serial port to communicate (whichever one you're not using for your program).


For the Mini, I agree. But I think this doesn't count for the Normal and Plus right? I update it over USB, or is that the actual RS232-channel? Just to be sure before someone puts his GPIO's on 12V :D
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#25 davidlt

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 05:35 PM

Chris, Does the new release include udp local broadcast patch (Pascal)?

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 06:06 PM

For the Mini, I agree. But I think this doesn't count for the Normal and Plus right? I update it over USB, or is that the actual RS232-channel? Just to be sure before someone puts his GPIO's on 12V :D

Oh right, only on the Mini :) The Netduino and Netduino Plus don't have RS232 serial ports.

You can program the Netduino and Netduino Plus bootloaders over USB...or over serial using pins D0/D1. And you can flash the .NET MF runtime over USB or either serial port (D0/D1 or D2/D3).

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 06:07 PM

Chris,

Does the new release include udp local broadcast patch (Pascal)?

Beta 2 does not, unless it was checked into the .NET MF core. We can get this into beta 3 within 2 weeks though.

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Posted 13 July 2011 - 05:50 PM

Beta 2 does not, unless it was checked into the .NET MF core. We can get this into beta 3 within 2 weeks though.

Chris


Hi Chris,

Any chance we'll get NetBIOS support in the next beta? I for one would really appreciate it ;)

#29 Chris Walker

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Posted 13 July 2011 - 06:27 PM

Any chance we'll get NetBIOS support in the next beta? I for one would really appreciate it ;)

Let me see what this would take... I believe that we can get the UDP broadcast bugfix in there for sure. Do you know how much space does the NetBIOS support will take (it has already been written--correct)?

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Posted 14 July 2011 - 03:29 AM

Let me see what this would take... I believe that we can get the UDP broadcast bugfix in there for sure. Do you know how much space does the NetBIOS support will take (it has already been written--correct)?


Thanks for following up Chris!! The main post I've been following on NetBIOS is here:
http://forums.netdui...pic/473-netbios

Aside from the UDP fix it appears to require about a "screen" worth of code - hopefully its a minor space requirement.

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Posted 14 July 2011 - 04:29 PM

Aside from the UDP fix it appears to require about a "screen" worth of code - hopefully its a minor space requirement.

So, my understanding is that NetBios requires that you be able to broadcast a local UDP. This is currently broken on the Netduino Plus. The fix was a minor change (one line?) shown in this post.

But, the proper UDP fix was posted by Pascal in this post.

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#32 Alphons

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Posted 17 July 2011 - 04:47 PM

I have a Kingston 4GB micro-sd, giving an exception in microsoft.spot.io assembly.

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Posted 17 July 2011 - 06:33 PM

I have a Kingston 4GB micro-sd, giving an exception in microsoft.spot.io assembly.

Hi Alphons,

Do you have a 2GB or smaller MicroSD that you could test?

Also, have you tried formatting the card with Windows first?

The 4GB cards are interesting...because in theory they could be using either MMC/SD or SDHC formatting.

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Posted 17 July 2011 - 10:06 PM

At this moment I switched the card to a 2GB Sandisk and it works. The 4GB kingston is SDHC category 4 type. I formatted it using FAT(16) and FAT32. Used an micro-SD adapter on Win 7 (64 bit). But win7 can not make partitions on the card. Also I tried creating a partition of 1GB using Active Partition Manager (freeware). Both formatting it using FAT and FAT32, but no luck on the netduinoplus. When accessing the card, it can show the Directory name 'SD', but enumerating files, throws an exception. Also tested using a Kingston 8GB type, same result, but I don't have acces to that card any more ;) Also tried the 4.1.1 firmware same result on the 4GB card.

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Posted 17 July 2011 - 10:08 PM

Try using fat32format.exe from http://www.softpedia...T32format.shtml It did the trick for me for a lot of disks and cards. If it helps, please let me know!
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#36 George Antoniadis

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Posted 22 July 2011 - 01:16 PM

I just noticed this on the changelog: 13. Enhanced deployment reliability (software reset enhancements) Has a proper reset method been introduced that could be called via code to reset the netduino? The GPIO to reset pin method doesn't really work so a proper software reset would be nice.

#37 Chris Walker

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Posted 22 July 2011 - 01:35 PM

Hi George,

Has a proper reset method been introduced that could be called via code to reset the netduino?
The GPIO to reset pin method doesn't really work so a proper software reset would be nice.

Have you tried the PowerState.Reboot method that's built into .NET MF?

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#38 George Antoniadis

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Posted 22 July 2011 - 01:50 PM

Have you tried the PowerState.Reboot method that's built into .NET MF?


Ahem. Err, no I hadn't tried it :/
Seems to be working just fine, both the soft and hard options.
/facepalm

Thanks a million Chris :)

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Posted 24 July 2011 - 08:33 AM

I'm not sure if this is a bug or just unfortunate. I was doing a deploy to the netduino+ and it just seemed to hang, and unfortunately i pulled the cable out from the PC and it BSOD me. I'm running win7 64bit, vs2010 professional. Adam Clifford

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Posted 24 July 2011 - 08:37 AM

Hi Adam, You're not the only one, I already reported this as a bug to the NETMF-team: http://netmf.codeple...m/workitem/1049
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