Netduino Firmware v4.2.0 RC4 (Netduino + Netduino Plus)

Hi Doctor, With the RC4 release, we had to reduce the amount of available flash a bit. This means that a larger app which uses System.Http.dll may not fit (and I'm guessing is what's happening here). With a future beta, we'll be reclaiming a bit of this flash for you. Chris

Thank you Chris.

Sorry... where I can find a compiled version of RC3 FMW? Thanks, Alberto.

Upgraded my code to 4.2 RC4 no operational problems noted with execution. The missing FP operations seem back and the values are correct. Deployment still fails after a couple of debug executions, the problem is a bug in the bootloader on the netduino not with the driver on the PC. Once the deployment fails, there is no way to gain control of VS. If you remove the USB the machine blue screens. End task then remove and reconnect works. This is the bug nobody seems able to fix still after all this time? I know this because it still in the stuck state after removing the usb connection and reconnecting without resetting the board.

Hi DrJaymz, Are you using the NETMF 4.2 beta drivers on your computer (the unsigned ones)? Chris

Hi DrJaymz,

Are you using the NETMF 4.2 beta drivers on your computer (the unsigned ones)?

Chris

Indeed I am, it doesn't say netduino - its something reference board.

I've ruled out current consumption and tight timing loops on the netduino itself.

Thanks for posting this update. Glad that it's working for you!

To confirm: with the 4.2 beta firmware, it is critical to erase your Netduino and reflash both the bootloader (using SAM-BA) and the NETMF runtime (using MFDeploy). Otherwise, they'll have the flash layout mixed up (leading to what you just saw).

Chris

This wasn't in the original step by step flash instructions, caused quite the headache!

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Does the newest firmware RC support the onewire stuff?

Greetings, I hope I'm not beating a dead horse with this post but I am having a heck of a time upgrading my ND+ from 4.1 to 4.2. Even more frustrating is that it was working ok until I started getting memory errors so I tried upgrading and now it’s not working at all. I had very high hopes for this device & it’s beginning to leave a bad taste. Ok venting over. So here is what I’ve done: 1. I am running Windows XP Pro SP3 2. Uninstalled Netduino SDK v4.1 3. Uninstalled MS .NET Micro Framework v 4.1 4. Uninstalled Netduino USB drivers (Device Manager) 5. Restarted PC 6. Verified Netduino USB driver was gone from Device Manager. 7. Installed MS .NET Micro Framework v 4.2 8. Installed Netduino SDK v4.2 9. Downloaded: Firmware_NetduinoPlus_4.2.0.0_RC4.zip a. Has tinyclr.hex file (Two files inside) b. Has TinyBooter v4.2 10. Downloaded & installed SAM-BA 2.11 11. Restarted PC 12. Connected Netduino Plus 13. Shorted gold square (below D0) to 3V3 pin. 14. Disconnected Netduino Plus 15. Reconnected Netduino Plus 16. When windows saw it, I told it “Have a disk” and navigated to \Program Files\ATMEL Corporation\sam-ba_2.11\drv 17. Started SAM-BA. 18. In the Flash tab a. Selected Boot from Flash (GPNVM2) then clicked Execute b. Selected Enable Flash Access then clicked Execute c. Selected TinyBooterDecompressor.bin file to send, then clicked on Send File 19. Closed SAM-BA  ss-06.jpg   114.15KB   20 downloads 20. Disconnect/Reconnect Netduino Plus 21. Windows saw a new device, I told it “Have a disk” and navigated to \ Program Files\Secret Labs\Netduino SDK\Drivers 22. Ran MFDeploy.exe tool 23. Selected for device selected USB and it filled in NetduinoPlus_NetduinoPlus 24. Clicked Ping, it returned Pinging… TinyBooter, Bootloader build info: Netduino Plus (v4.2.0.0 RC4) by Secret Labs LLC 25. Clicked browse and navigated to tinyclr.hex file, then selected the two files within it. a. ER_FLASH b. ER_CONFIG 26. Clicked Deploy and waited till it was done. (The blue light shuts off after it’s done). 27. Tried to ping, and I get Error: No response from device. 28. Disconnect/Reconnected Netduino Plus, tried again, no good. 29. Clicked on Target/Connect(F5) and I get Failure – Device NetduinoPlus_NetduinoPlus is invalid or not responding.  ss-09.jpg   72.38KB   21 downloads That’s it, it’s dead in the water. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

It's down to the lack of support for Windows XP and non-functional driver. It has been this way for months with no change that I can discern. See similar threads describing your exact situation. The only 'fix' is to use Windows 7 with v4.2. If you have access to a Windows 7 PC, try the same procedure and you will see it works.

Does the newest firmware RC support the onewire stuff?

All the current 4.2 RC firmware builds (including RC4) do not include 1-wire support, but once the release version of 4.2 happens, a version with 1-wire support has been promised.

-Valkyrie-MT

It's down to the lack of support for Windows XP and non-functional driver. It has been this way for months with no change that I can discern. See similar threads describing your exact situation. The only 'fix' is to use Windows 7 with v4.2. If you have access to a Windows 7 PC, try the same procedure and you will see it works.

Ok thanks for the quick response. I guess XP is starting to show it's age, I'll have to "man up" and make the switch soon. I'd like to go back to the original firmware. I've tried the same steps but with the 4.1 and now it seems like I have the wrong firmware since the network port is not working. I couldn't find v4.1 firmware specifically labeled Netduino Plus is it posted somewhere on this forum or maybe the Codeplex site? Thanks again.

Search on posts from Chris, I think he provided a link in another thread...

Just noticed on the Netduino Go hardware page that there is a message next to the firmware download links saying:

netduino firmware v4.2.0 source
Available on 8-Apr-2012

Will be the release date just for the Go firmware or for all Netduino Platforms?

Hi nakchak,

Just noticed on the Netduino Go hardware page that there is a message next to the firmware download links saying:

Will be the release date just for the Go firmware or for all Netduino Platforms?

That's the release date for the source for Netduino Go firmware...plus the RC5 source for Netduino.

If RC5 works well for everyone, we'll switch the PWM and AnalogInput classes over to the new 4.2 ones (the same ones implemented already on Netduino Go) and then ship a final RC6/RTM for Netduino.

Chris

When will the Netduino Mini firmware 4.2.0 RC4 be available? I’m feeling left out of all fun.

Search on posts from Chris, I think he provided a link in another thread...

A quick update for anyone that may have the same issue. I was able to get back up & running. I had to go back to 4.1 on NETMF SDK/Netduino SDK/Firmware/Tiny Booter. Then I was back and running. Side note, I successfully updated the firmware to 4.2 on a friends computer running Windows 7. However, even after completing all the steps, getting good responses through MFDeploy on Windows 7, I still could not deploy to it in the XP machine. So I’m back to 4.1 for now.

BTW, the firmware etc is located in Netduino Forums> Hardware> Netduino Plus.

http://forums.netdui...-v410-update-6/

Thanks so much for the help emg and Stefan.

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Sup with RC5 and the rest?! Can´t wait to get my hands on then!

Sup with RC5 and the rest?! Can´t wait to get my hands on then!

We're still working out a deployment glitch with RC5, but hope to have it passed off soon for the community.

We will also have an updated Netduino 4.2 SDK installer.

Chris