SAM-BA USB Flash programming

Joe H. OP #1173444 
I am having trouble using SAM-BA v2.6 to flash my AT91SAM7S256 eval
board.  The eval board works the demo program preloaded was running just
fine.

I performed the bootload copy by closing JP5 (TST), applied power, wait
10 seconds, power down.

When I run SAM-BA it ask for the communication port, to which I reply
"\USB\ARM0" and supply the board name as AT91SAM7S256-EK. Click OK. And
then I get a "communication error".

Is there any other software driver that should be loaded or anything?  I
found it curious that the communication drop down field did not list USB
just COM ports.

Thanks.

Joe
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Joe H. OP #1173446 
Michael Fischer wrote:
> Hello Joe,
>
> what board do you have, an original ATMEL board
> or a clone?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael

Michael,
I am using an Atmel AT91SAM7S-EK board. It has an AT91SAM7S256 part
installed.

Joe
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Joe H. OP #1173448 
I discovered my problem.  When I would plug the USB cable into the
board. Windows would want to install a driver.  Before I was telling it
to cancel, well I let it install a driver (not sure of the filename...)
it started to work!

Joe
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Nils S. #1173449 
Joe Hlebasko wrote:
> I discovered my problem.  When I would plug the USB cable into the
> board. Windows would want to install a driver.  Before I was telling it
> to cancel, well I let it install a driver (not sure of the filename...)
> it started to work!
>
> Joe

Hello Joe (and others!)
What is the filename of the driver you run for this board? Can you
PLEASE check in the hardware setup section for your OS?
It might be exatly the thing I need for my board!!
Best regards
Nils S
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Joe H. OP #1173450 
Nils Soderman wrote:
> Hello Joe (and others!)
> What is the filename of the driver you run for this board? Can you
> PLEASE check in the hardware setup section for your OS?
> It might be exatly the thing I need for my board!!
> Best regards
> Nils S

Nils,
I am running XP Sp2.  When I inserted the USB cable to AT91SAM7S-EK
board, I got the usual "found new hardware" dialog and I let it install
what ever driver it found because I didn't give it any help.  So if you
are running Windows XP just try to let windows find it's own driver.

Joe
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