There is an XLS ( in GitHub as it has been for years), which has the basic information for all AVR chips. And the XLS has an entry per chip ( not optional ), and, the new executable.
To use the executable you run AVRDX_to_DATv7.exe.
With no parameter the program will list ALL the chips supported by MPLAB IDE.
The chipname as a parameter, i.e. mega4809’. This will process the latest version of the DFP file as the DAT file. Pipe the output to the target filename i.e.mega4809.dat`.
The executable can be edited and recompiled using FreeBASIC( FBC ). FBC is same folder as the executable and using FBC AVRDX_to_DATv7.bas will recompile,
The executable is an adapted version of the PIC generator but this generated a DAT ( the PIC version generates an INC file).
The executable is processes the source files as follows:
InitAndGetFiles – opens MPLAB-IDE, determines the chip version from the XML.
PrintHeader – outputs the file with lots of useful information.
PrintChipData – outputs the DAT file header using the MPLAB and XLS data sources.
PrintPointers – outputs the DAT file pointers section.
PrintInterrupts – outputs the DAT file interrupt section from MPLAB source.
PrintAliases – outputs the DAT file aliases section based on MPLAB source.
Printregisters – outputs the DAT file register section from MPLAB source.
PrintBits – outputs the DAT file bits section from MPLAB source.
PrintFreeRam – outputs the DAT file freeram section from MPLAB source.
PrintFooter - – outputs the DAT file footer sections.
Usage
A simple example is AVRDX_to_DATv7 mega4809 > mega4809.dat
Notes
You get the message Not a valid chip, or no DFP files .. NOCHIP - … - You need to update MPLAB-IDE using the DFP manager to download the pack that has the chip included. By default not all chips are available with in MPLAN-IDE and you need to update the DFPs.
The executable searches your local MPLAB-IDE DFP sources. The latest DFP will be used – this is automatic.
The version of MPLAB-IDE is hard coded. Simply edit the source, change the version and recompile.
Enjoy - this is now a simple process and no longer a black art.
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Last edit: Anobium 2024-08-01
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Generating DAT for the AVRDX chip is simple. I have written a converter that automatically generates the DAT from two sources.
The executable and the source is in GitHub. https://github.com/GreatCowBASIC/DATFileGenerator
There is an XLS ( in GitHub as it has been for years), which has the basic information for all AVR chips. And the XLS has an entry per chip ( not optional ), and, the new executable.
To use the executable you run
AVRDX_to_DATv7.exe.mega4809’. This will process the latest version of the DFP file as the DAT file. Pipe the output to the target filename i.e.mega4809.dat`.The executable can be edited and recompiled using FreeBASIC( FBC ). FBC is same folder as the executable and using
FBC AVRDX_to_DATv7.baswill recompile,The executable is an adapted version of the PIC generator but this generated a DAT ( the PIC version generates an INC file).
The executable is processes the source files as follows:
Usage
A simple example is
AVRDX_to_DATv7 mega4809 > mega4809.datNotes
You get the message
Not a valid chip, or no DFP files .. NOCHIP - …- You need to update MPLAB-IDE using the DFP manager to download the pack that has the chip included. By default not all chips are available with in MPLAN-IDE and you need to update the DFPs.The executable searches your local MPLAB-IDE DFP sources. The latest DFP will be used – this is automatic.
The version of MPLAB-IDE is hard coded. Simply edit the source, change the version and recompile.
Enjoy - this is now a simple process and no longer a black art.
Last edit: Anobium 2024-08-01