discrepancy when configuring external tools

[louie]

Hey guys i did
IDE Tools.... Customize external tools
then i selected item 2, Make HEX and FLASH
the File name is {SynDir}..\G+Stools\G+Stool.exe
parameters are hexflash "{FileName}"

then i hit F5(Make HEX and FLASH), and in the output it says something entirely different :
running: "C:\GCB@Syn\G+Stools\flashAVR.bat" with parameters "C:\Users\OWNER\Desktop\projects\mycode.hex" MEGA2560
so what gives? flashAVR.bat is not G+Stool.exe
it's not executing the tool specified above.
and the parameters are different too. what is hexflash?

[Anobium]

see https://sourceforge.net/p/gcbasic/discussion/chipfileforum/thread/b460c33c/#2a82

please install the lastest release.

[Anobium]

Recommend upgrade to the latest version as we have dropped use of those batch files.

V0.98.02 is what you need.

[louie]

well i looked at the new config files and the file use.ini
there's a line that says:

[tool = arduinomega]
desc = Arduino Mega2560
type = programmer
command = %instdir%\..\avrdude\avrdude.exe
workingdir = 
params = -c Wiring -u -b 115200 -P %port% -p m2560 -U flash:w:"%filename%":i
port = COM16
useif = DEF(AVR) and ChipName=mega2560
progconfig = 

the problem is the "-P %port%" part. how do i set the port variable?

[louie]

ok i found out how to set the port variable and hit the flash command and this time it connected and started downloading..... and never stopped. 3 minutes later i closed the G+Stool dialog, hit FLASH again and now i get "avrdude.exe: ser_open(): can't open device "\.\COM23": The system cannot find the file specified."
the port is right but replugging the usb wire doesn't do any good.

[louie]

[Anobium]

@Louie.

Well done.

You seem to have a really missed up installation.

Use.ini was onlly implemented @ v0.98.02 but your first shows the dialogs from an earlier version.

YOU SHOULD NOT edit use.ini by hand. Use the Programmer Preferences Tool (PPT). Within PPT you will find the programmers and then setting the port is within a specific programmer. But, this is v0.98.02 or later functionality.

If you are having any issues - try select AVRDUDES to inspect and validate your configuration then update PPT with the correct port setting.

:-)

[louie]

thanks. after a few hours of bangin my head i think i got it goin. i used the arduino IDE to reload the boot loader on my board and the avrdudess and it did connect and i had to do -D because it kept giving me "chip erase..... command failed"
but then i used PPT again and under PROGRAMMERS i selected "Avrdude (Stk500V2 @115200)" and dragged it to the top of the list and then edited those settings under Programmer Editor.
so now it seems to be good.

[louie]

and yeah the first post was when i was using the older version, 98.01
so i installed 98.02 and had a whole different problem. live n learn