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Error when programming Pixy with hex file from gcc

Pixy Software
#1

I noticed that work has been done getting the Pixy Cam firmware compiling with GCC. So, I figured I would try it out. I downloaded LPCXpresso, and managed to get the code on the github (the revision with the commit message “Fix: pixy_init() now returns a value.”) to compile, and it popped out a video.hex file.

Now, for the other firmware hex files (such as the one on the site under the files tab), I could just program it via PixyMon. However, when I tried to do that with the video.hex outputted from gcc, I got the error “invalid address range” (Screenshot is attached: CantProgram.png). And then, if it matters, then a never ending loop of “pixy Detected. Error: Can’t get firmware version” (CantGetFirmware.png). The pixy cam is still operational when I unplug and plug it back into the USB port, so I didn’t brick it :P.

So… Did I screw something up, or is the Pixy Cam not ready to be programmed with the .hex file from GCC just yet?

Other information:
PixyMon version: 0.1.49
Pixy Camera Firmware: 0.1.44
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit.

Thanks!

#2

Hi Seth,

The GCC compiler is not ready yet. Those files are available since we’re doing the development out in the open, meaning we’re posting updates as they happen instead of when its completely finished. We’ll make an announcement when its finished and we get all of the bugs out.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Scott