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Rudolph:
I found more issues with EAB 1.4.0 beside the UTF-8 ones that are already under investigation.

The release notes state:
- Add the "Verify" function in flash utility

And yes, there is a checkmark-button for this in the EAB GUI.
However, when you activate the option and click "UPDATE", you only get the default output of "ProgFlash.exe"
in the Log window:
Welcome to BT81X Flash Programming Utility v1.0
Copyright(c) Bridgetek Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved

Usage: ProgFlash [command] [argument]

module       Select Program Module [ FT4222 (default) | MPSSE ]
chip         Select Program EVE Chip [ BT815 | BT816 | BT815A ]
erase        Erase all of flash
newblob      Install blob <file_name> in flash
write        Write <file_name> to flash (assumes flash is already erased)
update       Write <file_name> to flash, erasing if necessary
read         Read all of flash into <filename>

As if the "ProgFlash.exe" is supposed to have a verify command but the version shipped with the EAB package does not.
The "ProgFlash.exe" from EAB 1.2 has the exact same output, the newer version is 512 bytes longer though.
And I have not found a verify command in the .exe but the list above is missing the "detect" command.

Regarding "detect", it does work as a command from the command-line but fails from the GUI.
And the GUI suggests that there is a parameter to avoid measuring the writing speed, I wonder if that is there and what is.


When I use ProgFlash to erase a chip this is what happens:
---
D:\Chip_Test>ProgFlash module MPSSE erase
 Information on channel number 0:
 Flags=0x2
 Type=0x8
 ID=0x4036014
 LocId=0x422
 SerialNumber=
 Description=Single RS232-HS
 ftHandle=0x0

handle=0x7197f0 status=0x0
VC1 register ID after wake up 7c

 reg_touch_rz =0x7fff
 reg_touch_rzthresh =0xffff
 reg_touch_tag_xy=0x80008000
 reg_touch_tag=0x0

Switch flash status to FULL. Result: SUCCESS
Erasing Flash...
Progress ERASE 1
Progress ERASE 90
Switch flash status to BASIC. Result: SUCCESS
Progress ERASE 100
Erase Flash successfully
---

Why does it switch the flash to FULL in order to erase it?
There is no need to this, the chip-erase command will not work any faster.
What it does however is making it impossible to erase chips with EAB that do not work with the "unified.blob".
For example AT25SF641-SUB-T and AT25QF128A-SHB-T from Adesto.


On a side-note, what is a BT815A?

And why does EAB come with a "unified.blob", a "BT815.blob" and a "BT816.blob" now?
Which really is the same file with three different names.


- Replace 'numpy' by 'tinynumpy' to reduce distribution package size

No numpy to be found anywhere in the EVE Asset Builder installation.

BRT Community:
Hello,

Thanks for you post.
I have passed this on to the development team for EAB for their consideration.

Best Regards,
BRT Community

Rudolph:
Hello,

a month has passed and neither has EAB been updated or the questions been answered.
I really wonder why Bridgetek is moving so slowly.
Same applies to documentation.

Sure, quality control is important.
But especially EAB does not leave the impression with me that it has been thoroughly tested.
Let us help with that, put more stuff in the "Test and Review Area".

Best regards,
Rudolph

BRT Community:
Hello,

I will chase the development team up regarding this.
As for the 3 separate blob files, I believe this is for future proofing in-case different versions are required for different ICs, but yes currently they are all the same file.

Best Regards,
BRT Community

BRT Community:
Hello Rudolph,

There is now a new version of EAB available (1.6.0) which should address the points in this post:
www.brtcommunity.com/index.php?topic=153.0

I would be grateful if you could give it a try.

Best Regards,
BRT Community

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