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[WP34s] Flashing with USB adapter successful - Alexander Oestert - 08-24-2011

Hi all,

I just managed to flash a 30b with a Digitus (FTDI) USB-to-Serial-Adapter on my Asus eeePC 1001P. Only the messages on the WP34s screen that came after the flashing were not the ones found here., but still it worked flawlessly on the very first try!

My thanks go to the WP34s team and to Gene for providing the cable! AWESOME!

Edited: 24 Aug 2011, 12:13 p.m.


Re: [WP34s] Flashing with USB adapter successful - Marcus von Cube, Germany - 08-24-2011

The messages after flashing are obviously not those documented by HP for their firmware but those documented by Walter for WP 34S. The ROM boot loader built into the processor by Atmel does not do any display because it has no idea what kind of display is connected to the chip.


Re: [WP34s] HP 30b original firmware available? - Alexander Oestert - 08-24-2011

Quote:
HP for their firmware

Is the 30b firmware provided anywhere should I want to rerepurpose it for any strange reason?

EDIT: Found the answer
here


Edited: 24 Aug 2011, 2:49 p.m.


Re: [WP34s] Flashing with USB adapter successful - Hubert Weikert - 08-24-2011

Asus eeePC 1001P: was this with Windows 7?

Hubert


Re: [WP34s] Flashing with USB adapter successful - Alexander Oestert - 08-24-2011

Quote:
Asus eeePC 1001P: was this with Windows 7?

Hubert


No, it's XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3


Actually, the 30b firmware... - Gene Wright - 08-24-2011

is available from me if you want it. Tim has allowed me to send it out upon request so he is free to keep working on the HP 67CXi due out at HHC 2012.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Namir - 08-24-2011

Gene,

That's mighty nice of you!! Sending these cables out frees HP from doing that task.

Cheers,

Namir

PS: Still in NC beach and waiting for the local county to issue a possible evacuation order for tomorrow in face of hurricane Irene.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Eric Smith - 08-24-2011

Will HHC 2012 be before or after the end of the world?


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Gene Wright - 08-24-2011

If the HP 67CXi is announced, the end cannot be far behind.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Namir - 08-24-2011

If we make it just an HP-67CX (drop the trailing i) will it make a difference??

:-)

Namir


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Namir - 08-24-2011

Maybe the Aztec calculations needed a HP calculator to do the calculations right. I hear they used TI calculators That figures!!!

Namir

Edited: 24 Aug 2011, 6:52 p.m.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Patrice - 08-24-2011

Namir,

I heard that in fact they were using MS-Excel :)

Patrice


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Howard Owen - 08-24-2011

It's the Mayans, not the Aztecs. The Mayans are going to destroy the world in 2012 unless they get HP-15Cs.

I may have that wrong ...


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Mike Morrow - 08-24-2011

The Mayans are much more sophisticated than that. They want HP 42S's.


Re: [WP34s] Flashing with USB adapter successful using Windows 7 - Gerry Schultz - 08-24-2011

I too just had success flashing my WP-34s to version 2.11388. As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently purchased an HP Pavilion laptop PC and I've been curious about if I could flash my WP-34s to the latest firmware on it. This PC is running Windows 7 Professional and I used an ES-U-1001-R100 USB-to-RS232 (FTDI) adapter. After reading Bart's article on "How to get started with a WP-34s", I googled SAM-BA 2.10 and downloaded it from Atmel's website. It's the first download listed. In the description on their website, it stated that SAM-BA 2.10 was for Win7, so I didn't try setting the compatibility mode as recommended in Bart's article.

It installed without a problem and ran fine. I noticed that it takes a long time to start up so I had to be patient. I closed the program and connected up the USB-to-RS232 adapter and Win7 identified it immediately and installed it successfully. I did go into the Device Manager and change the assigned serial port from Com 3 to Com 1 but that's not important. I then followed the 20b reflashing procedure and it worked the first time!

Very Cool. If there are any questions about my setup or what I did, please post.

Gerry


Edited: 24 Aug 2011, 11:55 p.m.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Namir - 08-24-2011

Let's hope HP brings out the HP-15C LE for the Mayans to redo the calculations .. and quickly!!

:-)

Namir


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Namir - 08-24-2011

Good one!!!

Are you coming to HHC2011??

Namir


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Patrice - 08-25-2011

Yes

I am registered


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Thomas Radtke - 08-25-2011

Hi Gene,

I guess the 30b F/W is tied legally to the 30b? If not, I'd like to try it on my 20b (don't own a 30b, unfortunately).

Thomas


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Marcus von Cube, Germany - 08-25-2011

I don't know if that's possible at all but TW once stated that HP has tried hard not to allow the 30b firmware to run on the 20b hardware.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Walter B - 08-25-2011

And the 30b keyboard runs circles around the 20b. So you should get one anyway ... :-)


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Gene Wright - 08-25-2011

The 30b firmware runs only on the 30b.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Thomas Radtke - 08-25-2011

I'm sure it does, but my calculator budget has to be preserved for the 15C LE(*) ;-).

(*) if it doesn't appear, I'll get the 30b in the next fire sale when Leo dumps the calc devision ;-(


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Thomas Radtke - 08-25-2011

Ok, thanks!


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Jeff O. - 08-26-2011

I just picked up two 30b's for $23.95 each from Amazon, with free shipping. Took 6 days from ordering to arrival.


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Thomas Radtke - 08-26-2011

Should I ask the US government for shelter from european prices? ;-)


Re: Actually, the 30b firmware... - Jeff O. - 08-26-2011

Sorry Thomas, it was not my intention to highlight worldwide price inequities. I wish they did not exist.