OneoftheadvantagesofMicrochipísPIC
Æ
micro-
controllerswithself-programmableenhancedFlash
memoryistheabilitytoimplementabootloader.This
allowsdesignerstoimplementapplicationsthatcanbe
updatedmanytimesover,potentiallyextendingthe
applicationísusefullifetime.
Thisapplicationnotedescribesaserialbootloaderfor
16-bitPIC24FdevicesusingtheUARTmoduleasa
communicationchannel.Thebootloaderapplication
usesthecommunicationprotocolsoriginallyoutlinedin
MicrochipApplicationNoteAN851,ìAFlashBootloader
forPIC16andPIC18Devicesî.Somemodificationsto
theoriginalprotocolhavebeenmadetomaintain
compatibilitywiththePIC24architecture.Ithasalso
beenredesignedtoaccommodatethecurrentgenera-
tionofPIC24FJFlashmicrocontrollers,aswellasthe
nextgenerationofPIC24Fdevices.AN1157ASerialBootloaderforPIC24FDevicesAuthor:BrantIveyFIGURE1:BOOTLOADERFUNCTIONALMicrochipTechnologyInc.BLOCKDIAGRAMBootloaderFirmwareINTRODUCTIONUxRXUxTXOneoftheadvantagesofMicrochip’sPICmicro-controllerswithself-programma
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