On 2006-08-07, David Peters <dav...@matrixpd.com> wrote: >> I'm baffled why people persist in using CRCs in software for >> things like EEPROM and flash ROM.
> All I'm looking for is a way for the tools to add all of the > bytes of a code file and embed the sum into the hex file at a > specific location. Nothing fancy. The CRC thing was just a tangential discussion. Sorry if we offended you. I posted a program that would do what you want if you modified one or two lines of code. If you care to specify the checksum format to be used, I could make the required changes for you. Googling for 5 seconds also finds various free utilities that do what you want: http://www.keil.com/support/docs/494.asp?bhcp=1 http://www.logicaldevices.com/utilities.htm > When the bootloader starts, it adds all the bytes of the app > space and compares it to the sum that was embdeed into the hex > file. If they don't match, it waits for a new app. > > It sounds like this can't be done with the GCC tools, so I'll > have to do it manually. Whatever. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'm a fuschia bowling at ball somewhere in Brittany visi.com
