I have just received my tiny Cerb40. Unfortunately, I am failing to get started.
I am using the following software:
Windows8 64bit
VS2012
MFDeploy 4.3
What have I done first?
Supplied external 3.3v.
Installed all GHI software according to the instructions
I couldnt deploy a sample program from VS2012
Connected to MFDeploy version 4.3 ( is this a problem?)
Ping answers with: Pinging… TinyBooter
From here I followed these instructions: http://www.ghielectronics.com/docs/55/firmware-update-fez-cerberus
1- DFU Tester v3.0.1 used to erase and downloaded the DFU file (TinyBooter_4_2_4_.dfu [13-2-2013]).
2- Disconnected power, removed the LODR-3.3v connection, reconnected.
3- Started MFDeploy again to deploy config.hex + firmware.hex [13-2-2013] to the board.
4- Received the error message: No response from device.
5- …
6- Repeated all steps above many time in small variations
Definitely try with MFDeploy v4.2. I’m not sure about the differences between 4.2 & 4.3 but GHI does not yet officially support v4.3. So, I would always start with v4.2 bits.
You shouldn’t have any problem running 4.2 & 4.3 side-by-side. However, make sure you have the version selected that you want to use in your project properties.
I don’t have a license for full VS2010 and it doesn’t work in Express edition. But, I can us e VS2012 now after installing .NetMF 4.2 and 4.3 editions. They seems to live happily together and 4.2 is probably only needed for the older MFDeploy version.
In VS2012, I start with an empty console application. Set the framework to 4.2 (default = 4.3) and add the necessary GHI references.