GHI's tool to replace MFDeploy

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@ Brett - Again, it’s only because of the docs. Maybe I should stop reading documentation;-)

See here: https://www.ghielectronics.com/docs/54/firmware-update-emx

It tells me this: “If you are using a FEZ Spider and plan on using it in a Gadgeteer project, you must rename the USB name for Visual Studio to properly see the device for deployment. In MFDeploy, go to “Target->Configuration->USB Name”. Here, you must set the USB Friendly Name to Gadgeteer. Click Apply. If you are updating a FEZ Spider, at this point you should put the on-board switches back to “Default” mode.”

So does this mean it is currently not possible to change the USB name after upgrading the firmware to NETMF 4.3?

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I’m not sure if that comment is still relevant, only GHI (or someone with a spider, which I don’t) could authoritatively comment.

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@ candritzky - we change the name automatically in this tool.

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@ Brett - I am someone with a spider. I can confirm that it still works from VS2012 with the default USB device name (EMX_EMX). So the docs should be updated.

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@ candritzky - yes it does work but you have to select it in deploying options. The gadgeteer name just makes it a bit easier for beginners.

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@ candritzky -

Here, you must set the USB Friendly Name to Gadgeteer.

I did that when I got my Spider and everything worked. Somewhere along the line it got changed to EMX. I did NOT change it from Gadgeteer.

MFDeploy, FEZ Config, VS2010 and 2012 for Windows Desktop see it as:
Device USB EMX_EMX.

Friendly name as EMX

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@ candritzky - I’ve added a brief comments to the emx firmware page regards FEZ Config automatically doing the rename step. Thanks for pointing out the omission.

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@ Gus - hi ! I just received a card Fez panda-II, and I want to update the firmeware card to version 2, to do this I must have tool Fez-config but unfortunately I do not have on my computer even after you install the package GHIs-electronics and there I searched the net and I came across this discution gave me MFDeploy tool
I wonder as well, is that this tool can help me to update the firmeware card panda-2

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@ Adil - Welcome to the forum!

Make sure you have this SDK installed for Panda II

https://www.ghielectronics.com/support/netmf/sdk/5/netmf-premium-package-2012-r0

It has tools to update the board as well.

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@ Architect -
oh thanks…I just find it on the net, the tool is called USBizi-updater and not Fez-config
apparently, I met another trick: is it necessary to update the firmeware before using the card if i have firmeware version 4.1.8.0 according to USBizi-updater ?
cordially.

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If firmware is the same as the one that comes with the SDK, then you don’t need to update.

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@ Architect -
how can i konw the version of SDK , is it 4.1 ? if it’s right so what shoud i do?

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You should be good. It is in the release notes document, that is located in your installation folder.

Here it is:

• USBizi (FEZ Mini, FEZ Domino, FEZ Rhino, FEZ Panda) V 4.1.8.0
• EMX (FEZ Cobra) V 4.1.8.0, TinyBooter V 4.1.6.0
• ChipworkX V 4.1.8.0 TinyBooter V 4.1.5.1
• GHI NETMF Library V 4.1.8.0

So you have the latest.

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@ Architect -

very good ! now i can start…

cordially V

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Great! Enjoy your Panda II ! It is one of my favorite boards.