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Multilink and Vista problems

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JeffB
Contributor I

I recently upgrade to a computer with Vista and am now having a few problems with the PE Multilink CF.  I have installed the latest drivers and I can get it to work with CF Flasher but have trouble with the CodeWarrior.

 

Most time when I click on debugger it get a message that the "Coldfire PE Protocol Adapter: No USB connection found".  But sometimes, it magically works.  Other times I have to unplug the Multilink from the USB port for a few minutes and then reconnect.

 

When it does work, if I kill the debug thread, it will not work the next time I try to start the debugger.

 

I had installed the CodeWarrior 7.1 before I updated the drivers. 

 

Has anyone had this trouble or a solution?

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JeffB
Contributor I

Getting close but not there yet.

 

PE Micro indicated that to run under Vista that a new version of unit_cfz.dll needs to be in the CFFlasher directory and in C:\Window\System32. 

 

I did that and CFFlasher appears to be working.

 

I found an older version of the dll in C:\Program Files\Freescale\CodeWarrior for ColdFire V7.1\bin\Plugins\Support\Coldfire\pemicro.

 

I replaced that dll with a new one and the Multilink works a little better in Codewarrior.  I still have to click the run button 2 or 3 times before it will find the device.

 

I'll keep at it, if anyone else had an idea I'm all ears.

 

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EdT
Contributor II

Hi Jeff,

 

You may find the following FAQ useful:

http://www.pemicro.com/faqs/faq_view.cfm?ID=103

 

It was written for the CF Flasher utility, but applies to CodeWarrior as well.

 

Best regards,

Edison

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butok
NXP Employee
NXP Employee

Hello Jeff, 

 

>>get a message that the "Coldfire PE Protocol Adapter: No USB connection found". 

I had this type of issue with CW when CF Flasher is started (closing of the CF Flasher helped :smileywink:.

 

BTW:
I have very often not repetitive issues with CW Flasher.
But CF Flasher always works perfectly and faster.

 

Best regards,
Andrey Butok

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vier_kuifjes
Senior Contributor I

I once had a similar problem after upgrading my PC to Vista, but I never understood how it happened - see description in this thread:

 

http://forums.freescale.com/freescale/board/message?board.id=CWCFCOMM&message.id=2661&query.id=59459...

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