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Step 2Installing the Bootloader Driver
This step only needs to be done once per system. Once you have the driver properly installed, the driver will be automatically loaded up, and the UPCB will be recognized by the bootloader software.
So far, we've connected the Button Select USB cable to your controller, and plugged it into your PC with the Start and Select buttons held down to enter bootloader mode. You must also have a recent copy of the UPCB software extracted somewhere on your system, including the .HEX file you wish to upgrade to.
If the bootloader driver has not been installed before, you'll see the famous 'Found New Hardware' window below.
The steps are very straight-forward. After the 'Found New Hardware' window is up for a while, you'll be presented with the Found New Hardware Wizard. Go ahead and press 'Next'.
The wizard will ask whether you want to 'Search for a suitable driver...' or 'Display a list..' Place a checkmark next to 'Search for a suitable driver...', and press 'Next'.
The wizard will now ask for the locations to search for a driver. Uncheck every box EXCEPT for 'Specify a location'. Press 'Next'.
Next, you will have a window allowing you to select where you want the PC to look for a driver. Click 'Browse'.
In the 'Locate File' window that appears, navigate to where the UPCB files are. Once in the UPCB directory, navigate to the 'MCHPUSB Driver' subdirectory, and then into the 'Release' directory. You will see a single file there named 'mchpusb.inf'. Select that file, and click 'Open'.
The 'Copy manufacturer's files from' box will now show the full path to the 'UPCB\MCHPUSB Driver\Release' directory. Click 'Ok'.
The Found New Hardware Wizard will indicate that it found a driver in the exact place we told it to look. Click 'Next'.
The final page of the wizard indicates that 'Windows has finished installing the software for this device.' Click 'Finish'. The driver installation is now complete.
If you want to verify that all is well, go into your Device Manager. You will see a device in the 'Other devices' heading called 'PIC 18F4550 Family Device'. If you see this, then the driver is installed as working. We are ready to run the bootloader software.
So far, we've connected the Button Select USB cable to your controller, and plugged it into your PC with the Start and Select buttons held down to enter bootloader mode. You must also have a recent copy of the UPCB software extracted somewhere on your system, including the .HEX file you wish to upgrade to.
If the bootloader driver has not been installed before, you'll see the famous 'Found New Hardware' window below.
The steps are very straight-forward. After the 'Found New Hardware' window is up for a while, you'll be presented with the Found New Hardware Wizard. Go ahead and press 'Next'.
The wizard will ask whether you want to 'Search for a suitable driver...' or 'Display a list..' Place a checkmark next to 'Search for a suitable driver...', and press 'Next'.
The wizard will now ask for the locations to search for a driver. Uncheck every box EXCEPT for 'Specify a location'. Press 'Next'.
Next, you will have a window allowing you to select where you want the PC to look for a driver. Click 'Browse'.
In the 'Locate File' window that appears, navigate to where the UPCB files are. Once in the UPCB directory, navigate to the 'MCHPUSB Driver' subdirectory, and then into the 'Release' directory. You will see a single file there named 'mchpusb.inf'. Select that file, and click 'Open'.
The 'Copy manufacturer's files from' box will now show the full path to the 'UPCB\MCHPUSB Driver\Release' directory. Click 'Ok'.
The Found New Hardware Wizard will indicate that it found a driver in the exact place we told it to look. Click 'Next'.
The final page of the wizard indicates that 'Windows has finished installing the software for this device.' Click 'Finish'. The driver installation is now complete.
If you want to verify that all is well, go into your Device Manager. You will see a device in the 'Other devices' heading called 'PIC 18F4550 Family Device'. If you see this, then the driver is installed as working. We are ready to run the bootloader software.
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