Syntax for erasing Explorer Kit flash Topic is solved

[alwalker]

Hi,

I programmed an Explorer Kit module using xflash --id 'adapter ID' filename.xe and would like to erase it.

I've looked at the xTIMEcomposer guide xflash command line chapter, but it doesn't give full syntax examples.

I've tried xflash --id 'adapter ID' --target XCORE-200-EXPLORER.xn --erase-all but get the attached error in Bash, can anyone help please?

Thanks in advance,

Al

[mon2]

Can you apply the --verbose flag to the command line and post the detailed log?

[alwalker]

Thanks very much for the reply, please see attached. I tried a couple of variations of the sequence with the --verbose flag option, but with no effect.

Cheers,

Al

[mon2]

Hi. I knew I was forgetting something about your posted syntax...after some digging, found the relevant post from Sethu (formerly of XMOS):

If you want to specify a target based on list of targets which are available in XMOS tools, you need to specify as below:

xflash --target <target_file> <binary.xe> ; here you can pass a kit macro name (if one exists)

you can get the list of installed targets from the following directory:
XMOS_xTIMEcomposer_Enterprise_13.2.0/targets/

But If you want to flash to custom board, you need to specify the target file as shown below:

xflash --target-file custom.xn <binary.xe>

So:

review if the file name for the target kit XN file is 100% as you are passing to this command line utility and use:

xflash --target-file XCORE-200-EXPLORER.xn --erase-all

Please post your results.

[alwalker]

Hi,

Thanks very much, I've been able to erase the flash on the Explorer Kit successfully.

The only issue was that I found that I had to drag the .xn file into macOS Terminal to fully specify the file path for the xflash command to be able to find it.

Kind regards,

Al