The padauk IDE on linux - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: freda
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 03:53:31 am
content: has anyone got the ide, FPPA_ide.exe to work under wine on linux ? using the 0.89 version atm.(MCU_IDE_0.89.exe)The ide opens up ok, but then, New Project, the Select Device and Select Chip don't work, thus halting any further progress.I see it works ok on winXP, I have tried to monitor if its grabbing some special file or whatnot, but nothing i see so far. All exact samefiles on my linux machine and xp.

author: greenpossum
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 04:28:09 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1144-padauk-programmer-reverse-engineering/msg2932506/#msg2932506But really, go with the open source freepdk.

author: freda
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 06:54:51 am
content: thanks, i'm on fedora 32, wine 5.12, so not working. bet its something do do with scanning the INC_PDK dir by the programwill have to use the winxp box...thought using the padauk s/w as i have the emulator, and would be quick start from Zero.

author: Brando753
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 07:33:47 am
content: Hey freda,What I do is just run a Windows VM on virtualbox for the padauk IDE, its annoying but at least it works with the manufacturers tools such as the ICE and programmer. You can get free VM's from windows that expire in a month so if you use the virtual box shared folders you can easily transition from VM to VM.Quote from: greenpossum on August 21, 2020, 04:28:09 amMy understanding was the opensource tools compile to a binary that is incompatible with the official programmer, this matters because if you ever want to build something with these MCU you will want the factory to program them for you. Was I mistaken on this, does the opensource tools make a compatible binary?

author: greenpossum
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 08:05:29 am
content: Quote from: Brando753 on August 21, 2020, 07:33:47 amFreepdk developed a hardware programmer too.

author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 08:26:33 am
content: I recommend trying "PlayOnLinux" as a wine configuration front-end. It let's you install and select different wine versions, you may be able to find one that works.

author: Brando753
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 01:47:29 pm
content: Quote from: greenpossum on August 21, 2020, 08:05:29 amI am aware they have, which is nice unless you want to make more than a few of something. When I contacted Padauk about getting chips programmed, the prices were very low, If you have to use a custom programmer, I can't imagine that would remain the case. I remember asking about 500 of the PMS154C, and how much it would cost, it was around $36 total for the chips already programmed. Now, if there is a converter between the formats you can program in the open-source compiler and then use the official programmers, I would do that in a heartbeat. Until then, I don't see the point because if I am only making a handful of devices, I will use an AVR.

author: greenpossum
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2020, 02:35:56 pm
content: Quote from: Brando753 on August 21, 2020, 01:47:29 pmOn the other hand the Padauk "compiler" is primitive. And apparently the Padauk binary format is obfuscated in some way. But I suppose makers like you would be their target market.

author: westfw
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2020, 07:22:30 am
content: I've successfully run the FPPA_IDE on a "MicroXP" Virtual Box VM with 1G of memory. It's pretty zippy.(I don't have the real programmer, though, and I don't know how god microXP is as talking to hardware devices.)