I cant get my program into a hex file

[Serge]

um, as you probally can tell, im new to this forum, so if this is in the wrong catagory (Just in case) sorry...

Im having trouble getting my code transfered into a hex file, This is our first year in the compititon and as it looks, we have a week left. Oh, i forgot to mention, im the only programming person in my whole team. Anyway, can anyone answer my question, i have managed to write some code but i havnt been able to get it into a hex format to upload it into out robot??


Thank you for any help you give

[Chriszuma]

Well I could tell you to read the manual, but it is just as easy to tell you that when you hit the "Build All" icon in MPLAB, it creates the hex file automatically in the folder in which you're working (assuming it compiled and linked without error). In IFI Loader, navigate to the directory in which you were just working and select the hex file named after your project. If there are two hex files there, the one labeled "default" is the original, unmodified one.

[1337pcgamer]

What about in compiling a hex file in easyC?

[1337pcgamer]

I don't know what Serge was talking about... I am also on the Programming Team for Team #1843.
We have made a code in easyC and we cannot get it compiled to a .hex file. Is this easier than I though? Am I missing something? Or do we need to be using MPLab and easyC together or what?

[Cuog]

I dont use easyc myself but there is likely a button that 'compiles' or 'builds' and that sould do what you want, other than that READ THE MANUAL thats why they spend their time writing it.

[1337pcgamer]

Yeah I have hit the compile button... I doesn't spit out a .hex file. It's a file that's specific to easyC. Also I have read the manual and there is no place in it that states how to export to a .hex file.

[b_mallerd]

Make sure the path of your entire project is not too long. I usually just put it under the root directory (C: or w/e drive you use). At the beginning of the season I stuck it in my docs and it wouldnt spit out any hex files either...took a question to a senior programmer before i got it.

[Calvin]

I'm not sure if EasyC actually saves the .hex file... but if you click on "Build & Download" or F7 it will actually download the .hex file to the robot for you!

Update: Looks like it saves the .hex file in C:\Program Files\Intelitek\easyC or FRC\FRC\*.hex (just click F7 and than either choose to download right away or later by clicking "Build & Download," and than "Download Window")

[1337pcgamer]

Allright Thanks Guys. We got it now.

Case Closed.