GP330XX Super Mass Production Tool

User Guide
Author: Allen.Chang
V0.8 April 11, 2012

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Overview
I. Overview............................................................................................................................... 3
II. General Update Flow For Mass Production............................................................... 3
III. General Update Flow For General User ..................................................................... 3
IV. Update Dram Variable .................................................................................................... 3
V. FAQ....................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Why does PC always install new device as doing the ISP connection? ............ 3
2. How does MP-Tool download different dram parameter? .................................... 3
3. How does MP-Tool burn bootloader?....................................................................... 3
4. How does MP-Tool burn firmware? .......................................................................... 3
VI. Reference........................................................................................................................... 3

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I. Overview
Super MP-Tool is the tool for burning firmware to main storage by USB interface. It
could burn empty card and update new firmware.
(1) It has two options to burning.
- Burning bootpack.bin and firmware.bin by USB
- Burning bootpack.bin by USB + firmware.bin by SD card
(Please copy firmware.bin to SD storage)
The tool interface is below.

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II. General Update Flow For Mass Production

Rules :
The Super MP-Tool has two rules for mass production.
1. If it connects more than two devices, please use a Hub as bridge. It only support
one port download. Two hubs or two ports updating is invalid.
2. During updating, please dont plug other USB device except the device was
updated completely.

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Update Flow :
Rule: Please connect devices to the same hub. Two hub and root hub downloading is
invalid.
1. ## Modify device counts in \conf\USBTool.conf
ReadyDeviceCount="4" //auto download for 4 devices each time.
2. Excute G+MassProductionTool For GP330XX.exe in PC.

3. Make all device to ISP mode.(Hint: Press UP key to entering ISP mode)
4. Click Start Download

5. Connect a device to PC, wait 6~10 s. Install MSDC driver if needed.

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If the dialog shows Restart PC, please select No.

------------------------------------------------Circulation---------------------------------------------6. Connect other devices to PC. Install MSDC driver if needed.

If the dialog shows Restart PC, please select No.

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7. After device count is equal with setting in Step 1, the Tool starts to download.
8. If burning was finished, please plug out all devices.

Go to Update Step 6, and follow Update Step 6~8 with Circulation

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III. General Update Flow For General User

1. Prepare Binaries
For burning_all_by_usb.conf. Please copy (1)bootheader.bin (2)scanram.bin
(3)bootpack.bin (4)firmware.bin to \Code\burnBinaries\

2. For burning_firmware_by_sd.conf. Please copy (1)bootheader.bin

(2)scanram.bin (3)bootpack.bin to \Code\burnBinaries. Then copy (4)firmware.bin
to SD card and insert the card to platform.
3. Excute G+MassProductionTool For GP33XXX.exe in PC.

4. Click Open button and select suitable configuration.

(1) burning_all_by_usb.conf - burn bootpack.bin/firmware.bin of
Code/burnBinaries/
(2) burning_firmware_by_sd.conf - burn bootpack.bin of Code/burnBinaries/ and
firmware.bin of SD card.

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5. Plug in Main Storage if needed. (Like SD card Main Storage)

6. Make device to ISP mode.(Hint: Press UP key to entering ISP mode)
7. Connect to PC, wait 6~10 s. Install MSDC driver if needed.
8. Make sure the connection in MP-Tool

9. Click Start Download, and install MSDC driver if needed.

10. Wait finished

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IV. Update Dram Variable

1. Modify ini file from 83000_bootheaderbin_6_generate_20111202_fromV104
2, Generate BootHeader.bin by command in PC

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3. Copy BootHeader.bin to \platform\gplus\XXXX.
4. Make config with newUpdater project and XXXX platform
5. Compile and generate bootpack.bin
6. Then refer next chapter for downloading all binaries. (IV. Update Bootpack.bin /
Firmware.bin)

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V. FAQ
1. Why does PC always install new device as doing the ISP connection?
A It only happens on the case which the main storage is null. After burning, the
serial number saves in main storage.
2. How does MP-Tool download different dram parameter?
A Please refer Chapter III. Modify bootheader.ini, generate bootheader.bin then
compile to bootpack.bin (You might need to browse GPlus Wiki to understand
how to compile the bootpack.bin). In the end, please download bootpack.bin.
3. How does MP-Tool burn bootloader?
A Please generate bootpack.bin and refer Chapter II.
4. How does MP-Tool burn firmware?
A Please generate firmware.bin and refer Chapter II

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VI. Reference
If anything ERROR, please send the log and cut-image of MP-Tool to FAE or
sales.

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