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Sniffing the Rigol's internal I2C bus
ted572:
--- Quote from: kattyil on April 29, 2017, 09:30:56 am ---Good day everyone,
My DSA-815TG runs with the current Firmware 1.18 under Hardware 0.04 and boot loader 1.03. Generating keys with RIGLOL and activating the same under 1.18 works perfectly fine, the 10Hz RBW option was accepted but obviously has no effect as this option is available per default these days. All other options except for the last one are active as expected.
Raj
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Hello Raj: I understand from reading your post that you installed the Rigol Options with firmware 00.01.18 installed.
Although this is the first time that I have heard of anyone being able to use the Riglol Keygenerator for installing Option License Codes on the DSA815 with firmware 00.01.09 and above, on any hardware (old/new) version.
To follow this go to -> https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/spectrum-analyzer-rigol-dsa815/msg1203247/#msg1203247
smgvbest:
--- Quote from: ted572 on May 07, 2017, 10:01:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: kattyil on April 29, 2017, 09:30:56 am ---Good day everyone,
My DSA-815TG runs with the current Firmware 1.18 under Hardware 0.04 and boot loader 1.03. Generating keys with RIGLOL and activating the same under 1.18 works perfectly fine, the 10Hz RBW option was accepted but obviously has no effect as this option is available per default these days. All other options except for the last one are active as expected.
Raj
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Hello Raj: I understand from reading your post that you installed the Rigol Options with firmware 00.01.18 installed.
Although this is the first time that I have heard of anyone being able to use the Riglol Keygenerator for installing Option License Codes on the DSA815 with firmware 00.01.09 and above, on any hardware (old/new) version.
To follow this go to -> https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/spectrum-analyzer-rigol-dsa815/msg1203247/#msg1203247
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Ted,
I firmly believe the bootloader is the key here not the FW version or the combination of bootloader and firmware. note his bootloader is
--- Quote ---my DSA-815TG runs with the current Firmware 1.18 under Hardware 0.04 and boot loader 1.03
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all having problems are using boot loader 1.04 such as myself. I do not know what the interaction is with the boot loader but having followed this endless thread FOREVER it is more in common than anything else.
Has anyone looked at re-flashing bootloader 1.03 onto a DSA815?
does anyone know which bootloader they are using?
also note the new key format
old keys looked like
RUZ9H-5RUJKS-USSAW-23VUTY (made up)
new look like
4f5RbEMlOl93wo5IOyoLWiYGR6jjUo (again made up)
and FWIW, those new keys don't work on Boot1.04, HW08,FW.18 even when supplied by rigol. :-//
ted572:
--- Quote from: smgvbest on May 11, 2017, 10:36:54 am ---Ted, I firmly believe the bootloader is the key here not the FW version or the combination of bootloader and firmware. note his bootloader is
--- Quote ---my DSA-815TG runs with the current Firmware 1.18 under Hardware 0.04 and boot loader 1.03
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all having problems are using boot loader 1.04 such as myself. I do not know what the interaction is with the boot loader but having followed this endless thread FOREVER it is more in common than anything else.
Has anyone looked at re-flashing bootloader 1.03 onto a DSA815?
does anyone know which bootloader they are using?
also note the new key format
old keys looked like
RUZ9H-5RUJKS-USSAW-23VUTY (made up)
new look like
4f5RbEMlOl93wo5IOyoLWiYGR6jjUo (again made up)
and FWIW, those new keys don't work on Boot1.04, HW08,FW.18 even when supplied by rigol. :-//
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1. No one currently has been able to install or flash in a old/new/replacement/etc BootLoader.
2. I have a older DSA815 with Main Board 4 and BootLoader 3. So I'm not having any issue here, just trying to aid others.
3. When Rigole released firmware (FW) 00.01.09 we all, with either the Older or the Newer DSA815 hardware were NO LONGER able to install previous/older FW.
4. Although, those of us with BootLoader 2 or 3 could/can still revert to the older/previous firmware and consequently activate the FW embedded Options using the RigLoL Keygenerator. And it doesn't matter if the Trials are still there or not, the Options will be activated. After all they are still there in the FW, and then we can re-install the newest FW update. And all is still there.
5. Re. Your -> RUZ9H-5RUJKS-USSAW-23VUTY (made up), where new look like -> 4f5RbEMlOl93wo5IOyoLWiYGR6jjUo (again made up). This is not actually the case, you have to enter the code without any 'dashes' (hyphens) when you Activate a Option in either a Old or Newer DSA815. This has always been true (no Change here what-so-ever).
6. I don't think that the version 4 BootLoader has anything to do with not being able to Activate the Option (hey, I could be wrong).
7. Although if you could get BootLoader 2 or 3 in your Newer DSA815, then you also would be able to downgrade to FW00.01.08, or earlier (with the FW Install Boot Method) and Activate the Options, and then install the very latest FW again.
8. If you are not familiar with the DSA815 'FW Install Boot Method' I posted it below (Reply #4355).
ted572:
The DSA815 'FW Install Boot Method'
smgvbest:
--- Quote from: ted572 on May 11, 2017, 12:22:16 pm ---1. No one currently has been able to install or flash in a old/new/replacement/etc BootLoader.
understood, but I have seen no one try to flash (via jtag) a bootloader, and that is my comment
3. When Rigole released firmware (FW) 00.01.09 we all, with either the Older or the Newer DSA815 hardware were NO LONGER able to install previous/older FW.
again, understood
5. Re. Your -> RUZ9H-5RUJKS-USSAW-23VUTY (made up), where new look like -> 4f5RbEMlOl93wo5IOyoLWiYGR6jjUo (again made up). This is not actually the case, you have to enter the code without any 'dashes' (hyphens) when you Activate a Option in either a Old or Newer DSA815. This has always been true (no Change here what-so-ever).
simply forgot the remove the dashes when I pasted it in from riglol
6. I don't think that the version 4 BootLoader has anything to do with not being able to Activate the Option (hey, I could be wrong).
my assertion is that the bootloader is an obstacle to being able to do this and finding a way to reflash to v1.03 may help
7. Although if you could get BootLoader 2 or 3 in your Newer DSA815, then you also would be able to downgrade to FW00.01.08, or earlier (with the FW Install Boot Method) and Activate the Options, and then install the very latest FW again.exactly
8. If you are not familiar with the DSA815 'FW Install Boot Method' I posted it below (Reply #4355).
one of the first things I tried when i got my DSA815
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so as I understand the blackfin processor the boot loader exists at 0x20000000 (may have the number of 0's incorrect there)
if we have a dump (via jtag) of that area, from a 1.03 bootloader. we can try to flash that 1.03 version in and see if we can then revert back using the post you mention above.
once back, install the keys via riglol, then upgrade back to current version.
yes its risky, but if it works we might have a path to applying keys on newer units.
the other comment on key format was to point out the very differ format of the keys between <FW1.09 and >FW1.09
and the fact that rigol can not generate a trial key that even works. they broke thier own system. that's a bug they should fix.
i for example can not trial the SSC-DSA even though they provided the key. I would have to purchase it and hope it worked which they assure me the real keys work. well if the real keys work, fix the trial keys. since its obviously possible to do so.
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