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How to boot from sdcard?

jrullanjrullan Posts: 168
in Propeller 2

Hello, I recently bought a rev. D edge that has a micro SD card. I see that the dip switches can be set to boot from uSD. However, I can't see instructions anywhere on how to do this. I couldn't find an option in Propeller tool to compile and save a binary file. FlexProp on the other hand, does writes a .binary file. (I haven't tried this yet)

My question is if this is a documented feature where can I find it? Also, does Propeller Tool supports creating the binary file?

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  • Wuerfel_21Wuerfel_21 Posts: 5,051

    To save a binary in Propeller Tool, hit F8 and click the save binary button.

    Rename the binary file to _BOOT_P2.BIX and place it on the SD card (make sure it's FAT32 formatted), then make sure your DIP switches are set appropriately. There's also alternative methods, more details here: https://p2docs.github.io/boot.html#sd-card-boot

  • jrullanjrullan Posts: 168

    @Wuerfel_21 said:
    To save a binary in Propeller Tool, hit F8 and click the save binary button.

    Rename the binary file to _BOOT_P2.BIX and place it on the SD card (make sure it's FAT32 formatted), then make sure your DIP switches are set appropriately. There's also alternative methods, more details here: https://p2docs.github.io/boot.html#sd-card-boot

    Thank you @Wuerfel_21! How did I failed to check your P2 ONLINE DOCS??? That's a great project, thanks for your work and contributions.

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