SIM225 and Renesas YLCDRX63N(E) SHIPv5 Installation

If you've programmed your SIM225 with older SHIPEngine firmware (prior to SHIPEngine v5.0.107) or experimented with C programming on your SIM, the instructions here can be performed to complete factory-reset your SIM225 and install the latest SHIPEngine v5.0.107+ firmware.

While the YLCDRX63N is a Renesas development kit, it is capable of running SHIPEngine since it's functionally equivalent to a SIM225. The YLCDRX63NE adds the YDBENETPMOD I/O expansion board which does not require programming. The YLCDRX63N is the SIM225-equivalent board with the MCU that will need to be programmed. Please detach the YLCDRX63N from the I/O expansion board before continuing with the instructions below.

Once you have SHIPEngine v5.0.107+ with associated boot loaders installed on your SIM/YLCDRX63N, you can then update any of your firmware from within SHIPTide.

The process below is a one-time (we agree, somewhat-painful) process, so if you run into difficulties just Contact Us.

Required Elements

1. A Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.x-based PC
2. USB cable for connecting the PC to the SIM225/YLCDRX63N

You'll also need to download the the complete installer package...

SIM225 SHIPEngine v5 Installer  ↴ 

Installing SHIPEngine V5.0.10 onto the YLCDRX63N

1. Extract all of ‘SIM225 V5 Installer.zip’ somewhere on your hard drive.
2. Navigate into the extracted folder until you see the file SIM225_SHIPENGINE_V5.0.10_INSTALL.bat
3. Ensure DIP switch position 1 on the YLCDRX63N is in the OFF position. (Look for S4 on the board's silkscreen)
4. Ensure DIP switch position 2 on the YLCDRX63N is in the ON position. (Look for S4 on the board's silkscreen)
5. Plug USB cord into YLCDRX63N.
6. Ensure SHIPTide is NOT open during this process.
7. Double click SIM225_SHIPENGINE_V5.0.10_INSTALL.bat
8. In the command prompt window you should see "Press any key to load the bootloader installer onto the YLCDRX63N..."
9. Press ENTER in the command prompt window.
10. Soon you should see "Programming of all modules complete" and "Press <enter> to exit", if you didn't something went wrong so stop here and contact Serious Integrated support.
11. Press ENTER in the command prompt window.
12. You should now see... "Press any key to load install SHIPEngine v5.0.10 onto the YLCDRX63N..."
13. Do not press any key yet.
14. Unplug the USB cable from the YLCDRX63N.
15. Flip the DIP switch position 2 to the OFF position. (Look for S4 on the board's silkscreen)
16. Plug the USB cable back into the YLCDRX63N.
17. The bootloader should begin to be installed...
18. Wait until you see the text... "Application is Tug Installer. Please install application."
19. Once you see that text, unplug the USB cable from the YLCDRX63N.
20. Flip the DIP switch position 2 to the ON position. (Look for S4 on the board's silkscreen)
21. Plug the USB cable back into the YLCDRX63N.
22. Press ENTER in the command prompt window.
23. Soon you should see "Programming of all modules complete" and "Press <enter> to exit", if you didn't something went wrong so stop here and contact Serious Integrated support.
24. Press ENTER.
25. Installation of the bootloader and SHIPEngine is now complete.
26. Unplug the USB cable from the YLCDRX63N.
27. Flip the DIP switch position 2 back to the OFF position. (Look for S4 on the board's silkscreen)
28. Plug the USB cable back into the YLCDRX63N and it should boot up with through tug and into SHIPEngine v5.0.10
29. In the command window you can either press ENTER to restart the process for another YLCDRX63N or close the window if you're done.