Frequently Asked Questions

Where to buy Ameba RTL8195 Board?
Refer to Purchase link.
Where to buy Ameba RTL8710 Board?
Refer to Purchase link.
4.0a SDK can not work on IAR 8.11
Use new IAR IDE, the generated ota.bin and ram_all.bin are not complete, the file size is smaller.
Refer to the Patch: 4.0a_critical_patch_iar_8_11_(v01)
What is the main difference among Ameba IC series?
The following table shows the comparison:
Ameba ICs
To solve the J-link not working problem
If you face the problem that J-link is not working, you can enter CRP DISABLED Mode to activate J-link. Refer to the steps below to enter CRP DISABLED Mode：
1. Keep pressing the button beside CON2 as follows
2. Press the button beside CON1
3. Release the botton that is hold on step 1
Show up a device with the name “CRP DISABLED” now
release_1_1_4

You can find a file “firmware.bin” when you open it. And it is the DAP firmware that Ameba uses.

Fix 3.5a GCC SDK I2C problem
Please refer to Patch: 3.5a_GCC_patch_i2c_v01
Fix 4.0b GCC SDK I2C problem
Please refer to Patch: 4.0b_patch_i2c_nonDNA_for_gcc(v01)
Ameba-1 peripheral developerment user manual