μVISION: Pack Installer Reports Errors

When the pack installer of MDK 5.00 performs a 'Check for Updates',you may see the error message:

The error window may look like this:

On February 21, 2014 some new Device FamilyPack (DFP) files have been published in a evennewer file-format. The change from format specification V1.1 toV1.2 was necessary to fully support new devices. The error shows upbecause μVision version 5.00 (and later) andits Pack Installer are notdesigned to work with version 1.2 files.

On December 19th 2013, some new Device FamilyPack (DFP) files have been published in a newfile-format. The change from format specification V1.0 to V1.1 wasnecessary to fully support new devices. The error shows up becauseμVision version 5.00 and its PackInstaller are not designed to work withversion 1.1 DFP files.

The error window can be closed and existing projects can becontinued. However, no new Device Family Packs can be installedwith MDK 5.00 only packs with the 1.0 schema will work. Pleaseupdate to MDK version 5.10 or newer. Youmay download the latestupdates from the Keil Website.

If an update is not possible for any reason, you can close thiserror window and the PackInstaller will continue to work without thosenew device family packs listed in the error dialog. Your μVisionproject will also continue to work as expected.

Please note that it is possible to install a new DFP manually onMDK 5.0 but μVision will not be able to use the new devices. DFPscan be downloaded from http://www.keil.com/dd2/pack/ andcan then be imported and installed withthe Pack Installer. Whenever μVision 5.00needs to read the device database, the following error messageswill show up:

Last Reviewed: Friday, February 21, 2014