# Usin RFU and clRFU

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**Created:** [July 25, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/usin-rfu-and-clrfu/10985 "2011-07-25T16:40:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/usin-rfu-and-clrfu/10985/1 "2011-07-25T16:40:02Z")

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I’m using DC 10.66 with an RCM6700, and RFU v4.62, that comes with  
DC. Both the RFU and clRFU works fine as long as DC is installed on  
the PC. If I take either the RFU or clRFU to a PC that does not have  
DC installed, I am unable to program the RCM6700.

I have copied the entire contents of DCRABBIT\_10.66\Utilities to the  
PC and all the \*.bin files in DCRABBIT\_10.66\Bios to the PC, and put  
them all in the same directory along with my application bin file.

The RFU gives error message: “failed to load image”  
The clRFU doesn’t give an error message. But the screen printout is as  
follows:

\>Sending Coldloader  
\>363 of 254129 bytes sent  
\>Sending Pilot BIOS  
\>3887 of 254129 bytes sent  
\>Elapsed Time: 9.578 seconds  
\>

The clRFU never downloads my bin file.

The clRFU commandline is:

clrfu myapp.bin -s 1:115200 -cl .\coldload.bin -pb .\pilot.bin -v -vp-

Anyone know the secret to get the clRFU working on a PC that doesn’t  
have Dynamic C installed on it?

I am not using a USB port on the PC, just straight serial. I am not using  
a USB adapter. And I have the “Use USB to serial converter” option on  
the RFU unchecked.

FYI, I’ve been using the RFU and clRFU for Dynamic C v7.xx,8.xx, and  
9.xx for years successfully. Using the very same process as above. So  
I am not a novice at this.  
Something is different with this new stuff. And I can’t find any  
documentation on the Digi website about this, which is not unusual. It is  
the worst website for getting information I’ve had the misfortune to use.

Steve
