2 in 1 Development Tool - USB 2.0 on-board programmer - dsPICprog + mikro ICD : mikro ICD is a highly effective tool for Real-Time debugging on a hardware level. The ICD debugger enables you to execute a mikroC/mikroPascal/mikroBasic program on a host dsPIC microcontroller and view variable values, Special Function Registers (SFR), memory and EEPROM as the program is running. Also there is dsPICprog USB 2.0 – an ultra fast USB 2.0 programmer for fast MCU programming. Continuing its tradition as the fastest dsPIC programmer on the market, the new dsPICprog with mikroICD now supports more dsPIC MCUs giving the developer a wider choice of dsPIC MCU for further prototype development.

The microcontroller is connected to the dsPICprog programmer via 5 lines, two of which are +5V and GND. Unlike programmers whose operation is based on bootloads (and which need to give away part of their memory to a bootload program) dsPICprog programs the microcontroller externally so that the entire memory is available to the programmer. dsPIC microcontrollers can be programmed with 5V and 12.5 V. If programmed with 5V, RB3 pin can not be used for anything else except for programming, so that one pin of the microcontroller is not available for an application. dsPICprog generates 12.5V through a supply pump from the supply voltage (+5V) thus leaving the RB3 pin free. Connection to the computer is made via the USB port, therefore dsPICprog programmer can work on all computers.

Keyboard Shortcuts

New version of software includes a number of shortcuts which facilitate programming:

• Alt-E Erase
• Alt-B Blank check
• Alt-W Write
• Alt-V Verify
• Alt-R Read
• Alt-D Change MCU
• Ctrl-S Save
• Ctrl-O Open (Load)
• Ctrl-R Reload

Command Line

Alternatively, you can use the dsPICprog with mikroICD programmer from the command line. Here are the command line parameters:

• -w Write to dsPIC
• -v Verify
• -r Read from dsPIC
• -e Erase dsPIC
• -p dsPIC name (for example pP30F4013, pP30F4012...)
• -f Filename (use " as delimiters)
• -b Check if dsPIC is blank
• -Q Close when finished

Examples:

dsPICFLASH.exe -w -pP30F4013 -v -f"C:\somefile.hex"

This will program the dsPIC using C:\somefile.hex and it will verify the write.

dsPICFLASH.exe -r -pP30F4013

This will read the dsPIC contents into on-screen buffer.

dsPICFLASH.exe -e -pP30F4013

This will erase the dsPIC.