gnupic: Re: [gnupic] [PIC] Pickit 2 firmware available from the shipped CD
Subject:
RE: [gnupic] [PIC] Pickit 2 firmware available from the shipped C
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From:
Chen Xiao Fan ####@####.####
Date:
23 Aug 2005 08:08:18 +0100
Message-Id: <3B8AEFFADD3DD4118F8100508BACEC2C0A2890A2@spex>
My first test shows that PICkit 2 is really fast compare to
PICkit 1 for a 12F629 device. Right now the device support
is not that great but it does support the new 8/14/20/28 pin
standard flash parts Microchip will promote.
With the schematics, firmware source code and PC host software
source code, I think PICKit 2 will be quite hackable on the
software side. On the hardware side, the original PICkit 2 is
too small to hack but a clone is not so difficult to build as
well. :)
I just opened the PICkit 2. It is quite easy to open
as well. So hacking the PICKit 2 even on the hardware side
may after all be possible. Of course with the cover it
looks nicer. :) The first thing I do is to add a ICSP
pin header on J1 for ICSP so that I can reflash the firmware
code (using an ICD2 or Promate 3) even if I screwed up the
bootloader. Right now we identify a small problem in the
firmware side which will prevent it from working with
hacked version of usb_pickit.
Hopefully I can get it working on Linux as soon as possible.
Regards,
Xiaofan
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Release Notes for PICkit(R) 2 Microcontroller Programmer
Firmware Version 1.00.01
PICkit 2 V1.00
06 June 2005
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Table of Contents
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1. Device Support List
2. Operating System Support List
3. Release notes
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1. Device Support List
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PIC10F200 PIC10F202 PIC10F204 PIC10F206
PIC10F220 PIC10F222
PIC12F508 PIC12F509 PIC12F510
PIC16F54 PIC16F57 PIC16F59
PIC16F505 PIC16F506
PIC12F629 PIC12F635 PIC12F675 PIC12F683
PIC16F630 PIC16F636 PIC16F676
PIC16F684 PIC16F685 PIC16F687 PIC16F688
PIC16F689 PIC16F690 PIC16F785
PIC16F913 pic16f914 PIC16f916 PIC16F917
PIC16F946
* Indicates Newly supported part(s) in this release.
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2. Operating System Support List
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This tool has been tested under the following operating systems:
Windows(R) 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 SP2, Windows XP
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3. Release notes
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Initial release
