Very simply: SPEED. If the EEPROM window was updated every time the ICD stepped or reached a breakpoint things would get VERY slow! Bob Ammerman RAm Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Froud" To: Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: EEPROM Window doesn't reflect chip contents > Thanks for that, I can't see the 'memories' option, maybe you are > running a different version of MPLAB. By selecting ICD2 as the > programmer & doing what you suggest this certainly works though. > I can't understand why Microchip have left this issue unresolved, it > certainly has wasted a lot time unnecessarily. > Roger > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Chuck Busch > Sent: 30 June 2003 04:13 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [PIC]: EEPROM Window doesn't reflect chip contents > > I called Mchip last week on this very problem. > > In order to read the EEPROM you have to go to the debugger/ settings > select > "memories"menu, select only the "EEPROM" option, then do a read on the > chip. > Works OK like this on the '452. I expect the '458 is the same. > > Quite an obtuse method, hopefully they will get this reprogrammed in a > future version > > Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Froud" > To: > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 6:40 AM > Subject: [PIC]: EEPROM Window doesn't reflect chip contents > > > > In MPLAB IDE V6.20.0.0 I can define data in assembler which then > appears > > in the EEPROM data window. I can read this using the sample code in > the > > datasheet PIC18F458. I can also write data using the sample code and > > read it back again. The EEPROM window never shows the data I have > > written. > > I can't find any reference to this anywhere so am I alone in having > this > > problem? > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu