Jim Robertson wrote:

>> Bob Axtell wrote:
>> > DIY electronics plans to have its K128 Programmer doing DsPICs 
>> within a
>> > month.
>>
>> I plan to have it within a week
>>
>> > Lord what a programming algorithm...
>
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> Olin replied.
>
>> Argh.  Don't get me started.  All the ambiguities and some errors in the
>> programming spec don't help either.  It took trial and error to get most
>> things working.  The spec can only be considered a hint.
>>
>> At this point I've got all reading and writing of program and data 
>> memory
>> working, and have only a few additions to the high level host code 
>> left to
>> do.  This has taken waaaaay longer than I expected based on 
>> experience with
>> other PICs.
>
>
> At least you have the "d" revision to work with.
>
> When I added dsPIC support I had to hand check every opcode in the 
> STDP algorithm. There  seemed to be an
> op-code error on every page (or is that still the case...)
>
> I cannot believe it took microchip four goes to even get the config 
> bit map correct!
>
> Anyway, I don't know if anyone is even using the WARP-13 for dsPIC 
> support. I only ever heard from one
> person who was having problems and I never got an update from him when 
> I enquired for more info.
>
> I know that it worked as far as getting the executive programmed and 
> running correctly and it cross check ok
> when I tested with a ICD2 .  That is a far as I played with it.
>
> Personally, I think it is all a bit dubious anyway as anyone who is 
> serious about developing with the dsPIC really is
> going to need a ICD.  Offering someone a programmer so they don't get 
> an ICD would be a bit of a disservice
> in many cases.
>
> Of course if  the programmer offers some substantial other benefit 
> then having both would be a good idea.
>
I'm designing a production programmer for DIY (Peter Crowcroft) so it 
has an application past development-only
applications.

Just looking at it objectively, it seems they left programming out until 
the last minute (celebration had started early),
then fumbled around trying to squeeze a bit in here and there.

--Bob


> Regards,
>
> Jim
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> subject=Re:[PIC:] DsPIC programmer
> source= http://www.piclist.com/piclist/2005/02/16/140626a.txt
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