Piclisters with a DIY K149 or K150 programmer.

I am well advanced in adding new PICs to the chipinfo file that will=20
program with the
existing DIYPACK25 firmware and software.

As there is a lot of effort going into this project I would like to gauge=
=20
the level of
interest. Please contact me if you are interested in any of the work.=20
Please let anyone
you know who may be interested about these updates.

paidupdiycustomer at newfoundelectronics.com


This is what I have done so far.

10Fxxx (I did not added these but fixed existing entries and tested. They=
=20
now work)
12F508, 509, 16F505 (added and tested)

A new chipinfo file with the above parts was uploaded to the DIY forum=20
board. Ask for
it! I have done the work (for free!) so please ensure you get the benefit=
.=20
It's costing
you nothing and you can have support for these PICs immediately!

Also added to a later file (work in progress) are these:

18F2331, 4331, 2431, 4431 (added tested)

There are yet more PICs that can be added that will be programmable with=20
the existing
firmware. I intend to compile a list as soon as I can and maybe write a=20
guide on how
to cut and paste to create new chipinfo entries the easy way. I may take=20
requests to
add these myself.

The following devices can also be programmed with slightly modified firmw=
are.
A patch I created has had independent testing and works well.

It adds All 32 18Fxxx parts covered by the 39662e programming spec. Note=20
that this
includes the 18Fxxxx USB parts.

=95 PIC18F2321 =95 PIC18F2421
=95 PIC18F4321 =95 PIC18F4421
=95 PIC18F2410 =95 PIC18F4410
=95 PIC18F2420 =95 PIC18F4420
=95 PIC18F2455 =95 PIC18F4455
=95 PIC18F2480 =95 PIC18F4480
=95 PIC18F2510 =95 PIC18F4510
=95 PIC18F2515 =95 PIC18F4515
=95 PIC18F2520 =95 PIC18F4520
=95 PIC18F2525 =95 PIC18F4525
=95 PIC18F2550 =95 PIC18F4550
=95 PIC18F2580 =95 PIC18F4580
=95 PIC18F2585 =95 PIC18F4585
=95 PIC18F2610 =95 PIC18F4610
=95 PIC18F2620 =95 PIC18F4620
=95 PIC18F2680 =95 PIC18F4680


I expect to expand the patch to allow almost all (if not, then all) 18Fxx=
x=20
parts. (does not include
the 'J' series)

Notes:

(Tested) means basic testing only. There may be obscure bugs and errors i=
n=20
the chipinfo file.
Users are to take care and be observant.

MicroPro only allows up to 34 unique config word entries. While this is=20
more than enough for most
PICs there are few that require more. The 18F USB pics are amongst these.=
=20
To work around this
problem, a few config word settings are not available through the=20
programming software. However
all settings can be specified in the source code. I plan to make availabl=
e=20
the full list of settings to
allow users to customize there own tables.

There is a bug in MicroPro that affects the 12-bit core flash parts with=20
calibration. (10F, 12F, 16F50x)
The manual erase rewrites the OSCCAL to the wrong address. Fortunately th=
is=20
does not happen
with the Auto erase cycle prior to a programming cycle.

Ok, I'll get back to it. Meantime, let me know if you are interested in=20
this project.

There is more information available here:

http://www.newfoundelectronics.com/diy%20programmers.htm

Regards,

Jim Robertson
NEWFOUND ELECTRONICS







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