I'm particularly pleased by the "programmer-to-go" feature. If it work as advertised, it may be really cool. I didn't installed it yet, but I wonder how much room it have to store "temporary" program flash to be programmed later... Thanks for sharing 2008/4/11, Xiaofan Chen : > http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/PICkit%202%20Readme%20v2-50%20(a).txt > > Quote: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 3. Release notes V2.50.00 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > New Features: > ------------- > > PIC32 Device Support > See section 2 of this file for specific part numbers supported. > ASCII view options are not available for PIC32 devices, and > Fast Programming is always enabled. > > > Multiple PICkit 2 unit support on one PC > Multiple PICkit 2 units may be used with multiple instances of > the PICkit 2 Programmer application and with MPLAB. For > example, one might be used in MPLAB as a debugger, a 2nd with > the UART Tool, and a 3rd with the Logic Tool. > When opening the PICkit 2 application or selecting "Tools > > Check Communications" a dialog will open if multiple units are > found. The dialog lists all connected PICkit 2 units and their > assigned UnitID string, and is used to select a unit to use. > Versions of MPLAB that are not aware of multiple units (v8.10 > and earlier) will use the PICkit 2 unit listed in the dialog > as Unit# = 0. > > > Multiple Window View option with resizable memory windows. > New in v2.50.00 is the "View" menu, with two selectable view > options: > "Single Window" - this is the default window used by prior > versions. > "Multi-Window" - The PICkit 2 application window is divided > up into 3 windows: > Main Window - essentially, the top of the > Single Window display. > Program Memory - Program memory contents are > displayed in a separate > re-sizable window. > EEPROM Data - separate resizable window > with device EEPROM contents. > The EEPROM Data window is only displayed for devices which > have internal EEPROM memory. Both memory region windows may > also be closed or minimized, reducing the screen footprint > of the application to only the Main Window. Close memory > windows may be opened by selecting them under the "View" menu. > The "Associate / Memory Displays in Front" option associates > the windows so they move, minimize, and come into focus > together. It also shows memory displays always in front of > the main window. If this option creates problems with a > particular display, it can be unchecked to disable it. > > NOTE: If a multi-window display problem occurs, or a window > is "lost", the defaults can be restored by deleting the > PICkit2.INI file in the installation directory. > > > PICkit 2 Programmer-To-Go > This new functionality allows a memory image to be downloaded > to the PICkit 2 and programmed later without a PC. All PIC > MCU families are supported with the exception of PIC32. See > "Help > Programmer-To-Go User Guide" for more information. > > > Manual Device Select > "Programmer > Manual Device Select" may used to select devices > in all families from a drop-down box. This can be useful for > importing HEX files to view when no device is present, and to > download a memory image for Programmer-To-Go when a device is > not avaiable to connect. > > > Logic Tool > The Logic Tool, available under "Tools > Logic Tool" allows > the PICkit 2 to be used to provide stimulus to and monitor > signals in a target circuit. It also provides a 3-channel > logic analyzer with complex trigger options. See "Help > > Logic Tool User Guide" for more information. > > > UART Tool VDD > When using the UART Tool, the PICkit 2 unit may supply VDD to > the target circuit. The UART tool is now documented in the > PICkit 2 User's Guide. > > > Memory display select & copy data > The contents of the Program Memory display and EEPROM Data > display may be selected and copied. Use the mouse with click > and drag to select portions of the memory data. Right click > and select "Select All" or press ctrl-A to select the entire > memory contents. Right click and select "Copy" or press > ctrl-C to copy the data to the clipboard. The selected > addresses and data are copied to the clipboard as tab-delimited > text. > This works with both View options. > > > Display of HEX file Code / Data Protect settings > When a hex file with Code Protect and/or Data Protect bits > asserted in the Configuration bits is loaded, this is noted > by displaying "Code/Data/All Protect" next to the Configuration > Word(s) display. Similarly, the protect settings are noted for > Configuration read from a device. Note that protection > settings in an imported hex file or read from a device may not > be turned off in the application. > > > MCP250xx CAN device programming support. See section 2 for > specific part numbers. IMPORTANT: These devices are One- > Time-Programmable (OTP) and CANNOT be reprogrammed. Also, > the devices MUST be powered from PICkit 2 during programming. > > > PIC18 J-series programming change > PICkit 2 v2.50 changes the way Configuration words are programmed > to match the behavior of the MPLAB IDE. When programming, the > upper nibble of configuration words is always set to hex "F". > When erasing, unused configuration bits are masked off to "0". > > > PIC24FJ programming change > PICkit 2 v2.50 changes the way Configuration words are programmed > to match the behavior of the MPLAB IDE. When programming, the > upper byte of configuration locations is always set to hex "FF". > Unimplemented bits are shown as '1' in the Program Memory > window. > > > PIC24HJ / dsPIC33FJ Programming change > PICkit 2 v2.50 now always disables the JTAGEN configuration bit. > > > The PICkit 2 application window remembers its last location on > the screen when closed and re-opened. > > > Warns if the hex file contains settings for some Configuration > Words but not others. > > > Now displays 16-bit device revisions when REVS: is enabled in > the INI file. > > > Preliminary Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit OS support. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- Ariel Rocholl Madrid, Spain -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist