Java Pic Programmer(Series 16F628 pic) / News: Recent posts

This release fixes an error that caused the pic chip not to program.
Also added is support for configuration data embedded into the hex file. On a program the 'pics program data' is burnt to the pic chip. The code will then have placed the pic configuration data into the text box of the manual config section in the GUI. Make sure the manual configauration option is check before clicking the blow fuses(send pic config) button.

Added programming of EEPROM data that is contained within the hex file. The pic16F628 will allow 128 bytes of EEPROM data to be burnt into it's memory. This will usually start at address 0x2100 of the pic16F628 pic chip. Previous releases would fail an a verify if the hex file contained EEPROM data. I've also pulled out the pic commands into their own class this should make it easier to support similar pics in the future. NOTE: if the hex file contains the configuration data in the hex file i.e. oscillator speed,watch dog timer etc.. this must be removed from the hex file before programming. The configuration can then be programmed into the chip using the manual option in the front end. I hope to fix this in the next release. The address of the configuration data in the hex file will look something like XX420EXXXXXXXXXX where the X's can be any data

Finally 1.06 version of this Java pic programmer has been released.
No supports the programming of the 16f628 pic chip.
Added a manual pic configuration feature to easly allow the user to change the configuration the pic chip.
Fixed bugs in programming part data

A new version is about to be released. This new version will support the pic 16F628. Also there has been many bug fixes.

1.05 version released.
Attention has been paid to the core delay routines that send data to the pic chip. The result has been a big gain in speed increase and much more reliable when programing.
Also added to this release is the ability to read the current program from the pic chip onto a display window showing the address of each byte of data.
In the next release I hope to be able to save the data into a hex file format so as this can be used to program another chip.
This will allow copies of chips to be produced if the copy protect is not activated.

Schematic,board designs and component listings now available through the Home Page of this project. http://jpicprogrammer.sourceforge.net