Re: [Usbpicprog-technical] Through-hole UPP testing

[Frans S. <fra...@gm...>]

Hi
> I've seen that Piklab has in "piklab/src/devices/pic/xml_data" all 
> datas available for lots of PICs; the XML files there should contain 
> all required info for implementing those masks... since they release 
> Piklab under GPL I think it would be ok to reuse those files.
I have looked at these files before, but I think it's more work to 
actually make the scripts and everything to convert them to usbpicprog 
source than to do it myself.
I have already implemented the masks in the latest SVN revision now!
>
> Btw, I read on the website about the old piklab plugin; is the new one 
> being developed?
The old plugin was the first attempt for usbpicprog, but I moved to a 
stand alone program for some reasons:

    * it's cross platform
    * the plugin was too slow (it was some kind of bitbanging algorithm
      on the PC side)
    * I was unable to track the fast changes of piklab in order to stay
      compatible with the latest version

the usbpicprog software does now also have a command line interface 
which makes it possible to use it from within any IDE.
I think it would be a good idea (and the easiest) to write a general 
piklab plugin that can run a command line programmer, maybe with default 
options for usbpicprog.

>
> I'm ready to give an hand with patches/implementation work :)
>
Thanks! maybe you can can give a hand with the piklab command-line plugin?
>> You can disable the verify function for config memory in the 
>> preferences panel!
> I'll do so in the meanwhile, then.
If you checkout the latest SVN revision, you can enable it again :P

Cheers,

Frans