usbpicprog 0.4.2-beta released

Usbpicprog, the USB, open source Microchip PIC programmer has released a new (beta) version: 0.4.2-beta of the firmware and software!

The programmer is capable of programming many 12F, 16F, 18F and dsPIC30F devices through the usb port.

The new software release has been built for Linux (Ubuntu through the PPA), Mac Os X and Windows. Of course there is also a source archive available on the download page.

The osx build is now available as a universal binary (ppc and intel).
The Windows build is available for 32 and 64 bit
The Linux (Ubuntu .deb packages through PPA) build is available for 32 and 64 bit, for Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10. The beta version should be obtained from the usbpicprog-devel PPA repository.

Besides many bugfixes and increased stability of the software, usbpicprog has some nice new features, like a hardware test feature.

* Added new PIC typs:
o PIC18F66J60
o PIC18F66J65
o PIC18F67J65
o PIC18F86J60
o PIC18F86J65
o PIC18F87J60
o PIC18F96J60
o PIC18F96J65
o PIC18F97J60
o PIC12F617
* Added translations:
o Updated most translations
* New functions:
o Verify of code protected devices, verify now occurs before writing config words
* Many bugfixes:
o Fixed autodetection of some 16F devices
o Fixed error which resulted in "hardware should say ok" while programming some 16F devices
* ...And much more!

Please check out http://usbpicprog.org