Microcode Studio MPLAB support

[jbpaul]

Hello all,

I have not used my installation Microcode Studio in a over a year for various reasons. Recently, I fired it up and programmed a PIC. I noticed that it loaded the .hex file using MPLAB 5.7. After wondering why I still have MPLAB 5.7 as well as 7.X installed, I ran across this in some ducumentation I kept with my MCSP CD:

"*NOTE : Due to recent changes made by Microchip, MicroCode Studio currently only supports MPLAB version 5.xx or lower. If you want to program your *.hex file using MPLAX 6.xx or higher, you will need to manually load it into the MPLAB IDE."

Is the statement still applicable? If I want to use a single newer version of MPLAB, will I be required to launch MPLAB, open the .hex file, etc., etc...? I find the one click programming a real time saver.

Or has this issue been resolved?

Thanks,
JB

[mister_e]

Nope, and while microchip change their mind as they change their shirt, i don't think there's a chance it happen.

BUT if you want to launch PicStart in MCS, you may try
http://home.pacbell.net/theposts/pic...ICPmanual.html
http://pwet.fr/man/linux/commandes/picp
But i never tested it myself