Starting Pickit3 from MCS

[RamonEJI]

I added my Pickit3 programmer into MCS v 4.0.00, starting pickit3.exe v. 3.10.00 and adding -pPIC$target-device$ -f$hex-filename$ -M -R -T -h2 in parameters as I read in some treads.
But when I push Cpmpile Program. MCS create all files (asm, cod, hex, lst. mac and pbp), it starts Pickit3 program, but MCS do not send any file to programmer. So it is empty and cannot program. The only way I've found is importing hex file from Pickit3 menu.
Is there any fault in the parameters I typed?
Where can I found a full explanation of these parameters?

Ramon

[HenrikOlsson]

You should call the command line executable, not the GUI application (which is what you're doing).
The correct executable is PK3CMD.exe and your parameter format looks a bit strange. Please see:

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=12108
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=14064

And, if you want to use the new IPE from MPLABX instead of the old PK3CMD.exe here's a thread on that subject:
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=21149

/Henrik.

[RamonEJI]

Thanks for your reply. I was confused using the GUI app, and of course my parameters were terrible, HI!

I tried to use two programs of your links (ipecmd and pk3cmd), and they seems work, they recognizes Pickit3 firmware but I found an error: target device not found (could not detect VDD voltage). It seems Pikit3 does not give tension to PIC.
In readme files of these programs, I cannot find what option must I include in parameters to power the PIC

[HenrikOlsson]

So what does your paramter
For ipecmd.exe the -w parameter sets the voltage supplied by the programmer, -w3.3 for example.
On my machine I have MPLABX v5.2, there's a docs folder in which there's a file called Readme for IPECMD.htm which lists all the options and a whole bunch of examples.

Here's what my PICKit3 at 3.3V entry in the programmers list looks like: -tPPK3 -p$target-device$ -f$hex-filename$ -e -m -w3.3 -OL

[RamonEJI]

I'modified my parameters according yours, and that works fine
Thanks for your help

Ramon