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Hi,
See this link:
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/id...&part=UK003010
The PICSTART® Plus Flash Upgrade Module (PUM) is a PCB that contains
a PIC18F6720 device that has been programmed with the firmware needed
to provide support for a specific set of devices in the MPLAB® IDE.
My comment:
The PIC18F6720 device is the "workarounds" container.
Luciano
Luciano, Workarounds container? Whats that all about? I have used my PUM for about a year or so with no dificulty. I have put it aside however because Microchip doesn't support all of there processors on it. I now use the ICD2 which supports all of there processors and I probably will never go back.
Dave Purola,
N8NTA
ICD-2 is a great programmer, far better than PICSTART for less money
PICSTART is a fair to good programmer. Got once a problem with the PUM. ICSP support is fair to good... BAD in few ocvcasion too.
The best investement i did is my BK Precision 844A (a relabeled of XYZ Elnec programmer) That's an universal programmer support is lifetime Free of charge and works like a charm ICSP or not. So last week i trash my Picstart and ICD-2, wich i consider now as a pure waste of money AND Even if an ICD could, in rare occasion, handy. There's so many other method to do serious DEBUG instead of using ICD.
Sure BK-844A is much expensive but do more than only PIC
Hi,
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README Files for MPLAB IDE v7.31
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/e...eadmeMP731.zip
The above link is from this page:
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/id...cName=en019469
UNZIP the file and open the file "Readme for PICSTART Plus.htm"
Release Notes for PICSTART Plus® Device Programmer
MPLAB® IDE v7.31
Software DLL Version v4.30.02
Operating System Versions v4.40.01 (pspls44001.hex)
February 8, 2006
In the device support List you will see:
PIC18F1320#
Where the # = Some revisions of these parts fail to program.
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See also this thread:
http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=151295
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Best regards,
Luciano