Snap programmer

[HenrikOlsson]

CLI is Command Line Interface, how you would "drive" the programmers software from the command line.

[Dick Ivers]

Update: All the programming functions are now working when I use the Snap programmer from MPLAB x IPE v5.30. I found that the Snap device must be run from the Advanced Mode in order to view the program memory and eeprom memory fields on the output screen.

Where can I find the CLI text in order to insert it within MicroCodeStudio? Is this idea really feasible at all? To me it seems unlikely given that the MCS software is so old.

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi,
Like I said, I don't have a Snap but if I'd venture a guess something along the lines of:

-TPSNAP -P$target-device$ -F$hex-filename$ -E -M -OL

Programmer exectuable is ipecmd.exe

In your MPLABX installation path you'll find a subfolder called docs. There you'll find a file, Readme for IPECMD.htm, take a look at that.

/Henrik.

[Dick Ivers]

Final summary on the Snap programmer:

1. The programmer works well when using MPLAB X IPE as long you have the latest version (5.30) running. (Thanks Henrick)

2. The device does not work under MicroCodeStudio, at least not for me. MCS requires a named executable. None could be found for this part.

3. For the $7.48 discount price the programmer is not bad as a back up. Note that this item does not supply power to the target … must be powered separately.

[HenrikOlsson]

The executable is ipecmd.exe.
Are you saying you don't have that even though you have the full blown IPE tool installed and working?

/Henrik.

[Dick Ivers]

Henrick …. I tried the executable you suggested but it didn't lead to a useable result. Perhaps something else is needed ??

In any case I don't want to spend more time working on the snap programmer. It would only be a backup device for me and for that it works fine with the MPLAB X IPE.

[richard]

http://support.melabs.com/forum/picb...ity-board-pkob

i had issues with curiosity boards with cmdline from mcs , it worked ok using the tSBURxxxxxxxxx option the snap is pretty similar.

the number for your snap can be read from the MPLAB X IPE