PBP for dsPIC 16bit??

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Is it possible??i mean all the command listed in the PBP green book can be used for dsPIC??
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Short answer: No.
PBP works with PIC10, 12, 16 and 18 "only".
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Why not? I've never used or seen a DSpic but thought this an interesting subject so I did some googling:

dsPIC30 is a 16bit mcu:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/e...Doc/70102K.pdf

(p. 62)
The format supported is the Intel® HEX 32 Format (INHX32).

PIC 24F are also 16bit mcu:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/e...tes/91025a.pdf

(p. 2)

The formats supported are the Intel HEX Format (INHX8M), Intel Split HEX Format (INHX8S), and the Intel HEX 32 Format (INHX32).

It would seem it's just a matter of using a programmer that generates INHX32 hex files. I have no clue which format is generated by my MeLabs U2 programmer. The most I could find was:

The melabs programmer software is compatible with the standard Microchip HEX format files.

INHX8M? INHX8S? INHX32?


So, is it possible that finding a programmer that generates INHX32 hex files is the only hurdle to using PIC Basic Pro on dsPIC devices?


Or am I totally not seeing something?



EDIT: This is from 18F2550.INC in PBP folder:

LIST p = 18F2550, r = dec, w = -311, w = -230, f = inhx32

So a PIC 18F2550 is apparently programmed in INHX32 format, why couldn't a dsPIC?