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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : PicKit3 and MPLabX 3.1
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matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9033 |
If you are trying to use a PicKit3 with MPLabX V3.1 you may be having issues. There is a L..O..N..G.. video on EEVBlog about this, but basically MPLABX 3.1 needs up-to-date firmware in the PicKit3 and doesn't load it To sort this out load and install the stand-alone PicKit3 programmer V3.1 software from here Navigate to Downloads Archive and select "PICkit 3 Programmer App and Scripting Tool v3.10" Install and run this. It will tell you the PicKit3 firmware is out-of-date so let it update it. Then click on "Tools" and select "Revert to MPLab mode". The program will do this successfully and then crash!!!! Disconnect and re-connect the PicKit3. Then go into MPLAB IPE and all should be well. Note that MPLAB IDE will have to re-load the device specific firmware to the PicKit3. You can then de-install "PICkit 3 Programmer App and Scripting Tool v3.10" and just use the MBLabX IPE |
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Chris Roper Senior Member Joined: 19/05/2015 Location: South AfricaPosts: 280 |
He ran in to the same issue I had 2 weeks in this thread: http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8202&PN=1&TPN=3 http://caroper.blogspot.com/ |
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disco4now Guru Joined: 18/12/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 886 |
Hi, What do you get with upgrade to MPLabX V3.1 from MPLabX V2.26 Regards Gerry Latest F4 Latest H7 |
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Chris Roper Senior Member Joined: 19/05/2015 Location: South AfricaPosts: 280 |
Just note that you don't have to uninstall the "PICkit 3 Programmer App and Scripting Tool v3.10" to use the MBLabX IPE, in fact I suggest that you don't. With that tool you can use the PICKit3 as a 3 channel Logic Analyzer, a low power 2.5V to 5V variable Power Supply and a handy Logic IO simulator. My PICKit 3 spends more time configured as a Logic Analyzer than it does as a programmer and has proved invaluable on several occasions finding timing issues in SPI/I2C or UART communications as well as debugging PWM output. Just remember to switch it back to MPLAB mode when you need to use it as a programmer or just use PIC32Prog and treat it as a PICKit 2. Cheers Chris http://caroper.blogspot.com/ |
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