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thirsty
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Posted: 09:07pm 13 Jul 2016

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Hi Guys

Just wondering as I have an ICD2 clone I used for a few years to program the older 8 bit pics. Can I use the ICD2 to program 32bit pics using Pic32prog maybe?

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Tony

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Posted: 12:27am 14 Jul 2016

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from the read.me file on github (https://github.com/sergev/pic32prog):
[code]
Pic32prog is a utility for loading data into a flash memory of Microchip PIC32
microcontrollers. Supported adapters and bootloaders:
* Microchip PICkit2
* Microchip PICkit3 with scripting firmware
* Olimex ARM-USB-Tiny (not finished yet)
* Olimex ARM-USB-Tiny, ARM-USB-Tiny-H and ARM-USB-OCH-H JTAG adapters
* Olimex MIPS-USB-OCH-H JTAG adapter
* Bus Blaster v2 JTAG adapter from Dangerous Prototypes
* Flyswatter JTAG adapter from TinCanTools
* AN1388 HID bootloader
* Legacy FS_USB HID bootloader
[/code]
It is not updated yet because it does not include ascii_ISPC from Robert Rozee.

Microblocks. Build with logic.

thirsty
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Posted: 01:25am 14 Jul 2016

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Yeah I saw that but was hoping the ICD was just left off the list for some reason.

I have a couple of Arduino Pro Minis so my next step will be to try one of those with pic32prog.

Seems to be a lot harder than it should be to program the 32bit pic!

JohnS
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Posted: 02:02am 14 Jul 2016

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thirsty said Seems to be a lot harder than it should be to program the 32bit pic!

Yes. It's just the way Microchip are. You could try feedback to them just in case they ever listen.

The alternative is to use the bootloader area but it's pathetically small on many of their chips.

John

thirsty
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Posted: 02:15am 14 Jul 2016

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Well so far I've tried a Pickit 3 (chinese) which seems to work using Mplab 10 but when I try to use the pic nothing happens as if the hex wasn't copied.

I've tried to get my ICD2 working but it doesn't like the USB interface for some reason and I don't have a serial port in any of my Pc's.

Now I'm working on getting an Arduino Pro Mini happening but I will need to wait til tomorrow so I can get the bits to make the board that hooks up with the Pic.

I know I'll get there but it's a pain when things don't just work!

Thanks for the replies though :)

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