20080119
Programming 16F84As with piklab-prog and JDM programmer
Finally got around to using piklab-prog to program my surplus 16F84As. The command line options are a little confusing, so here is what I used:
piklab-prog -d 16F84A -t /dev/ttyS0 -p direct -h 'JDM classic' -c program led_test.hex
For some reason there is a hardware option which doesn't work for me and is not documented in the man page. piklab-prog seems to magically detect that I am using a JDM classic programmer, so all is well :-)
Cheers,
Steve
Labels: 16f84, electronics, linux, pic
20080107
Finally, PIC under Linux made Easy
I have been looking for software to work with my PIC-PG2 programmer under Linux for a while now. Previously I have been using windows and PICPROG which while nice, still involved messing with windows and stuff. The situation back then (around 2006) was bleak - there were no up to-date and actively maintained Linux software for PIC developers. Now there is.
PikLab is a fantastic piece of work which does for Linux what MPLAB does for Windows. Big thanks to Nicolas Hadacek and Alain Gibaud and all contributors for producing a much needed piece of software.
Cheers,
Steve
20070406
PIC Programming under Linux with KIT81
To get KIT81 and its variants working under linux, you need picprg, and configure it as follows:
| Pin | Polarity |
| Vpp | - |
| Vdd | - |
| Clock | + |
| Data out | + |
| Data in | + |
The following screen shot shows what the configuration screen should look like:
Cheers,
Steve
