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On-board programmer
How do I start?
In order to start using mikroProg
™
and program your
microcontroller, you just have to follow two simple steps:
1. Install the necessary software
- Install USB drivers (
Page 20
)
- Install mikroProg Suite
™
for PIC® software (
Page 21
)
2. Power up the board, and you are ready to go.
- Plug in the programmer USB cable
- Turn on Power switch
- LINK and POWER LED should light up.
mikromedia
™
workStation v7 is equipped with RJ-12 connector
compatible with Microchip® ICD2® and ICD3® external
programmers. You can either use the on-board mikroProg
™
programmer or external programming tools as long as you use
only one of them at the same time. Insert your ICD programmer
cable into connector
CN7
, as shown in images
1
and
2
.
1
2
Programming with ICD2/ICD3
Figure 5-1: mikroProg
™
is well protected under metal casing
Why so many LEDs?
Three LEDs indicate specific programmer operation,
Figure 5-1
.
Link
LED lights up when USB link is established with your PC,
Active
LED lights up when programmer is
active.
Data
LED lights up when data is being transferred between the programmer and PC software (compiler or mikroProg Suite
™
for PIC®).
What is mikroProg
™
?
mikroProg
™
is a fast USB 2.0 programmer with mikroICD
™
hardware
In-Circuit Debugger. Smart engineering allows mikroProg
™
to
support all PIC10, PIC12, PIC16, PIC18, PIC24, dsPIC30/33,
PIC32 MCU families in a single programmer! It supports over 570
microcontrollers from Microchip®. Outstanding performance and
easy operation are among it's top features.
