RPM Systems Corporation
March, 2016 Page 8
MPQ Manufacturing Programmer User's Guide
The software will display the status message "Acquiring Programmers", and a progress bar will be dis-
played, while it queries the serial port to identify the programmer(s) attached. A list of the programmers con-
nected to the COM port will be displayed in the programmer select box. If a programmer is not detected,
ensure that the programmer is powered on, that the communications cable is properly connected, and that the
proper communications port is selected in the MP Manager main window.
The currently selected programmer will be shown in the programmer select box. Click on the Image
Manager toolbar button to open the image manager. The Programmer frame on the left-hand side of the Image
Manager window will show information regarding the currently selected programmer - model number, device
support and revision information. The right side of the Image Manager window will show a list of the images
currently programmed into the Flash memory of the programmer. For a new programmer, this list will be empty.
2.4 Loading Image Files into MPQ Flash
To load a new image file into programmer Flash, first select which of the four Image banks, Image 1, 2, 3
or 4, shown in the "Images Stored on This Programmer" frame, will receive the new image. Do this by clicking
one of the Image numbers with your mouse, or using the arrow keys on your keyboard. Note that, if the bank
you select already contains an image, that image will be overwritten with the new image.
Next, select the Image/Load Image File option from the MP Manager menu bar, or select the File-
Open tool bar button. This will open a file browse box. Browse to find the image file you wish to load. The
image file will be a .hex file which was created using the development software for the particular microcontroller
supported by your MPQ. Once you have selected the image, MPQ reads the .hex file and verifies that it is