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Personality Module Micro Code (PmmC)
One of the important features of the
µVGA-PICASO
module is the ability to upload its
onboard
PICASO
processor with a micro-Code firmware which allows the module to take
on a new personality. This is referred to as Personality Module Micro Code (
PmmC
). The
benefits of this are as follows:
•
Allows the module to be easily upgraded by the user at any time with specific PmmC
files as further enhancements are made in the future. This allows the user to benefit
from those latest features.
•
Allows the user to upload a new Operating System for example to change the device
from a serial command driven platform into a high level language platform such as
4DGL (4D Graphics Language). A built-in higher level language such as 4DGL allows
user programs to be run directly within the
PICASO
processor where the graphics
operations can be performed much faster than sending the commands serially. This
avoids serial bottle necks for those graphics intensive applications as well as allows
the user to take complete control of all of the internal resources of the module.
The latest
PmmC
system file for the
µ
V
G
A
-PICASO-
MD1
can be downloaded from:
www.4dsystems.com.au/downloads/micro-VGA/uVGA-PICASO-MD1/PmmC/
The latest version of
PmmCLoader.exe
the PC software tool can be downloaded from:
www.4dsystems.com.au/downloads/PmmC-Loader/Software/Windows/
and the User Guide can be found here:
www.4dsystems.com.au/downloads/PmmC-Loader/Docs/Pdf/