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General information
The PICmicro microcontroller programmer connects to
your PC via USB to provide you with a low cost and flexible
PICmicro microcontroller programmer. This board can
be used with assembly, C or Flowcode programming
utilities provided by Matrix Multimedia. The board will
program most 8, 14, 18, 20, 28 and 40 pin flash PICmicro
microcontroller devices using the programming software
provided. The board also provides ‘clean’ access to all I/O
lines on the relevant PICmicro MCU devices. When used
with Flowcode for PICmicro microcontrollers V4.2 and
greater, the board has additional In-Circuit Debug.
1. Features
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E-blocks compatible
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Low cost
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Used as a programmer and as a development board
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Programs a wide range of PICmicro MCU devices
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Full suite of programming software available
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Selectable oscillator source, resistor capacitor or
crystal
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5 I/O ports
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In-Circuit Debugging via PICkit2 connector
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In-Circuit Debug with Flowcode for PICmicro
microcontrollers V4.2 via USB lead
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Charge pump capability to allow high voltage
programming from USB supply
2. Change log
New features for Version 8
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Charge pump to allow for high voltage
programming from USB supply
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Simplification of the on-board jumper
systems
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Removal of the Microchip ICD2
socket
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Target pin digital and
analog scope
implemented
in software
New features for Version 7
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In-Circuit Debugging using Flowcode for
PICmicro microcontrollers V4.2
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Target pin digital and analog scope (not
implemented in software)
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Signal injector facilities added (not implemented
in software)
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Better internal oscillator / PortA support
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Microchip PICkit support
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20-pin target PICmicro support
New features for Version 6
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Minor modifications to prevent breakdown of
the 4052 chip when used with a power supply
with excess ripple
New features for Version 5
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The board can now accept power supplies of
either polarity - positive inner or positive outer
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The board is now compatible with a wider range
of PICmicros for Low Voltage Programming
which use B3, 4 or 5 for the LVP pin
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The USB control chip on boards is now much
faster and can program at the rate of 1k byte per
second
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PPP has also been improved inline with these
changes