
QM1004-2-18 Combined RF Upconverter/Downconverter
User Manual
4. PIC Firmware Updates
The QM1004-2-18 version 4 and version 5 Control Boards use a Microchip Technology, Inc. PIC18F87J50
processor, while the QM1004-2-18 version 6 Control Board uses a Microchip Tehcnology, Inc.
PIC32MZ2048EFH144 processor. The PIC Firmware update process is performed using a Custom Com-
puter Services, Inc. (CCS) ICD-U64 Debugger/Programmer, but can be done using any In-Circuit Serial
Programmer (ICSP) with an RJ-12 connection that supports the Microchip PIC18F87J50 or
PIC32MZ2048EFH144 device, depending on the hardware version. The ICD-U64 from CCS includes the
CCSLOAD free programmer control software, which is used to load the update.
Figure 2.12:
CCSLOAD: PIC Programming
After opening CCSLOAD, simply click the Open File icon and select the QM1004-2-18_Firmware_v6.0.0.hex
file. The PIC18F versions auto-detect the device, but the PIC32MZ version requires additionally selecting
the Device field, which opens the Select Target Device dialog, where the PIC32MZ2048EFH144 device
must be selected. Once properly setup, select the ’Write to Chip’ icon. After programming, close
CCSLOAD to run the new firmware version.
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