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PICSTART+
EMULATOR MPLAB COMPATIBLE PIC 8/18/28/40 PIN DEVICES PROGRAMMER
FEATURES
PIC-MCP
is low cost alternative of Picstart+. It's MPLAB compatible and MPLAB recognize
PIC-MCP as Picstart+. To operate it needs external power supply 18VDC.
PIC-MCP have gold plated 40 pin ZIF socket which accepts all types of DIP
PIC microcontrollers. In addition it have ICSP connector and can be used
to program all PIC-PxxB prototype boards.
Supported
devices: ALL devices which PICSTART+ supports (excluding PIC17XXX series)
ICSP
30 cm (12") cable
Dimensions
100x80 mm (3.9x3.15")
DOCUMENTS:
PIC-MCP.pdf
PIC-MCP
tutorial in Spanish made by our Chile distributor
SOFTWARE:
Firmware
upgrade UPGRADE-127
upgrades firmware for MPLAB 7.50
Upgrade
procedure for PIC-MCP with old PIC16F876A firmware: put PIC18F252 in ZIF
socket, remove ICSP jumper, connect RS232 cable and apply power supply,
then run PIC-MCP-upgrade.exe after the message for sucessful upgrade remove
power supply and pull PIC16F876A from DIL socket and replace with the new
programmed PIC18F252. All future upgrades will be made with the build-in
bootloader inside PIC18F252 so you just have to run the newest PIC-MCP-upgrade.exe
VERY
IMPORTANT: DO NOT PUT OTHER THAN PIC18F252 MICROCONTROLLER WHEN YOU RUN
THE UPGRADE SOFTWARE
Upgrade
procedure for PIC-MCP with older PIC18F252 firmware:connect RS232 cable
and apply power supply, then run PIC-MCP-upgrade.exe after the message
for sucessful upgrade remove power supply and apply again to re-start the
new firmware.
Additional
Information on this product from the manufacturer:
The
operation with PIC-MCP and PIC-MCP-USB is very simple.
There
is a PDF about PIC-MCP on our web.
If
you use PIC-MCP-USB you first have to load from FTDI web the proper drivers
for your OS and install them , then when you connect PIC-MCP-USB you will
see in your Wndows Device manager USB-to-RS232 virtual COM port.
You
just have to point MPLAB to search for PICSTART+ on this Virtual COM port
and you are done.
On
the PIC-MCP-USB board there is arrow mark where to put the PIC pin.#1 so
all PICs are put the same was PIN.#1 to arrow mark
Only
the very old PIC16C5X microcontrollers have different way to stuff and
there is special mark on the ZIF socket where to put their PIN.#1. down
right
The
white cable is for ICSP programming you connect it to your target board
and program your PIC on your target. The ZIF socket is for programming
DIP PIC parts.
When
you use ICSP you have to close the JUMPER on the board , when you program
in ZIF socket you should left open this Jumper.
