Velleman VM134 User Manual

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VM134

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Thank you using the Velleman produkts. The VM134 (K8076 kit version) us a multifunctional and

instructional programmer, aimed at programming a selection of

Microchip ® PIC™ FLASH microcontrollers

. These FLASH controllers can be reprogrammed

many times, making them an appropriate tool for teaching a PIC programming language. Another

advantage of reprogrammable controllers is that software of a device where it is implemented can

easily be updated.

The VM134 PIC programmer is a ready-to-use version of our unassembled K8076 programmer.

Hence, the VM134 can also be referred as the K8076 in this manual and software.

There are 2 important stadiums in the use of this programmer. First, a programme code needs to

be written, usually in a graphic environment (IDE). For PICs that is MPLAB(™) by Microchip. This

complete software package can be downloaded for free from the website

www.microchip.com

. An

easier method is writing a programme in an ASCII word processing programm like e.g. Notepad,

installed on every Windows PC.

Information concerning the commands used in the assembler language for every controller type

can be found in data sheets on the Microchip website. An exemple programme is included on CD.

Connect your programmer to a free serial RS232 port of your PC. This serial port must be 100%

IBM compatible and 16550 UART compatible. This kit does not use the RS232 protocol but an

emulated I2C protocol via handshaking.

UART

universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter

executes the main tasks in the serial

communication of computers. The chip converts incoming parallel information into serial data

which can be sent through a communication line. A second

UART

will be used to receive the

information. The

UART

executes all necessary tasks like e.g. timing, parity control etc. needed for

the communication. The only extra chips needed are the line drivers converting the TLL-level

signals into line voltages and vice versa.

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1 General information

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Connection cable

1.3 connection & test

Make sure there is no controller in the ZIF socket.

Connect the serial connector to the serial port.

Connect a 15VDC power supply. This voltage may or may not be regulated since the PCB is

equipped with a voltage regulator (a 12VDC non regulated adapter will work since the terminal

voltage is about 15 to 16V).

When switching on the power supply, LD1 or "Power Good" LED will light. This LED indicates

that the programmer is live and that the controller is provided with +5V

.·Start the "PICprog2006" software and click the icon on the upper right, viz "Hardware

connections"

(Fig 1.0)

FIG. 1.0

By clicking the LD3, LD2 and LD4 LEDs with your mouse they should light on the PCB (see

PIC2)

(Fig 2.0)

FIG. 2.0

Press "Run hardware datalines test" to start an automatic LED lighting sequence. These LEDs

must light synchronous with the screen

(see PIC3)

. Press the button again to stop the testing

procedure. Attention: make sure there is no PIC in the socket

!.·You are ready testing the programmer when the test went well. If not, find the hardware error on

the print or the incompatibility to the PC to avoid irreversible damage the PIC controllers

General information

ATTENTION:

When a communication problem between the PC and the

VM134 or a hardware problem with the VM134 occurs, clicking on the test

button or the LEDs will not be possible. The following message can appear

If there is communication in the programmer socket between the VM134 and the

PIC, following message will appear:

Velleman Components NV and the software designer cannot be held responsible for any hardware

and/or software failure or damage caused by the use of it

"Load File"

load a Hex file

"Save File"

save a Hex file

"End"

end the programme

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1.4 Disclaimer

2 Menu bar

2.1 File

2.2 Function

"Read PIC"

"Read All"

"Read Program"

"Read Data"

"Read Configuration"

::::read all available

data

read programme

data only

read EEProm data

only

read configuration

bits

"Write PIC"

"Write All"

"Write Program"

"Write Data"

"Write

Configuration"

:::

write available data

only

write programme data

write EEProm data

write the configuration

"Erase PIC"

"Erase All"

"Erase Program"

"Erase Data"

:::

delete all available data

delete programme data only

delete EEProm data only

Menu bar

"Disable Code Protection"

Make the PIC available after it was programmed with a code

protection (all data is deleted).

"Hardware Configuratie"

"Comm Settings"

selection of all available RS232 ports

"Hardware Delay"

if the communication speed is to high

"K8048 Compatibility"

Lets you use (where possible) the K8048. Not possible with all

PICs.

Click the "K8048 Compatibility" option in the "Function" menu to

establish the compatibility between the PICprog2006 software and

our K8048 (=VM110) PIC programmer and experiment board.

Some PICs from the actual list cannot be programmed with the

K8048 since the K8048 hardware does not allow it.

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2.3 Help menu

"Open Help"

Consult the kit's help file

"About"

Call up the programme version

Menu bar

Click on the

button for

further

information

Save data as HEX file

Save the controllers content and save it as INHX8M file onto the hard disk. Attention:

controllers with an activated "code protect" bit cannot be read because of the copyright by the

manufacturers. Memory dump HEX files of the 18Fxxxx family will be written as INHX32 files.

Load a HEX file

Reading of a file from a storage device to the software memory. Attention: the file needs to

have an INHX8M, INHX16 or INHX32 format. The compiler (e.g. MPASM) must be configured

so it can generate an INHX8M file.

Load the Mpasm editor.

Start the included Microchip Assembler. Updates can be found with the complete Microchip

"MPLAB" compiler on the website:

www.microchip.com.

Write all data to the PIC

Write the loaded HEX file to the controller in the ZIF socket.

Load all data from the PIC

Reads the controller content and places it into the software buffer memory. Attention:

controllers with an activated "code protect" bit cannot be read because of the copyright by the

manufacturers.

Write the data from Hex file directly to the PIC

Write a HEX file directly to the controller without loading it in the buffer memory first.

Call up a help file.

Start the on-line instructions manual of the PICprog2006 software.

Choice bar for the PIC

"PIC Family": Select the desired controller family. The family and

type configuration has been separated to shorten and to simplify the

choice list.

Select the desired controller belonging to the family chosen in point

"8". Controllers preceded by a green "V" sign have been tested by

Velleman with this PIC programmer whereas controllers preceded

by a yellow "X" sign have been implemented in the actual software

but not tested with this programmer. When meeting with difficulties,

simply send the controller with an explanatory letter to the Velleman

main office, attn the support department.

We will do our utmost to solve the problem. We can not offer any

guarantee since we depend on the protocol data released by

Microchip.

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3 Button Bar

3.1 Button Bar

Button Bar

Hardware configuration

Visual representation of how to connect the PIC cable in order to program the desired

controller

Here you can find the programme code. This is the hexadecimal upcode the controller will execute.

You can also see the data code. These are the values in the EEPROM memory of the controller. This

window only appears with controllers with an EEPROM memory (e.g. PIC16F627)

4 Windows

4.1 Program

Consult and modify if necessary the programming options. We recommend executing these

configurations directly in the assembler programme through the "__CONFIG" compiler directive.

See "BLINKLED.ASM" for an example.

Enable or disable the PIC controller options. You can also set them via the __CONFIG compiler

directive in the assembler programme. For more information concerning these options please refer to

the data sheets of the used controller on the Microchip website, viz

www.microchip.com

Choose the correct PIC family on the upper right corner, e.g. "PIC10F", "PIC16F"...

Choose the correct type in the adjacent menu, e.g. "PIC10F200"...

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4.2 Configuration

5 Use

5.1 Select PIC

Use

Click the "Hardware connections" icon

You can see a picture showing how to connect the PIC configuration patch-cable with

the pins from the ZIF socket. When using the included cables, the cable colour code will

correspond to the colour code on the display

PIC configuration patch-cable

The pins from the ICSP1 or ICSP2 connector must be appropriately connected before

placing a PIC controller into the ZIF socket

The ICSP1 and ICSP2 connectors can be used arbitrarily since they are identical on the

hardware level

Hint

: The ICSP connectors can also be used to program controllers external to the PCB.

The cables leading to the print need to be as short as possible (+/- 20cm)

Hint:

The picture shows how the ICSP connector SK3 and SK4 (1) is connected to the pins of

the ZIF socket (2) and the PIC controller (3)

.·If everything is appropriately connected, place the controller into the ZIF socket and pull

the lever

Hint:

If LD1 turns off when placing a PIC into the ZIF socket, it indicates that an internal

short-circuit in the component occurs or the PIC cable is badly connected generating a

short-circuit. The VM134 ihas a limited protection against such short-circuits through R10

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5.2 Programming the PIC controller

A simple explanatory application will explain how to program and to test a PIC. The application is

simply a blinking LED. The used controller in the example is a PIC10F200

STEP 1: Compiling your code

Start PICprog2006

Click the "MPASM" icon

.·Read the ".ASM" file

.1.The file to compile is generally of the ".ASM" type

.2.Set the radix that will be standard accepted (setting the radix in

the .ASM file will have priority over this setting)

Leave the setting on "All Messages" so all error messages and

warnings will be recorded in the .ERR or .LST file

.4.Choose the output format. The format can be INHX8M, INHX16,

INHX32.

Choose which files will be generated by the MPASM, e.g. a file

containing error messages…

Choose the PIC controller to be programmed

.*For more information please refer to the MPASM help function or

the information on the

Microchip.

website

Press the "ASSEMBLE" (7) button when all setting are correctly implemented

(7).·When the code assembly does not contain any errors, following screen will appear

Use

Before programming the controller, make sure there are no errors in the assembler code (Errors =>

Causes of a communication breakdown:

PIC controller type does not correspond with the chosen software type

power supply of the VM134 is too low (15V)

incorrect PIC selection through patch cables

defective PIC controller

PIC controller status cannot be put in program mode

Remark:

This PIC programmer will not be able to program controllers which simultaneously use

the internal oscillator and the MCLR pin as input. Programming such a controller can damage it

beyond reuse.

STEP 2: Programming the controller

Start PICprog2006

Click the "LOAD HEX FILE" icon. Following screen will appear

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Use

Click the desired HEX file (e.g. BLINKLED.HEX

)

In case of a hardware error, following message can appear. Check the VM134 and/or the

controller selection

Click the "WRITE ALL DATA TO PIC" icon

The programme will ask for a confirmation:

Click "YES" when you are sure to overwrite the controller

.·You will see the progress of all kinds of actions like e.g. deleting, programming, controlling

and setting the controller parameters

The HEX code that will be saved into the controller

.2.Address counter: indicates where in the memory the device is reading or writing

.3.The ASCII version of the code

.4.Progress bar: Visualize the percentage of the programming or the reading process

.·When the programming process is finished, push the lever of the ZIF socket and remove the

controller

The controller can irrevocably be damaged if something goes wrong during the

programming process (e.g. connection cut-off, software interrupt van software on the

serial port etc.). For more information please refer to the data sheets of the used controller

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Velleman VM134 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 General information

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Connection cable

1.3 connection & test

1.4 Disclaimer

2 Menu bar

2.1 File

2.2 Function

2.3 Help menu

3 Button Bar

3.1 Button Bar

4 Windows

4.1 Program

4.2 Configuration

5.1 Select PIC

5.2 Programming the PIC controller