Chameleon-PIC Nurve Networks, Chameleon-PIC Datasheet - Page 257

• Manufacturer Part Number: Chameleon-PIC
• Description: MCU, MPU & DSP Development Tools PIC24 & PROPELLER DEV SYSTEM (SBC)
• Manufacturer: Nurve Networks

Specifications of Chameleon-PIC

• Processor To Be Evaluated: PIC24
• Data Bus Width: 16 bit
• Interface Type: USB, VGA, PS/2, I2C, ISP, SPI
• Operating Supply Voltage: 3.3 V, 5 V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

The PKCMD2 is distributed in a compressed format (tar.gz for Linux and .zip for Mac OS X). Simply uncompress the file
and located inside you will find the binary loader along with some supporting files. There will also be a readme plain ASCII
text file that you SHOULD read through to familiarize yourself with all the available command line options and installation
procedures. If you want to use this loader from any folder on your system you should place the files into a folder that is
pointed to by your PATH variable. Otherwise another option is to manually copy the generated Intel Hex file created by
the commandline compiler to the extracted PKCMD2 folder.
The most common command line option for loading and verify the hex file can be seen below:
This command causes the PICkit2 to autodect the device being used and program the entire memory with a file named
somehex.hex and then verify the entire memory for correct loading. Where the following arguments are:
Once the new program has been loaded onto the PIC24, the PICkit 2 will reset it and your program will begin executing.
By using a combination of the suggestions listed above a user can get the Chameleon PIC working on Mac and Linux. In
the near future the growing community of Chameleon users will no doubt hack away and create new tools that will be
available (if they aren’t already now). Make sure to continuously check out the message boards and development website
for the latest software and documentation located at:
PKCMD2 –P –Fsomehex.hex –M -Y
P
Ffile.hex
M
Y
www.chameleon-dev.com
– Autodetect the device being programmed.
– When programming use the file named file.hex.
– Program entire memory including configuration and program memory.
– Verify entire memory contents including configuration and program memory.
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