

This Readme is targeted to users of the command-line interface.ĭevice support is dependent on the firmware version installed in the MPLAB PM3 device programmer. Setting up a MPLAB PM3 for stand-alone programming Possible uses for this interface include: support for respective features based on the programming tool selected compatibility with PM3CMD, ICD3CMD, RealICECMD and PK3CMD

a common tool for all Microchip programming tools (PICkit 3, MPLAB ICD 3, REAL ICE and PM3) This interface is designed for programming devices in a production environment with limited resource PCs (Pentium or better). MPLAB IPE Command Line Interface (IPECMD) is a 32/64-bit command-line interface to the MPLAB X all in one device programmer.

> The "Blank Check" feature does not update the progress bar.Release Notes for IPE Command Line Interface - BETA Two work-arounds exist: Supply target power externally, or manually enable target power from the PICkit 3 before an operation so that it is not automatically disabled afterwards. Known quirks: -> Turning off target power supplied by the PICkit 3 can take a noticable amount of time under some circumstances. Disconnecting the PICkit 3 should cause the application to show. > The application will sometimes not launch with the PICkit 3 connected. Use MPLAB to recover the firmware to a consistent state.
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There is a write failure during certain parts of the firmware upgrade process. This is not a normal occurance it can only happen if > The application cannot recover a PICkit 3 that has only the bootloader AP installed. This manifests itself as trouble connecting to the PICkit 3 or, in the worst cases, application crashes. The easiest work-around is to use MPLAB to re-flash the programmer with the latest version of the firmware ("Manual Download" in the programmer settings). > The application can have problems communicating to the PICkit 3 if the AP or RS is corrupt (say, from an interrupted transfer). > A "No target device found" error is sometimes shown after switching or updating the AP. > The Checksum calculation is not fully tested yet and may not match MPLAB in all cases. There is no work-around, but manually verifying the configuration values as "blank" is possible by reading the device. Typically this is due to a configuration word mismatch in the device file. > The "Blank Check" feature can frequently indicate that a blank device is not blank. > Some text in the status message box falls off the edge of the box and cannot be read. Known Issues: -> Device auto-detect is not yet functional, but the device ID is verified (if the device has one) before all operations. Version 1.0.0.0 - 2011 January 28 -Questions, comments, bug reports, and feature requests should be posted in the PICkit 3 forum on the Microchip Forums ().
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Windows XP 32-bit Windows 7 32- and 64-bit. It is expected to work properly on any x86 machine with Microsoft's. Operating System Support List -This tool has been tested under the following operating systems. Typically, this is installed to C:\Program Files\Microchip\MPLAB IDE\Readmes\, and is also available online at. Refer to the MPLAB release notes for more details. Release Notes for the PICkit 3 Programmer Application Updated: 2011 January 28 -Device Support -This version of the PICkit 3 Programmer Application supports all devices supported by the PICkit 3 as of MPLAB 8.60.
