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PIC Microcontroller Programming Guide

PICPgm is open source Windows software that can be used to write code to the flash memory of PIC microcontrollers. It works with common programmer hardware and automatically detects the connected hardware and microcontroller chip. The software loads hex files produced by compilers and programs the microcontroller chip with one click. If successful, a green message confirms the code was successfully burned to the chip.

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PIC Microcontroller Programming Guide

PICPgm is open source Windows software that can be used to write code to the flash memory of PIC microcontrollers. It works with common programmer hardware and automatically detects the connected hardware and microcontroller chip. The software loads hex files produced by compilers and programs the microcontroller chip with one click. If successful, a green message confirms the code was successfully burned to the chip.

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PIC 

Serial Programmer Tutorial (Software) 
We use the PICPgm Develop Software for writing our codes into the Flash Memory of the PIC Microcontroller. 
PICPgm is very good open source software for Windows. Works well with Windows 98, XP and Vista. It 
supports even our JDM based programmer circuit. 
 
Here is a Screenshot of the software as you open it (without connecting any hardware circuitry). 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Now, if you just connect the Programmer Hardware PCB (without the actual PIC Microcontroller IC placed on 
it) to the Serial Port of the Computer CPU (through a Serial Port Connection Wire), and press the ‘Autodetect 
Programmer Hardware’ Button … you will get to see the type of Programmer Hardware, as follows: 

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Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur 
 
 
 
Now additionally, if you place any 40‐pin PIC Microcontroller IC (belonging to the 16F or 18F Series) on the zip 
socket, and press the ‘Autodetect PIC Type’ button … you will get to see the IC Number. 

 
(You can also program a non‐40‐pin PIC IC using the external pin connector, instead of using the zip‐socket) 
If the JDM programmer is not automatically detected, then you can try setting Hardware settings from Hardware option. 
See the screenshot for setting it up. 
 

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Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur 
 
 
 
 
 
Any program that you wish to feed into the (Flash memory of) Microcontroller, must be in the Hex 
(Hexadecimal) File Format. i.e. with the ‘.hex ‘ file extension. 
 
You can write for yourself, the program in any higher‐level language (for example: C). But then you need 
another software, or more specifically, a compiler; that compiles your higher‐level language program into the 
Assembly language (by default in Hex Format), which can be understood by the specific Microcontroller in use. 
 
There are various Compilers available, which are made specifically to program any type of PIC Microcontroller.  
For e.g.: MikroC, MPLAB. Each one of them will create a *.hex file of your required program. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
To feed the .hex file into the microcontroller, locate the .hex file through the browse function, and use the 
‘Program PIC’ button. 
 

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Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur 
 
 
 
If everything is fine, then you will get a Green message window signifying the successful process of burning 
(programming) the file into the Target Microcontroller. 
 

 
 
Now, your PIC IC is fully programmed (as per the fed code), and can be removed from the ZIP‐Socket for 
further use. 

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Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur 
 

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