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Hardware => Lynx EtherDongle => Topic started by: gforman on October 07, 2012,

Title: Pickit 3 problems with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: gforman on October 07, 2012,

I must be missing something I was going to update the firmware on the etherDongle, in the pickit 3 stand alone program it does not list the chip, however in the mplab application it does list the chip through the pickit 3.

any suggestions

thank you
Glen

Title: Re: Pickit 3 problems with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: urthegman on October 07, 2012,

It is the last pic on the bottom on my pickit3 list.

Title: Re: Pickit 3 problems with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: gforman on October 07, 2012,

on mine it is PIC32MX460F512L

I have tried to find the Device update for the pickit 3 programmer but have been unable to do so

Glen

Title: Re: Pickit 3 problems with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: JonB256 on October 07, 2012,

Also the last one or two in my PicKit 3 list.
Be sure you have installed the latest "operating system" for the PicKit 3.
What I have is PK3FW_012633.jam  (on the PicKit3 menu, at the bottom of tools is the Operating System choice)
The file was in my Program Files/Microchip/Pickit3 folder.

ps, if there is a newer version, I don't have it but would appreciate a link!

Title: Re: Pickit 3 problems with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: jnealand on October 07, 2012,

Bring up mplab and it should ask to update your pickit 3.  As I recall it does that automatically as long as your pickit 3 is connected.  Been a long time since I did mine.

Title: Re: Pickit 3 problems with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: chrisatpsu on October 07, 2012,

+1

mplab to update the pic,   
pickit programmer to update PICs

Title: Re: Pickit 3 problems (resolved) with EtherDongle Chip not listed
Post by: gforman on October 11, 2012,

I finally had sucess, make sure that you have the correct version of the pickit 3 program
Applicaiton Version 1.0.0.0
Jam Version 01.26.33-06 ( PK3FW_012633.jam  file)

there is a newer jam version but I had it fail,
I also tried the new mplab x and the version x programer which looks promising but still is had to use.
also I found that the pickit 3 scripting tool is not worth playing with yet (it is pickit 2 upgraded) and I could not make it work.

just my observations hopefully it might help someone that encounters the same problem.

thanks again for all your suggestions