Dwengo Programmer

Dwengo Programmer

20.66€ [VAT excl.]
25.00€ [VAT incl.]

This in-circuit PIC-programmer allows to quickly program any Microchip PIC microcontroller. Our programmer is compatible with Microchip's PICkit2 and can be used from within MPLAB. It can be connected directly to the Dwengo board for unlimited programming pleasure.

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20.66€ [VAT excl.] – 25.00€ [VAT incl.]

The Dwengo programmer is based on and (software) compatible with the PICkit2 programmer of Microchip External link. Besides the lower price of the Dwengo programmer, this programmer only differs in a couple points from the original PICkit2 programmer External link.

  • The Dwengo programmer has no extra EEPROM memory in which a hex file can be stored, this makes the programmer cheaper. This means that you will have to use the programmer always in combination with a computer, but during the development of a program you need a computer anyhow.
  • The Dwengo programmer can program those PICs compatible with a voltage of 5V. This includes, among others, following PIC families: the PIC10F, the PIC12F, the PIC16F, the dsPIC30F family and for the most part the PICs from the PIC18F family.

Connector

The Dwengo programmer has a 10 pin programming connector available that can be connected directly to the Dwengo board. The programming connector is secured against reversing the polarity and can be easily connected to a standard flat-cable connector. Hence, the programmer can also be used in cases where there is no direct access to the circuit that needs to be programmed.

We give an overview of the pinout of the programming connector. You can use this to program you own circuits with the Dwengo programmer.

Pinout of the programming connector

  • pin 1: PGC (clock signal)
  • pin 2: VPP (programming voltage, is connected to the reset pin of the PIC that needs to be programmed. A voltage of about 12V brings the PIC into programming mode)
  • pin 3: VDD (supply voltage, the Dwengo programmer automatically detects the presence of a supply voltage and provides the required supply voltage for the PIC if needed)
  • pin 4: GND (ground)
  • pin 5: LVP (low-voltage programming, this pin is used when no over voltage can be applied to the reset pin to bring the PIC in programming mode. This goes at the expense of one IO pin of the PIC that needs to be programmed)
  • pin 6: GND (ground)
  • pin 7: AUX1
  • pin 8: not connected
  • pin 9: PGD (data)
  • pin 10: AUX2

In order to program you own circuit, you only need the following signals: GND, VCC, VPP, PGD and PGC.

The signals AUX1 and AUX2 are extra communication lines for future applications. For example, they can be used to make a serial connection between the computer and the target circuit. The programmer could then serve as a programmer and as a USB-to-serial converter, without being disconnected or replaced.

Driver

The Dwengo programmer is directly supported in MPLAB External link, the integrated development environment of Microchip. When you use this IDE, you don't need any external programming tools.

If you don't use MPLAB to develop your code, you can also copy a hex file (that you generated with your preferred compiler) with an external programming tool to the Dwengo board. For this, several command-line programs are available for different platforms:

Also, a PICkit2 standalone application External link exists for Windows. This tool allow you to use the Dwengo programmer as a programmer as well as a serial interface and as logic analyzer.
PICkit 2 Programmer UART ToolPICkit 2 Programmer Logic Tool Analyzer

Pin out PICkit2 vs. Dwengo programmer

PICkit2 pin   Function                                 Dwengo programmer pin
               Programmer   USART   Logic Analyzer
     1            Vpp                                           2
     2            Vdd        Vdd         Vdd                    3
     3            GND        GND         GND                    4
     4            PGD        TX          CH1                    9
     5            PGC        RX          CH2                    1
     6            AUX                    CH3                    5
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