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MPLAB PM3 – MPLAB IDE Reference

7.8 UPGRADING THE MPLAB PM3 OPERATING SYSTEM

It may be necessary to upgrade the MPLAB PM3 operating system if:

• MPLAB IDE indicates that there is a newer version of the MPLAB PM3 operating

system when attempting to enable MPLAB PM3

If Automatic Update is enabled (see Section 7.5.5 “Configuration Tab”), the follow-

ing message will appear in the Output window if an upgrade is found:

An upgrade for your MPLAB PM3 has been detected and is being

downloaded now.

If Automatic Update is disabled, the following message will appear in a message box

with Yes and No options:

An upgrade for your MPLAB PM3 has been detected. Would you

like to upgrade now?

Select Yes to update or No to not allow the update.

When updating the operating system, MPLAB PM3 may click or beep a couple times

while MPLAB IDE is updating the programmer.

“Downloading xx to MPLAB PM3: nn% Completed” is displayed and continually

updated in the bottom of the Output window, where “xx” is either the BIOS, Operating

System or Database and “nn” is a number between 0 and 100. “Downloading Now” is

displayed on the MPLAB PM3 LCD, along with an activity indicator in the top right

corner of the LCD. Downloading may take a couple of minutes.

When the upgrade is complete, the “Download Complete” message will display in

the Output window. The MPLAB PM3 programmer is now ready to use.

The updated version of the operating system is in the MPLAB PM3 directory. The latest

version of MPLAB IDE, which contains the latest MPLAB PM3 operating system can

be obtained from our web site at www.microchip.com. Click Development Tools and

find MPLAB PM3 listed under Hardware. Near the bottom of the MPLAB PM3 page find

the latest operating system update.