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PICkit™ Serial Analyzer User’s Guide

1.6 PICkit™ SERIAL ANALYZER SOFTWARE

1.6.1 PC Program

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer PC program uses a graphical interface to enter data

and commands to communicate to the target device. Data and commands can be

entered using basic or scripting commands. Chapter 3. “PICkit™ Serial Analyzer

PC Program” explains the installation and operation of the program. Following

Chapter 3 there are individual chapters that explain the specific serial communica-

tions modes and their operation.

1.6.2 Dynamically Linked Library (DLL)

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer DLL is explained in Chapter 10. “PICkit™ Serial

Analyzer DLL”.

1.6.3 Firmware

The PICkit™ Serial Analyzer firmware is explained in Chapter 9. “PICkit™ Serial

Analyzer Firmware”.

The latest version of the PICkit™ Serial Analyzer firmware can be downloaded from the

Microchip Technology web site. The firmware is updated by selecting PICkit Serial

Analyzer > Download PICkit Serial Analyzer Firmware from the menu bar. An open file

window will open. Select the *.hex file to be uploaded to the PICkit™ Serial Analyzer

and click on the Open button. The Firmware Download window will open as shown in

Figure 1-4 to indicate the status of the firmware update.

FIGURE 1-4: FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD WINDOW