Post by thread:[PIC:] Pre-loading the EEPROM using mikroPascal ?

Currently using a 12F683, but I don't think that matters... I've been looking through both the online help and the PDF manual but I can only find refrences to the Eeprom_write and Eeprom_read functions. I'd like to have some of the eeprom pre-loaded in the HEX file. I understand that I could add some extra code to write to the eeprom at startup, but that seems as a waste... Any ideas ? Jan-Erik.

Peter van Hoof wrote : > user manual at > www.mikroe.com/pdf/mikropascal/mikropascal_manual.pdf > page 16: > "EEPROM Editor allows you to easily manage EEPROM of PIC > microcontroller." > > > Peter van Hoof Damn... I forgot to say, Yes, of course I have seen that part, but there is no EEPROM editor in the Tools menu. Is this only for some parts ? Or only in the non-demo version ? Or is there anything else special to do to get the EEPROM editor to work ? Do you have an example of a device where it does work ? If so, I could compare the device config files to see if there is something missing (after all, the PWM parts was missing from the 12F683 file...) Jan-Erik.

OK , didnt check out the program before but there is a workaround Build your program Press F11 (picflash programmer tool) click eeprom (bottom right hand) edit eeprom memory click save hex done Peter --- Jan-Erik Soderholm <spam_OUTjan-erik.soderholmTakeThisOuTtelia.com> wrote: > Peter van Hoof wrote : > > > user manual at > > > www.mikroe.com/pdf/mikropascal/mikropascal_manual.pdf {Quote hidden}> > page 16: > > "EEPROM Editor allows you to easily manage EEPROM > of PIC > > microcontroller." > > > > > > Peter van Hoof > > Damn... > I forgot to say, > Yes, of course I have seen that part, but there is > no EEPROM > editor in the Tools menu. Is this only for some > parts ? Or only > in the non-demo version ? Or is there anything else > special > to do to get the EEPROM editor to work ? > > Do you have an example of a device where it does > work ? > If so, I could compare the device config files to > see if > there is something missing (after all, the PWM parts > was missing from the 12F683 file...) > > Jan-Erik. > > > > --

peter@whacky-scientist.com wrote : > OK , didnt check out the program before but there is a > workaround > > Build your program > Press F11 (picflash programmer tool) > click eeprom (bottom right hand) > edit eeprom memory > click save hex > done > > Peter OK, Thanks. That seems to "work". But with a few drawbacks. The above steps has to be re-done at each build. The eeprom editor in pickflash only uses hex format. When saving the HEX file, all eeprom is included even those parts that are left un-programmed. I'll see if the support know anything about it... Jan-Erik.

With most programmers you can program just the eeprom or just the program memory If this is possible with your programmer you could save a hex image of the eeprom and a separate image of the program Smarter programmers also dont program ff bytes in eeprom so the complete image of the eeprom which in itself is pretty small to begin with should not take much time. Peter {Original Message removed}