MLoader:Recent Changes

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New in v3.2.1.5

Released Jan 2015

General

• Added return code for automation
• Corrected errors in chip CSV files (EEPROM locations, chipid)
• Improvements to stability
• Added timestamp output to trace functions
• Fixed various memory leaks

User Interface

• Corrected version number display
• Updated help file and moved to wiki
• Added links to website
• Added chip list for dsPIC/PIC24 devices
• Fixed autoscroll of output window
• Improvements to UI (buttons correctly disabled for appropriate targets)
• Improved reporting of errors
• Added missing menu items
• Progress bar functionality extended to other long operations
• Added a wait cursor for long operations
• User can now retry when problems occur in non-UI mode
• Added 'wrong chip' message if unexpected target is detected

Programming

• Fixed problems with ECIO/MIAC/etc. devices
• Fixed problems programming EB006 (legacy / v9) boards
• Added full support for dsPIC33E device on EB091
• Chip autodetect functionality added (EB006 / EB064)
• EEPROM reading added when receiving file
• UI-mode tx/rx functions hold chip in programming mode (consistent across targets)
• Added support for 18FxxK22 and 18FxxK50 devices

Known Issues

• mLoader is incompatible with the following chips:
  • 10Fxxx
  • 12F5xx
  • 16F5x and 16F5xx
  • 16F707 and 16F716
  • 16F72x and 16F72xA
  • 18FxxJxx
• The 18F13K50 and 18F14K50 chips may not work with older versions of EB006 - please contact technical support via the forum for more information.