Problem with micropro22 PIC programming software

[folarinv]

I just bought a PIC programmer from Quasar electronics (3150 version, USB) but the software that came with it (micropro22) does not have the provision to write a program in assembly language. It only allow me to load HEX files.

Is there something I'm missing out in the micropro22 software or do i have to learn how to program with HEX files?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

I just bought a PIC programmer from Quasar electronics (3150 version, USB) but the software that came with it (micropro22) does not have the provision to write a program in assembly language. It only allow me to load HEX files.

Is there something I'm missing out in the micropro22 software or do i have to learn how to program with HEX files?

That's what a programmer does! - it allows you to load pre-existing HEX files into the PIC.

To generate the HEX files you need either an assembler or a compiler, the MicroChip assembler is MPASM that comes as part of MPLAB, and is a free download. MPLAB is a complete programming environment that includes an editor and assembler, plus it drives MicroChips own programmers. So you use MPLAB/MPASM to create your HEX files, them micropro22 to transfer them to your target PIC.

 

[folarinv]

I just bought a PIC programmer from Quasar electronics (3150 version, USB) but the software that came with it (micropro22) does not have the provision to write a program in assembly language. It only allow me to load HEX files.

Is there something I'm missing out in the micropro22 software or do i have to learn how to program with HEX files?

That's what a programmer does! - it allows you to load pre-existing HEX files into the PIC.

To generate the HEX files you need either an assembler or a compiler, the MicroChip assembler is MPASM that comes as part of MPLAB, and is a free download. MPLAB is a complete programming environment that includes an editor and assembler, plus it drives MicroChips own programmers. So you use MPLAB/MPASM to create your HEX files, them micropro22 to transfer them to your target PIC.

Thanks NIgel.