F. A. Q.
Hardware
Q. Can I use other processors for usbpicprog?
A. Yes, you can use the PIC18F2455 without any modifications, if you design your own PCB, you can also use the PIC18F4550 and the PIC18F4455
Q. I can’t get the TSM2301 mosfet, can I use another one?
A. You can use any P-channel mosfet or even a bipolar transistor like BC557 as long as it can switch enough current to supply your target board
Q. How do I open the schematic / pcb design?
A. You will need kicad from http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/ it will install on Linux and Windows
Firmware
Q. My firmware doesn’t seem to be running (no led’s are burning) what am I doing wrong?
A. Did you put the jumpers as mentioned on http://usbpicprog.org/?page_id=214
Q. How do I program the bootloader in usbpicprog (the first time)?
A. That’s quite a recursive problem since you will need another programmer – something like JDM will work, see the hardware page
PC Software
Q. Which libraries do I need to compile the usbpicprog applications?
A. Besides the standard gcc libraries, you will need libusb 1.0 and wxWidgets 2.9.0, along with some programs like intltool, libtool and libglib 2.0.
Q. Why is there no mac port of the latest release?
A. Version 0.3.0 has never been built for osx, however the latest snapshots are being built now for osx universal (!). Version 0.3.1 will definitely have an osx build.