Installation & Setup of the PONYPROG software     

Installation

Click on the setup button below to start the installation of the PONYPROG software (or right-click to download: 541 kB).
(Windows95/98/ME or NT/2000/XP).

         

Follow the installation instructions.
For more information on PONYPROG see: www.lancos.com

Setup of the PonyProg software

1. Start ponyprog, a friendly whinnying horse welcomes you..
   Two messages about calibration and setup will appear.
2. Now connect your PIC programmer with a serial cable to your PC and plug in the 15V supply.
   Make sure that the GREEN LED of the programmer is on.
3. Run calibration as below:
   
   
    
4. Now run Interface setup:
   
   
   
   With interface setup you choose which com port the PICPROG is connected to.
   Select a COM port and then click on "probe" to check if it is the right one:
   
    
5. To test your PIC programmer, select PIC16, PIC16F84 in the toolbar:
   (Do not insert a µController in one of the sockets)
   
   
   
   
   
    
6. Now select "read all" from the command menu:
   
   
   
   PONYPROG will start reading data; and the RED LED of your programmer will light up:
   
    
7. The result will be all "FF" because no device is inserted:
   
    
8. Your PIC programmer is ready for use, you can test it with the example "LEDSRUN" on my main page:
   

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