MK188 PIC corruption

Kits Timers and Clocks
1

I have ten MK188 timers built and installed on various test equipment. Having experience with PICs I exported the hex file before installing the first PIC in case a PIC failed. However when a PIC did fail I unable to get a newly written PIC to operate the timer. Apparently there is a boot loader or specific address used when programming at the factory. So my question is this: Is there any way to get an image to write to new PICs as maintenance for my testers? Or to purchase programmed PICs? I don’t like the latter because I have PICs and need my testers running now.

Thank you

2

The PICs are read-protected for copyright reasons and no: Velleman does not gives the source code nor hex file. So if a PIC dies, you need to ask a new one to Velleman or if it is very important: buy an extra MK188 so you can work till you have a new PIC.

3

How do I go about getting new PICs. They don’t show any replacement parts for this unit.

4

Contact the Velleman distributor where you bought the kits. If they are not willing to help you, you can contact Velleman.