incorporating Microcontroller debugger in Labview

[Sail]

Hi,

Is it possible for LabVIEW to handle a debugger or programmer of a microcontroller using USB?

I would like the Labview to program the microcontroller using programmer automatically. The programmer can be controlled by USB.

I would also like to know whether LabVIEW can handle softwares used for writing program codes for the microcontroller.

Thanks,

Sail

[Pnt]

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Sail wrote:

Is it possible for LabVIEW to handle a debugger or programmer of a microcontroller using USB?

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It is possible, although could be a little difficult. You can use the dll files, to do that.

Another option: Some programmers have exe files, you can call.

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Sail wrote:

I would also like to know whether LabVIEW can handle softwares used for writing program codes for the microcontroller.

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No, Labview is a programming language. It can not compile a microcontroler program directly. (if you mean that)

[Sail]

Thanks.

If I can use the case 1. trying to use .exe files of programmer. Will I be able to program the microcontroller after incorporating the programmer into LabVIEW?

[Pnt]

Yes.

Which MCU do you use?

[Sail]

I am planning to use PIC microcontroller

[Pnt]

Good luck.. I don't know if this, is possible with PIC.

I use Atmel AVR...

[Sail]

Thanks for your help on this and will try out on how to interface PIC's programmer into LabVIEW

[RER]

Hiya Snail, could I direct you to the following forum post. Hopefully this will give you some further pointers.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&thread.id=280862&view=by_date_ascending&page=2

[OlderJohn]

I was able to use the Microchip PM3 to program a MCU using LabVIEW 7.1. The Microchip IDE included a separate programmer utility called PM3Cmd. I was able to call this program using SystemExec. We had a test system that had to load test firmware into the product for test and then load production firmware afterwards. You just need to have a compatible hex file stored on the hard drive. I know that this application is picky (requires the full memory map, including empty areas). It will show a command window as well, which MUST be the top-most window. If another program has the focus, it takes forever to program the device via USB. It is a quirky program to work with, but it gets the job done.

[Mathan]

Dear OlderJohn,

Could you please post that vi. This will help me now and also somebody else later. Thanks a lot in advance.

Mathan