Pals,
I am very new to this field. Seeing my interest, I got a universal programmer and other electronic material from a known person. Unfortunately I could not get in contact with him later. The universal programmer is of UC MICROSYS make and UNIPRO 110U model. I have tried it using, but not succeed. Can any one help me please? I like to know how to program a micro controller or pic.

 

I hate to say it, but universal programmers mostly aren't.

Get a PICKit 2 if you are going to play with PICs.

Though there's a chance yours might work, does it have a ZIF socket, a CD and a manual?

Most people who try out microcontrollers end up giving up since they can't get their programmer to work. Getting a PICKit 2 or PICKit 3 solves tons of "startup issues".

 

here is a list of supported devices for your programmer. Which chip do plan to use, and how have you "tested" your programmer
http://search.ucmicrosys.com/supportedics.php?pid=2

 

Thanks for the info. But I already have all that stuff. Let me give the clear picture of what I have done.
After installation of the software downloaded from the website, I connected the programmer with system through USB. Then clicked on the icon for the software. From the SELECT I chose AT89c51. I clicked on the edit buffer, enter all the code of the porgram I wrote. Then clicked on the PROGRAM. Nothing happened.
I would like to know
-- whether the programmer is working or not.
-- if it is working how to identify its working/ non-working conditions.
-- how to program the ICs or PICs.
-- how to program in assembly language or C language.

 

You'll need an assembler or compiler for your controller.

MPLAB is a free assembler/debugger/profiler for PICs
MikroC and BoostC is common for PIC users, though Microchip C (formerly Hi-Tech) is gaining a bit of ground.

gcc supports several Atmel processors
gpasm supports Atmel assembly for the same processors.
There are also IDE's available for the Arduino and AVR Studio for AVRs in C/asm

Microchip / PIC tools do not work with Atmel AVR devices, and AVR tools do not work with PIC devices.

Once your code is compiled and linked, you'll have a .bin or .hex file, and that is what you load into the programmer to write("burn") to the uC.

 

Hi,
This programmer has a ZIF socket. CD is there but of not readable. Manual is not there. From the company website www.ucmicrosys.com I could download the software but not able to program. Hence this query.

 

As Thatoneguy said. You can NOT create any code with the UNIPRO 110U GUI. For that you need MPLAB. Given that you plan use PIC MCUs. You can download MPLAB here http://www.microchip.com/stellent/i...E&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en019469&part=SW007002
DO NOT go for MPLABX as it is still in beta.
Can you post your current test code?

 

heres what i use-mainly for reprogramming nvms for tvs etc but quite a useful tool...

http://www.lancos.com/prog.html
the schematics are here
http://www.lancos.com/siprogsch.html