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• Warp-13 works on a MAC Computer with our USB Easysync Cable.

 
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29-Jan-2004 Jim Franklin American Golf Discount Centre Cheshire ENGLAND My order arrived within a week of ordering, and with a bonus Clip-on Koala, if you don't know what i'm talking about get your order in now! I look forward to using my new Warp programmer, and the free simmstick of course.

Email Contact Page For Newfound Electronics Warp-13 Support:
http://www.e-dotcom.com/ecp.php?un=Warp-13

We get these units from the factory as they come off the line, as we are 30 miles away, so you can be assured of the latest versions. In fact we are in constant phone contact with the designer, so please don't let other dealers convince you that theirs is the only version that is current.

We normally ship next business day after receiving your order, so you may find that you will get it quicker than many local suppliers. See: http://www.dontronics.com/reco.html for typical supply times.

Main Features 

• This price includes Air Mail World Wide Postage.
• Assembled and tested unit, not a kit.
• One ZIF socket included, as shown in the picture. It programs all the PICmicros shown below, yes including 84's, 628's, 508's, and the newer "F" micros from this one socket. The other two sockets positions are used for the older PIC16C54 to PIC16C58 family, and Serial EEPROMS.
• Power Source not Included. (See Specs Below)
• There are only two MPLAB compatible PIC programmers, the Microchip Picstart Plus, and the Warp-13A.
• DB-9 RS-232 Serial Cable Included.
• Free DT101 Included. You don't have to ask for it.
• All documentation and files are downloaded from the web. You get the unit as shown above, a Serial Cable, a DT101 blank PCB, a 3 months factory warranty, and a receipt.
• This is the most popular PIC programmer sold by Dontronics. I have trouble keeping them in stock, and go into almost daily battle with the manufacturers to keep stock on the shelves

 
• A real PICSTART alternative around ~ $119USD! ~

$119USD Includes World Wide Postage.

Price includes a 40-pin Zif and serial Cable.

MPLAB compatible**

WARP-13A programs ALL PICs (except 17Cxx parts)

Bonus support for 8-pin Serial EEPROMs 24C, 25C 93C, 59C,  SPI, I2C and uWire types (Programs in the bottom section of the 18 pin socket)

Proven design used by nearly one thousand people throughout the world.

Assembled and tested, not a kit.

$119USD RRP (This includes a 40-pin Zif and cable.)

WARP-13 programs ALL PIC12, PIC14 PIC16 and PIC18 families

• Plugs straight into MPLAB 5.62 or later, the free development system form Microchip.
• Simulates PICSTART Plus firmware 3.11 
• Compatible with all leading ASM, BASIC and C compilers 
• Bonus support for 8-pin Serial EEPROMs 24C, 25C 93C, 59C,  SPI, I2C and uWire types
• Proven design used by over four thousand people throughout the world.

The WARP-13 is truely MPLAB compatible. It  can integrate with MPLAB in exactly the same way as the PICSTART PLUS. In fact, MPLAB thinks that it is talking to a PICSTART PLUS!

That’s right! Tthe inbuilt picstart plus driver also drives the WARP-13. Please do not be fooled by other programmer vendors claiming MPLAB compatibility. What they mean is that thier programmer is compatible with the output HEX file only but you have to use thier own driver to use thier programmer as, unlike the WARP-13, it is not driven directly from MPLAB itself. 

As well as MPLAB compatibility, the WARP-13 is supported by a more powerful proprietary programmer protocol and our own WARP13.EXE driver.  Our own custom driver that offers great improvements in support over MPLAB including more options, far better programmer speed and much greater ease of use.

In fact Only programmers supplied by NEWFOUND ELECTRONICS can offer the flexibility of both MPLAB intergration or the use of a more powerful proprietary programmer protocol. 

The WARP-13 features an on board connector suitable for connection to odd pin out devices like the 14000  and the 16C92x Quad pack parts. Many users are successfully using this as a ISP port and are successfully doing ICSP with the WARP-13 even though this was not what the connector was for. 

In addition to supporting a whole range of PIC parts, the WARP-13 offers bonus support for SPI, uWire and I2C Serial EEPROMs. 

Built on a quality double sided plate-though hole PCB, the WARP-13 is neat and robust and will serve you well over a long period of time.

The WARP-13 is an excellent programmer to fill the gap between the low end cheaper programmers and the quite costly PICSTART PLUS. With MPLAB compatibility as an option the WARP-13 is now better than ever a great choice for your PIC programmer.

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• Low cost PIC programmer for all 12C, 12F, 14C, 16C5x, (16F5x pending) 18Cxxx, 18Fxxx   PICs.
• MPLAB compatible.
• Free software updates via web site.
• Windows 9x/ME/XP software.

WARP-13 WILL PROGRAM THESE PICS:

PIC16C52 • PIC16C55 • PIC16C57 • PIC16C54 • PIC16C55A • PIC16C57C • PIC16C54A • PIC16C56 • PIC16CR57B • PIC16C54B • PIC16C56A • PIC16CR57C • PIC16C54C • PIC16CR56A • PIC16C58A • PIC16CR54A • PIC16C58B • PIC16CR54B • PIC16CR58A • PIC16CR54C • PIC16CR58B PDIP, SOIC*, Windowed CERDIP
16HV540

(1) 12C508, 12C508A, 12CE518, 12C509, 12C509A, 12CE519
12C671, 12C672, 12CE673, 12CE674

(1) 16C505

16C554, 16C554A, 16C556A, 16C558, 16C558A

16C61, 16C62, 16C62A, 16C62B, 16C63, 16C63A, 16C63B, 16C64, 16C64A, 16C65, 16C65A, 16C65B, 16C66, 16C67, 16C66A, 16C67A

16C620, 16C621, 16C622, 16C620A, 16C621A, 16C622A, 16CE623, 16CE624, 16CE625
16C641, 16C642, 16C661, 16C662

16F627. 16F628, 16F627A, 16F628A, 16F648A

16C707, 16C71, 16C710, 16C711, 16C712, 16C715, 16C716, 16C717, 16C72, 16C72A, 16C73, 16C73A, 16C73B, 16C74, 16C74A, 16C74B, 16C74C, 16C76, 16C77, 16C76A, 16C77A

16C712, 16C716, 16C717

16C745, 16C765

16F630, 676

16F72, 73, 74, 76, 77

16F83, 16C84, 16F84, 16F84A
16F870, 16F871, 16F872, 16F873, 16F874, 16F876, 16F877
16F873A, 16F874A, 16F876A, 16F877A
16F818, 16F819
16F87, 16F88

16C923#, 16C924#, 16C925#, 16C926#

14000*

18C242, 18C252, 18C442, 18C452, 18C258, 18C458
18F252, 18F452, 18F242, 18F442
18F258, 18F458, 18F248, 18F448
18F1220, 18F1320, 18F2220, 18F2320, 18F4220, 18F4320
18F6520, 18F6620, 18F6720, 18F8520, 18F8620**, 18F8720**

18Fxx31, 18Fxx80, 18Fxx85 Beta 

Please see our Download  page for the WARP-13 driver. 

At under a $100USD less than the cost of the PICSTART PLUS, and as a much improved design over "cheap" programmer kits, (Which in fact aren't much lower in cost when you "read the fine print" and pay the software registration fee...) NEWFOUND ELECTRONICS is proud to bring you this powerful cost saving tool.

THE WARP-13 WINDOWS SOFTWARE 

A good number of time saving options are built into our software and with the constant development it is designed to serve you well into the future.

A screen shot of our software is available for you to look at but you will need to download it to see for yourself the range of features and options it offers.. 

DOWNLOAD and Test drive the WARP-13 software here

The WARP-13 PIC programmer is identical to the PICSTART PLUS as far as all communication protocols are concerned. MPLAB considers the WARP-13 to be a PICSTART PLUS and as such there is no separate software to install. Getting the WARP-13 to work with MPLAB may be as simple as a mouse click.

To install the WARP-13 programmer into MPLAB click on the "PICSTART PLUS" menu and then select "ENABLE Programmer."

If either of the above menu options are disabled or "grayed out" then MPLAB has been installed without the PICSTART plus support files. In this case MPLAB must be reinstalled with the PICSTART plus support files.

To include the PICSTART plus support files run the MPLAB setup program (see microchip documentation for details.) When the "SELECT COMPONENTS" screen is displayed, ensure the "PICSTART plus support files" option is ticked. This is all that is required. Continue with and finish the MPLAB installation and MPLAB will now be ready to drive your NEWFOUND WARP-13 PIC programmer!

Note, there are differences between the picstart plus and the WARP-13, The placement of the 8 and 14-pin pics is different and the WARP-13 does not support the same range of PICs in the one programming socket. The 16C5x family are not programmed in the onboard 40-pin Zif (they use the auxiliary sockets) and the 14000 is supported only via the auxcillary port.

All software and documentation is to be downloaded from the web, it is not supplied with the programmer so you will also need to download NEWFOUND ELECTRONICS WARP-13 driver (if you prefer to use it instead of MPLAB) and help file.

Hi Don, The program is called CCSWARP.exe. Use the following string in PCW
Tools->Options->Device Programmer
d:\pcw\ccswarp.exe d:\warp\warp13\warp13.exe %H -%D
where d: is the drive PCW and Warp are on and pcw their directory. Edit as needed.
The first part is the path to ccswwarp.exe, the second the path to warp13.exe
PCW sends device as PICxxxxxx whereas Warp13 wants just xxxxxx, so this
program strips off the PIC bit
Brian Lonnon, G3ZUM
http://www.dontronics.com/zip/ccswarp.zip

> I have got to agree with all the comments about the PicStart Plus,
> That was the main reason I choose the warp 13  programmer
> (PicStart Plus compatible) so I can work within mplab or with
> it's own free software, which works very well.

I agree with Peter. I'm also another Warp-13 user, choosing this particular programmer because it's compatible with MPLAB, emulating the PIC Start Plus. It was also cheaper, (Jim quotes a saving of 60% over a PIC Start Plus) which makes it more attractive to the hobbyist on a tight budget.

Glen wrote:
> i just bought the warp-13 programmer from New Found Electronics in
> Australia. > i have no problems with it.
> it is a substitute for microchips "picstart +" (that works with
> mplab) & @ 1/2 the price. > Jim the guy i spoke to is very helpful ( i like that )
> i bought this unit because i have to program 16c54's (16c54's need
> to be programmed parallel) very few grammers do that . hope this helps
====================
> Kypros Vassiliou wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I use the programmer from New Found Electronics in Australia.
> > It can program almost all of the PICs and it has a nice price.
> > I own the Warp-3 programmer and I am very happy with it.

Hi Don,
Just to let you know that I received the Warp-13 programmer this morning. 4 days for a package from Australia to Northern Ireland isn't bad, is it?!

Thank you very much for your prompt service. I hope to do business with you again in the future.

I didn't think the PICStart + was worth the money, but I found the Newfound Electronics WARP-13 which emulates the PICStart Plus so well it integrates into MPLAB (a wonderful FREE product) as a PICStart Plus.  This combo is a dream to use, fully integrated into the IDE and all accessable from the same set of menus.
The support is very good with it too.

Having used MPLAB/WARP-13 and the cheesy parallel port/Bojan Dobaj freeware programmers, there is no comparison.  The more costly stuff allows me to get the work done without having to be an expert in troubleshooting buggy hardware/software with weird DOS interfaces.

IMO, YMMV, DLC

The extra two ZIF socket positions on the Warp-13 board are for the very first PIC micros in the PIC16Cxx family, namely the 16C52, and 54 to 58 devices. Not many people use these today, however the blank positions have been added to complete the 16 family. ZIF sockets can be soldered to these fairly easily, as the board is fully solder masked.

Warp-13 Price includes Airmail World Wide Postage and Serial Cable:
($119USD)
The above with an EasySync Laptop Companion USB to RS-232 Converter:
($154USD)

That is a $5USD saving on normal pricing for the combination, and the converter can be used for other RS-232 devices when the Warp-13 is not in use.

Yes, this may work on a MAC with a USB port, but it needs someone to try it. :-)

Note *** You will still need to power the Warp-13A from a standard power source, and not the USB port, as there is no power available from the DB-9 connector on the converter.

Sun, 05 Oct 2003 Rick L
Greetings, A while back I purchased a WARP 13A Programmer along with the Easy-Sync USB to RS 232 Cable. Note that I am a Mac user and I don't own a PC. Thus, I am running Virtual PC 7 (Windows 2000 version)  on my Mac which is running MaC OSX 10.2.6. I am writing to let you know that the WARP 13A and the Easy-Sync Cable work PERFECTLY with this setup. It only took a few minutes to get the WARP13A talking with MPLAB!  Note that the 'serial port' shows up as COM3 and this needs to be changed in MPLAB; MPLAB defaults to COM1 So, there you have it, you CAN use a Mac with the WARP13A, the Easy-Sync Cable, and VIrtual PC

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