These instructions will allow you to compile firmware and program Micropendous boards from within Programmer's Notepad. These instructions assume you have properly set up Windows for firmware development, WindowsQuickStart, and have installed Serial Port drivers.

1. Start Programmer's Notepad which is installed as part of WinAVR:



2. Open the file(s) you wish to edit, for example USBVirtualSerial firmware found in /Micropendous/Firmware/USBVirtualSerial in the latest Micropendous release.



3. Note all the important code for USBVirtualSerial firmware is in Main_Task:



4. Now let us set up firmware compiling and programming. Select Tools, then Options.



5. Click Tools in the left-hand tree then click the Add button. You will need to change the settings as pictured:

Name: Make FLIP
Command: make.exe
Folder: $(ProjectPath)
Parameters: flip



6. Click O.K and the new command is now ready. Click Tools and Make Flip to compile and program the firmware. More detailed instructions for firmware loading are in ProgramAndTestWindows.



7. If successful, the Output window should show a process exit code of 0.