https://github.com/s-celles/ipecmd-wrapper
[WIP] A Python wrapper for Microchip's IPECMD tool for PIC microcontroller programming
https://github.com/s-celles/ipecmd-wrapper
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[WIP] A Python wrapper for Microchip's IPECMD tool for PIC microcontroller programming
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/s-celles/ipecmd-wrapper
- Owner: s-celles
- License: other
- Created: 2025-07-07T13:02:58.000Z (11 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-07-14T19:54:23.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-15T00:02:04.743Z (10 months ago)
- Topics: ai-generated-code, asm, c, download, erase, hex, pic16f, python, python3, upload
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://s-celles.github.io/ipecmd-wrapper/
- Size: 218 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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# 🔧 IPECMD Wrapper
A Python wrapper for Microchip's IPECMD tool for PIC microcontroller programming.
## 📚 Documentation
**For complete documentation, installation instructions, usage examples, and API reference, visit:**
**[https://s-celles.github.io/ipecmd-wrapper/](https://s-celles.github.io/ipecmd-wrapper/)**
## 🚀 Quick Start
```bash
# Install the package
pip install ipecmd-wrapper
# See the documentation for complete usage examples and CLI reference
```
## ✨ Features
- 🔧 Complete wrapper around MPLAB IPE's ipecmd.exe
- 🎯 Support for all major PIC programmers (PICkit3, PICkit4, ICD3, ICD4, SNAP, etc.)
- 🌐 Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- 🎨 Rich, modern CLI with input validation and beautiful help output
- ✅ Automatic validation of tool choices, file paths, and version selections
- 📝 Clear error messages with helpful suggestions
## ⚖️ Important Legal Notice
**This package is a wrapper for Microchip's proprietary MPLAB IPE/IPECMD tools.**
### 📦 What This Package Provides
This package provides Python wrapper code that interfaces with Microchip's MPLAB IPE command-line tool (IPECMD). It does NOT include the actual MPLAB IPE software.
### 🏢 Microchip MPLAB IPE License
The MPLAB IPE tools are **proprietary software owned exclusively by Microchip Technology Inc.** You must obtain proper licenses from Microchip to use the MPLAB IPE tools.
### 📄 This Package's License
The Python wrapper code in this package is released under the **MIT License** (see LICENSE file).
**For detailed licensing information and legal requirements, see the [License section](https://s-celles.github.io/ipecmd-wrapper/license/) in the documentation.**
## 🔗 Links
- **[📚 Documentation](https://s-celles.github.io/ipecmd-wrapper/)** - Complete documentation
- **[💾 Repository](https://github.com/s-celles/ipecmd-wrapper)** - Source code
- **[🐛 Issues](https://github.com/s-celles/ipecmd-wrapper/issues)** - Bug reports
- **[💡 Feature Requests](https://github.com/s-celles/ipecmd-wrapper/discussions)** - Discussions and feature requests
- **[📝 Changelog](https://s-celles.github.io/ipecmd-wrapper/changelog/)** - Release history
## 📄 License
**Wrapper Code**: MIT License (see LICENSE file)
**Microchip MPLAB IPE Tools**: Proprietary Microchip licenses (separate licensing required)
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Made with ❤️ by [Sébastien Celles](https://github.com/s-celles) for the PIC developer community.