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Disassembler_for_Pic_MultiChipPgmr-Disasm

The document provides instructions for using a program called Disasm to disassemble .hex files from a PIC16F84 microcontroller into a readable format similar to .asm files. It includes details on downloading necessary files, installing the program, and using it to disassemble and save files. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of backing up original files during the process.

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Disassembler_for_Pic_MultiChipPgmr-Disasm

The document provides instructions for using a program called Disasm to disassemble .hex files from a PIC16F84 microcontroller into a readable format similar to .asm files. It includes details on downloading necessary files, installing the program, and using it to disassemble and save files. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of backing up original files during the process.

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DISASSEMBLING A
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PROGRAM
(Reading the .hex file of a PIC16F84)
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This section does not use the Multi-Chip Programmer but it is in this section as it is a part of the
process of programming. If you take a .hex program from a book or magazine, or read a program
from a chip, the block of digits is almost impossible to read. Sometimes it is important to know if the
numbers refer to a particular program and you may wish to know if it is the latest version. You may
also need to make a modification.
The program in this article (the program is called Disasm) will take a .hex file from a PIC16F84
and convert it back into a layout very similar to the set of instructions in an .asm file. The only
difference is the absence of annotations and labels.
The program is called Disasm (for Dis-assembly program) and the files you need to get this
program up-and-running, are contained in a self-extracting .exe file called 84Disasm.exe
The files are:
About.frm 3k FRM File
Cmdialog.vbx 19k VBX File
Disasm.exe 15k Application File This is the file you use (see below).
Disasm.frm 10k FRM File
Disasm.mak 1k MAK File
Disasm.txt 1k Text Document
To put these files on your computer, create a new Folder (go to Explore) and call it: Disassembler
To download the above 6 files in a 56k self-extracting .exe file, click HERE

Disasm requires an Application Extension File: Vbrun300.dll You may already have it on your
computer. If not, to download a 226k .zip file Vbrun300.zip click HERE

Unzip .exe & .zip into the Disassembler folder.


Two files are needed in C:\Windows\System. Move Cmdialog.vbx and Vbrun300.dll into
C:\Windows\System
Installation is now complete.

USING DISASM
Disasm will disassemble your .hex files. Firstly you will need a .hex file. Create a new folder and
call it: 5x7 Display Files.
To download all the .hex files for the 5x7 Display Project, click HERE.
Unzip them into 5x7 Display Files folder.
To make it easy, you can put them onto a disk and access them in drive A as 84 Disasm only sees
the first 8 letters of each name and this is very difficult to follow!
You will need to unzip 84disasm.exe to get DISASM.EXE
When you access Disasm on the "click HERE" below, you are accessing your own computer , so
make sure the folder is in "C."
You are now ready to use Disasm.
To access Disasm, click HERE.
To run Disasm, double-click on the
icon: and a window will appear.
Click on File. Click on Open. Double-click on the open folder: c:\ The folders on drive C will
appear. Move down the list until 5x7dis~1 appears. Double-click on 5x7dis~1. The .hex files in this
folder will appear in the window. Double-click on the file you want to disassemble. It will disassemble
immediately. You can open two or more .hex windows (Disasm windows) at the same time to
compare listings.
To save a disassembled file you MUST rename the extension to .asm, otherwise you will LOSE the
original .hex listing.
To save a file, click on File. Click on Save as: Click on the highlighted file in the address window to

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de-highlight it. Change the extension to .asm Click ok.


If you are working on a project, you must keep a back-up copy of your program on a floppy, just in
case something goes wrong. It is very difficult to re-build something that is lost, especially if it is a
written piece of work.

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