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README.md

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 The chip database format is clone with EZP2019, EZP2020, EZP2023, Minpro I, XP866+ programmers. You can edit the database use the [EZP Chip data Editor](https://github.com/bigbigmdm/EZP2019-EZP2025_chip_data_editor)
 
-IMSProg consists of three executable modules:
+IMSProg IMSProg is a collection of tools:
 
        1. IMSProg - the chip programmer (it's the main part).
 
@@ -142,6 +142,36 @@ The hexadecimal chip editor (right side of the screen) is used to display and mo
 
 It contains the following controls: ![Undo](img/undo.png) undo, ![Redo](img/redo64.png) redo, and the ![Search](img/hexsearch64.png) search/replace. The `[Ctrl+A]` key used to update the CRC24 checksum.
 
+## Chip database editor
+
+![Chip editor](img/chip_editor_eng.png)
+
+Chip base editor - IMSProg_editor is a stand-alone program that can be launched from the `Development` menu or from the IMSProg program by clicking on ![Edit](img/chipEdit64.png).
+
+All operations in the editor become available only after loading a chip base file with .Dat extension.
+
+Menu `File`.
+
+- `Open` or `[Ctrl+O]` or ![open](IMSProg_editor/img/open.png) allows you to load the data file.
+- `Save` or `[Ctrl+S]` or ![save](IMSProg_editor/img/save.png) saves the chip parameter table to a database file.
+- `Exit` or `[Ctrl+X]` or ![exit](IMSProg_editor/img/exit.png) - exits the editor.
+- `Export to CSV format` or `[Ctrl+X]` or ![export](IMSProg_editor/img/tocsv.png) allows to unload data about chips in CSV format for further processing by spreadsheet programme - Libre Office Calc, Open Office Calc, Google Tables, etc.
+- `Import from CSV file` or `[Ctrl+Shift+X]` or ![import](IMSProg_editor/img/import.png) - loads a table in CSV format and adds data from it to the existing data in the table.
+
+Menu `Edit`.
+
+- `Delete Rows` or `Del` or ![delete](IMSProg_editor/img/del.png) - deletes one or more rows.
+- `Add Row` or `Ins` or ![add](IMSProg_editor/img/plus.png) - adds a row below the selected row and copies all data from the selected row to the new row.
+- `Move Up` or '[Ctrl+Up]` or ![up](IMSProg_editor/img/undo.png) - moves the selected line up.
+- `Move Down' or `[Ctrl+Down]` or ![down](IMSProg_editor/img/redo.png) - moves the selected row down.
+- `Import selected rows to CSV format` or ![import](IMSProg_editor/img/import.png) - saves selected rows to CSV file.
+
+The most recent version of the chip database file can be downloaded from this page in both .Dat and .csv formats.
+
+## Chip updater
+
+ IMSProg_database_update uses the zenity graphical Gnome utility.  Once started, it copies the downloaded database to the ~/.local/imsprog folder. The script then displays the number of of chips in the database before and after the upgrade.
+
 ## List of supported chips
 
 ### I2C EEPROM