what voltage for pickit

[lineman]

what should the voltage be forthe pickit 2 for some reason I now keep geetin voltage error it is set on 5 trying to program pic 18f220

[chrisatpsu]

PIC18F1220/1320 Datasheet (02/07/2007)

This microcontroller has nanoWatt Technology, which features six enhanced power-managed "software controlled" modes, power consumption as low as 0.1 microamps in standby mode and a wide operating voltage range from 2- to 5.5-volts which makes this device ideal for battery managed applications.
 

[lineman]

I appreciate the info chrisatpsu don't know or understand what you said but THANKS ANYWAYS mabey one day I will get it I HOPE SO I try to keep learnig.

OK this was operator error I am going to show my stupidity so others may learn , When using a 18 - 20 pin ICSP adaptor the 18 pin PIC does not go all the way forward this is easy to remember just look at the adaptor and the white arrow shows where pin 1 is  LIVE and LEARN hope this help others from making same mistake all is good now.

[tbone321]

What he was saying is that the procesor that you are trying to program will operte at any voltage between 2 to 5.5 volts.  I don't know why he included the standby mode current draw but he was indicating that the processor should respond to your 5V setting.  Of course and as you figured out, you need to apply the voltage and signals to the correct pins.

[RJ]

I appreciate the info chrisatpsu don't know or understand what you said but THANKS ANYWAYS mabey one day I will get it I HOPE SO I try to keep learnig.

OK this was operator error I am going to show my stupidity so others may learn , When using a 18 - 20 pin ICSP adaptor the 18 pin PIC does not go all the way forward this is easy to remember just look at the adaptor and the white arrow shows where pin 1 is  LIVE and LEARN hope this help others from making same mistake all is good now.

Don't feel bad I didn't understand the answer either and I designed the stuff!

It's a 5 volt chip so its happy at about 5 volts.

RJ

[chrisatpsu]

sorry guys, i had posted what was on Microships site, and it s hard to copy and paste more than one section with a phone, so i copied the section.

[Jeffl]

And for those that try this on a PIC24 like the Express it's 3.3v.

Thanks for the laugh above.

[RJ]

Chris I was joking but can not add the smile face from my phone.  so I see it could be read different than intended.

[Penfold]

As I understand it when you are erasing the chip you usually use a higher voltage (4.5 - 5.0v), but when you are writting to the chip you should keep voltage around 3.3 or 3.5v as stated earlier.

[chrisatpsu]

I think i got the correct intent RJ, hehe.

[Rainlover]

OK this was operator error I am going to show my stupidity so others may learn , When using a 18 - 20 pin ICSP adaptor the 18 pin PIC does not go all the way forward this is easy to remember just look at the adaptor and the white arrow shows where pin 1 is  LIVE and LEARN hope this help others from making same mistake all is good now.

Jeff,
None of us have ever made this mistake more than once. Maybe twice.

John