Pic Programming

[deplanche]

Will the PicKit 2 be able to be used to program the PICs for the SSC's?  I thought I read something about that somewhat (can't remember if it is a yes or no), but I can't seem to find that.

[rrowan]

Yes

its what RJ uses

Rick R.

[urthegman]

Can Pic kit 3 also be used for programming? Can someone explain the difference in the two? Thanks,George

[batdive]

Yes the PicKIT 3 can program all of RJ's creations.

Main difference is the PicKit 3 is the "newer" version and supposedly more "future proof" for future chips, while the PicKit 2 is the last model but very proven over time.

Both have an easy utility to make programming easy, but the PicKIT 3's version is still in beta and not foolproof at this point.

I have the PicKIT 3 and have not had any problems programming anything.

Hope that helps.

-JS

[steve hughes]

being new to all this and not wanting to have to send all my stuff off and wait...where is a good place to pick up a PicKIT 3

[tng5737]

I purchased mine from j1sys on ebay
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[mokeefe]

I think you'll find a lot of people on this forum, including myself, have purchased from j1sys.  I was happy with my order and it was shipped quickly. I went with the PICKIT 3 figuring I might as well have the latest technology.  If you wanted to save a little money, it sounds like you could get away with the PICKIT 2 for programming DLA projects (also available from j1sys).

-Mike

[batdive]

+1 for J1sys.  Get the one with the boards if you want the complete ability.  The dongles dont have the ICSP pins so you need the boards to program those.


-JS

[urthegman]

Here is the one I ended up getting, Does it have everything I might need? Thank you everyone for your assistance!
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[bisquit476]

We use the 18 and 28 pin PIC's, the picture you posted showed a 14 pin adapter. Going to need more adapters

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or buy the 2 needed separately.

[batdive]

Here is the one I ended up getting, Does it have everything I might need? Thank you everyone for your assistance!
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Agree with what he said above about needing the other parts, but also looking at your picture that is a clone so I am not really sure about how to program (what software it uses) compared to the MicroChip PicKIT 2 and 3, so you might have to learn that part on your own. 

Should work fine as long as the software is easy   


-Bat

[Jeffl]

Ed from J1sys is a wizard.  I buy from him just for the technical support he provides.

[Dennis Cherry]

Here is the kit I bought.

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[batdive]

Here is the kit I bought.

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+1 what Dennis said, but I did the PicKIT 3.

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[urthegman]

We use the 18 and 28 pin PIC's, the picture you posted showed a 14 pin adapter. Going to need more adapters

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or buy the 2 needed separately.

Thanks Bisquit, Just my luck!!!! I think I will try to buy them individually.