PICkit minus stand-alone software for PICkit2 & 3

[jaka]

Hi all,

I would like to present my hobby project I have been working on for the last 6 months. I already mentioned it briefly in another thread, but decided to post a separate thread to get better attention. I hope it is useful for CCS users too. I am using it quite often, even if I normally use ICD-64 during development.

I was inspired by a thread in Eevblog forum, and started to develop the PICkit stand-alone software Microchip abandoned several years ago.

My original intention was just to provide a simple and cheap way for hobby builders to program PIC, if they build some of the projects I have published on my website. But I was carried away, to fix bugs and add new features.

The device file is based on the last public version of PICkitPlus device file. I have spent many, many hours improving the device file by adding new devices and fixing errors. I have also optimized all 40+ scripts used in MSB1st families which use the SPI-type programming. This has reduced programming times nearly 50% in some cases. I have also improved the device file to fix problems with auto detection of parts. Anobium from PICkitPlus team is currently merging the changes on the device file, so also PICkitPlus users will benefit from my work.

The software is available to download on my website http://kair.us/projects/pickitminus/index.html There is GUI version is available for Windows, and command line version for Windows, Linux and Mac. The source code is also available.

[MikeW]

well done, excellent !!!