program controller

andys · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 175

Is anyone know if it is possible to program a pic controller without use the tool of the microchip (picdem 2).??

Markdem · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 206

Are you asking if you can use other programmers? If so, yes you can. There are many programmers out there, some that you can build yourself.
I use a K149 from http://www.kitsrus.com/pic.html. Nice and simple.

Type "PIC Programmers" into google, and see what you get.

Have Fun

Mark

ckielstra · Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3680 Location: The Netherlands

If you are looking for a cheap In Circuit programmer then have a look at the Microchip PicKit 2. I just bought one for €27. It is an official Microchip product, ready build and supported by MPLAB. It even supports some debugging.

Only drawbacks as fas as I can see now:
- Your chip must support In Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP), most chips do except for most low pin count chips and the very old models.
- Not all chips are supported but this improves with every MPLAB release