I scoured Sparkfun, and Jameco, and Digikey, but no one seems to carry a simple PIC ICSP cable! What's the dilly, yo? Links or websites where I can buy one are greatly appreciated.

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Microchip RJ12 or 2x5 IDC like mine or 1x6 ?

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ICSP cables come in several flavors. Which one are you looking for?

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1x6, it's what's on my serial cheap-o JVR.

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Buy some 0.1 pitch header pins, and solder and heatshrink some multi-core wire on them. (pins on both ends, obviously! ) Works a treat, and is cheap.

 

Here's a typical header to ribbon cable.

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What I do on my one row headers, is to solder the short ends together (two strips together with shorties on the inside) and solder them. I then have 2 long leads on both side to use. Works great with the 2x5 header.

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Blueroom, did you make those cables yourself? If so, any tips for stripping the ribbon cable? Last time I tried it went nowhere, and messed up!
Edit: The reason I suggested pins on both end is that I use a PICkit 2, and breadboard. Other systems, obviously, will need different connectors. Principle is the same, it's quick, easy n' cheap!

 

Those cables came with my Hobbyscope but I've made them before.
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Zanes,
I think Spency's Tutorials (by Gramo on Electro-Tech) included a video tutorial about making cables (perhaps not ICSP, but same idea)-- he used ribbon cable, so perhaps you can pick up the technique:

Spency's digital-diy PIC micro Tutorial - Video Tutorials
Look for the "DIY - Polarized Headers and Straight Header Leads (7 Minutes)"

-Omar

 

Cheers Omar, just what I needed. Don't know whether I'll ever use it, but it's good to have the knowledge!

 

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