Hi guys, thanks for your prompt reply. I have purchased the PICKIT2 Starter Kit. Currently they're having a promotion which comes with 9 PICs free with the price slightly lower.

One question I have is, if I do my external circuit on a breadboard, do i need any external power supply?

Hi, understood, Anyway, I've also built up a voltage regulator with a LM7805.

Anyway, for the programming part, is there any tutorials because I can't seem to build all my softwares. how do I get the HEX files?

You don't need the hex files. You make a project in MPLAB and select PicKit2 as the debugger/programmer and hit F10. I believe that the PicKit2 demo boards come with sample code, do you have these files.

Mike.

Originally Posted by Pommie

You don't need the hex files. You make a project in MPLAB and select PicKit2 as the debugger/programmer and hit F10. I believe that the PicKit2 demo boards come with sample code, do you have these files.

Mike.

I do have the sample codes, I'm only able to run it when I use the PICkit2 programmer to write the files but not in MPLAB.

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This is the screenshot when I chose PICkit2 under Programmer and when I click on write to device.

I can't see your picture. Please post it as an attachment.

Mike.

Sorry, even when I cut and paste your URL I still get nothing.

Click the advanced button and add it as an attachment.

Mike.

Sorry, I've add an image as well as attachment.

<a target="_blank" href="http://b.imagehost.org/view/0437/untitled_8.jpg"><img src="http://b.imagehost.org/t/0437/untitled_8.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="106" alt="untitled_8.jpg (140 KB)" /></a>

I can see it now. It looks like you have it set up as a programmer rather than a debugger. It also looks like you have no code to download. Can you post the asm file. Put [code] before it and [/code] after it so it keeps it's formatting.

Mike.
P.S. please don't delete posts. It makes me look like I'm answering myself.

Hi Mike,

This is the tutorial 3 of the PICKIT2

Code:

;******************************************************************************
;Software License Agreement                                         
;                                                                    
;The software supplied herewith by Microchip Technology             
;Incorporated (the "Company") is intended and supplied to you, the  
;Company’s customer, for use solely and exclusively on Microchip    
;products. The software is owned by the Company and/or its supplier,
;and is protected under applicable copyright laws. All rights are   
;reserved. Any use in violation of the foregoing restrictions may   
;subject the user to criminal sanctions under applicable laws, as   
;well as to civil liability for the breach of the terms and         
;conditions of this license.                                        
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;THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED IN AN "AS IS" CONDITION. NO WARRANTIES,  
;WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  
;TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A       
;PARTICULAR PURPOSE APPLY TO THIS SOFTWARE. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT,  
;IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR         
;CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER.       
; *******************************************************************
; PICkit 2 Lesson 3 - "Rotate"
;
; Extends Lesson 2 to sequence through the display LEDs.
;
; *******************************************************************
; * See Low Pin Count Demo Board User's Guide for Lesson Information*
; *******************************************************************
; * NOTE: The PIC16F690 requires the AC162061 header for debugging  *
; *******************************************************************

#include <p16F690.inc>
     __config (_INTRC_OSC_NOCLKOUT & _WDT_OFF & _PWRTE_OFF & _MCLRE_OFF & _CP_OFF & _BOR_OFF & _IESO_OFF & _FCMEN_OFF)

     cblock 0x20
Delay1              ; Assign an address to label Delay1
Delay2
Display             ; define a variable to hold the diplay
     endc
     
     org 0
Start:
     bsf       STATUS,RP0          ; select Register Page 1
     clrf      TRISC               ; make IO PortC all output
     bcf       STATUS,RP0          ; back to Register Page 0
     movlw     0x08
     movwf     Display
MainLoop:
     movf      Display,w           ; Copy the display to the LEDs
     movwf     PORTC
OndelayLoop:
     decfsz    Delay1,f            ; Waste time.  
     goto      OndelayLoop         ; The Inner loop takes 3 instructions per loop * 256 loopss = 768 instructions
     decfsz    Delay2,f            ; The outer loop takes and additional 3 instructions per lap * 256 loops
     goto      OndelayLoop         ; (768+3) * 256 = 197376 instructions / 1M instructions per second = 0.197 sec.
                                   ; call it a two-tenths of a second.
     
     bcf       STATUS,C            ; ensure the carry bit is clear
     rrf       Display,f
     btfsc     STATUS,C            ; Did the bit rotate into the carry?
     bsf       Display,3           ; yes, put it into bit 3.
     goto      MainLoop
     end

Hi Mike,

do take note that I only have a PICkit2 programmer without any debugger or headers.