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You did realize that BasicStamps are made from PICs -- didn't you?Marks256 said:Would this be something to invest in?
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I am looking to get started with pics (instead of the crappy basic stamps which infuriate me with their existence...)
You did realize that BasicStamps are made from PICs -- didn't you?
I never buy or order readymade kits or programmers.
All I do is making in Vero boards.
The programmer I have a LVP simple programmer.
I’m doing like this.
First choosing the PIC & get a zif socket to match it.
Soldering the socket with VDD, VSS, RESET, and OSCILLATOR in the Vero board.
& for the outputs I’m fixing 8pin base sockets (8BIT each).
For this socket you can connect any of the ones you like ex: LED’s, Piezo’s, Relays,
Segments, DC motors etc…with appropriate resistors or transistors as required.
For the UART /IR stuff I have a separate own built board.
On ebay you can find ZIF boards which let you plug in an ICSP programmer like the PICKit2, and offer several different ZIF sockets for any size PIC, such as this one:
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It seems it would be a good pairing to either a PICKit2 or an ICD2 if you really want the option of programming in a socket. The main advantage here being that these ebay ZIF boards are generally cheaper than buying ZIF sockets alone and building something similar yourself.
Personally, once I got my ICD2 running and set up in MPLAB so I can just click one button to program the PIC in-circuit and start running the program, without having to touch the hardware at all, I sort of lost interest in popping the chip into a socket to program
3v0 said:Sure looks like one.
I have an olimix tiny-icd2, an ebay USB ICD2 clone, and an inchworm. All three died. I fixed the inchworm and it is still in use. The other two are junk. The ebay one worked for about a week, something when wrong with its USB interface.
I like the look of the PICKit2. But..
IMHO a good ICD2 would use an socketed opamp to generate VPP. That would allow you to adjust VPP and if needed, you could replace the opamp in about a minute.