circuitmangler
New Member
I'm got a lot of experience in the 8051 world, but I'm relatively new to the
PIC scene. On a whim I picked up some 12F675's, and I'm finding that
the choices of programmers and software are a little overwhelming.
I'm looking for help with:
a) the cheapest way to program the 675's (I'm not adverse to making a
parallel or serial port interface). And do I need a +18V power supply
to program these chips?
b) the best affordable PIC programmer which will serve me well for this
excursion I'm making into the PIC world. I'm not sure what PICs I'll want
to use, but I don't want to buy multiple programmers if I don't have to.
As long as it programs the chips that I'll ever want to experiment with,
that'll be fine. It doesn't have to program chips that are considered
obsolete or OTP-only chips. And a programmer that is supported under
Windows and Linux would be preferable.
Many thanks,
cm
P.S. I've just noticed this thread which helps:
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/smd-soldering-hot-air.10708/
If anyone has anything more to add, or 12F675 specific help, I would appreciate it.
PIC scene. On a whim I picked up some 12F675's, and I'm finding that
the choices of programmers and software are a little overwhelming.
I'm looking for help with:
a) the cheapest way to program the 675's (I'm not adverse to making a
parallel or serial port interface). And do I need a +18V power supply
to program these chips?
b) the best affordable PIC programmer which will serve me well for this
excursion I'm making into the PIC world. I'm not sure what PICs I'll want
to use, but I don't want to buy multiple programmers if I don't have to.
As long as it programs the chips that I'll ever want to experiment with,
that'll be fine. It doesn't have to program chips that are considered
obsolete or OTP-only chips. And a programmer that is supported under
Windows and Linux would be preferable.
Many thanks,
cm
P.S. I've just noticed this thread which helps:
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/smd-soldering-hot-air.10708/
If anyone has anything more to add, or 12F675 specific help, I would appreciate it.