managed to brick my pickit3 today and nearly did dads in as well trying to sort mine. had a google and seems a few others have had the same problem.
so this is how it went.
decided it was about time i updated mplad8 as i was several versions out of date BIG MISTAKE!!!
downloaded new version all went well installed ok, plugged in pk3 in debug and BAM mplab decides i need a new version on the pk3 so starts downloading boot loader etc, all goes well untill time to download the AP not a chance would not do it, i left it for 3 hours and still nothing!!
contacted microchip and man says i bet you have win7 64 bit, ermm well yes i do i said thats your problem he said! so emailed dad a hex file and tells him to take my pk3 apart and solder some wires onto j2 (wich is tiny) connect to good pk3 and reflash.
EXCEPT we did this and yet soon as we plug back into mplab it bricks it again!! microchip insist not there problem but a usb timeing issue with win7 64bit!! so i have a dead pk3 dad is going to ring them tommorow and get it sorted
so this is how it went.
decided it was about time i updated mplad8 as i was several versions out of date BIG MISTAKE!!!
downloaded new version all went well installed ok, plugged in pk3 in debug and BAM mplab decides i need a new version on the pk3 so starts downloading boot loader etc, all goes well untill time to download the AP not a chance would not do it, i left it for 3 hours and still nothing!!
contacted microchip and man says i bet you have win7 64 bit, ermm well yes i do i said thats your problem he said! so emailed dad a hex file and tells him to take my pk3 apart and solder some wires onto j2 (wich is tiny) connect to good pk3 and reflash.
EXCEPT we did this and yet soon as we plug back into mplab it bricks it again!! microchip insist not there problem but a usb timeing issue with win7 64bit!! so i have a dead pk3 dad is going to ring them tommorow and get it sorted