Hi guys, I am looking at buying a new PIC programmer, most likely the PICKit 3.
I have just a few questions first...
1. I've read that the PICKit 2 has a logic analyser and a 'program to go' feature, and also that these are not present in the PICKit 3. Is this correct, and does anyone know if they intent to (or already have done so) release updates that fix this?
2. Looking at the Microchip site, I found 3 different options.
- The plain PICKit 3
- The PICKit 3 Debug express
- The PICKit 3 PIC18 development kit
The PIC's I have used include the 16F84A, 873 and 877A.
I am now moving to the 18F series, currently the 18F4610 (the reason for needing a new programmer!)
I generally use a breadboard and ICSP, and wondering which kit I need to allow me to perform programming and debugging on these (and others in the future) chips?
(Also if someone could please explain what each upgrade/more expensive kit actually allows me to do as Microchips site doesn't seem to do this...)
Any comments or advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Anthony
I have just a few questions first...
1. I've read that the PICKit 2 has a logic analyser and a 'program to go' feature, and also that these are not present in the PICKit 3. Is this correct, and does anyone know if they intent to (or already have done so) release updates that fix this?
2. Looking at the Microchip site, I found 3 different options.
- The plain PICKit 3
- The PICKit 3 Debug express
- The PICKit 3 PIC18 development kit
The PIC's I have used include the 16F84A, 873 and 877A.
I am now moving to the 18F series, currently the 18F4610 (the reason for needing a new programmer!)
I generally use a breadboard and ICSP, and wondering which kit I need to allow me to perform programming and debugging on these (and others in the future) chips?
(Also if someone could please explain what each upgrade/more expensive kit actually allows me to do as Microchips site doesn't seem to do this...)
Any comments or advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Anthony