I built a ProPicII years ago and that managed to program and verify every chip I used with it, however the problem I had was with erase. Any time I used the ProPicII to erase a device it always left some of the config bits programmed thereby preventing further programming, not always, and not on any particular chip over another. I began blaming the software (ICProg) that I was using with it, and then the power supply for the programmer, and then the programmer itself, I must have changed all the transistors twice. It was unexplainable, I never did get to the bottom of it. I only had the programmer for quick and dirty work onsite because it was cheap and wouldn't be missed if stolen, but decided that a baby Xeltek was a better choice in the end. Never looked back since.
The PicKit 2 & 3 programmers are good at what they do, but they are classed as "development" programmers for a reason...
To be fair to them, I have never had any issues with either the PicKit 2 clone from Sure Electronics or Microchip's Serial Analyser that I own.
rgds
The PicKit 2 & 3 programmers are good at what they do, but they are classed as "development" programmers for a reason...
To be fair to them, I have never had any issues with either the PicKit 2 clone from Sure Electronics or Microchip's Serial Analyser that I own.
rgds