which programmer

[mrwhitee]

Can some one help me with which programmer to get. I have the pic16f84a chip 18 pin. I want to do this project:


I just want the least expensive programmer that will work and hopefully has free software to go with it. I see different boards with huge price differences and not sure which will work for me.

I see this:
SparkFun Electronics - 18 Pin PIC Development Board

and the PICDEM PIC18 EXPLORER BOARD
Product Search - microchipDIRECT

 

[blueroomelectronics]

You want a programmer, those are target boards and still require a programmer like the PICKit2 or my Junebug.
The PICDEM PIC18 has a bootloader but IMO that's less than ideal.

 

[mrwhitee]

Thanks. I just ordered it.