Idc Header Solution Needed For Debugging W/pickit 2 Options

[Alistair George]

Hi I wish to debug PIC12F683/PIC10F206/PIC16f684, which require a header part ICD Header, AC162059 etc which is quite expensive.

Does anyone have any information for clone or alternatives which enable debugging the various chips that need header connectors?
Thanks vm,
Al.

[IanM]

With that sort of quantity to be built, after getting the rough 'proof of concept' debugging done on a suitable PIC16, probably on a development board for convenience, I'd invest in the proper header. No point in fighting the quirks of the cross development approach once you have managed to get the holy smoke to stay *IN* the PIC. One header amortised over 1000 units is less than 2p each so is worth it for a commercial user even if it just doesn't make sense for the hobbyist.

Headers for all the parts you mentioned + the Pickit 2 RJ12 adaptor (though you can make that up as a 6 pin header to RJ45 RJ12 plug cable easily enough) won't come to the price of a decent dinner for two and will save you many late nights . . . .

This post has been edited by IanM: Dec 20 2009, 02:51 AM

[Alistair George]

Headers for all the parts you mentioned + the Pickit 2 RJ12 adaptor (though you can make that up as a 6 pin header to RJ45 plug cable easily enough) won't come to the price of a decent dinner for two and will save you many late nights . . . .

Yes, I guess your are right; its just the Scots ancestry in me and a penchant for DIY :-(

[IanM]

Headers for all the parts you mentioned + the Pickit 2 RJ12 adaptor (though you can make that up as a 6 pin header to RJ12 plug cable easily enough) won't come to the price of a decent dinner for two and will save you many late nights . . . .

Yes, I guess your are right; its just the Scots ancestry in me and a penchant for DIY :-(

I was less than pleased myself when I discovered that the -ICD pics were'nt advertised anywhere. Note, its RJ12 above, not RJ45. Definitely the 6 pin connector . . .
I reckon one can do a neater job of the lead than the official offering. Its a adaptor board with a 6 pin 0.1" header on one end and a RJ12 socket on the other that you then use an ICD2 style RJ12 to RJ12 lead with. If one cant do a nice strain-relived job of splicing a 0.1" header plug onto a cable, one shouldn't be in this game and that avoids the need for the little board. Keep it SHORTER than the official cable - there is a known cross talk problem for which the official cure is strip the sleeve and spread the wires out some.