RSABear 0 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 There are literally hundreds of DIY PIC programmers on the internet and market however, I would like to invest in a programmer that connects USB or RS232, and which software integrates well with the MPLAB – and the SourceBoost IDE. I started programming Microchip PICs a few months ago and purchased the Velleman K8048 programmer/experimentation board. Although it works and I get most chips programmed using the ICSP socket, I feel that the time has come to move on to my next programmer. The EZ-Controllers are a very cleaver option however, for my next project a required lots of I/O and I would like to use the new PIC16F887 processor. I would like to know if any member of the forum has built the PICSTARTER+ programmer form http://www.5v.ru/psp.htm ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trossin 0 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 I like the look of the Russian text but I can't understand it. Is there a translation of this site? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 ...I would like to know if any member of the forum has built the PICSTARTER+ programmer form http://www.5v.ru/psp.htm ? Before you go any further consider what they say on the very bottom of this page: (translation) Model PICSTARTER+ is not manufactured any more. Regards, Pavel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSABear 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 PICSTARTER+ not manufactured anymore - now that is a pity. It seems that using RS232 and USB makes the design of the programmer hardware and software a little more complex and out of the open source and DIY users. The option of a good PIC programmer in the form of an electronics kit is still open. Thank you for the translation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sdujolo 0 Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 I have Presto programer http://www.pic-tools.com/ it works good and support PIC, dsPIC, AVR, Atmel 8051, eCOG, serial EEPROM & Flash, JTAG, CPLD, ... /Jörgen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSABear 0 Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Judging from the speed quoted Presto is a good descriptive product name for the programmer. With many programmable devices combined with hundreds of options and features on each device I can understand that a programmer will need some sort of firmware to reduce the complexity in the host application. Taken the effort to design, code, test and manufacture the programmer, the price quoted is very reasonable for the functionality provided. Thank you sdujolo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emte 0 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 It is quite trivial to do this, but the USB tranceivers can get quite expensive comparativly and they require a bit of extra firmware work. PICSTARTER+ not manufactured anymore - now that is a pity. It seems that using RS232 and USB makes the design of the programmer hardware and software a little more complex and out of the open source and DIY users. The option of a good PIC programmer in the form of an electronics kit is still open. Thank you for the translation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSABear 0 Posted September 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I finally did it - There is a Michrochip promotion on the ICD-2 and I purchased one at my local distributor. Not really a bargain but maybe the value is in the debugger. As I was doing ICSP and working on a target circuit the ICD-2 sould suffice for programming flash devices. Let's see how it goes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carlos 0 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I bought an ICD2 clone on eBay recently and had several trying hours trying to get MPLAB to work with it. Never did get it to hang in there....UNTIL! Ever time I would loose the ICD2 clone, I would see a flash of the ERROR light and another red LED that does something. It would also flash brightly. THE FIX is simple. Isolate the USB power with an inline diode and power the ICD2 clone externally. That did it. Two days and perfectly stable operation. It is a neat programmer and does it all. Check eBay for Jeff's Store if you're lookin'. I got the version with the external ZIF sockets. I use it for my 3 fav's; 16F684, 16F873/A and the 18F8722. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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