Post by thread:Newbie: Which Programmer with Which Software

Hello All: I am just getting into the PIC revolution. I have run across many schematics for programmers, but I am confused as the what software goes with what programmer. I would like to build my own programmer, and use it with either free or shareware type of software. I would also prefer not to build a programmer that uses a programmed PIC chip with firmware. Thanks in advance for your help. Brian Near Phoenix AZ

I recently completed the pic programmer from the 9/98 issue of Electronics Now. It has a total of 12 parts and the software is available on the EN web site. However, it is a limted system capable of programming C84, F84, and F83 pics only. I downloaded the MpLab software from Microchip which has an integrated development environment. With these tools (crude programmer, programmer software, and development system) I am attempting my first involved pic project. As to whether this is the appropriate starter system, I would leave that to the more experienced members of this list. Ted Mylenbusch spam_OUTAMylenTakeThisOuTworldnet.att.net {Original Message removed}

At 11:54 6.9.1998 -0700, you wrote: >Hello All: > I am just getting into the PIC revolution. I have run across >many schematics for programmers, but I am confused as the what >software goes with what programmer. > I would like to build my own programmer, and use it with either >free or shareware type of software. > I would also prefer not to build a programmer that uses a programmed >PIC chip with firmware. I am using programmer developped by Octavio Nogueira. It can program almost all PIC chips, it is simple and software is also OK (except that the sw is only for Win95). You can download the schematics, PCB artwork etc. I built mine during one saturday afternoon. Best regards PavelK ************************************************************************** * Pavel KorenskyÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ * * DATOR3 LAN Services spol. s r.o.ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ * * Styblova 13, 140 00, Prague 4, Czech Republic ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ * *ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ * * PGP Key fingerprint:Ê F3 E1 AE BC 34 18 CB A6Ê CC D0 DA 9E 79 03 41 D4 * *ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ * * SUMMA SCIENTIA - NIHIL SCIREÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ * **************************************************************************

Folks: Thank you all for your input as to which programmer and which software to use, the help is very much appreciated. I've decided on the programmer in the September 1998 issue of Electronics Now, combined with the MLAB software for assembling and the NOPPP software for "burning". I may change at some later date, but for now, since I am still a newbie, these tools seem to fit my requirements. Thanks again to all who responded to me only, and to those who responded on this great list. I'm hoping that in the not-too-distant-future, that I can contribute as well to the subscribers. Brian Kassel Near Phoenix AZ