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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: bobthefirst1 on September 17, 2011, 10:07:44 PM

Title: pic-pg1
Post by: bobthefirst1 on September 17, 2011, 10:07:44 PM

Is the pic-pg1 programmer reliable ??? ??? ? I want to program a pic18f4550 with it. Also in ic-prog for this programmer, do I select JDM programmer?
thx!

Title: Re: pic-pg1
Post by: waltr on September 18, 2011, 08:28:21 AM

I would NOT recommend any Third party programmer when you can buy directly from Microchip the PICKit2 for $35.
The PICKit2 (or PICKit3) also is fully integrated into MPLAB as a Programmer or Debugger.

Title: Re: pic-pg1
Post by: Soeren on September 18, 2011, 09:06:26 AM

Hi,

Although generally frowned upon, I'll have to make an *Agree* here - PICKIT is the way to go.
Most 2. party (read: amateur) programmers usually only supports a subset of controllers and have other idiosyncracies and a few is even higher prized though very limited in usability.