epic programmer to lcd

[rdxbam]

i have the EPIC programmer and a Parallax LCD. i'll want to program a mcu to display some text onto the lcd. question, the lcd has a 3-pin header and the EPIC has a 10-pin header. is there such a thing as a 3-to-10 pin header cable to connect the two? or do i get the lcd connected to a breadboard?

new to the mcu world so hang with me here...

[mister_e]

The 10 pin header you have on the EPIC is used to program PIC microcontroller in circuit. refer to the following link
http://melabs.com/support/icsp.htm

If your LCD have a 3 pin header, it's high likely a serial type. So you may need to use HSEROUT/DEBUG/SEROUT or SEROUT2 to display some text on your LCD.

Your LCD datasheet should show the pinout of your LCD. I would bet on the following model
http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/prod/audiovis/SerialLCD-v2.0.pdf

Your EPIC will be connected to your PIC microcontroller to program it, your PIC will be connected to your LCD all the time.

HTH

[rdxbam]

thanks Steve

I have those docs dl'd and going over them.

let me make sure i understand this. with the PIC16f88 in the EPIC, then i can connect the LCD to the Vdd & Vss pins on the PIC via test leads and send char's to it via the PIC?

TIA