Been away from PIC a long time

[ardhuru]

Michael, to add to what Henrik said; the EPIC is a parallel port driven programmer; are you sure you still have a parallel port on your PC?!

Your best bet would be to go in for a Pickit2 or Pickit3, or one of the cheap Pickit2 clones from Ebay. Some clones are also clubbed with a universal ZIF socket, which might be of much use.

Regards.

[Michael]

Like this I guess --

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PICkit3-PIC-...EAAOSwZd1VbYSr

Then you also buy the Zif socket assembly? And use with PBpro --it's been a while, please refresh my memory -- you compile with PBP and then burn with another program? thanks

[ardhuru]

Actually, this is more like what I had in mind

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PICkit2-PIC-...sAAOSw9r1V-NXE

Or this, if you can do without the ZIF:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PICkit2-PIC-...kAAOSwl8NVcRED

Yes, thats right; after you compile with PBP, you use one of these to burn your hex file into the device. Since these are functional clones of the original, you can use the Pickit2 Windows software directly from the Microchip site.

Regards.

[Michael]

Thanks -- will try to get one stateside as I need to get going on a project. AND -- by the way, if anyone possible knows, WILL my old EPIC (yes with a parallel port) do a 12F675 ? I know I have some SMD adapters laying around somewhere -- although looks like it comes in DIP also.

[ardhuru]

Sure, the Epic can happily handle12F675, I've used tons of those with my Epic.

[HenrikOlsson]

If you're in a hurry then get on Digikey or Mouser and buy a genuine PICKit3. The ZIF adapters are nice but not really needed, the chip can be programmed in circuit if you aren't TOO careless with what circuitry you put on the programming pins.

If you plan to use MicroCodeStudio then the PICKit3 integrates nicely with it for a one click compile and program operation. The latest programming software for the PICKit3 (Microchip IPE) supports all PICs and I rescently wrote this post on how to get it going from within MicroCodeStudio but you can equally well use it "stand alone".

/Henrik.