need universal pic programmer....

[brengi]

Said give a lok not purchase thanks.

[rxforspeed]

I guess that makes me the idiot that wears the home team's shirt and the opposing team's hat then, because I own products from both microEngineering Labs and mikroElektronika, as well as products (programmers and periphial interface boards and components) from companies such as www.anykits.com, pcboard.ca, dhmicro.com, etc. I haven't looked much into Microchip's products, but thanks to members of this forum (like you, skimask, among others) my next purchase is going to be their "PICkit2", which seems to be the "hands down" best deal in a programmer and related development tools I've found to date.

Remaining loyal to one company or programming language to me doesn't seem as important as having all the tools needed to complete each and every project/job/assignment that needs done. As far as the JDM schematic, search google and you should find one pretty easily-but remember that you can save not only time and money but also a lot of headaches in the long run by starting out with a good programmer that covers all the PICs you'll be working with (or plan to or want to work with), like the "PICkit2", melab's USB programmer, or mikroe.com's EasyPIC5/PICflash USB programmer.

BTW-the PICflash software from mikroElektronika is-to date-my favorite programming software. It's free to download and *should* work with most any USB programmer...