PIC Programmer

[chrisshortys]

LOL, Hi Dave,
Yea that's what I was Hopin' to avoid
I have seen somewhere nice little flat ribbon cables attached to ZIF sockets and /or with nice little test probe ends.

Now thats why i dont use bread board

Ive gone for a slightly different approach, ive soldered wires onto the end of the tag strip supplied and put some small crips on which fit tag strips pritty well. Then i have a piece of veroboard with a ZIP in the middle and tag strips runnign down each side so i just move the wires to where i need them for each type of chip.

[Archangel]

Now thats why i dont use bread board

Ive gone for a slightly different approach, ive soldered wires onto the end of the tag strip supplied and put some small crips on which fit tag strips pritty well. Then i have a piece of veroboard with a ZIP in the middle and tag strips runnign down each side so i just move the wires to where i need them for each type of chip.

Actually, that is exactly what I started to do myself, Gotta order some 20 way sockets.

[mackrackit]

Now thats why i dont use bread board

I knew that picture would generate a comment or two I was checking out something for one of the posters here at the time. Shows how versatile the PICKIT2 is. ICSP is a piece of cake. And if you are doing a production run and want to use surface mounts all you need to add is some sort of header or connector to the PCB and away you go.

However you use it, it can not be beat.

[rmteo]

For production, I use spring loaded pins on 1x5 pads on the PCB. Press the button (just below the thumb) and in just a few seconds, the device is programmed and verified.

[mister_e]

I already used some IC clips... works a treat too, you just need to make your own adapter.


But yeah.. you have to make an adapter for each PIC package.

[Archangel]

For production, I use spring loaded pins on 1x5 pads on the PCB. Press the button (just below the thumb) and in just a few seconds, the device is programmed and verified.

Where did you buy the connector ?

I already used some IC clips... works a treat too, you just need to make your own adapter.

But yeah.. you have to make an adapter for each PIC package.

Hi Steve, I have 1 of those for 40 pin.

[rmteo]

Where did you buy the connector ?

Joe, I assume you are referring to the spring loaded pins. I got 10 of them for $6.97 about 2 years ago (I am still using the original 5) from here:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...name=ED8186-ND

[Archangel]

Joe, I assume you are referring to the spring loaded pins. I got 10 of them for $6.97 about 2 years ago (I am still using the original 5) from here:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...name=ED8186-ND

Thank You ! Did you then just stuff them into a connector shell ? Do the long pins protrude through or are these pins just inserted into the PICKit2s connector ?

[rmteo]

The long, skinny end is inserted directly into the PicKIT2. The other end is spring loaded with about 0.1in. of travel.

If you lay out your board with 1x5 pads (0.1in. spacing, about 0.03in holes) and connect them to VPP/MCLR, PWR, GND, PGD and PGC, the spring loaded end will make good contact. This method will allow you to use any type and size package PIC, whether DIP, SOIC, TSSOP, TQFP, QFN, etc. without needing a different adapter for each one.