I expected to open my Fedex box containing my PICkit 2 and find the hardware shown in the advertisement (which I did), and a few software documents and compilers (which I didn't). Instead there are 100s of documents on 2 CDs, some of which seem to describe HW that is not part of the PICkit 2 (e.g. a 134 page document on how to use a MPLAB PM3 device), and most others that don't seem pertinent to programming/operating my PICkit 2. I really thought that all I would need to begin programming was a compiler, an instruction sheet and tutorial, and the associated hardware.
I am pursuing this new 'hobby' alone and therefore have no one to learn from, but I was hoping that it would be not unreasonably hard to learn how to do some basic programming and get a PIC up and running. With 2 kids, job, etc., I don't have loads of spare time. I'm beginning to wonder if I haven't completely fooled myself, and that here is a whole lot more to this than I imagined.
I would be extremely grateful if someone could tell me exactly where the compiler/s and intruction doc/s are, and exactly what documents on these 2 CDs are needed to operate/program/debug the PICkit 2, and if all these other docs are actually pertinent.
Thanks for your help!
I am pursuing this new 'hobby' alone and therefore have no one to learn from, but I was hoping that it would be not unreasonably hard to learn how to do some basic programming and get a PIC up and running. With 2 kids, job, etc., I don't have loads of spare time. I'm beginning to wonder if I haven't completely fooled myself, and that here is a whole lot more to this than I imagined.
I would be extremely grateful if someone could tell me exactly where the compiler/s and intruction doc/s are, and exactly what documents on these 2 CDs are needed to operate/program/debug the PICkit 2, and if all these other docs are actually pertinent.
Thanks for your help!