I need to build a PicKit2 circuit board for programing my PICs by USB.
therefor I am asking you to find for me the schematic of this circuit because I faild do it.

I have another Q: I don't know whether to buy it or make it so I will need your advice for that.

Thank you for your time.

 

Hello,

There will be more problems than building the board alone.
The pickit also contains a bootloader and firmware, that will be needed to work.

There are also some pickit clones around.

Bertus

 

So you are suggesting me to buy a PICKIT programmer.
I think it is that one: http://www.modtronix.com/products/prog/pickit2/pickit2%20datasheet.pdf

but I don't know how to connect it to the PIC.

 

You'd be better off buying it. I myself got two now and it's worth the money.

 

There's a difference between the programmer and a development board. It depends which one you wish to build/buy. You can actually buy the programmer and build your own board for programming your PICs.

 

Hello,

If you want to program the pics with the pickit without the deveopment board,
this page will give a lot of connection schemes for a lot of pics:
http://www.sprut.de/electronic/pic/icsp/icsp.htm

Bertus

 

You'd be better off buying it. I myself got two now and it's worth the money.

may you give me a link for your product?

thanks you for all your answers you help me a lot from doing mistakes...

 

I live in the UK. I ordered them only.

One from Rapid Electronics http://www.rapidonline.com/

The second one from Farnell http://uk.farnell.com/

If you do not live in the UK, please see your local electronics store.

 

may you give me the specific link for the product, because the only thing that I have found is this one http://www.rapidonline.com/Electron...trollers/PICkit-2-Starter-Kit/77048/kw/pickit

and it hasn't a socket which I can program a PIC on it....

thank you very much for your time!!

 

What you are looking at is a starter kit which includes PICKIT2 (the black object), a green board with a PIC already soldered on it along with LEDs, variable resistor and push buttons, and two CDs & USB cable.

You can clearly see 6 golden pins between the green board and the black PICKIT2. These are pins on the green board which can be plugged into the PICKIT2 socket to allow you to program and debug your PIC. Actually, only 5 pins are needed.

In your new project if you also provide those 5 signal pins with 0.1" spacing, then the PICKIT2 can be connected to your new board in a similar fashion to program the PIC. You don't need to program the PIC and then place it into the board anymore. You do it with the PIC already soldered to the circuit.

 

may you give me the specific link for the product, because the only thing that I have found is this one http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/Integrated-Circuits/PIC-Microcontrollers/PICkit-2-Starter-Kit/77048/kw/pickit

and it hasn't a socket which I can program a PIC on it....

thank you very much for your time!!

That's the exact one I bought.

Regarding your concern about the socket, eblc1388 has given you the explanation.

 

thanks you for your answers.

I want a PicKit board that can burn/program any PIC I want into a socket,
than after burning I pull it out, and use it for somthing else.

the goal is to buy PICs , program them, and use them in any thing I want without any demo board.
do you think there is somthing like that?

maby this one answer my Q: http://cgi.ebay.com/PIC-EEPROM-DIP-...147?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519269a95b
or this: http://cgi.ebay.com/PICKIT-2-MCU-Un...438?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bfc3d00e

I realy appreciate your help, thank you.

 

The days of socket programing is bygones. PICKIT 2 and 3 programmers are In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP) devices. You can program your PIC inside your circuit. It is some design considerations then doing this. But it is no big deal. If you care to read the documentation, that is. The PICKIT 2 and 3 is NOT locked to some demo board.

 

but if I want to burn more than one PIC I will have to buy another demo board.....

 

but if I want to burn more than one PIC I will have to buy another demo board.....

NO se post #10.

 

The PICKit documentation will provide you with all the PICs it can program. You can then build your own development board to program your PICs. Just be careful with the pins layout of your PICs. And Post #10 explains it.

 

Look at "Chapter 3. PICkit™ 2 and ICSP™" in the link in your first post

 

Hello,

In Post#6 I already gave the connections for several pics for ICSP.

Bertus

 

In Post#6 I already gave the connections for several pics for ICSP.

I would not recommend socket programming at all. If it is not especially needed. Every time your MCU is jacked-in and out it will represent wear and tear on both your circuit board and MCU, and risk of ESD damage. So it is much better to design the board for ICSP from start. Even for the hobbyist.

 

OK after reading I decided to buy this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/PICKIT-2-MCU-Un...878?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51955e2476 with a DEMO board like your product.

thank you.