I'm looking to start PIC programming, but I don't want to spend $100 for a pre-made board to program the PIC with. Does anyone have a link to a circuit that I can build by myself to program a pic with (preferably in the PIC 16 family, and usb compatible). Also any suggestions for some software that I can program in C++ with? I have looked around online, and there are a ton, but I don't know which are good/ up to date.
Thank you
Thank you