PIC ICD2 - PIC kit 3 and PIC kit 2 Programming Burner Adapter Q2 C8

PicKit2 can program a wide variety of PIC microcontrollers and others including the popular PIC16F877A and the PIC18F4520. You can also check out the Pickit3 if you need more debugging options.

 

Features

Easy to use

USB connectivity

The target circuit can be powered from PICkit 2 itself

Supports In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP)

Compatible with MPLAB IDE.

Support both 5V and 3V boards.

 

Kit Contents:

PIC ICSP Universal Adapter

 

Product Description:

If a microcontroller support ICSP then look into their pinouts for Vpp, Vss, Vdd, ICSPDAT and ICSPCLK pins. The pin number will vary from package to package. Once you find the pins connect them to PicKit and program your controller. Always make sure both the Controller and PicKit are power during this operation with an appropriate voltage.

Pickit2 contents

 

Comparison between PicKit2 and PicKit3

The Pickit 2 is the predecessor of PicKit 3. Both do almost the same job, but Pickit 3 has some additional options and supports for the latest versions of PIC. Also debugging will be a bit faster than Pickit 2.

 

Additional Resources:

Getting started with PIC

IDE: MPLABX v3.35

IPE: MPLAB IPE v3.35

Compiler: XC8