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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : MPLab IDE's
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| NickMikhay Newbie  Joined: 05/02/2026 Location: United StatesPosts: 6 |
Greetings, Looking for a good place to start with programming PIC's. I downloaded the MPLAB X IDE and it seems to be working OK on my less than current Operating System, except for some problem with the internet commutation, where the on-line stuff does not show up in the application. All of the new features are a little overwhelming for me, though. And although the popular opinion tends to see the latest platform as something that is easier to learn and perhaps with new programmers in mind, I am not so sure of that. I also downloaded the MPLAB 8.10 Version, and glad that I did, as I have a textbook which made use of this version, and is easy to follow this way. I suppose the latest version of the IDE is 8.90 or so, and maybe that will allow me to use the PICKit 3, as 8.10 supports only PICKit 2. If anyone knows if the PICKit 2 and 3 programmers are interchangeable, meaning "backward compatible" to use the PICKit 3 as a PICKit 2, let me know down below. Reading the AN851 A Flash Boot-loader for PIC16 and PIC18 devices from Microchip got me thinking of making a home made programmer, but the fact that the PICKit3 is very low cost, tends to steer in the direction of rapid development cycle startup. Somehow, there is a notion that the device can connect straight to the serial port on the host? So maybe there is no need for a programmer, only perhaps a level translator or some buffer gates? What do people consider to be a good setup, especially if the main interest is with building assembler routines, on mid-range devices such as the 16F84A or 16F873A. The 16F84A does not appear to be programmable with PICKit 2, in the MPLAB 8.10 version, however its datasheet says that is In-Circuit Programmable. Look forward to reading all of the replies. Edited 2026-03-28 10:04 by NickMikhay |
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phil99 Guru  Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3091 |
Silicon Chip magazine has done some articles on MPLAB, might be something useful in there. https://www.siliconchip.com.au/Articles/ContentsSearch |
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