Comments on: 02 Getting Started

By: Satoshi Hasegawa

Satoshi Hasegawa — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:59:11 +0000

Thank you for the reply. I’m going to find an alternative, because that sounds a little bit too difficult for me.

By: jliu83

jliu83 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:38:08 +0000

@Satoshi – you can make them in several ways. If you need to only make one, you can just use a knife and some copper clad and cut out a crude pattern then solder. If you are making a few, then i would suggest etching in acid. If you are making more than 20, it’s probably best to order custom circuits. All my circuits are etched in acid.

By: Satoshi Hasegawa

Satoshi Hasegawa — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:32:50 +0000

How did you get an RJ11 to a 5-pin 1.25 mm header connector converter? Did you made it? Please let me know if you purchased it b/c I’m looking for one.

By: jliu83

jliu83 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:15:17 +0000

I concur. From the last post that I made, I talked about the differences between the two tools. However after using both tools, there’s not much difference at all. I use the PICKit3 at home and it works just as good as the ICD3 at work.

-J

By: Dr. Bob Bob

Dr. Bob Bob — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:50:32 +0000

If anyone new is reading this, I know that the ICD 2 is now a depreciated tool. The recommended for new development is either the ICD 3 (~$180) or the PICKit3 (~$60). The difference between the ICD 3 and the PICkit3 are about the same as the 2 series. The PICKit3 will debug all of the current PICs (I believe) but it isn’t as fast as the ICD 3. As far as I know the PICkit 2 will still program all of the different chips, it can’t debug the higher end chips.

In short, go with the newer hardware. If you are concerned about budget use the PICkit 3. It works fine for me.