

PICKitĤ is $70 direct from Microchip so maybe that is the way to go. "Geniune" PICkit 3's go for ridiculous prices on the Bay. Programmer vendor that is more reliable or if there is another approach IĬould try. I'm probably going to lead a Maker's group build of this tuner so I'd need The doggone thing booted up in the 3.2 firmware and as far as I can tell it Said, after multiple attempts at writes I popped the display back on and To have only written the first byte or perhaps some random bytes. EveryĪttempt at a write fails on verify and similar to the OP - a read appears
Pickit 3 software#
I'm using a PICkit 3 clone randomly chosen from the dozens on the Bay.ĭownloaded the 3.01 programming software from the Microchip archive. The PICkit 3 programmer/debugger is an integral part of the development engineer’s tool suite.
Pickit 3 Pc#
This item is a simple, low-cost in-circuit debugger that is controlled by a PC running MPLAB IDE(v8.20 or greater) software on a Windows platform. I have never used anything PIC before but I'm a 40 year plus software guy Picture Showcase Description Brief Introduction: As the clone of Microship PICkit 3 programmer/debugger.
Pickit 3 update#
I just completed my tuner build and wanted to update to the 3.2 firmware. pickit3 / pickit 3. PICKit 4 is $70 direct from Microchip so maybe that is the way to go. Don't know if there is a knock off programmer vendor that is more reliable or if there is another approach I could try. I'm probably going to lead a Maker's group build of this tuner so I'd need to be able to reliably work on it. That said, after multiple attempts at writes I popped the display back on and the doggone thing booted up in the 3.2 firmware and as far as I can tell it works flawlessly.

Every attempt at a write fails on verify and similar to the OP - a read appears to have only written the first byte or perhaps some random bytes. Downloaded the 3.01 programming software from the Microchip archive. The PICkit 3 from Microchip is a hardware debugger and programmer for PIC microcontrollers that can be used to program the P-Star. I'm using a PICkit 3 clone randomly chosen from the dozens on the Bay.

The PICkit 3 features include: Full-speed. I have never used anything PIC before but I'm a 40 year plus software guy so "How hard can it be?" :) The PICkit 3 is a debugger system used for hardware and software development with Microchip PIC microcontrollers. I just completed my tuner build and wanted to update to the 3.2 firmware. I know this is an older thread but I experienced a similar problem.
