PIC Programming & PICKIT2 Anyone used one- Vista ? - Page 4

Mooly · 25th November 2008, 06:11 PM

I am certainly not one to advise, but this is the one I am using,
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/id...cName=en023805

PICkit2 Programmer, starter kit.
I had to start somewhere. Visit www.microchip.com

justblair · 25th November 2008, 06:49 PM

For PIC's have you had a look at JAL?

I have played with it a little, it's open source software and it's editor will compile to your programmer

http://www.voti.nl/jal/index_1.html

This is a good book to get you started.

It's basicly a pascal based programming language. There are includes published for the most commonly used harware that you can patch in to your program and save you time. Ie if you want to use a display, you can write "include HD4780" and all the code from the include file will be compiled. You can write simple programs in very few lines.

I have not sat down with it for a while, other projects sort of took over, but i liked the easy to read language and the open source nature of the package.

BWRX · 25th November 2008, 06:49 PM

Mooly, you can also use MPLAB IDE with the PICkit 2 programmer. That is a development environment which allows you to write code, compile, and program the micro all from one piece of software.

Mooly · 25th November 2008, 06:59 PM

Hi Brian,
Have the full MPLAB IDE suite installed.
That is what I used to get my LED to light.
Used the 16F690 MPASM files + "Linker" files and object code I think ? It worked and programmed direct to PK2 from MPLAB. It finds the PK2 and seems to know what to do.

Hi justblair,
I have been surrounded by library books. An Elektor PIC book recommends JAL. With the PK2 starter kit coming with all the software I went with MPLAB. There a good forum on the Microchip site too.

justblair · 25th November 2008, 07:03 PM

The book that I referred to is published by elector, it may be the same one.

JAL is free to download, so it might be worth trying out for an evening.

I looked at MPlab, but it is a low level programming language, and it just bamboozled me. I found JAL to be better. I also tried out C++ as well, JAL was a little easier to digest.

Mooly · 30th November 2008, 05:35 PM

I knew this wasn't going to be easy.
I had no idea it was going to be this difficult though

So much knowledge seems to be assumed.
I have got an LED to flash though with the help ?? -- erm, if that's the word -- of the tutorials. Over two weeks to get an LED to flash

BWRX · 30th November 2008, 07:41 PM

Hi Mooly. What exactly are you trying to get the pic to do?

Mooly · 1st December 2008, 07:24 AM

Hi Brian,
Two things really. First, it's something that I feel if I don't try and get into now I never will. I am hoping that that point will come where things start to click into place.
Ultimately it would be nice to be able to use PIC's in various projects. Remote control etc. The electronics involved holds no fears, but this !!!
So something like,

http://home1.stofanet.dk/hvaba/fprc5rx/index.html

although this uses a PIC not directly supported by PK2

25th November 2008, 06:49 PM	#33
BWRX diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania	Mooly, you can also use MPLAB IDE with the PICkit 2 programmer. That is a development environment which allows you to write code, compile, and program the micro all from one piece of software. __________________ Brian

30th November 2008, 07:41 PM	#37
BWRX diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania	Hi Mooly. What exactly are you trying to get the pic to do? __________________ Brian

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25th November 2008, 06:11 PM	#31
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	I am certainly not one to advise, but this is the one I am using, http://www.microchip.com/stellent/id...cName=en023805 PICkit2 Programmer, starter kit. I had to start somewhere. Visit www.microchip.com

25th November 2008, 06:49 PM	#32
justblair diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland	For PIC's have you had a look at JAL? I have played with it a little, it's open source software and it's editor will compile to your programmer http://www.voti.nl/jal/index_1.html This is a good book to get you started. It's basicly a pascal based programming language. There are includes published for the most commonly used harware that you can patch in to your program and save you time. Ie if you want to use a display, you can write "include HD4780" and all the code from the include file will be compiled. You can write simple programs in very few lines. I have not sat down with it for a while, other projects sort of took over, but i liked the easy to read language and the open source nature of the package.

25th November 2008, 06:59 PM	#34
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Hi Brian, Have the full MPLAB IDE suite installed. That is what I used to get my LED to light. Used the 16F690 MPASM files + "Linker" files and object code I think ? It worked and programmed direct to PK2 from MPLAB. It finds the PK2 and seems to know what to do. Hi justblair, I have been surrounded by library books. An Elektor PIC book recommends JAL. With the PK2 starter kit coming with all the software I went with MPLAB. There a good forum on the Microchip site too.

25th November 2008, 07:03 PM	#35
justblair diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland	The book that I referred to is published by elector, it may be the same one. JAL is free to download, so it might be worth trying out for an evening. I looked at MPlab, but it is a low level programming language, and it just bamboozled me. I found JAL to be better. I also tried out C++ as well, JAL was a little easier to digest.

30th November 2008, 05:35 PM	#36
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	I knew this wasn't going to be easy. I had no idea it was going to be this difficult though So much knowledge seems to be assumed. I have got an LED to flash though with the help ?? -- erm, if that's the word -- of the tutorials. Over two weeks to get an LED to flash

1st December 2008, 07:24 AM	#38
Mooly diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Hi Brian, Two things really. First, it's something that I feel if I don't try and get into now I never will. I am hoping that that point will come where things start to click into place. Ultimately it would be nice to be able to use PIC's in various projects. Remote control etc. The electronics involved holds no fears, but this !!! So something like, http://home1.stofanet.dk/hvaba/fprc5rx/index.html although this uses a PIC not directly supported by PK2

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