Pickit 3 Software

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Microchip’s PICkit™ 3 in-circuit debugger/programmer uses in-circuit debugging logic incorporated into each chip with Flash memory to provide a low-cost hardware debugger and programmer. In-circuit debugging offers benefits including low cost and a minimum of additional hardware needed for debug. Expensive sockets or adapters are also not required.

The PICkit 3 can also reprogram any PIC® microcontroller with a simple push of a button. The PICkit 3 in-circuit debugger/programmer is not a production programmer. It should be used for development purposes only.

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The software for the Microchip PICkit 2 and PICkit 3 in-circuit debugger/programmers was released by Microchip in 2009 and 2012 respectively. The software is open source and therefore not maintained with no support for modern operating systems, no formal support from Microchip no support for new PIC microcontrollers. The Pick-it software. Pick-it is easy to use, no programming is needed. Connect your pc or laptop to the Pick-it processor and start configuring your application. The configuration of a Pick-it application is done through a web interface in your Google Chrome web browser. I got the replacement PicKit 3 in the mail today, tested that and it worked! The first thing I did was I got out my proto jumper wires and wired up the new PicKit with the faulty one and read the memory on it. Just as I suspected it was blank. PICKit Plus for the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 applications are called PICKit 2Plusand PICKit 3Plus PICKit Plus is a total replacement for the existing Microchip PICKit2™ and PICKit3™ GUI software. The PICKit Plus software provides a journey to the latest Debugger/Programmers. This is a short Instructable on making a PIC programmer which acts as a PicKit 2. I made this because it is way cheaper than buying an original PicKit and because Microchip, the manufacturers of PIC microcontrollers and the PicKit programmer, provides schematics and software, making it really easy for us to design our own programmers, definitely an advantage of using PICs. The Pickit 3 is total trash. Its integrated into MPLAB and mine didn't come with standalone software like the pickit 2. Some features from Pickit 2 are lost in the Pickit 3. MPLAB needs to go back to the drawing board on this one. PICkit 3 programmer/debugger to program supported devices. PICkit 3 Debug Express – Provides basic information on using the PICkit™ 3 Debug Express. PICkit 3 Programmer-To-Go – Provides instruction on using the PICkit 3 unit to program devices without being connected to a.

The MPLAB PICkit 3 allows debugging and programming of PIC and dsPIC® Flash microcontrollers at a most affordable price point using the powerful graphical user interface of the MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The MPLAB PICkit 3 is connected to the design engineer's PC using a full speed USB interface and can be connected to the target via a Microchip debug (RJ-11) connector (compatible with MPLAB ICD 2, MPLAB ICD 3, and MPLAB REAL ICE). The connector uses two device I/O pins and the reset line to implement in-circuit debugging and In-Circuit Serial Programming™. For older software for programming with the PICkit 3, please visit Microchip's archives.

Header Information

Some 8-, 14-, and 18-pin devices use small header boards with a special MCU for debugging. This special MCU has extra pins for PICkit 3 communication and therefore allows the use of all pins on the part for the application. The header board is not used or needed for programming. However, when debugging these devices the header must be used.

Features
  • USB (full speed 12 Mbits/s interface to host PC)
  • Real-time execution
  • MPLAB IDE compatible (free copy included)
  • Built-in overvoltage / short-circuit monitor
  • Firmware upgradeable from PC / web download
  • Totally enclosed
  • Supports low voltage to 2 V (2 V to 6 V range)
  • Diagnostic LEDs (power, busy, error)
  • Read / write program and data memory of microcontroller
  • Erase of program memory space with verification
  • Freeze-peripherals at breakpoint
  • Program up to 512 K byte Flash with the programmer-to-go

Pickit 3 Software Programmer

First plug in our programmer and open PicKit 2. Wait for PicKit to detect the programmer, and if it doesn't, click 'Tools > Check Communication'.

Connect the PIC we want to program to our programmer. If you don't know how you can search online for the pin distribution of the PIC and find the corresponding MCLR, VDD, VSS, PGD and PGC pins to connect to the programmer.

Wait for PicKit to detect the PIC showing 'PIC Device Found', if it doesn't then try clicking ‘Tools > Check communication’ a couple times. If it still doesn't detect the PIC, check the connections.

Shararat movie. Open MPLAB, MPLAB X, or whichever IDE you are using and compile the program.

After compiling, go back to PicKit 2 and go to 'File > Import Hex'. With MPLAB X you can find the hex file of your project in 'Project_Directory > dist > default > production > Project_Name.production.hex'

Click 'Write' and wait for it to show 'Programming Successful'

If you wish to modify your program you don't need to import the hex file again, you should just compile it an click 'Write' in the PicKit software. Among the messages it displays it should read 'Reloading hex file' .

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That's it !

As a final step, you can design a simple rectangular case to 3d print just to protect the PicKit, you wouldn't want it to break or short-circuit, I'll leave it up to you.

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Happy programming