pic programmer

[legioss]

I have found a local source for a pic programmer DIY kit, but it says it programs 16c**** chips.

Will this work on a 12c**** chip as well?

Thanks

[Agent21KGB]

Might and might not. Gonna have to find out the hard way I think.

[legioss]

I had to find one that supported all pics just to be sure. Nice unit, but it is a kit and I must assemble myself.

Thanks for the info.

[reflexusa]

it works i bought the kit 96 and use the picall programmer to read
it has a built in voltage regulator to propperly pulse the voltages!!!
you can even go to microchips site and get 5 free sample blank chips!! just watch which form factor you really want

[legioss]

So you were able to sucessfully write to a 12c using your picall programmer?

I bought kit 149b as that was all my local shop had. The software is a little different than the picall.

Is there anything special I must keep in mind while I am writing to the pic? Settings, gotcha's?

Thanks

Forgive the questions, I am a little new at the programming end.

[reflexusa]

i guess it depends on how lit you are and how much you trust yourself. the one thing that I thought i did wrong was using the wrong program to try and do something. also i used my laptop-cause i thought it was more secure than my old home sys, but it was the home sys that made everything click.
if you use the pic-all i believe you can test that it is working BEFORE you put any blank in the socket. That would be a good sign of whether or not you will be successful or not. also if you have a chip that is already burnt you can read/verify it to test your kit. did you get 16's or 12's? I just got my samples from microchip- three different form factors of the same chip it is just hella interesting, the newest one is 1/4 the size of the 8-pin 12c508a chip. if you have more q's let me know when you are/ can be online i will try to help. i am on the west coast and am usually on at night, but everyday is different. good luck, take your time, talk to you soon.
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[HONGXING]

I programmed the 12C508A sucessfully using P16PRO with Kit 119.

If anyone needs I got a registration file for P16PRO.

[emu_kidid]

can i use a PIC12C509 to program ONECHIP code to it?

[HONGXING]

Yes, you can use PIC12C508A as well as PIC12C509A.
It should be the A-revision for ONECHIP.