p3free kit set review and Guides

[KuroiKami]

P3free dongle (Pic-Fun version) x1
Max-Pic x1
The FPC Serial Programmer x1
FPC programmer connector x3

Pictures and full spec:
Pic-Fun http://www.max-pic.com/picfun.htm
Max-Pic http://www.max-pic.com/maxpic.htm

Max-Pic's Microchip http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts...cName=en010273
(Maybe somebody can make use of the spec?)

Short Review of the items:
The P3free dongle comes with F1 or just led functionality and upgrade ready
The Max-Pic comes also with led. Its a universal pic trainer.. alot of room for flashing. Also good for testing with many posibility ( it's a beast!)
The FPC Serial Programmer is used to hardflash the other 2 that was mention.
FPC programmer connector is used to connect those thing together.

Conclusion:
It's high quality and everthing looks well soldered. May be a bit tricky to get it flashed and started, but just follow the guides. Good potensial for testing with the Max-Pic. Not sure about the Pic-fun if its like the old P3free dongle. Hope Patrick can confirm this.

Guide to upgrade PS3free dongle and Max-Pic
http://psx-scene.com/forums/f179/her...irmware-67044/

Guide for Hard Flash Pic-Fun and Max-Pic:
http://www.max-pic.com/program.htm

How To Use the p3free Dongle:
http://psx-scene.com/forums/f179/p3f...r-guide-66088/ (The P3FREE user guide)

The Latest Firmware for P3Free dongle and Max-Pic
http://psx-scene.com/forums/f179/lat...e-files-68517/


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[dualdeath]

Pic-Fun is used to hardflash the other 2 that was mention.

Pic-Fun is the enhanced version of P3Free.. maybe you are talking about the Programmer..

edit: when did you receive yours? and are the dongles preflashed with bootloader or do we have to hardflash it?

[KuroiKami]

Pic-Fun is the enhanced version of P3Free.. maybe you are talking about the Programmer..

edit: when did you receive yours? and are the dongles preflashed with btl or do we have to hardflash it?

Thanks for fixing my error :P
i got mine today and it comes with preflashed F0 or with led functionality and nothing else.. so you still have to flash it yourself...

i was playing around with the dongle a bit so had to hardflash it.. or else softflash should work.
the Max-pic just needed softflash.

Fix me if i am wrong..

[dualdeath]

no problem.. you're so lucky to be the first to review it.. i'm jealous..

[KuroiKami]

no one else got it yet ? :P i though i was one of the last ppl.... Uploading picture soon and them in action :P

[qwerty9876]

Received this morning, here are some pictures:

[remainnameless]

Cool. I am excited to get my test kit.

[davedadon]

that thing looks like a tank!!!
ahh man
*starts thinking of what cool cover to put on it*

[KuroiKami]

goodies :P all my cameras is gone or broken >_<