This DIY PIC programmer is a continuation of our PIC programming basics tutorial. By using this USB PIC programmer, you can program microchip PIC series of. Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' title='Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' />Aardvark I2. CSPI Host Adapter Total Phase. I2. CTrue 8. 00 kbps performance over higher bandwidth USB versus slower RS 2. Supports standard mode 1. Hz to 8. 00 k. Hz. Supports inter bit and inter byte clock stretching. Supports multi master. Master transmit and receive. Asynchronous slave transmit and receive. Software configurable I2. C pull up resistors. Software configurable target power pins to power downstream devices. Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' title='Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' />Repeated Start, 1. Combined Format transactions. The Aardvark I2. CSPI Host Adapter is compatible with Display Data Channel DDCSystem Management Bus SMBusPower Management Bus PMBusSmart Battery Bus SBBusIntelligent Platform Management Interface IPMITwo Wire Interface TWILearn more about I2. C in the I2. C Background Article. Actual system bus speed may vary as a function of capacitance. SPI Operates in master or slave mode. Up to 8 Mbps master signaling rate. Up to 4 Mbps slave signaling rate. Installing. Installing PonyProg depend on the system you have. With Windows9598ME or NT2000XP just run the Setup. USB and Serial Port RS232. Pin Round Circular Mic Cable 3 RJ45 Mic Cable USB to RS232 Male Adapter 6 DB9M to DB9F Serial Cable 2 18 Audio Cables, 6 ft. SmallyMouse2 is a universal USB to quadrature mouse adapter for many 8bit and 16bit retro computers and allows the use of modern USB mice on machines such as the. Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' title='Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' />Full duplex master transmitreceive. Asynchronous slave transmitreceive. Software configurable target power pins to power downstream devices. Software configurable Slave Select SS polarity in master mode. Learn more about SPI in the SPI Background article. GPIO General Purpose IO I2. C and SPI pins can be repurposed for more general use, allowing them to be used for custom signals on target systems. GPIO functionality can also be combined with I2. C or SPI to interact with your target system. GPIO configuration is cached internally to preserve settings between operational modes. Low Cost. The Aardvark adapter comes complete with a royalty free API. The low cost makes it affordable for a company to provide every developer with their own interface. The benefits of every developer having their own interface are Less time wasted because developers do not have to share tools or go to the lab to debug simple problems. Less wasted time means higher productivity because developers can identify and fix problems quickly and easily with less down time. Higher productivity means shorter development cycles. Projects get done on time and on budget. By saving just a few hours of engineering time, the Aardvark adapter will have paid for itself. Future Proof. The Aardvark adapter is completely field upgradable via USB. Total Phase is committed to improving the Aardvark adapter and making these improvements available to our customers. You will never have to worry about being out of step with the latest software features. Eligible Software and firmware upgrades are always freely available in the Downloads section of this website. Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' title='Usb Serial Port Adapter Schematic' />Pickit 2 Download Develop Your own USB pickit ii programmer. PICkit 2 Introduction There are many PIC programmer available, commercial and DIY devices. As Microchip introduces the new microprocessors the programming software got to be updated accordingly playing catch up with the PIC manufacturer. That is the root of the problem with third party PIC programmers. Microchips PICkit 2 is the low cost ICSP programmer for Flash PICs with USB interface introduced by Microchip. Only subset of PIC microcontrollers is supported, but the list is including all the recent devices from PIC1. PIC1. 8 and PIC2. PICs you are most likely want to use. It is fully integrated with Microchips MPLAB IDE and allow not only program but debug applications as well. As alternative you can use the standalone programmer applet, see picture below. ICSP Pinout. The pin out for Microchip standard 6 pin connector for In Circuit Serial Programming ICSP is listed in table below Pin. Function. 1MCLRVpp programming voltage2. Vcc5. V3. GND4. Data. Clock. 6LVP low voltage programming mode controlPickit 2 Schematic Circuit Diagram DIY Guide to Build PICkit 2. PICkit 2 was originally built by Microchip as open design programmer with the schematic, source code and firmware available to boost the popularity of the PIC devices. Because of that it is easy to build a clone version of the original device. Most of the clones will produce unregulated 5 volt VPP where the original Microchip PICkit 2 provides adjustable VPP output to allow 3. The schematic I have used is based on the original PICkit 2 without programmer to go functionality. That functionality allowing a hex file to be downloaded to the PICkit 2 to later program PIC microcontrollers without a PC with a simple pressing programmers push button. I do not think that functionality is required for a hobbyist but allows simplify the schematic by omitting two 2. C5. 12 EEPROM chips. PICkit 2 Programmer Software. The PICkit 2 has USB bootloader and capable of updating the programmer firmware directly from Microchip web site. Every time the PICkit 2 programmer application is launched, it will check the firmware version of the PICkit 2 to see if it is the latest version. If not, it will attempt to automatically download the latest version. The software upgrades are free and Microchip updates them in timely fashion. Even more, the firmware and schematic are freely available. Apparently Microchip has made the open design intentionally, see it as the way to boost using the popularity PIC microprocessors. With such simplicity of design it is easy to build a clone version. The Sure Electronics is making a good clone and it comes with ICSP cables, see the Products page. My first PIC programmer was Melabs EPIC device with parallel port interface. After upgrading my PC I have realized that parallel port became legacy these days, as the most of new PC motherboards do not have it all. The another annoying part about Melabs programmers in general is that even if you buy the full package hardware software upgrades are not free and only beta stuff available for download. I have successfully burned all my PIC1. PIC2. 4 chips using PICkit 2 and would definitely recommend it. PICkit 2 v. 2. 6. Pickit 2 PCB File. The Eagle Files designed using only thru hole mounting parts. Pickit 2 Firmware Hex file. Building PICKit 2 clone is facing a chicken egg problem as another programmer is required to program the firmware into the PIC1. F2. 55. 0. Once the PIC1. F2. 55. 0 chip for PICKit 2 is programmed, you can the upgrade the firmware as it includes USB bootloader. The latest PICkit 2 firmware version is available from Microchip and the current version is also is available on the site click here to download Pickit ii Parts List. The DIY PICkit 2 part list for the two the most popular electronic components vendors, Mouser and Digi. Key is shown below. Part. Description. Mouser Digi. Key J1. USB type B connector. USB B S RA6. 09 1. NDIC1. PIC1. 8F2. PIC1. 8F2. 55. 0 ISPPIC1. F2. 55. 0 ISP NDIC2. MCP6. 01. P5. 79 MCP6. IPMCP6. 01 IP NDQ1,Q4,Q6. BS2. 50. P5. 22 BS2. PBS2. 50. P NDQ2,Q3,Q5,Q7. N7. 00. 05. 12 2. N7. 00. 0D2. 6Z2. N7. 00. 0FS NDD1,D2. BAT8. 57. 8 BAT8. S5. 68 1. 61. 7 1 NDD3. Green 5mm LED6. 04 WP7. SGD7. 54 1. 26. 3 NDD4. Yellow 5mm LED6. 04 WP7. YD7. 54 1. 28. 4 NDD5. Red 5mm LED6. 04 WP7. ID7. 54 1. 26. 4 NDX1. Crystal, 2. 0. 0. Mhz. 81. 5 ABL 2. B2. XC1. 72. 3 NDR1,R3,R4. K Ohm. 29. 1 1. 0K RC1. KQBK NDR6,R1. 0,R1. K Ohm. 29. 1 1. 0K RC1. KQBK NDR2,R7,R8. Ohm. RC4. QBK NDR5,R1. Ohm. 29. 1 1. 00 RC1. QBK NDR9,R1. 22. K Ohm. K RC2. 7. KQBK NDR1. R1. 64. 7. K Ohm. K RC4. 7. KQBK NDR1. K Ohm. 29. 1 1. K RC1. KQBK NDR1. 7,R1. R1. Ohm. 29. RC3. 3QBK NDC1,C4,C7,C1. C1. 10. 1u. F8. 71 B3. C1. 04. K1. 89. 49. NDC2,C3. 22p. F1. N2 2. 20. J RC4. NDC5,C8. F6. UVR1. V1. 00. MDD1. TA4. 93 1. 03. NDC6. F8. 71 B3. 25. C4. 74. J4. 95 2. NDC9. 47u. F 1. 6V6. UVR1. C4. 70. MDD1. TD4. 93 1. 03. 9 NDL1. H6. 52 RLB0. 60. KL8. NDS1. Pushbutton. FSM4. JH4. 50 1. 66. NDSetting Unit IDThe programmer can be assigned a Unit ID to identify it uniquely. After the fresh firmware programming the device applet is always showing the funny IDID OIHoss. It could be reset to not assigned or set to any value by selecting Tools Calibrate VDD Set Unit ID menu, see picture below. Calibration. Calibration allows greater the VDD voltage accuracy. Note that as the calibration is dependent on the USB voltage and moving the PICkit 2 unit to a different USB port, to or from a USB hub or to another computer port may invalidate the calibration. To calibrate the PICkit 2 unit, a digital multi meter is required. Disconnect the PICkit 2 unit from the target and select Tools Calibrate VDD Set Unit ID. Follow the steps in the wizard to complete the calibration process. Troubleshooting DIY PICkit. You can use Tools Troubleshoot menu to help with resolving connectivity from the PICkit 2 to the target device. This is also useful where there are the device assembling errors, as providing step by step output validation process. Pickit 2 Supported device list. NOTE This list shows support for the PICkit 2 Programmer. It does not show support for using the. PICkit 2 within MPLAB IDE. How To Terminate Fiber Patch Panel. For a list of MPLAB supported. MPLAB IDE PICkit 2 Readme. Typically in C Program FilesMicrochipMPLAB IDEReadmes. Indicates new parts supported in this release with v. Indicates parts that require 4. V minimum VDD for programming. PICkit 2 may not be able to generate sufficiently high VDD. Midrange parts that support low Vdd programming. Baseline Devices. PIC1. 0F2. 00 PIC1. F2. 02 PIC1. 0F2. PIC1. 0F2. 06. PIC1. F2. 20 PIC1. 0F2. PIC1. 2F5. 08 PIC1. F5. 09 PIC1. 2F5. PIC1. 2F5. 19. PIC1. F5. 05 PIC1. 6F5. PIC1. 6F5. 26. PIC1. F5. 4 PIC1. 6F5. PIC1. F5. 9. MidrangeStandard Devices. All LF versions of devices are supported. PIC1. 2F6. 09 PIC1. HV6. 09. PIC1. 2F6. Netscape Communicator 4.06'>Netscape Communicator 4.06. PIC1. 2HV6. 15. PIC1. F6. 29 PIC1. 2F6. PIC1. 2F6. 75 PIC1. F6. 83. PIC1. 6F6. PIC1. 6HV6. 10 PIC1. F6. 16 PIC1. 6HV6. PIC1. 6F6. 27 PIC1. F6. 28 PIC1. 6F6. PIC1. 6F6. 27. A PIC1. F6. 28. A PIC1. F6. A. PIC1. 6F6. PIC1. F6. 31 PIC1. F6. 36 PIC1. F6. PIC1. 6F6. 77 PIC1. F6. 84 PIC1. 6F6. PIC1. 6F6. 87. PIC1. F6. 88 PIC1. 6F6. PIC1. 6F6. 90. PIC1.