[sdiy] dspic programmer

[Eric Brombaugh]

On Dec 12, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Antti Huovilainen wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Dec 2009, karl dalen wrote:
> 
>> Are there any DIY dsPIC programmer similar to the simple AVR's 4 resistor P-port programmer or RS232? Or should i just go and buy a Pickit2? (i dont want to,it violates the absolute DIY sect rules/karma). :)
> 
> IIRC, there were several projects on the net for it. I'd just go and buy the cheapest programmer from microchip directly. It costs so little that any DIY effort will hard pressed to cost as little unless you have all the parts laying around.

What he said.

Plus, if you get one that's supported by MPLAB then you can use the debugger too. Handy when trying to decipher the cryptic documentation.

Eric