In answer to some of the questions raised in response to part #1 - I present an alternative programmer for the PICkit3 to address issues with unreliable operation.
Get the PICkit3 standalone app here: http://www.microchip.com/development-tools/downloads-archive
Dave Jones reviews the PICkit3 - Yeah, this is 7 years old! https://youtu.be/LjfIS65mwn8
Dave Jones (and Dave2) have issues with the PICkit3 - https://youtu.be/vfmLu6XzBtw
Get the PICkit3 standalone app here: http://www.microchip.com/development-tools/downloads-archive
Dave Jones reviews the PICkit3 - Yeah, this is 7 years old! https://youtu.be/LjfIS65mwn8
Dave Jones (and Dave2) have issues with the PICkit3 - https://youtu.be/vfmLu6XzBtw
that happen on icd3 too
Hi Julian, thanks for the information, I have had a look at the stand alone as I have had problems with the MPlab Thing is though there doesn't seem to be many chips supported in the stand alon compared to the Mplab? is there a way to add more?
Oh dear, I have just looked down the thread and it appears you never answer anyone? Bob UK
hmmm
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Hi,
If I load a hex file into the pickit3 software which does not have configuration bits in the source code, will the software automatically set the bits when it programs ?
ı have ''no device found'' problem please help me
Hi Julian. Thanks for inspiring and helping to work with PIC controllers. Your explanation and fixes solved the problems I was experiencing. Thanks again keep it up.
As ever practical solutions to problems and good explanations of what is what and how. Thanks
julien – what is advantageous about the now-available [aliexpress] pickit3.5 ? i'm hoping it's an updated pickit3 w/ some/all of the bugs of the pickit3 clone sorted out. i enjoy and benefit from your light-hearted & informative tutorials. thank you. please take care & stay safe.
very good
A better solution is to ditch Microchip. Microchip used to be good once upon a time as a company and they certainly deserve credit for all they did by making microcontrollers easily accessible to the masses but they have turned into a giant bloated corporate mess. They should get out of the software business and once again concentrate on microcontrollers and also sack half (or more) their managers.
Have a look at the MSP430 by TI, makes pics look like the toys they are, then there is the MSP432. TI's software Code Composer Studio compared to MPLAB? There is no comparison, its a professional suite, MPLAB is a joke. CCS is also FREE – AS IT SHOULD BE. Are you listening Microchip? You can stick your XC8 overpriced extortion subscription fees where you know it will fit.
There is no issues with TI's TMDSEMU110-U programmer. PICkit??? Its a piece of crap.
I was a long time supporter of Microchip but have said goodbye to them. Yes thank you Microchip for all the help and personal support you gave me in the past and lots of free samples, free printed datasheet books etc, fabulous, you certainly had some good people working for you back then but you have lost your way.
You can try to fix that error when exit the programm, just by creating the path (or additionally …ini file with right permissions) it asks for. There is another possibility – to run the programmer using administrative windows account. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Do i need to place my dsPIC chip into a pcb development board, or is it sufficient to connect the chip directly with the programmer?
Selecting 5V can damage a 3.3V….lol
no me deja acceder al osccal estoy usando ese pinche clon igual al que estas usando!
Hello how are you?
I'm using the pic kit 3 clone, like the first one that you explain, I connect everything with the pic kit3 program from the proto board and it works if I disconnect the pgm pin, the strange thing is that when trying to write it does not allow me