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By bluffmaster

July 12, 2009

Hi,

I recently bought PICKit 2 Starter  which has a Programmer and Low Pin Count Demo Board containing PIC16F690. I was wondering if if will be to possible to program any other PIC chip (lets say PIC16F886) with this programmer. And would I be able to use the board with PIC16F886 chip. I should have just got PICKit that comes with PIC16F886.

I earlier started a topic about getting help on building an obstacle avoiding robot (and possible expansion in future to display lcd, to have light sensor, etc). With all the feedback I got, I was able to order needed parts from internet. I could not decide which PIC chip to use. But with little study I came to the conslusion that PIC16F886 would serve the purpose. 

Since I got a free PIC16F690 chip with the starter kit, I was wondering if I could just use that for making my robot. Or what other PIC chip (considering implementation of more functions in future) I should use.  Any suggestions?

Also, what type of a PIC chip.....I mean there are like PIC16F886-E/SO, PIC16F886-E/SP. and few other chips. I just want the chip to be able to go on a normal breadboard.

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

 

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By bluffmaster
@ Wed, 2009-08-26 01:14

thanks!

 I connected Vss to ground.

But I guess the main problem was that I connected pickit2 the wrong way. Pin 1 is where the arrow is.

:) 

By TeleFox
@ Mon, 2009-08-24 04:36
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Without referring back to the documentation to refresh my memory, the only thing I can see wrong is that Vss is not connected to ground. Then again maybe you just didn't add that to the drawing.
By bluffmaster
@ Mon, 2009-08-24 04:23

Hi,

 Sorry for this late reply.

I could not even thank you when you answered my question.

 I tried connecting the PIC16F886 as you said. 

It gave me "PK2Error0049: VPP Voltage error. Check target and retry operation"

error message (when I tried to select the programmer using MPLAB).

 

 I also did it by adding a 0.1 uF capacitor. I still got the same message.

I am attaching the photo of how I did it. tell me where I am wrong.

 pic16f886pinout.jpg I have PIC16F690 and PIC16F886 chips.

I will be happy running either one on my breadboard using PIC kit 2.

Thanks 

By Weiss
@ Sun, 2009-07-12 20:29
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Hey Bluffmaster

 

You can not use the PIC16F886 in the demo board but you can still program it whit the Pickit2 by connecting the program pin´s on the PIC16F886 to the Pickit2.

 

PIC           Pickit

_____
MCLR      -> Pin1
                   Pin2--5V
                   Pin3--GND
ICSPDAT -> Pin4
ICSPCLK -> Pin5
CLKOUT  -> Pin6