Microchip has obsoleted the PICkit2 programmer over ten years ago. It had very easy to use and reliable stand-alone software, but Microchip stopped it's development already in 2009. Luckily, the PICkit2 has always been open source, so anyone can make modifications and improvements are share them with others. Also, dougy83 has created a device file editor which can be used to add support for new parts for the PICkit2 software. Using this editor, people have added support for new microcontroller types. However, recent PIC controllers use SPI-like programming protocol. It isn't possible to support that only by adding new scripts using the device file editor. Either the PICkit2 software or firmware must be modified.
The last publicly available PICKitPlus device file was 2.63.218.15, dated December 2020. Since then, I have added over 240 new devices (including Q40, Q41, Q71, Q83, Q84, J72, J93, J94, 16F152xx, 16F180xx, 16F181xx, 16F171xx, some PIC24, PIC32MX families) and fixed errors in at least 100 existing devices. I have also optimised all 40+ scripts used in MSB1st parts, yielding speed improvements. The download packages below include the latest device file. It has support for 1212 parts (listed here), but I don't know if all of them work with my modified software. Despite fixes in many devices, I am quite sure there are still many errors. If you find problems with some part, please send me an email.
Download Pickit 2 Programmer Software
Download: https://tinurli.com/2vBU0V
Later I made a new version, based on PICkit3 original software. I modified it to work with both PICkit2 and PICkit3. They will be recognized automatically. Benefit is, only one software to maintain. The PICkitminus is available for download below. It requires .NET framework 2.0, which is available for Windows 2000 and later versions.
Hi! This is a short Instructable on making a PIC programmer which acts as a PicKit 2. I made this because it is way cheaper than buying an original PicKit and because Microchip, the manufacturers of PIC microcontrollers and the PicKit programmer, provides schematics and software, making it really easy for us to design our own programmers, definitely an advantage of using PICs.
Sir, capacity of hex file is more than 90kb but flash memory of PIC18F2550 is 32kb.How can we program the PIC IC with that large file.When I try to program that HEX file with PICKIT2 software,18F2550 can't be program due to getting stuck of programming process.Please explain me and please grant me a link to download correct hex file.
Sir, capacity of relevant hex file is more than 90 kb but available flash memory of PIC18F2550 is 32kb.when I try to program the pic microcontroller for pickit2 programmer pickit2 software got stuck.I cant understand how to include 90kb hex file to pic 18F2550 microcontroller. please explain me about the issue and tell me the solution
We do not require an update to the firmware within the programmer. However, to ensure you do have the correct firmware our software can load the firmware and we provide the correct firmware in your installation software. 2ff7e9595c
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