pickit 3 problems

richardb · Post by **richardb** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:34 pm

Hi i've been having some problems programming recently and i installed the most recent pickit 3 programmer software that i could find (Ver 3.0) the pic 18f27j53 seems to be missing from the list.

Am i missing something? is the device support linked to mplab?

Any Ideas?

Jerry Messina · Post by **Jerry Messina** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:02 pm

They seem to have gone from bad to worse with the PICkit3.

The latest Scripting tool V3.0 download basically turns your PICkit3 into a PICkit2, so it only supports the same devices that the old PICkit2 did!

It also makes it useless with MPLAB unless you re-flash it back.

The original standalone app is still available at http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/D ... etup_A.zip, but it hasn't been updated for new devices either (although it does support the J53 series).

Maybe they'll get it right by version 4...

richardb · Post by **richardb** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:34 am

thanks jerry, now i know its not just my setup.

i had a hunt around on the microchip forum and one suggestion was installing mplabx as a solution the other was this link

http://www.microchip.com/forums/tm.aspx ... e=1#687262

i haven't actually tried it yet but we will see .....

Jerry Messina · Post by **Jerry Messina** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:53 am

I haven't tried some of the later user dat files for the PK2, but from all accounts they seem to work too. I tried the V3 scripting tool at first, but got rid of it since I use MPLAB for debugging and I'd constantly be reflashing the darn thing. It does enough of that already on its own.

You wouldn't have to do the whole MPLABX switchover... I know the current MPLAB (v8.90) has support for the J53 since I'm using it right now.

richardb · Post by **richardb** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:26 am

Thanks Jerry