> > I have a question about pickit1. Pickit1 can be used to programme
several
> > baseline devices, as described in TB079. But why is it only extended to
> > baseline devices, is there any special reason why pickit1 could not be
> > used to programme all pic devices?
>
> First there's the physical problem: the PICkit1 has a 14-pin socket, so
anything bigger won't fit.

We use ICSP, put the pic in a breadboard, simply carry the wires from
the socket of pickit1 to our socket.

>
> Secondly the software: You'll find that MPLAB won't let you tell it to use
a PIC/programmer combination that
> it thinks won't work - if you select (say) the PIC16F88 then PICkit1 will
be greyed-out in the Programmer
> selection.

The programmer software source code is available on the microchip website.
The software could be modified therefore by a knowledgable person?

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