Pickit 2 is a good start but the supported chips are
too narrow. I do know that Microchip has open their
src code but not sure to what extend did they allow
support to other PIC chips. I do like the idea of
EasyProg b'cos they have support for the Zif
Socket*build in* and the ICSP. I was also tempted in
getting the PICkit 2 but the support was to narrow to
me. All in all PICkit 2 is the best solution for entry
into PIC from microchip. FAR cheaper than my
PICStart+. Still .......about it's lack of support for
dsPIC.

PICkit2 from the current list does not support
PIC16F88 which I like a lot........ Okay, my choice
for the PIC support here. But you got to like the size
and the INTRC here :)

But to be fair PICkit2 look very robust with it's
casing. WHICH I look for when carrying to customer
site if one has to do so.

PS: EasyProg support dsPIC which I believe one would
venture sooner or later.


john

--- Maarten Hofman <cashimor@gmail.com> wrote:

> >
> > kits are one of the better programmers out there.
> > PICkit is so so but the user would soon out grow
> it.
> 
> 
> Now I'm not saying anything about other programmers
> being better, as I am
> sure there are better programmers out there, but
> I've had the PICkit 2 for
> some time now, and doubt I will grow out of it soon.
> It does everything I
> would ever want: ICSP and (using the demoboard and a
> board I created myself)
> off-line programming of a wide range of PICmicros,
> which include all the
> ones I have, and more. It is also fast enough (at
> least twice as fast as my
> JDM programmer) and might be integrated with MPLAB
> as well. But I should
> phrase this as a question: what makes the PICkit 2
> "so so" and cause users
> to "soon out grow it"?
> 
> Greetings,
> Maarten Hofman.
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