Now that would be nice for field updates...no more sending units back home to fix issues. Funny NYPD wrote: This is the same experience our engineering team got. The hardware design of PICkit2 is very good and very robust, the PICkit2 software might have more work to do. For instance you cannot link more than one PICKit2 on your computer, this will crash your Windows XP. The good thing is, Microchip has realized this and started working on it. Hopefully it will be on next major release. Another possible feature might never come true without some third part help. The PICKit2 was designed with 1M EEPROM on board which has the capability to store hex file, as of today, it wasn't used yet. The Au Group Electronic BB0703 design provides an additional power supply. With the BB0703 design, the hardware is ready for download all your hex file into the PICKit2 box, bring it to the filed, hook up the power supply and ICSP connector, a button push will download your hex file to your target board. No PC operation at all. This is also a good feature for production line programming. All operators have to do is hook up the wires to a target board and push a single button. No PC, NO application software operation is required. Right now, Au Group Electronics has the hardware platform ready and we are willing to provide some test work if there is any third part want to make this engineering dream to a true daily-useful tool-set. Funny N. New Bedford, MA http://www.AuElectronics.selfip.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Mark Rages To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:47:37 PM Subject: Re: [PIC] PICkit2 for 3.3V chips On 1/22/08, Tamas Rudnai wrote: > Thanks Funny for the info, > > Vdd was ok, I was just scratching my head about the PGD/PGC line - signal > level also has to be regulated and that is quite tricky and simple in the > same time on PicKit2, but was not sure if I can trust on that. Olin's > solution is the opposite - not quite simple but reliable - the price of that > device is higher though, and the purpose is a bit different. > > Tamas The PICkit 2 voltage limiting circuit actually works fine. I wouldn't make a purchase decision on that alone. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist