peter green wrote:
> Bob Axtell wrote:
>   
>> My client wants me to slowly bring up an engineering associate
>> as a PIC Programmer, since (1) all of the products I have designed
>> for the client has PICs in them, and (2) I am getting long of tooth.
>>
>> I was wondering if anybody has a recommended breadboard, easy
>> to use, to attach to an ICD2 and allow easy programming, keeping
>> my interaction to a minimum.
>>   
>>     
> How about a copy of "Embedded design with the PIC18F452 Microcontroller" 
> by John B. Peatman. The book seemed pretty reasonable when I looked at 
> it (though I already knew the 18f series by that point and it includes a 
> board that is designed to go with the book (you have to source the parts 
> and build up the board yourself though). They include a serial debugging 
> soloution but it is probablly easier to just use an ICD2 or pickit 2 
> (the board has an ICD2 style socket so if you use the pickit 2 you will 
> need an adaptor).
>
> The nice thing about this soloution is the book and board are designed 
> to go together. IMO that is very valuable to a beginner.
>
> Do you have any idea what this engineering associate's existing skillset 
> is like?
>   
He's a super tech, trained in nuclear submarines. Luckily he has no 
programming experience at all,
so he has no bad habits to unravel. He's a hands-on guy; MPLAB and some 
hardware would  go
faster, I'd think... but I am open  to anything.

--Bob
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