> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012, at 02:37 PM, Rupert Swarbrick wrote:
> > Hi,
> >=20
> > I'm kicking myself after buying ten 16F1824 chips which arrived this
> > morning... and then realising that I can't program them. I own a Pickit=
2
> > but: MPLAB X can't do the relevant chip and pk2cmd can't either (The
> > "Pickit2 Programmer Application" can, apparently. Windows only. And win=
e
> > can't even run the installer!)
> >=20
> > Anyway, despite apparent promises for forthcoming linux support in
> > 2009[1], I don't seem to be able to find anything saying that the
> > Pickit3 can be used under Linux.
> >=20
> > Should I just resign myself to using old PIC designs and/or drinking
> > Arduino kool-aid or is there hope for us Linux-users? While I'm happy t=
o
> > buy a Pickit3 or similar, I don't think I can justify anything
> > significantly more expensive.

Pickit3 works fine under linux (my system: OpenSure 12.1), using MPLabX.=20
You can also run windows under VMWare virtual machine,- works fine for almo=
st
anything.  I used vm with ICD-40 programmer from CCS.=20

Sergey Dryga
http://beaglerobotics.com


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