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ko4nrbs:
Can anyone recommend a PIC Programmer for Microchip's PIC18F4550 40DIP chip?
Thank you,
Bill
oPossum:
PICKit 2, 3, and 4 will work. Probably also PICKit 5
Ian.M:
That depends what you are doing: production or development.

If you are doing development, you probably want a MPLAB X supported programmer.  See:
https://www.microchip.com/en-us/tools-resources/debug/programmers-debuggers
You need one that supports programmable Vpp.  PICkit 4 and the discontinued PICkit 3, ICD 3 and ICD 4 are also viable.

If the legacy MPLAB 8 toolchain is good enough, PICKIT 2 and ICD 2 will do the job.

In all cases you'll either need an ICSP header on your target, or an ZIF socketed programming adapter board that specifically supports 40 pin, 8 bit PICs, or a bunch or M-M duPont jumpers, two 100nF capacitors, and a solderless breadboard (+ for the ICD programmers, their breadboard breakout cable).
ko4nrbs:

--- Quote from: Ian.M on November 04, 2023, 08:00:22 pm ---That depends what you are doing: production or development.

If you are doing development, you probably want a MPLAB X supported programmer.  See:
https://www.microchip.com/en-us/tools-resources/debug/programmers-debuggers
You need one that supports programmable Vpp.  PICkit 4 and the discontinued PICkit 3, ICD 3 and ICD 4 are also viable.

If the legacy MPLAB 8 toolchain is good enough, PICKIT 2 and ICD 2 will do the job.

In all cases you'll either need an ICSP header on your target, or an ZIF socketed programming adapter board that specifically supports 40 pin, 8 bit PICs, or a bunch or M-M duPont jumpers, two 100nF capacitors, and a solderless breadboard (+ for the ICD programmers, their breadboard breakout cable).

--- End quote ---
I just need to reflash the FW of a Microchip's PIC18F4550 40DIP chip in a HF Power meter.
Bill
Ian.M:
The cheapest option would be a PICKIT 2 or PICKIT 3 clone, off Ebay, Amazon or the usual far east eBazars.  Beware, some of the cheapest clones omit the variable Vpp required for high voltage programming of the older PICs, so if in doubt, ask us to check!  The ones styled to look like the Microchip original generally have variable Vpp.  Some are even sold with a 40 pin ZIF socket board - though not all of those make the correct connections to work properly for your chip without a bit of hacking.

Use the standalone software or MPLAB 8 as MPLAB X is massively bloated and makes you jump through various hoops to load and FLASH precompiled firmware.
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