Good day,
I am quite new in the PIC programmation. I just bought the EDU10 kit.
Everything works fine with the provided PIC but I now need to program a PIC16F84A which has a 18 pins.
If I understand correctely, I need to use The ICSP connector to connect the 5 pins on the correct IC pins (I found the pinout for the PIC16F84A on the internet).
Here are my question :
I understand that I need an external supply (+12V) for programming my PIC. Is it correct? If yes, should I use the green screw connector of the EDU10 for that?
what is the ICSP connector that I need to use on the EDU10 board? The one on the bottom of the board (in-line with the USB port) or the one on the right side?
Should I still use the USB port to program the PIC with an external +12V power supply?
1: No, the EDU-10 programmer generates it’s own on-bord VPP-voltage.
2: It’s the 5-pin angled male-connector at the bottom-left, USB and display pointing upwards.
3: You should under no circumstances apply 12 volts to anything.
4: The green connector is meant for powering the experiment bord, in case you want to separate
the programmer from it. ( Snip off the 5 small wire-connectors, before you break the two sections
apart).
After this, you are still able to program the '882 by simply sticking the male-connector in the female
counterpart, in an upright position. In this case, don’t apply any voltage to the green screw-
connector, the programmer delivers all what’s neccessary, and we must avoid to disturb/destroy
the programmer !
You should use a regulated voltage of no more than 5,5 volts ( preferably 5,0 volts ).
Note the ±sign nearest to the display.
If you wish to keep the two sections assemled, allways remember to remove the 16F882 ? from the
socket, in order to avoid any disturbances, when programming the 16F84A !