1. Microcontroller programmers

A micro controller programmer is an essential tool to get a PC USB Project from a drawing board to the reality. This section contains various blueprints of PIC microcontroller programmers. Choose one that best suits your needs. Those with no access to a microcontroller programmer (ex. if your friend has one) to transfer the firmware to PIC18F2xJ50 may opt for Simple USB microcontroller programmer that is based on MCP2200 manufacturer preprogrammed microcontroller. But only PIC18F2xJ50 based programmers can do the programming in a short time. However, if you want to instantly build a super speed microcontroller programmer, you may also use Velleman K8055N board together with a simple adapter (see subsection 4.b on details). The programming of your first PIC18J2xJ50 microcontroller will have to be done at slow speed, but as soon as the chip is successfully programmed with PIC18F2xJ50 firmware v2.0 or above you would be to replace the original Velleman chip by it, or build a custom programmer with super speed programming capability.

Here are some ideas:

@.WINDOWS APPLICATIONS for Microcontroller Programmers

a. Simple USB microcontroller programmer schematic

Needs no preprogramming!

b. Super speed USB microcontroller programmer schematic

...based on PIC18F2xJ50 microcontrollers.

c. Simple, fast and super speed microcontroller programmers based on Velleman K8055 and K8055N board adapter

If you already own a Vellaman K8055 or K8055N board, why not turn it into microcontroller programmer? You can use either the original Velleman preprogrammed PIC18F24J50 or program PIC18F24J50 yourself to get fast programming capability.

d. High programming voltage microcontroller adapter for Super speed USB microcontroller programmer.

Add high voltage programming capability to your microcontroller programmer!

e. Super speed reconfigurable USB microcontroller programmer software

Make a superspeed reconfigurable microcontroller programmer that allowes you to program new firmware to speed up programing of future microcontrollers.

f. Super speed microcontroller programmer software development kit (SDK)

Create your own superspeed reconfigurable microcontroller programmer programming application for an arbitrary PIC microcontroller.

g. Super speed microcontroller programmers can now be used with PIC18F24J50, too!

There is a new version of firmware available for PIC18F24J50 that gives it super speed microcontroller programming ability. You can also use it with super speed microcontroller programmer SDK!

h. JTAG PROGRAMMER FOR PIC32 FAMILIY

PIC32 microcontroller is different, but a programmer is still easy to build!

j. ICSP Programmer for PIC32 microcontroller family

ICSP microcontroller programmer software is more difficult to make that JTAG programmer software, but hardware is easier to build and the programmer is more versatile. The programmer operation during PIC32 programming is similar to PICkit3. You also get the source code...