Pickit 3 price in india

[varunme]

ok , I had seen his video , anyone here had real hands on experience with the equipment ?

 

[arbj]

Yes I have been using PK3 for about a year now, and I am quite impressed with it, I use this extensively for my R&D projects and production items.

But I have not used PK2 so cannot give a detailed comparison of the two products.

I think the main reason why people find fault is that there were some differences in the two products, and most people were used to PK2 and found PK3 un-familiar, also some bugs were found in PK3, but these bugs would not cause any problems for you.

PK3 works very well with MPLAB, I also use CCS compilers, PCM, PCH and Hitech C compiler (Lite), these have no conflict with the device.

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I forgot to mention, there is one small problem though, but not a serious one.

Sometimes when PK3 is connected to the computer via USB, MPLAB detects the device but fails to load the device correctly (but device always loads correctly in Windows XP), to make MPLAB load PK3 correctly, select either another programmer like PICSTART plus, then re-select PK3, or select PK3 as debugger, then re-select PK3 as programmer, this makes MPLAB load PK3 correctly.

The actual error is something like this.....
PICkit 3 detected
Connecting to PICkit 3...
PK3Err0033: 4 bytes expected, 0 bytes received

Failed to properly connect to PICkit 3

I posted this workaround in Microchip forum. The first time this happened I was worried that the device was defective, but the above workaround solved the problem. The above workaround is not a permanent one, and needs to be done every time MPLAB loads PK3 incorrectly. I have no idea why this happens, but maybe the problem has been sorted out in the later versions. Apart from the above bug, the hardware connects flawlessly with Windows XP (and in my case also Ubuntu).

When buying make sure you get the latest version, I think Microchip supplies the latest versions of their products, unlike other suppliers... but I am guessing here..again


Please also note that I use Ubuntu as my main operating system, with Windows XP running in Virtual Box, all my observations pertain to these environments only...

It is very likely you may have a different experience than mine if you are using OS like another Vista or Windows 7...

 

[varunme]

yes , thats a pretty good review from an experienced (with pickit 3) fellow

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When buying make sure you get the latest version, I think Microchip supplies the latest versions of their products, unlike other suppliers... but I am guessing here..again

isnt it the programmer itself update into latest version when connected to internet ?

 

[arbj]

isnt it the programmer itself update into latest version when connected to internet ?

probably, but I am not sure about this.., its probably updated with newer versions of MPLAB IDE...but you should not have any problems with reputed suppliers..

 

[varunme]

I got the Pickit 3 in my hands , but as somebody said in this thread , it was an used one and it was full of dirt , and it is from a reputed supplier

 

[milind.a.kulkarni]

Thanks for such nice information arbj.....but if any one is intersted one can make Pickit-2 in india it self....... refer link
Programming PIC18F

But to program PIC of the programmer you need the aleast one PIC programmer borrowed from some body

Cheers,,,,

Milind

 

[varunme]

pickit 2 clones are already available in india

 

[arbj]

I got the Pickit 3 in my hands , but as somebody said in this thread , it was an used one and it was full of dirt , and it is from a reputed supplier

Does it work ??, have you tried it out ??

 

[varunme]

its detecting in windows xp , dont have a zif adapter , so i cant test it now , i am making a cable to connect directly to pic board

 

[shamikrudra]

@varunme
can you share ? from which supplier you got that and the price?

 

[varunme]

is it ok to share here in this forum ?

 

[shamikrudra]

forum is for sharing experience. after that every body can take their own decision.

 

[varunme]

its 2850/- plus tax and shipping charges

 

[shamikrudra]

and shop details?