Are there any programmers detecting PIC automatically?

[Marmelado]

PIC AUTODETECTION

HI!

Are there any programmers that can detect automatically a PIC ?
Because I have one that is scratched and I can't see what it is, it has 18 pins, and I know it's from microchip.

Thanks!

Marmelado

 

[mabusoe]

Hmmm,

my programmer reads some ID from the CPU before it programs, I would try to read a different one until the programmer could detect it.


Mabusoe

 

[Marmelado]

What programmer are you using?

Thanks

 

[mabusoe]

Picprog V3 from Telesystems


Where are you located?

Mabusoe

 

[Marmelado]

Hi!
I am from Portugal
Can you autodetect the PIC?
That's really nice!

I will buy one of those!

 

[mabusoe]

Hmm, too far.

I am in Canada.

Another thing I would look for is the date of manufacture. Some PICs did not exist before certain time. Also on the device you removed it your CPU from, see where the clock inputs are, that will narrow it down. In the end there could be about 10 pics that could be the one.

Mabusoe