[SOLVED] Is Pic programmer Required to program a Pic18?

[Praveen Kumar P S]

Hi Guys...

Actually i want order a pic18 programmer..but i want to know is programmer necessary to program a pic18.Is there any other way to program a pic18 without using a programmer,like saving hex file directly to memory.what is the actual use of programmer...If it is necessary suggest me a low cost pic18 programmer....:grin:

Thank You....

 

[horace1]

some development boards have onbard programmers, e.g. a Microchip starter kit
https://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=DM180021

also have a look at the MikroElektronika range
https://www.mikroe.com/pic/development-boards/

other boards require an external programmer such as the ICD3, PICKIT 3, etc, e.g. the Microchip PICDEM 2
**broken link removed**

when building your own PCBs one generally uses an external programmer (saves space and complexity on the PCB for a programmer)

if you are starting to learn microcontrollers I would start with 16bit devices, e.g. Microchip's microstick II
https://www.microchip.com/DevelopmentTools/ProductDetails.aspx?PartNO=DM330013-2

it has an onboard programmer, a header to plug into your own breadbards and comes with PIC24, dsPIC and PIC32 devices

 

[Praveen Kumar P S]

some development boards have onbard programmers, e.g. a Microchip starter kit
https://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=DM180021

also have a look at the MikroElektronika range
https://www.mikroe.com/pic/development-boards/

other boards require an external programmer such as the ICD3, PICKIT 3, etc, e.g. the Microchip PICDEM 2
**broken link removed**

when building your own PCBs one generally uses an external programmer (saves space and complexity on the PCB for a programmer)

if you are starting to learn microcontrollers I would start with 16bit devices, e.g. Microchip's microstick II
https://www.microchip.com/DevelopmentTools/ProductDetails.aspx?PartNO=DM330013-2

it has an onboard programmer, a header to plug into your own breadbards and comes with PIC24, dsPIC and PIC32 devices

First of all thanks for the repaly........
What i want to know is that is there any way to program pic18 without the help of a programmer....

Also what is an ICD Device??

Thank you.

 

[horace1]

it is possible to load a bootloader into a device (this initial programming requires a programmer)
once the bootloader is installed it can then be used to program the device (via serial, USB, etc) without the use of a programmer
if you do a web search for pic bootloader tutorial you will find plenty of links

 

[paulfjujo]

hello,

you can buy PIC18F with a bootloader allready included..
see MikroE
example : 18F2550_startusb
or others ..

 

[Praveen Kumar P S]

Thank you guys.....it really helped...i have ordered a pickit 2........:grin: