[General] using mplab with pickit 2

[Olawale Johnson]

i bought a pickit 2 programmer and after installation on the mplab ide, i found out that the programmer registers on my pc but mplab could not connet with it. please help me out.

 

[embRTS]

Download the Compiler like if you are using PIC18 then also Install MPLab C18 Compiler or Hitech Compiler all details are available in Microchip's website

 

[wp100]

Hi,

You do not need to load a compiler to see the Pk2, the inbuilt assembler is there anyway.

You should see a drop down menu like this .

Once you connect the PK2 and select it from the menu, you should see a message like this.

Works fine from XP to W8.1

Don't forget you also have the stand alone programmer V2.61 for the PK2 which includes some useful tools ( all free downloads on the Pk2 site)