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PICkitPlus

 

PICkitPlus for the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 applications are called PICkit 2Plus, PICkit 3Plus and PICkitCommandLine. 

 

PICkitPlus is a total replacement for the existing Microchip PICkit2™ and PICkit3™ GUI software.  The PICkitPlus software  provides a journey to the latest Debugger/Programmers.

 

To obtain PICKitPlus see www.pickitplus.com  The purchase directly use https://www.pickitplus.co.uk/Typesetter/index.php/Software   This software is updated/maintained as Microchip releases now microcontrollers, and, your license provides support and one year of free upgrades.

 

The intent of PICkit 2Plus and the PICkit 3Plus is to support programming of any 8-bit PIC microcontroller.  The capabilities include:

  • Three software elements
    • PICkit 3Plus Graphical user interface application.  Specific solution for the PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer
    • PICkit 2Plus Graphical user interface application. Specific solution for the PICkit™ 2 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer
    • PICkit Command line user interface application. Supports both PICkit™ 2 and 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer
  • New programming protocol support for new classes of 8-bit Microchips PIC microcontrollers
  • Updated and managed 8-bit Microchips PIC microcontroller database.
  • Improved user interface
  • Improved Help, guidance and direct access to the 8-bit Microchips PIC microcontroller database.
  • USB (Full speed 12 Mbits/s interface to host PC)
  • Great Cow BASIC IDE and MPLAB IDE-X compatible  for programming and debugging.
  • Supports low voltage to 2.0 volts (2.0v to 6.0v range)
  • Read/write program and data memory of microcontroller
  • Erase of program memory space with verification

 

PICkitPlus for the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 programmers provided the following benefits:

  • Windows 10, 8.x, 7 and XP support
  • HEF/SAF support
  • Improved parts discovery with protection
  • Improved installer
  • PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer support in one package
  • Support for 8-bit microcontrollers such as the 16f18xxx and the 18f2xKxx ranges - the intent is to support all 8-bit microcontrollers.
  • Improved support via a specific forum - PICkitPlus Forum
  • Improved support by using common code across both the PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer
  • Improved support by installer and application certificate signing by the GCBASIC Foundation.

 

For updates to the parts database download from the PICkitPlus forum here

 

The Microchip’s PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmer uses in-circuit debugging logic incorporated into each chip with Flash memory.  These products provided a low point of entry for a hardware debugger and programmer.    These products have been superceded by the Microchip’s PICkit™ 4 and the ICD product range - see https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/DevTool to see more information on the latest tools.

For more information on the Microchip’s PICkit™ 2 and PICkit™ 3 In-Circuit Debugger/Programmers select the appropriate link.

 

Some quotes from the users of PICkitPlus:

GN  

- Great Software.  I am back in biz.
ET   

- PICkitPlus is excellent! I didn't realise it was the same Microchip program that you'd updated, but that's good, I used it a lot 10 years ago and it is very familiar.

I may need to buy some more licenses for our service engineers to install on their laptops.
TREV

- A great update of the abandoned standalone Microchip programming software for the PICkit programmers to add support for newer 8-bit device families (the program includes new programming scripts - it's not just an update of the data file to add new devices).
KM

" It has made the programming  of the 8-bit PICs so much easier."

You ain't half right, in 15 minutes it's done what in ten days MPLABX is incapable of, thank you very much