PIC Programmer

[Binome]

the microchip Pickit2 is what I use regularly for pic development, and it breaks out to a .1 spacing header, perfect for use with the IR board.

[3dude_2231]

I also really recommend PICKIT2, I use it all the time.
It will also serve you well later, for learning

[EricS-Team180]

We bought this: $160.00 (figured we'd just eat the cost and will have other projects for which it will be useful)

programmer/debugger: DV164005

We fab-ed an interface cable, but you can get one here:
cable

After a bit of poking around MPLab, we were able to load Bob Grieb's .hex file and get the board working again.

[Mr. Lim]

Originally Posted by Binome

the microchip Pickit2 is what I use regularly for pic development, and it breaks out to a .1 spacing header, perfect for use with the IR board.

Third the PICkit 2. We bought ours originally for 862's legendary Playstation 2 Controller OI adapter. This is another great FIRST related PIC project to consider.

On top of that, the header on the PICkit2 fits exactly into the IR board our of the box. It comes with a break-out PCB as well, so you can program many different DIP package PICs.

Out of curiousity, where are you all getting the code or binaries for the IR board? We searched early in the season to try and fix our first misbehaving board to no avail...

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by SlimBoJones

Out of curiousity, where are you all getting the code or binaries for the IR board? We searched early in the season to try and fix our first misbehaving board to no avail...

The IR PIC hex file is on the FIRST Additional Technical resources page
http://www2.usfirst.org/2008comp/Manual/FIRSTIR.HEX

[MCahoon]

I'll add my vote for the PICKit 2. Comes with a demo board with a PIC 16F device, examples, etc.

We use it to for club projects and training programmers. Can also act as an in-circuit debugger for certain PICs.