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		swalberg on June 9, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PIC vs. AVR The thing that got me into PICs was a generous sample program. You could sign up and get sent a few parts at no cost.

phirephly on June 9, 2011 [–]

No cost, plus a $50 programmer. What is the PIC equivalent of the $20 USBtinyISP?

dkersten on June 9, 2011 | | [–]

I got a PICKit 2 on ebay for about $10.

swalberg on June 9, 2011 | | [–]

At the time there were many schematics available to program a PIC right off the serial or parallel port. I used one of those until I built a WISP628 which is an upgraded version of the idea.

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