Microchip Technology AC002021 Data Sheet
Development Systems Ordering Guide
DS30177T-page 40
© 2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
PICkit™ 2 Starter Kit
The Microchip
PICkit™ 2 Starter
Kit provides a
quick, easy and
low-cost way to
start development,
from concept to
prototype, using
selected
Flash-based PIC
PICkit™ 2 Starter
Kit provides a
quick, easy and
low-cost way to
start development,
from concept to
prototype, using
selected
Flash-based PIC
®
microcontrollers.
The PICkit 2 Starter
The PICkit 2 Starter
Kit is a complete
“development system in a box”,
providing programming, evaluation and development in
one simple design.
one simple design.
The kit provides everything needed to program,
evaluate and develop applications using Microchip’s
powerful Flash family of microcontrollers. Lessons are
provided that cover input/output, interrupts, A/D
Converters and timers. All source code files for the
lessons are provided.
evaluate and develop applications using Microchip’s
powerful Flash family of microcontrollers. Lessons are
provided that cover input/output, interrupts, A/D
Converters and timers. All source code files for the
lessons are provided.
Code development and debugging is performed using
Microchip’s powerful MPLAB
Microchip’s powerful MPLAB
®
Integrated Development
Environment (IDE). The MPLAB IDE is a seamless,
integrated software development environment that
includes the MPASM™ Assembler, MPLAB SIM
Software Simulator with symbolic debugger, color-
coded source editor, project manager with high-level
language debugging and concurrent support for
development tools, including low-cost in-circuit
debuggers, full-featured real-time emulators and
programmers. The consistent and easy-to-use graphic
user interface of the MPLAB IDE desktop allows for
rapid switching between development, debugging and
programming modes within a project.
integrated software development environment that
includes the MPASM™ Assembler, MPLAB SIM
Software Simulator with symbolic debugger, color-
coded source editor, project manager with high-level
language debugging and concurrent support for
development tools, including low-cost in-circuit
debuggers, full-featured real-time emulators and
programmers. The consistent and easy-to-use graphic
user interface of the MPLAB IDE desktop allows for
rapid switching between development, debugging and
programming modes within a project.
Features
Key features of the PICkit 2 Starter Kit include:
• Easy to use Windows
®
programming interface for
programming Microchip’s Flash family of
microcontrollers
microcontrollers
• Lessons to demonstrate how to use Microchip’s
Flash family of microcontrollers
• Five Microchip Tips 'n Tricks Booklets provide
efficient, low-cost design techniques using Microchip
Flash microcontrollers (contained on the CD-ROM)
Flash microcontrollers (contained on the CD-ROM)
•
“PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer User’s
Guide” (included on CD-ROM)
Guide” (included on CD-ROM)
• FREE! Microchip’s MPLAB IDE software for a
complete code development environment
• FREE! HI-TECH PICC Lite™ C Compiler (contained
on the MPLAB IDE CD-ROM)
.
PICkit™ 2 Starter Kit Contents
• PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer
• Low Pin Count Demo Board (only with
DV164120)
• PICkit™ 2 Starter Kit Software and
Documentation CD
• MPLAB
®
IDE Software and Documentation CD
• USB Interface Cable
Ordering Information:
DV164120
PICkit™ 2 Starter Kit (includes Low Pin Count Demo Board featuring the new PIC16F690
for a programming out-of-the-box experience)
for a programming out-of-the-box experience)
PG164120
PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer
NEW