PICkit 2 Starter Kit - The PICkit 2 Starter Kit is no longer available from Microchip. You may be able to find one on EBAY but since I used them in my C Programming books, I worked with Nuts & Volts magazine to create a replacement.
The kit included:
PICkit 2 Programmer, Low Pin Count Board, PIC16F690, USB Cable, CD with MPLAB Software
All of the parts of this kit have easy to get replacements as described below.
The kit included:
PICkit 2 Programmer, Low Pin Count Board, PIC16F690, USB Cable, CD with MPLAB Software
All of the parts of this kit have easy to get replacements as described below.
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Recommended Programmer Replacement:
The PICkit 2 files were open sourced by Microchip so you can find many clones or even originals being sold on EBAY. You can even build mine per the directions on this site. One of the best clones though is this clone named ICP02 from PICCIRCUIT.com It incorporates the USB connection into the design so you don't need the USB cable. |
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Here are the gerber files to the blank Low Pin Count Demo board clone I created.
You can download the .zip file and reproduce it with just about any PCB manufacturer. You'll have to then add the components to make it work. 
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You can get the MPLAB software from the Microchip Archive as well from the link below.
