#Pickit 3 software download free install

#Pickit 3 software download free install

You should be able to manually install the PK3 firmware JAM file using MPLAB 8.9x or IPE or X. JAM file in MPLAB IDE>PK3 folder Holding the PK3 button while powering it should allow it to enumerate and be recognized, even if the firmware is corrupted or stuck in 3.0 version. They are included with each revision of X/IPE as a.

In short, you can try different versions of PK3 firmware. Some of my clones actually work better than genuine. My genuine hangs, too, but at least it can do 10 or 50 before needing a reboot. It might work once or twice then it hangs. One of my clone won't work (satisfactorily) in P2G at all. So even though MPLAB 8.9x has option for PK3 P2G, it is not going to work or if it does, please tell me which version of MPLAB and PK3 firmware you are using!). If memory serves, they dropped support of MPLAB before they finished getting P2G to work on PK3. these versions were probably made before they added P2G, because IIRC P2G was unfinished when they started selling PK3 (No version works with MPLAB 8.9 P2G. Some earlier FW for instance, works with my MPLAB and IPE, but P2G doesn't work. Microchip keeps all released versions of their software archived for download. As they keep updating the PK3 firmware, there is no guarantee they check if it still works with 3.0 or 8.x. Perhaps the latest versions of the firmware you got when you downloaded IPE/X do not work in PK3 standalone, anymore. How long it took me to figure this stuff out, and HOW. This is not the same problem you have, but I also use MPLAB 8.x, so give this a try, maybe. NONE of my PK3's, including the genuine one, would work with IPE without first manually installing the firmware within MPLAB. Since 8.x is no longer supported, you might find older version works better, perhaps. Some might work better than others with your programmer and version of MPLAB 8. I'm sure there are newer versions since I have done this, but the 013411 is the last one I downloaded.

If you do not have this file in your Microchip>MPLAB IDE>PK3 folder, you may have to first download a version of IPE/X (even if you do not use it). And there should be AT LEAST one file that looks like: PK3FW_013411.jam (this is the version that I got from IPE2.26, IIRC) IIRC, each version of Microchip IPE will have a different version of this PK3 JAM file. Have you tried to install the firmware with MPLAB 8.x, instead of PK3 3.x Standalone? Open MPLAB 8.x Hold the button while plugging in PK3 Select PK3 programmer Go to programmer setttings and hit 'Manual firmware download' button Goto Microchip>MPLAB IDE>PK3 folder on your computer. switching between mplab and and x will still be a bitch (at work we have different pk3 with different modes to avoid losing time) but the fastest way to revert is to open the ipe, select a pic from a different family (eg: if it was pic18 select pic24) and hit connect. first of all it works and doesn't get you strange bugs and sudden crashes, second of all you don't need to install the IDE as well anymore (i think, there is the choice on what to install) so that isn't an '''issue''' anymore. maybe then you fix the old one and you suddently have two (this is also why is better to get genuine stuff) and why does everybody still want to use that standalone app crap? the MPLAB X IPE is so much better in so many ways. Also, if you get genuine if you had a problem like this you would just have to open a ticked and et voila, replacement PK3 coming straight from microchip for free. Never mess with chinese crap for programmers. no need to buy an ICD3 (by the way, WHERE do you find a genuine one at that price?) i would have suggested not to mess with chinese crap for programmers and buy the real PK3 for about 50 or 60, or the olimex clone, which actually work, for about 30.

i always had my pk2 to reflash the pic in my pk3 clone, like in here anyway in the pickit 3 standalone app you should have the tools menu and at the bottom of the menu you should have an option called download operating system if this doesn't work i think you bricked the thing.

Aaaah, the chinese clone constantly bricking problem.