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PICSTART® Plus is Microchip's low cost, development programmer. It connects via the serial RS-232 port to your PC and is operated with Microchip's Integrated Development Environment software package called MPLAB® IDE, which is included with the programmer at no charge. The programmer supports most of the DIP-packaged microcontroller products available from Microchip. For specific products supported, see the README file found in MPLAB IDE for up-to-date information. Included with the kit is the programmer, serial communication cable, power supply, user's guide (in electronic format) and a copy of MPLAB IDE on CD. Also included is a free copy of the PICC Lite Compiler and a sample PIC16F84 microcontroller.

With the new PICSTART® Plus Flash Upgrade Module , new device support can be added by reprogramming the PICSTART® Plus firmware directly from MPLAB IDE. PICSTART® Plus Flash Upgrade Module. This PICSTART® Plus Flash Upgrade Module is a printed circuit board assembly containing a PIC18F6720 device. It permanently replaces the PIC17C44 inside the PICSTART® Plus. Once installed, the firmware is upgradable using MPLAB IDE. All future upgrades will no longer require the opening of the enclosure to upgrade the PICSTART® Plus firmware.

Operates with PC-Compatible Host System Running Windows® Under MPLAB

Reads, Programs, Verifies All Program and Data Memory

Reads, Programs, Verifies All Configuration Bits

Programs and Verifies an Address Range

Displays, Edits and Transfers Device Contents to and from Programmer Unit

MPLAB IDE Project Support to Automatically Download Object File to PICSTART® Plus