About the PICKit3

[Fastoch13]

Hi everybody
I'm all new here, I need some help about the PICKit3, well I'm a newby as you noticed, If you can help me I need a schematic of the pin-out from the PICKit to the PIC itself with the capacitors the diodes and resistors, before buying the PICKit I used the old programmer

It was so easy but as you know, it is only for one specified PIC, I used to program the famous 16F84, but now with the PICKit I don't know how to plug and how to make sure MPLAB recognize my PIC correctly.
Secondly I think Microchip did know about this problem, it's not practical to ask every-time about the schematic of how to plug this PIC or that one, isn't there a document with full explanation please ?

Oh! I forgot , I need to read a 24LC256 EEPROM too :/

Thank you all  

[Gary Servin]

Yo can see a basic diagram in the Pickit 3 Programmer/Debugger User's Guide (Page-18). For each PIC yo have to read the datasheet and check which pins are labeled as explained in the User's Guide.

Gary

[Fastoch13]

Hi

Sorry, I still don't get it, do I have to put on a clock ?
Alright so what could be the PGC and the PGD on other PICs ?

[Simon]

the pickit pins are labelled, you need to find the same labels on each pic in the datasheet and match them up

[Mechatrommer]

if you buy the kit, you will know how to connect it. i got complete docs to start from nothing when buying my pickit2. just remember the MCLR, Vdd, Gnd (Vss), DAT and CLK.

[joelby]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but the PICKit3 comes with a nice poster that includes a pinout and some handy hints on how to construct your circuit.

It also includes the following image, with a caveat for those who were confused.

[Fastoch13]

Thank you, I'm done with it, it was too simple. Now I'm busy with interfacing my pic with an application on my PC  via USB, thanks again for you all 

[joelby]

Good one! Just be careful about enormous PICKit3s or tiny PCs.

[mobbarley]

Is it the PK3 or the PC shooting the amber laser though? 

[Fastoch13]

What do you mean Joelby  ??

[joelby]

Explaining a joke ruins it If you look at the image I posted, it shows a large PICKit, a small PC, amber lasers, and a "Not to scale" disclaimer.

[Fastoch13]

Big LOL @ me ... so obvious 

Thanks again Joelby ^^ , you'll hear about me soon, once I start the USB thing