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programming a pic 16f18446

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2025 7:37 pm
by siliconchip
hi all,
ive recently acquired some pic 16f18446 chips and using flowcode9 im able to generate a hex file for my project however when using pickit 3 it seems this programmer does not support this chip ive also a mikroelektronika programmer but this too does not support this chip. could any one point me in the direction of a suitable programmer please

cheers

Re: programming a pic 16f18446

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:41 pm
by mnfisher
It looks like the PICKit3 should be compatible - see section 39 in the datasheet.

Is your PICKit firmware up to date - and how do you have it wired to the MCU?

Also it might be worth trying PICKitPlus software (see PICKitPlus.co.uk) - again the specific chip you have is listed in their documentation as compatible.

Martin

Re: programming a pic 16f18446

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 1:37 pm
by siliconchip
hi ive tried to find firmware forthe pickit with no joy, ive got the kit plugged into a zif plug this has always worked well with other chips but when looking through the libary in the pickit software programmer there seems to be a lot of chips missing

Re: programming a pic 16f18446

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:31 pm
by RGV250
Hi,
Pickitplus supports it, attached is the supported parts list from the help.
PICKitPlusDevices.txt
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Regards,
Bob