Microchip Technology PICkit 2 - PICkit 2 Overview; Introduction and Highlights; Introducing the PICkit 2 Programmer

PICkit
™
2 User’s Guide
DS51553B-page 2 © 2006 Microchip Technology Inc.
DOCUMENT LAYOUT
This document describes how to use the PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer as a
development tool to emulate and debug firmware on a target board. The manual layout
is as follows:
• Chapter 1. “PICkit™ 2 Overview” – Provides an overview of the PICkit 2
Microcontroller Programmer.
• Chapter 2. “Getting Started” – Provides Instructions on how to get started using
the PICkit 2 Microcontroller Programmer to program Flash-based PICmicro
®
Microcontroller Units (MCUs).
• Chapter 3. “PICkit™ 2 and ICSP™” – Describes programming with the PICkit 2
Microcontroller Programmer using In-Circuit Serial Programming
™
(ICSP
™
).
• Chapter 4. “PICkit™ 2 Debug Express” – Provides a tutorial on using the PICkit
2 Debug Express debugger program.
• Chapter 5. “Updating the PICkit™ 2 Operating System” – Provides instruction
on how to update your PICkit 2 Microcontroller Programmer’s Operating System.
• Chapter 6. “Troubleshooting” – Provides information on solving common
problems.
• Appendix A. “Hardware Schematics” – Illustrates the PICkit 2 Microcontroller
Programmer hardware schematic diagrams.