CAPR-PI is an extremely low cost ICSP application powered development programmer for Microchip Flash PIC microcontrollers.

CAPR-PI is an ideal entry-level programmer for small bussines, hobbyists and students. It is dedicated to users who do not want to waste their time building a self made programmer but who want to concentrate on useful development work. With CAPR-PI you are sure that the programmer is compliant to the latest Microchip's programming specifications for development programmers.

CAPR-PI is powered by a target application 5 V power supply and thus requires only to be conected to PC parallel port.

Another very useful feature of CAPR-PI is that PIC reset pin (MCLR) can be set to log.1 state by a PC software (program UP) and the PIC application can be controlled within this software (commands Run, Stop and Reset). This feature is used for example when CAPR-PI is operated together with PVK40 develoment board.

CAPR-PI supports ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming).

Support of many popular Flash PIC MCUs

Namely, these families are supported:

• PIC16F7x
• PIC16F7xx
• PIC16F8x
• PIC16F81x
• PIC16F87x
• PIC18Fxx2
• PIC18Fxx8
• PIC18Fxxxx

Note: PIC MCUs with internal RC oscillator (12F6xx, 16F62x) are not supported because their programming algorithm requires Vpp applied before Vdd while programming which is not possible with CAPR-PI which is powered by target application 5 V power supply.

Complete list of supported devices (by software UP, up to version 2.56) and comparison chart for all ASIX LPT-based programmers.

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 ICSP connector detailed view

 CAPR-PI with PVK40 and INSIDER

Features

• Extremely low cost
• Powered from target application 5 V supply
• Supports the most popular Microchip devices
• Microchip programming algorithm (development programmer) compliant
• ICSP support

Contents

• CAPR-PI programmmer
• ICSP cable
• Software (CD-ROM)
• User's Manual

Download

CAPR-PI User's Manual (PDF format, 83 kB)

Software UP