Microchip has added a new PIC microcontroller starter development kit, which connects to a PC via full-speed USB2.0.

The kit allows firmware upgradeability, and requires no additional power supply for the programmer or target application board.

The PICkit 2 will also plug into development boards via its own In Circuit Serial Programming interface.

The PICkit 2 Starter Kit (DV164120) includes the programmer, USB cable, CDs and an 8/14/20-pin evaluation board. Initially, the programmer supports 33 different low pin count, flash PIC microcontrollers.

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