ICSP Header

Created Fri, 27 May 2011 04:26:50 +0000 by Ar Druid O

Ar Druid O

Fri, 27 May 2011 04:26:50 +0000

My Max32 just arrived. I'd like to try buying and using a PICKit 3 to delve into assembly language. But there's no rj-11 jack. Do I need to soldier my own pins in the ICSP holes (between the usb and the power jack) and connect there? Or is there another way?

cobbj

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:23:17 +0000

The ICSP header you're talking about - J11 - actually doesn't require soldering... the holes are staggered so you can force-fit a header. You will have to find a header for it though... it was intentionally not populated b/c all kinds of people want all kinds of different angles / sizes / etc. for the headers.

--Jeremy

WestfW

Fri, 27 May 2011 16:54:31 +0000

the holes are staggered so you can force-fit a header.

is THAT what that hole pattern is supposed to accomplish? (how'd I miss that?) I've been grumbling to myself about designers using weird connectors instead of standard .1 inch inline snappable things! Sigh.

ewertz

Sat, 28 May 2011 03:52:03 +0000

I don't know who initially did this, but SparkFun documented/popularized this a few years back in a tutorial a few years back at [url]http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/114[/url].