Morgan PIC Programmer


One 2N3906 transistor was added after this photo was taken. However this figure illustrates the simplicity and flexability of the Morgan PIC Programmer design.

The header for the parallel port cable is at the upper left. The 7407 Buffer is below this. Note the use of a SIP resistor and LEDs with integrated resistors to reduce the component count. The PIC being programmed is at the lower left. Note that there is room to accommodate any size PIC up to 40 terminals and all that is required in going from one PIC to another is reconfiguring five leads.

Note the PIC "carrier" is an 18-pin socket with wirewrap terminals. This is not easily seen as the view is straight down on the unit.

The 7805 and 7812 regulators are at upper right. Below these is the Morgan logic probe and a substantial prototyping area. A typical arrangement for a PIC16F84 is shown at the lower right.

Note that the +5VDC supply is used for both the programmer and the prototype.

The $49.00 package includes all of this plus the cable to the parallel port and a wall power unit. Note that two PIC16F84s and two 4.0 MHz resonators are included in the $49.00 package.

The white dandruff is "noise" due to my utter lack of expertise in fooling with graphics.