Jim Robertson from Newfound Electronics has spent a lot of time and effort upgrading the firmware for the KT-5149, KT-5150, KT-5128 and KT-5182 programmers and the PC software. He has added many of the newer microchip ICs to the list of microcontrollers which can be programmed. The new firmware is considerably faster than all previous DIY firmware and supports many more devices. Pretty much all the PIC10, PIC12, PIC14, PIC16, PIC18 and dsPIC families are supported, on the Proviso that the programmer hardware can support the device. There are just a few that may not be programmable due to the high current requirements on Vpp.
He has also removed a lot of the bugs from the old versions and the speed increase in programming your PIC chips is dramatic. A great effort all around
He has now provided his new firmware (it is more advanced than the DIYPack25EP) for our programmers which we are able to sell to you. You can download the PC software and USB driver together with the installation directions and USB driver.

The list of PIC chips which the KT-5149 and KT-5150 can program include the following. For the full list download the chipdata file and view it using a text editor.

PIC12C508 PIC12C508A PIC12C509 PIC12C509A PIC12CE518 PIC12CE519
PIC12C671 PIC12C672 PIC12CE673 PIC12CE674
PIC16C61 PIC16C62 PIC16C62A PIC16C62B PIC16C63 PIC16C63A PIC16C64 PIC16C64A PIC16C65 PIC16C65A PIC16C65B PIC16C66 PIC16C66A PIC16C67
PIC16C71 PIC16C71A PIC16C72 PIC16C72A PIC16C73 PIC16C73A PIC16C73B PIC16C74 PIC16C74A PIC16C74B PIC16C76 PIC16C77
PIC16C83 PIC16C84
PIC16C505 PIC16C554 PIC16C558
PIC16C620 PIC16C620A PIC16C621 PIC16C621A PIC16C622 PIC16C622A
PIC16C710 PIC16C711 PIC16C712 PIC16C716 PIC16C745 PIC16C765 PIC16C773 PIC16C774

PIC12F629 PIC12F635 PIC12F675 PIC12F683
PIC16F54 PIC16F57 PIC16F59
PIC16F72 PIC16F73 PIC16F74 PIC16F76 PIC16F77
PIC16F83 PIC16F84 PIC16F84A PIC16F87 PIC16F88
PIC16F627 PIC16F627A PIC16LF627A PIC16F628 PIC16F628A PIC16LF628A
PIC16F630 PIC16F631 PIC16F631-I PIC16F636 PIC16F636-I PIC16F639 PIC16F639-I
PIC16F648A
PIC16F676 PIC16F677 PIC16F677-I
PIC16F683 PIC16F684 PIC16F685 PIC16F685-I PIC16F687 PIC16F687-I PIC16F688 PIC16F689 PIC16F689-I PIC16F690 PIC16F690-I
PIC16F737 PIC16F747 PIC16F767 PIC16F777
PIC16F818 PIC16F819 PIC16F870 PIC16F871 PIC16F872 PIC16F873 PIC16F873A PIC6LF873A PIC16F874 PIC16F874A PIC16F876 PIC16F876A PIC16F877 PIC16F877A
PIC16F913 PIC16F914 PIC16F916 PIC16F917
PIC18F242 PIC18F248 PIC18F252 PIC18F258
PIC18F442 PIC18F448 PIC18F452 PIC18F458
PIC18F1220 PIC18F1320 PIC18F2220 PIC18F2221 PIC18F2320 PIC18F2321 PIC18F2331 PIC18F2410 PIC18F2420 PIC18F2431 PIC18F2450 PIC18F2455 PIC18F2480 PIC18F2510 PIC18F2515 PIC18F2520 PIC18F2525 PIC18F2550 PIC18F2580 PIC18F2585 PIC18F2610 PIC18F2620 PIC18F2680
PIC18F4220 PIC18F4221 PIC18F4320 PIC18F4321 PIC18F4331 PIC18F4410 PIC18F4420 PIC18F4431 PIC18F4450 PIC18F4455 PIC18F4480 PIC18F4510 PIC18F4515 PIC18F4520 PIC18F4525 PIC18F4550 PIC18F4580 PIC18F4585 PIC18F4610 PIC18F4620 PIC18F4680
PIC18F6520 PIC18F6525 PIC18F6585 PIC18F6220 PIC18F6621 PIC18F6680 PIC18F6720
PIC18F8520 PIC18F8525 PIC18F8585 PIC18F8620 PIC18F8621 PIC18F8680 PIC18F8720
 

K5149 USB/Serial Port PIC Programmer (Version E) ! Parallel ports are slowly disappearing from PCs and laptops which means that a lot of PIC programmers are facing gradual extinction. This PIC programmer not only connects via a USB port but can also be used via a serial port at the flick of a switch. This is the latest release (version E) of the popular PIC programmer featured in Silicon Chip, April 2003. It adds ICSP programming capability as well as removing a crystal, some resistors and some other components. It uses the latest FT232BM USB chip. The programmer also supports some serial EEPROMs. MicroBrn is the User Interface for our latest PIC programmers Kits 128 and 149. The software will autodetect the board. Download info PDF file DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE  AND DOCUMENTATION If you are going to use the ICSP connection please view this document NOTE: ZIF socket not supplied but can be purchased as an extra. A USB A Male to B Male cable is needed to connect to a USB port on a PC. A DC power supply above 12V is required to power it. We now have stock of 12VDC unregulated power packs which can be used to with the programmer. Purchase!

K5150 USB PIC Programmer This PIC Programmer is basically a surface mount version of K149B without the serial port.  It supports the same PICs as K149. Uses standard USB Type A Male - B Male cable. NOTE: The KT5150 is fully assembled and comes with the 40 pin ZIF socket. Differences between K150 and K149: K150 is USB only - K149 has serial port interface as well K150 has a 6-pin ICSP programming - K149 only has a 5-pin header. The extra pin on K150 is an open collector active low output that can be used to control the reset line or whatever on the target board.  DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE  AND DOCUMENTATION If you are going to use the ICSP connection please view this document NOTE: A USB A Male to B Male cable is needed to connect to a USB port on a PC. A DC power supply above 12V is required to power it. We now have stock of 12VDC unregulated power packs which can be used to with the programmer. Purchase!