PIC chip burning

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Can I use Arduino in order to burn PIC chips?

If not what is the cheepest way to burn PIC chips?

Thanks! :slight_smile:

2

Blowlamp. ;D

3

Can I use Arduino in order to burn PIC chips?

Simple answer yes.

More complex answer you need software to wiggle the lines and some hardware to generate the extra voltages you need for some PICs.
You don't say what PIC you want to program.

4

I have the PIC12F508-i/p chip

What do I need to get? is there some good guide?

5

the data sheet normally says it all.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edutek.ltd.uk%2FBinaries%2FDatasheets%2FMicro%2F16F505.pdf&ei=J9YITLbEC4z34AaBoq1_&usg=AFQjCNHclfqdYxnQZI-hoM2KwB5cWzVreQ&sig2=yPf_Sm7zYTfIn7vnM1l-2A