Program of Microcontroller

Before setting up the program, I needed the three main softwares to be used for programming the microcontroller. The softwares used are MPLAB IDE v8.85 (download from microchip website), Proteus 7 Professional and PICkit 2 v2.61.

MPLAB IDE v8.85 – used for writing or creating the program. In this software, I used Hi-Tech compiler.

Proteus 7 Professional (ISIS) – used for designing the schematic diagram and simulate the circuit based on the program created. ISIS is the schematic capture and interactive simulation software used to create the circuit drawing and to test the circuit prior to building the real hardware.

PICkit 2 v2 – Import the hex file from the program created and transfer it to the microcontroller. So this software enables the microcontroller write the program with connecting of the USB interface.
The PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer Kit contains the following items:
1. The PICkit™ 2 Microcontroller Programmer
2. USB cable