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Posted: **Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:35 pm**

Welp I'm a complete noob... As in like many I don't even know how to etch my on pcb.

This leaves me thinking there are Two starting problems tackle to get this chip to be easier to use. A lot of this is intimidating so making it easy is the way to go.

STEP 1: Making a Vero Layout
Vero is the domain of the layman like myself... I'm not in the know about the FV-1 enough to design a full vero yet... but I can leave a good starting point for anyone trying to tackle the project... Scroll down to the 28 Pin SOIC addaptor... http://www.futurlec.com/SMD_Adapters.shtml

Grab some of these ( http://www.futurlec.com/ConnHead.shtml
& http://www.futurlec.com/Sockets/ICS28.shtml ) and you can now try and make a Vero Layout...

STEP 2: A simple, CHEAP(>$15), way to program the eeprom.

Well I'm still working on this...

Posted: **Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:49 am**

You really need to ask them if it supports the 24LC32A.

Posted: **Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:36 am**

http://www.echotapper.nl/wp/?p=1407 for cable requirement.

For the actual programming procedure see my manual chapter 5

http://www.echotapper.nl/wp/?page_id=1245

Piet

Posted: **Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:42 am**

frank wrote:You really need to ask them if it supports the 24LC32A.

Naa it didn't pan out... looking into other options.

Posted: **Sun Jul 14, 2013 12:36 pm**

ArkAngelHFB wrote:
frank wrote:You really need to ask them if it supports the 24LC32A.
Naa it didn't pan out... looking into other options.

Piet's suggestion to use a PicKit2 for in-circuit programming is a good solution.

Posted: **Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:37 am**

frank wrote:
ArkAngelHFB wrote:
frank wrote:You really need to ask them if it supports the 24LC32A.
Naa it didn't pan out... looking into other options.
Piet's suggestion to use a PicKit2 for in-circuit programming is a good solution.

I will probably end up going with that but I'm trying to get the cost down further...

Posted: **Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:51 pm**

Actually this clone is enough cheep and works very well. I have one of these.

Posted: **Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:03 pm**

How 'bout PicKit 3... anyone tried ?

Dedjazzgadgetz

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:51 am**

Unless they've updated in recently Pickit3 can't program the 24LC32, for some reason best known to themselves Microchip left out that functionality.
If you have a pickit3 you can use that to program a suitable PIC and make your own pickit2 clone

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:40 pm**

+1 ^ The pickit 3 still does not program the 24lc32 eeprom. I just checked yesterday as it happens and no update for Eeproms.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:00 pm**

Darn !

'was afraid of that... oh well. Anyways, thanks for the update, gentlemen !

Dedjazzgadgetz

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