The PICkit™ 1 Flash Starter Kit is a low-cost development kit with an easy-to-use interface for programming Microchip’s 8-/14-pin Flash family of microcontrollers. This starter kit is designed to help you get up to speed quickly using PIC^® microcontrollers.
The kit provides everything needed to program, evaluate and develop applications using Microchip’s powerful 8-/14-pin Flash family of microcontrollers. Instructions are provided in a series of seven tutorials that cover I/O, Interrupts, A/D Converters, Comparators, Data Tables and Timers. All source code files for the tutorials are furnished.

Package Contents:
• PICkit 1 Circuit Board with 8-pin PIC12F675
• PICkit 1 Flash Starter Kit CD-ROM, including the HI-TECH PICC™ LITE C Compiler
• MPLAB^® Integrated Development Environment CD-ROM
• Software and Hardware “Tips ‘n Tricks” for 8-pin Flash PIC Microcontrollers Booklet
• USB Interface Cable

PICkit Classic V1.74 supports these mid-range Flash PIC^® microcontrollers:
- PIC12F629, 635, 675, 683,
- PIC16F630, 636, 676,

- PIC16F684, 685, 687, 688, 689, 690, 785

- PIC16F913, 914, 916, 917, 946

PICkit Signal Analysis Daughterboard
Combined with the PICkit Signal Analysis software, it adds Oscilloscope, FFT, Histogram and Strip chart functions while also programming the mid-range devices listed above.
PICkit Baseline Flash V1.30 supports nine Baseline Flash PIC^® microcontrollers:
- PIC10F 200*, 202*, 204*, 206*, 220, 222
- PIC12F508, 509, 510
- PIC16F54*, 57*, 59*
- PIC16F505, 506
* Some devices require an adapter for compatibility. See TB079 for complete details

Related Application Notes:
AN258 - Low Cost USB Microcontroller Programmer: The building of the PICkit 1 FLASH starter kit

Supported Operating Systems:
· Windows^® 98 Second Edition
· Windows ME
· Windows 2000
· Windows XP

Other Requirements:
· Available USB Port

Important Note for Windows 98 1^st Edition Users:
These applications are NOT compatible with Windows 98 1st edition. DO NOT INSTALL THIS SOFTWARE ON WINDOWS 98 1ST EDITION.

Source Code can be downloaded here.