The PICKit 2 is a microprocessor programming and debugging peripheral. It is used in ECE 4534 Embedded System Design. Below are instructions on how to get it working.
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Group Account
You'll need to add a group for the device and add yourself to that group.
$ sudo addgroup embedded $ sudo addgroup $USER embedded
Udev Rules
Now you need to ask udev to give the recently created group permission to access the USB device.
$ echo '#PICKit
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04d8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0032", MODE="0660", GROUP="embedded"
#PICKit2
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04d8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0033", MODE="0660", GROUP="embedded"
#PICKit3
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04d8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="900a", MODE="0660", GROUP="embedded"
#ICD2
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04d8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="8000", MODE="0660", GROUP="embedded"
#ICD21
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04d8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="8001", MODE="0660", GROUP="embedded"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/25-embedded.rules >/dev/null
Apply the Rules
Use the following line and plug the PICKit in and out to make the rules apply.
$ sudo service udev reload
Compile pk2cmd
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libusb-dev $ wget http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/pk2cmdv1.20LinuxMacSource.tar.gz $ tar xf pk2cmdv1.20LinuxMacSource.tar.gz $ cd pk2cmdv1.20LinuxMacSource $ make linux