PIC-EL II  - $55 

Check out the article on the PICEL II in  the May 2007 issue of QST - page 37. 

AA0ZZ developed the PIC-EL back in late 2004 with help from AmQRP Club members N2APB, N2CX, WB8RCR, N8ERO, and K8IQY.  The PIC-EL was developed to be used with an on-line PIC course developed by WB8RCR. The original PIC-EL was only available for a few months.  AA0ZZ has updated the board to replace some obsolete parts and correct a few deficiencies.  The result is the PIC-EL II.

The PIC-EL II comes complete with a 16F628 that has a diagnostic program preloaded.  The board has two parts – a PIC Programmer and a demonstration portion.  The programmer uses a serial programmer (RS-232 connection – DB9F) that is available on the internet. The demonstration portion allows the experimenter to understand and use many of the functions available with a PIC. It includes:

• 2x16 line LCD
• rotary encoder
• 3 general purpose pushbuttons
• three LEDs
• speaker with driver
• stereo jack for paddle input
• Stereo jack with transistor driver to key a transmitter
• Transistor conditioner for converting low-level signals for PIC input detection
• Multi-purpose BNC connector for signal I/O
• 2x6 pin Header Block – allows attachment of a “foreign programmer” or a “foreign project board”

Documentation is available here.

Much more info is available on Craig's web site.  You will have to scroll towards the end of the page to find it.

An 18 pin ZIF Socket is available for $5.  You will need it if you want to use the 40 pin adaptor below!

40-pin PIC adapter board that plugs into the PIC-EL's socket - allows the user to program 16F877 PICs.  It DOES NOT operate the various PIC-EL components. Includes 40 pin ZIF   -   $15