Q: When is an external programmer / USB-cable recommended / required for Cerebot / chipKIT?Cerebot or chipKIT can all be used without any programmer. For chipKIT boards and Cerebot boards without built-in programmer, an external programmer might be recommended under certain circumstances. Example of such circumstances are:
- use of Microchip MPLAB IDE
- bootloader change
The following table summarizes when external programmer or USB-cable are recommended:
| programmer | USB A to mini-B cable |
chipKIT Uni32 | recommended (e.g. Microchip PICkit3 + PICkit3 Programming Cable Kit) | recommended |
chipKIT Max32 | recommended (e.g. Microchip PICkit3 + PICkit3 Programming Cable Kit) | recommended |
Cerebot MX3cK | recommended (e.g. Microchip PICkit3) | recommended |
Cerebot MX4cK | built-in = on-board | recommended |
Cerebot MX7cK | built-in = on-board | recommended |
Cerebot MC7 | built-in = on-board | included |
Cerebot MX7cK | built-in = on-board | included |