The difference between Mini Pro TL866CS and TL866A programmer
1. The ICSP interface (6-pin interface) is only supported in the TL866A model.
2. A small part of Microchip MCU with more than 40pins requires the use of TL866A for programming on the ICSP interface. Most of the microchip PICs MCU chips are supported on both the ICSP and the 40pin standard ZIF programmer socket.
3. Microcontrollers ATMEGAxxxx and SYNCMOS in the MCU SM89xxx SM59xxx
TL866A supports serial programming on the ICSP and parallel programming on the ZIF pad of the programmer.
TL886CS only support parallel programming on the ZIF block of the programmer.
4. SPI chips, AT45DBxxxx series can only be programmed using the ICSP interface (TL866A only).
5. For all other chips. TL866A and TL866CS do not differ.
Both programmers work with genuine TL866 adapters for devices up to 48 contacts. (Tsop)