there is a really nice USB ( powered) PIC programmer from these people... I
got one and I'm very pleased with it.
http://www.fored.co.uk/Eindex.htm
"Wouter van Ooijen (
www.voti.nl)" wrote in message
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The 16F877 doesn't have an UART, and ELFA doesn't carry this chip
either.
It does, but it is called USART
What is a MSSP, and can it be used to run RS232-communication?
No, it is for SPI and I2C
The only programmer I could find on ELFA seems to be the ISP-PRO
- if you have plenty of time: try one of the 'trivial' or 'zero-parts'
programmers
- 16F87x'a can be programmed with LVP
- check my Wisp628
- maybe consider using a bootloader (my WLoader, that page has links
to other bootloaders)
I would prefer to use free/open source software, the platform I'll be
running on is either DOS or windows XP.
- wisp628 fimware & software is available for DIY, but not fully free
- check ponypog and/or icporg: free but not open source
- some programs don't work on DOS, some don't work on protected
Windoze (like XP)
Wouter van Ooijen
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