Product programmer Model Microburner 512 Supplier Baradine Products Ltd, tel:604 988-9853 PO Box 86757, North Vancouver, BC CANADA V7L 4L3 Contact Garry Anderson Features: RS-232 terminal serial port compatible programmer Supports communications up to 38,400 baud, stand-alone or host operation, which can be from a 12VDC battery, ie. if you're out at a remote site, standard 6 or 12 volt batteries will do (even a car battery, but that's overkill!) .............................. Product: emulators from GBP 350 programmers from GBP 200 Contact: SMART Communications, tel:44 (0)81 441 3890 2 Field End, fax:44 (0)81 441 1843 Arkley, Barnet, Herts EN5 3EZ England .............................. Product Dataman Softy 4 Features: With optional PIC module supports entire PIC16/17 range Programs all chip specific features Supports PICSEE Programs from 1 word to whole memory Disk of PIC support utilities included Supports EPROMS, EEPROMS and Flash upto 8Mbits Supports 16 bit EPROMS, EEPROMS and Flash upto 4Mbits Supports serial EE 93 and 24 series Easy to use Free Support via Dataman BBSs in UK and USA 3 year warranty Product Information: The Dataman Softy 4 is the world's best selling handheld programmer. With up to 4Mbit of internal memory, S4 can program EPROM, EEPROM and FLASH devices of up to 8Mbit and 32 pins without adapters. The onboard serial port can transfer files at up to 115200 baud from a host computer. S4 also emulates memory devices of up to 4 MBit without additional hardware. Using the optional PIC adapter set, all current members of the PIC16/17 family can be programmed. The Softy 4 is compatible with files produced by Microchip and third party assemblers. Adapters are also available for 40 pin EPROMs, serial EEPROMs and 8751. Others are in preparation. Contact: Internet: Nigel@dataman.demon.co.uk Dataman Programmers Ltd Tel:44 1300 320719 Station Road, Fax:44 1300 321012 Maiden Newton BBS:44 1300 321095 DORSET DT2 0AE Telex:418442 DATAMN G United Kingdom Dataman Programmers Inc. Tel: (407) 649-3335 22 Lake Beauty Drive Fax: (407) 649-3310 Suite 101, ORLANDO BBS: (407) 649-3159 FL 32806, USA .............................. Product M2L EZ-EP Programmer and EP-PIC Adapter Features: Inexpensive - base unit is only $149.95 PC Parallel port operation With optional EP-PIC adapter, supports 16c54,55,56,57,58 16c71, and 16c84 Programs almost all chip specific features Programs from 1 word to whole memory Supports EPROMS, EEPROMS and Flash up to 8Mbits Adapters available for other microcontrollers and 16bit EPROMs Free demo software and software updates via BBS (310/837-7818) Product Information: The EZ-EP is the world's best programmer for less than $200 (US). The base unit programs E/EE/Flash EPROMs from 2716-27080. The EZ-EP is small (3" x 6" x 1.5") and light (8 oz) so it is quite portable. It hooks to a PC parallel port and adapters are available to do various microcontrollers and etc. (68hc11, PIC, 8751, 16bit eproms, plcc eproms, serial eeproms). Fastest programming modes are fully supported. Programs 27c010 in 23 seconds. Pricing: EZ-EP base unit $149.95 PIC adapter $49.95 (16c54,55,56,57,58,71,84) EPLD adapter $59.95 (ICT 18v8,20v10,22v10) 8751 adapter $39.95 PLCC adapters $49.95 16bit adapter $49.95 8748 adapter $44.95 Contact: Internet: loving@cs.ucla.edu -or- M2L.Electronics@f526.n102.z1.fidonet.org M2L Electronics (voice 9am-1pm PST) tel:310 837-7818 3526 Jasmine #4 (BBS/FAX other hours) Los Angeles, CA 90034 .............................. PIC16C5x Real-time Emulator List Price: $599.00US Advanced Transdata Corp. tel: (214) 980-2960 14330 Midway Road fax: (214) 980-2937 Suite 104 Dallas, TX 75244 They also advertise gang programmers, etc. and may have a PIC17C42 product. It's worth a try, maybe, but if no-one tells *me* ? .............................. The Parallax Range PIC16Cxx Programmer Supports: 16C5x, 16C64, 16C71, 16C74, and 16C84. Comes with Parallax and Microchip assemblers, a software simulator and 18 and 28 pin LIF sockets. Pricing: Programmer (with docs. on disk only) $99 Optional All cables, psu, and printed docs. $100 Adaptors 18/28-pin ZIF $69 40-pin ZIF (use with 16C64/74) $49 18/28-pin SOIC $129 20/28-pin SSOP $109 The BackDraft 17 Programmer Supports: 17C42. Comes with Parallax and Microchip assemblers, a software simulator and 40 pin ZIF socket. Pricing: Programmer $199 Optional PLCC adapter $129. In-Circuit-Emulators The ClearView '5x Supports: 16C5x The ClearView 'xx Supports: "newer" PICs (via "personality" modules) Features: Both emulators allow the user to run code in-circuit at speeds from 32-kHz to 20-MHz. The user can set breakpoints, step through code and modify registers, all while the code runs in-circuit. The user interface is the same as the software simulator but all execution occurs in hardware in real-time. Pricing: ClearView '5x $499 ClearView 'xx $499 Personality modules $100-$150 Filenames: programmers PEP.EXE (16C5x) PEPX.EXE (16Cxx) PEP17.EXE (17C42) emulator PSIM.EXE All are included with the hardware products, and all are available on the BBS and ftp site. Parallax Inc. fax:(916) 624-8003 3805 Atherton Road, Ste. 102 bbs:(916) 624-7101 Rocklin, CA 95765 USA Help 916-624-8333 .............................. Serial Programmer/Demo board for $99 (US) [+carriage] Simon Bridger Design; tel:(64) 9 623 4081 Box 8128 Symonds St fax:(64) 9 623 4082 Auckland, New Zealand. Production Programming (3 voltage) Algorithm Serial In-system programming/reprogramming or socket on bd Supports 2 different pieces of target hardware from single programmers for easy master/slave project development Hardware programs any 16cXX parts (software currently for 16c84) As well as being programmers, they also perform as demo-boards with an rs232 port, and come complete with 16C84, preprogrammed, and running a demo program Circuits, overlays, code, demos, and BLOC demo etc from: FTP site : ftp://ftp.std.com/pub/simon.bridger .............................. Logical Devices Inc tel:800-331-7766 Programmer ALLPRO 88 tel:305-974-0967 No further information is available at this time Elan Digital Systems Ltd tel:(408) 946-3864 Programmer EF-PER 5000 Series Gang Programmer No further information is available at this time ADVIN Systems Inc tel:408-984-8600 Programmer PILOT U40 No further information is available at this time BP Microsystems tel:800-225-2102 Programmer CP-1128 tel:713-461-4958 No further information is available at this time Data I/O Corp. tel:800-288-4965 Programmer Unisite with Site-48 module No further information is available at this time Stag Microsystems tel:44-707-332-148 Programmer PP39 No further information is available at this time Maple Technology Ltd tel:44-666-825-146 Programmer MQP-200 No further information is available at this time Application Solutions Ltd tel:273-476608 Programmer PIC Programmer No further information is available at this time Citadel Products Ltd. tel:44-819-511-848 Programmer PC-82 No further information is available at this time HI-LO Taiwan ? tel:(02) 7640215 Programmer ALL-03 No further information is available at this time Data I/O Corp. Japan tel:(03) 432- 6991 Programmer Unisite with Site-48 module No further information is available at this time SMS Germany tel:49-7522-4460 Programmer Sprint Expert No further information is available at this time Data I/O Corp. Europe tel:31(0)-6622866 Programmer Unisite with Site-48 module No further information is available at this time Advanced Trans Data ???? tel:(214) 980- 2960 Programmer PGM16 & PGM 16x8 Gang Prog. fax:(214) 980-2937 No further information is available at this time ------------------------------ 3.5) PIC Programming Hardware (D.I.Y.) PIC16C84 Programmer using PC parallel port. Schematic, C and QBasic source available from: Microchip BBS: In 3rd party library as PIC84PGM.ZIP ftp://bode.ee.ualberta.ca /pub/cookbook/comp/ibm/pic84pgm.zip ftp://ftp.luth.se /pub/misc/microchip/16c84/pic84pgm.zip Contact: david.tait@man.ac.uk Author/Designer .............................. A programmer designed by Henk Schaer. Host: faui43.informatik.uni-erlangen.de Location: /mounts/epix/public/pub/Multimedia/VideoCrypt/microcontroller FILE -rw-r--r-- 24693 Apr 7 1994 picprog.zip Complete with software (EXE only). .............................. A design by Mark Cox: Host ftp://baldrick.eia.brad.ac.uk: Location: /pub/blowpic.zip .............................. A design by Russ Reiss appeared in the article "Programming PICs on a Budget" in the June 1994 issue (i.e. #47) of "Circuit Cellar Ink". .............................. A Design published in ETI (Electronics Today International) magazine By: Robin Abbott 37, Plantation Drive Christchurch Dorset, BH23 5SG SPEC: Reads, programs, and verifies PIC 16C54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 64, 71, 74, 84 and any other upcoming 18, 28, or 40 pin PIC device which conform to the current PIC serial programming specification. Reads and programs EEPROM device data areas. Fully supports user data area and configuration fuses. Serial interface to host PC. Windows host software available. Loads and saves Intel hex , hex text and binary file formats produced by Microchip Assembler (MPPASM). Host software supports automatic device serialisation. Cost to build Approx 35 GBP This PIC programmer article was published in two parts: ETI JUNE '95 : PIC Programmer Hardware. ETI JULY '95 : PIC Programmer Software. ETI (Electronics Today International) - programming and construction articles - ARGUS SPECIALIST PUBLICATIONS: tel. : (0442) 66551 - Argus House, Boundary Way, fax. : (0442) 66998 - Hemel Hempstead HP2 7ST, - England. Overseas & non-newstrade sales by Magazine Sales Department: Back Issues available Subscription Rates: (Published Monthly) US Dollars Overseas $56.00 Sterling Overseas 31.00GBP USA Subscription: Wise Owl Worldwide Publications, tel. : (310) 375 6258 4314 West 238th Street, fax. : (310) 375 0548 Torrance, CA90505 USA Visa/Mastercard orders in USA: Pacific Time: 9am - 9pm Weekdays 10am - 6pm Weekends (If you (can) order the article alone (not the entire magazine) bear ) ( in mind that the PCB foils are usually at the back of the magazine,) ( and not in the article itself. ) If you send a blank 16C57XT/16C57JW and a cheque for the sum of 20GBP, together with a SAE, the author will return the PIC programmed and a 3.5" high density floppy disk with the host software suitable for Windows 3.1 or 3.11. .............................. PROTO-TYPING BOARDS Proto-typing boards from MicroEngineering Labs. These boards have a large prototyping area, With provisions for a PIC,oscillator circuit, and power supply. For 18-pin PIC16Cxx devices $10 For 18/28-pin PIC16Cxx devices $15 For 40-pin PIC16Cxx devices $17 For 40-pin PIC17C42 $17 Available from Parallax inc. .............................. PIC Experiment Board from Depew Engineering. $199 The Experiment Board supports 18 and 28 pin PICs, includes a solderless breadboard area, clock generation circuit, RS-232 port, I/O port status on LEDs and 7-segment displays, 5-volt power supply, and reset button. The board has support circuitry for 8-pin EEPROMs and BASIC Stamp circuits. Available from Parallax inc. ------------------------------ 4.0) PIC DOCUMENTATION ------------------------------ 4.1) Periodicals that may cover the PIC. The Computer Applications Journal (Circuit Cellar Ink) - programming and construction articles - POB 7694, Riverton, NJ 08077-8784 - FAX: (203)872-2204 - Voice orders: (609) 786-0409 - On-line orders (BBS): (203) 871-1988 - Email orders: ken.davidson@circellar.com - $21.95, $31.95 surface Canada and Mexico, $49.95 air all other countries Computer Design industry announcements and trends One Technology Park Drive, P.O. Box 990, Westford, MA 01886 (508)692-0700 The Computer Journal - programming and construction articles - PO Box 535, Lincoln 96648 Dr. Dobbs Journal - programming articles, concepts and designs - 411 Borel Ave., San Mateo, CA 94402 - (415)358-9500 Electronic Engineering Times - industry announcements and trends - 500-B Bi-County Boulevard, Farmingdale, NY 11735 - (516)293-3000 ETI (Electronics Today International) - programming and construction articles - ARGUS SPECIALIST PUBLICATIONS: tel. : (0442) 66551 - Argus House, Boundary Way, fax. : (0442) 66998 - Hemel Hempstead HP2 7ST, - England. Overseas & non-newstrade sales by Magazine Sales Department: Back Issues available Subscription Rates: (Published Monthly) US Dollars Overseas $56.00 Sterling Overseas 31.00GBP USA Subscription: Wise Owl Worldwide Publications, tel. : (310) 375 6258 4314 West 238th Street, fax. : (310) 375 0548 Torrance, CA90505 USA Visa/Mastercard orders in USA: Pacific Time: 9am - 9pm Weekdays 10am - 6pm Weekends Electronics Now - construction articles - Box 55115, Boulder, CO 80321-5115 - $19.97 one year Elektor Electronics - programming and construction articles - World Wide Subscription Service Ltd Unit 4, Gibbs Reed Farm, Pashley Road Ticehurst TN5 7HE, England - 27 UK pounds or - Old Colony Sound Lab, - P.O. Box 243, Peterborough, NH 03458 - Tel. (603) 924-6371, 924-6526 - Fax: (603) 924-9467 - $57 USA and Canada per year Embedded Systems Programming - programming and systems design articles - Miller Freeman Publications - 500 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105 - (415) 397-1881 Microcomputer Journal (formerly Computer Craft) - programming and constructions articles - 76 N. Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801 - $18.95 one year, foreign $23.00, foreign air mail $76.00 Midnight Engineering - 1700 Washington Ave., Rocky Road, CO 81067 - (719)254-4553 ------------------------------ 4.2) Books on the PIC A Beginners Guide to the Microchip PIC Nigel Gardner ISBN: 1 899013 00 8 Printed in the UK by Character Press Ltd. Software (on floppy) and hardware guide. Debugging techniques... Available from Polar Electronics in UK 19.95 UK Pounds This is suitably titled as a *beginner's* guide. For those with no previous microcontroller experience. The PIC Source Book: Curious about the inner workings of the BASIC Stamp? Programming the PIC in assembly language? This book/disk combination provides assembly-language source code cloned from more than 30 BASIC Stamp instructions. Shows how to perform serial I/O, read resistance, generate sounds, measure pulses, perform 16-bit