> Steven:
>
> Which Data I/O programmer are you using?  My 29B will accept files in
> Intel Hex, Motorola S19, a bunch of bizarro formats no one has ever
> heard of, AND RAW BINARY.  It sounds as though that last option, if
> available on your programmer, is the correct one for a ".bin" file.
>
> -Andy
>
> --
> Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
> Fast Forward Engineering, Vista, California


Pictools .bin file is actually ascii-hex : the format Microchip call INHX16.
Data I/O 3900 wants PIC data in the INHX8M format, but the only way to specify
fuse data is via the file (or by editing programmer RAM) as generated by
MPASM 1.02.00 - it isn't possible to set the fuses using the programmer's
menu settings. There also seems to be a problem with the 'User data' setting
on the programmer - it may be necessary to reset it after downloading
the file.

Data I/O were preparing an app note to assist people using PICs - I can't
see this on their FTP site, so it might be worth chasing them about it.

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-adrian