John Piccirillo wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>     I downloaded the data sheets for the PIC 12C5XX.  Can the PICSTART 16B1
>  could be used to program this chip?  Section 9.5 of the data sheet (p. 49)
>  mentions the PICSTART Plus.  Is this the low end?  I already have a 16B1
>  programmer.
>
>   Thanks,
>
> John-
>
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As i know 16B1 cannot program 12c5XX.
You can upgrade your Picstart with a new firmware, not from Microchip
(they don't support 16B1 anymore) but from Newfound Electronics:
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~newfound/
the new firmware is called Phoenix III.
Bye.
Frank