Take a look at the Microchip website for details on what you might need. And take a look at the PicList Web Archive at http://www.iversoft.com/piclist/ There are links to other resources and to Microchip too. Robert D. Rupert wrote: > > I'm just starting , I would like to know what will I need to program the > pic12c508 chips. I have never done this before. I have no hardware or > software can anyone please help me.