In message <3FA39F9022D1D011831C00805FA65A3A0A8573@xrr3.cselt.stet.it>,
Veneziano Massimo <Massimo.Veneziano@CSELT.IT> writes
>With the collaboration of Steve Marchant I've modified the software for
>controlling his low cost PicC84 programmer in order to support the
>PICF84.
>
>Now all modification for the new 16F84 are working properly except for
>the BULK ERASE PROGRAM / DATA memory.
>In fact the BULK ERASE commands seems to be without result.
>
>I know that there was a previous message of Vassili Zibarof and a
>corresponding answer of Nigel Goodwin about the same argument.
>Nigel suggested  to add a "Begin Programming" command before the "Bulk
>Erase" one.
>
>I've tried and this solution works.. really!
>        There is only a little problem. IT DESTROY THE DEVICE !!

Well it doesn't destroy my devices :-). There are a great many people
using the various versions of my software (all of which use the same
erase code) and I've never had one complaint of it killing PIC's.
--

Nigel.

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