At 20:54 4/01/99 -0500, you wrote:
>John, don't waste your time building a programmer, your time is much
>better spent designing your applications, IMHO. Go to kitsrus.com, buy
>kit #96 for $25 (with shipping from Hong Kong!) and download the free
>programming software.  The kit is easily assembled in an hour, I had
>mine up and running, and my first PIC '84 running in 2 hours! That was
>several days ago.  Anyway that's just my opinion, but check it out, it
>programs most all PICS...you need only add a m/f 25-pin cable and a wall
>wart!  Good Luck.

Um, correct me if I'm wrong but the software is shareware and requires
a payment of USD$25 to the author.

This is posted on the kits "R" us web site:

Price $US25.00 includes all postage & packing & bank charges. You can use
the secure
     credit card webpage. Note software expires after 21 days and you must
registered it
     ($US25) directly with the software writer.

So your USD$25 programmer "kit" is really a USD$50 "kit" doesn't program
16C5x
parts and certainly has little chance of "working with MPLAB."

I suggest a little work with a web brower and a calculator might be required.

Jim

>John and Elaine Schenk wrote:
>>
>> I am in need or a PIC programmer that will work with MPLAB and 16F84
mclrs. I am going to try the Parallel Programmer in the Electronics Now
Sept 98issue. Has anybody had any success with this one? Also I am looking
for a complete schematic for the YAP programmer found in Myke Predko's
Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller. A parts list would
also be quite helpful. Any input would be greatly appreciated, this is my
first attempt at PICs.
>>
>> Andrew Schenk
>
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