PicNPro from the web site below has all schematics PCB designs etc, as
well as the programmer source code used in the project. With this
information, you can write your own interface if you like, ie DOS, MAC,
UNIX etc.

It also has a real world port interface for both simulators and
expansion pins to allow programming of 'other' types of chips.

I'm just putting the finishing touches on an In Circuit Programmer mini
board that will allow direct connection to the programmer to 'burn and
run' 16F84s on the fly for further experimentation. It will plug into
any solderless bread board and should only cost a few dollars to get
going. This also takes advantage of one of the 16C74's A2D inputs to
allow you to play around with a POT and read it's position into the
simulator.

This daughter board also includes space for 16C5X programming sockets
and a section to connect the real world interface to a solderless
breadboard. The board can be cut into four sections to take advantage of
these features.

I am using standard 40 pin sockets on all boards so that a single 40 pin
ZIF socket can be plugged into them to program all the chips that the
programmer can handle.

I am hoping, for a limited time, to offer these experimenters boards
free to new buyers of PicNPoke, although the designs will be presented
as part of the software for those that want to roll thier own.

By the way, the simulator now has interactive single instruction
tutorials that are linked to the 'Binary Classroom' so you only need to
click on a button to watch an instruction of your choice execute.

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Best regards

Tony

PicNPoke - Multimedia 16F84 Beginners PIC Tools.

http://www.picnpoke.com
Email picnpoke@cdi.com.au