At 21:55 11/07/99 -0400, you wrote:


You need to first program you own boot loader code using a programmer. Then
you
can program these parts from running code if the proper bits are set in the
config word.

They do not come with a boot loader preprogrammed.

Jim


>Some of the schematics show the 16F87X as being programmable through the
>serial port without other support circuitry than a level shifter.  The spec
>sheet seems to say you have to load 6-bit command words and then 14-bit data
>words with stop and start bits.  Do these 16F87X's have boot loaders already
>installed?  What am I missing?
>
>I am new to PICs as you can probably tell.
>
>Ted
>
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