On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, you wrote:
>> Ok, I am browsing programmers.. I found/saw this one called WISP.
>> I like it because it seems to have the ability to do production
>programming,
>> it uses a PIC in the circuit.
>> Now the draw back, the web site I saw it on did not seem to offer a
>circuit
>> board for it.
>
>There is a PCB design, it should be on the web page.
>Note that this programmer was designed for 16x84 programming,
>but I used it succesfully with 16f877. It will never work with
>a PIC that requires substantial current from the HVP.
>AFAIK it is not available commercially.
>I updated the (DOS) software to be compatible with the 16f877
>my (new) WLoader 16f877 resident (boot) loader.
>It is planned that I make an elektuur-article about WISP,
>including PCB design, sometime later this year.
>The DOS software and PIC firmware sources are available,
>so if you want to experiment...
>

So what would people recomend as the best very low cost
programmer for a 16f877.  I have looked around and found so many
different designs and having seen complaints and questions about
some I would like to know from people using them, to program 16f877's

I also use Linux as my main OS, so any that are supported under
Linux would be a plus.

Thanks for your time.

Ian.
--
Sattinger's Law:
It works better if you plug it in.

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