----- Original Message -----
From: Alan B. Pearce <A.B.Pearce@RL.AC.UK>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 17:04
Subject: Re: Serializing

> >MPLAB supports  serialization via the SQTP feature.
> >Look under the PROMATE menu.
>
> but you cannot get at the data from your program! This always seems to be
a major omission
> by Mchip.

Not true.

It is the DEVICE ID that is not readable by the program. Using the SQTP
file, a serial number is stored IN PROGRAM MEMORY, and is hence available to
the processor at any time.


Ian Rozowsky
Engineering Manager
Centurion Systems
P.O. Box 506
Cramerview 2060
South Africa
Tel   : +27-11-708-2680
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e-mail: roz@centsys.co.za
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