Tony,

Sounds like a great product.

My comments to add are this:

Some way to "code protect" the hex code that is in the programmer so that
the programmer can be given to some outside entity for the programming of
chips?  When there is a software change, they can send in the
programmer....or something like this, to get the code updated as required
for the new revision.

Keep up the good work.

David

----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Nixon <Tony.Nixon@ENG.MONASH.EDU.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:05 PM
Subject: [PIC]:programmer


> Hi all,
>
> I've been mucking around with another programmer idea and it is just
> about ready to be put up on the web site.
>
> I've called it the PicPocket (for now).
>
> It's actually a stand alone unit that can program most of the 12Cxxx and
> 16Cxxx range of PICs and doesn't need a PC to run. It can also operate
> off 2 X 9V batteries.
>
> It has an LCD display and only 4 press buttons which select a variety of
> functions like read, write, verify, blank test etc.
>
> You can choose a chip from an inbuilt data base and add or delete the
> chip data by modifying a text file and upload it from the PC. That way
> you can keep only the chips that you are interested in and discard the
> rest.
>
> You can upload and download HEX files to and from the PC or read
> directly from a chip and this info is stored in EEPROM.
>
> It also has a built in 14 bit code dissassembler. The LCD displays the
> output like this...
>
> 001A.1003.BCF...
> STATUS,C........
>
> You can also modify the HEX code and the display will show the new
> dissassembly automatically. Any HEX code that does not make sense is
> highlighted. You can choose which RAM page data to dissassemble from and
> the data base for this is freely customizable.
>
> You can scan though all the ROM/EEPROM and will also display ASCII data.
>
> 0059.3072.MOVLW.
> 72h.'r'.........
>
> The fuse display is like this, and the data can also be modified as well
> as the text names.
>
> OSC..........<
> HS.......3FF2.
>
> There is also a PC driver built in which interfaces to my Windows
> programmer.
>
> Another driver is also included to upload code to F series chips via a
> bootloader.
>
> It should be up on the web site soon.
>
> --
> Best regards
>
> Tony
>
> ICmicro's
> http://www.picnpoke.com
> mailto:sales@picnpoke.com
>
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