----- Original Message ----- From: Olin Lathrop To: Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [PIC]:Format of HEX and INX/INHX files > > I found it a pain to develop in Windoze and re-boot to DOS > > to program the chip. > > > > The programmer I have does some 'bit banging' on the printer > > port and NT gets in the way. Furthermore, moving the PIC to and > > fro between the programmer and the proto-board became annoying. > > > > For my next project I want to build a programmer that will run > > off a com port instead, > > Microchip makes such a thing. The low end unit is called the PicStart Plus, > and supports the whole PIC product line, and it connects via a serial port. > The price is well under two hours billable time, which is a lot less than it > will cost to build one yourself. > > ***************************************************************** > Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Devens Massachusetts > (978) 772-3129, olin@cognivis.com, http://www.cognivis.com > Unless you're a low-budget student, or perhaps you are trying to learn something, or perhaps you are designing a product for sale, or... Not everybody is a big bucks "embedded systems consultant in Devens Massachusetts" or even a "contract developer of high performance, high function, low-level software" :-) Bob Ammerman RAm Systems (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level software) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.