On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 08:34:45 -0500, you wrote:

>> there is definitely a hex file for the ICD PIC in the later MPLAB =
releases
>as it
>> required an update from the original release to work correctly. If I
>remember
>> correct it came in the MPLAB 4.x release, do not know if it is in the =
5.x
>> release. I have a feeling it may also be available on the Microchip
>website as a
>> seperate file. read the document etn21.pdf to find the file name.
>
>But, doesn't the update get programmed via a boot loader on the '876 on =
the
>ICD module?
>
>If so, we have a chicken and egg problem here.
>
>If not, how does it get burned in?
>
>(I have an ICD and I have an vague recollection of it being updated
>dynamically via a bootloader. Was I dreaming this?)
Early ICDs had a 16C76, so they had to provide a full 16F876 image,
including the loader, to do the upgrade. Obviously you need another
programmer to program the code into the first 16F876.=20

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