> Can we interface an EEPROM [specifically: 24LC256, 32Kbyte Flash EEPROM
> (I2C)] to the PIC in such a way that the firmware code can be written in
the
> EEPROM, from where the PIC can fetch it in packets and run it?

Simple answer: no.

But - depending on your application - you might be able to put a lot of data
in the eeprom, or maybe put some of the 'propgram' and interpret it by the
real program.

Wouter van Ooijen
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