Hi,

I also agree the P16PRO is the best solution for low budget. I built the
programmer myself and use the registered version of the software; ANY of
ISP-capable 16xxx PICs could be programmed fine. It is also fast. It
solvers also the dilemma which PIC to choose.

Regards,
Imre

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On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Magnus von Rosen wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> I'm trying to learn to program PICs, and it seems that the 16F84A is the way to go.
> Now, I don't have the budget (student) to buy a prebuilt PICSTART or something like that.
> I bought the Myke Predko book with the "El cheapo"-PCB and built that, didn't work. I really wish I could make it work, but it seems impossible.
> I also tried building the "JDM"-programmer, but I can't get that to work either.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a programmer and compatible and working software, that will run in Windows XP (preferably) and costs less than $50? Also, it MUST be compatible with 16F84A, some of the ones I find on the net doesn't clearly state the F or the A...
> I'm quite handy with the soldering iron, but if the electronics doesn't work, I usually don't know what to do.
>
> Thanks for any advice!
>
> Greetings from Sweden,
> Magnus von Rosen, Software engineering student with too little electronic know-how to find errors.
>
> pt98mvo@student.bth.se
>
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