I want to use a compactflash card for PIC16F877 data logging.  But I am
uncertain about how to record the data in a way that will allow me to
subsequently insert the card into one of those little readers attached to a
Win2k USB port and transfer the data to my hard drive.

Here is where I am:

#1. Presumably, I can just write the stuff with the 877 and come up with
some primitive VB program to read the data from the compactflash card a
sector at a time OR

#2. Utilize a FAT16 format with the 877 and just drag the file off the
compactflash card and into my hard drive.

(I would prefer not offloading the compactflash via rs232).

As I recall, some time ago someone was working on compactflash FAT support
for the PIC.  Did they ever complete the project?

Any other ideas?  Any help or comments will be greatly appreciated....

Jay

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