Why would Microchip 'cheat' their customers ?

There might be a mistake in their documentation and if so, it should be =
reported to them.
But they have nothing to gain by saying a product does one thing when it =
doesn't.

Most developers purchase a couple of samples, try a design and if all is =
well, their project goes into production. Microchip probably arn't =
really that interested in selling small quantities of chips. They want =
to sell thousands, and to do that, developers MUST be able to make them =
do what Microchip says.

If you really belive there is a problem, I would contact them before =
accusing them of cheating or perhaps ask this list if anyone has had =
similar problems as your having.

IMHO....



-----Original Message-----
From: Anbunathan R [mailto:anbunathan@CGSMITH.SOFT.NET]
Sent: 04 August 2002 08:17
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Microchip should not cheat us


Hi,
Whatever Microchip specification about ICSP is not correct. Especially i =
want to develop a programmer for Flash controllers like 16F84,16F628 and =
16F873. I could succeed in reading, writing,erasing the flash memory and =
configuration memory. Whereas if i try to protect and unprotect the chip =
i could n't. I have followed the ICSP specification to do the above =
function which is given by Microchip. But my time and effort gone waste. =
Microchip should not do this. I feel Microchip is cheating the engineers =
by giving a wrong programming spec.

With Regards,
Anbu

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