> In this setup, I don't need to move or touch anything physical (other
than
> my reset switch on MCLR) to test new code. I can make a change,
> assemble/compile it, and have it running 10 seconds after it was
compiled.
>
> My view is that bootloaders are a great entry point for PICs.
>
> -Matt

Better than that, the one I use uses one of the serial port status lines to
initiate the reset, I don't have to touch a thing.

It's faster, I don't have to pull the chip, I don't have to adjust my
hardware to isolate the ICSP pins, it uses the same serial hardware I use
to communicate with my application, it only uses 256 bytes of program
space, and (I can here Olin now) one line in the compiler takes care of all
the placement and overwrite issues.

I firmly believe a 16f877, PicBasic Plus, and microCode Studio is the
easiest setup I've ever seen.


-Denny

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