>
> I have been using my trusty old PICStart plus for quite some
> time now, and am interested in starting to do ICSP instead,
> so I can start using some surface mount parts.

In the past, I've programmed surface mount PICs with the PICStart Plus
by building a cable with a dip header on one end and a SIOC-Clip on the
other. To use this method, I program the parts before I solder them on
to the PCB.

You can see an example of the cable at
http://www.wizbangdesigns.com/temp1.html

Tom Deutschman

Wizbang Designs, Inc.
1629 W 8TH AVE
Spokane, WA  99204

Phone: (509) 251-4814
www.wizbangdesigns.com

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