Well, if the connection were only 3 pins then an audio jack would work.
In this case you can probably use two audio jacks, but there goes your
board realestate.

-Adam

Jinx wrote:

>>For normal operation, jumpers are placed across the top 4
>>spaces to connect the PIC pins to where they normally go. To
>>program, the jumpers are removed and a cable is plugged in
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>That's a pretty easy way to do it (and you can glue the 4 jumpers
>together). I've been looking around for a "switching" header to
>bypass the need to isolate the PIC before programming. I've
>made one from a piece of edge connector and springy contacts
>from an edge socket like this (four side by side, 0V isn't broken)
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>ab
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>where "a" goes to the PIC and "b" goes to the rest of the circuit,
>and the ICSP breaks the contact and connects to "a" but it was a
>real fiddly PITA. Works OK but it's uncertain how long this homer
>will keep good ohmic contact when the unit is out in the field, even
>with gold plating. And I don't fancy trying to make more than a few
>of them. Anyone know of anything suitable off-the-shelf ?
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