After reading up on all the 'free' programmers it was quite obvious that =
the
Wisp628 was the one I wanted! What I did was build a JDM style =
programmer on
a solderless breadboard just to program the firmware for the 628.

So all you need is some spare components and 5 minutes to make a =
temporary
programmer for it ;-).=20

  _____ =20

Andr=E9 Miller =09
=09

-----Original Message-----
From: pic microcontroller discussion list =
[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On
Behalf Of Anthony Van Herrewege
Sent: 21 March 2004 11:55 PM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [PIC]: Programmer ICSP.

--- Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm@TELIA.COM>
wrote:
> Anthony Van Herrewege wrote :
>
> > > > You already need a working programmer to make
> the
> > > > Wisp.
> > >
> > > Wrong.
> > >
> > > Or maybe you could be more specific ?
> >
> > Actually, you do need one.
>
> Absolutly not !!
>
> > Take a look at the Wisp
> > page. There's a PIC16F628 in the circuit,
>
> Correct.
>
> > which you need to program with code first.
>
> no, *anyone* could do that. And actualy, Wouter sells programmed 628's =

> for the Wisp. You have to re-read Wouters site again !
>
> > So, you really do
> > need a working programmer already.
>
> no you don't. :-) :-)
>
> > Actually, this kind of makes me wonder why someone would build the=20
> > Wisp.
>
> What about "works well", and "good support " ?
>
> > I'm not saying it's a bad
> > programmer or anything, but if you want to build
> it
> > yourself, you most probably have a working
> programmer
> > already...
>
> You could have, but don't *have* to have one.
>
> I'm not taking this any further from here.
> Why don't you just check what Wouter has available from his Web-store=20
> ?
>
> Take care,
> Jan-Erik.

You are totally correct. I was just assuming that you (or who ever asked
about a programmer, I can't
remember) didn't want to buy anything and wanted to do everything by
yourself.

Of course, if you want to buy the chip or let someone else program the =
PIC16
for you, then I'm sure this is an excellent choice.

Regards, Anthony

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Website: http://members.lycos.nl/anthonyvh


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