Anthony

ICSP is pretty simple business.  LVP perhaps a bit more complicated than
HVP, but it does avoid the 13 volt supply.

If you go to http://www.amqrp.org/elmer160/lessons , Appendix B covers a lot
of your questions.

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From: "Anthony Toft" <toftat@COWSHED.8M.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:57 AM
Subject: [PIC:] Questions about programming


> I am designing a new circuit for a hobby project and am thinking about a
couple
> of new concepts, however I can't find the "yes, this is how youdo it"
answers
> I'd like...
>
> I want to do ICSP, is this simply a case of providing a header to the
> programming pins, or am I mistaken? The PIC I am using (16F876a) has
enough pins
> spare that I can afford not to reuse the pins for IO...
>
> Along these lines I am thinking of using LVP, if I have a switch to set
the LVP
> pin to the right state, can my tait style programmer accomplish this? If
it
> can't how should I isolate the MCLR\ (tied to Vdd for normal use) when I
go to
> program? will a diode(pointing towards MCLR\) to the trick or will the
voltge
> drop confuse the issue?
>
> Thanks for any and all comments
>
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