The download from USB is an interesting approach. Since many USB products never stand alone (they only have to operate when connected to a host), it can become an interesting way to keep the "firmware" in the USB device current. It just gets loaded every time the device is connected to the host... Harold > EZ-USB FXTM USB Microcontroller > >>From the CY7C64613 Final Datasheet: > > Software operation: 8051 runs code from internal RAM or external RAM. > Code > can be: > 1. Downloaded via USB > 2. Loaded from EEPROM > 3. Executed in-place from external memory (e.g., Flash) > > You just need the tools and it becomes easy. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of William Chops Westfield > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 3:38 AM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [PIC:] PIC USB What's the Deal? > > > On Friday, Jun 11, 2004, at 00:03 US/Pacific, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: >>> >>>>> is it me or does Microchip not have any Flash-based PICs with > >>> And neither does anyone else :-( >> >> What about the Cypress parts? http://www.cypress.com/ >> > Last I looked, I didn't see any flash parts. Just RAM and EPROM. > (I looked again, I still didn't see any flash parts...) > > BillW > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- FCC Rules Online at http://www.hallikainen.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics