I did't follow the thread but I used this one for the F88. BLoader it's under tutorials @ http://www.sparkfun.com/ ~Kevin On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Roy J. Gromlich wrote: > HI Byron - no problem with poking fun - I'm used to it ! > > I blew away the back posts below to save bandwidth > and reading time. > > Thank you for reminding me of the Tiny bootloader site > - I had gone there once before and I think I even got > the Tiny booloader itself, think this would be interesting > to take apart for study when I had the time. Never did. > So I will go give the goodies there a checkout to see > what I can use. > > Just to calrify a few things - by "dropin" I only meant that > it didn't require a special compiler (or whatever) to produce > downloadable code.. Also, some BLs I have seen live at > the BOTTOM of memory space, so the program has to > be assembled to load ABOVE the bootloader code. This > isn't a big probem, of course, but it is an extra pain. > > After sending the previous email I realized I could always > make a simple fixtrue (bed-of-nails type thing) to make > contact with the required pins on the PIC IC from the > bottom of the PCB - I would probably do that in any case > for production runs, but for on the bench development > work nothing beats a bootloader. > > Or get an ICD2 (or the Olmex clone) and do ICP that way. > I would love to have the ICD anyway - I really miss > having a monitor program to examine the internals of > the chip and program while it is running. I will probably > break down and buy one one of these days. > > Anyway, on to the Tiny Bootloader site. > > Roy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Byron A Jeff" > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:33 PM > Subject: Re: [PIC] bootloaders again > > > Online the PIC bootloader nirvana is the Tiny bootloader site here: > > > > http://www.ac.ugal.ro/staff/ckiku/software/picbootloader.htm > > > > In addition to Tiny, every PIC bootloader known to man is listed there. > Each > > has some limitation or another, but it's likely that you can find one that > > fits your needs. > > > > BAJ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist