I have had good success with Wouter van Ooijen's Wisp628 programmer which is an in-circuit serial programmer (ICSP). It is reasonable in price at under US$25 for a kit and under US$40 assembled. Programming software is free from Wouter and others. I use a freeware product called XWisp2. I own 2 '628's, one a kit and one assembled. My advice is to buy the assembled unit. You can get all the info at Wouter's site www.voti.nl . Wouter is very helpful and responds to emails. HTH Vic ________________________________________________________ Victor Fraenckel - The Windman victorf ATSIGN windreader DOTcom KC2GUI Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite Read the WIND "Dost thou not know, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed?" -Count Oxenstierna (ca 1620) to the young King Gustavus Adolphus "People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -George Orwell "When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him." -Jonathan Swift ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Pantoga" To: Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 1:46 AM Subject: [PIC] cheap, trusty programmer? |I have recently gained an interest in PIC programming, and I was | wondering if there was a cheap (under $100-150 US) PIC programmer that | could program a diverse selection of microchips, but was supported | often and had excellent support. I am not looking for a kit, unless | it comes from a trustworthy vendor. I have seen a lot of programmers | on the net, but many seem out of date (even the ones reccamended by | the list) or they just dont have the capabilities to program many | PIC's. Does such a programmer exist in my price range? I just want | to get a product that I know will be worth the money I am spending for | it. Any help would be appreciated, thank you. | | Joseph | | -- | 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