Wouter,

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 23:56:18 +0200, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:

> Side note: for proggers there is the prototype/production distinction,
> which boils down to verification. What about self-programming. Should it
> be classified in the protytype league as far as reliability is
> concerned?

Since Microchip's definition of a production programmer is one that verifies at the specified voltage limits, 
and since it's very unlikely that a target circuit would include voltage change under program control, it must 
me that self-programming is "prototype" by MChip's definition!

However, since one of the uses of self-programming is to change code in place in the target, it will be used 
in a "maintenance" situation in installed equipment, if not actually in "production".

So, choose your definition and go from there  :-)

Cheers,



Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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