Just to be fair, WinPic800 software works good with other programmers.

May be not with the one mentioned Propic2.  Propic2 has many bugs I =

experienced myself .
I bought the Propic2 ICSP to the developer itself, previous payment of a =

big amount of money.  Then I tested it with my PIC16F72 (which was =

listed as one of the devices capable of being programmed with ICSP =

Propic2).  It didn't work.  The developer told me that 'it should work =

although i haven't tested it'.  You can imagine my face and my mood....  =

He sent me a couple of patches that didn't worked.  Im talking about a =

simple pic on a protoboard, without anything else, not a pic on a board =

with maybe some big loads.  I was encouraged to use Propic2 because it =

was fast. =

I did this with the original software PropicXP!! not with another one.

Then i have to continue using my old PicstartPlus which is slow but I =

could make it work as an ICSP programmer by just wiring the necessary =

signals to my board. =


Talking more about this topic, I really think the problems is the =

Propic2 not WinPic800 software.




Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>>> - Home made parallel programmer are crap
>>>       =

>
>   =

>> Have to disagree with this...
>>     =

>
> I'll second that disagreement to some extent. Lots (most?) simple
> programmer designs on the internet are not very relible, in the sense
> that they work perfectly with one PC (presumably at least with the PC of
> the designer), but fail utterly on another PC (or another PIC, or on
> another continent, or due to some other variation in circumstances). But
> for a lot of people they do work fine. =

>
> My advice to newbies: if you have little money and much time, do try
> some of the simple programmer designs, some might work for you. If not,
> or if you don't have the time, or if you have enough money, get yourself
> an intelligent programmer. There are plenty to choose from (Wisp628,
> Olins simple progger, various DIY kits, PICkit2, etc). If you have even
> more money to spend do consider an ICD2.
>
> Wouter van Ooijen
>
> -- -------------------------------------------
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>  =

>
>   =

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