Thomas Lockney wrote:
> 1. Is a programmer designed to work with a 16C84 able to work for the
> 16LF84A or even 16LF870?
Not necessarily. I seem to recall the A versions use different
programming specs.
> 2. Is this (http://www.jdm.homepage.dk/easypic.htm) just too good to be true?
It's totally exceeding the PIC's ratings, but it *should* work if the
moon is at the right angle and you wave a dead fish over it. I.e. I
wouldn't trust it, but if you want to use it to test a few projects or
just bootstrap yourself onto an intelligent programmer, go for it.
> 3. Will the JDM design (http://www.jdm.homepage.dk/newpics.htm) work
> for any of the above PICs? Based on the one SparkFun sells it looks
> like I should be able to use it with all my chips.
JDMs are usually quite generic, so if the PC side can drive it, it will
program it, except for Vdd/Vpp sequence requirements or Vpp voltages,
which the JDM might not be able to control. At the very least it should
help you bootstrap yourself onto an intelligent programmer. I used to
use a JDM for most of my work, and it was pretty reliable for standalone
(not so for ICSP). I then moved to a Wisp628 and I'm happier now :)
> 4. What programmer software is recommended for Linux?
Look up odyssey, picprog, and similar. Best bet is probably to just try
and see which one works best. Even pikdev/piklab has a fairly good
embedded programmer.


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