--- Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm@telia.com>
wrote:

> Richard Le Mesurier wrote :
> 
> > I am looking for online reference on programming
> of the
> > 16f84 on a technical level.
> 
> Download the "Programming Specification" from
> Microchip.
> 
> > My basic requirement is that I want
> > to know how to write the software side of a pic
> programmer...
> 
> I hope you have a good reason, most beginners just
> get a
> ready-made programming software (and hardware).
> Commersial or freeware...
> 
> If you're not specificaly going to design and sell a
> "new"
> PIC programmer on the market, why bother... ?
> That wheel have been invented many times before.
> 
> > I guess this leads to "how do I make/design/create
> my own ICD?"
> 
You can create your own ICD BUT you need to program a
chip first using a PIC programmer. Ironic isn't it...
First time using a PIC, pls buy one. Save you a
headache.

John

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