> > Under Windows, PICkit 2 is using the native built-in HID > driver using > > Microchip provided PC application. > > personally i'm not at all convinced that making your pic > programmer identify > as a human interface device is using the port as it was intended. :) At least at the lower protocol levels the USB port is used as it is meant to be used. As for (mis?) use of the HID device: I think this is a result of the lack of a simple 'no driver' device. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist