I do not see any real issue with serial programming
under XP. It is usually the program at fault like
using the wrong API and passing incorrect arguments.

John

--- genome <jtroxas@gmail.com> wrote:

> >>if the objective is to get going with PIC
> projects,
> >>your time would be better spent using someone
> elses >>software with your
> >>programmer.
> 
> Yes thats definnitely a good advice....
> I use PICPgm and WinPic, I had bad luck in accessing
> ports in XP with ICProg 
> eventhough I've followed the directions from its
> homesite and there were no 
> errors when starting ICProg ... ICProg cannot
> read/write my JDM type 
> programmer... but PICpgm and WinPic is very happy
> with it... so probably 
> ICProg has some Problem and I dontknow if anybody
> have a fix on this...
> 
> 
> "Byron A Jeff" <byron@cc.gatech.edu> wrote in
> message 
> news:20060929175454.GA20345@cleon.cc.gatech.edu...
> > On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 06:26:47PM +0200,
> ELKEJBOUT Mustapha wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >
> >>  I am working on my own pic programmer based on
> the elcheapo design, now 
> >> I
> >> am trying to implement the software according to
> the programming
> >> specification of pic16F628:
> >
> > Mustapha,
> >
> > As one of several people on the list who have
> worked on and augmented
> > PIC programmers over the years, I am curious as to
> why you are
> > writing yet another software package for
> programming PICs.
> >
> > I've found that writing programming software is
> difficult for three 
> > reasons:
> >
> > 1) There are a ton of different specifications for
> chip families, each
> > with subtle differences between them.
> >
> > 2) Testing for proper operation of programming
> software is often a
> > challenge.
> >
> > 3) New chips, along with yet even more different
> programming specs are
> > coming along all the time.
> >
> > The upshot is that developing and continuing to
> update a PIC programming
> > package is no easy feat. Most folks who are
> successful build a flexible
> > infrastructure that allows for easy augmentation
> or modification.
> >
> > So given all of this, and given the fact that
> there are several well
> > supported, and well testing PIC programming
> packages out there, why
> > are you tackling that problem? Tools such as IC
> Prog 
> > (http://www.ic-prog.com)
> > can program the 16F628 using the El Cheapo
> hardware.
> >
> > Now writing your own PIC programming software is a
> fine educational
> > exercise. However, if the objective is to get
> going with PIC projects,
> > your time would be better spent using someone
> elses software with your
> > programmer.
> >
> > BAJ
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