You are missing one key point here -- that the portable programmer would be 
programmed at a PC, then taken to the field as a standalone device where it 
would be used to upload the hex file to the PIC application.  That is when 
the supply is needed.

-Neil.


On Wednesday 07 March 2007 12:54, Vasile Surducan wrote:
>
> If must be loaded from an USB, program stored on a FLASH card, why it
> will need NiMh as long the target must be also supplied for
> programming ? When you program the target you already have supply.
>
> I can't see who will buy such programmer...
>
> Vasile
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