On 5/7/08, SM Ling wrote: > Usage: non production need, general R&D, repair and hacking purposes. > Comments? > > Cheers, Ling SM Pickit2 is so inexpensive than haking (very easy) is not worth a dime. If you have available a serial port, then two-three transistors and one MAX232 is enough for a proffesional prototyping programmer supplied from the target board with only 5V. An excellent upgradable free software is winpic. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist