> > > > An advice is not to use such simple programmer since you > > will run into problems in the future. But if you are only to > > use this as a jumpstart programmer (eg: use this to program > > a bootloader into the PIC18F4550), then it is probably a > > good choice. > = > Exactly that's what I'm going to do: this simple programmer shall I > use only as a jumpstart programmer for 'Open Programmer v0.6.x' that > can one find here: > http://openprog.altervista.org/OP_eng.html > = > Thanks! > = Interesting. I have just blown my ICD2 and either need to repair it (I'm 99= % = sure it is the input and/or output drivers but I can't easily find replacem= ents = for these) or have to buy/build a new one. I could not find anything about integrating the programmer into the MPLAB I= DE. = Can it be integrated into the IDE or does it have to be run as a standalone = application? I also assume it can't be used as a debuger (yet)? /Ruben =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ruben J=F6nsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden TEL INT +46 40142078 FAX INT +46 40947388 ruben@pp.sbbs.se =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist