> I've binned the idea of 16c71 as I now realise it is OTP. > I guess I can still use Gpasm but need to build a new programmer for 16f8= 76 > (or above) and find software to load it. > I'm using Linux (Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 - I don't think this can access > the repository any more). > Can anyone give me a quick way to get going? What programmer design and > software would be simple and =A0best (I can do the electronics but I'm pr= etty > dumb when it comes to loading software in Linux). > Many thanks, Guy I use piklab, sdcc, gputils and gpsim. I use a pickit2 to program. The latest pickit2 firmware is not supported under piklab so I use the command line tool pk2cmd to read and write pics. It makes build/flash a two step process but works pretty well for me. -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist