ivp wrote:
> Or get a programmer with enough drive capability to power the
> whole circuit, such as Olin's (see link below). I think some can
> supply 500mA or more

The ProProg can deliver 500mA target current if you give it solid input
power, otherwise it can to 250mA with the supplied wall wart in the US.  Ou=
r
USB programmers (USBProg, USBProg2, LProg) can all do 100mA Vdd current.

> A possible problem there is that some programmers
> verify at Vcc lower than your specific 5V. I'm sure Olin can
> advise you on pitfalls and workarounds

Our variable-Vdd programmers (ProProg, USBProg, USBProg2) verify at the Vdd
limits of the target chip by default.  That can be as wide a range as 2.0 t=
o
5.5 volts.  However, this can be disabled with the -VDD command line option
to PIC_PROG.  The LProg performs all operations at 3.3V.


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