> > If so, what happens when the programmer screws up and overwrites
> > part of the OS?
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> Excellent question. The answer is implementing a dump of the words that a=
re
> developed. Then the core executive, which is the same base for every
> project, can be loaded, then the rest of the project sent back through th=
e
> serial port.

Again, this is an area where a base OS can be in a write protected part of =
Flash in a PIC24, and the rest of Flash is not write protected. And such ex=
tra facilities in a chip that is only pennies more in cost probably makes i=
t worth it.
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