On 10/12/2011 3:31 AM, Adam Field wrote: > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 11:06 PM, David Duffy (AVD) > wrote: >> I can, but a laptop is hard to hold when you're up a ladder. :-) >> >> On 9/12/2011 12:28 PM, Tamas Rudnai wrote: >>> Can't you just use a netbook and PicKIT3 / ICD3 etc for field programmi= ng? >>> Or you have to hand the device to the customer or a 3rd party? >>> >>> Tamas > Could you use a long USB cable to reach the programmer from a safer, > lower height to operate a laptop/netbook from? I think the USB spec > states around 15 feet max. You could try it on the bench first. I can, but then you have to use 2 people, or go up and down the ladder. We've tested the PicKit 3 with a 10m active extension and a 5m lead and=20 it does work. David... --=20 ___________________________________________ David Duffy Audio Visual Devices P/L Unit 8, 10 Hook St, Capalaba 4157 Australia Ph: +61 7 38235717 Fax: +61 7 38234717 Our Web Site: www.audiovisualdevices.com.au ___________________________________________ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .