Not to mention how would you like to verify the program? I think it is much better to get many programmers and get them work on one PC -- or get a professional programming service if this is a large scale project. Tamas On 4 June 2013 08:10, wrote: > > Theoretically possible, but I doubt it would work in practice. There > will be slight timing differences between them, and if one doesn't > respond correctly, it may cause problems for the rest, and the whole > operation may be aborted. However, if you were to try, you could let us > all know if you were successful. > > Regards, > > Jim > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [PIC] Programming several PIC chips in parallel? > > From: Electron > > Date: Tue, June 04, 2013 4:17 am > > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > > > > > > Hi! > > has anyone ever tried to program a bunch of identical > PIC/dsPIC/PIC24/PIC32 at > > once, by putting in parallel their ICSP/MCLR lines? Theoretically, bein= g > the > > chips identical with each other, they should respond and behave in exac= t > > synchronism and it should work. Has anyone ever experienced with this? > > > > Cheers, > > Mario > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D"int main() { char *a,*s,*q; printf(s=3D%s%s%s, q=3D%s%s%s%s,s,q,q,a=3D%s%s%s%s,q,q,q,a,a,q); }", q=3D"\"",s,q,q,a=3D"\\",q,q,q,a,a,q); } --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .