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I am currently developing with a 16F877, suffering the Picstart plus programmer, with almost 5 minutes for every time I want to change whether 2000 lines or just a byte in the program. The worst of it: I paid for that thing!
I started to read: ICSP, bootloader, parallel, series, USB, no-parts, HVP, LVP and after few days I am confused due to so much new info and by no means clear on what would be the replacement thinking that the next micro could be, most probably a 18F452 and the like.
I use also, the PIC replicator by Fred Eady but he seems having stop caring about his creation. No more updates available after F877, 628 and 629. Any change, even the biggest ones, take just 31 seconds! He says that source code is open but I couldn't see where to start to modify it, if such a thing is possible. SW I mean, not HW.
Can anyone give his view in all these, based in hands on experience on at least two (I need comparison of different types, please). Theoretical especulations, to a certain point, I could do by myself
I am a hobbyist so, I think I should privilege something going fast and able to run in may bench's desktop under WIN98SE where MPLAB performs OK. Or eventually in my laptop with WINME without serial ports. (In doubt if I would really like this last option).
Sorry for the lengthy posting. I will appreciate opinions
Agustín Tomás
PD Or could I do something else with the Picstart Plus other than throwing it overboard?
I started to read: ICSP, bootloader, parallel, series, USB, no-parts, HVP, LVP and after few days I am confused due to so much new info and by no means clear on what would be the replacement thinking that the next micro could be, most probably a 18F452 and the like.
I use also, the PIC replicator by Fred Eady but he seems having stop caring about his creation. No more updates available after F877, 628 and 629. Any change, even the biggest ones, take just 31 seconds! He says that source code is open but I couldn't see where to start to modify it, if such a thing is possible. SW I mean, not HW.
Can anyone give his view in all these, based in hands on experience on at least two (I need comparison of different types, please). Theoretical especulations, to a certain point, I could do by myself
I am a hobbyist so, I think I should privilege something going fast and able to run in may bench's desktop under WIN98SE where MPLAB performs OK. Or eventually in my laptop with WINME without serial ports. (In doubt if I would really like this last option).
Sorry for the lengthy posting. I will appreciate opinions
Agustín Tomás
PD Or could I do something else with the Picstart Plus other than throwing it overboard?