Dec 25, 2019 #1 codemaster11 Advanced Member level 4 Joined Sep 2, 2019 Messages 115 Helped 9 Reputation 18 Reaction score 7 Trophy points 18 Activity points 1,218 is it necessary to bootload atmga8 for making diy usbasp programmer mentioned on the usbasp programmer link https://www.fischl.de/usbasp/? or a blank ic may be used here? also for making serial port pic programmer can i use pic16f72. i don't know whether the pic16f72 may be blank or have some program in it to work as programmer?
is it necessary to bootload atmga8 for making diy usbasp programmer mentioned on the usbasp programmer link https://www.fischl.de/usbasp/? or a blank ic may be used here? also for making serial port pic programmer can i use pic16f72. i don't know whether the pic16f72 may be blank or have some program in it to work as programmer?
Dec 25, 2019 #2 KlausST Advanced Member level 7 Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 25,155 Helped 4,868 Reputation 9,757 Reaction score 5,535 Trophy points 1,393 Activity points 168,328 Hi, A microcontroller without program does nothing. Klaus
Dec 26, 2019 #3 codemaster11 Advanced Member level 4 Joined Sep 2, 2019 Messages 115 Helped 9 Reputation 18 Reaction score 7 Trophy points 18 Activity points 1,218 it mean first bootload atmega8 and then we have to burn the file as indicated above for the circuit to works as programmer? what for this pic programmer. can we program picf84 directly through serial port without need of any other firmware just as for atmega8?
it mean first bootload atmega8 and then we have to burn the file as indicated above for the circuit to works as programmer? what for this pic programmer. can we program picf84 directly through serial port without need of any other firmware just as for atmega8?