PIC programmer

[tomg]

Hi Trev, Dan, There is a lot of garbage out there. It took a while to
find something suitable and longer to find good win-ware. I ended
up using a very simple ( like 8 parts!) serial-port  programmer that
derives it's power from the port. I could put it all together if you guys 
want. Might even do a "Cheap Ass Programmer" if enough are 
interested.

Tom




> 
> > I have figured out how to do shuffle pretty efficiently and the speed
> > multiplier is a no brainer, but I dont have an Atmel/PIC development kit
> to
> > impliment them. I am pretty sure it can all be done with 1 chip! Can
> someone
> > recommend an inexpensive way to get a PIC or Atmel dev kit?
> >
> > -Dan G.
> >
> 
> There are tonnes of freebie PIC programmer packages out there for the PC.
> Many of these have a help file with them which provides a simple schematic
> diagram showing how to construct the programmer hardware. You could do a
> search on these. I don't know the url offhand but there's a site somewhere
> that has a whole load of shareware PIC programmers.
> 
> Tom G might be able to help you here. He uses my MIDI/CV firmware for his
> Bassace and RX/CV designs. He programs the PICs himself and I believe he's
> using a programmer based on a design taken off the net.
> 
> You could probably build a programmer straight from what you've got in your
> junkbox.
> 
> Trev
> 
> 
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