gnupic: DIY USB programmer ?
Subject:
Re: DIY USB programmer ?
From:
Byron A Jeff ####@####.####
Date:
12 Jan 2005 22:38:58 +0000
Message-Id: <20050112223852.GA3300@cleon.cc.gatech.edu>
On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 09:30:29PM -0500, David Willmore wrote:
> > Well, those who buy say a bare PCB or a full kit from me, yes, but some
> > people build it all from scratch. They buy the parts from local
> > electroncs stores and mail order places. The people are not just from
> > the US or Germany, but from all kinds of places from all over the world.
> > One guy went to a local place to program the PIC because he couldn't get
> > his DIY JDM to work. AFAIR it costed him a couple of bucks just for
> > programming once...
> >
> > Manuel
>
> Okay, then. How about this. We agree on a design and someone develops
> it--we'll need the software to go with it. Then we give the design to
> Olimex and any other kit/board producing orginization that wants to
> make them. We make the software available to them, as well.
Sounds like a plan.
>
> Now, the only question/decision is to decide if we want to make this
> design to be a 'bootstrap whatever PIC' or 'bootstrap *a* PIC to make
> a *real* programmer for *your* PIC'. The software is a lot easier
> for the latter, but the hardware is a little bit more complex--you
> need a design that is both a bootstrap programmer and a real programmer.
If we're talking about a real programmer then the latter option is the
only good approach.
>
> For my part, I'm willing to make my code for a USB/RS-232 based semi-
> intelligent programmer available. The 18F2550 should be available
> for a few years and we'll see about porting it to whatever successor
> it has when/if it goes away.
Cool.
BAJ
