gnupic: Re: [gnupic] more on first picprog attempt
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] more on first picprog attempt
From:
Robert Pearce ####@####.####
Date:
19 Jun 2006 08:57:45 +0100
Message-Id: <20060619085522.5603c8dc.rob@bdt-home.demon.co.uk>
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:51:11 +0300 (IDT) Peter wrote:
>
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Jan Wagemakers wrote:
>
> > For an external modem, the voltage of the serial port is not that important.
> > For a JDM-style programmer the voltage is important because it uses this
> > voltage to create the ±13V for high-voltage programming.
>
> You can buy or build a serial voltage booster. This was discussed on the
> piclist but I do not know what came of it. It's just a few more parts in
> addition to what you have now.
>
But if you're having to do that, why not build a properly designed programmer in the first place?
