gnupic: Re: [gnupic] pic18f programmer with cp210x?
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] pic18f programmer with cp210x?
From:
"Xiaofan Chen" ####@####.####
Date:
23 Nov 2007 23:56:10 +0000
Message-Id: <a276da400711231556h5535ad0we300c66aa9f57e95@mail.gmail.com>
On Nov 24, 2007 2:32 AM, Antonia Rodriguez Marichal
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> I didn't know there were people selling flashed pics, and yes I've seen
> those posts where one can read sillicon labs seems to have had problems with
> their gpl-understanding.
>
> However, I asked them for two samples, as I did with microchip a while ago.
> So at the end of the day I end up having a usb <=> rs232 cable for free.
>
> With that I might be able to flash my first pic. I mean, I'm not trying to
> use cp210x for a project in particular. Just to be able to launch off from
> zero.
No you will not be able to flash your first PIC with a USB-->Serial
Converter. You need to have something else (a programmer) to
flash the bootloader firmware inside the PIC (not all Flash PICs
support bootloading) and then you can use your USB->Serial
converter with the bootloader to update firmware.
If you are new beginner, PICkit 2 is a better solution to get
you started smoothly.
Xiaofan
