gnupic: Re: [gnupic] usb to parallel cable
Subject:
Re: [gnupic] usb to parallel cable
From:
"Xiaofan Chen" ####@####.####
Date:
25 Dec 2007 01:20:24 +0000
Message-Id: <a276da400712241719w740fa68am77c0fb790b5c049b@mail.gmail.com>
On Dec 25, 2007 1:27 AM, rirorirossi ####@####.#### wrote:
> Hi,
> I've used picmicro many years ago. And in that period I had a computer with
> parallel port. But now I have only a macbook (running linux and macosx) without
> the parallel port.
>
> I was thinking to buy an usb to parallel cable to use my old pic programmer...
> but I didn't understand if it is possible. I read that with the ActiveWire USB this
> is possible...but I haven't enough money for this....
> There isn't a cheaper solution?
> My programmer is like the Pic-Burner presented in www.ucapps.de site.
> What do I have to do?
>
PICkit 2 (at US$35 for the programmer) is cheaper than ActiveWire USB and
it supports almost all Flash PICs.
Website: http://www.microchip.com/pickit2
Linux support: http://home.pacbell.net/theposts/picmicro/ (pk2cmd Linux port)
The port of pk2cmd to Mac OS is not done yet as far as I know.
Xiaofan
