Post by thread:PICStart B1 and 12Cxxx

Hi Folks, I've gotten a question that I can't answer; Can the PICStart B1 be used to program 12Cxxx (including 12C5xx) parts with an appropriate interface cable/socket wiring? Has anybody done it? If you have, how did you wire up the beast? Thanx, myke PICLite has been upgraded! Check out version 2.00a at: http://www.myke.com/piclite PICLite now includes a Macro Processor that allows structured programming language constructs ("if/else/end", "while/end" and "for/end"). Look in on the life of the Rabitte family in Dublin; Roddy Doyle's "Barrytown Trilogy" in the Book Room this week, http://www.myke.com/Book_Room

At 15:33 27/07/98 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Folks, > >I've gotten a question that I can't answer; > >Can the PICStart B1 be used to program 12Cxxx (including 12C5xx) parts with >an appropriate interface cable/socket wiring? Yes and No. No with the microchip software/firmware. The 12C50x programming is a hybrid between the 16C5x and 16Cxx programming systems so it is not possible to "alias" or masquerade it as some other compatible device. As for the 12C67x parts, here is what I posted to the piclist a week or so ago. "Unfortunately there are no easy ways to program the 12C67x parts of the programmer software doesn't offer support. This is because the 12C67x have seven oscillator settings and therefore use three bits in the config word. The difference in the config word is the killer. You may be able to select a same size 16Cxx device and then "fudge" the config bit settings with custom __Config values if your programmer software is lazy and does check for illegal conditions. This is mickey mouse stuff but it may get you going." Now to the YES vote. <blatant, shameless self promotion =My own phoenix upgrade for either the picstart 16B or picstart 16C can program all the 12Cxxx along with every other pic device except the 17Cxx and the 16C5x for the 16C upgrade.> Unfortunately neither of these are currently being offered "officially" but maybe very soon. Feel free to email me privately for details. >Has anybody done it? If you have, how did you wire up the beast? I have posted all the wiring details on my web site. www.pipeline.com.au/users/newfound/adapter.html Pretty straight forward. Regards Jim {Quote hidden}>Thanx, > >myke > >PICLite has been upgraded! Check out version 2.00a at: > >http://www.myke.com/piclite > >PICLite now includes a Macro Processor that allows structured programming >language constructs ("if/else/end", "while/end" and "for/end"). > >Look in on the life of the Rabitte family in Dublin; Roddy Doyle's >"Barrytown Trilogy" in the Book Room this week, > >http://www.myke.com/Book_Room > -------------------------------------------------------- Jim Robertson NEWFOUND ELECTRONICS Email: spam_OUTnewfoundTakeThisOuTpipeline.com.au http://www.pipeline.com.au/users/newfound --------------------------------------------------------