I see some < $20 programmers on the auction site. Goggle turns up many designs with the warning that your PC serial port needs 11 to 12 volts. Did see a design that used a external power supply. A zif socket maybe over kill if you are only using it once.
Any volunteers to supply preprogrammed 16f688 chips ? As we cover the world shipping could be a big factor so more than one volunteer would be great. FAQ about PICTIC II My only connection to this project is to supply circuit boards at cost. Richard has done all the hard work. Developed by Richard H McCorkle see wiki site : http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:pictic No smd parts, standard through the hole parts and dip ic chips. programmer links: http://www.kmitl.ac.th/~kswichit/IspPgm30a/ISP-Pgm30a.html http://webs.uolsinectis.com.ar/nancy/pic/pic_en.html _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.