eblc1388
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Hi,
Most Bootloaders use the PIC internal USART or bit-bang technique to communicate with the PC. Doing so would tie up one or two PIC pins.
However, the author of this article in Circuitcellar came up with a clever solution that use the MCLR pin for communication. What? Using the reset pin to download the hex file?
The article make a very good read.
You can get more information and download the full text at the following link.
Enjoy.
**broken link removed**
Most Bootloaders use the PIC internal USART or bit-bang technique to communicate with the PC. Doing so would tie up one or two PIC pins.
However, the author of this article in Circuitcellar came up with a clever solution that use the MCLR pin for communication. What? Using the reset pin to download the hex file?
The article make a very good read.
You can get more information and download the full text at the following link.
Enjoy.
**broken link removed**