//Prepare for EEPROM write to address 0x00
EECON1bits.EEPGD = 0;
EECON1bits.WREN = 1; 			
EEADR = 0x00; 	 //<- to be swapped with address 0x02
EEDATA = 'A'; 	   
EECON2 = 0x55; 				
EECON2 = 0xaa; 
EECON1bits.WR = 1;
while (!PIR2bits.EEIF);	
PIR2bits.EEIF = 0; 				
EECON1bits.WREN = 0;EEDATA writes */

//Prepare for EEPROM write to address 0x02
EECON1bits.EEPGD = 0; 				
EECON1bits.WREN = 1; 				
EEADR = 0x02; 	//<- to be swapped with addres 0x00
EEDATA = '2'; 	
EECON2 = 0x55; 						
EECON2 = 0xaa; 				
EECON1bits.WR = 1;
while (!PIR2bits.EEIF);			
PIR2bits.EEIF = 0;
EECON1bits.WREN = 0;

// Read address 0x02 to verify previous EEPROM writes
EEADR = 0x02; 			
EECON1bits.EEPGD = 0; 		
EECON1bits.RD = 1; 				
string1[0] = EEDATA;

void write2eeprom(unsigned int eeprom_addr, unsigned char eeprom_data)
{
	EECON1bits.EEPGD = 0; 				/* Ensure EEPGD is clear for EEDATA access */
	EECON1bits.CFGS=0;					/* Select Data EEPROM */
	EECON1bits.WREN = 1; 				/* Ensure WREN is set to enable EEDATA writes */
        EEADRH = ((eeprom_addr>>8)&0x03);   //Bits 2-7 are masked off since EEPROM is only 1KB
        EEADR =(eeprom_addr&0xFF);
	EEDATA = eeprom_data; 				/* Set EEDATA to the value to write */
	EECON2 = 0x55; 						/* Write 0x55 to EECON2 */
	EECON2 = 0xaa; 						/* Write 0xAA to EECON2 */
	EECON1bits.WR = 1; 					/* Initiate write cycle by setting the WR bit */
	while (!PIR2bits.EEIF);				/* Wait for the EEIF flag to be set */
	PIR2bits.EEIF = 0; 					/* Clear the EEIF flag */
	EECON1bits.WREN = 0; 				/* Ensure WREN is set to enable EEDATA writes */
}

unsigned char eeprom2read(unsigned int eeprom_addr)
{
        EEADRH = ((eeprom_addr>>8)&0x03);   //Bits 2-7 are masked off since EEPROM is only 1KB
        EEADR =(eeprom_addr&0xFF);
	EECON1bits.EEPGD = 0; 			/* Ensure EEPGD is clear for EEDATA access */
	EECON1bits.RD = 1; 				/* Trigger a read by setting the RD bit */
	return EEDATA;					/* Read the result from EEDATA register */
}