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Does PIC16PRO40 work well with USB to parallel converter. Software=Nigels WinPicProg

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pkshima said:
wow this guy has a usb version too. but uses all smd components which solves the biggest problem of pcb fabrication for me (drilling) but adds new problems too like if i can mix normal components with smd ones etc.

I also looked at blueroomelectronics unicorn. but I beleive it has to be used as an attachment to the inchworm+ which means 2 circuits lying around.

So here is what I think I should do. I will build the inchworm+ on a breadboard and use it with a usb-->serial cable. breadboard will save me the hasle of pcb fabrication and will also be cheaper (less than USD $2) so i wont mind using it as a pcb.

When someone shares a simple and straightforward design for USB based programer, i will either buy it or build it on a real pcb.
Yes the Unicorn is an upgrade to the Inchworm+ Aside from two PCBs it's about the same amount of parts as any 16F877 + 18F4550 clone.

They're are lots of parts in a real ICD2, it doesn't get much simpler than the Inchworm.
PS all the clones have a USB LED? it doesn't exist on the real thing, strange...
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thanks ! any reply to this Bill ?

pkshima said:
Bill, I see that for the inchworm+ in the parts list, there are carbon resistors as well as metal film resistors. I am a software guy so no idea what difference it makes. Can I just use carbon resistors everywhere ?
 
Okie Dokie .... I got almost all the parts for building the inchworm+ but couldnt locate the BS250.

Is there an alternate I can use.
The instructions say that its optional but I have no clue how to bypass it ?
 
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