I just built the PIC 12C50x Serial Interface for FMS(see images below) and was about to program the PIC when I realized I was very unsure how the programmer worked and if I had the software as well to do it. So I though it could be good to write it now when I got it working.
The program to use is IC-Prog. Make sure the Hardware settings are set to Windows API if you use XP as I do. Also select the right com-port.
The IC to program should be placed with pin 1 furthest away from the RS232 connector(in my design that is!).
The design I used for my PIC programemr is from this site though I did not use their PCB layout but rather just used the schematics and built it on a proto-board.
My e-mail address is jgp75271@juno.com. I purchased a ‘Mini PIC Programmer’ from Kipa through eBay several years ago and never got around to trying it until just recently. I should say that I down loaded the icprog from the then Kipa web site. I do not not which software option that I should use (ie JDM programmer — there are other options, though). It seems that my problem lies in which programmer option I should use. There may be other problems, but for now, this seems to be the one that counts. I should also say that the version that I have plugs into the printer port. Can anybody help?