ICSP. Software available?

[tstein]

Slightly off topic, but I have an application using a PIC16F628A. I would like to be able to (re)program in circuit through the ICSP module. I have enabled LVP in my source code.

Is there a commonly used software application (preferably freeware) that will handle the programming to a common ICSP interface? Maybe a little serial adapter to ICSP cable + software?

Thanks
Tomas

[PCM programmer]

Do you mean something like the TLVP ?
http://www.finitesite.com/d3jsys/

[tstein]

Thats about what I had in mind (hardware + software), but I would still be interrested in tracking down a serial or USB solution versus the parallel method used for the Trivial LVP.

I'm not totally opposed to a commercial solution.

Tomas

[PCM programmer]

If you're going to run off USB, then why not use the Microchip ICD2
or CCS ICD as a programmer ? I use the ICD2.

They don't use Low Voltage Programming. They use high voltage on MCLR.

See the followng thread and look at the many links on it.
See the discussion about the modular jack vs. 6-pin header.
http://www.ccsinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20828&highlight=header

[MikeValencia]

I've been trying for a long time now to find freeware to download so that I can get an ICD-2 to work with a Linux workstation. I haven't found any, and the complaint i've seen is that it is hard to figure out the ICD2, its USB interface, etc., since Microchip does not open up the code to the public.

I'm going to see difficulty in what you're trying to do, so you are better off with a commercial solution.

You'd probably want to do a bootloader app instead.

[adrian]