The boot loader is a small software inside the PIC chip. It is used to transfer your program in the memory of the 18F chip instead of using a programmer.
The first time you start your board, you must program the boot loader in the PIC with a PIC programmer.
2 versions of the boot loader are currently available:
- Version 1 or 2 of the bootloader can be used with traditional and simplified hardware.
- Tiny 18F4550 hardware version can only use the version 2 of the bootloader.
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HOW TO USE IT
Once you written your program and compiled it:Version 1
- push the reset button
- run led is off
- click on the upload button in Pinguino IDE
- Once the program is loaded push the run button.
- The run led will light and the user program is running........
Version 2
- push the reset button
- wait 3 seconds
- when the run led is off click on the upload button in Pinguino IDE
- After 5 seconds the run led will light, the user program is running
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