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Step 7Program the microcontroller

Program the microcontroller
You will need a PIC programmer compatible with the PIC18F1330.

I used a Microchip "PICkit2" programmer connected to my home made ZIF socket adapter shown in the photo. (I did not provide any in-circuit programming connections to the pcb.)

The latest .hex file to program the chip with can be found in the attached zip file.

It is possible to use a "JDM" style programmer instead, although I only managed to get it working with DL4YHF's "Winpic" software: http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/winpicpr.html

Winpic did not support the 18F1330 by default but has an editable config file: "devices.ini" where new PIC device configurations can be setup.
If you want to try it, rename your existing devices.ini file in your winpic program folder then temporarily replace it with my file (which only has a few device configs in it, including the 18F1330).
Or just cut and paste the config from my file into your Winpic devices.ini file.

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