Guide to Programming the PIC16F628
originally by Sheldon Chan, modified by Jim Paris

I. The PIC Programmer Hardware
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Part 1: Understanding the Circuit

The schematic for our low-voltage PIC programmer is available from

  http://web.mit.edu/6.115/www/pic.shtml

It takes advantage of software control of the PC parallel port to
control the timings and signals to read and program the PIC16F628.
The 7404-inverter chip is used to buffer the signals coming to and
from the parallel port.  The LED is used to indicate that power 
has been applied.  The various resistors are to limit current into 
the LED and parallel port pins.

Part 2: Assembling the PCB version of the PIC Programmer

There are several components on the PCB board that are sensitive to
which direction they are soldered onto the board. Please always double
check the direction or polarity of each device to make sure it matches
the labeled direction on the board.

Please also note that the capacitor's positive terminal should face
away from the parallel port connector; the 7404 should be plugged into
the machine socket with the top facing towards the parallel port; and
the 7805 should be oriented so that the quarter inch screw and nut
will secure it to the PCB.

II. PIC Programmer Software
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Part 1: Installing the Software

The software is already installed on all machines in the 6.115 lab.
To install it elsewhere, download the PICC Lite compiler and jimpic
from:

  http://web.mit.edu/6.115/www/pic.shtml

If you're running under Windows NT/2K/XP, you will also need to
download and install the giveio driver, at the same location, for
jimpic to work.  Just uncompress giveio.zip and run ginstall.bat.

If you're running Linux, you can download the source code for jimpic
from the same place and compile it yourself.  The C compiler is now
available for Linux from the Hi-Tech site.  jimpic will need to be run
as root, or made setuid root, in order to gain access to the parallel
port.

Part 2: Compiling a Simple Program

In this example, we will compile a simple C program into a hex file
that can be programmed onto the 16F628 chip.  This assumes that your
program files are stored on a floppy disk.  You can download a sample
program blinky.c from the 6.115 webpage.

1. Open a console window, and type the following:

   a:                       (to go to your floppy disk)
   c:\picc\pcc blinky       (or blinky.c, to compile the program)

This should compile your program and generate a corresponding file
that ends in .hex that will be stored on your disk as well.

Part 3: Programming the PIC Chip

1. Insert a PIC16F628 into the ZIF socket with the bottom of the chip
   in the closest slot to the parallel port connector.
2. Lock the PIC into place.
3. Attach a +7-20V power supply and ground to the terminal block.
4. Open a command console and type
   
   a:                       (to go to your floppy disk)
   c:\picc\burnpic blinky   (or blinky.hex, to burn the file to the PIC)

5. Turn off the power source and remove the chip.

Congratulations! If all has gone well, your PIC16F628 chip is now
programmed and ready to be used.