PIC18F4550

Hi,
Anyone know how to program a PIC18F4550 using a TOP2048 programmer? The 
device is not supported directly just wondered if it's possible to use a 
similar memory configuration.

All ideas welcome, if worse comes to worse I will have to use ICSP.

Regards.
Martin 

In article <tU4zh.249403$QY6.245795@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, "Martin Charlwood" <martincharlwood@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>Anyone know how to program a PIC18F4550 using a TOP2048 programmer? The 
>device is not supported directly just wondered if it's possible to use a 
>similar memory configuration.
>
>All ideas welcome, if worse comes to worse I will have to use ICSP.

I can't help with the TOP2048 but if that doesn't work out and you're forced 
to buy something for ICSP then consider the ICD-S40 from CCS:
http://www.ccsinfo.com/content.php?page=ICD
It costs $75 and here is the list of devices it supports:
http://www.ccsinfo.com/devices.php?page=icddevices
with more devices being added as they come out. We've already bought two of 
these things and I've used mine on 7 or 8 different types of PICs including 
the 18F4550 without any problems.
--Tom.

"Tom" <tom8192@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:IWmzh.927812$1T2.888121@pd7urf2no...
> In article <tU4zh.249403$QY6.245795@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, "Martin 
> Charlwood" <martincharlwood@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>Hi,
>>Anyone know how to program a PIC18F4550 using a TOP2048 programmer? The
>>device is not supported directly just wondered if it's possible to use a
>>similar memory configuration.
>>
>>All ideas welcome, if worse comes to worse I will have to use ICSP.
>
> I can't help with the TOP2048 but if that doesn't work out and you're 
> forced
> to buy something for ICSP then consider the ICD-S40 from CCS:
> http://www.ccsinfo.com/content.php?page=ICD
> It costs $75 and here is the list of devices it supports:
> http://www.ccsinfo.com/devices.php?page=icddevices
> with more devices being added as they come out. We've already bought two 
> of
> these things and I've used mine on 7 or 8 different types of PICs 
> including
> the 18F4550 without any problems.
> --Tom.

If you are using pics for work, why wouldn't you just buy a microchip icd2
and avoid hassles ?
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en010046&part=DV164005
http://www.microchipdirect.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Keywords=DV164005

I have never had a single bit of trouble with an icd2, works very well.

Would be nice to have linux/mac support.

I wish other manufacturers provided as trouble free programmers
and didn't keep upgrading thier programmer hardware

Alex