Production programming

[mark_s]

One option, Microchip will pre-program chips for a small fee prior to board assembly.

Edit Henrik beat me.

[Ioannis]

If you give your hex file to a third company, then they can copy all your project.

I think it is more wise, as others posted, to have Microchip do the job for you, especially at this scale.

Also Pickit3 is not a production tool. It is not very reliable from my experience. ICD3 is OK.

Ioannis

[LinkMTech]

have Microchip do the job for you, especially at this scale.

I 4th the motion.

Congratulations! by the way.