Hi all,

It is so exciting that we can program the chip without using the real programmer.

Previously, i was using my old pc with parallel port and epic programmer to program the pic. But since I have change my new laptop, there is no serial or parallel port on it.

My questions are

1. if I use the bootloader method to program the PIC, I must have a serial port?

2. how about if i use the usb to serial converter?

3. with the usb to serial converter, can i by pass the MAX chip? This is because the voltage level for the serial port will be 0 and 5v only.

Looking for your help. Thanks!