Bootloader for 16f87/88 that doesn't use UART

[dhouston]

This might be a silly question, but why not move to 18F parts and solve the problem that way?

In my case, I want to use the internal comparators as inverters for the UART and I haven't found an 18F PIC in the same size range as the 16F88 that will let me do that.

[bcd]

Still looking in to this and I think I have found a way. Using the SparkFun BLoader code and a quick tutorial on bit-banged serial ports in C I am aiming to do a bit of testing this weekend.

Not as nice as a pbp based one, but if it works - woohoo !

bill.