var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "CodeLoader is a bootloader for Microchip PIC Microcontrollers written in CCS PIC-C. A sampling of pre-compiled HEX files and full source code is provided. CodeLoader is copyright Gary Smithson of theByteFactory.com but may be freely used and distributed with the copyright notice intact.
Generally speaking, a bootloader is an application that remains resident in a microprocessor and accepts a compilers output file as an ASCII stream, parses it, and updates the program space accordingly. Any microcontroller is a candidate for utilizing a bootloader if it has both a serial communications interface (SCI/UART) and self-programming program space (FLASH/EEPROM). Bootloaders provide firmware developers with an easy and quick method of replacing the firmware in a microcontroller without the use of a device programmer. In fact, the microcontroller will not even be removed from the prototype circuit, which typically saves a significant amount of time and reduces the opportunity for electrostatic discharge."; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }