Programming several chips at the same time

[macsoft]

Hi,
I've searched the forum but couldn't find nothing about this.
Can i program several chips at once?
If i put 4 to 6 08M2 on a breadboard and parallel connect them to a download circuit, will it work?
thank you

 

[srnet]

Putting 'Parallel Programming' into the Advanced search box, top right of screen gives;

http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/search.php?searchid=407031

One of the threads is;

http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?22712-Multiple-download-cable-connection&highlight=Programming+parallel

So no ?

 

[macsoft]

i dont know if its called parallel programming.. i would like to program several chips in one download.
Is that possible?

 

[oracacle]

that would be programing in parallel

 

[macsoft]

So it can't be done Is that it?

What about a small circuit that does not need the cable and the computer: you just plug the chip on the breadboard and the program is downloaded from another chip. This way i could have 6 of these chips so i can program more chips at a time?

 

[srnet]

You cant down load or otherwise copy the program from one PICAXE to another.

 

[AllyCat]

Hi,

The reasons are that when programming, the PICaxe continuously sends (status) data back to the PC, but the communications protocol (RS232) only permits the PC to "listen" to one at a time.

The program cannot be read back from any PICaxe because it would potentially give access to the "secret" PICaxe interpreter code.

Cheers, Alan.