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into the wall and then into the EPIC Programmer (or attach two
fresh 9-volt batteries to the programmer and connect the “Batt
ON” jumper). The light-emitting diode (LED) on the EPIC
Programmer may be on or off at this point. Do not insert a
PICmicro into the programming socket when the LED is on or
before the programming software has been started.
Enter:

EPIC

at the DOS command prompt to start the programming software.
The EPIC software should be run from a pure DOS session or from
a full-screen DOS session under Windows or OS/2. (Running
under Windows is discouraged. Windows [all varieties] alters the
system timing and plays with the port when you are not looking,
which may cause programming errors.)

The EPIC software will look around to find where the EPIC
Programmer is attached and get it ready to program a PICmicro. If
the EPIC Programmer is not found, check all the above connections
and verify that there is not a PICmicro or any adapter connected
to the programmer.

Typing:

EPIC /?

at the DOS command prompt will display a list of available options
for the EPIC software.

Once the programming screen is displayed, use the mouse to click
on Open file or press Alt-O on your keyboard. Use the mouse (or
keyboard) to select frog-test.hex or any other file you would like to
program into the PICmicro from the dialog box. The file will load
and you should see a list of numbers in the window at the left.

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