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Figure 7.1
The EPIC Plus PDA Robotics
microcontroller
programmer with
zoomed in ZIF
socket.

mnemonics and the Parallax “8051” style mnemonics. For this project,
I am using the PICmicro MCU C Compiler. It can also be used with
MPASM, a BASIC compiler, or a number of other C compilers.

The EPIC Plus Programmer can be powered with two 9-volt batteries
or an optional AC adapter (recommended). The EPIC Plus Programmer
connects to a PC compatible parallel printer port and includes an
assembler and programming software. It is available either assembled
or as a bare board.

Software Installation

The EPIC Plus Programmer files are compressed into a self-extracting
file on the disk. They must be uncompressed before use. To uncom-

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