ELEKTOR FORUMS

I've been reading the articles on E-blocks with much interest.
They look like the perfect way for an experienced programmer like me to dig deeper into embedded hardware.

But I wonder: could I program the PIC given I don't have a
Windows machine?

I mostly use Linux, SunOS and Solaris on various hardware
platforms, and could install MacOS if realy needed. But I gave up
on Windows more than 10 years ago.

If no programmer software is available I have no problem writing
that, but I'm not sure if the protocol is proprietary. It seems
rather silly if I'd have to build a separate PIC programmer
board...

Other than programming the PIC I see no obstacles using E-blocks.

Thanks,
Martin