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Now that you have finished your program, you will want to program it into a real PIC. The easiest way to do this is using a PIC programmer, such as the one that comes with the PICSTART package from Microchip (the company which makes PICs).

When you assemble your program, PIC PRESS will produce an object file (your program translated into a string of numbers). The programmer will feed this object file into your PIC when you program it. Even though the assembler produces an object file when you assemble, it won't save it for you unless you tell it to, either through the File Menu or by press Ctrl+B.

The precise workings of each programmer vary, but as a general rule, you will have to do the following to program your PIC:

1. Choose the type of PIC you will program
2. Import your object file (.obj) - also known as .hex file.
3. Set the oscillator type you will connect to the PIC
4. Indicate whether or not you are using the Watchdog Timer. This is something which you would know if you are using (i.e. if you don't know select "no".)
5. Indicate whether or not you wish to be able to read your program off the PIC, once you have programmed it. If you have written a program which you do not want others to be able to read, you will want to turn on this option.

Finally, your attention is drawn to a special feature of PIC PRESS which allows you to save your program as html, so you can publish it on the web. This can be done in the file menu, or using Ctrl+H.

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