Post by thread:How to quote on PIC programming?

Hi So far, all my designs were for complete systems, PIC programming, PCB board, etc. Recently I had an inquiry to do just PIC programming and give specs for I/O. The customer will manufacture the board and the rest (great!, hehe). I would like to know how PICsters charge for PIC programming. Do you work on time spend or do you charge per line? I see it this way: If you work on time, you can get involved in a program that is relatively small, but requires a lot of time to configure. Example is a complex timer program where you spend a lot of time configuring timer parameters etc. OTOH: If you work on charge per line, you can get a program that is fairly long but can be written quickly. Example is bit manipulation where you already have a library of frequently used stuff (multiplication, etc.). Any thoughts? Thanks Quentin