Hello all,
I thought this little board came out nice so I thought I would
share it with all of you.

I love the ISP option of the Dallas HSMs, but I find most using
a max232/233 and having to connect this IC as well as a serial
connector to be somewhat troubling from time to time, especially
when I am breadboarding circuits with them to test out new ICs
to me. As in the recent case of my posts, I am building a digi
recorder and testing the DACs, ADCs, and other parts was getting
to me. I had been using the 8052.com SBC to program them, as I
built mine using a 40 pin IC socket. I came across a 40 pin IC
socket, somewhat like the ZIF sockets for computer CPUs, and
built this :
http://www.geocities.com/coloradopics2005/8051p.jpg

It would be neat if the next revision of the 8052.com SBC left
enough clearance for this type of socket. Hint hint, Craig.. :)

It makes programming a Dallas HSM and popping it onto a bread
board really easy, and since I often like to run the HSMs at
higher frequencies, using this doesn't require me to set down
and calculate baud rates. The board has a standard 11.0592Mhz
xtal, as well as RX/TX leds. Kinda cool. It makes me wonder
if anyone else has something similar for their breadboarding
applications?

Also, the use of the 233a means external caps are not required.