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Updated Appendix E: Flashing a Bootloader (markdown)

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Appendix-E:-Flashing-a-Bootloader.md

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## Before you begin
Programming a bootloader is much different than programming QMK or any other firmware. To do so, we need to use a special connector on the Ploopy PCB called the **ICSP header**. It looks [like this](https://imgur.com/nh6e5tQ) (note the numbers around the connector) **TODO fix this**. Your PCB will probably just have six holes in the PCB, with no plastic connector prongs jutting out of the board. That's perfectly usable, and you won't need to add a connector in order to proceed.
Programming a bootloader is much different than programming QMK or any other firmware. To do so, we need to use a special connector on the Ploopy PCB called the **ICSP header**. Your PCB will probably just have six holes in the PCB, with no plastic connector prongs jutting out of the board. That's perfectly usable, and you won't need to add a connector in order to proceed.
**You'll need a programmer.** A "programmer" can be many different things. We use an **Arduino Nano** and six pieces of jumper wire (copper wire, nothing fancy) to program bootloaders, but many different kinds of programmers can be used. See [this list](https://beta.docs.qmk.fm/using-qmk/guides/keyboard-building/isp_flashing_guide#hardware-needed) for more examples.