montreal assembly
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Hi
i am trying to setup an inchworm+ but i cannot get any programs to connect to the IC. I have tried MPLAB and Tiny PIC bootloader and neither will see the chip i have that came with the kit from blueroom. The PIC is 16F877A. I checked the voltages on the serial port of my computer and i think it is working ok.
I had a problem with the inchworm board originally where the MAX232 chip was pulling excessive current so i replaced it and it seems to be ok now but is it possible the PIC was damaged at this point as well?
so what im wondering is if there a way i could throw the chip on a bread board and take some measurements of something to see if it is functional or not?
i have never had it working so i am not entirely sure it is the chip but i *think* everything else is setup correctly. (yes i disabled the fifo buffer in windows and read and reread the instructions included AND i did a continuity test on every pin of my serial cable, it looks good)
any help is much appreciated.
scott.
i am trying to setup an inchworm+ but i cannot get any programs to connect to the IC. I have tried MPLAB and Tiny PIC bootloader and neither will see the chip i have that came with the kit from blueroom. The PIC is 16F877A. I checked the voltages on the serial port of my computer and i think it is working ok.
I had a problem with the inchworm board originally where the MAX232 chip was pulling excessive current so i replaced it and it seems to be ok now but is it possible the PIC was damaged at this point as well?
so what im wondering is if there a way i could throw the chip on a bread board and take some measurements of something to see if it is functional or not?
i have never had it working so i am not entirely sure it is the chip but i *think* everything else is setup correctly. (yes i disabled the fifo buffer in windows and read and reread the instructions included AND i did a continuity test on every pin of my serial cable, it looks good)
any help is much appreciated.
scott.