Hi Guys,
The project that I'm working on now is and operating exactly how I need it to. Today I've been taking the 16F628A out of the programmer environment and on to some breadboard to test it with an independent power supply (a 7805).
The PIC sends and receives information over USART but I keep on getting gobble-dee-gook in RealTerm and Hyperterminal when the PIC isn't connected to the PIC Kit 2. I began eliminating problems such as baud rate settings and have tried two different power supplies but still get the same results on screen. I've tried different bypass capacitors such as polyester, ceramic and electrolytic with different values across the power rails but still no luck.
Has anyone experianced this before? The configuration settings are as follows, but I'm pretty sure they're correct as the PIC works as expected in the programmer:
I've been connecting MCLR directly to 5v.
Thanks for any help or suggestions!
Pete
The project that I'm working on now is and operating exactly how I need it to. Today I've been taking the 16F628A out of the programmer environment and on to some breadboard to test it with an independent power supply (a 7805).
The PIC sends and receives information over USART but I keep on getting gobble-dee-gook in RealTerm and Hyperterminal when the PIC isn't connected to the PIC Kit 2. I began eliminating problems such as baud rate settings and have tried two different power supplies but still get the same results on screen. I've tried different bypass capacitors such as polyester, ceramic and electrolytic with different values across the power rails but still no luck.
Has anyone experianced this before? The configuration settings are as follows, but I'm pretty sure they're correct as the PIC works as expected in the programmer:
Code:
__config _BOREN_ON & _DATA_CP_OFF & _PWRTE_OFF & _WDT_OFF & _LVP_OFF & _MCLRE_OFF & _INTOSC_OSC_NOCLKOUT
Thanks for any help or suggestions!
Pete