[chbot] PIC blues

[Michael Pearce]

Personally I would recomend a genuine Microchip Programmer 
as from experience (When I started with PICs) the "Free", 
and second source budget ones do have limitations, and more 
often than not, do not support the full range of PIC 
devices. The genuine one may be more expensive.....but can 
save hours of messing around.

In saying that I had many years of success (but regular 
repairing) using a Parallel Port based Kitset programmer.

If your programmer supports the dsPIC30F4013 then double 
check your connections are as follows:

Connection:  DIP          :  QFP
MCLR/VPP  : PIN1          : PIN18
PGC       : PIN8          : PIN25
PGD       : PIN9          : PIN26
VSS (0V)  : 12,20,31,39   : 6,16,29,39
VDD (+5)  : 11,21,32,40   : 7,17,28,40

Also on MCLR,PGC and PGD make sure there are no pull down 
loads or large capacitors and that any pull up resistors 
are not less than about 4K7.

Also keep the lead from your programmer to the PIC as short 
as possible - recommend 100mm if you can - 200mm Max.


Mike


On Saturday 25 August 2007 07:31, Paul Davey wrote:
> the type is the dsPIC30F4013
> i have not had this programmer working before. this is
> the first time i've tried using PICs.
> thank you for the help i'll tell you if it helped.

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