Electronics ICSP pic help

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  1. Brianmy

    Brianmy What's a Dremel?

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    I am trying to program an 18f2550 through icsp and I am not having any luck. I am using a willem dual power programmer with it's icsp header and I have my pic on a breadboard. I have seen several circuits that are supposed to be required for icsp, I have tried most of them and did not get anywhere. I keep getting an error message, error program memory at 0x000000. I have also tried several different chips and keep getting the same error. I am running winxp with the porttalk driver installed.
     
  2. ConKbot of Doom

    ConKbot of Doom Minimodder

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    What program are you using for programming(I.E. windows software)? It sounds like you just arent communicating with either the programmer or the PIC.
     
  3. Brianmy

    Brianmy What's a Dremel?

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    I have tried winpic, winpic800, and willem eprom 97jc. All three of these have given me the same result.
     
  4. const_

    const_ What's a Dremel?

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    did you make sure you got these voltages on these pins:

    VPP = 12 -> ~13V
    VDD = 5v
    VSS = 0

    also try grounding PIN 26 to bypass Low voltage programing mode
     
  5. Brianmy

    Brianmy What's a Dremel?

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    I am getting the right voltages, what should I have on the target board? Right now I just have the pic and nothing else.
     
  6. Deflater Mouse

    Deflater Mouse What's a Dremel?

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    Are you disconnecting the PIC's power supply when you program?
     
  7. Brianmy

    Brianmy What's a Dremel?

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    Do you mean the 5v vdd from the programmer?
     
  8. const_

    const_ What's a Dremel?

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    Deflater Mouse: he says that the target board has just the processor and nothing else
    i dont know whats the problem with your programmer brianmy
     
  9. Brianmy

    Brianmy What's a Dremel?

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    This is the first time I have tried to do this so it's hard to tell what I am missing. This is the third different programmer I have tried and I have gotten the same results.
     
  10. jakenbake

    jakenbake full duplex

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    i think you need to have the Vdd and Vss lines powering/grounding the pic itself, not just the programmer.

    edit: nevermind, i didn't realize what type of programmer you were using.

    edit #2: did you try the software on this page? http://www.xenocron.com/willem/
     
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  11. Brianmy

    Brianmy What's a Dremel?

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    That is one of the three or four I have tried. I am communicating between the PC and programmer I think my problem lies between the programmer and pic. I double checked my voltages and I am getting 12.34v coming from vpp and 5.1v on vdd.
     
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